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Lot Description

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416

1914, Prisoner of War cover, postmarked "LAGOS SOUTHERN NIGERIA / OFFICIAL PAID / SE 7 14", to Hamburg, Germany, struck with circular P.C. in red (Type PW2) at lower left, boxed "PASSED / o/c War Prioners' Bureau / NIGERIA", (Martin & Walton Type I) with signature of C.W. Alexander, a fine strike of this rare marking, being the only example recorded. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

St. Helena

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Lot Description

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2001

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1856 (Jan 1): Die Proof on India paper affixed to card, imperforate in black, huge vertical margins at each side, close at top and at base, beautifully and delicately printed and extremely rare. Cert. BPA (1978).rnrnProvenance: Giangiacomo Orlandini (Nov 1997). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2002

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1856 (Jan 1): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, an unused example with flarge even margins all round, fresh and fine, minor bend on large part og. Gi = £ 550. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF280.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2003

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1856 (Jan 1): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, an unused horizontal pair, close at top right otherwise large margins all round, fresh rich shade and fine appearance. slight gum loss, part og. A very rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 1'100+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2004

1856 (Jan 1): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, the used selection, all with large margins all round, with differing cancellations: red dotted handstamp, six-rays star handstamp in black, lozeneg of small black dots and "H" handstamp in black. Scarce so fine Gi = £ 900. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2005

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1856 (Jan 1): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a used example on 1862 cover to London, Goodman correspondence, endorsed "St. Helena Ship", large margins on three sides and just shaved at right, the adhesive cancelled in red with oval "ST. HELENA" datestamp (Dec 9) in red at left, a late usage for red cancellations. Obverse with London arrival cds (Jan 26, 1863) in red and crayon "5" (1 d. for St. Helena, 1 d. for UK and 4 d. for ship rate). A rare and most attractive #1 cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'I.D. Lampart', Stanley Gibbons, London, 3-5 Dec 1986, lot 1483; Giangiacomo Orlandini (Nov 1997). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2006

1861. Cancelled Stamps for Rowland Hill’s nephew Ormond Hill.rnOn 18 April 1861 Ormond Hill, the nephew of Rowland Hill, wrote to Joshua Butters Bacon the head of Perkins Bacon and Co.:rn“My dear Sir, Two or three of my friends who are collectors of Postage Stamps have asked me to procure for them specimens of new or uncommon stamps whenever I have it in my power. It occurs to me that perhaps you may be able to give me a few ...”rnHe added on 24 April:rn“... I should be glad to have six stamps of each kind ...”rnOn 15 August J. Upham (for J.B. Bacon) sent the stamps to Pearson Hill with the following letter:rn“Dear Sir, I beg now to send you as promised ... an envelope addressed to Ormond Hill Esq. containing 6 obliterated impressions of each of the stamps named in the list and request you will take two of each for Rowland Hill Esq. and yourself and then seal the package and forward it together with a letter which you will also find addressed to him, to Mr. Ormond Hill.”rnIt turned out that the supply of the Crown Agents‘ property was given without authority.rnOrmond Hill was not asked to return the "specimens“, and in fact, all were treated as private property. Nevertheless, the case destroyed Perkins Bacon as future printers for the Crown Agents.rnFrom Peter Jaffe in "Cancelled by Perkins Bacon“, published for Spink & Son Ltd by James Bendon Ltd. (1998).rn1856: 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, a fine four margin example with part "CANCELLED" obliterator in black; position 1 from the presumed block of six (3 x 2) sent to Ormond Hill, Peter Jaffe records and illustrates just three examples in the handbook, one ex John Ayre collection (lot 1026 , position 4 on the Jaffe proposed block of six) and the other (position 2) is housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. Exceptionally rare. Cert. RPSL (1950) Gi = £ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection R.W. Wilson; Illustrated in Edward Hibbert "St. Helena" on page 31. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF7,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2007

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861 (April): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, clean-cut perf. 14 to 16, a used example on 1861 cover to London, Goodman correspondence, cancelled in red. Reverse with oval framed "ST. HELENA" datestamp in red (Aug 31) and obverse with manuscript "5" British credit in red crayon. "London / Paid" transit (Sept 28) in red. Tiny inclusions at base and at left of envelope but a fine and rare cover.rnrnProvenance: Giangiacomo Orlandini (Nov 1997). (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2008

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861 (April): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, rough perf. 14 to 16, an unused example of excellent centering and fine deep colour, part og. Rare so fine Gi = £ 425. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF175.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2009

Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861 (April): 6 d. blue, wmk. Large Star, rough perf. 14 to 16, an unused block of six (3 x 2), beautifully centred for this issue, of fine clear vibrant colour. Somewhat heavily mounted at top to prevent separation, minimal traces of aging, lower three stamps superb large part og. Illustrated in "St. Helena" by Edward Hibbert on page 30. Very few blocks are known, an extremely rare and attractive multiple Gi = £ 2'550+.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 5-6 March 1981, lot 681. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2010

De La Rue Surcharge Essays 1863: De La Rue Essays for the Surcharges on 1856 6 d. blue imperforate, with two single examples one very fine, the other with two large margins, each with sans-serif "FOUR PENCE" small Surcharge at base, the first in red with part og. the second in black (this last ex Southey collection) unused. Exceptionally rare.rnNote: Fourteen examples differing in type or surcharge colour were presented by the Crown Agents to the British Museum and now form part of the collection in the British Library. Seven examples are housed in the collection of His Majesty Charles III. Very few remain in private hands.rnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1048.rnrn (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF2,800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2011

De La Rue Surcharge Essays 1863: De La Rue Essays for the Surcharges on 1856 6 d. blue imperforate, with "ONE PENNY" with thick low bar in black applied on rejoined unused horizontal 6 d. blue pair, large to just shaved margin at base; slightly oxidised, part og.rnNote: Fourteen examples differing in type or surcharge colour (incl. four in manuscript) were presented by the Crown Agents to the British Museum and now form part of the collection in the British Library. Seven examples are housed in the collection of His Majesty Charles III. Very few remain in private hands.rnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1047. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2012

Recess by De La Rue 1863: Plate Proof of the 1 d. on 6 d. in brown-red, ONE PENNY surcharge 16-17 mm. in black, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of four, with good even margins all round, fourth stamp with trivial tiny marginal tear at lower right not affecting the appearance, without gum. Rare. Cert. BPA (1964).rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 27 Nov 1963, lot 571; Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1054. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2013

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 1 d. on 6 d. in lake, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, variety "ONE PENNY surcharge Double", a used example (position 143) with large even margins on three sides, just shaved at base and imperceptible nick in left margin, fresh rich colour, cancelled red-brown and black manuscript ink. A fine example of this rarity - twelve examples should exist as the surcharging forme (4 rows of twelve impressions) missed the lower horizontal row of the sheet, leaving the "6d. lake" variety (Gi 3b), this error came from the row above: leaving the Surcharge doubled on this stamp. A superb example of this error. Cert. Holcombe (1997) Gi = £ 4'250.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Tomasini', SG, London, 4 Oct 1973, lot 106; Collection Cecil Donne; Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 50. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF3,400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2014

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 1 d. on 6 d. in lake, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, variety "ONE PENNY surcharge Omitted", an unused example of the famous "6d. lake" with large even margins all round, fresh rich colour, large part og. A magnificent example of this great rarity - whilst twelve examples should exist as the surcharging form (4 rows of twelve impressions) missed the lower horizontal row of the sheet, leaving this variety, the error also caused the variety on the row above: leaving the Surcharge doubled (Gi 3a). An outstanding example of this error, only recorded unused, just 6 examples have so far been recorded, one defective ex Lars Amundsen another example is housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. Cert. RPSL (1968) Gi = £ 21'000.rnrnProvenance: William 'Bill' Frazer; Harmers, London, 19 May 1982, lot 1121. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF10,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2015

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 1 d. on 6 d. in lake, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet, with ONE PENNY surcharge 18½-19 mm. in black (B), large margins all round with right hand stamp showing prominent Plate Scratch behind Queen's head, slightly wrinkled large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 320+.rnrnProvenance: Tommy Allen. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2016

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 1 d. on 6 d. in lake, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of four, variety: Upper stamps with ONE PENNY surcharge 18½-19 mm. in black (B) and lower stamps with ONE PENNY surcharge 16-17 mm. in black (A), good to large margins all round, minor gum bend but of very fine colour, typically wrinkled large part og. Delightful appearance, a magnificent and extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 22'000+.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1076. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF11,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2017

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 4 d. on 6 d. carmine, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, FOUR PENCE surcharge 15½-16½ mm. in black, an unused example with fair to large margins all round, overprinted "Specimen" diagonally in manuscript black ink. Ex the De La Rue archives. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2018

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 4 d. on 6 d. carmine, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, FOUR PENCE surcharge 15½-16½ mm. in black, a fine used example in a pinkish shade with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, postally cancelled by four pen strokes in black. Scarce Gi = £ 250. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

2019

Recess by De La Rue 1863: 4 d. on 6 d. carmine, imperforate, wmk. Crown CC, FOUR PENCE surcharge 15½-16½ mm. in black, a used horizontal strip of three on 1864 cover to London, Goodman correspondence, with fair to large margins all round, cancelled in manuscript ink. Oval framed "POST OFFICE / ST. HELENA" cachet at lower left (July 26) in black. Manuscript "11" pence credit GB with "London / Paid" cds of receipt adjacent (Aug 26) in red. Illustrated in "St. Helena" by Edward Hibbert on page 37. Just four covers are recorded bearing this stamp. A famous and extremely rare cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF5,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM