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Great Britain and British Commonwealth Australian States Tasmania
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2010
Symbol: *
Cat No: 7
1856, "Van Diemen's Land", 1d pale brick red, imperf (Scott 7), unwatermarked, o.g., hinge remnants; tiny trear & crease at bottom, Very Good. SG 19. Scott $13,500. (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:09:26 EST
Sold For 425
Victoria
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2011
Symbol: *
Cat No: 231
1905, King Edward VII, £2 blue, perf 12½ (Scott 231), Crown over A watermark, lightly toned o.g., lightly hinged, exceptionally fresh, Fine to Very Fine. SG 432; £800 ($1,020). Scott $1,150. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:09:55 EST
Sold For 275
Basutoland
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2012
Symbol: **
Cat No: 1-10
1933, King George V, ½d-10s complete (Scott 1-10), a pristine mint set, o.g., never hinged(!), Very Fine. SG 1/10; £325 for hinged ($410). Scott $750. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:10:23 EST
Sold For 250
British Guiana
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2013
Symbol: o
Cat No: 11
1853-55, Seal of the Colony, 4¢ blue, retouched (Scott 11), exceptionally fresh with a neat "Berbice/ 24MY/ 1855" c.d.s., nice margins except barely shaved at the lower right, almost Very Fine. SG 19a; £1,000 ($1,270). Scott $1,100. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:10:48 EST
Sold For 160
Cancels & Postmarks
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2232
Symbol:
Cat No: 213
1887, 2¢ green, Specialized Cancel Collection (Scott 213), attractive compendium of 87 stamps and two covers, offering a glimpse of the wide range of cancels used during the period; begins with a page of year-dated c.d.s.'s, followed by four pages of fancies and a final page a mix of fancy and colored cancels; fancies include Letters, Pictorials, "US" and Patriotics, Masonics, a Patent, and more besides; a pretty holding sure to please the cancel enthusiast, generally Very Fine strikes, fully imaged online, ex J.R. Harris. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:58:37 EST
Sold For 425
Falkland Islands
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2014
Symbol: **BL
Cat No: 21
1898, Queen Victoria, 5s red (Scott 21), a marvelous mint block of 4, o.g., never hinged(!), bright, fresh and virtually perfectly centered; some separation, gum with a couple tiny spots/inclusions, but Extremely Fine nonetheless. SG 42; £1,000 as hinged singles ($1,270). Scott $1,040 as hinged singles. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:11:08 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2015
Symbol: o
Cat No: 74
1933, Centenary, 5s black & yellow (Scott 74), bright, fresh and beautifully centered with a partial Port Stanley c.d.s., Extremely Fine. SG 136; £1,500 ($1,900). Scott $1,500. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:11:38 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2016
Symbol: *
Cat No: 84-96, 101-102
1938-50, King George VI, ½d-£1 complete plus shades (Scott 84-96, 101-102 vars.), lovely holding comprising the basic issue complete plus SG #161b, 161c (used), 161d and 162c, o.g., mostly lightly hinged, pristine and alluring, Very Fine. SG 146/63 vars.; £4,500+ ($5,720). (Image)
Estimate $1,200-1,600
Opening US$ 600.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:12:03 EST
Sold For 0
Fancy Cancels Groups & Collections
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2233
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Superlative Fancy Cancels Collection on 2¢ red brown Washingtons, ca. 1883-87, approximately 275 stamps and 18 covers, all neatly presented on identified homemade album pages or stockpages, offering an extensive array of fancies on #210; comprises original album pages from the Willard Collection, to which additional material was added over the years; all cancels identified as to type (some with town information as well) with many ink-sketched on album page for easier visualization; many handsome designs and solid, clear strikes throughout, the covers offering numerous origins and some interesting postmarks (including one Postmaster's); well worth the time to review, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:59:15 EST
Sold For 1600
Patriotic Designs
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2234
Symbol: o
Cat No: waving flag
Waving Flag, full strike in magenta, on 3¢ green Washington (#184); the stamp fresh and well centered; according to the certificate, a small corner crease at top left which we do not see, Very Fine strike, with 2024 P.F. certificate. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 190.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:59:40 EST
Sold For 0
French Offices in Zanzibar
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2108
Symbol: *
Cat No: 55
1904, 25c & 2a on ½a on 5c (Scott 55), an excellent example of this rare stamp, o.g., clean and fresh, Fine to Very Fine, signed A. Brun and two others. Yvert 63; €3,700 ($4,000). Maury 63. Scott $3,100.
ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL THE STAMPS ISSUED FOR THE FRENCH OFFICES IN ZANZIBAR. (Image)
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:56:05 EST
Sold For 650
General Postal History by Year
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2231
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1863.12
1863 (Dec. ?), Underpaid Multicolor Franking Cover to Shanghai, China, orange envelope with attractive franking of 30¢ orange, horizontal pair 10¢ green and 2¢ black (#71, 68, 73), all tied by oval grid cancels; cover endorsed "Via Marseilles", with red manuscript "32" credit and marking and matching London DE 26 Paid datestamp; reverse bears red "New York Am. Pkt." datestamp (date illegible), Hong Kong "C" receiver in blue dated FE 17 64, plus a further illegible handstamp at left; missing part of backflap; underpaid by 1¢ (the correct rate 53¢; the New York Exchange Office obviously ignoring the discrepancy and accepting it as fully paid), Very Fine, signed Ashbrook with part of letter from him. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:58:05 EST
Sold For 0
German States Saxony
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2110
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 1
1850, 3pf brick red (Scott 1), unused without gum, for clear margins; but thinned and a bit soiled, otherwise Fine appearance. A rare "Number 1 of the World". Michel 1a; €4,500 ($4,860). Scott $4,000. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:56:52 EST
Sold For 700
German WWII Occupations France: St. Nazaire
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2138
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 1-2
1945, 50c & 2fr Galleon (Michel 1-2), a choice set of corner margin singles, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine. Michel €600 ($650). (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:13:59 EST
Sold For 200
German WWII Private Issues French Legion
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2139
Symbol: **
Cat No: $860
1941, Anti-Bolshevism souvenir sheet, a pristine example, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Michel Block I; €800 ($860). (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:14:19 EST
Sold For 200
Indian Nationalists (Azad Hind)
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2140
Symbol: P
Cat No: VII-VIIb P
1943, Free India, 1r + 2r, Proofs on glazed card (Michel VII-VIIb P), one of each variety: black, orange & green; black only; black & orange, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:14:50 EST
Sold For 180
Great Britain Machins
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2009
Symbol: **BL
1997, Queen Elizabeth II, deep green (as used for 2p), light grey (as used for the 29p), flame (as used for 1st class, undenominated trials), full panes of 100, from the limited supply of these discovery sheets, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, each with photocopies of 2017 R.P.S.L. certificates that were issued for the discovery set of sheets.
Machin trials discovered after 20 years
Sheets of three trials of the Machin head, produced in 1997, came to light in the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Arnold Machin's iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Machin definitives were first printed in lithography in 1980 as Royal Mail expanded its range of suppliers. However, by the mid-1990s it had decided that all the standard definitives should be printed in gravure. At the time The House of Questa, based in south London, did not have gravure capability.
As the company wished to participate in all future tenders for Royal Mail stamps, whether printed by litho or gravure, in gummed or self-adhesive versions in sheets or stamp booklets, it decided to make a major investment in a gravure press and an automated booklet maker. To achieve the best, Questa partnered with a number of highly qualified and renowned organisations to deliver the skills, processes and technology required to ensure it would be ready for production in less than 18 months.
Courvoisier, based in Switzerland, was at that time arguably the finest gravure stamp printer in Europe. The company agreed to assist Questa with technical advice and cylinder making. As part of this process Royal Mail gave permission for a print trial at Courvoisier using the Machin head: the original material to enable the trial to take place was supplied by Questa. Part of the thinking at the time was that Courvoisier might undertake the production of the cylinders needed for final stamp printing on behalf of Questa, but this did not materialise.
The undenominated trials were produced in October 1997 in sheets of 100 (from larger sheets of 200 guillotined in two) with the Courvoisier imprint along the vertical margins. They exist in three colours: deep green (as used for the 2p), light grey (as used at the time for the 29p), and flame (as used for 1st class). Courvoisier had printed the then current Kenya definitives, these being of the same overall size as the Machin definitives. As a consequence, the trials were printed on coated paper without phosphor bands, and have perforation 15 x 14. However, the stamp image is slightly smaller than that used on Machin definitives.
Barry Robinson, then Design Director of Royal Mail, visited Courvoisier to see the preparations. It is believed the trial sheets were printed on one of the small gravure printing presses at Courvoisier, some being printed during the visit.
The gravure press and the automated booklet line were produced by ATN in France. The new machinery would not fit within Questa's original base in Camberwell: the move to Byfleet was part of the development.
Courvoisier was founded in 1880 and started printing stamps in 1937. It was noted for the high quality of its photogravure work, but sadly it ran into financial difficulties and ceased trading in 2001. (Image)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Nov-07-2024, 09:44:36 EST
Sold For 1700
Regular Issues
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2001
Symbol:
Cat No: 3
1841, Queen Victoria, 1d red brown, Maltese Cross with Numeral cover collection a dozen folded letter sheets ca. 1841-47, each franked by #3, with 11 different Numerals in cancels: #1-3, 5-9, 10 (2) and 11-12; numerals clearly legible, #1, 3 and 12 on horizontal pairs, all others on solo frankings, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Scott $8,650. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:05:28 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2002
Symbol: *
Cat No: 39e
1864, Queen Victoria, 6d lilac, hair lines, imperf, Emblems watermark inverted (Scott 39e), a most attractive example, slightly toned o.g., large balanced margins, Very Fine. SG 85a; £3,250 ($4,130). Scott $4,500. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:05:49 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2003
Symbol: *
Cat No: 49b
1867, Queen Victoria, 3d rose, Spray of Rose watermark, imperforate Imprimatur (Scott 49b var), a choice example, o.g., lightly hinged, incredibly fresh with gorgeous color large, perfectly balanced margins, Very Fine, with 2024 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG J31; £2,500 from ($3,180). (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:06:28 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2004
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 56
1880, Queen Victoria, 2s brown, Spray of Rose watermark (Scott 56), fairly well centered with the usual pale color; regummed over a tiny filled thin, Fine to Very Fine appearance. SG 121; £30,000 ($38,100). Scott $35,000 for o.g. (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:06:57 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2005
Symbol: o
Cat No: 90a
1882, Queen Victoria, 5s rose on white paper, Anchor watermark (Scott 90a), Plate 4, "D-B", an attention-grabbing example with near-perfect centering and multiple light strikes of "Leadenhall St. BO/E.C./…84" postmarks; light soiling, but otherwise sound, Extremely Fine, signed Proschold BPP, with 2016 Sismondo certificate. SG 134. Scott $4,500. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:07:20 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2006
Symbol: **
Cat No: 690a, 691, 693 vars.
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2007
Symbol: E
Cat No: 706 var.
1973, 10p Westminster Palace from Millband, proof of the gold color only (Scott 706 var.), the palace and the text, on thick bond paper with blue rulled lines on the reverse; also on the reverse: red manuscript "Lexxy"(?), Very Fine and rare. SG 940 var. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:08:10 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2008
Symbol: P
1973, National Exhibition of Cage Birds, Unissued 5p multicolor, imperf plate proof on thin card, vertical pair, ungummed, Extremely Fine. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:08:32 EST
Sold For 110
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2021
Symbol: **BL
Cat No: 66//85b
1938-54, King George V pictorials, 1¢-£1, various perfs (Scott 66//85b), a pristine set of mint blocks of 4 (most with sheet margins), 15 different, one of each denomination, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG 131a//150b; £1,072 ($1,360). Scott $1,113. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:13:53 EST
Sold For 300
Malaya Perak
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2023
Symbol: *
Cat No: 59
1895-99, Elephants, $3 green & ochre (Scott 59), tropicalized (dry) o.g., exceptionally well centered, Very Fine. SG 78; £700 ($890). Scott $650. (Image)
Estimate $250-350
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:14:35 EST
Sold For 225
Mauritius
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2025
Symbol: o
Cat No: 14B
1859, Lapirot issue, 2d blue on bluish, early impression (Scott 14B), a gorgeous, lightly canceled example from position 10; huge, beautifully balanced margins with a light, illegible barred numeral cancel; tiny thin at the top, Extremely Fine appearance, signed Drahn. SG 37; £3,750 ($4,760). Scott $3,000. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:15:28 EST
Sold For 450
North Borneo
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2026
Symbol: *
Cat No: 193-207
1939, 1¢-$5 Pictorials, complete set (Scott 193-207), o.g., very lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $712. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:15:48 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2027
Symbol: *
Cat No: B1-B3, B5-B13 vars.
Semi-Postal, 1916, War Fund, carmine cross, 1¢-25¢ complete less the rare 4¢ (Scott B1-B3, B5-B13 vars.), o.g. (8¢ never hinged), bright and fresh; 25¢ small thin, still a Very Fine group. SG 202//213a; £1,100 ($1,400). Scott $1,041. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:16:12 EST
Sold For 225
Northern Rhodesia
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2028
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-17
1925, King George V, ½d-20s complete (Scott 1-17), a bright, fresh lightly hinged set, Very Fine. SG 1/17; £800 ($1,020). Scott $922. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:16:35 EST
Sold For 250
Réunion
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2215
Symbol: *
Cat No: 28 var.
1891, 1fr bronze green on straw, overprinted "RÉUNION" with accent on "E" (Scott 28 var.), o.g., lightly hinged, exceptionally fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $575+. Yvert 28a. Yvert €1,850 ($2,000). (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 11:49:49 EST
Sold For 110
Rhodesia
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2029
Symbol: */(*)
Cat No: 119-138
1915, King George V "Admirals", ½d-£1 complete (Scott 119-138), a bright, fresh, perf. 14 set; the 5d is die IIIA, 3d, 4d & 6d are die IIIB, all other bi-colors are die II, o.g., mostly lightly hinged the £1 regummed, Very Fine. SG 186//279. Scott $1,360. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:17:10 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2030
Symbol: *
Cat No: 122d var//134a
1923, King George V "Admiral", 2d-3s bi-colors, Head Die IIIB, white paper paper, perf 15 (Scott 122d var//134a), o.g., bright, fresh and well centered; 6d with rounded corner & tiny thin (£70), otherwise Very Fine. SG 312-320. SG £915 ($1,160). (Image)
Estimate $325-500
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:17:33 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2031
Symbol: P
Cat No: 122 var.
1922, King George V "Admiral", die proof of head die, deep ultramarine (Scott 122 var.), similar to die III but anchor stock intact and background slightly different, horizontal pair with security punch between, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:17:57 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2032
Symbol: **
Cat No: 138a
1923, King George V "Admiral", £1 grey-black & deep violet, Head Die IIIA, perf 14 (Scott 138a var.), a choice mint example, o.g., never hinged(!), wonderfully fresh and virtually perfectly centered, Extremely Fine. An extraordinary mint £1 Admiral. SG 255t. SG £650 for hinged ($830). (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:18:23 EST
Sold For 300
Seychelles
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2033
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 125a//148
1938-41, King George VI pictorials, 2¢-5r chalky paper complete (Scott 125a//148), set of 27 including shades of the 6c green & 9c blue, o.g., very lightly hinged (75c slate blue & 1r yellow green - the two best values - are never hinged. SG 135/49; £810 for NH ($1,030). (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:18:50 EST
Sold For 180
Sierra Leone
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2034
Symbol: (*)
Cat No: 59A
1897, "Postage and Revenue" and 2½d on 1s dull lilac (Scott 59A), unused without gum; small thin, Very Fine. SG 66b. Scott $1,800. (Image)
Estimate $325-500
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:19:13 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2035
Symbol: *
Cat No: 87 var.
1905, King Edward VII, 2s green & ultramarine, damaged frame & crown (Scott 87 var.), Multiple Crown CA watermark, typical somewhat o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and unusually well centered, Very Fine. An outstanding example of this rare variety from key plate 1. SG 96a. SG £500 ($640). (Image)
Estimate $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Nov-06-2024, 10:19:32 EST
Sold For 140
South West Africa
Sale No: 805
Lot No: 2036
Symbol: **
Cat No: 27
1923, Setting III overprint on South Africa KGV £1 green & red (Scott 27), o.g., never hinged, right sheet margin pair with Jubilee lines, wonderfully fresh and nicely centered; couple light, insignificant natural gum bends, Very Fine. SG 27; £350 for hinged ($440). Scott $350 for hinged. (Image)
