Picture Postcards: 1908-1911, attractive group of picture postcards, all postally used to China and Italy and carrying 1904, 1904 definitives cancelled...

1905 (Sep 28) 3c outward portion of a reply paid card sent registered to Germany uprated with 1904-22 1c, 3c, 4c and 5c tied by Taiping squared circle...

Revenues: 1950 $250 De La Rue handpainted essay, 101x84mm, dated "20/3/49" and endorsed "Approved", using a photograph of Sultan SIr Abu Bakar and touched...

Revenues: 1950 $25, $100 and $250 affixed to Malaysian post office archive piece entitled "Specimens of Special Stamps" with "Special" erased and replaced...

1895-99 $10 green and purple mint l.h., very fine fresh example of this scarce high value (S.G. £950).

1895-90 2c bright rose, ovpt type 30, variety Antique "G" in SUNGEI, (r6/1) mint o.g., fresh and fine (S.G. £950).

1912-41 wmk script CA $5 green & red on yellow mint l.h., very fine (S.G. £650).

1863-81 wmk CC 1/2d yellow used with inverted watermark, neat "A25" cancel, a fine example; cert. BPA (2024) (S.G. £650).

1883 De La Rue Appendix sheet (2 pieces) submitted to the Crown Agents for the proposed new issue of stamps by the Maltese Government, representing a colour...

1919 10s "Shipwreck of St. Paul" colour trial in orange-brown with "SPECIMEN" overprint, affixed to printer's archive piece and numbered "29" below, very...

1919 wmk Multi CA 10s "Shipwreck of St. Paul" black mint l.h., slightly yellowish gum mentioned for accuracy, very fine and fresh (S.G. £3'250).

1890-1920s Shipwreck of St Paul group incl. 1899 10s unused (reperfed), 1919 10s wmk CA with "SPECIMEN" overprint, lightly hinged with yellowish gum (S.G....

1854-59, group of classics incl. Post Paid 1d bright vermilion, intermediate impression, just touched at foot, with "INLAND" cancel, very fine (S.G. £3250),...

1847 Post Office "Stocken" reprints taken from the original copper plate in 1912, in the issued colours with one sheetlet in blue and one in orange, very...

1848-59 1d orange-vermilion, earliest impression, pos. 12. With mostly clear margins and touched in a few places, cancelled by barred obliterator. A nice...

1848, 2d deep blue, earliest impression, pos. 9, cut into lower right and touching top left; with a very rare double cancellation of bars and circles,...

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, pos.10, worn impression, showing diagonal pre-printing paper fold, close to large margins, light target cancel, very fine and...

1857-59, Post Paid 1d red-brown on greyish, latest impression, pos. 4, an unusually fresh and wide margined example tied to large printed matter from...

1863 Spiro forgeries, pair of complete sheets with target cancels, with 6d slate pin perf. and (no value) blue imperf., some minor toning, very scarce...

1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion, fine to good margins, unused, fine and very scarce and often found without gum (S.G. £3'500).

1859 Lapirot 2d pos.9, intermediate impression, unused two clear margins and just touched in other places, some tiny natural paper inclusions, fresh appearance,...

1859 (Jun 18) envelope to France with 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, pos.4, touched on two sides, very large margins on the others, tied...

1859 Lapirot 2d pos.5, worn impression, unused with large margin at right and just touched in other places, fresh appearance, some residual gum/glue on...

1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d, taken from the original page from the RPSL handbook on British Africa published...

1862 (Jun 9) Envelope to Dublin with GB 1855-57 6d pale lilac, wmk Emblems tied by "B53" numeral and Dublin cds, red "1 1/2d" hs, reverse with Mauritius...

1877 4c De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, dated "Nov. 23 1877", very fine.

1877 17c De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, dated "Dec 18 1877", very fine.

1884, 8c postal stationary from Mauritius to Munich, Germany uprated by 1879-80 8c blue. Stationary struck by duplex B53 and Mauritius A DE 24 84, while...

1900-1920s Badge of Colony high values group incl. 1900 1r sideways Wmk Crown CC hinged mint with small tone, 1910 wmk Crown CA 2r50 and 5r watermark sideways...

Postal Stationery: 1862-1910, Attractive accumulation of thirty-four unused stationery envelopes, showing 1873 10d on linen paper without watermark, plus...

1820, folded letter sheet struck on front by PORT LOUIS/UNPAID (type Ib-2) and framed INDIA LETTER/DEAL.On back is London arrival 14.2 1820. A scarce...

1827 folded letter with large part of commercial content, struck on front by red MAURITIUS/POST-OFFICE and black COLONIES/PAR BORDEAUX sent to Le Havre,...

1833, complete folded letter with contents datelined "Ile Maurice le 22 Janvier 1833", sent to Saint Maixant, France. On front is struck black MAURITIUS/POST...

1834, complete folded letter with full content sent to Bordeaux, datelined "Port Louis Maurice 8 July 1833". On front is struck very fine COL./POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS,...

1849 (Oct 20) entire from Mauritius to France with boxed "PACKET" hs and crowned GPO despatch ds, endorsed "Packet pr Enigma via Ceylon and Marseilles",...

1850, complete folded letter datelined Mahebourg October 17th '50. On front are boxed and dated MAHEBOURG in blue and with boxed PAID alongside. Written...

1854 incoming envelope stampless envelope endorsed "p. Steamer "Chusan" via Ceylon", with very fine strike of "FORWARDED BY / JOHN BLACK / GALLE" bevelled-framed...

1769 Entire sent by private ship to a wine merchant in Madeira, endorsed “To be delivered by Capt Mansfield” with manuscript notation on inner sideflap:...

1777 Entire sent by private ship to a wine merchant in Madeira, datelined internally at end of message “Montserrat / July 13th 1777”, with message talking...

1789 & 1792 Pair of entires to a wine merchant in Madeira, both datelined “Montserrat”, one endorsed “By Capt. L”, both carried by favour, and both complaining...

1790 (Mar 22) Entire to London with “Montserrat” straight line hs (type N1), sent by local schooner to Antigua (with ms “2d” rate) to catch the UK Packet...

1791 (Apr 21) Entire to London with “Montserrat” straight line handstamp (type N1), ms 1s rate, arrival bs, some soiling, scarce with only 22 recorded...

1791 (Jun 28) Entire to wine merchants in London with “Montserrat” straight line handstamp (type N1), rated “1s”, crossed out and stamped with “Crown”...

1796 (Jul 14) Entire to London with “MONTSERRAT” straight line hs (type N1), ms “1/-” rate, arrival bs, a fine and late usage of this handstamp with only...

1808 (May 14) Entire to London with faint example of the very rare “MONTSERRAT” horse-shoe ds (type C1), rated “2/”, arrival bs, one of only seven examples...

1810-1836, Small group of pre-stamp mail, all used in the no handstamp period, with 1816 entire to London with only arrival cancel, 1821 Packet Letter...

1836 (Sep 27) Wrapper to the Wesleyan Mission in London with the very rare “MONTSERRAT” fleuron cds (type C2) on reverse, rated “2/2”, arrival bs, very...

1841 (Jan 23) Entire to London with “MONTSERRAT” large “trolley wheel” cds (type C3), rated “2/” with arrival bs, fine and scarce, with only 16 of these...

1844 Pair of covers to London rated 2s and 1s, the first an entire (toned) datelined "Montserrat" and the second a wrapper to the Wesleyan Mission with...

1845 (Oct 27) Entire to London with “MONTSERRAT” large “trolley wheel” cds (type C3), rated “2/” with arrival bs, minor restoration inside, rare with only...