RPSL London, 28th and 29th October 2025
This is undoubtedly the finest collection of these issues to come on the open market. Formed over forty years, Tom has managed to acquire items from all the major collections that have been sold including Milo Rowell, Dr Cheah Way Mun, Dr Ian Matheson, Gerald Davis, William Bennett and Alan Meech to name but a few.
The collection not only covers Malaya but also Burma and Borneo with Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak.
What stands out is its completeness with very few Stanley Gibbons numbers missing. For example, in the single frame chops, Tom has tried to collect all the known colours and their different types for each state and value, and in the Selangor, whether the handstamp was struck left to right or right to left.
In the Burma, one will find a wonderful selection of the different “Peacock” overprints and studies of the “cracked plate” and “pin” flaws.
Virtually all the major errors are to be found, whether it be inverts, doubles or omitted in pair (or larger) of normal overprint.
This will be a once in a lifetime chance to acquire these rare and difficult stamps, or a fabulous opportunity to begin collecting this fascinating area.
This will be a once in a lifetime chance to acquire these rare and difficult stamps
The Tom Gosse collection will be sold by Spink at the Royal Philatelic Society, Abchurch Lane on 28th and 29th October 2025. For more information please contact Nick Startup ([email protected]) or Josh Barber ([email protected]).