Samoa

1886-1900 Palmtrees

Perf 11 2/6d purple vertical strip of 3 from the base of the sheet

Imperforate Between the First Two Units SG 64ba, part o.g.,

undercatalogued at £450+. Similar strip sold

for £747 at auction in 2003]

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1907 Large Canoes

½d to 1/- imperforate plate proof blocks of 4 in the issued

colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper, vibrant colours.

[Absent from John Darnell's collection. Colonel Harrie Evans' two sets

of singles sold for $403 & $426 respectively

£ 1000+ Retail Guide Price

MALAYA

MALAYA - Straits Settlements

1936 Survey Department essays 15c Sailing Vessel on ungummed

unwatermarked paper highly surfaced on both sides comprising singles

with four different KGV portraits (plus one extra) in black, se-tenant

strip of the four designs in carmine & a similar strip in black & dull rose.

Very attractive group. [All have neat pencil notations on the back indicating

they were from Lot 635 in Robson Lowe's auction of November 1950

£ 600+ Retail Guide Price