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 1884-97 BRITISH BECHUANALAND COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION neatly presented & identified on album leaves starting with Stellaland 1884
set of five which appear to be forgeries then a valuable range of British Bechuanaland issues comprising 1885-87 stamps of COGH ovptd. set of 8, 1888 ½d vermilion in block of 4, 1888 lilac & greens set complete to £5 with the £1 & £5 values being
extremely fresh & fine, 1888 surcharges set plus the later ½d on 3d, 1885 ½d grey black, 1891 1d & 2d, 1891-1904 set of 5, 1893-95 1d & 2d plus 1897 ½d green all three types of ovpt. Rarely offered so complete with a catalogue value of approx. £9230.
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Starting at £ 1,300
Currently...£1,300.00
Currently...USD 1,716.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1884-1961 MINT & USED COLLECTION on black stock sheets with 1884 Stellaland all five vals, possible forgeries & a small group of
Revenues to £5 m., British Bechuanaland 1885 3d (SG 2) u., 4d (SG 3) m. . & 2d u. (toned), 1888 set to 2/6d u. plus the 1/- & 2/- m., the 6d in used block of 4, the £1 ovptd. 'SPECIMEN' all supported by cover bearing 3d x 4 & 5/-; 1888 surcharges 1d
& 2d both m. & u. plus 1/- (2) m., 1891-1904 set of 5 u. plus 6d & 1/-(2) m. & a wrapper c. 1891 bearing a 2d value ; Bechuanaland Protectorate 1888 ovpts. ½d (2) m. plus 6d & 1/- u., 1893 COGH ovptd ½d green all three types of overprint plus a few
unlisted varieties, 1897-1902 set u. (6d m.) , 1904 to 2½d both m. & u., 1915 Waterlow 2/6 & 5/- m., Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d & 5/- m., KGV defins to 1/- m., 1932 set to 3/- m., 1935 Silver Jubilee set both m. & u. plus horizontal mint pair of 1d
value with 'extra flagstaff' variety, 1938-52 set m. plus all KGVI commems m. inc. 1948 RSW., 1955-58 set (ex 5/-) u., 1961 New Currency set u, Birds & Animals set u. & 1926 Postage Due set m. Also inc. 15 items of Postal Stationery with eight being
mint, 4 used & three 'SPECIMEN' ovpts. STC £4000. (approx. 200 + 17 covers/cards) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 500
Currently...£500.00
Currently...USD 660.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1885-1952 CHIEFLY USED COLLECTION on leaves with British Bechuanaland issues inc. 1885-87 wmk Crown CC ½d & 3d, wmk Anchor set of
five u plus ½d & 1d m, 1888 ½d vermilion (3), 1888 set to 10/- postally used & the £5 fiscally used with manuscript cancel, 1888 Surcharges with 2d, 6d & 1/- u plus 1d 2d & 1/- m. & later ½d on 3d (SG29) m, 1888 ½d, 1891 2d, 1891-1904 set of 5,
1893-95 1d & 2d; then Bechuanaland Protectorate issues with 1888 ½d vermilion, & 6d m plus 1d, 2d, 3d & 1/- u, 1888 (Dec.) 4d on 4d m, ½d & 4d on ½d (SG51/53), 1890 ½d with ovpt inverted (SG 54a), 1897-1902 set, 1904-13 set to 2½d, 1913-20 set to 1/-
(ex 1½d & 2½d) plus 5/- (SG84) vfu with RPSL cert. (1981), 1932 set complete, 1935 Silver Jubilee & 1938-52 set (ex 1/-) plus a few shades. Fine collection cat. in excess of £4200. (122) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 260
Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 343.20
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1885-88 MINT & USED RANGE: Optd C.O.G.H. types SG 4/9, mint & used examples of each value inc. some shades. Cat.£1,000+ (15) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.80
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1888 COMPLETE SET OF SURCHARGES on album leaf, Bechuanaland Protectorate 7 August set of surcharges, SG 40/50, very fresh m., the
2/- value with RPS cert. (undated) plus two further examples of ½d vermilion with ovpt showing minor varieties. Cat. £8875. (11) (Image)
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Starting at £ 1,200
Currently...£1,200.00
Currently...USD 1,584.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1888 (SEP-NOV) SURCHARGES MINT & USED: Complete set of 5 mint values plus addl. 2d variety "curved foot to 2" (SG 23b £375) and used
values, less the 4d, but inc. "curved foot" variety. SG 22/28 Cat. £1,650 (12 stamps) (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 145.20
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 QV BRITISH BECHUANALAND & BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE ISSUES 1888-1904: Mint & used ranges inc. QV 1891-1904 stamps of GB optd.
"BRITISH BECHUANALAND" set of 5 values both mint & used SG 33/37, 1890 ½d vermilion normal & inverted opt. SG 54/54a both mint & used and large 19mm opt. SG 55 both mint & used. Also 1897 ½d green C.O.G.H. type all 3 varieties a, b & c both mint &
used; 1897-1902 "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" opts. on GB set of 7 both mint & used SG 59/65. Total cat. £2,000. (39 stamps) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 211.20
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1899 SCARCE BISECT ON COVER: 1891-1904 4d green & purple brown bisected due to shortage of 2d stamps, SG35a, on local cover, tied
with Palapye Station, B.P. cds with additional endorsement initials 'A.H. & Postmaster' in manuscript authorising the use of the bisected stamp, addressed locally to W. Harker Esq. Only five examples known on cover, two left halves & three right
halves, one being in the Royal collection, of which there is a copy included on the album page together with our example, both addressed to the same addressee. Fine item. Cat. £2500. (Image)
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Starting at £ 400
Currently...£400.00
Currently...USD 528.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 KGV 1913-24 & 1932 PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES: Selection inc. 1913 defins to 2/6d with addl. shades/dies of 1d (2), 2d (3), 2½d (2), 1/-
(2) & 2/6d (2). SG c.£425. Also superb, fresh lightly mounted mint set of 1932 'cattle & baobab' definitives complete to 10/-. Total SG cat. £500. (28 stamps) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 171.60
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1913-24 NICE GROUP OF MINT 'SEAHORSES' on two album leaves comprising Waterlow 2/6 & 5/- (SG83/84) some gum crazing; De La Rue2/6
(2) & 5/- (SG 85/87) light gum toning on 5/- & Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d (2) & 5/- (SG 88/89); all fresh looking well centered examples with a total catalogue value of £1160. (8) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 132.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1919 5/- BRIGHT CARMINE D.L.R. 'SEA HORSE': Superb, fresh, well centred mint example. Scarce and most attractive. SG 87 £300. (Image)
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Starting at £ 48
Currently...£48.00
Currently...USD 63.36
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1932-82 MINT & USED COLLECTION on album pages inc. 1932 set m. & u.,1935 Silver Jubilee m. & u., 1938-52 set m. & u., all KGVI
commems m. except for 1948 RSW which is used on piece, 1955-58 set m. & u., 1961 New Currency overprints set m. & u. plus some listed types of overprint, 1961 Flora & Fauna set m. & u., plus QEII commems m. Also inc. some Botswana sets with 1966,
1967 Birds, 1974 & 1976 Minerals plus 1978 & 1982 Birds sets all u. Cat. in excess of £2000. (300) (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 264.00
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 KGV 1932 'CATTLE & BAOBAB' PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES: Mint set of 12 to 10/- black & brown. Top value unmounted mint. Natural gum bend
on 2/- value. SG 99/110 £500. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.80
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1933-64 FAIRLY COMPLETE MINT & USED COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1933 set m., 1935 Silver Jubilee set m. & u., 1938 set m. & u.,
all KGVI period commems m. except 1948 RSW which is u.,1954-58 set m. & u., 1961 New Currency ovpts inc. all listed types m. & u. with a few overprint types missing, 1961-63 set m. & u., 1964 wmk change set m. & u. plus QEII Commems m. plus a few
Lesotho. Cat. in excess of £200.0 (212) (Image)
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Currently...USD 264.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1933-73 MINT COLLECTION: Neatly presented on album leaves with 1933 set of 10, 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1938 set of 11, all KGVI
commems, 1954-58 set of 11, 1961 New Currency Ovpts set of 11 plus all listed types inc. 10c on 1/- Type II & all three ovpt types on 1r on 10/-, 1961-63 set of 11 , 1964 set of 5 & issues for Lethoso from 1966-73 that looks complete although we note
some used values. Cat. approx. £1350. (few 100) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 211.20
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 KGVI/QEII PICTORIAL DEFINITIVES: Complete lightly mounted mint sets. KGVI 1938-52 set with addl. shades of ½d (4), 1½d (2), 6d (2),
1/- (2) and 5/- (2). SG 118/128 cat. c.£280. QEII 1952-58 set to 10/- SG 143/153 £100. (34 stamps) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.80
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
BELGIUM
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Catalog No. |
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| 317 |
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 1861-1995 MINT & USED COLLECTION in a carton housed in tired old printed album with issues from 1849 to 1987 & printed modern Davo
album with mint & used issues from 1987-95 plus a useful BOB section of all period Railway stamps & small section of Telegraph stamps. The older album inc. range of early 1861-63 imperf. & perf. types to 40c plus a packet of duplicates in between the
pages, 1870 Postage Due 10c bisect on piece,1884 set of four u., 1884 vals to 2f u., 1905 vals to 2f u., 1910 Brussels Exhibition u., 1911 Charleroi both sets u., 1914 Red Cross set m. & 1915 set u. plus both sets on a cover, various Anti TB
sets/part sets, 1931 Albert set u., 1937 Eugene Ysaye M/S umm., 1938 Albert Memorial Fund M/S fu., 1940 Winter Relief Fund M/S m. but toning, then sparse to 1987 but having many of the miniature sheets of the period inc. 1960 Refugee Year sheet m.
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 105.60
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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 1849-1987 MINT & USED COLLECTION WITH GOOD 19th CENTURY ISSUES in two springback albums, neatly written up and identified with
spaces left for the missing stamps. Starts with 1847 10c & 20c (2), very good 1861-63 imperf. & perf. 'Medallions' with various wmk/perf types with duplication with imperf. types having varying margins, 1865 complete u. with wmk/perf/ paper types
inc. three different types of the 1f value, 1866 set complete u. for both perf. types, plus 1c imperf. on piece, 1869 set complete inc. 8c (3) & 5f with precancel, 1883 set complete u. plus set of imperf. proofs in the issued colours, 1884 complete
u. the 2f with precancel, 1894 set both m. & u. plus imperf. colour trials (2) in grey & rose without value, 1905 complete u., 1912 set u. (10c & 50c m.) plus 5f m., 1915 set u. inc. 5f 'FRANKEN', 1919 'Tin Hats' to 5f m. (ex 2f), 1922 set u. & to 5f
m., 1925 Stamp 75th Anniv set m., 1929 10f & 50f u.,1930 BIT set m., 1931 set u., 1920/30''s sets tend to be missing the top values although complete sets are noted inc. 1934 Anti TB set u. (5f m.) & 1938 set u. , 1938 Building Completion Fund set
m., 1939 Red Cross & Orval Abbey sets m., most 1940's sets then ranges (far from complete) to 1987 missing the miniature sheets. Useful collection with high cat. with good scope for continuation. (100s) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 340
Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 448.80
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
BERMUDA
| Lot |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 319 |
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 VERY EARLY RED USAGE OF THE 1st-TYPE BERMUDA 'SMALL FLEURONS' DS ON SINGLE-RATE COVER TO GB: 16 Mar. 1820 EL (minor flap faults;
paper trimmed at left clear of letter) from Bermuda to London with a very fine red 1st-Type "BERMUDA" fleuron ds nicely placed on the front above the address, with black single ring London arrival cds (14 May) on back; charged "2/2" (the 1/3d Packet
rate + the inland rate from Falmouth). This 'true red' 1st-Type Fleuron has only been recorded for 1820-1824. (Image)
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Starting at £ 340
Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 448.80
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
| 320 |
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 EARLY RED USAGE OF THE 1st-TYPE BERMUDA 'SMALL FLEURONS' D.S. ON DOUBLE-RATE COVER TO G.B.; 22 Feb. 1822 E (minor toning; clear of
marks) from Bermuda to London with a very fine red 1st-Type "BERMUDA" fleuron d.s. nicely placed on the flap alongside the dark red 2-ring London arrival cds (21 May); charged "4/4" (double the 1s-3d Packet rate + the inland rate from Falmouth). This
'true red' 1st-Type Fleuron has only been recorded for 1820-1824. [Ex Ludington, 22 June 1999; lot 18].Cross Reference: BERMUDA
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 264.00
Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM |
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