auction sale tuesday, september 9, 2014

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AUCTION SALE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
AT 1:00 P.M.
GREAT BRITAIN
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1840 1p black, Plate 1b, lettered “S-C”, watermark inverted, light red Maltese Cross cancel, margins
all around, v.f., signed Goebbel (SG 2e) cat. £2,500 ....................................................................(1c)
1,000.00
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1840 1p black, Plate 1b, lettered “F-F”, watermark inverted, red Maltese Cross cancel, margins all
around, v.f., with 1987 Royal cert. (SG 2e) cat. £2,500 ................................................................(1c)
1,000.00
1840 2p blue, two singles, one lettered “G-D” used on piece, the other “S-B”, each with black Maltese
Cross cancel, margins all around, v.f., cat. £1,750 ........................................................................(2)
350.00
1840 2d blue, plate 1, ample margins to just touching at left, tied by blue black Maltese Cross pmk on
outer FL from Burton to Kendal, July 14, 1842 departure and arrival postmarks on back, fine cover,
with 2003 Royal certificate (“Maltese Cross obliteration in mixed inks”) (SG 5, specialized DS5) cat.
£2,500 ...........................................................................................................................................(2)
500.00
1841 2c blue, two horizontal strips of nine, cancelled “498” numerals in oval, margins mostly all
around (one stamp just in at left), few creases and other small faults, otherwise fine-v.f. and
impressive multiples (catalogue value for six horizontal strips of three) cat. $1,650 ........................(4)
500.00
1854 2d blue, Plate 4, lettered L-B, unused (regummed), centered top, creases at right, excellent
color and a presentable copy, with 2014 BPA certificate, cat. £11,000 ....................................(SG 23)
1,000.00
1862 4d pale red, plate 3, lettered I-H, unused with large part original, slightly toned gum, also perf.
soiling at bottom, actually much better than the 2014 BPA certificate (“traces of original gum, toned
and soiled”) (SG Specialized J52[2]) cat. £1,850 ....................................................................(SG 80)
500.00
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1867-80 9d pale straw, Plate 4, lettered Q-B, unused with full original gum, l.h., good color and usual
centering, trivial corner perf. crease and toning along the top, fine, with 2014 BPA certificate (SG
111) cat. £2,300 ........................................................................................................................(52)
300.00
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1867-80 10d red brown, plate 1, lettered R-J, unused with original gum, deep and fresh color,
centered to left, vertical bend at right, with 2014 BPA certificate (SG 114) cat. £5,000 ..................(53)
500.00
1872 1sh green, plate 5, lettered S-F, the Stock Exchange forgery, cancelled on piece, fine and
scarce, SG cat. £850 ........................................................................................................................
250.00
1872 1sh green, plate 5, lettered “J-E”, the so-called “Stock Exchange” forgery, fine, the forgery is on
unwatermarked paper and is quite skillfully produced, as it was not discovered until 1898, some 26
years after it was produced, SG cat. £850 .........................................................................................
250.00
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1872 1sh green, plate 5, lettered J-E, the Stock Exchange forgery, used, also a genuine plate 6, fine,
SG cat. £850 ....................................................................................................................................
250.00
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1872 1sh green, plate 5, lettered “S-E”, the so-called “Stock Exchange” forgery, thin spot, fine
appearance, SG cat. £850 ................................................................................................................
150.00
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Cherrystone Auctions
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1876-80 8p brown lilac brown, Plate 1, lettered “E-D”, prepared but never placed into use, unused
(regummed), fine example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 156a) cat.
£9,750 ...........................................................................................................................................................(72)
3,000.00
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1878 10sh green gray, watermarked Maltese Cross, overprinted Specimen, repaired, fine
appearance (SG 128S) cat. £4,200 .......................................................................................................(74S)
250.00
1878 £1 brown lilac, watermarked Maltese Cross, neatly cancelled, fresh color and well centered,
v.f. and beautiful stamp, with 1991 BPA certificate (SG 129) cat. £4,500 .........................................(75)
2,500.00
1882 5sh rose, White Paper, Plate 4, London cds, nicely centered, thin, v.f. appearance (SG 134)
cat. £4,200 .................................................................................................................................................(90a)
500.00
1882 £5 bright orange, white paper, lettered “D-E”, right sheet margin single, overprinted Specimen
in black, barest trace of a hinge, fresh and v.f. (SG 137s) cat. £4,500 ...........................................(93S)
2,500.00
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1884 5sh crimson, block of six, Manchester Telegraphs cds, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 2011
Eichele certificate (SG Spec. K12(2); catalogue value for a block of four and two singles) cat.
£2,000 ......................................................................................................................................................(108b)
750.00
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1884 5sh carmine rose, bottom margin single, overprinted Specimen in black, with additional
overprint in margin, l.h., v.f. (SG 180s) cat. £450 .............................................................................(108S)
250.00
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1884 5sh rose, imperforate and gummed imprimatur, minor flaws, fine appearance, scarce (SG
176S) cat. £4,750 ...................................................................................................................................(108P)
1,000.00
1884 10sh ultramarine, blue paper, imperf. single, close but clear margins all around, h.r., fine
example of this rare stamp, with 2006 BPA certificate (SG Spec. K13) cat. £6,250 ..............(109bvar)
2,500.00
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Stamps & Covers
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1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Crowns, overprinted Specimen in black, disturbed gum which is
toned, otherwise fine (SG 185s) cat. £2,800......................................................................................(110S)
500.00
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1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Crowns, double Specimen overprint, one inverted, h.r., minute
thin spot, otherwise fine and unusual variety (SG 185s) cat. £2,800 .......................................(110Svar)
500.00
1888 £1 brown violet, watermarked Orbs, nicely centered, fresh white gum (h.r.), v.f. and perfectly
sound example of this rarity, signed W.H.C., Diena, etc. with 2014 BPA certificate. A splendid
stamp (SG 186) cat. £72,000 ..................................................................................................................(123)
40,000.00
1902-11 Edward, £1 blue green, bottom sheet margin single, small h.r., v.f. (SG 266) cat. £2,000 ....
....................................................................................................................................................................(142)
800.0
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1913 Seahorses, £1 green, very lightly hinged, well centered, fresh and v.f., pencil signed, with
2014 BPA cert. (SG 403) cat. £3,000 ....................................................................................................(176)
2,000.00
1962 3p National Productivity Year, Queen’s Head (blue) omitted, right sheet margin single, l.h.,
v.f., only 18 examples recorded, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 632a) cat. £6,250 ..............................(388a)
3,500.00
1972 3p Christmas, second gold printing omitted, n.h., v.f., only 30 examples recorded, with 2014
BPA cert. (SG 914e) cat. £2,000 ......................................................................................................(681var)
1,000.00
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1973 3p Explorers, Queen’s Head (gold) omitted, lower left margin se-tenant block of four (two setenant horizontal pairs), n.h. but with some gum glazing affecting the right stamps, v.f., with 2014
BPA cert. which states “large part original gum” (SG 923/924b) cat. £3,000 ................................(690a)
1,500.00
1973 3p Paintings, Queen’s Head (gold) omitted, right margin horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., with 2014
Royal cert. (SG 931a) cat. £300 .......................................................................................................(697var)
150.00
Zeppelin Flights. 1929 (23 Nov), OHMS pre-printed cover with typed “Posted on Board H.M. Airship
R101 in flight”, franked with 1½d red brown, posed from Bedford, with original letter headed “H.M.
Airship R.101” and embossed arms (“this is written on board the airship as requested”, dated Nov
23 1929), fine and rare trial-flight cover, one of only three known, signed Gappe ................................
2,000.00
Officials. 1840 1p black, “V.R.” Official, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh color and
sharp impression, v.f. example of this world-class rarity, with 1975 BPA certificate (while 3,323
sheets were prepared for use, the idea of special “Official” stamps was abandoned and all but 21
sheets were destroyed. Of those, 13 sheets were used for experiments with obliterator cancels, but
a few managed to make it through the post), cat. £32,000 .................................................................(O1)
15,000.00
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1840 V.R. Official, 1d black, horizontal pair, lettered EG-EH, unused with gum, good color, with
2001 BPA certificate stating “unused, horizontally creased, the top margin has been added and
frame lines painted in by hand”, fine appearing and extremely rare multiple (SG V1) cat. £90,000.....
......................................................................................................................................................................(O1)
5,000.00
1885 I.R. Official on 10sh cobalt on white paper, unused (with gum, which is probably not original)
with clear 1979 (“unused genuine”) and 2003 (“unused genuine, reperforated at right”) Royal
certificates, rare stamp in any condition, fine (SG O9cb), cat. £22,000 ..........................................(O9a)
5,000.00
1892 I.R. Officials, £1 green, “Account Branch Glasgow” cancel, nice color, fresh and fine, signed
Donnini, Diena (SG O16) cat. £2,500 ...................................................................................................(O15)
1,000.00
1902 Government Parcels, 9p ultramarine and violet, small h.r., well centered, few gum creases,
otherwise fresh and v.f., with 2013 BPA cert. (SG O77) cat. £600 ..................................................(O42)
300.00
Postal Stationery. 1840 Mulready, 1p black letter sheet (“Jell’s Periodical & Annual Advertiser, New
Zealand Co.” 22 March 1840 edition), used Sept 1840 to Southampton, with red Maltese Cross and
arrival postmarks, filing folds, otherwise fine, cat. $500 ......................................................................(U3)
150.00
Telegraph Stamps. 1876 £5 orange, watermarked Shamrocks sideways inverted, lettered A-D (SG
Specialized L237), unused, well centered and fresh, with 2014 BPA pink certificate (stating
“regummed, partially reperforated”), which in our opinion is rather harsh (gum appears to be
original, with couple of blunted perfs at left). An attractive example of the scarce £5 Telegraphs,
cat. £25,000 ........................................................................................................................................(SG T18)
5,000.00
British Intervention in North Russia
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1918 (11 Dec) cover to Surrey, endorsed “On Active Service”, with Army Post Office P.B.2
(Archangel) and censor “X20” in violet ..........................................................................................................
150.00
British Offices in Morocco
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1949 George VI, ½p-5sh, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 77-93) cat. £320 ..............
.............................................................................................................................................................(246-262)
150.00
British Offices Abroad - Salonica
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1916 ½p-1sh, set of eight, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., various expert handstamps and 2013 BPA
certificate, cat. £1,400............................................................................................................................(S1-8)
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Stamps & Covers
British Offices Abroad - Colombia
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1853 (22 Oct) FL to New York, with faint but distinct “Santa Martha” crowned circle in red,
supported by corresponding departure pmk on back, with St. Thomas (31 Oct) transit and
“Steamship 10” on front, scarce (SG CC6) cat. £1,900 ...............................................................................
250.00
British Offices Abroad - St.Thomas
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1856 (15 Aug) cover to Corsica, with red “Paid at St. Thomas” crowned circle, supported by
departure postmark on back, endorsed “British rate”, also with red Paid and “P D”, transit and
arrival markings on back, fine .........................................................................................................................
250.00
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
ADEN
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1937 Dhow, ½a-10sh, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1-12) cat. £1,000 .......................................(1-12)
400.00
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1937 Dhow, ½a-10r, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1-12) cat. £1,000 ........................................(1-12)
750.00
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1932 Tercentenary, complete to 2sh6p, nine different, used on three registered covers from
Barbuda to England, v.f. (web photo) ...............................................................................................(67-75)
ANTIGUA
150.00
AUSTRALIA
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1915 2½d deep value, error “1” of fraction omitted, forgery on watermarked paper, cancelled, fine
and scarce item ................................................................................................................................................
250.00
1915-24 Kangaroos, £2 rose and violet brown, l.h., wide margins, fresh and nearly v.f., signed
Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 45b) cat. £4,000..................................................................................(59)
2,500.00
150.00
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1926 2d red, postal forgery, small faults, fine appearance ........................................................................
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1929-30 Kangaroos, £2 dull red and black, l.h., wide margins, v.f., signed Diena, with 2014 BPA
cert. (SG 114) cat. £4,250 .......................................................................................................................(102)
2,500.00
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1931-36 Kangaroos, £2 dull rose and black, l.h., nicely centered, v.f., signed Diena, with 2014 BPA
cert. (SG 138) cat. £4,000 .......................................................................................................................(129)
2,500.00
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1932 registered cover to USA, franked with two each 2d, 3d and 2d Typographed, used together
with 5sh green, tied by 15 March 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge N.E. Pylon postmarks, fine-v.f., with
arrival markings ................................................................................................................................(130-133)
500.00
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Flight Covers. 1931 two flown covers to USA, one franked with 2sh Silver Jubilee etc., sent via
Hong Kong, fine-v.f. .........................................................................................................................................
150.00
Rocket Mail. 1934-37 collection on pages, with seven souvenir sheets of four, also seven covers,
franked with Rocket adhesives and used in combination with regular postage, fine-v.f. ......................
500.00
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BAHAMAS
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Zeppelin Flights. 1936 Hindenburg, first North America Flight from Nassau to England, with
Frankfurt arrival and special cachets on both sides, v.f., one of only two known (Sieger 409I) ..........
2,000.00
BAHRAIN
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1938-41 George VI, 3p-25r, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 20-37) cat. £950 ...............(20-37)
500.00
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1938-41 George VI, 3p-25r, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 20-37) cat. £950...........................(20-37)
750.00
BARBADOS
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1873 1sh black, block of 12, seven stamps hinged, balance n.h., few faint thins, otherwise fine-v.f.
(SG 61; catalogue value for hinged singles) cat. £1,800 ......................................................................(42)
500.00
BECHUANALAND
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1887 £5 lilac, l.h., fairly well centered, fine example of this rare stamp, with 2013 Sismondo cert.
(SG 21) cat. £4,000 ....................................................................................................................................(22)
2,500.00
1890 ½d vermilion, “Protectorate” double and inverted, h.r., fine, with 1984 Philatelic Federation of
Southern Africa certificate, cat. £700 ..............................................................................................(SG 54c)
500.00
BERMUDA
419
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1918 George V, £1 purple and black, red, tied on piece by Hamilton pmk, v.f. (SG 55) cat. £550 (54)
200.00
420
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1922 Caravel 1d gray blue, perf. 14¾, also plate proof on card, each overprinted Specimen, fine,
scarce (SG 78P) ...............................................................................................................................................
250.00
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
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1895 £10 black & orange vermilion, fiscal cancel, well centered, v.f., with 1998 BPA cert. (SG 30) ..
.......................................................................................................................................................................(30)
250.00
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1896 £10 vermilion and black, £25 blue green and black, overprinted Specimen, h.r., v.f. (SG 4142s) cat. £650 .....................................................................................................................................(41-42S)
350.00
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1903-4 Edward, £1 scarlet and black and £10 ultramarine and black, overprinted Specimen, h.r., v.f.
(SG 66-67s; catalogue value for £10 only) cat. £500 ....................................................................(68-69S)
300.00
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Stamps & Covers
BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA
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1943-51 Middle East Forces, Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, 154 different, issues
complete including postage dues, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. £1,534 (web photo) ....................(SG M11/TD10)
1,000.00
426
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1950 B.A. Tripolitania, complete set in blocks of four, n.h. (except 3L pair and two singles, one
hinged), fine-v.f. (SG T14-26) cat. £560 ............................................................................................(14-26)
250.00
1941 overprinted “British Occupation” and “Postage”, 10c-50L, complete set of eleven values,
prepared but not issued, n.h., fine-v.f., with 1978 Diena and 2014 Colla certificates. A major British
and Italian rarity, only a handful of complete sets exist, cat. €87,000 ................................(Sass.10-20)
20,000.00
BRITISH HONDURAS
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1868 cover to Winchester, franked with horizontal strip of 3x1p pale blue, tied by “A06” duplex, with
faint Belize 1868 cds alongside, sent via New Orleans (July 12), with “Steamship 10” cancel, fine
usage .............................................................................................................................................................(1)
250.00
Flight Covers. 1930 (14 Jan) first flight cover, registered from Belize to San Lorenzo (Honduras)
and San Salvador, with appropriate transit and arrival postmarks, v.f., apparently only one flown
(Muller 8) ...........................................................................................................................................................
1,200.00
BRITISH POSTAL AGENCIES IN EASTERN ARABIA
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1955-60 5r on 5sh rose red (DLR type II), used and unused (n.h.) vertical pairs, v.f., cat. £170 (web
photo) ...................................................................................................................................................(SG 56b)
150.00
BRUNEI
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1906 overprints and surcharges, complete set of 12, used in 1912 on two registered covers to
Austria, Labuan and Singapore transit postmarks on back, fine-v.f. (SG 11-22 from x30 on cover,
catalogue value for used off cover) cat. £800 .....................................................................................(1-12)
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BURMA
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1937 George V, 15r olive green and ultramarine and 25r blue and ocher, barely hinged, v.f. (SG 1718) cat. £2,050.......................................................................................................................................(17-18)
1,200.00
Telegraph Stamps. 1946 1a-10r, set of seven, top margin blocks of 20, n.h., 8a with four stamps
creased, otherwise fine-v.f., cat. £720 ..........................................................................................(SG T1-7)
250.00
Burma - Japanese Occupation
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1942 $25 black on red, h.r., natural gum bend, v.f., with 1998 Royal cert. (SG J19) cat. £950 ..(N19)
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1915 1ch carmine and indigo, h.r., fine, signed Diena (SG 15) cat. £750 .......................................(N15)
500.00
BUSHIRE
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1915 9ch yellow brown and violet, heavy h.r., fine, signed Diena (SG 20) cat. £1,400 ................(N20)
1,000.00
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1915 10ch blue green and yellow brown, h.r., pencil signed, v.f., with 1957 BPA cert. (SG 21) cat.
£2,250 ........................................................................................................................................................(N21)
1,500.00
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1915 1k silver, yellow brown and gray, l.h., v.f., owner’s handstamp on reverse, with 1957 BPA cert.
(SG 24) cat. £1,000 .................................................................................................................................(N23)
600.00
438
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1915 24ch yellow brown and dark brown, h.r., fine, with 1957 BPA cert. (SG 23) cat. £1,000 ....(N24)
700.00
439
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1915 2k silver, blue and rose, l.h., v.f., with 1958 BPA cert. (SG 25) cat. £950 ............................(N25)
500.00
440
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1915 3k silver, violet and brown, small h.r., v.f., with1958 BPA cert. (SG 26) cat. £1,100 ..........(N26)
750.00
441
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1915 5k silver, brown and slate, small h.r., pencil signed, v.f., with1957 BPA cert. (SG 27) cat.
£1,000 ........................................................................................................................................................(N27)
600.00
CAMEROON
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1915 C.E.F. Surcharges, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG B1-13) cat. £900 ....................(53-65)
500.00
CANADA
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1928-29 1c-$1, set of eleven, $1 n.h., balance l.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1,050................................(149-159)
250.00
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1928-29 1c orange, 2c green and 5c deep violet, set of three imperf. horizontal tete-beche pairs,
n.h., v.f. ...........................................................................................................................................(149/153c)
800.00
445
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1928-29 Bluenose, 50c dark blue, upper left corner partial imprint block of four, n.h. (hinged in
margin), well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2010 PFC (catalogue value for singles) cat. $1,800 (158)
700.00
446
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1934 3c Cartier, imperf. horizontal pair, l.h., left stamp with small crease, otherwise v.f., with 2003
PFC, cat. $625 ........................................................................................................................................(208a)
200.00
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1959 St. Lawrence Seaway, 5c red and blue, center inverted, n.h., faint perf. toning, still v.f. A
premier Canadian rarity, with approximately 400 believed to exist, cat. $11,000.........................(387a)
5,000.00
1981 17c “The Look of Music”, printed on gummed side and missing inscriptions, n.h., v.f., only 200
copies known, of which only approximately 100 are sound, with 1999 Greene cert. (Unitrade 878i,
CA$2,000) ...........................................................................................................................................(878var)
500.00
1981 17c “The Look of Music”, printed on gummed side and missing inscriptions, corner margin
imprint block of four, n.h., v.f., only 200 copies known, of which only approximately 100 are sound,
with 2002 Greene cert. (Unitrade 878i, CA$8,000 for singles) ....................................................(878var)
2,000.00
450
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1987 72c Hand-drawn Cart, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Unitrade 1093i; CA$1,200) ..(1083var)
300.00
451
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Air Post. 1942 6c deep blue, imperf. vertical pair, small h.r. at top, v.f., cat. $650.......................(C7a)
250.00
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1855 1d rose, unused, margins all around, creased, otherwise fine, with 2014 BPA certificate, cat.
£700 .......................................................................................................................................................(SG 5a)
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
150.00
Mafeking Siege Issues
453
1900 1d pale blue, deep blue, forgeries (4), one “used”, others unused, one on horizontally laid
paper, others on wove, rare ............................................................................................................................
500.00
454
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1900 1d pale blue, well centered, h.r., fine, cat. £1,200 ................................................................(SG 17)
500.00
455
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1900 1d deep blue, cancelled on piece, v.f., cat. £325 ..................................................................(SG 18)
250.00
456
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1901 Boer War usage, 2½p tied by Leribe/CGH (Basutoland) cds on censored cover, with small
white "Opened Under Martial Law" label, tied by triangle censor handstamp, sent to France, with
arrival and re-addressed internally, rare usage from Basutoland to France .............................................
150.00
CEYLON
457
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1857-59 10p vermilion, h.r., margins clear all around, fine, with 1970 Royal cert. (SG 9) cat. $900 ...
.......................................................................................................................................................................(10)
500.00
458
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1859 (7 Nov) FL franked with single 5p orange brown, margins all around, cancelled by grids, sent
from Galle, via Hong Kong (29 Nov) to Shanghai, red “Galle Steamer Letter No. 7 1859” departure
pmk, endorsed “per Ganges”, fine letter from Ceylon to China ............................................................(6)
500.00
459
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1863-66 5d red brown, h.r., good color and perforations, usual gum bends, signed Diena, fine, with
2014 BPA certificate, cat. £300..........................................................................................................(SG 53)
150.00
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Stamps & Covers
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1912-25 George V, 100r gray black, 500r gray green and 1000r violet, three high values,
overprinted Specimen in black, small h.r., well centered, v.f. (SG 321-323s) cat. £2,350..(216-218S)
2,000.00
1912-25 George V, 500r gray green, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., well centered, faint toning,
otherwise v.f. (SG 322s) cat. £650 ......................................................................................................(217S)
400.00
1921-33 George V, 100r gray black, with break in scroll variety, small h.r., well centered, v.f., with
1992 Holcombe cert. (SG 359a) cat. £4,500 ...................................................................................(246var)
4,000.00
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
463
`
1916 (Sep) cover from Papeete Tahiti to San Francisco, with 5c Christmas Island adhesive
(uncancelled) at bottom left, fine (web photo) ...............................................................................................
150.00
COOK ISLANDS
464
ww
1943-54 2sh6p-£5, set of six, n.h., few pencil notations, fine-v.f. (SG 131-136w) cat. £500.................
.......................................................................................................................................................(124A-126C)
300.00
CYPRUS
465
wwa
1882-94 12pi brown orange, Die B, left sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., expert signed (SG 37;
catalogue value for hinged) cat. £720 ...................................................................................................(25a)
466
500.00
467
466
w
1924-28 George V, £5 black on yellow, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 2014 BPA cert.
(SG 117a) cat. £3,750 ..............................................................................................................................(109)
3,000.00
467
w
1924-28 George V, £5 black on yellow, l.h., fresh and v.f. (SG 117a) cat. £3,750 ........................(109)
3,000.00
468
S
1924-28 George V, £1 violet and black and £5 black on yellow, overprinted Specimen in black or
red, h.r., v.f. (SG 102,117as; catalogue value for £5 only) cat. £1,000....................................(109-110)
750.00
1924 £5 black on yellow, well centered and nice color, however fake cancel and cleaned, with 1994
Royal certificate, ......................................................................................................................................(109)
250.00
1924-28 George V, £1 violet and black, corner margin single, never hinged (SG 102; catalogue
value for hinged) cat. £300 .....................................................................................................................(110)
250.00
469
470
ww
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465
470
472
474
468
483
473
479
478
476
484
485
491
482
475
489
490
486
495
493
494
498
499
496
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497
U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
471
472
`
w/wwa
1928 50th Year of Cyprus as a British Colony, complete set on three matching FDCs, each with
sheet margin, stamps tied by “Larnaca 1.Fe.28 Cyprus” cds and sent registered to England, v.f.,
signed Bolaffi, with his 1976 cert. for the three high values .....................................................(114-123)
2,500.00
1934 ¼pi-45pi, complete set, blocks of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 133143; catalogue value for hinged singles) cat. £800 .....................................................................(125-135)
500.00
CYRENAICA - AUTONOMOUS STATE
473
ww
1950 1m-500m, also Postage Dues, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 136-148,D149-155) cat. £525 ..
........................................................................................................................................................(65-77,J1-7)
350.00
474
wwa
1950 1m-500m, also Postage Dues, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (SG 136-148,D149-155)
cat. £2,100 .....................................................................................................................................(65-77,J1-7)
1,200.00
475
wwa
1950 1m-500m, also Postage Dues, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (SG 136-148,D149-155)
cat. £2,100 .....................................................................................................................................(65-77,J1-7)
1,200.00
476
s
1950 1m-500m, also Postage Dues, complete set, used, fine-v.f., Postage Dues signed Diena (SG
136-148,D149-155) cat. $1,070 ..................................................................................................(65-77,J1-7)
400.00
EAST AFRICA & UGANDA
477
w
1921 watermarked Multiple Script CA, 50r carmine & green, well centered, h.r., v.f. (SG 75) cat.
£3,000 ...........................................................................................................................................................(11)
2,000.00
FALKLAND ISLANDS
478
ww
1912-14 George V, £1 black on red, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, v.f. (SG 69; catalogue value for
hinged) cat. £500 ........................................................................................................................................(40)
350.00
479
w
1929-31 George V, ½p-£1, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 116-126) cat. £700.............(54-64)
400.00
480
w
1933 Centenary, 5sh-£1, three high values, l.h., v.f. (SG 136-138) cat. £4,150 .........................(74-76)
2,500.00
-69-
481
w
482
483
ww
1933 Centenary, £1 rose and black, l.h., v.f. (SG 138) cat. £2,400 ....................................................(76)
1,200.00
1933 £1 black & carmine, well centered and fresh, fake cancel, v.f. appearance, with 1989 BPA
certificate ....................................................................................................................................................(76)
500.00
1938-50 George VI, ½p-£1, complete set, n.h., few low values with overall gum toning, still fine-v.f.
(SG 146-163) cat. £475.........................................................................................................(84-96,101-102)
250.00
FIJI
484
w
1874 2c on 1p blue, h.r., fine, with 1998 BPA cert. (SG 16) cat. £1,100 ...........................................(21)
485
S
1938 George VI (Elephant), ½d-10sh, fifteen different (missing 1s3d which was issued in 1946),
perforated Specimen, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 150/161s, catalogue value for the complete set) cat. £500 ...
600.00
GAMBIA
150.00
GOLD COAST
486
`
1889 (28 Dec) cover franked with single 4p lilac, tied by red “Winnebah” cds, repeated alongside,
with Cape Coast transits, endorsed “Via Accra per S.S. Africa” to London, Paid Liverpool Packet 7
Jan 90 arrival, fine ...........................................................................................................................................
250.00
HONG KONG
487
488
w
w
1879-80 10c on 16c yellow, h.r., nice color, a fine example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, etc.,
with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 26) cat. £4,750 ................................................................................................(34)
3,000.00
1898 $1 on 96c black, without Chinese surcharge, l.h., well centered, v.f. example of this rare
stamp, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 53) cat. £3,250 .................................................................................(70a)
2,500.00
489
`
1937 George V, $3 lower left sheet corner margin single, used on registered and flown cover to
New York, fine ...................................................................................................................................................
100.00
490
`
1938 (Mar) registered cover to USA, paying $3.05 with 5c, $1 and $2, tied by Registered
postmarks, with Honolulu transit and Akron, Ohio arrival postmarks .......................................................
150.00
1938-48 George VI, 1c-$10, complete set, mostly l.h., $10 violet and green with faint overall gum
toning, still fine-v.f. (SG 140-162) cat. £1,100 ...........................................................................(154-166A)
500.00
491
w
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U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
492
(w)
Postal Fiscal Stamps. 1874 Ten Dollars gray green, unused, well centered and fine appearing
example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, with 2014 yellow BPA certificate (“unused, regummed,
colour badly faded. Condition does not merit a “white” certificate”) cat. £12,000 ......................(SG F6)
2,000.00
INDIA
493
w
1911-23 George V, 3p-25r, set of nineteen, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 151-191) cat. £950 ........(80-98)
500.00
494
w
1926-36 George V, 3p-25r, set of eighteen (complete except for 3p ultramarine and 6p bistre),
mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 201-219) cat. £550 .................................................................................(106/125)
250.00
Rocket Mail. 1935 Royal Silver Jubilee cover with 3sh Rocketgram label, signed Stephen Smith,
with Diamond Harbour P.O. handstamp, v.f. ................................................................................................
200.00
1935 Rocket Parcel Despatch card, franked with “Quetta Earthquake Relief” overprinted label, tied
by Kolaghat postmark, with Stephen Smith facsimile signature, also two additional unused labels,
one with Red Cross overprint, v.f. .................................................................................................................
200.00
1935-37 Sikkim Rocket Experiment, selection of ten different unused vignettes, various overprints
included (“livestock”, “Rocket Mail Experiment by Sanction Sikkim Durbar”), also four covers or
cards, three signed Stephen Smith, fine-v.f., rare group ...........................................................................
500.00
Officials. 1909 Edward, 2r-25r, set of five, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena (SG O68-72) cat. £425............
..............................................................................................................................................................(O47-51)
200.00
1912-22 George V, 3p-25r, complete set, h.r., some light gum toning and pencil notations, fine-v.f.
(SG O73-96) cat. £600 ......................................................................................................................(O52-65)
300.00
495
496
497
498
499
`
`w
`w
w
w
IONIAN ISLANDS
500
`
1859 reference collection on pages, with set of three singles, two pairs, plus “Spiro” forgeries in
sheets of 25, plus seven FLs franked with genuine stamps, faked postmarks, some “spectacular”
combinations, also a FL with Greek Large Hermes Heads (fake cancels), plus four stampless
letters, interesting and valuable lot .......................................................................................................(1-3)
1,000.00
IRAQ
501
502
`
`
1931 cover franked with 2a and 3a, tied by Baghdad Cantonment cds, large bright “Overland
Mail/Baghdad-Haifa” imprint in red, addressed to Bermuda........................................................................
150.00
1951 flown cover from Basra to Hong Kong, redirected to England with the addition of a KGVI Hong
Kong 80c tied by cds, fine and interesting item ............................................................................................
150.00
KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
503
504
503
w
1922-27 George V, £4 rose lilac and black, h.r. (cert. states “large part original gum, a little
disturbed”), nicely centered, fresh and v.f., with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 98) cat. £2,500 ....................(40)
1,500.00
504
w
1922-27 George V, £5 blue and black, h.r. well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Diena, Roig, with
2014 BPA cert. (SG 99) cat. £2,750.........................................................................................................(41)
2,000.00
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501
500
502
512
505
507
506
513
511
510
509
508
514
515
517
518
521
519
522
524
525
523
529
526
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Stamps & Covers
KUWAIT
505
w
1923-24 George V, ½a-10r, set of fifteen, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1-15) cat. £475.................................(1-15)
250.00
506
w
1929-37 George V, ½a-15r, set of nineteen, l.h., few pencil notations, fine-v.f. (SG 16-29) cat.
£1,400 .....................................................................................................................................................(17-35)
900.00
507
w
Officials. 1923-24 George V, ½a-1r, set of fourteen, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG O1-14) cat. £750 .........
................................................................................................................................................................(O1-14)
350.00
508
w/ww
1929-33 George V, 1a-15r, set of eleven, three high values n.h., balance l.h., fine-v.f. (SG O16-27;
catalogue value for hinged) cat. £500 .............................................................................................(O15-25)
350.00
MADAGASCAR
509
(w)s
1884-86 five different, including B.C.M. 3p and 1sh, “British Vice-Consulate” 2p with black
handstamp and “British Consular Mail” 1p and 4p with violet handstamp, the first used, balance
unused, 2p thin and other small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce group, cat. $1,900 ..(3,6,28,33,37)
750.00
MALAYAN STATES: Kedah
510
w
1912-21 1c-$5, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1-23) cat. £337 .........................................(1-20)
200.00
511
w
1921-36 1c-$5, complete set of 23, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 26-40,52-59) cat. £250 ................(23-45)
150.00
512
w
1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 30-38) cat. £375 ..................(3a-23a)
513
w
1898 $5 green & ultramarine (Elephants), h.r., faint natural gum creases, fine (SG 24) cat. £1,600...
.......................................................................................................................................................................(20)
Kelantan
200.00
Pahang
750.00
Selangor
514
w
1882 2c brown (Straits Settlements) with red overprint (status uncertain) Crescent and Star over S
overprint within oval (as type 1 of Perak), unused, h.r., fine, with 2014 BPA certificate, SG cat.
£375 .....................................................................................................................................................................
150.00
Trengannu
515
w
1910-19 1c-$5, complete except for 4c scarlet, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 1-17) cat. £475 ...........(1/18)
250.00
516
w
1910-19 $25 green and carmine, small h.r., nicely centered, v.f., signed Diena (SG 18) cat. £1,500 .
.......................................................................................................................................................................(19)
1,000.00
517
w
1921 $1-$5, set of three, the latter with sheet margin and plate number at bottom, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG
23-25) cat. £275 ....................................................................................................................................(42-44)
150.00
518
w
1921-38 $5 red and green, l.h., v.f. (SG 44) cat. £500 .........................................................................(38)
250.00
519
w
1921-38 $25 blue and lilac, h.r., nicely centered, pencil signed, v.f. (SG 45) cat. £1,100 ..............(39)
750.00
520
w
1921-38 $50 orange and green, barest trace of a hinge, well centered, v.f. example of this elusive
stamp (SG 46) cat. £2,750 ........................................................................................................................(40)
1,500.00
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531
528
550
534
552
535
532
533
536
537
538
546
544
545
543
547
554
555
548
551
553
557
556
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U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
521
S
1921-38 $100 red and green, overprinted Specimen in black, small h.r., v.f. (SG 47s) cat. £1,000 ....
....................................................................................................................................................................(41S)
600.00
522
S
1921-38 $100 red and green, overprinted Specimen in black, small h.r., v.f. (SG 47s) cat. £1,000 ....
....................................................................................................................................................................(41S)
600.00
523
w
1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 48-58) cat. £600 ..................(8a-18a)
350.00
524
`
1908 (25 Apr) registered 5c Ceylon stationery entire, franked with 2c-25c overprints (six different),
sent via Colombo to France, with Metz arrival pmk ....................................................................................
MALDIVE ISLANDS
250.00
MALTA
525
(w)
1860-63 ½p buff on white paper, unused (regummed), fine, with 2014 BPA certificate (SG 3) cat.
£850 ................................................................................................................................................................(1)
150.00
526
w
1921 10sh black, l.h., v.f., with 2014 BPA certificate (SG 104) cat. £350 .........................................(73)
150.00
MAURITIUS
527
s
528
1859 Lapirot, 2d blue, used, large margins, inconsequential toning at bottom, clear impression, v.f.,
cat. £3,000 ............................................................................................................................................(SG 37)
1,000.00
1912 Post Office Mauritius, two One Penny and Two Pence, Paris (ca 1912) reprint sheets
(121x101mm) in orange-red, the other in blue, two impressions per sheet, handstamped “reprint” on
back, v.f. set of reprint sheets, made from the original plates, rare, with 2014 BPA certificate ..........
1,500.00
MESOPOTAMIA
529
w
1917 1a on 20pa rose, variety first “D” in “Baghdad” omitted, h.r., fine, with 1964 BPA certificate
stating (harshly) “genuine but faded” (catalogue value does not reflect the variety), cat. £800 ...........
...........................................................................................................................................................(SG 14var)
500.00
MONTSERRAT
530
w
1884-85 4p blue, h.r., v.f., with 1977 BPA certificate (SG 11) cat. £1,800 ..........................................(9)
531
`
1867 (7 Oct) cover to Ireland, franked with 2x6d blue, tied by numeral grids, with corresponding
Peter-Martitzburg departure, London transit and Tramore arrival pmks, fine ...................................(16)
250.00
1901 POW cover sent to Paris with French “T” mark and 50 centimes due attached, censor label on
back, fine and scarce use of POW mail with postage due ..........................................................................
250.00
1,000.00
NATAL
532
`
NEVIS
533
wa
1876 1sh gray green, sheetlet of 12, some hinge reinforcing, fine-v.f., cat. $1,140 ........................(17)
534
s
1914 1d on 5pf and 2d on 10pf, first cancelled “Rabaul”, the latter Simpsonhafen, signed Holcombe,
with 1974 BPA certificate (“overprint is a type other than normally applied to this stamp, possibly a
Postal Stationery type, cancelled by favour”) ...............................................................................................
350.00
NEW BRITAIN
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300.00
535
w
1914 3p black and red, Kawaeng registration label, h.r., v.f., with 1981 Royal cert. (SG 42) cat.
£250 ..............................................................................................................................................................(46)
150.00
536
w
1915 G.R.I. 3d on Kawieng “(Deutsch Neu-Guinea)” registration label, h.r., fine, signed Champion
etc. (SG 37b), cat. £250 ............................................................................................................................(46)
150.00
537
w
1915 G.R.I. 3d on Manus No. 529 “(Deutsch Neu-Guinea)” registration label, h.r., v.f., with 1979
BPA certificate (SG 39), cat. £300 ...........................................................................................................(48)
250.00
1915 G.R.I. 3d on Manus No. 912 “(Deutsch Neu-Guinea)” registration label, unused without gum,
fine (SG 39), cat. £300...............................................................................................................................(48)
200.00
538
(w)
NEW BRUNSWICK
539
540
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1851 6p yellow on blue paper, full to clear margins all around, red “paid” cancel, used on Valentine
cover addressed to Philadelphia, with “Providence of New Brunswick” and “Express Mail St. John
Feb 13 1854 (?)” cancels, v.f. and rare, with 1992 Philatelic Foundation Certificate. From July 23,
1853 through early 1856, the U.S. Post Office extended steamboat letter service to St John. A
fabulous cover, ex-Chapman, Dale-Lichtenstein, Weill, Clifford-Jones, J. Robertson and Wilkinson
collections .....................................................................................................................................................(2)
7,500.00
1851 6p yellow, vertical pair, full to just clear margins all around, tied by “27” grill cancels on
registered letter form to Boston, with blue New Brunswick handstamp, with St. Andrews (January
11, 1855) departure on reverse, fine and rare, only six ½oz registered letter rates to the US are
recorded (including three with this franking), this being the only registered form known bearing
stamps (the form was used for the forwarding of registered letters and postmasters were required to
keep these forms as proof of delivery, which especially rare since this left the country), with 1990
Vincent Greene certificate, ex-Saint and Wilkinson collections ............................................................(2)
7,500.00
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U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
541
`
1851 6p olive yellow, diagonal bisect, full to clear margins all around, tied by “1” grid cancel on
1860 FL to Moncton, usual filing fold away from the adhesive, fine, ex-”Foxbridge”, Hugh Wood and
Wilkinson collections .................................................................................................................................(2b)
3,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND
542
s
1857 2p scarlet vermilion, bars cancellation, margins all around, excellent color, v.f., with 2012 BPA
certificate, cat. $5,500 ..................................................................................................................................(2)
2,500.00
543
w/wwa
1876 5c blue, rouletted, block of four, lower left stamp n.h., balance h.r., natural wrinkles, v.f.
(catalogue value for singles) cat. $1,350 ................................................................................................(40)
500.00
544
w
Air Post. 1932 DO.X surcharge, $1.50 on $1 blue, h.r., well centered, v.f., cat. $275 ..................(C12)
150.00
545
`
1932 DO.X surcharge on cover (with letter) addressed to H.R. Harmer in London, v.f. ..............(C12)
250.00
546
w
1933 Balbo Surcharge, $4.50 on 75c bister, small h.r., v.f., cat. $325 ............................................(C18)
150.00
547
ww
1933 Balbo Surcharge, $4.50 on 75c bister, n.h., v.f., cat. $500 .....................................................(C18)
200.00
NEW GUINEA
548
w
549
1925-28 ½p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 125-136) cat. £400 ..............................................(1-13)
250.00
1930 Panelli Forgeries, £1 green, also die proof of same, plus £2 violet, fine and rare group (web
photo) ..................................................................................................................................................................
250.00
550
w
1931 Bird of Paradise, ½p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 150-162) cat. £425 ...................(18-30)
200.00
551
ww
1931 1p-£1, complete set, most with sheet margin, stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 150-162; catalogue
value for hinged) cat. £425 ..................................................................................................................(18-30)
300.00
552
w
1931 1p-£1, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 177-189) cat. £250 ...................................................(31-45)
150.00
553
w/ww
Air Post. 1931 ½p-£1, complete set, £1 n.h., balance l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 137-149) cat. £250 ...(C1-13)
200.00
554
w
1931 Bird of Paradise, ½p-£1, complete set, l.h., 1p thin, balance fine-v.f. (SG 163-176) cat. £300 ..
..............................................................................................................................................................(C14-27)
150.00
1931 1p-£1, complete set, each with corner sheet margin, stamps n.h., £1 with faint toned spot on
gum, fine-v.f. (SG 163-176; catalogue value for hinged) cat. £300 ............................................(C14-27)
250.00
1932-34 1p-£1, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 190-203; catalogue value for hinged) cat. £250........
..............................................................................................................................................................(C28-43)
250.00
1935 £2 violet and £5 green, set of two, first one l.h., the latter n.h., v.f., signed Sorani (SG 204205) cat. £1,100 ..................................................................................................................................(C44-45)
750.00
555
556
557
ww
ww
w/ww
558
w
1935 £2 violet and £5 green, very lightly hinged, v.f. (SG 204-205) cat. £1,100 .....................(C44-45)
600.00
559
w
1939 ½p-£1, complete set, l.h. (many appear n.h.), fine-v.f., pencil signed (212-225) cat. £1,000......
..............................................................................................................................................................(C46-59)
500.00
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560
558
562
597
575
563
565
580
567
566
564
582
576
581
583
585
584
589
588
590
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U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
560
w
Officials. 1925-34 three complete sets, first set with additional 6p olive bister shade, mostly l.h., few
faint toned spots, fine-v.f. (SG O22-54) cat. £589 ..........................................................................(O1-35)
300.00
NEW HEBRIDES
561
w
1924 5d on 2½d ultramarine, surcharge inverted, well centered, l.h., some usual offsets on gum,
with minute surface abrasions, v.f., with 1976 Royal certificate. A rare variety, one of only 20
recorded (SG 42a) cat. £3,250 ...............................................................................................................(39a)
2,000.00
NEW SOUTH WALES
562
563
s
1854 8p orange, imperforate single, with 1949 BPA certificate stating “unused, genuine, but heavily
repaired and regummed.” A fine appearing example of this rarity, sold as is .................................(30)
500.00
1860-63 8p orange, perf. 12, used, usual rough perforations, fine, with 1938 Royal cert. (SG 150)
cat. $1,200 .................................................................................................................................................(41b)
600.00
NEW ZEALAND
564
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1908 King Edward VII Land, 1p carmine, block of four on cover to Christchurch, “Antarctic
Expedition Feb.27” cds, some cover wrinkles away from the stamps, v.f. and rare, signed Diena,
etc. (see footnote after Scott’s no. 120) ..........................................................................................(SG A1)
350.00
NORTH BORNEO
565
P
1931 $2 red brown and black, die proof in issued color, v.f. ..........................................................(191P)
250.00
NORTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS
566
567
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1916-17 two registered covers, each franked with 10 different N.W.P.I. overprints, addressed to
Berne, with oval “Passed Censor Rabaul” datestamps, Swiss arrival pmks, some toning, otherwise
fine-v.f. ...............................................................................................................................................................
250.00
1917 (1 Feb) registered cover franked with 5sh yellow & black, tied by Rabaul pmk, addressed to
W.J.Wilson, Birmingham, with oval Censor datestamp, v.f. .......................................................................
250.00
NOVA SCOTIA
568
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1851-57 1p red brown, full to clear margins all around, tied by oval grill cancel on outer FL to
Cornwallis, with Kentville (May 2, 1855) and Annapolis backstamps, filing folds away from the
stamp, fine and rare cover, one of only 13 known, paying the 2-3oz circular rate within Nova Scotia,
with 1977 Royal certificate, ex-Kanai and Wilkinson collections ..........................................................(1)
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5,000.00
569
570
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1851-57 1p red brown, full to clear margins all around, tied by oval grid cancel on unsealed cover to
Kentville, with Pictou (April 3, 1858) departure and Kentville arrival on reverse, v.f. One of only
three covers known, paying the 1p unsealed letter rate within Nova Scotia, with 1989 Holcombe
certificate, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Guggenheim, Halifax, Koh, Mayer and Wilkinson collections ......(1)
7,500.00
1851-57 3p blue, two horizontal pairs (slightly overlapping), full to large margins all around, tied by
oval grid cancels on FL sent to Halifax, paying the double weight plus registration rate, with
“Registered” manuscript at left and Halifax (June 26 1856) arrival, with Kentville (June 25)
departure on reverse, v.f. and rare, one of only three known covers with the two pair franking, this
being the earliest recorded, ex-Mayer and Wilkinson collections, photographed in the Canadian
Philatelic (Volume 56, No.4, page 211) ....................................................................................................(2)
4,000.00
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U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
571
572
573
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1851-57 3p steel blue, two singles and diagonal bisect (overlapping), large margins all around, tied
by oval grill cancels on cover to London, England, red “Paid” cds, with Wolfville (June 13, 1857)
departure and Halifax transit on reverse, minor cover faults (creases and torn backflap), still v.f.,
signed Diena, only 22 covers known to England with this bisect franking, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein,
Halifax, Tomasini, Mayer and Wilkinson collections .........................................................................(2,2a)
7,500.00
1851-57 3p bright blue, diagonal bisect and 6p dark green, large margins all around, tied by oval
cancels on cover to Belfast, Ireland, with Weymouth (February 13, 1860) departure, Halifax transit
and arrival on reverse, minor cover faults, still v.f., with 1974 BPA certificate, one of only five
known covers paying the 7½p rate to Ireland, ex-Dale-Lichtenstein and Wilkinson collections .(2a,5)
2,000.00
1851-57 3p pale blue, sheet margin copy with large margins all around including part of adjoining
stamp on one side, tied by oval grid cancels on FL to Arichat, with Plaistercove (October 21, 1859)
departure and arrival on reverse, v.f., ex-Kanai, Mayer and Wilkinson collections .........................(2b)
1,000.00
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574
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1851-57 3p dark blue, vertical pair, clear to large margins all around, tied by oval grid cancels and
faint blue cds on FL addressed to Captain Norman McNeil in New York, where it was redirected to
Santo Domingo, red “Paid” handstamp and endorsed “Brig Arthur Leary” (steamship), with Halifax
(November 29, 1851) departure and St. John’s transit on reverse, top stamp with facial scuff and
some light cover soiling, otherwise fine and interesting steamship usage, this also being the only
cover recorded to the Dominican Republic, ex-Chaplin and Wilkinson collections ............................(3)
2,500.00
575
s
1851-57 4p yellow green, used, margins all around, fine, cat. $675.....................................................(4)
200.00
576
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1851-57 6p yellow green, large to ample margins, slightly in at top, cancelled by grids on buff
envelope used from Amherst via Guysborough to Boston, re-directed (“try Washington”), some
cover mending at top, otherwise fine, cat. $1,600 ...................................................................................(4)
300.00
1851-57 6p yellow green, diagonal bisect, large margins all around, tied by grid cancel on small
cover to Port Williams, Cornwallis, with Lower Horton (August 15, 1860) departure and various
transit postmarks on reverse, cover with small tear at top and minor creasing, still v.f., with clear
1930 Royal and 1996 BPA certs, ex-Davy, Pilkington and Wilkinson collections, cat. $4,500 .......(4a)
4,500.00
1851-57 6p dark green, diagonal bisect, margins all around, tied by grid cancel on cover to
Antigonish, with Pictou (March 16, 1860) departure and arrival on reverse, cover with minor flaws
including part of backflap missing, still fine and rare, signed Bartels, ex-Robertson, Wood and
Wilkinson collections, cat. $5,000 ............................................................................................................(5a)
3,500.00
577
578
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U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
579
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1851-57 1sh dull violet, margins all around (large on three sides), tied by oval grill cancel on small
outer FL to Halifax, endorsed “Paid with Stamp”, with “Guysborough Dec. 17 1853” datestamp and
receiving postmark on reverse, filing folds away from the stamp, with 1963 BPA and 2004 Philatelic
Foundation Certificates, ex-Burrus, Amundsen, Kanai, Mayer and Wilkinson (where it realized
$27,000, plus buyer’s premium), v.f. and beautiful cover, one of only two known, paying the two
ounce letter rate within Nova Scotia .........................................................................................................(7)
20,000.00
NYASSALAND
580
S
1913 George V, £10 ultramarine and slate violet, overprinted Specimen in black, well centered,
unused without gum, v.f. (SG 99s) cat. £475 .......................................................................................(24S)
250.00
ORANGE RIVER COLONY
581
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582
1890-1900 ½d-1½d surcharges, selection of 36 used or unused postal cards, various surcharged
adhesives, fine-v.f. ...........................................................................................................................................
250.00
1899 5sh, 10sh and £1 postal notes, each with appropriate pmks and datestamps, fine-v.f. ...............
150.00
PAKISTAN - BAHAWALPUR
583
ww
1948 3p-10r, complete set, many with sheet margin, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 19-32) cat. £180 (web photo)
...................................................................................................................................................................(2-15)
150.00
PALESTINE
584
585
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Flight Covers. 1936 cover from Tel Aviv to Germany, stamp removed, result of Imperial Airways
crash (near Crete), large label (in German) “Salvaged from accident Island of Crete, mail arrived in
wet condition Munich Post Office” (Nierinch 360832) .................................................................................
300.00
1937 postal card from Tel Aviv to Germany, Imperial Airways crash (at Phaleron Bay, Greece),
large two-line cachet (in German) “Salvaged from accident aircraft, in wet condition” (Nierinch
371001) ..............................................................................................................................................................
350.00
586
586
587
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587
Zeppelin Flights. 1933 3rd SAF card to Argentina, mixed franking with GB adhesives, Berlin
connecting cachet, card with a corner crease, otherwise v.f., signed Gappe .........................................
1,000.00
1933 3rd SAF to Brazil card to Argentina, mixed franking with GB adhesives, Berlin connecting
cachet, v.f., signed Gappe ..............................................................................................................................
1,000.00
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595
596
591
599
594
601
600
602
604
606
609
607
612
608
610
616
613
617
618
620
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619
U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
588
w
1901 British New Guinea, ½p-2sh6p, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi, etc. (SG 9-16)
cat. £750 .....................................................................................................................................................(1-8)
350.00
250.00
589
w
1906 Papua Overprints, set of eight, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Diena, etc. (SG 19-26) cat. £450...(11-18)
590
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1928 (9 July) registered cover franked with six New Zealand adhesives, incl. ½d and 1d Dunedin
Exposition, tied by Pitcairn Island N.Z. Postal Agency cds, sent to Gosport, England, one stamp
defective, otherwise v.f., with London transit and Gosport arrival pmks ..................................................
200.00
591
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1940 (15 Oct) registered cover franked with six different, sent to Los Angeles, v.f., with arrival (27
Dec) pmks, v.f., with postal receipts ..............................................................................................................
150.00
PITCAIRN ISLAND
RHODESIA
592
(w)
1898-1908 £5 dark blue, bottom margin single, unused without gum, fine, with 1996 Colla cert. (SG
92) cat. £3,250 ............................................................................................................................................(74)
1,000.00
593
wa
1910 £1 rose scarlet & bluish black, block of four with sheet margin at left, printed from the genuine
printing plate, unofficially gummed and rouletted, fine ...............................................................................
500.00
594
s
1910 £1 carmine red & bluish black, Salisbury Feb 1917 cds, well centered, fine ................................
250.00
595
Pa
1954-56 QEII, ½p-1sh, plate proofs on gummed paper, ten different imperf. blocks of 12, mostly
with marginal notations, each stamp with security punch, mostly n.h., few adhesions, creases and
tears, otherwise mostly fine .........................................................................................................(141-149P)
RHODESIA & NYASALAND
1,000.00
ST. HELENA
596
597
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ww
1902 1p red stationery card, with a fine strike of large Censor triangle handstamp (from Deadwood)
with “EW” (E.Walton) initials, addressed to Mons, Belgium with arrival pmk, fine Boer War usage
from Deadwood POW camp in St. Helena .....................................................................................................
200.00
Semi-Postals. 1961 Tristan Relief, set of four, n.h., v.f., only 434 sets sold, signed Diena, etc., with
2014 BPA cert. (SG 172-179) cat. £7,500 ...........................................................................................(B1-4)
6,000.00
ST. LUCIA
598
wwa
1938-48 George VI, eight complete sets in blocks of four (1sh and 2sh in singles or pairs), n.h. (8p
l.h.), fine-v.f. (SG 128-141) cat. £560 (web photo) ......................................................................(110-126)
-85-
250.00
ST. VINCENT
599
w
1881 4p ultramarine, h.r., usual perforations, fine, with 1977 Friedl cert. (SG 38) cat. £1,200......(27)
600.00
SAMOA
600
601
602
s
w
w/ww
1878-79 5sh green, Type II, pos. 2, with part papermaker’s watermarked, used, fine and seldom
seen used, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 9) cat. £1,300 ..............................................................................(8b)
600.00
1914 5sh on 5m slate and carmine, h.r., well centered, v.f., signed Champion, Brun (SG 114) cat.
£1,400.........................................................................................................................................................(113)
750.00
1945-50 5sh-£5, seven values (without 2sh6p), £2 l.h., balance n.h., few minor gum bends and
pencil notation, fine-v.f. (SG 208-214) cat. £1,295 ......................................................................(196-202)
700.00
SIERRA LEONE
603
604
605
w
w
w
1912-24 George V, ½-£5, complete set, mostly l.h. and well centered, few lower values with slight
toning, fine-v.f. and rare complete set, with 1984 Diena cert. (SG 112-130) cat. £4,275 ......(103-121)
3,000.00
1921-24 £2 violet and ultramarine, small h.r., v.f., signed Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 129) cat.
£900 ............................................................................................................................................................(120)
500.00
1921-27 £5 gray green and orange, l.h., few faint toned spots on gum, still v.f., signed Diena, with
2014 BPA cert. (SG 148) cat. £2,500 ....................................................................................................(139)
1,000.00
SOUTH AFRICA
606
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1901 cover franked with GB 1p tied by APO cds initially addressed to Colombo, Ceylon (arrival
cds), forwarded from there to Egypt with 2c and 4c Egypt dues added and tied on front, boxed
“Reexpedie” handstamp and 11 transit markings on back, cover faults, remarkable usage ..................
150.00
607
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1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Italy, registered cover from Lucca to Johannesburg with pink
OHMS/Opened by Martial Law censor label, tied by scarce large oval Passed by Censor /Jones
Lieut. Censor handstamp in violet, fine. A rare item, one of only few recorded usages from Italy ......
250.00
608
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1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Monte Carlo, cover franked with 25c, tied by 1901 cds to Cape
Colony with arrival backstamp and large square censor mark on the front, rare incoming main from
Monaco ................................................................................................................................................................
200.00
1902 Boer War, incoming mail, Austria 3 color franking on 6 heller perforated postal stationery
letter card from Wien (4/17/1902) to Uitenhage, Cape Colony with large censor handstamp from
there, also arrival postmark on back...............................................................................................................
150.00
1902 Boer War incoming mail, cover from Denmark, franked with 4o and 8o (2), tied by Kobenhavn
Sep 1901 cds to Capetown with small white “Opened by Martial Law” censor label tied by censor
triangle handstamp, cover faults, uncommon usage from Denmark...........................................................
150.00
609
610
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Stamps & Covers
611
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Flight Covers. 1925 (Feb 2) Imperial Airways Survey, Return Flight card from Cape Town to
London, addressed to Johannesburg, with special imperforate vignette (red), tied by oval “Special
Air Mail London - Cape Town 16-II-25” handstamp, signed by “Allan J Cobham” on back, v.f. ...........
1,500.00
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
612
613
614
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1873 (25 Mar) cover to Italy, franked with 2x24c and 32c (minor flaws), cancelled by grids, with red
Singapore Paid cds alongside, sent via Marseille, with Firenze arrival pmk, fine ......................(15,17)
250.00
1886 (18 Oct) cover franked with pair of 4c Victoria, tied by Singapore double circle pmk, with
departure cds alongside, addressed to American Bark “Adolph O’Burg” at Calcutta, India, with
Bombay transit and arrival pmks ....................................................................................................................
150.00
1904-11 Edward, $25 green and black, small h.r., nicely centered, faint internal wrinkle, still v.f.
example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 139) cat. £3,000 ...............(128A)
2,000.00
SWAZILAND
615
w
1889 10s dull chestnut, unused with large part original gum, well centered, partially reperforated at
left, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp, with 2014 BPA certificate, cat. £6,500..............(SG 9)
1,000.00
TASMANIA
616
s
1853 4p orange, Second State, horizontal pair, right stamp with margins just touching at bottom,
otherwise full on all other sides, used, fine, with 1954 BPA cert. (SG 8; catalogue value for singles)
cat. $900.........................................................................................................................................................(2)
250.00
TOGO
617
s
1914 3pf brown, cancelled on piece, slightly rounded lower left corner, fine, with Holcombe
certificate. A rare stamp, only 25 issued (SG H14), cat. £1,100 ........................................................(48)
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300.00
618
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1920 (18 Aug) small registered cover from Lome to New York, franked with single 20sh purple &
black red, various transit and arrival markings, fine, scarce (SG H58) cat. £1,140 ................................
200.00
TRANSVAAL
619
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1899 Boer War, incoming mail from Sweden to Transvaal, with boxed “Stopped by Censor/Return to
Sender” handstamp applied on arrival (very early usage of this handstamp in March 1899, possibly
earliest known date), also with Non-reclame handstamp and censor label, returned back to Sweden
in 1900, rare usage and origin of the scarce handstamp on mail originating in Scandinavia ................
200.00
620
`
1901 Boer War, Prisoner of War mail, two covers to St. Helena, each with censor markings, fine-v.f.
150.00
621
`
1901 ERI ½p on 2p surcharge (8), all tied by Johannesburg 13 Aug 1901 cds on registered cover to
Spain, with Passed by Censor 1901/Ferguson, Capt. handstamp, scarce commercial registered to
Spain....................................................................................................................................................................
200.00
622
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1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Hungary, postal stationery card tied by Budapest Oct 30 1901
cds to Pretoria with triangle censor on arrival and Pretoria arrival pmks on both sides.........................
150.00
1901 cover franked with 2½p, used from Johannesburg to Libau, Russia, with censor handstamp
and arrival pmk on back, cover wear, uncommon destination ....................................................................
200.00
1902 (2 Mar) APO cover from Elandsfontein to Beirut, Syria, red London transit alongside, minor
cover faults, rare Boer War usage to the Middle East .................................................................................
200.00
1902 Boer War, commercial registered cover with VRI ½p and 6p sent Aug 1901 from Pretoria to
Luxembourg, with Pretoria triangle censorship, various transit and arrival pmks. A rare usage to
Luxembourg during the Boer period ................................................................................................................
250.00
1902 ERI 1p tied by Germiston cds on cover to Geneva, Switzerland with pink censor label tied by
censor triangle and “T/15 centimes” due, Swiss 10c and 20c due stamps applied and tied on arrival
on front ................................................................................................................................................................
150.00
Flight Covers. 1911 (28 Dec) First South African Aerial Post card, franked with ½d green, cancelled
Wynberg Cape, with Kenilworth and Mutzenberg cancellations, v.f., scarce item, especially with five
different pmks (Muller 1) .................................................................................................................................
1,700.00
623
624
625
626
627
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
628
(w)
1879 £1 mauve, unused (regummed), well centered, with tiny toned specks, violet handstamp on
back, with pinpoint mark showing through, fine, cat. £4,250 ...........................................................(SG 6)
1,000.00
TURKS ISLANDS
629
w
1881 2½ on 1sh lilac, natural straight edge at top, h.r., fine, with 2013 Brandon certificate, cat.
£550 .......................................................................................................................................................(SG 29)
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150.00
U.S. & Worldwide
Stamps & Covers
630
w
1881 2½ surcharge (type 25), setting 9, on 1s dull lilac, unwatermarked, perf. 11-12, unused with
original gum, h.r., signed Champion, Lemaire, Diena etc., with 2014 BPA certificate, cat. £1,100 ......
................................................................................................................................................................(SG 38)
500.00
VICTORIA
631
632
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1856 (31 Dec) FL from Melbourne to London, franked with single 6p orange, large margins to just
touching at top, tied by “1” duplex, with red “1d” alongside, endorsed per “Orwell”, with oval
departure Melbourne Victoria on back, red Apr 6 1857 Paid on arrival, fine ..........................................
150.00
1860 (May) FL to England, franked with imperf. 2p and 6p, also perforated 1p green, tied by “78”
duplex pmks, with Melbourne transit and Torquay arrival pmks ................................................................
500.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS
633
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1912-29 three registered covers, two to Germany, franked with 2sh6p and 5sh Edward, each from
Road Town, the other to England, with 2sh6p George V, from Virgin Gorda, fine-v.f. ..........................
250.00
ZULULAND
634
w
635
1892 5sh rose, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1980 Brandon cert. (SG 11) cat. £700 .......................(11)
500.00
1892-96 5sh carmine, “Specimen” overprint removed, also £5 purple & black, red, apparently
unused, but cleaned and regummed, sold as is ...........................................................................................
250.00
BRITISH OMNIBUS SETS
636
ww
1948 Silver Wedding, complete set, n.h., few with usual slight gum toning, mostly fine-v.f., cat.
£2,000 (web photo)............................................................................................................................................
END OF THE SECOND SESSION
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1,000.00

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