Grosvenor Sale - 176

Falkland Islands and Antarctica

**Falkland Islands: Queen Victoria Issued Stamps**
Lot	Symbol	Descrip	Opening
1	Unused	Falkland Islands: 1878-79 No watermark 1d. part original gum, 4d. unused, 6d. and 1s. mint, fine, an attractive set of the first issue. Ex Burton, S.G. 1-4, cat. £2,520. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 1-4] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
2	Used	Falkland Islands: 1878-79 No watermark 1d. apparently used on piece (cancellation not guaranteed), 4d. used with cork cancellation, 6d. on piece from registered cover, 1s. used on piece with cork cancellation. (4) Ex Burton, S.G. 1-4. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 1-4] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
3		Falkland Islands: 1878-79 no watermark 4d. grey-black, showing central “U” of “TURNER” watermark letter, large part original gum, fine and rare. Ex Newby and Boyd. SH 2wmk1, S.G. 2a, cat. £4,000. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 2a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £700-800 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
4		Falkland Islands: 1878-79 No watermark 6d. and 1s. mint blocks of four, the 1s. with light vertical bend otherwise fine. Ex Burton, S.G. 3, 4, cat. £880+. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 3] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £120-140 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
5	Used	Falkland Islands: 1882 Watermark Crown CA upright 1d. dull claret, variety watermark inverted and reversed, small thin at top centre, otherwise fine used. R.P.S. certificate (2022). S.G. 5x, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 5x] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
6		Falkland Islands: 1885 Watermark Crown to left of CA 1d. pale claret, upper right corner marginal mint block of twelve (3 x 4), [R. 1/8-4/10], two [R. 1/8-9] slightly thinned at top otherwise chiefly fine with six unmounted. Ex Burton. S.G. 7, cat. £1,320+. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 7] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
7	Unused	Falkland Islands: 1889-91 Watermark upright 1d. red-brown, lower right corner block of twenty (5 x 4) with straight edge margins on two sides, unused, one at foot with trivial thin, but fresh and a very rare multiple. Heijtz notes “blocks of four and larger multiples are very scarce, both mint and used”. Ex Lord Steinberg, Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Boyd collections. SH 6d, S.G. 11, cat. £7,000+. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 11] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £1,500-2,000 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
8	Used	Falkland Islands: 1891 Bisect Provisionals, 1/2d. on half of 1d. brownish claret, variety unsevered pair, used with two part First Bisect cork cancellations (Ob. 1/90), fine and scarce. With Malcolm Barton letter of opinion (undated). S.G. 13a, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 13a] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £150-200 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
9	Used	Falkland Islands: 1891 Bisect Provisionals, 1/2d. on half of 1d. brownish claret unsevered pair from the left of the sheet, showing complete marginal watermark letter “R” of “CROWN”, used with light cork cancellations, two creases at foot but rare. Ex Bryant Rose and Boyd. SH 13bv1 var., S.G. 13a var. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 13a var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £300-350 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
10	, entire, etc.	Falkland Islands: 1891 Bisect Provisionals, 1894 (Mar. 16) unusual home-made envelope to Henry Ruffell in London bearing five 1/2d. on 1d. orange red-brown bisects tied by ‘cork’ cancellations with despatch c.d.s and charged double deficiency with local “T” (SH T.1, Andrews type 24a) and London Foreign Branch “5D/F.B.” due marks, ms. “to go again” added and initialled, Poplar Apr. 19 arrival in red on reverse. See “Falkland Islands: The 1891 Provisionals” by Malcolm Barton (2002), p. 143-44. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £500-600 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
11		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. to 9d. set of five with additional 2d. shade, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2), one 2d. and 6d. both with small thin otherwise mainly fine with gum. (6) Ex du Pont and Burton. S.G. 15s, 25s, 26s, 28s, 33s, 35s. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 15s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
12		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. to 1s. set of eight in mint blocks of four, the 1s. showing watermark reversed with lower pair unmounted, mainly fine. (32) Ex Burton. Photo. (Image1)	Est. £400-500 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
13		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 mint selection with 1/2d. to 1s. set with 1/2d. blue-green block of four, 1/2d. deep yellow-green block of six, 2d. imprint block of eight and 21/2d. strip of four (stain at top), most fine. (30) Ex Burton. (Image1)	Est. £80-100 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
14		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. blue-green and 21/2d. very pale chalky ultramarine from the First printing of May 1891, each in a block of four, without gum, from the single Bradbury Wilkinson archive sheets of sixty, fine. The archive sheets of each value were the only survivors from the first printing, the stamps issued to the islands being ruined as a result of the collision of the “Neko” with British steamer “Stancliff” in fog north of Ushant on July 21 1891. Ex Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Boyd collections. SH 5a, 8a. Heijtz certificate (2000). Photo. (Image1)	Est. £3,000-3,500 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
15	Unmounted	Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. green, May 1892 printing, lower left corner marginal unmounted mint imprint block of 36 vertically separated into blocks of 20 and 16, fine. Ex Burton, SH 5d, S.G. 16, cat. £720+. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 16] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £150-200 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
16		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. green, May 1892 printing, variety watermark inverted and reversed, horizontal pair with part original gum, a little heavily hinged and with slight thinnings but scarce. Ex Bryant Rose and Boyd. SH 5d wmk2, S.G. 16ay, cat. £1,300+. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 16ay] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £100-120 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
17	Unmounted	Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 4d. olive-black, May 1895 printing, complete unmounted mint sheet of sixty, minor imperfections but mainly fine. Ex Burton. SH 9f, S.G. 32, cat. £960+. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 32] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £150-200 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
18		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1s. grey-brown, Nov. 1895 printing, variety watermark reversed, mint block of eight (4 x 2), slightly gum toned with some perf. reinforcement and two thinned but a rare multiple. Ex Bryant Rose and Boyd. SH 12a wmk1, S.G. 37x, cat. £2,000+. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 37x] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £200-250 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
19		Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1s. yellow-brown, Apr. 1896 printing, variety watermark reversed, lower left corner marginal mint block of four, one hinged and with slight thin, others unmounted and fine. Ex Bryant Rose and Boyd. SH 12b wmk1, S.G. 38x, cat. £1,000+. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 38x] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.
20		Falkland Islands: 1898 Watermark Crown CC 2s.6d. deep blue and 5s. red overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type B2) fine with gum. Ex Burton. S.G. 41s, 42s, cat. £650. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands 41s] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Est. £160-180 Closing..Dec-03, 03:30 AM EST.