NIGER COAST 1894 '½' on left half of 1d pale blue, SG58d

NIGER COAST 1894 '½' on left half of 1d pale blue, SG58dNiger Coast 1894 (June) '' on left half of 1d pale blue, type 15 surcharge in red, Opobo bisect provisional, lower marginal, perforations compound 13 14x12 13, tied to piece by OPOBO RIVER circular date stamp, dated 'SP 19 94', SG58d. A fine used example despite some minor marks at foot. An attractive and unusual piece of early Nigerian postal history. There are no examples of these bisect stamps known in mint condition. A very rare stamp as only 120

The record at auction stands at $105m

error gold (frame) omitted

Worn by Madonna during the song 'Dress You Up' in which she sported an outfit inspired by Dame Edna Everage

British Levant 1916 'Salonica' 1d scarlet

declared himself King of Fiji and converted to Christianity two years later

The designers put forward 12 different design ideas but the King was not impressed by any of them

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association certificate of authenticity (1999)

Lennon visited the botanical gardens and saw the freesia hybrid flower Double Fantasy

known as the notorious missing stamp in most British Queen Victoria stamp collections

Scott had previously flown into space alongside Neil Armstrong during the Gemini 8 mission in March 1966

in blocks of four

A cover of an October 2