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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
2060 image1880: 1 d. lake, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, type B, a used example on October 1882 Soldier's concessionary rate cover to Scotland, endorsed by sender in the Royal Artillery at top and countersigned by Commanding Officer at lower left, tied by cork obliterator in black. Reverse with Kirkaldy arrival cds (March 6). Insignificant opening tears but with full original content, a fine and very scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2061 image1880: 6 d. milky blue, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused horizontal pair, of fine delicate colour in a deeper greyer shade, large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'100+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF650.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2062 image1880: 1 s. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, Thick Bars surcharge (B), an unused block of forty-eight (6 x 8), marginal from lower left corner of the sheet (positions 145-150 / 229-234), well centred and of fine fresh colour, position 160 and 220 each showing defective "N" in SHILLING, superb large part or unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2063 image1880: 1 s. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, Thick Bars surcharge (B), a used single example on 1882 cover to Richmond, Surrey lightly tied by segmented cork handstamp in black. "ST. HELENA" despatch at base (Sept 30). Reverse with Richmond arrival cds (Oct 16). A fine and most attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2064 image1883 (Sept 27): De La Rue Appendix page for the "Exisiting and proposed Schemes of Colours" with imperforate 1 d. lake at top annotated "Colour established by the International Postal Conventrion for this duty", and perforated Colour Trials of the 6 d. value in orange-yellow (2d.); violet-brown (3d.); imperforate 4 d. carmine opposite brown (4 d.); rough perf. 14-16 6 d. blue opposite grey (6 d.); and bronze-green (1 s.), 5 s. value at base with comment "This colour could not well be improved upon". Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5445. A truly remarkable and wonderful page for the connoisseur.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Ayre / 'Jamestown', Harmers, London, 8 March 1989, lot 1153.rnrn  (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF6,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2065 image1884/94: ½ d. emerald, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1884 printing, used example with 1880 1 d. lake (B), perf. 14 and 6 d. milky blue, perf. 14, on correctly rated Packet Letter 1885 cover to Genova, Italy (red crayon "1½" on obverse) all tied by circular segmented cork obliterators in black. "ST. HELENA" despatch cds (Feb 12) in black below. Reverse with London transit (March 3) and Genova ariival (March 5). A fine and rare entire.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Jan 1998, lot 724. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2066 image1884/94: ½ d. emerald, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1884 printing, an unused example showing variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and very fine appearance, typical wrinkles on part og. A fine example of a rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1962) Gi = £ 1'300. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2067 image1884/94: ½ d. green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1885 printing, used examples (4) with 1887 1 d. red in a horizontal pair and 1880 2 d. yellow, perf. 14 (B), all tied to 1888 cover to Birmingham by squared dotted obliterators in black. "ST. HELENA" despatch cds below (May 9) in black and reverse with Birmingham arrival (May 28). An attractive cover. rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 28 Jan 1998, lot 728. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2068 image1884/94: ½ d. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1885 printing, an unused example with variety "N" and "Y" of HALFPENNY spaced (Row 18, stamp 12, position 216), fresh and very fine, large part og. Normal for comparison, a scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1974) Gi = £ 475.rn  (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2069 image1884/94: ½ d. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1885 printing, a fine used example, variety "Watermark Reversed" with further variety "N" and "Y" of HALFPENNY spaced (Row 18, stamp 12, position 216), well centred and lightly cancelled by circular datestamp in black. Superb and rare. CertS. RPSL (1973), BPA (1989) Gi = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2070 image1884/94: ½ d. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1893 short printing, fifteen used examples in five horizontal strips of three, used on 1895 cover correctly rated cover to Gothenburg, Sweden cancelled by sunburst obliterators in black. "ST. HELENA" despatch cds at left (June 15) and Goteborg arrival (July 18) on reverse. Minor imperfections at edge, the cover sensibly opened for exhibit display, a most appealing usage to an unusual destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2071 image1884/94: ½ d. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1893 short printing, used example with 1894 2 d. yellow horizontal pair on registered 1897 cover to Leicester tied by squared dots obliterator in black. "ST. HELENA" despatch cds (March 8) below with oval registration cachet at left in red. Leicester arrival (April 6) on reverse of a fine correctly rated cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 27 Nov 1963, ex lot 590. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2072 image1884/94: 1 d. pale red, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1890 printing, an unused example block of four, variety "Watermark Reversed", from the base of the sheet with the lower two stamps showing "Watermark Omitted", fine colour, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2073 image1887/94: 2½ d. ultramarine, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1893 printing, an unused vertical strip of three (positions 97 / 109 / 121), sheet marginal at left, with central stamp showing variety "Surcharge Double", of fine fresh colour and superb appearance, hinged for protection, small part og. A spectacular and beautiful positional example of this rare variety, undoubtedly the most attractive of the 6 examples possible, one being housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. Cert. RPSL (1969) Gi = £ 25'000.rnNote: The overprint forme for the 2½d. consisted of ten rows of six impressions. On one single sheet, the application of the forme at lower left was one row too high, resulting in the first six stamps of row 10 receiving a double overprint.rnSingle example in Justine (lot 154), marginal strip of three in Hind (lot 712); strip three in Ayre (lot 1167); strip of three in SG (Oct 973, lot 115) and one in the Royal collection.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 11-13 June 1934, lot 712. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF14,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2074 image1887/94: 2½ d. ultramarine, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, the 1893 printing, an unused example showing variety "Stamp Doubly Printed", fresh and very fine example (position 1), superb freshness and colour, horizontal crease along the marginal line of watermark, slight cracking on large part og. Just twelve stamps with this variety exist from the top horizontal row, two are housed in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III. A fine example of this spectacular error. Signed Herbert Bloch Gi = £ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 155. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF5,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2075 image1884/94: Imperforate Plate Proof for the 4 d. value brown, wmk. Crown CA, good to huge margins and part sheet marginal at right, tiny thin not affecting the appearance. Extremely rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection Cecil Donne; Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 140.  (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2076 image1884/94: 4 d. pale brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example, variety "Imperforate" with large margins all round, of fine fresh colour, unused without gum. Probably of Proof status, most attractive and very rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 140. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2077 image1884/94: Imperforate Colour Trial for the 6 d. value printed in yellow on watermarked Crown CA paper (with part "Postage" in watermark), good margins all round, fresh and very fine, printed in the colour of the issued 2 d. Extremely rare.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 136.  (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2078 image1884/94: 6 d. grey, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet (positions 107-108 / 119-120), of fine colour for this stamp, large part og. Scarce stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 195+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM
2079 image1884/94: 1 s. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, 1894 printing, an unused block of six (3 x 2), well centred and of rich colour, upper horizontal row all showing variety "Double Surcharge", superb unmounted og. A phenomenal multiple in the foremost quality, the largest recorded multiple of this rare variety Gi = £ 14'400+.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe by Private Treaty (1981). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF9,500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM

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