Surcharged on Turkish 'Fixed Fees' Revenue Stamps 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. on 1 pi. violet & buff, perf. 12, typewriter surcharge 'G.R.I. / Postage' in red and value '2½ / Pence' below in red, an unused example of excellent centering and colour, minor diagonal gum bend of no significance, superb large part og. An exceptional example of this great rarity, with just 25 stamps issued. Cert. BPA (1972) Gi = £ 8'000.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 80, 24-31 March 1990, lot 5122; Robson Lowe, London, 22 May 1996, lot 1043.rnNote: Manuscript notation on the certificate, where Peter Holcombe states: "20 made (4 known used). Only 10 or so still recorded". (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image)
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Typewriter Issue, Lined Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve on pale green lined slightly tooned paper, an unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, showing variety "G.R.I. Double", with the second imprint under LONG ISLAND, unused without gum as issued. Small thin and minor bends with fingerprint on face, nevertheless a fine example of a very rare and seldom seen stamp, just 140 stamps were issued (in all colours) of the ½ d. value. Cert. BPA (1982), BPA (2019) Gi = £ 2'750. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 465
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Typewriter Issue, Lined Green Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. mauve, on pale green lined paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, with variety '7 for &' in 'Postage & Revenue' (position unknown), unused as issued. Just 10 examples possible, a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'000.rnrn (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 466
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): ½ d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, variety 'postage' for 'Postage' (Row 3, Stamp 2) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 237 examples in the three colours were issued, just 2 examples with the error can exist in black. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 6'500.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, Roibson Lowe, London 20 May 1959, lot 268; Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 337. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused horizontal pair with good margins all round, initialled in red, left stamp with variety '7 for &' in 'Postage & Revenue' (Row 3, Stamp 3), some rust spots, unused as issued. An extremely rare multiple. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 4'600.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1072. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good to huge margins all round from base of sheet, initialled in red, slight aging and wrikle at left but with variety "ONR" for ONE PENNY (Row 5, Stamp 2) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp with position defined by the margin. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1073. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 469
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 1 d. red, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, minor aging but with variety "ONR" for ONE in ONE PENNY, with double dots at lower left corner, unused as issued. A very scarce stamp. Signed Stanley Gibbons. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1074. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 470
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 80 examples in the three colours were issued, 20 examples (one sheet) being in black. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 3'250.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 349. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 471
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 2½ d. mauve, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, initialled in red, spaced 'Po stage', unused as issued. Ironed creasing but an extremely rare stamp: just 80 examples in the three colours were issued. Signed Saatchi. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 4 Feb 2004, lot 351. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Lot No: 472
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Typewriter Issue, Thin Paper. Initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7): 6 d. black, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in red, slight central hinge, pinhole and aging but with variety SIXPENCE for SIX PENCE (Row 1, Stamp 2-3) unused as issued. An extremely rare stamp: just 8 examples possible. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi = £ 7'000.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 1075. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Lot No: 473
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1916: Group of two stamps with Typewriter Issue, initialled by Lieutenant Commander H. Pirie-Gordon RNVR 1916 (May 7) 1 d. blue, on thin horizontally laid paper, a fine unused example with large to huge margins all round, initialled in red; and 6 d. black, on thin wove paper, a fine unused example with good margins all round, initialled in violet indelible pencil, both unused as issued and signed Peter Holcombe Gi = £ 1'150. (Image 1)(Image)
