Great Britain and British Commonwealth BRITISH GUIANA » 1853-60 Waterlow Lithographs
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1053
Symbol: P
1c Reddish-brown PROOF, first stone, no watermark, strong good shade, nice even margins all around, part original gum, very fine and scarce, cert. BPA
Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary, 1980 David Feldman Auction, lot 1337 (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 700.00
Sold...CHF 900.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1054
Symbol: DCE
1c Vermilion, first stone, good to large margins all around, fresh deep shade, unused without gum, very fine, cert. Eichele BPB and cert. BPA (SG £7'500 for unused)
Provenance: Philipp von Ferrary (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 2,000.00
Sold...CHF 3,800.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1055
Symbol: DCE
1c Vermilion, first stone, clear to margins all around, fresh vermilion colour, unused with small remainders of gum, very fine example of this rare stamp, signed Dr. Fulpius, cert. BPA (SG £7'500 for unused)
Provenance: Colonial Stamp Co. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 2,000.00
Sold...CHF 2,800.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1056
Symbol: H
1c Vermillon, first stone, large margined horizontal pair, brillant shade, centrally cancelled by two DEMERARA NO25 1855 cds, cert. Fiecchi (SG £3'400 for singles) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,100.00
Sold...CHF 1,600.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1057
Symbol: H
1c Vermillon, first stone, large margins and brillant shade, lightly cancelled by part cds, two small pen-strokes in bottom margin, very fine, cert. BPA (SG £1700) (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 340.00
Sold...CHF 700.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1058
Symbol: H
1c Vermilion, first stone, large bottom marginal example, fresh shade, used with DEMERARA cds, fine, cert. RPS (SG £1'700) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
Sold...CHF 380.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
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Lot No: 1059
Symbol: H
1c Vermilion, first stone, fresh colour and clear even margins, used with DEMERARA OC 02 1855 cds, fine (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 260.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
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Lot No: 1060
Symbol: H
1c Vermilion, first stone, fresh colour and clear even margins, used with DEMERARA FE13 1856 cds, tiny splits caused by cancel, still fine (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 120.00
Sold...CHF 180.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1061
Symbol: G
Cat No: Collection
1c Vermilion, first stone, horizontal strip of four, each cancelled by coded datestamp A5C (Sparta), 2 Nov. 53 on small piece, good margins all around but unfortunately the strip is torn, one of only two strips of four off cover, the other was in the Lars Amundsen collection, an rare opportunity to acquire such a rare item, cert. A. Diena
Provenance : Derek Nathan Collection (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 800.00
Sold...CHF 1,200.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1062
Symbol: H
1c Dull red, second stone, type A and type B, two lightly used singles with some small faults, the latter is the earliest known usage of the later printings of the 1c value (see Townsend pp39 and 43) (SG £4'250)
Provenance : Stanley Gibbons (1998, 2002) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 900.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1063
Symbol: DCE
1c Brownish red, second stone, type A, good margins all around, UNUSED, small faults and rebacked but very fine appearance with fine colour, an excessively rare stamp (SG £15'000)
Provenance : Stanley Gibbons (2001) (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,000.00
Sold...CHF 1,300.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1064
Symbol: DCE
1c Brownish red, second stone, type A, close to good margins, UNUSED with part original gum, tiny thin on reverse but mostly due only to lack of gum in some small spots, an excessively rare stamp (SG £15'000)
Provenance : 1983 Fehr Auction, lot 10833 (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,000.00
Sold...CHF 1,400.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 1400
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Lot No: 1065
Symbol: H
1c Dull red, second stone, type B, full margins all around, neatly cancelled by DEMERARA JU7 59 cds, fine, signed Ferchenbaeur (SG £2'250)
Provenance : 1988 Heinrich Köhler Auction, lot 524 (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 420.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1066
Symbol: H
1c Brownish red, second stone, type B with line above value, large margins all around, lightly cancelled by 1860 cds, a lovely example of this rare stamp cds, cert. BPA (SG £2'750)
Provenance : Philipp von Ferrary (Sale I, lot 46), Alfred Caspary sale 1957, lot 230 (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 750.00
Sold...CHF 1,600.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1067
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: Collection
1c Dull red, second stone, type C, close margins except just touched at lower left, UNUSED with fresh colour, small tone speck at right, slight thin spot an unapparent creasing, nevertheless a presentable example of this classic rarity, only a handful of unused examples exist (SG £10'000)
Provenance : "Great Collection", Robson Lowe Auction, lot 84 (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,000.00
Sold...CHF 1,400.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1068
Symbol: H
1c Dull red, second stone, type C, clear to good margins close at right in the upper part but not touching, used with central DEMERARA JU10 59 cds, cert. BPA (SG £2'500)
Provenance : Stanley Gibbons (2002) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 700.00
Sold...CHF 440.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1069
Symbol: H
1c Dull red, second stone, type C, large margins all around, neat central DEMERARA FE23 60 cds. some staining has been removed, cert. BPA (SG £2'500) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 240.00
Sold...CHF 500.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1070
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
THE ALFRED CASPARY STRIP OF FOUR ON COVER
1c Dull red, second stone, type C, remarkable and very rare horizontal STRIP OF FOUR cancelled by four neat strikes of the thimble DEMERARA AP13 1860 cds on small cover (one backflap missing) addressed to Miss Margaret Alves, New Amsterdam, the strip has large margins except touched or just in at top, further strike of despatch cds on reverse together with BERBICE arrival cds (same day), one of the great covers of the early period, a similar cover but with SG14 addressed to the same Miss Margaret Alves is known to have been part of the famous Dale-Liechtenstein collection
Provenance: Alfred Caspary (1957), John Lek (1959) and Claude Cartier (1977) (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 7,500.00
Sold...CHF 8,000.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1071
Symbol: H
4c Deep blue, large margins, used with neat central DEMERARA SP22 1854 cds, very fine (SG £1'100) (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1072
Symbol: H
4c Deep blue, large margins, used with neat central DEMERARA NO7 1854 cds, very fine (SG £1'100) (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
Sold...CHF 420.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1073
Symbol: C
4c Blue, fresh colour, clear to very large margins, mint with original gum, a scarce stamps in unused condition, very fine (SG £3'000)
Provenance : Stanley Gibbons (1976) (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 500.00
Sold...CHF 700.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1074
Symbol: F
4c Blue, fresh colour and good margins all around, small crease, tied by DEMERARA MA20 1854 cds on large part cover to County Essequibo (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
Sold...CHF 750.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1076
Symbol: H
4c Blue, three neatly used examples with good margins including one retouched, a very fine trio, with cert. or signed (SG £2'600) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)
4c Blue, "coloured line over the denomination" retouch, close to touched margins, tied by DEMERARA JA20 1854 cds on large part folded cover from Mahaicony to County Essequibo, manuscript "Post paid: Mahaicony", fine and interesting (Image)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
Sold...CHF 400.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1078
Symbol: H,DCE
Cat No: Collection
4c Pale blue, selection mounted on exhibition page comprising one unused example, 8 singles showing a range of different cancels, a pair with right example being retouched (SG 20a), and a reprint, mostly very fine & a scarce group (SG £ 10'550) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)
1860 Framed figures, 4c Blue, a splendid unused example with good margins and bright colour, cert. BPA (SG £7'000)
Provenance: Stanley Gibbons (2009) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 1,500.00
Sold...CHF 2,200.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1080
Symbol: H
Cat No: Collection
1860 Framed figures, 4c Blue, horizontal pair showing spectacular shifting of cliché on the right example, lightly cancelled by A03 numeral pmk, good to large margins all around, very fine and very rare, cert. Simmermacher
Note: we know of only one other such pair which was in the collection of W.J.Webster (Harmer Rooke, 1942, lot 74) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 550.00
Sold...CHF 700.00
Closed..Oct-25-2022, 06:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 1081
Symbol: H
1860 Framed figures, 4c Blue, three mostly fine examples showing various cancels, being code postmark, A03 in bars and Demerara cds, small faults (SG £2'400) (Image)(Image)
