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GREAT BRITAIN (QUEEN VICTORIA) - 1840 (10 Nov) a large entire letter, being the complete (printed) "Weekly Return by the Steward at Thirlestane Castle" form with detailed accounts by hand for the period 12th to 19th October 1840 giving comprehensive details of workers & jobs paid for and amounts received (not a good week with cash paid out £177.12s.6d and cash received £82.11s). Sent to the Earl of Lauderdale at Dunbar bearing 1840 2d pale blue 'ND' plate 1 (SG 6) with 4 margins tied by two clear strikes of the red MC cancellation, on reverse "LAUDER" handstamp. Fascinating cover from one of Scotland's oldest & finest castles.

GREAT BRITAIN (QUEEN VICTORIA) - 1844 1d red- brown 'HL' plate 55 IMPRIMATUR impression with 4 margins including full sheet selvage at right with inscription and original decalled edge, cat £1500.

MAURITIUS - 1848-59 2d blue early impression (position 2), SG 8, fine used with 3 clear margins, just into the frame at right. Good strong engraving with clear portrait, neat but overall cancel. Small thin at right. Attractive example of this rarity. Cat SG £9000.

ITALY - 1862 80c yellow perf 11½x12 (SG 4, Sassone 4) and Sardinia 1861-63 10c bistre imperf (SG 40, Sassone 15E), together used on small piece tied by red "Milano" cds's. Expertized E.Diena on reverse, very rare, cat 4,500+ Euro = £3,900+. (2 stamps)

GREAT BRITAIN (QUEEN VICTORIA) - 1867-83 £5 orange on white paper, SG 137, a superb used example with bright fresh colour, full perfs & a crisp centrally- struck upright Belfast cds cancellation. A beauty.

EGYPT - 1871 ALEXANDRIA BISECT 10pa bright mauve, diagonal bisect, SG 12ba, on a piece tied by clear Alessandria cds.

INDIA - 1882-90 "RAJ" SERVICE OVERPRINT. 1d brown-purple (SG 88) with "RAJ Service." local overprint in red, fine used with fully dated 'socked on the nose' "Jeypore" cancel. This overprint was used by the Public Works Department of Jeypore, probably intended to prevent theft of the stamps. Very scarce.

FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1891-1902 ½d  green with WATERMARK REVERSED variety, SG 16ax, fine used.

NEPAL - 1898-1907 2a grey-lilac (SG 16, Scott 14, Hellrigl 17), Setting 20, a COMPLETE SHEET OF 56 (reconstructed from three multiples) including 4 inverted positions (SG 16a, Sc 14a, Hellrigl 17a), used with Birganj telegraphic cancels. Hellrigl notes that only two telegraphically used complete sheets known. A spectacular display item!

GREAT BRITAIN (EDWARD VII) - 1902-10 5s deep bright carmine, SG 264, used BLOCK OF FOUR each stamp cancelled by very fine Leicester Square of 2 Nov 1910. A RARE MULTIPLE, cat £1100.

GRENADA - 1904 - 06 Ed VII, wmk MCA, complete set, SG 67/76, very fine and fresh mint. (10 stamps)

ALBANIA - 1913 10pi dull red, ovptd "Eagle" in black, SG 10 (Mi 11), superb used on piece with Durres cancel. Rare and elusive stamp. Only 241 issued! Cat SG £4750.

BECHUANALAND - 1913-24 5s rose carmine, SG 84, very fine mint

BRITISH LEVANT - 1921 "Seahorse" surcharged set, SG 48/50, never hinged mint (3 stamps)

ITALY - 1923 Manzoni set, Sass S29, complete used on cover, cancelled with Milano 28. 1. 24 cds cancels (last day of validity). Diena and Sorani photo certs. Rare Cat Sassone €20,000 (£17,500).

FRANCE - 1925 Philatelic Exhibition mini-sheet (Yvert Block 1b, SG MS412a), never hinged mint with two different exhibition cachets away from stamps. Attractive, cat 3,000 Euro = £2,600+.

ZANZIBAR - 1926-30 POSTAGE DUE ERROR ON COVER Envelope from Kampala to Zanzibar, bearing the KUT 1c brown tied Kampala cds, with "T" postage deficient hand stamp, and bearing Zanzibar POSTAGE DUE 1926-30 15c black / orange & 18c black / salmon with "cent.s" error (SG D8 & D9a) stamps tied by Zanzibar 4th Dec 1930 cds's. Reverse with Zanzibar 23 Nov 1930 receiver pmk. A VERY RARE FRANKING which includes a scarce "cent.s" error. Small part flap damage on reverse & usual glue marks around the Dues as issued without gum. Error alone cat SG £3750 on cover!

NEPAL - 1927-30 Redrawn (plate II) 1a imperf (SG 42/42a, Scott 29A/29Ab, Hellrigl 44/44d) - telegraphically used COMPLETE SHEETS OF 64 STAMPS in grey-blue, deep blue and black-blue. Scarce group! ( 3 sheets = 192 stamps)

GREAT BRITAIN - 1929 £1 black PUC, SG 438, superb marginal used block of 4 with light cds cancel on each stamp. Highly attractive.

BRITISH GUIANA - 1938-52 $3 red brown perf 12½ x 12½, SG 319, never hinged mint imprint marginal block of 4. Lovely (4 stamps)

JAMAICA - 1938-52 £1 chocolate & violet, SG 133a, never hinged mint corner plate block of 4. Lovely (4 stamps)

BAHAMAS - 1938-52 5s lilac & blue, SG 156, never hinged mint with usual streaky brown gum

BERMUDA - 1938-53 12s6d grey & yellow on ordinary paper (the so-called "lemon" shade), SG 120d, fine used, accompanied by Murray Payne certificate.

ASCENSION - 1944 2d black and red- orange perf 13 with MOUNTAINEER FLAW within block of four, the variety on the lower- left stamp, SG 41a+41aa, never hinged mint. Fresh! (block 4 with variety)

ITALY - 1946 Horace complete set incl Airs (Sassone 398/405 & A95/99, SG 477/89), never hinged mint, fresh. (13 stamps)