Mesopotamia continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1769 |
 |
S.G. #10b |
 S.G. #10b, 1917 1a on 20a Blue, perforated 13
1/2, particularly fresh, well centered, o.g., minor natural gum crease,
still very fine; quite scarce as only 148 were issued; signed Alex Rendon,
among others (Scott #N11; $900.00).
(Image) |
£700
Closed or SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1770 |
|
unlisted |
 1917 (Sept.) 1/4a on 5pa Violet, overprinted star and
crescent, an extremely rare mint example of this unissued value
which is not listed in either Scott or Stanley Gibbons, wonderfully fresh,
vibrant color, o.g., very fine; a stamp which is almost never offered at
auction, with this particular copy being the top left corner example from a
block of four sold in the famous "Bute" collection (Robson Lowe, lot #57,
May 20, 1959); signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied by his 1986
certificate. (Image) |
Est. 1,000-1,500
Closed or SOLD for $4,750.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1771 |
|
S.G. #15 |
 S.G. #15, 1917 1a on 20pa Rose, with star and
crescent overprint, quite fresh, intense color, o.g., very fine for
this scarce stamp; only 249 issued; signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied
by his 1983 certificate (Scott #N15; $300.00).
(Image) |
£325
Closed or SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1772 |
|
S.G. #16 |
 S.G. #16, 1917 1a on 20pa carmine, with star and
crescent overprint, additionally overprinted in Arabic, a fresh mint
example of this terribly rare and seldom offered stamp, of which only a
mere 65 examples were issued, deep rich color, nicely centered, o.g.,
very fine for this rarity; very few of the examples which still exist today
are both sound and with original gum; signed Champion and accompanied by a
1970 BPA certificate (Scott #N20; $4,000.00).
(Image) |
£2,750
Closed or SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1773 |
|
S.G. #25 |
 S.G. #25, 1917 2a on 1pi Ultramarine, with star and
crescent overprint, unusually fresh, rich color, rather well centered
for this scarce stamp, o.g., minor h.r., very fine; only 657 issued; signed
(Scott #N23; $900.00). (Image) |
£1,000
Closed or SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1774 |
 |
S.G. #1/25, etc. |
S.G. Baghdad #1/24, Mosul #1/8, Iraq #1-18, O19-40, Interesting mint
collection on pages, beginning with fifteen different Baghdad
overprints, including several better stamps cataloging up to £300
each, and most of these are signed by recognized experts, the Mosul basic
issues are complete, and the Iraq issues are complete including officials,
a total of 63 stamps in all, the Baghdad issues are either unused or with
o.g. and there is an occasional small flaw, the remaining issues all appear
to have o.g., and with few exceptions are fine-very fine; a very nice group
of these elusive issues (Scott #N1/53, NO1-22). |
£2,286
Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
Montserrat
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1775 |
|
S.G. #6a |
 S.G. #6a, 1884 1p Red, perforated 12, with "S" of
"MONTSERRAT" overprint inverted, a gem mint example in a quality unlike
any other we have seen, being not only fabulously fresh, but incredibly
well centered as well, radiant color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine
for this; actually much scarcer than most of the other inverted "S"
varieties as by this date the error was thought to have been corrected;
1998 BPA certificate as formerly #13a (Scott #11a; $2,250.00). (Image) |
£1,800
Closed or SOLD for $1,250.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1776 |
|
S.G. #11 |
 S.G. #11, 1884 4p Blue, a rare mint example of a
stamp often missing in even the most advanced collections, possessing
especially fresh and rich color, actually better centered than most, large
part o.g., nearly very fine (Scott #9; $2,500.00).
(Image) |
£1,800
Closed or SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1777 |
|
S.G. #1/135 |
S.G. #1/135, Nearly complete mint collection of over 100 stamps to
1951, the Queen Victoria issues are complete less only the 1876 6p Blue
green and the 1884 4p Blue, all of the King Edward VII and King George V
stamps are present including the Tercentenary set, and concludes with the
two King George VI definitive sets, virtually all o.g. and fine-very fine
(Scott #1/126). |
Est. 400-500
Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
Natal
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 1778 |
|
S.G. #91 |
 S.G. #91a, 1877 "POSTAGE/Half-penny" surcharge on 1p
Yellow, surcharge inverted, unused, brilliant color, well centered,
very fine and quite choice; stamp also features a reversed watermark
(Scott #61b; $250.00). (Image) |
£275
Closed or SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1779 |
|
S.G. #93d |
 S.G. #93d, 1879 "POSTAGE/One-penny" surcharge on 6p
Rose, surcharged four times, an unused example of this striking
surcharge error, which also happens to display a reversed watermark,
extraordinarily well centered, strong color, small thin spot, very fine
appearance (Scott #63e; $350.00). (Image) |
£375
Closed or SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
| 1780 |
|
S.G. #125a |
 S.G. #125a, 1895 "HALF" surcharge on 1p Rose,
surcharge double, the bottom stamp in a vertical mint pair with a
normally surcharged stamp at top, brilliantly fresh, radiant color, well
centered, o.g., l.h., very fine; a particularly choice example of this
error (Scott #80 var.). (Image) |
£325+
Closed or SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM |
