1948, 1/2a on 1/2d - 10r on 10s, 4 sets, SG80-89 as blocks of 4, with black opt. BAHRAIN on British stamps, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image)

Estimate € 300

1865-1903, 6 d, stale purple, wmk CC, fresh LPOG, odd shortish perfs, still superior with beautiful colour, exceedingly rare in vacant condition, Clear cert BPA/1989, cat £ 1000, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

1861-64, 8 d., yellow brown, rough perf, unused/no gum, very fresh and attractive rarity, XF! Schätzpreis 2.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 2000

1861-64, 8 d., brown, rough perf, unused/no gum, very fresh and attractive rarity, XF! Schätzpreis 2.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 2000

1861-4, 1d, 10d, 1s, small lot of (3), all used, two with additional company cancel, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 80€. (Image)

Estimate € 80

1861-64, 2 s., deep dull blue, rough perf, unused/no gum, very fresh and attractive rarity, XF! Schätzpreis 1.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 1000

1863-66, 6d, blackish brown, perf 12 1/2, INVERTED wmk CC, used and additional company cancel, CV £120, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image)

Estimate € 150

1863-66, 8d, reddish brown, INVERTED wmk CC, perf. 12 1/2, used, CV £130, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 160€. (Image)

Estimate € 160

1863-66, 2s, steel blue, wmk CC, perf. 12 1/2, used, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 60€. (Image)

Estimate € 60

1867-70, 4d, rose, rose-carmine, (2), wmk CC, perf. 12 1/2, used, CV £80, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image)

Estimate € 100

1867-70, 9d, small lot of (3), all used, wmk CC, perf 12 1/2, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 120€. (Image)

Estimate € 120

1910-11, 2r50c+1r50c+2r25c, small lot of (3), wmk Crown CA, fresh and desirable lot, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 140€. (Image)

Estimate € 140

1880, 1 d, red, plate 218, type 2 overprint lettered RI with ERROR opt DOUBLE, very fine LPOG, A superior sample of this rarity, of which only one lower half-sheet existed, cert Sismondo, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 5.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 5000

1886, May, 1/2 p on 1/2 pi, emerald-green, wmk CC, type 10 s,urcharge with fractions 8mm apart, very fine LPOG, a lovely instance of this very rare stamp, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, cert BPA/1992, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 10.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 10000

1912-15, 10pa-45pi, complete set of (11), wmk Mult Crown CA, LPOG, perf. 14, CV £600, desirable and fresh, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 720€. (Image)

Estimate € 720

1907, 1/2d-5s, complete set of (10), wmk Mult Crown CA, perf 14, LPOG, fresh and desirable set, CV £200, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 240€. (Image)

Estimate € 240

1884, 20 pa on 5 pi, green, black INVERTED 20 PARAS opt, perf 14, LPOG, fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image)

Estimate € 100

1870, 9 d., black/rose, thin vertically ribbed paper, rouletted, NG, minor toning, a scarce and attractive item in exceptional good condition, CV £3250, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 3.800€. (Image)

Estimate € 3800

1886, undenominated keyplate in blue/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, handpainted duties TWO PENCE in blue, FOUR PENCE in brown, SIX PENCE in orange and ONE SHILLING in mauve, each outlined in pencil, arranged in a column below, a unique and wonderful quartet of essays, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 6000

1886, 2 1/2 d in ultramarine/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 6000

1886, 1 d in rose/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 6000

1886, 1/2 d in green/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 6000

1898, 23 JUN EIGHT/SHILLINGS duty tablet die proof in black on glazed card/92 x 60mm, dated in blue at upper left, a uncommon and important proof, orginally prepared for usage with the QV STAMP DUTY revenue issue, and subsequently used with the KEVII and KGV high value design/SG54, 74, 84, 101, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 1.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 1000

1904-8, 4s, dull purple and green, wmk Mult Crown CA, perf 14, LPOG, CV £150, fresh, desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 180€. (Image)

Estimate € 180

1925-32, set of 6 to £ 1, perf/1 s, 2 s, - type D19 or opt SPECIMEN, LPOG, to LPOG, 2 s, and 5 s, with odd merely shortish perfs, still a nice set with lovely radiant colours, cat £500, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 600€. (Image)

Estimate € 600