Great Britain 1840 2d blue, plate 1, SG5

Great Britain 1840 2d blue, plate 1, SG5Great Britain 1840 2d blue, plate 1, horizontal strip of three, lettered 'SH SJ', cancelled with black Maltese Crosses, SG5. A very fine used strip of three with very large and regular margins all round, further benefiting from aesthetically pleasing central cancellations with neat black Maltese Crosses. A stunning multiple in a perfect state of preservation. A very rare and beautiful early piece of British philately, rarely seen so fine. Accompanied

The 1953 Conquest of Everest 29th May 1953 2a to 12a set of four perforated essays printed in Vienna by Staatsdruckerei and affixed to dark brown card with the printer's imprint on the reverse

Barbados 1986 Queen's 60th birthday 65c

cancelled on the first anniversary of Indian Independence

vertically along the right-hand side of the photograph

To escape from a tower

Some light toning to the document

A very scarce King George V specialised item

the Postmaster General of the Irish Free State invited firms in London and Dublin to compete in a stamp design competition

History of the lock of hair

"We will have to make a decision concerning the Berg Regiment

“Dear Mrs Levy

one of the Queen's most trusted members of staff