Sale No: 3024
Lot No: 4310
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Cat No: Collection
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FASCINATING ORANGE FREE STATE ASSORTMENT of old-time collections and studies on quadrille album pages, often written-up, as well as excellent work-in-progress assemblies on loaded manila stockpages featuring mint multiples; there are well over 1250 mostly mint stamps here, focusing mainly on the British Occupation V.R.I. overprints with varieties and errors both listed and unlisted in SG; for example, the 1878 5/- unlisted blue green shade used, a diverse range of the 1880s/90s surcharges incl. 1881 1d on 5/- surcharges with type a mint and two types scarce se-tenant pair used, 1890/91 1d on 4d Ultra types mint, etc, through 1896 ½d on 3d with surcharge types se-tenant incl. double surcharges; extensive V.R.I. surcharges with many missing stops, thick and thin "V" combos, raised and level stops mixed, rectangular stops, etc. as well as the first printing level stops type incl. small "½" examples mint, 1s on 1s with raised "s" mint, several examples of the 6d on 6d Carmine mint, etc, followed by the subsequent printings with raised stops incl. 1d on 1d mint pair showing space between "V" and "R", commercially used block of 12 with one missing stop after "R", 1s on 1s Brown mixed stops mint pair with broken "S" and mixed stops block of four mint, etc, further thick "V" issues include 5/- mint, inverted "1" for "I" varieties incl. on 3d on 3d Ultra upper left corner of margin block of four mint, etc., later issues include the 1902 4d on 6d on 6d with complete pane of 60 showing the positions of the thick "V" and inverted "1" varieties, Orange River Colony, TF ovpt fiscals used for postage, postal stationery with and without overprints and much more, a wonderful range of these challenging issues with enormous potential to make discoveries - viewing highly recommended
CV. 4,000
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Opening US$ 3,750.00
Closed..Apr-06-2019, 16:40:36 EST
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