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Kuwait
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287 b/4 image1948 Royal Silver Wedding 15r on £1 blue, lower right corner block of 4, the upper left stamp (R3/4) showing normal (3.75mm) bars, SG75.

A pristine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum.

An interesting positional multiple proving that the catalogue listed 'Short bars' variety did not occur on all sheets.

A key philatelic example of the 1948 stamp issue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

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611 ** imageKuwait 1923-24 10r green and scarlet Official, watermark large star, SGO13.

A brilliant quality mint example with original gum.

Stamps from India were overprinted "KUWAIT SERVICE" for use by Government Officials.

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612 ** imageKuwait 1939 set of 13 to 15r (watermark inverted), SG36/51w.

A fresh and fine mint set with large part original gum to full original gum. Lovely fresh white gum.

A beautiful set of King George VI India pictorial stamps from 1937 overprinted "KUWAIT" and used there in 1939.

Between 1923 and 1940, overprinted stamps of India were used, and the Kuwaiti postal service was administered through the Iraqi postal administration.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £400.

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Starting at £ 60

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Leeward Islands
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783 imageLeeward Islands 1946 Victory 1½d brown and 3d red/orange, perforated 'SPECIMENS' (type D21), SG115s/116s.

Lovely fresh mint specimen examples with large part original gum, with the 3d stamp being one of the most startling colours used for the famous Victory stamps issued to mark the end of World War II.

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

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Starting at £ 20

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784 imageLeeward Islands 1938-51 6d deep dull purple and bright purple, ordinary paper, variety 'Broken E' (R4/1 of left pane, plate 2 and 3 printings only), SG109ab.

A fresh mint example with large part original gum.

A rare and very visual King George VI variety.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £550.

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Starting at £ 80

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785 imageLeeward Islands 1921-32 10s green and red/green, perforated 'SPECIMEN' (type D19), exceptionally showing variety 'Broken crown and scroll' (R2/12), SG79bs.

A wonderful and fresh mint specimen example with large part original gum. One short perforation and faint bend, hardly noticeable, and exceedingly rare in this quality.

Very good value for such a rare stamp with only a maximum of 7 possible examples.

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Starting at £ 90

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786 imageLeeward Islands 1912-22 1s black/green, Watermark MCA , white back, SG54.

A fine mint example of this handsome King George V stamp with original gum. One slightly shortish perforation mentioned for accuracy and tiny traces of perforation toning on reverse. However, this example is much fresher than normally found.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £90.

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Starting at £ 15

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787 imageLeeward Islands 1905-08 2½d dull purple and ultramarine, watermark MCA, horizontal pair from left of sheet, the left stamp showing 'Double frame line at left', SG32.

A brilliant mint quality piece with original gum, (the right stamp is unmounted mint).

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Starting at £ 40

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788 b/4 imageLeeward Islands 1902 5s green and blue, block of 4, SG28.

A very fine mint block with original gum and with brilliant colour. The lower pair are unmounted. Lower left stamp has a minor surface speck, which is immaterial to what is a stunning piece.

A scarce King Edward VII stamp and particularly rare in this condition and as a block of four.

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Starting at £ 70

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Lesotho
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12 p/2, ** imageLesotho 1986-88 Provisional 35s on 25s 'Malachite kingfisher', '1981' imprint date, type 167 surcharge, lower marginal horizontal pair, the right stamp with the variety 'small s' in 35s, SG720b/bc.

A very fine unmounted mint positional pair with full original gum.

A scarce variety, particularly as a se-tenant pair.

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Starting at £ 30

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150 p/2 imageLesotho 1986-88 Provisional 35s on 25s 'Malachite kingfisher', '1981' imprint date, type 167 surcharge, horizontal pair, both stamps variety 'small s' in 35s, SG720b/bc.

A very fine unmounted mint pair with full original gum.

A scarce printing variety, particularly as a pair.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £200.

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Starting at £ 40

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Madagascar
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604 O imageMadagascar 1884 3d (3oz) magenta "POSTAL PACKET", hand stamped "British Vice-Consulate", hollow stop after "B", cancelled by red ink line, with corner gumming intact, SG7.

A fine example of this very scarce stamp.

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (2005).

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £400.

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Starting at £ 70

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Malawi
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782 imageMalawi 1967 3s 'Orange Mbuna', IMPERFORATE horizontal pair, SG284a.

Post Office fresh, unmounted mint with full original gum.

A rare imperforate error.

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Starting at £ 70

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Malaysia and Malaysian States
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245 ** imageMalaya Japanese Occupation 1942 (3 Apr) Straits Settlements 3c green, chop 'A' in black, SGJ149a.

A fine mint example with large part original gum.

A very scarce stamp with the overprint.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £500.

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Starting at £ 90

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246 ** imageMalaysia - Selangor 1965 5c 'Orchids', ERROR RED OMITTED (leaves etc.), SG138c.

A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. Presented alongside the normal stamp for comparison purposes.

A very scarce and highly visual error of missing colour.

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Starting at £ 70

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247 ** imageMalaysia - Pahang 1935-41 6c scarlet, lower right corner block of 10 (5x2) showing full imprint and part centre guide, SG34.

A stunning unmounted mint positional block with full original gum and vibrant colour.

A very scarce item in this highly attractive positional form.

The stamp features Sultan Sir Abu Baker, known as a friendly and approachable ruler by his subjects.

These stamps were printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, London. Following bomb damage to the De La Rue works on 29 December 1940, stamps during 1941 were printed by Harrison and Sons.

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Starting at £ 70

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248 ** imageMalaysia - Pahang 1898 4c on Perak 8c dull purple and ultramarine, type 13 surcharge, error SURCHARGE DOUBLE, SG25b.

A fine mint example with large part original gum. Typical traces of offsetting, but a really fine example for this issue.

A rare stamp error.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £950.

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Starting at £ 150

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781 imageMalaysia - Johore 1965 5c Orchid, error yellow (flower) omitted, right marginal example, SG168b.

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

A scarce error of missing colour at a very reasonable value.

The stamp features the native Vanda hookeriana orchid with an inset portrait of Sultan Ismail.

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Starting at £ 25

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Maldive Islands
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393 imageMaldive Islands 1991 (? Oct) Provisional surcharge 3r50 on 1985 2r60 'Dhoni', upper right corner block of 14 (2x7) with '4635' sheet number and Questa colour 'balloons'; top 10 stamps showing error 'Surcharge double', SG1533ab.

A fine unmounted mint block with full original gum. Folded between rows 5 and 6, and slight gum toning, but unique in this positional form.

This 'mystery' surcharge was first reported on the 2r70 value in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, April 1995 (p.86), and this normal stamp and the error in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, November 2007 (p.124).

N.B. The fact that only the top half of the sheet shows surcharge double would suggest a setting of 25 (5x5) was used.

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394 imageMaldive Islands 1991 (? Oct) Provisional surcharge 3r50 on 1985 2r60 'Dhoni', block of 10 (5x2) with full margins showing '1D' (x4) plate numbers and imprint, SG1533a.

A very fine unmounted mint block with full original gum.

This 'mystery' surcharge was first reported on the 2r70 value in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, April 1995 (p.86), and this stamp in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, November 2007 (p.124).

Slight toning but few appear to have survived in any form.

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Malta
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10 ** imageMalta 1965-70 4d ‘Knights of Malta‘, error ‘KNIGHTS OF MALTA‘ (SILVER) OMITTED, SG336a.

A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum.

A very reasonably priced and visual error of missing colour.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £45.

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Starting at £ 10

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21 ** imageMalta 1965-70 1s 'Maltese Corps', upper marginal vertical strip of 8, showing variety LEFT AND SLIGHTLY DIAGONAL SHIFT OF BLACK CENTRE resulting in progressively thick 'white stripe' between right frame and centre,SG340var.

A fine unmounted mint strip with full original gum (one stamp with minor adhesion).

A rare multiple of this interesting variety.

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Starting at £ 25

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50 b/4 imageMalta 1965-70 2s 'Gozo Civic Council', error GOLD (FRAME) OMITTED, lower right corner block of 4 with '1A' (x5) plate numbers confirming the missing colour, SG343b.

A fine unmounted mint positional block with full original gum. Slight toning affecting mostly margin and one stamp, but rare in this positional form.

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Starting at £ 70

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51 ** imageMalta 1965-70 1s3d ‘Eucharistic Congress‘, error gold (centre) omitted, SG341a.

A pristine unmounted mint example with full original gum.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £65.

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Starting at £ 15

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52 ** imageMalta 1965-70 1s, 'Maltese Corps of the British Army' error GOLD (FRAMEWORK) OMITTED (and showing gold centre misplaced downwards), SG340b.

A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. Accompanied with the normal stamp for comparison.

A scarce error, particularly with the additional printing variety.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £48.

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