Great Britain and British Commonwealth British Guyana
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1142
Symbol: piece
Cat No: 24-25
British Guyana, 1856, 4 c., black on ROSE-magenta, Type 3, initials of postal clerk Wight EDW, cut octagonally, with close to clear margins in other respects, THE OSCAR A. SCHENCK cover front endorsed P MAIL at upper left to Plantation Foulis/Berbice, with a neat strike of DEMERARA/11 July 1856 ds, with a surprisingly light shade which could be easily classified as rose-carmine, the 4 cents rose-carmine (SG 25) does not exist on cover, this in between shade is very special and unique key item and a must-have in every high-end collection, this cover front sold 2014 at David Feldman for a price of 116,000 Euro incl. the commission, ex Schenck/Harmer Rocke/1951 and John E. du Pont, cert BPA, XF! Estimate 110.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 110000
Opening EUR 28,000.00
Sold...EUR 26,000.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 26000
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1143
Symbol: o
Cat No: 26
British Guyana, 1856, 4 c., black on blue glazed surface-coloured, initials of postal clerk Wight EDW, cut octagonally, with good even margins, showing a neat strike of A 8 C/Arabian Coast/January 1857 ds, with the minor surface blemishes mentioned for full accuracy, are characteristic for this issue and of no relevance, there are only six recorded used cut octagonally examples known, this is the finest copy, four other having faults or being repaired, SG £150,000 +, this stamp sold 2014 at David Feldman for a price of 183.000 Euro incl. the commission, ex John E. du Pont, cert BPA, XF! Estimate 180.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 180000
Opening EUR 60,000.00
Sold...EUR 58,000.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 58000
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1146
Symbol: bof/(
Cat No: 165, 165c - Specimen
British Guyana, 1882, 3 c., yellow, block of (4), with SPECIMEN perforation, perf. 12, NG, right margin piece, lower left stamp has NORMAL 2, all other stamps have SMALL 2 variety, CV £635+++, small iron spot, stunning and fresh multiple, VF-XF! Estimate 750€. (Image)
Estimate € 750
Opening EUR 220.00
Sold...EUR 220.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220
Falkland Islands
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1151
Symbol: *
Cat No: 136a
Falkland Islands, 1933, 5 s., black and YELLOW ORANGE, wmk Mult Script CA, perf. 12, LPOG, exceedingly fresh and almost perfectly centred, a showpiece of this rare colour, cert. Scheller, CV £3250, XF! Estimate 3.900€. (Image)
Estimate € 3900
Opening EUR 950.00
Sold...EUR 950.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1021
Symbol: **/pa
Cat No: 101a
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation, 1914, 1/2 d. on 3 Pf., brown, pair, Samoa stamps, with DOUBLE black G.R.I./1/2 d. on right stamp resulting in 3 opts. on the pair, Gibbs lists 8 mint copies - on a pair exceedingly rare, unmounted mint with full original gum, listed in Gibbs on page 266, Gibbs 1d, Michel B1DD, cert. Eichele 2009, UNIQUE pair, outstandingly fresh and in perfect condition, CV £1500++ for unused according to SG, SUP! Estimate 1.800€. (Image)
Estimate € 1800
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1022
Symbol: **
Cat No: 105a
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation, 1914, 3 d. on 25 Pf., black and red on yellow, Samoa stamp, with DOUBLE black G.R.I./3 d. opt., widely spaced, Gibbs lists 10 mint recorded - this stamp is unmounted mint with full original gum so possible UNIQUE, Gibbs listed on page 267, Gibbs 5b, Michel B5DD, cert. Eichele 2009, possible UNIQUE, outstanding rarity, exceptionally fresh and perfect condition, CV £1100++ for unused in SG, SUP! Estimate 1.300€. (Image)
Estimate € 1300
Opening EUR 260.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1029
Symbol: **
Cat No: 107 var.
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation, 1914, (5 d.) on 40 Pf., black and carmine, Samoa stamp, with black G.R.I./d. opt. - error 5 OMITTED, NOT listed in Gibbs, unmounted mint with original gum, 5 d listings in Gibbs on page 270, Gibbs (7), Michel B7, cert. Eichele 2009, possibly UNIQUE, outstanding world rarity, very fresh and perfect condition, identical lower I of G.R.I. like the 25 pfg/Gibbs 5B, CV minimum £5000 since not listed in SG, SUP! Estimate 6.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 6000
Opening EUR 1,200.00
Sold...EUR 1,200.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1033
Symbol: *
Cat No: 111 var.
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation, 1914, 1 s. on 1 Mark, carmine, with black G.R.I./1 SHILLING opt., with variety HALF STOP AFTER I OMITTED, LPOG, Gibbs/page 271, a very desirable and rare showpiece for the specialist, cert. Eichele, VF-XF! Estimate 14.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 14000
Opening EUR 2,800.00
Sold...EUR 2,800.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1036
Symbol: *
Cat No: 112
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation, 1914, 2 s. on 2 Mk., blue, Samoa stamp, with black G.R.I./2 Shillings. opt, very rare, LPOG, only 126 issued, 2 s. listings in Gibbs on page 271, Gibbs 12, Michel B11, cert. Eichele 2009, scarce stamp, outstandingly fresh and perfect condition, CV £3500 according to SG, SUP! Estimate 4.200€. (Image)
Estimate € 4200
Opening EUR 1,900.00
Sold...EUR 1,900.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1037
Symbol: *
Cat No: 113
German Colonies Samoa British Occupation, 1914, 3 s. on 3 Mk., blue, Samoa stamp, with black G.R.I./3 Shillings. opt, rare, LPOG, only 458 issued, 3 s. listings in Gibbs on page 271, Gibbs 13, Michel B12, cert. Eichele 2021, scarce stamp, very fresh and perfectly centred, CV £1400, XF! Estimate 1.700€. (Image)
Estimate € 1700
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 450.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 450
German Colonies Togo British Occupation
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1041
Symbol: **
Cat No: H2
German Colonies Togo British Occupation, 1914, 5 Pf., green, Togo stamp, black TOGO Anglo-French Occupation opt, wide opt, wide O in Togo, unmounted mint with full original gum, 5 Pf. listing in Gibbs on page 177, Gibbs 2, Michel 2I, cert. Eichele 2003, expertised Miro and Maury with signature, exceptionally fresh and perfect condition, CV £140 for unused according to SG, SUP! Estimate 170€. (Image)
Estimate € 170
Opening EUR 40.00
Sold...EUR 50.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1043
Symbol: **
Cat No: 7I
German Colonies Togo British Occupation, 1914, 40 pf., black and carmine, strip of (3), with black opt TOGO ANGLO-FRENCH OCCUPATION, wide setting 3 mm, LPOG never hinged, very fresh and desirable multiple, CV £750, XF! Estimate 900€. (Image)
Estimate € 900
Opening EUR 180.00
Sold...EUR 220.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1045
Symbol: *
Cat No: H10
German Colonies Togo British Occupation, 1914, 1 Mk., carmine, Togo stamp, black TOGO Anglo-French Occupation opt, wide opt, LPOG, 1 Mk. listing in Gibbs on page 180, Gibbs 10, Michel 10I, cert. Eichele 2021, expertised Calves with signature, very fresh and perfect condition, very rare stamp only 100 issued, CV £6000, XF! Estimate 7.200€. (Image)
Estimate € 7200
Opening EUR 1,900.00
Sold...EUR 2,120.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2120
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1048
Symbol: **
Cat No: H13 var.
German Colonies Togo British Occupation, 1914, 1 d. on 5 Pf., green, Togo stamp, black TOGO Anglo-French Occupation and One penny opt, variety narrow O in Togo and Occupation, unmounted mint with full original gum, listing in Gibbs on page 182, Gibbs 13, Michel 15I, cert. Eichele 2004, exceptionally fresh and in perfect condition, narrow O not listed in SG, minimum CV £1200, SUP! Estimate 1.500€. (Image)
Estimate € 1500
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 340.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Great Britain
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1134
Symbol: o/cov
Cat No: A17 Pl 1a
Great Britain, 1840, 1d, Mulready letter sheet SG Spec ME1f (Forme 2, Stereo A17), uprated to the 2d per 1oz rate with an additional four margin 1 d black Pl.1a, both neatly cancelled by crisp red MCs, sent originally from TOTTENHAM to WAKEFIELD, upon arrival the letter was readdressed to TOTTENHAM, the postage being prepaid in cash as indicated by a red manuscript 2 at upper left, dispatch cds WAKEFIELD MY 29 1840 and a LONDON PAID tombstone arrival for the 30th on obverse, backstamped with LONDON dispatch cds for the 27th, a WAKEFIELD arrival for the 28th and LONDON arrival for the 30th, ex Meroni and Mayflower, only 2 such franking recorded on this date, very rare, cert, BPA, very rare MAY DATE usage, XF! Estimate 30.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 30000
Opening EUR 16,500.00
Sold...EUR 16,500.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 16500
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1136
Symbol: o
Cat No: AS66
Great Britain, 1840, 1 d., black, plate 10, lettered I/A, cancelled with black Maltese Cross, for the left margin with imprint D SIDE OF THE LETTER, wide margins, very rare showpiece, signed Stock, cert Eichele, XF! Estimate 3.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 3000
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1137
Symbol: o/cov
Cat No: BS10sc
Great Britain, 1841, 1 d., red brown, pl 21, on folded letter, very desirable and four large margins, lettered ND, neatly cancelled by blue MC, sent from TRURO to Sheffield, with matching blue TRURO/MA 24/1842 at left, arrival ds on reverse side, as fresh as scarce, XF! Estimate 4.500€. (Image)
Estimate € 4500
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 1,500.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Mauritius
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1159
Symbol: o/cov
Cat No: Collection
Mauritius, 1845, letter from PORT LOUIS/Mauritius to BORDEAUX/France via LONDON, cancelled with double circle MAURITIUS POST OFFICE JY 10 1845, red boxed COLONIES/&C. ART 12 accountancy handstamp of the first period and erroneously struck with English circular SOLDIER & SEAMENS LETTER/4/BY SHIP which was crossed out, manuscript 20 decime charge on arrival and crossed out 8 decime, reverse with transitional cancel LONDON and arrival cancel BORDEAUX 12 OCT 43, detailed explanation enclosed, provenience ex V. Chand Collection, signed M. Boule, a fresh letter in perfect condition, XF! Estimate 3.800€. (Image)
Estimate € 3800
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 1,800.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1160
Symbol: o/cov
Cat No: 18
Mauritius, 1859, 1d./red on grey bluish paper, two pairs/pos 2/5 and 9/12, worn impression, tied with blank oval of bars, on folded letter to Romans/France, charged with 8 decimes due on arrival in France for a letter above 7 1/2 grams, red PAYS ETR V SUEZ AMB D 6 JAN 60 transit cds, reverse GPO Mauritius DE 9 1859, this is the only example recorded to date with 4 d rate used after 6th May 1859, exceedingly rare entire and a magnificent showpiece, cert DAVID BRANDON and Alberto Diena, ex Burrus and V. Chand, VF-XF! Estimate 16.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 16000
Opening EUR 7,500.00
Sold...EUR 7,500.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1161
Symbol: o/cov
Cat No: 58, 63
Mauritius, 1864, with m/s not LEOPOLD ACEVEDO/ZANZIBAR at lower left, 1d and 6d on folded letter to RHODE ISLAND USA, each tied with B 64 numeral cancellations applied for use by postal officials in Seychelles, and with Seychelles, London and New York (December) transits, one of only three covers known from Zanzibar sent via the Seychelles bearing Mauritius stamps, this being the earliest one recorded and hence the first cover from Zanzibar bearing adhesives for prepaid delivery, sometime in the 1860 the Sultan of Zanzibar inaugurated his own mail service by private sloop, later a naval vessel to Mahe to link up with MM LINE 2 variant as Zanzibar was experiencing problems in getting the mails to and from Europe, a couple of missionary covers and a few commercial items are known from East Africa, taken unstamped to Mahe where current stamps were af?xed and cancelled B - 64. Also recorded are a batch of covers to Zanzibar from the US which transited from Europe to Mauritius and there transferred to the Mahe mail bag, and then to Zanzibar by the Sultans service. It is not known exactly when this service was inaugurated or terminated, but the service probably lasted about seven or eight years, the Universities Mission archives note that Mauritius adhesives were the only stamps available in this time frame, the receiver RUFUS GREEN (Company) began trading in Zanzibar in 1852 and were an important player in breaking the near monopoly held by Salems traders for trade between the US and Zanzibar, exceedingly rare entire and a magnificent showpiece, VF-XF! Estimate 36.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 36000
Opening EUR 19,500.00
Sold...EUR 19,500.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 19500
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1162
Symbol: o/cov
Cat No: 59, 68
Mauritius, 1869, used in SEYCHELLES, 3 x 1d. and 1s. yellow, on envelope to NEW BEDFORD/USA via LONDON, neatly cancelled by bared oval numeral B 64, red cancel LONDON 22 NO 69 and NEW YORK DEC 5 as well as 2 CENTS cancel, reverse with dispatch cancel SEYCHELLES OC 23, 69 and arrival cancel NEW BEDFORD DEC 7 MASS, exceedingly rare entire and a magnificent showpiece, VF-XF! Estimate 16.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 16000
Opening EUR 7,500.00
Sold...EUR 7,500.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1163
Symbol: o
Cat No: Z39
Mauritius, 1882, used in Seychelles, 8 c. on 2 c., blue, on second issue of the newspaper The Merchants and Planters Gazette - Overland Mail Edition - First Year - Nr. 2, cancelled with barred numeral B64, the newspaper is complete, without address label, very scarce and XF! Estimate 4.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 4000
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 1,800.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Queensland
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1140
Symbol: o/pai
Cat No: 60 var.
Queensland, 1868-74, 2 d., blue, perf 13, with wmk variety k listed in Robson Lowe Vol. IV page 101/two different wmks in one pair, magnificently rare and very desirable showpiece, cert BPA, XF! Estimate 3.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 3000
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 700.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
St. Lucia
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1169
Symbol: */bof
Cat No: 16
St. Lucia, 1864-76, 4 d., yellow, block of (4), perf. 14, wmk CC, LPOG, lower right stamp with a couple of short perfs and minor gum wrinkle, a fine and attractive multiple with lovely colour, very scarce and almost perfect condition, VF-XF! Estimate 900€. (Image)
Estimate € 900
Opening EUR 280.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1170
Symbol: */bof
Cat No: 8x
St. Lucia, 1863, 6 d., emerald-green, block of (4), perf. 12 1/2, wmk CC REVERSED, LPOG with the lower pair fresh and unmounted, right pair with minor, vertical, natural gum crease, BPA cert (2007), rare and lovely multiple in almost perfect condition, VF-XF! Estimate 1.800€. (Image)
Estimate € 1800
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 500.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1171
Symbol: */bof
Cat No: 2
St. Lucia, 1860, 4 d., blue, block of (4), perf. 14 to 16, wmk small star, LPOG, well centred from the right of sheet showing (POST)AGE of sheet wmk, a couple of short perfs at top and very minor oxidation of colour, rare and beautiful multiple, very scarce in almost perfect condition, VF-XF! Estimate 2.400€. (Image)
Estimate € 2400
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 800.00
Closed..May-27-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 11
Lot No: 1172
Symbol: */bof
Cat No: 3
St. Lucia, 1860, 6 d., green, block of (4), perf. 14 to 16, wmk small star, LPOG, cut above upper perf., rare and lovely multiple, plated as pos 76-77/88-89, very scarce and perfect condition, XF! Estimate 2.800€. (Image)
