Belgian Colonies: Belgian Congo: A collection of town and village postmarks on stamps, covers and stationery, with many scarce and rare examples, written up in three albums, incl. post independence and Ruanda-Urundi, registration labels, censor markings and paquebot strikes, 1897 10c. cancelled “STANLEY FALLS” in blue, 1900 superb 15c. card from Toa, 1904 chromo-litho postcard advertising the postal services of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo, 1908 Lukolela on 3f.50 black and scarlet, 1910 stationery cards (2) one being from Popokabaka to Bruges, 1913 superb 5c. card uprated by 5c from Coquilhatville, 1914 10f. bi-coloured pictorial issue cancelled perfect Stanleyville c.d.s., also “Control des postes / Boma” c.d.s apparently unrecorded, 1922 “Loango-Dukula” c.d.s on 50c. on 25c., and 1923 skeleton “Lukolela” on 25c. on 40c., both very rare marks, a comprehensive assembly. (100s)

Belgium: 1935 SITEB 5f. miniature sheet, die proof in issued olive-grey on thin wove paper (92 x 135mm), some tone spotting, otherwise fine and very rare. Ex Kiddle. S.G. MS688P.

Belgium: An early to modern collection in five albums, mint and used, incl. early issues with imperfs. used, 1912-22 to 10f. used, etc. (100s)

Bermuda: 1865-1903 perf. 14 1s. mint (minor faults), 1875 1d. on 3d. good used (ex Ludington), and 1920-21 and 1921 Tercentenary sets good to fine mint. (20) Cat. £910.

Bermuda: 1883 (Feb. 1) Soldier’s concessionary envelope to London “Via New York”, endorsed “From No. 1939 Corporal Frederick Harrows Commissariat of Transport Corps” and countersigned by “W.L. Moore Comdg Det/Comst & Transpt. Corps/Bermuda”, franked by 1865-1903 2d., tied by Hamilton duplex in blue, a few faults but a great rarity. Only two recorded paying the 2d rate. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1918-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 2s.6d. black and red on blue with [HPF 12] break in scroll, fine mint. S.G. 52a, cat. £325. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1918-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 4s. black and carmine showing broken crown and scroll [HPF 24], fine mint. S.G. 52bb, cat. £300. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1918-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 4s. black and carmine showing damaged leaf at lower right [HPF 54], fine mint. S.G. 52bf, cat. £350. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1918-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 2s. purple and blue with break in scroll [HPF 12] and 5s. deep green and deep red with broken crown and scroll [HPF 24], mint, mainly fine, S.G. 51ba, 53db, cat. £650. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1918-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 5s. green and carmine on pale yellow, variety broken crown and scroll [HPF 24]], fine mint. S.G. 53db, cat. £325. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1921 Tercentenary, Watermark Mult. Crown CA 21/2d. and Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d., both with Crown to left of CA, good used. S.G. 69w, 75w, cat. £1,075. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1924-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA 2s. corner plate no. vertical pair, one showing ‘broken scroll’ [HPF 12], the other broken crown and scroll [HPF 24], mint, slight imperfections. S.G. 88a, 88b, cat. £500. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1924-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA 12s.6d., slight thin at upper left corner otherwise fine used at Paget Nov. 2 36. S.G. 93, cat. £375. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d. ‘bird by turret’ mint, 11/2d. ‘bird by turret’ used and 1s. ‘kite and vertical log’ mint. S.G. 94m, 95m, 97k, cat. £775. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1935 Silver Jubilee 1s. showing ‘kite and vertical log’ [Pl. 2A, R. 10/6] mint, fine. S.G. 97k, cat. £275. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1938-53 2s. (3), 2s.6d., 10s., 12s.6d., £1 perf. 13 2s. (6), 2s.6d. (2), 5s. (2), £1, all perf. 14, mint, mainly good to fine.

Bermuda: 1938-53 2s., mint selection of shades and printings, part sorted, comprising perf. 14 (23) incl. eight on grey-blue (two line perf.) and eight perf. 14, chiefly fine. (31)

Bermuda: 1938-53 £1 purple and black on red, ?perf. 14, showing “ER” joined [HPF 2], mint, gum wrinkle, otherwise fine. S.G. 121a, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1951 (ca.) set of ten photographic prints of James Berry’s essays for a K.G.VI pictorial set, a number of these were adapted for the first Q.E.II definitives, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1962-68 Buildings 6d., variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint, S.G. 168w, cat. £275. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1962-68 Buildings 10s., variety watermark inverted, used, fine, S.G. 178w, cat. £750. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1970 6c. on 6d., variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 237w, cat. £325. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1986 90c. on $3 variety surcharge double, one inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 534b, cat. £450. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: A mainly K.G.V to K.G.VI selection, incl. 1880 1/2d. watermark inverted used, 1918-22 4s. broken crown and scroll used (not guaranteed), 1924-32 2s. break in scroll mint, 2s. overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 2s.6d. broken crown and scroll mint and used, 1935 Silver Jubilee 21/2d. ‘bird by turret’ mint, etc., mainly fine. (11)

Bermuda: A Q.V. to Q.E.II mint and used duplicated selection in mixed condition on stockcards incl. 1920-21 and 1921 Tercentenary sets, both mint and used, K.G.V 10s. six fiscally used copies, range of K.G.VI keyplates mainly mint to £1 (13) mint with selection of shades and perfs., 1953-62 sets mint (7), etc. (few 100)