Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale

ST. HELENA continued...

1864-80 De La Rue Surcharges, Watermark Crown CC, S.G. 6-30 continued...

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1777

1868 5/- Orange, three examples with "SPECIMEN" overprint, types D11, SH1 or SH2, all mint with part original gum, D11 overprint with trimmed upper perfs, otherwise fine and a scarce group. S.G. 20s. (3). Photo on Page 248. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. £300-400

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1778

1868 5/- Yellow, watermark inverted, superb mint, original gum. S.G. 20w, £450. Photo on Page 248. (Image1)

Est. £150-180

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1779

1876 Perf 14x12½ 3d, 4d and 6d each handstamped "SPECIMEN" type SH1, 6d with small part gum, others with large part original gum, a scarce group. S.G. 23/5s. (3). Photo on Page 248. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. £450-550

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1780

1880 Perf 14 1d lake, watermark inverted, used with cork cancel. Fine and scarce, this variety unpriced used by Gibbons, with R.P.S Certificate (2000). S.G. 27w, unpriced (£400 mint). Photo on Page 248. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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1781

1880 Perf 14 6d milky blue, mint, original gum, very fine. S.G. 29, £550. Photo on Page 248. (Image1)

Est. £160-200

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1864-80 Issue Covers

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1782

1866 (Sep 10) Cover to England endorsed "Pr Diamond Steamer Kaffraria" franked 4d with small "H" cork cancel (Proud K3) and tied by red "LONDON / PAID" c.d.s (Oct 11), blue oval "ST HELENA" datestamp alongside, a fine and scarce ship letter rate cover. Photo on Page 226. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200

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1783

1869 (June 12) Registered cover to London, the 2/4 rate paid by 1d + 3d + 1/- pair (S.G. 7, 11, 18) all with cork cancels (Proud K11) with scarce straight line "REGISTERED" (Proud R1, earliest recorded use) and oval "ST HELENA" datestamp, London Registered arrival datestamps (July 7). Flap missing, otherwise fine and rare. Just seven covers recorded with this first Registered handstamp, this possibly the finest of these. With Holcombe Certificate (1993). Photo on Inside Back Cover. (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,000

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1784

1869 (Dec 12) Cover to London franked at the 1/- packet rate, with 4d single and pair (S.G. 14) each cancelled by cork (Proud type K12) with red oval "ST HELENA" datestamp alongside, arrival backstamp (Jan 5). Fine and scarce, with B.P.A Certificate (1989). Photo on Page 226. (Image1)

Est. £1,800-2,200

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1785

1870 (Feb 26) Cover to London franked 1/- (S.G. 18) tied by cork cancel (Proud K13) and red "ST. HELENA" datestamp, red "LONDON / PAID" arrival c.d.s (Mar 25), flap missing, otherwise fine. With Holcombe Certificate (1993). Photo on Page 226. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

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1786

1870 (Apr 28) Cover to the USA, the 1/5 packet rate paid by 1d + 4d + 1/- (S.G. 7, 14, 18) tied by cork cancels (Proud K13), the 4d tied by red "2 / CENTS" accountancy handstamp, red "ST. HELENA", "LONDON / PAID" (May 23) and New York datestamps, red manuscript "6". Very fine, an exceptional franking. Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £1,800-2,200

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1787

1873 (Aug 7) Entire letter to Italy franked 4d + 1/- (S.G. 15, 19) with cork cancels (Proud K17?), "ST. HELENA" c.d.s alongside and red "LONDON / PAID" c.d.s (Sep 2), oval framed "PD" and red manuscript "20", backstamped at Loano. Fine and rare to Italy. With Sismondo Certificate (2004). Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £1,200-1,500

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1788

1875 (Dec 4) Cover to Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, with two 3d stamps tied by cork cancels (Proud K22) with datestamps of St. Helena, Cape Town (Dec 13) and Stellenbosch, red "4". Fine, an uncommon destination. Photo on Page 230 (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

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1789

1875 (Dec 6) Cover to London with 6d dull blue pair each with a fine cork cancel (Proud K22), a St. Helena datestamp unusually with the day altered in manuscript from "4" to "6", red "LONDON / PAID" arrival c.d.s (Jan 1), very fine. Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

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1790

1877 (May) Newspaper wrapper to England "per mail steamer Caldera", franked at the 1d newspaper rate, the 1d stamp (S.G. 21) with light cancel, red "1", reverse inscribed by the recipient "R. 4 June 1877 ex. Caldera, from G.H.H Broadway, the St. Helena Guardian". Minor staining and vertical fold at left but scarce, very few 1d printed matter rate items surviving. Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

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1791

1880 (Aug 14) Registered cover to England bearing 4d + 1/- (S.G. 15, 26) each with a superb cork cancel (Proud K36), St. Helena c.d.s alongside and superb oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" in red with manuscript number "4", arrival backstamps (Sep 1). Exceptional quality, a scarce registered cover with an early use of the oval Registered handstamp. Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £1,800-2,200

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1792

1880 (Oct 30) Cover to England franked 1/- (S.G. 26) tied by cork cancel (Proud K37), St. Helena c.d.s on the front, arrival backstamps (Nov 15), fine. Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

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1793

1881 (Mar 18) Entire to France franked 2d + 1/- (S.G. 22, 26) tied by fine cork cancels (Proud K36), St. Helena c.d.s on the front, backstamped at London (Apr 4) and Marseille, very light folds, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 230. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

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1794

1884 (Jan 28) Long cover to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Rome, 1/11 postage paid by 1d + 4d + 6d + 1/- (S.G. 15, 25, 27, 30) with cork cancels (Proud K47), St. Helena c.d.s alongside, backstamped at London (Feb 11) and Rome. A scarce franking, with perf 12½, 14x12½ and 14 stamps used together. Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

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1795

1885 (Oct 5) Cover to Finland, 7½d postage paid by ½d + 1d + 6d (S.G. 27, 29, 34) tied by cork cancels (Proud K47), boxed Postman's handstamp, backstamped at London (Oct 20) and Uleaberg (Oct 29). The stamps a little oxidised and 6d with a few perf faults, a rare (possibly unique) destination from St. Helena. Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

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1796

1890 (Sep 23) Large registered O.H.M.S cover to Emil Tamsen in the Transvaal bearing 5/- orange + 1890 1½d each tied by fine cork cancel (Proud K60), red oval "REGISTERED / ST. HELENA" with number "1", violet oval "POST OFFICE / (crown) / ST. HELENA" with "No. 2" and a St. Helena c.d.s. Backstamped with three further strikes of the Post Office cachet and datestamps of Cape Town (Oct 6) and Pretoria. An uncommon genuine usage of the 5/- value, presumably sending stamps to the dealer Tamsen.

Est. £400-500

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1884-94 Surcharge Issue, Watermark Crown CA, S.G. 34-45

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1797

1884 ½d Emerald, variety "N" and "Y" spaced, used with cork cancel, small crease at lower right corner and number written on reverse in ink, good appearance and scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (2009). S.G. 34a, £1,200. Photo on Page 248. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

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1798

1884 ½d Emerald, variety surcharge double, mint with large part original gum, tiny tone mark at lower left, an unusually fine example of this scarce variety. With B.P.A Certificate (2007). S.G. 34b, £1,300. Photo on Page 248. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

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1799

1893 ½d Green with 14½mm surcharge, upper right corner marginal block of thirty (6x5), 5/3 with variety "N" and "Y" spaced, superb mint original gum, mounted on one lower stamp only, the variety unmounted. A unique block, the variety rare so superb, with B.P.A Certificate (2007). S.G. 36/a, £1,675+. Photo on Page 228. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,500

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1800

1893 2½d Ultramarine, mint horizontal pair both with the variety missing bar, horizontal preprinting paper crease, original gum, fine and scarce. S.G. refer to missing bar varieties on some values in a footnote, but they are rarely seen. S.G. 40var. Photo on Page 248. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

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1801

1887 3d Deep mauve, variety surcharge double, cancelled to order with violet remainder cancel, large part original gum. Just two examples of the double overprint variety recorded on this deep mauve shade, both used with this violet remainder cancel. A great rarity, with Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 41a, £10,000. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £4,000-5,000

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