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Gambia continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 5085 |
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 1936 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 6 d. light blue & olive-green in an unused corner block of four
from lower left of sheet, Plate 1, Row 9, stamp 1 (first stamp in block) showing "Extra Flagstaff" variety with the variety officially erased - and fourth stamp with extraneous flaw below "MB" of GAMBIA, fresh and fine appearance, large part og. but
toned on reverse and two perf. tips on obverse affected, nevertheless very scarce.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 22-23 Sept 1980, ex lot 1041. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5086 |
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 1936 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 6 d. light blue & olive-green, an unused corner block of four
from top left of sheet, Plate 2, Row 2, stamp 1 (third stamp in block) showing "Short Extra Flagstaff" variety, fresh and fine, large part og., the variety unmounted og. Gi = £ 350+.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 17 March 2011, lot 471. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5087 |
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 1936 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 6 d. light blue & olive-green, a used example, Plate 3, Row 2,
stamp 5 showing "Lightning Conductor" variety, cancelled by Bathurst cds of the first day of issue leaving the variety clear Gi = £ 350. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5088 |
 |
 1936 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 1 s. slate & purple in an unused corner block of four from
lower left of sheet, Plate 1, Row 9, stamp 1 (first stamp in block) showing "Extra Flagstaff" variety with the variety officially erased, fresh and fine appearance but aged hinge remnant on second stamp, the variety unmounted og. Very
scarce.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 22-23 Sept 1980, ex lot 1041. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5089 |
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 1936 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 1 s. slate & purple, an unused corner block of four from top
left of sheet, Plate 2, Row 2, stamp 1 showing "Short Extra Flagstaff" variety, fresh and fine, large part og. with three stamps, including the variety, unmounted og. Gi = £ 425+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5090 |
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 1936 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 1 s. slate & purple, an unused corner block of four from top
right of sheet, with requisition number 097 in margin, Plate 3, Row 2, stamp 5 (third stamp in block) showing "Lightning Conductor" variety, fresh and very fine but for minor corner bend in margin only, unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 425+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5091 |
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 1938/46: Pictorial defintive set of sixteen unused, each perforated hooded SPECIMEN, fresh
and very fine, large part og. A very scarce set Gi = £ 550. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 5092 |
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 1946 (Aug 6): Victory, the set of two values each in vertical strips of three, each
perforated by hooded SPECIMEN, fresh and fine appearance, the 1½ d. with scuff on reverse of lower stamp, unmounted og. Rare in multiples Gi = £ 330+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
Gibraltar
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 796 |
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 1935: Silver Jubilee 6 d. green & indigo, an unused block of four, marginal at base, first
stamp (Row 9, stamp 1), showing variety "Extra Flagstaff", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Gi = £ 320+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 797 |
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 1960: Definitives 'Landscapes and Queen Elizabeth II', complete set of 14 values in full
sheets, all folded in the middle, very fresh, Mi € 3600 (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 10114 |
  |
 1933, (7. Okt.): Chicagofahrt 1933 (14. Oktober bis 2. November): Eingeschriebener Brief ab
"Gibraltar 7.Oc.33" zugeleitet zum Anschlussflug ab Berlin zur Etappe bis "Pernambuco 17.X.33" Mi. 347b = Euro 500.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 798 |
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 1908 (June): Postcard from the Canal Zone to New Zealand via San Francisco, the card with
stamp washed off, struck with rare "DAMAGED IN WRECK / OF S.S. AEON" cachet in red - the ship was wrecked near Christmas Island (now Kiritimati, Kiribati) on July 18, 1908. Rare.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 799 |
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 1939: ½ d., 1 d., 1½ d. and 2 d. used on January 2, 1942 cover (with contents) from Betio,
Tarawa (under Japanese Occupation) to Dr. Macpherson, Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji tied by "Tarawa / Gilbert and Ellice Islands / Colony" cds's in violet and struck with four line "Launch Mail from / Territory pro. tem. / enemy
occupied / ÷v!v÷" cachet in violet. Reverse with "Opened By Censor" Reseal in red and 'Suva / Fiji' arrival cds (March 20). Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 800 |
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 1940: Cover from Australia to Ocean Island with 2 d. carmine tied by "Goulburn" machine
cancel (Nov 28). Reseal "OPENED BY CENSOR" in red at left tied in violet and cover received back in Sydney (Jan 23, 1941) with cds on reverse; after the mail had been recovered from the "S.S. Triona" which had been sunk by the Japanese but the mail
had survived. Cover endorsed in manuscript "Raider Mail" in red crayon on Ocean Island to explain the delay. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: "Taylor / Belknap" Collections, Christies, Melbourne, 26 Oct 1995, lot 272. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF650.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 801 |
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 1922/74: The genesis of a Postal History exhibit collection (71 items) with 1938 NZ 1 d.
tied "Christmas Island", 1942 cover to Sir Harry Luke ex Phoenix Islands, 1944 cover with ½ d. pair tied by GARDNER ISLAND cds's, 1945 cover from Tarawa to Funafuti with fine "PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 8" in black and a further strike of this rare mark
on cover to APO 709 (Solomon Islands), 1945 cover with 2 d. and framed "PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 3" at Funafuti; 1950/60's "Christmas Island" Military usages, 1961 cover with 2 d. tied by "Hull Island" cds, 1964 cover with 1 s. and 2 s. adhesives used
as Postage Dues, thereafter with further scarce covers from Abaiang, Abemama, Beru, Betio, Butaritari, Funafuti, Hull Island, Marakei, Nonouti, Nui, Nukufetau, Tarawa, Willis Island Radio Station etc. A fine and unusual lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
Goldcoast
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 802 |
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 1881: 1½ d. brown on buff postal stationery card used to the Royal Naval College in
Greenwich, cancelled by scarce framed "ELMINA / PAID / MR 27 81" datestamps in black. Circular "Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet" cds of transit in red (April 23) and reverse with London arrival (April 25) in red. Interesting message "There is no chance
of War out here I'm afraid...". Some aging but scarce.rnProvenance: Collection "Ashanti" (Robert Nelson), Stanley Gibbons, London, 24 Jan 1991, lot 531. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 803 |
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 1891: Cover from Dix Cove, endorsed at top left "Dix Cove" in manuscript, sent stampless to
St. Gallen, Germany (sic), struck with framed "AUS / WESTAFRIKA" in black and "Schiffsbrief" in violet. Address changed to "Schweiz" in manuscript and delivered correctly with Switzerland Postage Due 50 c. carmine & pale green tied by St. Gallen cds
(Nov 7) in black. A most unusual cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 804 |
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 1892 (5. Oct.): 4d mauve and 1d rose-carmine, tied to 2d. registered envelope by two clear
strikes "BERRAKU/GOLD COAST", a further crisp strike is on the reverse, together with a transit Accra (6. Oct.). The letter is directed to London, where it arrived via Liverpool (3 Nov.) on the 4. November 1892. The letter shows gentle ageing, but is
of great rarity. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 805 |
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 1884/91: 2 s. deep brown, a single example on 1894 registered cover to Birmingham tied by
barred obliterator with ACCRA despatch cds alongside (Nov 22). "Registered / Liverpool" transit (Christmas Day) and Birmingham, arrival on reverse.rnProvenance: Collection John Sacher, Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot 170. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
| 806 |
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 1897 (Oct 30): ½ d. QV inland rate postal stationery card from ODUMASI to ABURI, the indicum
is gently stamped Odumasi type ' A', with an arrival Aburi type 'A', and a straightline MISSENT TO ABURI. The card was subsequently redirected to AKROPONG where it received two datestamps (Oct 31 and Nov. 3). Some aging but nonetheless most unusual.
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM |
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