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A fine and fresh quality unmounted mint positional block of four with full original gum.

A highly attractive and scarce philatelic piece.

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A fine quality mint positional multiple with large part original gum. Yellowish gum and light gum creasing, which does not detract from attractive appearance.

A scarce multiple, rarely seen so fine.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum. Insignificant traces of perforation toning and a really fine example for this difficult issue.

A scarce stamp in such fine mint condition.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £200.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum. Minor gum creasing as always for this issue and slight oxidation of colour, although still a very good example of this issue.

A scarce stamp with most examples found with material condition defects.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £250.

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Brilliant quality mint example with large part original gum. Off-centre as usually seen and a few short perforations, but exceptionally fresh and very fine for this stamp issue, where most examples seen are in poor condition.

A rare stamp with only 3,360 originally printed and much fewer surviving.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £500.

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A nicely centred mint block of 4, lettered "FK/GL", fresh and fine with original gum, (minor gum bends, trivial but mentioned for accuracy).

A very scarce and attractive multiple.

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Brilliant quality mint example with large part original gum. Trivial marks at foot, which barely detract and certainly one of the finest examples you will find, particularly with the centring which is far above average.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £140.

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A very fine mint block of six with original gum, (the left pair being unmounted mint). Minor gum yellowing and typical wrinkles, but very fine appearance with rich colour.

Additionally, the upper left stamp shows damaged 'S' in 'CYPRUS'.

An attractive and interesting block from the first stamp issue of Cyprus.

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A fine used example with nearly complete '975' of Limassol. Off-centre, as normal with this issue, and odd shortish perforations, but fine colour and well above average for this stamp, where most are found in poor condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £55.

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Fine mint example with large part original gum and fresh colour. Odd shortish perforations, but well above average for this stamp issue.

A scarce and fine example of the first 1d stamp from Cyprus.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £350.

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A fine used example, despite some traces of toning as of fine colour and appearance. Well above average for these first stamps issued from Cyprus.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £200.

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Fine quality mint example with part original gum. Typical centring, with minor wrinkling and traces of gum toning, but good colour and well above average for this issue.

A very scarce printing plate and rarely seen in such fine condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £500.

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An attractive mint example of the first postage stamp issued in Cyprus with large part original gum. Typical centring as normal with this issue and a few shortish perforations and small adhesion on reverse. Benefits from rich colour and, overall, a highly appealing example.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £120.

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Typical perforations and centring for this issue, but fine quality and scarce postal cancellation with fresh colour.

Great Britain assumed the administration of Cyprus on 11 July 1878. The stamps of Great Britain at the time were supplied to the various post offices as they opened. British stamps continued to be used until the Cyprus administration assumed responsibility for the postal service on 1 April 1880.

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A very fine quality multiple with large part original gum. A very scarce block, particularly with 'SENF' handstamps on reverse.

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The lower pair with stains but the upper pair fine and lightly cancelled with clear profiles.

A very rare and interesting block with these cancels.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,100+.

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A fine quality mint set with lovely fresh colours. The high value 10s stamp is unmounted.

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A fine and fresh unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

A very scarce watermark error of this attractive King George VI pictorial stamp depicting "Drying Cocoa". Particularly rare and desirable in this format within a positional block and unmounted mint.

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A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum.

A very scarce watermark error of this attractive King George VI pictorial stamp depicting "Drying Cocoa".

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £450.

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A very fine unmounted mint block with full original gum.

A rare watermark error,particularly within a block of four in such fine unmounted mint condition.

A most attractive King George VI pictorial design featuring Fresh Water Lake, the Island's largest lake.

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A fine and fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum. Other than one slightly short perforation, it is a superb example being well-centred and with very fine appearance.

A most attractive stamp displaying Roseau, the capital of Dominica from the sea.

A very scarce stamp with the watermark variety.

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Pristine quality positional block, unmounted mint with full original gum.

A rare watermark error, particularly rare within such a fine quality marginal block of four.

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A fine quality pair, unmounted mint with full original gum. Lightly toned gum and 2s with a few short perforations, although still of fresh appearance.

The 2s stamp depicts Layou River and the 10s Boiling Lake.

A remarkable and very rare pair in this positional form, with only six examples of each possible and a low survival rate.

"SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.

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A lovely fresh mint example with large part original gum.

A rare variety with a total printing of 2,202 sheets, from four vignette plates.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £100.

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A brilliant quality mint example with original gum.

A rare printing variety of this popular commemorative stamp with a total printing of 2,202 sheets, from four vignette plates.

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