NEW ZEALAND 1941 2d on 1½d purple-brown variety, SG629a

NEW ZEALAND 1941 2d on 1½d purple-brown variety, SG629aNew Zealand 1941 2d on 1d purple brown, horizontal imprint strip of 5, showing variety Inserted '2' on first stamp (R10 10), SG629a. A fine unmounted mint positional strip of five with original gum. Lightly toned but attractive and rare in this positional form, with full imprint. Surviving positional pieces usually show only a small part of the imprint. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 650+. BUY NOW: Order online, by phone +44 (0)1534 639 998, or via

Sports autographs

Names include Bergman’s co-stars Jean-Loup Phillipe and Yves Vincent

showing variety 'No stop after V' at R10/3

and later reclaimed the title twice

A rare and interesting pair

neatly cancelled by black experimental circular date stamp for MR

left marginal block of 4 showing variety 'line through 'O' of 1910' on upper right stamp (R4/2)

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (2020)

then a young MP aged 30

three of which feature Castro

A spectacular multiple and quite exceptional in such pristine quality

Letter from Rowland Hill dated March 1837 seeking support for his plan “I send you a copy of the (3rd) published edition of post office reform” ” the use of stamped covers is particularly liked by government”