Postage Stamps
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Sold outAden 1937 (1 APR) registered 'J. Stephen' cover, SG10/12, from ADEN CAMP to Isle of Man, bearing Dhow 2r, 5r, 10r, tied with individual very fine strikes of circular date stamps on first day of issue, with blue/white registration label at lower left. The 2r with trivial soiling from cancel but most attractive and scarce.
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Sold outAden King George VI 1937 “Dhows” ½a to 10r set of 12, SG1/12.
A fine mint lightly mounted set of fresh appearance of this very popular set being the first stamps issued from the former capital of the People's Republic of South Yemen. Aden was only a British Crown Colony from 1937 to 1963.
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Apollo 11 crew signed 1969 10c "First Man on the Moon" stamp block
£12,000.00
- A unique full Apollo 11 crew-signed block of 32 1969 10c "First Man on the Moon" stamps
The Apollo program was NASA’s third foray into human spaceflight and operated from 1961 through 1972. It succeeded in putting the first men on the Moon with the Apollo 11 landing in 1969, a defining moment in human history.
An original block of 32 1969 10c "First Man on the Moon" stamps signed by all three members of the Apollo 11 crew (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins) in black ink on the left margin. It is the only known block of the stamps signed by any of the Apollo 11 astronauts.
The Post Office released this commemorative issue on September 9, 1969. It proved hugely popular. The astronauts actually carried the master die with them on Apollo 11.
Measures approx 9 x 10.5 inches.
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Ascension Island King George V 1934 ½d to 5s black and brown set of 10, SG21/30.
£90.00
Ascension Island King George V 1934 ½d to 5s black and brown set of 10, SG21/30. A fine quality lightly hinged mint set.
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Ascension King George VI 1938-53 ½d to 10s black and bright purple set of 16, SG38b/47b.
£220.00
Ascension King George VI 1938-53 ½d to 10s black and bright purple set of 16, SG38b/47b. A lovely quality mint set with only the merest evidence of previous hingeing. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue price for this set is £250. -
Australia King George V 1914 (March) Perkins Bacon 1d die proof, SG21, state 4 (the final approved state, with wattles now fully shaded and Emu re-engraved), i carmine-rose on surfaces card (125x95mm).
Insignificant blemishes mentioned for accuracy (small crease at extreme NE corner of surround, trivial marks on reverse) but an important and most attractive proof of the highest rarity, being one of only 4 recorded full size proofs in this colour (including examples in the Royal and Australia Post collections), and endorsed 'final' in pencil on reverse.
Australian Stamp Catalogue No: 70 DP(14)Ba/c
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Sold outAustralia 1926-30 2d golden scarlet (die III), SG99ab, perforation 13½ x 12½, error 'No watermark'. Brilliant quality with original gum. From a sheet discovered in July 1931, which was partly without watermark as a result of defective manufacture. Very scarce. Accompanied by a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate (2003).
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Australia 1929-30 £2 black and rose, watermark 7, very fresh and well-centred, large part original gum. A most attractive example of this key high value. Mint. SG 114.
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Sold outAustralia 1931-36 10s grey and pink, watermark 15, very fine large part original gum. Mint. SG 136.
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Bahamas 1938 (1 July) King George VI Watermark Multiple Script CA. SG158/160
£15.00
Bahamas King George VI 1938 (1 July) Watermark Multiple Script CA, 4d,6d and 8d ultramarine and scarlet set of 3, SG158/160. A lovely fresh quality unmounted mint set. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue price for this set is £17. -
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Bahamas 1938-52 King George VI Watermark Multiple Script CA,SG149/157a
£125.00
Bahamas King George VI 1938-52 Watermark Multiple Script CA, chalk surfaced paper 1s to £1 blue-green and black set of 17, SG149/157a plus 1940 (28 Nov) surcharge 3d on 2½d blue, SG161. A very fine quality unmounted mint set with full original gum. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue price for this set is £150. -
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Barbados 1874 Britannia 4d imperforate plate proof in black on wove SG68
£85.00
Barbados 1874 Britannia 4d imperforate plate proof in black on wove, marginal from top of sheet with large margins.
Printed by Perkins Bacon, although the issued stamps from this plate were only printed by DLR. Proof. SG 68 -
Sold outBarbados 1916-19 3s deep violet, type 14, variety WATERMARK INVERTED AND REVERSED, fresh and fine, large part original gum. A rarity. Mint. SG 191y.
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Batum 1920 British Occupation (12 Jan) 50r on 5k brown-lilac, SG26
£600.00
Batum British Occupation 1920 (12 Jan) 50r on 5k brown-lilac, SG26, type 4 surcharge, fine used with part circular date stamp. Only 300 issued, and scarcer in used condition. Accompanied by a British Philatelic Association certificate of Authenticity (2004).
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Bermuda 1938-53 5s dull yellow-green and red/yellow, SG118b/bd/be
£2,900.00
Bermuda 1938-53 5s dull yellow-green and red/yellow, SG118b/bd/be perforation 14¼ LINE, lower right corner block of 4 with plate number, showing varieties 'Broken top right scroll' (R5/11) and 'Broken lower right scroll' (R5/12) on lower pair with original gum, (varieties unmounted).
Typical lightly toned gum but a rare and attractive positional multiple. Only 200 sheets printed, with a high degree of postal usage.
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British Antarctic Territory 1971 Decimal currency 50p on 10s ultramarine and emerald SG37w
£150.00
British Antarctic Territory 1971 Decimal currency 50p on 10s ultramarine and emerald, WATERMARK INVERTED, unmounted original gum. scarce Unmounted Mint. SG 37w
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British Guiana 1850-51 ‘Cotton Reel’. 12 Cents Black on Blue Wove Paper SG5. A superb used cut square example initialled ‘EDW’ (ight) with Demerara 29.4.51 circular date stamp. Probably the finest example in existence. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from the British Philatelic Association (BPA) and Peter Holcombe. -
British Guiana 1850-51 12c black and indigo "Cotton Reel", type 'C' with thin frame, SG6. Indistinct MS initials, cut square with clear margins except frameline barely touched by "GU" of "GUIANA", neatly cancelled by large part "BERBICE" circular date stamp dated "DEC 6 1851".
Typical paper blemishes characteristic of the coarse "sugar" paper (tiny pinholes and insignificant traces of thinning) but much above average for this classic rarity, whose primitive charm is best appreciated in strong sunlight. Accompanied with a clear Friedl certificate (1979) as Scott 5b. The SG catalogue price is £45,000. A rare opportunity to own what is of the world's great stamp rarities.
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British Guiana 1850-51 4c on black orange 'Cottonreel', violet M/S initials 'WHS' of W.H. Lortimer, cut round with frameline intact, affixed to piece by a wafer and tied by 1851 Demerara 'MR 20' circular datestamp. The method of affixation has caused minor wrinkles, but an attractive example of this classic rarity, with fresh colour. Holcombe cert (1985). SG2
