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A very fine and fresh unmounted mint positional set of three with full original gum.

Very rare, only known issued in a booklet and seldom offered.

The stamps feature famous landmark views as follows:

Green +25 øre Roskilde Domkirke (cathedral) Blue +50 øre Koldingshus (Kolding Castle) Red +1 mk Kronborg castle (which also served as a lighthouse)

On 12 July 1942 Germany formed the ‘Frikorps Danmark’, a legion of Danish volunteers. Their purpose was to aid the fight against Russia on the Eastern Front. They saw combat there until 20th May 1943 when they were disbanded.

These propaganda labels were issued in Denmark by Nazi German authorities and were intended to act like semi-postal stamps. Their purpose was to benefit Danish Legion soldiers fighting on behalf of the Germans on the Eastern Front on free military mail; thus, there was no base denomination, only supplementary value.

Michel I-III Catalogue Value: €1,200.

Very fine unmounted mint examples with full original gum and rare as such.

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Very fine unmounted mint positional multiples with full original gum and rare as such.

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A fine and attractive used example of this key King Edward VII rarity. There are no known mint examples in existence.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £950.

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Hereford arrival (JU 4) backstamp.

Some small faults, with part of the flap missing, but, overall, a neat, attractive and interesting cover.

A very scarce piece of postal history from the sub-office.

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A fine and fresh unmounted mint positional block with full original gum. Minor marginal blemishes (creasing and perforation separation), but still a fine quality block.

A very scarce stamp in this positional form.

An attractive King George VI pictorial issue featuring Southport Gate, which is part of what was once a series of walls and fortresses as part of Gibraltar's defences since they were constructed in the 16th Century.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £300+.

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A fine mint Specimen example with part original gum. Some minor rubbing apparent, but a rare example of this King Edward VII stamp.

Provenance: Ex Kayfetz (Harmers 14/5/97, part lot 621), discussed LP 1990 pp.132-4.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £375.

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A stunning unmounted mint positional block with full original gum, (hinged in margin only). Two stamps (including one variety) with insignificant gum tones, which does not detract from overall fine and fresh appearance.

A desirable and rare philatelic piece in this positional form. Only 107 sheets of 120 issued of the entire stamp issue.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £630+.

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A fine example of this scarce postal cancellation.

When the colonial posts became independent of the British GPO on 1 January 1886, Gibraltar retained responsibility for the Morocco Agencies. Further offices, each under the control of the local Vice-Consul were opened from 1886 onwards.

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Fine to very fine backstamps of San Fernando (18 JUN), Madrid (19 JUN) and Trieste (24 June). A couple of minor envelope faults, still an exceptional franking, the 2d very rare on cover.

Stamps of Great Britain were issued for use in Gibraltar from 3 September 1857 to the end of 1885.

Provenance: Ex Clough (Harmers 14 May 1997, lot 524) and illustrated in "Posted in Gibraltar" by William Hine-Haycock (p.33).

An interesting and extremely rare piece of Postal History with exceptional provenance.

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A Post Office fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum.

A scarce Queen Elizabeth II watermark inverted variety.

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A brilliant quality unmounted mint set with full original gum.

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Very fine unmounted mint vertical pairs with full original gum (the 3d pair with some separation).

The Victory stamps were issued in 1946 to celebrate the return to peace at the end of World War II. The designs feature a view of the Thames River in London, with a view of the Parliament buildings in the distance.

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

Particularly rare unmounted mint as multiples.

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A fine used example other than a few slightly shortish perforations, which do not detract from overall fresh appearance and difficult to find so fine.

A very scarce variety of this popular commemorative issue and particularly scarce to find used.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £450.

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A very fine quality die proof.

The 3d stamp of this issue was eventually issued in blue.

A rare and most attractive proof of this most famous of Gibraltar's stamps featuring the Island's historic landmark and effectively the defining pictorial stamp of Gibraltar.

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A very fine quality die proof.

The 1½d stamp of this issue was eventually issued in red-brown.

A rare and most attractive proof of this most famous of Gibraltar's stamps featuring the Island's historic landmark and effectively the defining pictorial stamp of Gibraltar.

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A very fine quality piece of postal history and, despite some minor soiling, rare in this condition for a soldier's cover.

A superb and fresh quality mint example with original gum, (all the stamps are unmounted mint).

A scarce and attractive multiple of this fine King George V stamp. One for the philatelic connoisseur.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £360+.

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Brilliant mint example with large part original gum.

This comes from the series of 20 4d colour trials prepared by the printers, De La Rue to enable colour selection for the 2d, 4d, 6d, 1s values in the forthcoming Sterling reissue set.

Attractive and very rare. Only one complete set of 20 survives intact. Representative single examples, such as this, seldom appear on the market.

Provenance: ex De La Rue archives, Barclays and Kayfetz

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A fine mint block with original gum. Some folded perforations and odd trivial blemishes (lower left stamp with gum crease and minor marks) but, overall, represents a fine quality piece with fresh colour.

A scarce early Gibraltar stamp as a multiple.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £340+.

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Unused piece adhering to backing paper. One stamp with small tear and another with small perforation blemish, but still highly attractive and rare in this form.

The stamp shows the company schooner "Ysabel May" (of 135 tons) which is greeted by a Bosun Bird while approaching Christmas Island.

Not listed in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue.

A brilliant quality positional piece, unmounted mint with full original gum.

Very scarce King George V stamp in this quality.

A very fine mint example, with original gum. Quite stunning high value King George V stamp being perfectly centred with lovely fresh colour.

Scarce in such pristine condition.

A fine unmounted mint positional piece with full original gum. Unobtrusive pencil mark on right variety stamp, which barely detracts.

A very scarce watermark variety, particularly so in this positional form.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £700+.

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A fine mint example with part original gum. A very good example despite a couple of tiny marks on the gum and minor traces of rubbing, which is commonly seen and does not detract from overall quality.

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

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £110.

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