Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Worldwide Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory continued...

Bahamas thru British Guiana

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2009

BAHAMAS, 1942, 8p Carmine & Ultramarine, "COIUMBUS" Error (124 var; SG 170a). Block of four with selvage at left, lightly hinged, top right stamp the error from pos. R 5/2, wonderfully bright colors on fresh white paper, couple of trivial nibbed perforations at top

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SHOWPIECE EXAMPLE OF THE 1942 8-PENCE "COIUMBUS" ERROR IN A BLOCK WITH NORMAL STAMPS. THE RAREST ERROR OF THE COLLECTIBLE COLUMBUS LANDFALL SET.

Ex Ludington. With 2000 B.P.A. certificate. Unlisted in Scott. SG value (Image)

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£13,000.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

2010

BARBADOS, 1852-55, (2p) Slate Blue, Vertical Half Used as 1p (3b; SG 4b). Left half, three large margins with small scissor cut in left margin (not affecting stamp), tied by barred "1" oval cancel on 1854 folded Prices Current to Trinidad, manuscript "4" at top right, departure and arrival backstamps, couple severe file folds away from bisect, light horizontal fold barely crossing bisect, small parts of inside document missing

FINE. A RARE FIRST ISSUE BARBADOS BISECT ON COVER.

With 1953 A. Diena certificate. SG £8,500 (Image)

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$ 9,350.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
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2011

BARBADOS, 1852-55, (2p) Slate Blue (3; SG 5a). Complete sheet of 110 (10x11) with sheet-margins all around, Mint N.H. except a few stamps with h.r. but mostly in margins, fresh color and vivid impression, couple of light creases and gum bend affecting six stamps, Very Fine appearance, a scarce complete sheet which was prepared but not used and emanated from the Perkins Bacon remainders sold in the 1880s, ex Burrus, catalogued as singles, SG £3,080 (Image)

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$ 3,300.00

SOLD for $900.00
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2012

BARBADOS, 1878, 1p on Half of 5sh, Unsevered Pair (59a; SG 88a). Lightly cancelled, s.e. at right, deep rich color

VERY FINE AND RARE UNSEVERED PAIR OF THE 1878 BARBADOS ONE-PENNY PROVISIONAL.

This is the scarcest type of the 1878 1p Provisionals. With 1967 R.P.S. and 1989 B.P.A. certificates. SG £5,000 (Image)

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$ 5,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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2013

BARBADOS, 1920, -1/4p-3sh Victory Issue, Imperforate Plate Proofs (140P-150P; SG 201P-211P). Horizontal pairs on gummed unwatermarked paper printed in the issued colors, mostly large to huge margins all around, incredibly vibrant colors, some slight overall gum toning

VERY FINE AND RARE IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS OF THE 1920 VICTORY ISSUE. ONLY TWO SETS OF PAIRS AND A SET OF SINGLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS. A KEY ITEM FOR THE BARBADOS COLLECTOR AND/OR EXHIBITOR.

Bayley states "only two sets of these plate proofs in pairs and a set in singles have been recorded". Ex Hurlock, Deakin and "Britannia". (Image)

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E. $ 10,000-15,000

CLOSED
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2014

BECHUANALAND, 1887, £5 Lilac (22; SG 21). Unused (no gum), excellent centering, fresh color, Very Fine, ex Markowitz, with copy of 1985 R.P.S. certificate, catalogued as original gum, SG £4,000 (Image)

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$ 4,000.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
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2015

BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE, 1889, 4p on -1/2p Vermilion, Inverted Surcharge (68a; SG 53c). Fresh color, light barred cancel which should read "679" of Tati as all other known examples are, well-centered, certificate states "small wrinkle" which is barely perceptible even under magnification

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1889 4-PENCE INVERTED SURCHARGE.

Our limited research shows that a majority of these errors have minor faults. Ex Gilbert. With 1956 R.P.S. and 1999 B.P.A. certificates. SG £4,000 (Image)

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$ 4,500.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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2016

BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1896, £10 Vermilion & Black (41; SG 41). Original gum, minor h.r., deep intense colors and impression, typical centering for these wide stamps

FINE AND LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE 1896 £10 VERMILION & BLACK COAT OF ARMS HIGH VALUE.

SG £11,000 (Image)

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$ 10,000.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
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2017

BRITISH GUIANA, 1850, 8c Black on Green, "Cotton Reel" (4; SG 4). Cut to shape, initialed "E. D. W." (Edmond Dalzell Wight, clerk to the Colonial Post Office), affixed to piece by wafer and tied by light double-circle datestamp, margins mostly clear but just touching in couple of places

FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1850 8-CENTS COTTON REEL. ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE AND ICONIC STAMPS IN ALL OF PHILATELY. ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SOUND CONDITION.

The first stamps of British Guiana were issued in July 1850, in denominations of 2c, 4c, 8c and 12c. They were printed at the offices of the Royal Gazette of British Guiana newspaper. Quickly produced from printer’s type and a printer’s rule bent into a crude circle, the stamps earned the nickname Cotton Reel” from collectors because they look similar to labels on the wooden ends of a reel of cotton thread. Each stamp was initialed as a control to prevent either theft or counterfeiting. The E.D.W.” initials of Edmond D. Wight also appear on the famous 1c Magenta British Guiana stamp.

With 1968 Friedl certificate. SG £16,000 (Image)

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$ 15,000.00

CLOSED
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2018

BRITISH GUIANA, 1852, 4c Black on Blue (7; SG 10). Large margins to clear at top left, clear impression of design, light cancel, strong paper color which has been slightly and skillfully repainted in places, otherwise Fine, a surprisingly challenging stamp which is almost always faulty to some degree, with this in better condition than most, ex "Lionheart", with 2012 Scheller certificate, SG £12,000 (Image)

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$ 13,000.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
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