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Cayman Islands continued...

1902-03 KING EDWARD VII "GLOVER FLAWS" continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2081 og S.G. #3a, 3 var. imageS.G. #3a, 3 var. 1902 1/2p Green plate varieties including an example of the listed dented frame variety, position L 1/6, plus the slotted frame variety, position L 1/4, this is a break in the top outer frame near the right corner, and a third stamp showing a major break in the last "S" of "Islands", this has not been determined yet to be a constant variety, o.g., h.r., fine-very fine (Scott #3 var.). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
2082 og S.G. #4a imageS.G. #4a, 1903 1p Carmine, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, a remarkably fresh mint single with bright color on white paper, exceptionally well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; only 256 of this variety printed (Scott #4 var.). (Image) £190

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2083 O S.G. #4a imageS.G. #4a, 1903 1p Carmine, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, a scarcer used example with large portion of George Town c.d.s., Type 4, dated March 14, 1907, well centered, very fine (Scott #4 var.). (Image) £225

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction
2084 og S.G. #5a imageS.G. #5a, 1902 2 1/2p Bright blue, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, fresh mint example, o.g., lightly hinged, fine centering; a rare variety with only 69 stamps originally printed (Scott #5 var.). (Image) £200

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2085 og S.G. #6a imageS.G. #6a, 1902 6p Brown, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, mint single, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, just fine centering; a very rare variety with only 46 stamps printed (Scott #6 var.). (Image) £375

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2086 og S.G. #7a imageS.G. #7a, 1902 1/- Orange, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, a remarkably fresh single possessing bright color, o.g., very lightly hinged, nearly very fine; this is the rarest value of the first series King Edward VII, from the printing totals it is known that only 37 stamps of this variety were printed and certainly far less still exist (Scott #7 var.). (Image) £550

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2087 c S.G. #5, 6a. 7a imageS.G. #5, 6a, 7a, 1902 2 1/2p Bright Blue, 6p Brown and 1/- Orange, the last two with the dented frame variety, registered cover to Germany franked with the three additional higher values, posted just a couple of weeks before the new King Edward VII 1/2p was issued, all three tied by excellent strikes of "Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands/SP 1 02" double circle c.d.s., Type 3a pmk. of Georgetown, Jamaica oval registry handstamp and backstamped Bucholtz, choice very fine; this was made as a philatelic "set" cover but of greatest significance is the two values possessing the rare Glover flaw of the dented frame, both are very scarce as mint stamps and even rarer as used with the 6p not priced thus and the 1/- Orange valued at £850, their rarity on cover is raised to new heights with this being the only known Cayman Islands cover with two dented frame varieties on the same cover (Scott #5, 6 var., 7 var.). (Image) Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1902-03 KING EDWARD VII POSTAL HISTORY
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2088 c S.G. #4 imageS.G. #4, 1903 1p Carmine, well centered single tied to "On Her Majesty's Service" cover of the previous reign by "Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands/AP 12 04" double circle c.d.s., Type 3a cancel of Georgetown, posted to the Dockyard of Port Bombay, India, on the reverse are Kingston, Jamaica and Sea Post Office transits, small indentations to the top left corner of the cover, very fine and an unusually scarce destination (Scott #4). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction
2089 c S.G. #4 imageS.G. #4, 1903 1p Carmine, horizontal pair tied to cover to Canada by "Cayman Brac/Cayman Islands/JU 16 03" c.d.s., Type 2, via Kingston and New York with transit c.d.s., backstamped Toronto, cover opened roughly at left with portion of left backflap missing, not affecting the stamps, fine and rare cover; not only is this a scarcer destination but this is a very early usage from this small post office as this value was not issued until March, 1903 (Scott #4). (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
2090 c S.G. #4, 6 imageS.G. #4, 6, 1902-03 1p Carmine and 6p Brown, tied to scarce double-rate registered cover to the United States from the Middleton & Co. correspondence by "Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands/FE 15 05" double circle c.d.s., Type 3a pmk. of Georgetown, Jamaica registry oval, Boston transit, backstamped New York, trivial edge tear at top, very fine; the 7p franking pays two times the 2 1/2p foreign letter rate an 2p registry fee (Scott #4, 6). (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
2091 c S.G. #5, 7 imageS.G. #5, 7, 1902 2 1/2p Bright blue horizontal pair and 1/- Orange, both tied to business size registered wax-sealed linen cover to a member of the Coffee Exchange in New York by "Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands/AU 18 02" c.d.s., Type 3a pmk. of Georgetown, instructions at top left give an unusual routing "per Sch. 'Albatross'/via Mobile", a Mobile, Ala. registry label has been applied, backstamped New York, couple minor surface scuffs, not affecting stamps or markings, very fine commercial cover; the 1/- value is very rare on commercial cover, this franking paid six times the 2 1/2p foreign letter rate plus 2p registry fee (Scott #5, 7). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2092 c S.G. #7 imageS.G. #7, 1902 1/- Orange a single franking of this scarce value, tied to an oversized registered "On Her Majesty's Service." cover, with "Her" changed to "His" in manuscript reflecting the change in the monarch, by "Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands/No 25 02" c.d.s., Type 3a pmk. of Georgetown, posted to England, Jamaica registry oval, backstamped Hull, vertical fold at left and wrinkles associated with such a large cover, a fine and rare single franking which quite likely contained stamps; ex-Freeland (Scott #7). (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1905 KING EDWARD VII STAMPS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2093 og/nhbl S.G. #8-12 imageS.G. #8-12, 1905 1/2p to 1/- King Edward VII second series cplt. in mint corner margin plate number blocks of four, includes a second bottom right plate block of the 2 1/2p Bright blue with printing ink smear across the bottom pair, all are fresh and well centered, strong bright colors, o.g., some hinging in the selvage but only the 6p has two stamps that are hinged, the rest of the stamps are n.h., very fine; ex-Green (Scott #8-12; $386.00+ for hinged). (Image) for hinged £288+

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2094 nhbl S.G. #11 imageS.G. #11, 1905 6p Brown, well centered mint block of 24 (6x4), fresh with deep color, o.g., n.h., very fine; nice multiple of this higher value (Scott #11; $456.00+ for hinged). (Image) for hinged £384+

SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction
2095 Obl S.G. #11 imageS.G. #11, 1905 6p Brown, exceptionally scarce used block of four, tied to piece by two strikes of Grand Cayman/Cayman Islands/OC 26 05" double circle c.d.s., Type 3a pmk. of Georgetown, well centered and very fine; used have always been scarcer than mint, but a used block is even scarcer yet (Scott #11). (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
2096 og/nhbl S.G. #12 imageS.G. #12, 1905 1/- Orange, exceptionally well centered mint block of 24 (6x4), rich deep color, o.g., h.r. on the top center pair, the rest are n.h., very fine-extremely fine; a scarce high value multiple (Scott #12; $900.00+ for hinged). (Image) for hinged £768+

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2097 Obl S.G. #12 imageS.G. #12, 1905 1/- Orange, well centered block of four with central "Georgetown/Grand Cayman/JY 22 10" c.d.s., Type 5 pmk. of Georgetown, fresh with bright color, minor hinge reinforcement, very fine; remnant of a blue crayon line picked up from the original cover indicates that it was on a registered sending, a rare used block of this high value (Scott #12). (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
1905 KING EDWARD VII "GLOVER FLAWS"
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2098 og S.G. #8a imageS.G. #8a, 1905 1/2p Green, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, an exceptionally well centered mint single, fresh with bright color, o.g., barest trace of hinging, choice very fine; only 258 printed (Scott #8 var.). (Image) £150

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
2099 og/nhbl S.G. #8, 8a imageS.G. #8, 8a, 1905 1/2p Green, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, in a top margin gutter block of eight, the variety being the second stamp from the left at top, o.g., some weak vertical perforations with minor hinge reinforcement, the variety is n.h., very fine; a nice position piece that established the position of the Glover flaw (Scott #8, 8 var.). (Image) for hinged £181+

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2100 O S.G. #8a imageS.G. #8a, 1905 1/2p Green, dented frame variety, position L 1/6, used single with portion of Type 3a pmk. of Georgetown, fresh, very fine and much scarcer used (Scott #8 var.). (Image) £190

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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