Tonga 1923-4 2d on 10d black and lake varieties, SG66/b/c

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Tonga 1923-4 2d on 10d black and lake varieties, SG66/b/cTonga 1923 24 2d on 10d black and lake, type 27 surcharge in blue, watermark upright (inverted), block of 4, positions 6 7 16 17 on the sheet, showing the two pantograph varieties "Both O's small" (position 7) and "Small second O" (position 17) se tenant, SG66 b c. A fine mint block with large part original gum. Characteristic minor blemishes (position 7 with small gum thin), but, overall, fine and fresh appearance. An extremely scarce philatelic item

Following a successful coup d'etat in 1799

Queen Mary (1867-1953)

type 2 handstamp in orange-red on unoverprinted 1024-37 1c black

Provenance: Ex Bill Gross

Very fine and fresh left hand marginal unmounted example with full original gum block of four printed by Waterlow

still attractive and scarce in this form

with the proceeds going towards her favourite charity

China 1897 (Mar) Large figure on Dowager Empress

which are barely noticeable and still of very fine appearance

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue price for this set is £200

(1930 – 1999) was an American aviator and NASA astronaut who became the third man to walk on the moon during the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969

The 96c olive-bistre block of four was displayed in pride of place on the front cover of the auction catalogue