ND-OF (OF constant variety), the magnificent block of six (3x2), good to large margins all round, original gum, ND thinned, vertical crease in the margin between the first and second vertical rows. A trifle discoloured, fine and extremely rare. Specialise AS73 £260.000 as pair and block of four. (Image)
Opening EUR 175,000.00
Sold...EUR 186,921.00
Closed..Oct-16-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 186921
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 2489
Symbol: *
Cat No: 106 / 117
5£. orange. Block of 4. White paper. SUP. RR. (Image)
Opening EUR 80,000.00
Sold...EUR 87,182.00
Closed..Oct-16-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 87182
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 2550
Symbol: *
Cat No: O23
Official stamps. 1904. 6p. Pale dull purple, ''I.R./Official'', the incomparable mint single, well centered, deep rich color, o.g., very fine (Scott #O22). The 6p ''I.R. Official'' was issued on March 14, 1904 and was officially withdrawn on May 13, 1904. This value was almost never used, but when it was, there were instructions within the Inland Revenue Department that they were to be so heavily cancelled as to make them essentially worthless to collectors. Therefore, of the six known used examples, virtually all of them are of very poor quality. Mint examples are another story. There is a sheet of 234 stamps housed in the Heritage collections of the Post Office (a complete sheet less six stamps) and eight other examples. Of the eight, a single and a pair are held in the Royal Collection and a block of four is in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. This block and the pair in the Royal Collection are believed to have been removed from the sheet held by the Post Office. Essentially all are permanently housed in institutional collections never to be available to collectors - except the extraordinary example offered here - the only example in private hands.With only one available to collectors, this stamp is the key for any collector hoping to obtain a single mint example of every stamp from Great Britain, or of the entire British Empire for that matter. An extraordinary opportunity to acquire one of the rarest and most coveted stamps in the world. Accompanied by both a 1968 RPS certificate and a 2000 BPA certificate; ex-Harrison Cripps and Bill Gross Collection. (SG-2020 CAT £475.000) (Image)
Official stamps. 4a. purple, green overprint ''SERVICE POSTAGE''. Outstanding condition. Harmer Sale 20/05/68 - Lot 184. SUP. (Image)
Opening EUR 16,000.00
Sold...EUR 17,651.00
Closed..Oct-16-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 17651
MALAYSIA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 2650
Symbol: **
Cat No: 140
1904-10 MCA $100 purple and green on yellow, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet, a very fine choice example of this rarity. Signed A. Diena. B.P.A. Certificate (1984). (Image)
Opening EUR 30,000.00
Sold...EUR 32,671.00
Closed..Oct-16-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 32671
SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 2681
Symbol: Obl.
Cat No: 14
1861. 4p. pale milky blue on laid paper, so-called ''WOOD-BLOCK''. The item is neatedly cancelled with black triangular ''C-G-H'', the stamp shows large margins all around : a superb item of fresh colour. Ex SOLOMON. SUP. RR. (Image)
Opening EUR 4,000.00
Sold...EUR 4,517.00
Closed..Oct-16-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 4517
TRINITAD AND TOBAGO - TOBAGO
Sale No: 51
Lot No: 2692
Symbol: *
Cat No: 20 /24c + 26/29 +
