Long Island. 1916 (7 May) Turkish Fiscal surcharged in red by Typewriter, 2½d. on 1pi. violet and buff, large part original gum, minor diagonal gum bend of no significance for this rare stamp; fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (1972). S.G. 3, £8,000 Note: Manuscript notation on the BPA Certificate in pencil in the hand of Peter Holcombe stating that there were twenty of these stamps overprinted, four known used and only ten recorded overall at the time of writing. . . provenance:. Corinphila, March 1990. Christie's Robson Lowe, May 1996(Image1)
Est. £1,500-2,500
Opening GBP 2,500.00
Sold...GBP 2,500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:34:39 EST
Sold For 2500
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:149
Symbol:Cat No:6b
Long Island. 1916 (7 May). ½d. mauve on pale green paper with horizontal grey lines, variety '7' for '&', initialled in red ink, without gum as issued; fine and rare with only ten examples possible. B.P.A. Certificate (2019). S.G. 6b, £7,000 (Image1)
Est. £2,000-3,000
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:35:17 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:150
Symbol:Cat No:10-13
Long Island. 1916 (7 May). 1d. black, 1d. mauve, 1d. red and 1d. blue (4) on thin horizontally laid paper, a few light creases otherwise fine, without gum as issued. S.G. 10-13, £1,800 (Image1)
Est. £300-400
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:35:56 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:151
Symbol:Cat No:11 and 35
Long Island. 1916 (7 May). 1d. blue on thin horizontally laid paper with sheet margin at left and 6d. black on thin wove paper, both unused without gum as issued and signed on the reverse by Peter Holcombe. S.G. 11 and 35, £1,150 (Image1)
Est. £250-350
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:36:34 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:152
Symbol:Cat No:13f
Long Island. 1916 (7 May). 1d. red on thin horizontally laid paper, variety 'onr'for'one', some minor ageing marks and slight ink run at upper right, unused without gum as issued; fine and rare. Stanley Gibbons handstamp on reverse. B.P.A. Certificate (2019). S.G. 13f, £3,000 Provenance: Harmer's, July 1999(Image1)
Est. £600-800
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:37:01 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:153
Symbol:Cat No:14
Long Island. 1916 (7 May). 2½d. black on thin horizontally laid paper, unused without gum as issued, fine and fresh with large margins; extremely rare with only twenty examples produced in black. B.P.A. Certificate (2019). S.G. 14, £3,750 Provenance: Spink, February 2004(Image1)
Est. £1,000-1,500
Opening GBP 1,500.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:37:29 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:154
Symbol:Cat No:22/22a
Long Island. 1916 (7 May) 1/- mauve on thin horizontally laid paper, block of eight [1-4/5-8] from the top of the sheet with plate '4' at upper left, showing variety 'islana'for'island' [2]; a unique positional piece of exhibition quality. S.G. 22/22a (Image1)
Est. £4,000-6,000
Opening GBP 3,800.00
Sold...GBP 3,800.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 06:37:58 EST
Sold For 3800
Nevis
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:215
Symbol:Cat No:16
Nevis. 1871-78 1d. deep rose-red and 1d. vermilion-red each in a complete sheet of twelve and 1/- deep green block of sifrom the upper left of the sheet; large part original gum, a few gum bends in places. S.G. 16, 17 and 21, £1,500+ (Image1)
Est. £500-700
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 07:35:06 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:216
Symbol:Cat No:21
Nevis. 1871-78 1/- deep green, complete sheet of twelve, [9] showing crossed lines on hill repaired by retouch, large part original gum. S.G. 21, £1,400+ (Image1)
Est. £400-600
Opening GBP 520.00
Sold...GBP 520.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 07:35:49 EST
Sold For 520
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:217
Symbol:Cat No:25-34
Nevis. 1882-90 CA ½d. to 1/- set of eleven including all shades, 2½d. ultramarine with plate number '2' at top, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 25-34, £1,200+ (Image1)
Est. £250-350
Opening GBP 450.00
Sold...GBP 450.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 07:36:31 EST
Sold For 450
Nigeria
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:224
Symbol:
Cat No:Collection
Nigeria. Lagos. 1876-1906 mint and used collection including 1876-79 CC 1d. mint (2) and used, 2d. mint and used, 4d. used and 6d. mint and used, 1884-86 CA ½d. to 5/- mint, 1887-1902 CA to 10/- mint with some duplication and some values also used, 1904 CA to 10/- mint and 1904-06 MCA to 10/- mint with at least two of each value, etc., a useful collection. Cat c.£3,000 (Image1)
Est. £600-800
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 07:41:09 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:226
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
Nigeria. 1900-36 mint collection on album pages including all Northern Nigeria sets, Southern Nigeria with all sets, Nigeria 1914-27 set to £1, 1921-32 set to 10/- and 1936 set to £1, etc. chiefly fresh and fine (Image1)
Est. £600-800
Opening GBP 1,500.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 07:42:36 EST
Sold For 1500
South West Africa
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:286
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
South West Africa. 1923-31 mint collection on album pages including 1923 Setting I set of bi-lingual pairs to £1, Setting II 5/-, 10/- and £1 bi-lingual pairs, Setting III to £1 in bi-lingual pairs, Setting VI set to £1 in bi-lingual pairs, 1927 set to 10/- etc., chiefly fresh and fine (Image1)
Est. £1,000-2,000
Opening GBP 1,600.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 08:19:30 EST
Sold For 1600
Turks and Caicos
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:291
Symbol:
Cat No:Collection
Turks and Caicos. 1873-1966 mint and used collection on album pages including Turks Islands 1d. rose unused and 1/- dull blue used, Surcharges including '2½' on 1/- lilac (Type 19) and '2½' on 1/- slate-blue (Type 25) both unused with R.P.S. Certificates and '4' on 1/- lilac unused with R.P.S. Certificate, other surcharges both mint and used, 1900-04 with values to 3/- used, 1909-10 to 3/- used, 1913-18 set to 3/- used, War Tax, 1928 set to 10/- used, 1938-45 set to 10/- used, later sets generally complete used; chiefly good to fine (Image1)
Est. £800-1,200
Opening GBP 900.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 08:22:51 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:292
Symbol:Cat No:12
Turks and Caicos. 1881 '½' on 1/- lilac, a vertical strip of three from the top of the sheet surcharged Types 4, 5 and 6, The lower stamp (Type 6) variety without fraction bar, a few age marks barely affecting the good appearance, large part original gum; scarce. S.G. 12, 13 and 14a, £1,185 (Image1)
Est. £400-500
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 08:23:21 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:293
Symbol:Cat No:12
Turks and Caicos. 1881 '½' on 1/- lilac, a vertical strip of three surcharged Types 4, 5 and 6, The lower stamp (Type 6) variety without fraction bar, large part original gum; scarce. S.G. 12, 13 and 14a, £1,185 (Image1)
Est. £350-450
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 08:23:52 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:294
Symbol:Cat No:37
Turks and Caicos. 1881 '2½' on 1/- lilac (setting 8, surcharge Type 24), part original gum; scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1976). S.G. 37, £1,200 (Image1)
Est. £250-350
Opening GBP 450.00
Sold...GBP 450.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 08:24:30 EST
Sold For 450
Worldwide Stamps and Covers Bermuda
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:31
Symbol:Cat No:O6
Bermuda. A True World Rarity. The Unique Unused Example.. 1861 Postmaster's Stamp, W.B. Perot. (1d.) carmine-red on bluish horizontally laid paper, a crisp rich red strike, cut square and not obliterated, the faintest trace of a wrinkle mentioned strictly for accuracy; The unique unused example and of the highest exhibition quality. A true world rarity. B.P.A. (1984 and 1991) and R.P.S. (1991) Certificates. S.G. O6, £150,000 Literature: "Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps" Volumes 1 and 2 . by L.N. Williams. . provenance:. D. Melat, November 1985. Harmer's of London, May 1989. Bridger & Kay (Guernsey) Ltd., October 1991. Important Stamps and Covers of the World, Spink, June 2006 . David Feldman, December 2015(Image1)
Est. £60,000-80,000
Opening GBP 85,000.00
Sold...GBP 85,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:20:06 EST
Sold For 85000
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:32
Symbol:Cat No:11a
Bermuda. 1865-1903, perf. 14x12½, 1/- green vertical strip of three, variety imperforate between; large part original gum with minor tone spots and light wrinkling, the lower stamp with faint trace of a bend, otherwise fine and a striking piece of great rarity. Signed Herbert Bloch and with B.P.A. Certificate (2003). S.G. 11a, £12,000 Note: This variety exists between the 8th. and 9th., and 9th. and 10th. rows of each pane, probably on one sheet. Thus there were a possible twenty four vertical strips with the error. . provenance:. Henry Hick, Robson Lowe, 23 September 1975(Image1)
Est. £2,500-5,000
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:20:36 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:33
Symbol:Cat No:15a
Bermuda. 1875 1d. on 2d. dull blue, variety no stop after 'penny'; part original gum, very fresh and fine. A superb example of this great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2006). S.G. 15a, £25,000 Note: Fewer than twelve examples of this stamp exist, of which the majority are used(Image1)
Est. £6,000-8,000
Opening GBP 6,500.00
Sold...GBP 6,500.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:21:25 EST
Sold For 6500
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:34
Symbol:Cat No:51bs-55s
Bermuda. 1918-34 with 1918-22 set of sifrom 2/- to £1 overprinted "specimen", £1 purple and black red, variety 'break in scroll', top right marginal showing plate '1' and 1922-34 10/- green and red on pale emerald 'broken crown and scroll' [2/12], part to large part original gum and generally fine. S.G. 51bs-55s, 55a, 92b, £2,350 (Image1)
Est. £600-700
Opening GBP 950.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:22:02 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:36
Symbol:Unmou
Cat No:89k
Bermuda. 1924-32 Watermark Multiple Script CA. 2/6d. black and bright orange-vermilion on deep blue, lower left corner marginal showing plate number '1'; unmounted mint with fine fresh appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 89k, £3,250 (Image1)
Est. £1,500-2,000
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:23:47 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:38
Symbol:Cat No:93
Bermuda. 1924-32 Watermark Multiple Script CA. 12/6d. grey and orange block of four with sheet margin at foot, the lower right hand stamp showing variety 'gash in fruit and leaf'; unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. 93, 93g, £1,550 (Image1)
Est. £600-800
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:24:55 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:39
Symbol:Unmou
Cat No:93
Bermuda. 1924-32 Watermark Multiple Script CA. 12/6d. grey and orange upper left corner marginal example showing plate number '1'; mounted in the margin only leaving the stamp unmounted mint. Fine and attractive. S.G. 93, £250 (Image1)
Est. £150-200
Opening GBP 270.00
Sold...GBP 270.00
Closed..Dec-08-2021, 05:25:24 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 2106
Lot No:40
Symbol:Cat No:F1a
Bermuda. Postal Fiscals. 1937 12/6d. grey and orange upper right corner marginal example showing plate number '1' and with variety 'break in scroll'; large part original, typical streaky gum. Fine and a wonderful example of this scarce stamp. S.G. F1a, £4,250 (Image1)