18491887-89 Virgin set 1d to 1/- wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh UN, affixed to part of page ex French colony UPU archive. SG 34-40s cat £300. Attractive. (4). $200$300
18501879-80 QV 1d emerald-green, bottom marginal with plate no.1, wmk crown CC. VF fresh MLH. SG 24 cat £75 plus premium for plate no. One of the few known examples. (P) $200$300
18511899 Virgin set ½d to 5/- opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 43-50s cat £190. (8). (P) $160$220
18521904 KEVII set ½d to 5/- wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 54-62s cat £160. (9). (P) $130$180
18531913-19 KGV set ½d to 5/-, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 69-77s cat £200. (9) (P) $160$220
18541916-19 War Stamp opt KGV 1d & 3d, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 78-9s cat £75. (2). (P) $65$90
18551921 KGV die 2 set ½d & 1d wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 80-81s cat £85. (2). (P) $70$100
18561922-28 KGV set 3d to 5/-, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 82-5s cat £100. (4). (P) $80$110
18571922-28 KGV set ½d to 5/-, wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 86-101s cat £350. (P) $275$375
BRUNEI
18581906 opt Labuan crown set 1c-$1. VF fresh MLH. SG 11-22 cat £600. Only 2000 sets printed. (12). (P) $500$650
18601907-10 View set 1c-$1 wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH. SG 23-33s cat £300 for M, should be at least £600 MUH. (11). (P) $600$900
18611908-22 View set 1c-$5 plus 1916 5c & 8c new colours, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 34-47 & 49-50 cat £283. (14). (P) $220$300
18621908-22 View set 1c-$5, wmk mult crown. F-VF M/MLH, some sl tropical gum as usual, 5c is UN. SG 34-47 cat £250. (12). (P) $150$250
18631908-22 View set 1c-$25, wmk mult crown inc 1916 5c orange, all opt SPECIMEN. F-VFM, sl gum adhesions as ex postal archive pgs. SG 34-49s cat £650+ & under-catalogued. Rare set. (14). (P) $550$800
18641908-22 View $25 black on red wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 48 cat £650. Very scarce top value. (P) $500$700
18651947-51 View set 1c-$10 wmk script, tied to 5 Registered covers by Belait or Brunei cds of July & October 1950. SG 79-92 cat £75 as loose stamps, plus premium on covers. (P) $150$300
1866 1895 Registered cover franked Star & Scene ½c-10c tied by "Brunei 22 JUL 1895" FDI cds, plus Labuan pictorial 18c tied by "Labuan JY 25 1895" cds to pay postage to England as Brunei stamps not valid to foreign addresses, with h/s reg cachet & London transit pmk. SG 1-7 cat £177, unpriced on cover, the Labuan SG 71 cat £55 & "from x15" on cover, so Labuan stamp alone is £825 on cover! Plus the value of the Brunei FDC! (P) $1000 $2000
18671927 Registered Official cover (reduced at right), franked View 4c, 5c & 30c, tied by "Brunei 30 Nov 1927" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. To USA, with "Post Office State of Brunei" wax seal & b/s of Labuan, Singapore & Chicago arrival cds. Assume SG 44, 64 & 66 cat £19, & from x 8-10 on cover. (P) $200$400
18681930 Registered cover franked View 50c black on blue-green with "Brunei 12 JUN 1930" cds, plus reg label. To Manchuria, China, with "Dairen IJPO 13 7 30" Japanese PO arrival cds, Singapore & Shanghai transit b/s. SG 45a cat £38 & "from x10" on cover. Rare single commercial use to unusual destination. (P) $500$1000
18691935 Registered Envelope 15c blue, size G, opt SPECIMEN. F-VF UN, tones. H&G C1, Tan RE1 cat MR950 for normal. (P) $200$300
18701936 cover franked View 1c, 2c (2), 4c & 5c, tied by "Brunei 24 JUN 36" cds. To USA with Labuan transit b/s. SG 60, 62, 65 & 68. Attractive. (P) $80$150
18711936 Shipmail cover franked View 1c green & 2c black & brown, tied by "NV Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij SS van Rees" oval cancel. To USA, with boxed "Paquebot" cachet & "Soerabaja 29 8 36" transit cds. SG 34-36. Rare usage. (P) $200$400
18721936 cover franked View 1c black (2), 4c orange & 6c red, tied by "Brunei 28 OCT 36" cds. To USA. SG 60, 65 & 70 cat £13 & "from x8" on cover. (P) $80$150
18731948 use of Air Mail Letter Card franked View 30c tied by "Brunei 7 JY 48" cds. To Canada with full commercial message. VF. SG 88. Scarce single franking commercial mail. (P) $80$150
18741951 Registered Airmail Special Delivery cover franked View $10, tied by "Tutong 18 SE 51" cds, with reg & air labels. To USA, with b/s of Brunei, Singapore & Elizabeth NJ. VF. SG 92 cat £30, plus premium for single franking cover. (P) $100$200
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1875Postal History 1936-78 inc 1936 franked 2c, 4c & 6c, 1947 franked 1c-10c -both to USA, 1947 with set to $1, 1947 5c & 25c pr air to Scotland, 1950 franked 8c, 10c, 30c & 50c to Switzerland, 1954 12c tied s/l Paquebot cancel, 1957 with Sultans to 50c, 1960s Official covers stampless or stamped inc $1.15 to USA, 1975 Mobile PO cover, 1971-77 meter frankings (4), 1978 Aerogramme, 1978 parcel front with total franking of $21.65 inc $10 & $5, 1964 Airletters (2) franked 50c, 1967 Registered to Singapore (3), 1968 Airletter franked 9 stamps, more registered & airletters to Singapore, Sarawak, Johore etc inc various mixed frankings, 1968 $3.45 to USA, Official covers to USA from Museum Dept at $1.15 rate, printed Museum aerogramme, 1977 entire parcel wrapping from Museum to USA by seamail franked $3.15, with customs form & "US Customs Passed Free" cachet, another similar, plus lots of 1960s inwards covers, cards & aerogrammes (60) from USA, Japan, India, GB, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada etc plus some receipts & cheques with Sultans used fiscally, cards, letters, telegrams etc. Generally F-VF. (115, plus 25 other items). (P) $700$1000
BULGARIA
18761921-23 Pictorial set 10st-10L blks of 4 with 4-hole diamond "specimen" punch by Bradbury Wilkinson. VF fresh MUH/UN. SG 226-38(var), Mi 156-66 & 176-7(var). Only 1 sheet of ea existed. (13 blks). (P) $700$1200
18771921 Bourchier set 10st-5L, all right marginal blks of 4 with 4-hole diamond "specimen" punch by Bradbury Wilkinson. VF fresh MUH/UN. SG 244-52(var), Mi 167-75(var). Only 1 sheet of ea existed. (9 blks). (P) $700$1200
18791945 "MILY ADMN" opt KGV 9p green, error stamp printed DOUBLE, impressions close together, but very clearly double, also note bent 4th perf pin both sides. VF fresh MUH. SG 38(var) error unlisted! Very rare. (P) $100$200
18801947 Interim Govt opt SERVICE set 3p-10R. Superb fresh MUH. SG O41-53 cat £200. (13). (P) $150$200
18811947 Interim Govt opt KGVI Official set 3p-10R. VF MUH, gum tropicalised. SG O41-53 cat £200. (13). (P) $100$130
18821947 Interim Govt opt SERVICE set 3p-10R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O41-53 cat £200. (13). (P) $80$120
18831945 War Savings PO 5-Year Cash Certificates range of all diff with 10R series A1 wmk error "GOVT OF INDIA & stars", then others all with correct wmk "GOVT OF BURMA & elephant" 10R series A1, 20R series B1, 20R series H1 with "Joint Certificate Class A" imprint at top, 100R series D1, 100R series K1 with the "Class A" imprint, 500R series E1, 500R series L1 with the "Class A" imprint, & 1000R series F1. All large banknote size, with British Burma arms at top. All unissued in excellent condition for these & much fresher than normal. A lesser selection sold for an average of £36+ each at a London auction in 2010, so would make these £324++. Very rare group. (9) (P) $200$400
BURMA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION
18841943 Pictorial set for Shan States 1c-30c. VFU. SG J98-104 cat £200 & undercatalogued (P) $170$250
CAMEROON - BRITISH OCCUP.
18851918 Registered cover franked CEF opt Yachts ½d-8d, tied by "Buea 13 3 18" cds, reg label with m/s Buea. To Switzerland (address partly erased), with b/s of Victoria, London & Basel. SG B1-9 cat £392, Mi 1-9 cat €490 -both as loose stamps, unpriced on cover. (P) $400$600
1886 1918 Registered cover franked CEF 2S on Yacht 2Mk, tied by "Buea 10 9 18" German type cds, blank reg label with large Buea (Kamerun) h/s. To Switzerland, b/s of Victoria, London & Basel. SG B11 cat £950 unpriced on cover, Mi 12 cat €1100 on cover. Only 1900 printed, very rare even off cover & this the 1st cover we have ever seen. (P) $2000 $3000
CANADA
1887 1851 QV 12d black, imperf plate PROOF, on India paper, opt SPECIMEN vert in carmine. VF fresh UN, as made, almost 4 margins. Unitrade 3Pi cat C$2500, SG 4(p) cat £200,000 for issued stamp. Beautiful gap filler! (P) $1300 $2000
1888 1851 QV 12d black, plate proof on wove paper. VFU appearance with forged concentric ring pmk, 4 large margins. Unitrade 3Pi normal U cat C$225,000. SG 4(p) U normal cat £100,000. Superb quality & an absolutely fantastic stamp for collectors who want perfect condition but cannot afford $100,000 for a normal. Greene Foundation AIEP photo cert. (P) $5000 $8000
1889 1852-57 Beaver 3d red imperf, wove paper. VF UN, 4 margins. SG 5 cat £2750, Unitrade 4 cat C$2000 for UN. Nice. (P) $1000 $1300
1890 1852-57 Cartier 10d blue imperf on machine made wove paper. VFU, 4 margins. SG 20 cat £2250. Unitrade 7 cat C$2500. A nice imperf classic. (P) $1000 $1500
18911852-57 Beaver 3d orange-red on thin paper. VFU, 4 margins. SG 5 cat £225+, Unitrade 4d cat C$300. (P) $130$200
18951897 QV Jubilee $2 deep violet. F-VF fresh M. Unitrade 62, SG 137 cat £1000 (P) $500$700
18961897 QV Jubilee $5 olive-green top value. VFM, right marginal. SG 140 cat £1400, Unitrade 65 cat C$2000. (P) $800$1200
18971908 Quebec Tercentenary set ½c-20c. VF fresh MUH. SG 188-95 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH, Unitrade 96-103 cat C$2000++. Very rare MUH. (8) (P) $800$1200
18981922-31 KGV heads set 1c-$1, inc both 10c brown shades. VF fresh MUH. SG 246-55 cat £153 for M, should be at least £306 MUH. Unitrade ex 105-22 cat C$1280 for cheapest types. (11) (P) $250$350
18991926 "2 CENTS" opt KGV 3c carmine, error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MLH. SG 265a cat £200, Unitrade 140a cat C$300. Copy of BPA photo cert for blk of 4 it came from. (P) $160$230
19001926 "2 CENTS" opt KGV 3c carmine, error opt DOUBLE. VF fresh MUH. SG 265a cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH, Unitrade 140a cat C$450 MUH. Copy of BPA photo cert of blk of 4 it came from. (P) $275$400
19011928-29 KGV Pictorial set 1c-$1. VF fresh MUH. SG 275-85 cat £375 for M, should be at least £750 MUH, Unitrade 149-59 cat $C2240. (11). (P) $650$900
19031846 Folded letter with 2 strikes of crowned Circle h/s "Paid at Quebec LC" in red, plus "Quebec JU 27 1846" cds, to New York. SG CC1 cat £150++ for single strike (P) $300$500
19041852 folded letter with enclosed receipt for share transfer, franked Albert 6d greyish-purple on thin laid paper, marginal example (almost 4 margins) tied by target pmk & with "Kingston DE 2 1852" cds at left with b/s of "Hamilton CW DE 21 1852". Unitrade 2b cat C$2500 on cover. SG 2 cat £1300 & "from x2" on cover. (P) $900$1200
19071900 inwards registered cover from Australia, franked Victoria QV 1d, 2d & 5d each tied by circled "R" with Melbourne 10 Apr cds below, sent to Prince Edward Island in Canada, with Montreal, Island Boat & Charlottetown arrival b/s. Rare origin-destination. $100$150
1909 1860 Heraldic Flowers 6d orange-vermilion. Superb UN, 4 margins. SG 14 cat £4750, Unitrade 13 cat C$5000 for UN. Exp Senf & Buhler. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2500 $4000
1910 1862-64 Flowers 1/- rose-lake no wmk comp sheet of 20 with huge margins all round. Stamps VF-superb fresh MUH. Unitrade 23, SG 23 cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, plus premium for full sheet. Beautiful item. (P) $1200 $2000
19121897 400th Anniv set 1c-60c, IMPERF PROOFS in issued colours, on India paper on card. Superb fresh UN, as made, all 4 margins. SG 66-79(p), normal M cat £300. Unitrade 61-74(p) cat C$775. Rare set. (14). (P) $300$500
19131910 Colonisation set 1c-15c, mixed printings & perfs. VF fresh M/MLH. SG ex 95-116 cat £380 as cheapest type. (11) (P) $250$350
19141919 Caribou set 1c-36c. VF fresh MUH. SG 130-41 cat £160 for M, should be at least £320 MUH. Unitrade 115-26 cat $650 (12) (P) $300$400
19151919 Trans-Atlantic opt $1/15c. VF fresh MUH. SG 143 cat £130 M, should be at least £260 MUH. Unitrade C2 cat C$600 (2) (P) $250$350
19161931 Airmail set 15c-$1, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 192-94 cat £85 for M, should be at least double, £170 MUH, Unitrade C6-8 cat C$300 MUH. (3). (P) $130$180
1917 1931 Airmail 50c green Plane & Ship, horiz pr, error IMPERF, no wmk. Superb fresh MUH, left marginal, 4 margins. Unitrade C7c, SG 193c cat £850 for M, should be at least £1700 MUH. (P) $1000 $1500
1918 1931 Airmail $1 blue Map, horiz pr, error IMPERF, no wmk. Superb fresh MUH, left marginal, 4 margins. Unitrade C8c, SG 194c cat £900 for M, should be at least £1800 MUH. (P) $1000 $1500
19191931 Airmail set 15c-$1, wmk Arms. VF fresh MUH. SG 195-7 cat £110 for M, should be at least £220 MUH, Unitrade C9-11 cat C$400 MUH. (P) $180$250
19201932 Trans-Atlantic opt $1.50/$1. Superb fresh MUH. Unitrade C12 cat C$700, SG 221 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $400$600
19221933 Airmail Labrador set 5c-75c. VF fresh MUH. SG 230-34 cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH, Unitrade C13-17 cat C$446. (P) $300$400
1924 1853 Triangle 1d pale brick-red on deeply blued paper in triangular blk of 4. VFU with mostly large margins. SG 1 cat £1800++ as singles or £2400+ with Robson Lowe premium for such a blk. Spectacular multiple! (P) $1200 $2000
19251855-63 Triangle 1d rose tete-beche pr, PB printing. VFU, full margins. SG 5a cat £600++ for singles, premium for pr. (P) $500$700
19261855-63 Triangle 1d rose tete-beche pr, imperf PROOF on no wmk, wove paper. Superb UN as made, full margins. SG 5a(b) footnote cat £750+, normal M cat £1500 as singles. Rare & attractive (P) $800$1200
19281861 Triangle Woodblock 4d pale milky blue. VFU appearance, sl crease, almost full margins, triangle "c" barred pmk. SG 14 cat £2000. 2013 Roumet photo cert. (P) $700$1000
19291863-64 Triangle 1d deep carmine-red, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 18 cat £300. (P) $200$300
19301863-64 Triangle 6d bright mauve, DLR printing. VF fresh M, full margins. SG 20 cat £400. (P) $300$400
19331882-83 Hope ½d grey-black & 3d pale claret wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 40a & 43 cat £54. (2). $40$50
19341902-04 KEVII set ½d to 5/-. VF MLH. SG 70-78 cat £250. (9). (P) $180$250
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR
1935Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d pale blue on blue. VFU on piece, "Mafeking AP 24 1900 CGH" cds. SG 17 cat £325+ (P) $300$400
1936Mafeking: 1900 Goodyear Bicycle 1d deep blue on blue. VF UN part gum, tropicalised perfs, but superb appearance. SG 18 cat £1200. Copy of Raybaudi photo cert for set. (P) $700$1000
1937 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue on blue, 18½ mm. VF MLH. SG 19/20 cat £1700. Rare M, vast majority were U (P) $1400 $1800
1938Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue, 18½mm. VFU on piece, "Mafeking MY 5 1900 CGH" cds. SG 20 cat £425+ (P) $400$550
1939 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d pale blue on blue, size 21mm. Superb U with "Mafeking 12 MA 1900 CGH" cds, perfect centring. SG 21 cat £1200+. Rare stamp. (P) $1000 $1500
1940Vryburg: 1899 ½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope ½d green. VF fresh M. SG 1 cat £225. Only 2400 printed & most used. (P) $180$250
1941Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VF fresh M. SG 2 cat £250. Only 2400 printed & most used. (P) $200$275
1942Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. Fresh MUH, small surface scuff at base. SG 2 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. Only 2400 printed & most used. Copy of Brandon photo cert of blk from where it came. (P) $180$250
CAYMAN ISLANDS
19431905-07 KEVII set ½d to 5/-, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 8-16 cat £380. (9). (P) $275$375
19451907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 25-34 cat £350. (9) (P) $250$350
19461907-09 KEVII 5/- green & red on yellow, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 32 cat £40 for M, should be at least £80 MUH. (P) $60$80
19471907-09 KEVII 10/- Green & red on green, wmk crown CA, top value. VF fresh MLH. SG 34 cat £180. (P) $140$180
19481908 "1D" on KEVII 4d black & red on yellow. Superb fresh MLH. SG footnote cat £250. Much under-catalogued as only a couple of sheets made. Exp Brun & Diena. (P) $220$300
19491912-20 KGV set ¼d to 10/-, wmk mult crown, with extra papers for 3d (3), 1/- & 10/- (2). F-VF MUH, mostly fresh. SG 40-52 cat £506 for M, should be at least double, £1012 MUH (19) (P) $700$1000
19501928 KGV 1d red & 10/- carmine on green, on reg parcel piece, tied by "Georgetown OC 22 28" cds. VFU. SG 71 & 83 cat £100+ as loose stamps. (P) $100$150
19511932 Centenary set ¼d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 84-95 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (P) $800$1000
19531885 "Postage & Revenue Five Cents" opt QV 16c pale violet, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 180 cat £180. Exp Sorani. (P) $130$170
19541888-90 QV 2c/4c set on both mauve & rose, with all opt types. VF M/MLH. SG 202-11 cat £245. (12). (P) $180$250
19551918 "WAR STAMP" opt KGV 5c purple, error opt DOUBLE. VF MUH. SG 333a cat £70 for M, should be at least £140 MUH. (P) $100$150
19561918-19 "WAR STAMP" opt KGV 5c bright magenta, error opt inverted. VF fresh MUH. SG 334a cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (P) $100$150
19571921-32 KGV 20R black & red on blue, Die II, wmk mult script. VF fresh MUH. SG 357 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH. (P) $450$650
1958 1921-32 KGV 50R dull purple, UL cnr marginal plate no.1, wmk script. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 358 cat £750 for M, should be at least double, £1500+ MUH, plus premium for plate no. Ex Champion collection. Copy of 2013 Behr photo cert. (P) $1500 $2500
1959 1921-32 KGV 50R dull purple, wmk mult script. Superb fresh MUH. SG 358 cat £750 for M, should be at least double, £1500 MUH. (P) $1200 $1800
1960 1921-32 KGV 100R brownish grey, UL cnr marginal plate no.1, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 359 cat £2750 for M, should be at least double, £5500+ MUH, plus premium for plate no. Ex Champion. 2013 Behr photo cert. (P) $5500 $8000