Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

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WORLDWIDE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY continued...

GREAT BRITAIN MODERN ERRORS continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

721

S.G. 916a

S.G. #916a, 1972 3p Royal Silver Wedding, Silver omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

£750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

722

S.G. 922a

S.G. #922a, 1973 9p Tree Planting, Brownish black (value and inscription) omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

£750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

723

S.G. 923b-24b

S.G. #923b-24b, 1973 3p Explorers, gold (Queen's head) omitted, top sheet-margin se-tenant pair, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

£300

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

724

927b

S.G. #927b, 1973 9p Explorers, Brown-grey printing double, an example from the upper part of the error sheet showing strong double impression of the hair and facial features, o.g., n.h., very fine; accompanied by normal stamp for comparison. (Image)

from £850

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

725

S.G. 948b

S.G. #948b, 1973 3½p Christmas, Grey-black (value, inscription, etc.) omitted, unusual bottom sheet-margin part imprint block of four, the bottom pair with the Grey-black completely omitted, the top stamps with value and inscription omitted, but showing some Grey-black in the hair and face of all three figures, o.g., n.h., fine. (Image)

£720+

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

726

S.G. 948d

S.G. #948d, 1973 3½p Christmas, Blue (leg and robes) omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

£300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

727

S.G. 948g

S.G. #948g, 1973 3½p Christmas, Bright rose-red (King's robe) omitted, o.g., n.h., fine. (Image)

£170

SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction

728

S.G. 1079a

S.G. #1079a, 1979 9p Primrose, imperforate, left sheet-margin horizontal pair, clear to large margins, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)

£800

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

729

S.G. MS1099c

S.G. #MS1099c, 1980 Rowland Hill souvenir sheet, gold (Queen's head) omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

£950

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

730

S.G. MS1099g

S.G. #MS1099g, 1980 Rowland Hill souvenir sheet, Pale greenish yellow omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

£850

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

731

S.G. 1105b

S.G. #1105b, 1979 10p Christmas, imperforate, gutter pair, generous even margins, o.g., n.h., very fine and rare. (Image)

for plain pair $1,700.00+

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

732

1945 British H.M. Forces air letter sheet posted to the U.K from a soldier on Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands), "F.P.O/No. 46/2Aug 45" pmk. and circular censor marking at bottom, a love letter written by a junior officer to sweetheart back home, very fine and from a very scarce location of which very little mail is found in this period. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

733

1945 British H.M. Forces air letter sheet, another military air letter sheet of a slightly different design with a security message at top, from the same correspondence as the previous to the U.K having it's scarce origin in the Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands), "F.P.O/No. 46/10 Nov. 45" pmk., this one not censored, another moving love letter, very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

GRENADA

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

734

38g

#38g, 1891 2½p on 8p Bister, double surcharge, one inverted, used, well centered example with neat portion of Grenada c.d.s, very fine and scarce (S.G. #47d; £500). (Image)

$575.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

735

72/78E

#72/78E, 1908-11 3p-1/- Seal of Colony, frame die proofs in black on white card, six different cards for the typographed values cplt., each with "26 Nov. 07" and "Before/Hardening" handstamps, very fine; a rare and handsome set (S.G. #82/88E). (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

INDIA

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

736

S.G. #929a

S.G. #929a, 1980 1R Brown imperforate with sideways watermark, top margin block of six, o.g., n.h., fresh and very fine (Scott #847 var.). (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

INDIA - JAIPUR

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

737

O23-28

#O23-28, 1941-46 ¾a-8a Raja Man Singh overprinted "Official," right sheet-margin mint blocks of six (3x2), o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #O24-29; £226). (Image)

for hinged $276.00

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

ISRAEL

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

738

1-9

#1-9, 1948 3m-1,000m First coins cplt., pristine o.g., n.h., very fine set. (Image)

$424.00

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

739

Bale 10b-14b

Bale #10b-14b, 1948 3m-65m New Year, vertical gutter pairs, fresh and intact, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

ITALY

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

740

834a

#834a, 1961 205l Rose lilac Map error, well centered, exceptionally bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed Bolaffi (Sassone #921; €1,850). (Image)

$1,650.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction