Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

Bermuda thru British Guiana

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1196

BERMUDA, 1910, £1 Black on Violet on Red (54; SG 55). Barely hinged (if at all), well-centered, sharp impression, Very Fine, SG £275 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Bermuda 55]

$ 400.00

SOLD for $140.00
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1197

BERMUDA, 1918, £1 Purple & Black on Red, Break in Scroll (54 var; SG 55a). Top right corner selvage single with control No. 1 (position R. 1/12), shows the variety in the full state, barest trace of hinging, Very Fine, SG value (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Bermuda 54 var.]

£850.00

SOLD for $400.00
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1198

BERMUDA, 1932, 12sh6p Orange & Gray, Gash in Fruit and Leaf (97 var; SG 93g). Lightly hinged, strong impression that shows the variety well, Very Fine, a scarce keyplate variety, SG value (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Bermuda 97 var.]

£800.00

SOLD for $275.00
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1199

BERMUDA, 1943, Purple & Deep Blue on Pale Blue, Shading Omitted from Top Right Scroll (123 var; SG 116db). Top left corner selvage single (position R. 1/1), on piece with light centrally struck Hamilton Jan. 21, 1948 circular datestamp, intense colors, Very Fine, this Blank Scroll variety is one of the rarest and most dramatic of all the Bermuda keyplates, it occurred on the March 1943 printing only, and since there was no colonial distribution, used examples are especially rare, SG value (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Bermuda 123 var.]

£2,000.00

SOLD for $950.00
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1200

BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1895, £10 Vermilion & Black (30; SG 30). Unused (regummed), beautiful vivid colors on fresh white paper, faint trace of a crease (not mentioned on certificate)

VERY FINE. AN EYE-APPEALING AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 10-POUND COAT OF ARMS.

With 1984 R.P.S. certificate. SG £11,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British Central Africa 30]

$ 8,000.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
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1201

BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA, 1898, 1p Vermilion & Ultramarine, Perf 12, Control Number on Reverse (59; SG 57). Without gum as issued, control number printed in plain relief, attractive colors

FINE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1898 "CHECK STAMP."

Ex Gilbert. With 1998 Brandon certificate. SG £6,500 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British Central Africa 59]

$ 6,500.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
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1202

BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1893, 2-1/2 Black, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (17f; SG 7cd). Large part original gum, well-centered, sharp impression on bright yellow paper, bottom stamp with light crease, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and undervalued error, ex Gilbert, 2002 B.P.A. certificate no longer accompanies, SG £1,400 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British East Africa 17f]

$ 1,700.00

SOLD for $750.00
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1203

BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1891, 4-1/2a Brown Violet, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (20c; SG 11ac). Original gum, fresh color, certificate notes "minor creasing" which is nothing more than a light gum bend and tiny gum wrinkle, Fine and rare, with only one sheet comprising of 30 pairs known, many of which were used, ex Gilbert, with 2001 B.P.A. certificate, SG £1,500 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British East Africa 20c]

$ 2,100.00

SOLD for $800.00
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1204

BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1898, 50r Lilac (109; SG 99). Original gum, relatively lightly hinged, rich color in a dark shade, fresh white paper, a Very Fine example of this high value, SG £2,500 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British East Africa 99]

$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $950.00
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1205

BRITISH GUIANA, 1850, 4c Black on Yellow, "Cotton Reel" (2a; SG 3). Cut to shape, initialed "E. D. W." (Edmond Dalzell Wight, clerk to the Colonial Post Office), full frame line all around, Demerara double-ring circular datestamp, a few tiny margin tears and small stain above first "A" of "Guiana"

FINE APPEARANCE. A DESIRABLE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1850 4-CENT BLACK ON YELLOW COTTON REEL -- ONE OF THE ICONIC ISSUES OF THE WORLD.

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 One-Cent Magenta British Guiana stamp. Except for the very rare 2c value, the 4c on Yellow is the rarest of the Cotton Reels. The famed du Pont collection had just one off-cover example.

From our 1973 and 2017 Rarities of the World sales. Ex Chapin. With 1973 P.F. certificate. SG £24,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British Guiana 2a]

$ 22,500.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
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1206

BRITISH GUIANA, 1856, 4c Black on Magenta (14; SG 24). Large to huge margins, remarkably fresh with the paper retaining all of its original depth of color, signed "EDW" by Wight, neatly cancelled by 1856 circular datestamp, faint vertical crease

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1856 4-CENT BLACK ON MAGENTA PROVISIONAL ISSUE. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH FULL SQUARE MARGINS AND WITH SUCH WONDERFUL COLOR.

The Provisional issue was printed in Georgetown by Baum and Dallas, who published the Official Gazette. It has been hypothesized that the issue was printed due to a delay in the arrival of stamps from England. Many examples are either cut to shape or have heavy creases which discolor the paper. The example offered here, despite having a very light crease, is a most desirable example of this world rarity.

With 1961 P.F. certificate. SG £25,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [British Guiana 24]

$ 25,000.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
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