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Left marginal, unmounted mint with full original gum example.

A scarce watermark variety.

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Post Office fresh unmounted mint with full original gum.

A scarce watermark inverted variety.

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A splendid marginal example from the top of sheet, unmounted mint with full original gum.

A rare watermark variety.

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Very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum of this Queen Elizabeth II rare watermark inverted variety.

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Superb quality, unmounted mint with full original gum of this highly attractive set of stamps.

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A stunning positional unmounted mint block of 9 with full original gum.

An extremely scarce philatelic piece of the highest quality.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £465+.

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A stunning unmounted mint block of 15 with full original gum, (hinged in margin only).

An extremely scarce philatelic piece of the highest quality.

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Fine mint examples with large part original gum. The 3c shows slight gum disturbance, which does not detract from quality and benefiting from being of particularly fresh appearance.

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

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £100.

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A fine mint block with large part original gum. Most importantly, the high value printing varieties are unmounted mint. Upper pair with trivial blemishes, but extremely scarce in this positional form.

Total printing 1,730 sheets from four vignette plates.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum.

A most attractive example of a scarce printing variety of this popular commemorative stamp issue.

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A fine quality mint example with original gum. One perforation is toned on reverse, but a very fine example for this issue and much fresher than usually found.

A very rare stamp with only 1,200 sold without the surcharge, for postal and revenue purposes.

SG Catalogue Value: £500.

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Fine quality unmounted mint with full original gum pairs. The 3c with minor separation, but rare and desirable multiples.

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.

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A fresh mint example with large part original gum.

A very scarce variety of this famous stamp issue.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £375.

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An unmounted mint pane of 10 with full original gum, (archival adhesion to margin only). Margin partly separated from pane and upper right stamp with a few trimmed perforations.

A fine and rare item.

Provenance: ex De La Rue archives (Robson Lowe Bermuda 15/2/79, lot 329).

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A fresh quality unmounted mint with full original gum block of four of this wonderful stamp issue.

Choice quality indeed and very scarce, particularly with the watermark variety within a block of four.

The 'Peace' stamp issue from the end of World War I was British Honduras' first commemorative stamp, which appeared in 1921. It was reissued the following year as a 4c stamp in grey, but with the words 'Peace" removed from the design.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £427+.

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Brilliant quality mint example with large part original gum. One shortish perforation and minor gum wrinkles, which barely detract from what is a supreme quality example in the context of this difficult to find issue.

Very scarce and desirable.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £300.

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

A rarity in unused condition.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £700.

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A fresh quality mint example with large part original gum.

A very visual and appealing Queen Victorian stamp error.

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A brilliant quality mint example with original gum.

A very scarce printing variety, particularly in such excellent condition.

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Very fine mint example with original gum.

A very scarce variety.

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Unmounted mint with full original gum, block of 4, fresh and well-centred. Shows upper right stamp variety Malformed "S". One of the normal stamps with small inclusion mentioned for accuracy as of little consequence to value, which relates to the variety.

A very fine and attractive multiple. Rarely seen in this form and condition.

From keyplate "2", left pane, R7/3.

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Brilliant quality unmounted mint example with original gum.

Very scarce and hardly ever seen in this quality.

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A good used example with part barred obliterator which leaves profile clear. A few slightly shortish perforations, but still much above average for this rarity.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £650.

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A very fine and rare marginal used vertical pair of this issue showing variety, which is very scarce. Tear in top margin does not detract from overall quality and value.

The British Indian Ocean Territory was created as a crown colony on 8 November 1865 when it comprised the Chagos Archipelago, previously administered by Mauritius, together with the islands of Aldabra, Farquhar and Desroches, previously administered by Seychelles. The islands are used mainly by the UK and the USA as an airbase occupied by military personnel and a few private contractors.

The first stamps used from 17 January 1968 were Seychelles stamps overprinted “B.I.O.T.”

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £210+.

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A fine used pair with Desroches circular date stamp dated 'JA 17 68'.

Very scarce and fine example of this printing variety.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £160+.

The British Indian Ocean Territory was created as a crown colony on 8 November 1865 when it comprised the Chagos Archipelago, previously administered by Mauritius, together with the islands of Aldabra, Farquhar and Desroches, previously administered by Seychelles. The islands are used mainly by the UK and the USA as an airbase occupied by military personnel and a few private contractors.

The first stamps used from 17 January 1968 were Seychelles stamps overprinted “B.I.O.T.”

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