The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XVII
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The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XVII
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# 1241 - Sierra Leone 1859-1956 a mint and used collection on album pages incl... »
Sierra Leone 1859-1956 a mint and used collection on album pages including 1859-74 set mint and used, 1872-73 watermark sideways se...
£2,000
# 1242 - Sierra Leone 1884-1946 a specimen group including 2½d. (2, one with p... »
Sierra Leone 1884-1946 a specimen group including 2½d. (2, one with punch hole), 1/-, 1896-97 set of thirteen, 1903 part set includ...
£150
# 1243 - Sierra Leone 1897 Fiscal 2½d. on 3d. dull purple and green, overprint... »
Sierra Leone 1897 Fiscal 2½d. on 3d. dull purple and green, overprinted type 12, large part original gum; fine. American Philatelic...
£150 to £200
# 1244 - Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 ½d. blue-green horizontal pair, variety imp... »
Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 ½d. blue-green horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, large part original gum, very fine and rare....
£300 to £350
# 1245 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915 German East Africa 7½h. carmine, horizont... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915 German East Africa 7½h. carmine, horizontal pair handstamped 'g.r./ mafia' in reddish violet, variety l...
£1,000
# 1246 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915 German East Africa 45h. handstamped '... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915 German East Africa 45h. handstamped 'g.r. mafia' in reddish violet, large part original gum. Signed Pet...
£180
# 1247 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915 (Jan.) 3r. blue-black and red of German E... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915 (Jan.) 3r. blue-black and red of German East Africa, handstamped "g.r./ mafia" in reddish-violet, a wel...
£4,200
# 1248 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at th... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at the Audit Office in Zanzibar bearing 1915 German East Africa Sta...
£950
# 1249 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at th... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at the Audit Office in Zanzibar bearing 1915 German East Africa Sta...
£800
# 1250 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at th... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at the Audit Office in Zanzibar bearing 1915 German East Africa Fee...
£850
# 1251 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915-16 India Expeditionary Force 1r. brown an... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1915-16 India Expeditionary Force 1r. brown and green, from the top of the sheet and handstamped 'g.r./ post...
£260
# 1252 - Tanganyika Mafia Island 1917 India Expeditionary Force set of ten to 1... »
Tanganyika Mafia Island 1917 India Expeditionary Force set of ten to 1r. additionally handstamped 'g.r./ post/ mafia.' in dull blue,...
£3,200
# 1253 - Tanganyika 1917-21 MCA 50r. carmine and green, pin sized tone spot on... »
Tanganyika 1917-21 MCA 50r. carmine and green, pin sized tone spot on the reverse, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 62, £750
£200
# 1254 - Trinidad 1851-55 (1d.) brownish-grey on blued paper (5), all with goo... »
Trinidad 1851-55 (1d.) brownish-grey on blued paper (5), all with good to large margins and cancelled by barred numeral '1' (4) or...
£220
# 1254A - Trinidad 1851-55 (1d.) brownish-red on blued paper, choice used examp... »
Trinidad 1851-55 (1d.) brownish-red on blued paper, choice used examples (7) on an album page; mostly with large margins and some c...
£120
# 1255 - Trinidad 1852-60 (1d.) red complete sheet of fifty-four (9x6) from th... »
Trinidad 1852-60 (1d.) red complete sheet of fifty-four (9x6) from the fifth issue with tears affecting three adhesives, affixed to...
£1,200
# 1256 - Trinidad 1859 (Sept.) 4d. dull lilac pin perf. 13½ x14 horizontal pai... »
Trinidad 1859 (Sept.) 4d. dull lilac pin perf. 13½ x14 horizontal pair cancelled by two strikes of barred oval '1'.
£200
# 1257 - Trinidad 1859 (Sept.) 4d. dull purple, pin perf. 13½-14, large part o... »
Trinidad 1859 (Sept.) 4d. dull purple, pin perf. 13½-14, large part original gum and of fresh appearance, fine and scarce. S.G. 41,
£220
# 1258 - Trinidad 1859 (Sept.) 6d. bright yellow-green, pin perf. 13½ x14 bloc... »
Trinidad 1859 (Sept.) 6d. bright yellow-green, pin perf. 13½ x14 block of four, the upper pair with large part original gum, the low..
£400
# 1259 - Trinidad 1863-80 6d. yellow-green perf. 14x12½, lightly cancelled by... »
Trinidad 1863-80 6d. yellow-green perf. 14x12½, lightly cancelled by 27.03(?).21 double ring d.s., well centred and fine, a superb...
£2,000
Antigua
(x) Antigua1932 Tercentenary set of ten, each in a marginal block of four; very lightly mounted mint, fine and fresh. S.G. 81-90, £1,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian Colonies
(x) Australian ColoniesSouth Australia1868-79 perf. 11½-12½ 3d. on 4d. deep ultramarine variety surcharge omitted, slightly uneven perforations at right largely clear of the design; a great rarity of South Australia with just three unused examples known, one in the Royal Philatelic collection and eleven used examples- four in institutions; one of the finest examples known. B.P.A. Certificate (1959). S.G. 68c, £55,000provenance:W. E. LyleA. E. FryarBragadier D. A. K. RedmanJulian BeresfordLaurie MalinDr. Don PearceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesTasmania1853 (1 Nov.) 4d. orange from plate II, pos. 23, clear margins on three sides, just touching outer frame line at top, small corner bend, traces of original gum and of fresh colour; a very rare stamp. Ceremuga Certificate (2004). S.G. 10, £7,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesTasmania1978 Sideface, De La Rue 8d. dull purple-brown, a marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, each overprinted "specimen", very fresh and fine unmounted mint. A rare multiple as the sheet was separated into singles for U.P.U. distribution. S.G. 158sSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Bahamas
(x) Bahamas1859 1d. reddish lake on thick paper, horizontal remainder pair, large part original gum, right stamp showing dot below 's of 'interinsular', large part original gum. S.G. footnote below S.G. 2, £500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bahamas1863-77 CC 1d. red, block of four, large part original gum; fine and fresh appearance. S.G. 24, £320+provenance:Charlton HenrySubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bahamas1882 CA 1d. scarlet-vermilion, block of eight, mounted on two stamps only the remaining fine unmounted mint; lovely fresh colour. S.G. 40, £480+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Barbados
(x) Barbados1852-1970 largely complete mint collection on album pages including a good range of Britannias with blued paper ½d., 1d., 2d. and 4d., later values to 1/-, 1873 5/-, 1882-86 set to 5/-, 1892-1903 set to 2/6d., 1897-98 JUbilee set to 2/6d., later sets to 3/-, etc. and virtually complete to 1970, also Barbuda with 1922 overprint set and later sets; generally fine mintSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Barbados1878 '1d.' on half 5/- dull rose, used; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1981). S.G. 86, £650Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Bechuanaland
(x) BechuanalandBritish Bechuanaland1888 set of twelve to £5, each handstamped "specimen", large part original gum, fine. S.G. 10s-21s, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Bermuda
(x) Bermuda1875-1904 mint and used group comprising 1875 'One Penny.' on 3d. used and 'One Penny.' on 1/- green apparently unused (both with BPA Certs), a further 1d. on 1/- green unused, 188-1904 with ½d., 2d. and 1/- overprinted "specimen" and the mint issued set to 1/- (two full sets with shades) and both with the 1d. dull rose shade (S.G. 22), generally fine and fresh. S.G. £2,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) BermudaMint group of Key Types on two Hagner pages (36) including various shades and printings with 2/- (7), 2/6d. (5), 5/- (7), 10/- (6, including S.G. 119 with Murray Payne cert.), 12/6d. (5, one KGV) and £1 (6); all identified by the collector, generally fine, some unmounted, the majority lightly mounted. S.G. 116-121 groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1938-535/- pale green and red on yellow, block of four; lightly mounted mint. S.G. 118a, £1,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1938-5312/6d. grey and brownish orange, block of four, full original streaky gum. Brandon Certificate (2008). S.G. 120a, £900+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1938-53Script £1 purple and black on red, variety damaged left value tablet [1/11], very lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 121da, £4,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1938-53£1 bright violet and black on crimson paper, corner block of four from the lower left of the sheet, fine and fresh with full original gum. Murray Payne Certificate (2004). S.G. 121e, £720+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
British East Africa
(x) British East Africa1894 '5a' on 8a. blue and '7½a.' on 1r. carmine, each in a complete sheet of sixty, almost full original gum; fine and fresh. S.G. 27-28, £9,600+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
British Guiana
(x) British Guiana1853-55 4c. pale blue, large balanced margins, cancelled by single-circle 'demerara' c.d.s., fine. S.G. 20, £700Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1856 4c. black on rose-carmine surface coloured paper, a used example with enormous margins, initialled 'EDW' (Wight) and cancelled by double-arc 'demerara' datestamp in black; two tiny thin spots of no significance, pressed crease and small surface defects painted in, however fine appearance for this iconic stamp. Signed A.D(iena). B.P.A. (pink) Certificate (2020). S.G, 25, £40,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1860-63 1c. pale rose, horizontal pair cancelled by single central strike of 'bg/ w/ de 14/ 1860' circular datestamp of Wakenham; rare. S.G. 29, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1860-634c. blue on thick paper, large part disturbed original gum; fine. S.G. 33, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1860-634d. blue on thick paper, unused without gum. S.G. 33, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1866-71 perf. 10 8c. pink on medium paper, 24c. yellow-green on medium paper and 1875-76 4d. bright blue, large part original gum. S.G. 95, 103 and 109, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1862 4c. black on blue paper, rouletted 6, a used example with good roulettes, signed 'R. Mather' in white, [15] cancelled by village datestamp in black. An extremely scarce and fine example. Holcombe Certificate (1987). S.G. 124d, £1,600provenance:Spink, Lot 1173, 26-27 October 2005Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1876-79 CC 96c. olive-bistre, horizontal strip of three from the upper-left corner of the sheet with plate number '1', large part original gum, a scarce plate number multiple. S.G. 134, £1,425+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British Guiana1875 Official 24c. green overprinted 'official' in black, small part original gum; scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2020). S.G. O5, £2,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
British Honduras
(x) British Honduras1899-1916 small group comprising 1899 Revenue 5c. ultramarine horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp showing 'bevenue' error, 50c. on 1/- grey (12mm. overprint) and 50c. on 1/- grey (12mm. overprint), 1904-07 MCA $5 grey-green and black tied to small piece by 'belize/ british honduras' c.d.s. and 1916 War Tax 1c. variety overprint inverted, used;a useful group, fine. S.G. 66a, 69, 69c, 93 and 114a, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
British Levant
(x) British LevantBritish Field Post Office in Salonica½d. to 1/- overprint set of eight, each value signed on the reverse; fine and fresh mint. S.G. S1-S8, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British LevantBritish Field Post Office in Salonica½d. green vertical pair, variety overprint omitted on upper stamp, large part original gum; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1969). S.G. S1b, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British LevantBritish Field Post Office in Salonica9d. agate, variety overprint double, one albino inverted and reversed, large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). S.G. S7 var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) British LevantTurkish Currency 1885-88 40pa. on 2½d., 80pa. on 5d. green and 12pi. on 2/6d. and 1893 40pa. on ½d. vermilion with partially broken 's' in 'paras'; fine mint. S.G. 1-3, 7, £1,410Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
British Solomon Islands
(x) British Solomon Islands1907 set seven to 1/- bright purple, each in a block of four, the 1d. and 6d. marginal blocks; large part original gum. S.G. 1-7, £1,100+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Burma
(x) BurmaAn accumulation of mint and used singles, multiples and sets in a ring binder including the 1947 Interim Government set with various multiples and varieties, 1937 Service overprints to 2r., Japanese Occupation, Union of Burma etc. generally good to fine, a few faults in placesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Canada1851 6d. slate-violet, good to large margins and target cancellation; a little soiled, otherwise a sound example. S.G. 2, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Canada
(x) CanadaA mint back of book collection on Hagners and in a ring binder including Airmails with some values in blocks of four, Special Delivery stamps with some values in multiples, Registration stamps, War Tax stamps, Perforated Officials with some in blocks of four, overprinted Official stamps, Officially Sealed Stamps, etc.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Cape of Good Hope
(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblocks1d. carmine, good margins on two sides, just cut-into frameline at right, light roller cancel; faint diagonal crease not affecting the fine appearance. S.G. 13a, £4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblocks4d. pale milky blue, clear to large margins and clear roller cancel of Grahamstown; slightly thinned at lower left, otherwise fine and attractive. S.G. 14, £2,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblocks4d. pale grey-blue, type II, good to large margins and neat triangular obliterator cancel; fresh colour. S.G. 14a, £2,750 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cape of Good Hope1863-64 De la Rue 1d. deep carmine-red, block of eight from the right of the sheet; horizontal crease at top and some minor stain spots, otherwise fine with fresh colour; large part original gum. Holcombe Opinion (1991). S.G. 18, £3,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cape of Good Hope1863-64 De la Rue 6d. bright mauve, pair from the right of the sheet, a couple of minor tone spots otherwise fine with large part original gum. S.G. 20, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Cayman Islands
(x) Cayman Islands1902-03 CA ½d. to 1/- set of five, all showing variety dented frame, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 3a-7a, £2,825Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1905 MCA ½d. to 1/- set of five, all showing variety dented frame, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 8a-12a, £2,425Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1907 MCA 4d. brown and blue, variety dented frame, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 13a, £800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1907 Provisional½d. on 5/- salmon and green, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 18, £325Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1907 Provisional1d. on 5/- salmon and green, variety dented frame [1/6], an upper-marginal interpanneau example from the left pane of the sheet; lightly mounted mint, very handsome and rare. S.G. 19c, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1907-09 MCA 5/- green and red on yellow, a complete pane of sixty from the right of the sheet with plate number '1' at top and foot and interpanneau margin at right, [3] showing damaged frame and crown; virtually full original gum, fine. S.G. 32, 32a, £3,228+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman IslandsA small group comprising 1908 (14 Oct.) envelope sent locally and with provisional manuscript cancellation 'pd. ¼d./ W. G. McC' in red and with 'george town/ grand cayman' c.d.s.; 1917-19 War Stamps overprinted "specimen", 1921-26 MCA set of five to 10/- overprinted "specimen", 1921-26 MCA 3d. purple variety watermark inverted and 1908 Revenue 1d. on 4d.; fine and freshSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1908 Provisional 2½d. on 4d. brown and blue, lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 35, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cayman Islands1917 (4 Sept.) 1½d. on 2½d. deep blue War Stamp, from the foot of the sheet, expert signatures on reverse; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 55, £800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Ceylon
(x) Ceylon1853-59 Watermark Star 8d. brown, clear to good margins, barred oval cancellation. S.G. 7, £1,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-59 9d. purple-brown, 1/9d. green and 2/- dull blue, all used, 1861-64 1/- slate-violet unused (2, faults), 1867-70 CC 5d. (2), 6d. (3), 8d., 9d, (2) and 2/- mint; condition mixed. S.G. £4,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-59 2/- dull blue with good to large margins all round, very fine used cancelled by barred obliterator. S.G. 12, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-64 ½d. reddish-lilac on blued glazed paper, fresh colour with good margins, just touching at lower right, large part original gum, fine and rare. S.G. 16, £4,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-64 ½d. dull mauve, block of four, good to large margins, unmounted mint; a scarce multiple. S.G. 17, £760+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-64 small group comprising ½d. dull mauve perf. 12½ used pair, 1861-64 Star 1/-slate-violet horizontal mint pair, 4d. deep rose-red mint, 1/9d. prepared for use but not issued and 2/- dull blue, generally fine mint unless mentioned. S.G. 18, 26, 30a, 36, 37; £2,180Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1861-64 Star perf. 14 to 15½ 4d. dull rose, part original gum; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). S.G. 21, £2,250provenance:R.c. AgabegSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1862 De la Rue 1/- slate-purple, large part original gum; scarce. S.G. 43, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1867-70 2d. olive-bistre horizontal pair (2), both with watermark inverted and single with normal watermark, all unused without gum, the single with horizontal bend at top. S.G. 64c, 64cw, £850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1912-25 MCA 50r., 100r., 500r. and 1,000r. all overprinted "specimen"; large part original gum with some paper adhesions otherwise fine. S.G. 320s-323s, £3,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1912-25 MCA 100r. grey-black, large part original gum; fine and scarce. S.G. 321, £3,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Collections and Ranges
(x) Collections and RangesA group of mint and used ex-dealer lots including Great Britain With Officials, and some QV Jubilee issues, Cyprus with 1938 set to £1 and 1955 set to £1 mint, falkland islands with 1952 set to £1 mint, Gibraltar with various high values to £1 and some part and full sets, Malta including 1863 1d. mint, 1904 set to 5/-, 1922 set to 31 mint, etc., Newfoundland with early issues unused and 1933 Air $4.50 on 75c., etc. condition a little mixed but plenty fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Collections and RangesA mainly mint collection in two green albums including Great Britain with 1840 1d. black and 2d. blue (both used), 1929 PUC £1, KGVI sets to £1, Postage Dues, Cyprus with 1928 set to £1, 1934 set to 45pi., 1938 set to £1, Gibraltar, Malta, etc.; and Ireland in a separate album 1922-1998 with some GB overprints and then largely complete from 1929; good to fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Collections and Ranges1861-1971 mainly mint collection on album pages including St. Vincent with 1861 rough perf. 1d., 6d. and 1/-, perf. 11-12½ 4d. and 1/-, Key Type set to 5/-, 1902 set to 5/-, later sets to £1 etc., Tobago with some first issues and values to 5/-, surcharges, etc., Trinidad with Britannia issues etc., 1885 set to £1, 1904 set to £1, Postage Dues, Officials etc., Trinidad and Tobago with 1913 set to £1, later sets largely complete to 1971, Turks and Caicos Islands with first issues, surcharges, KEDVII and KGV sets to 3/- and 10/-, War tax stamps, later sets complete to...
(x) Collections and RangesMainly mint collection housed in a large green album with Ascension 1922 set to 3/-, 1924-27 set to 3/-, 1934 set to 5/-, 1938 set to 10/-, etc., Basutoland with 1933 set to 10/-, 1938 set to 10/-, Bechuanaland with 1932 and 1938 sets to 10/-, Cape of Good Hope with early issues used, Egypt, Gambia with 1886-87 to 1/-, 1898 set to1/-, 1912 set to 3/-, 1921 set to 5/-, 1922 set to 10/-, Gold Coast, KUT with 1935 set to £1, 1938 set to £1 etc., Mauritius, Niger Coast, Nigeria including 1914 £1 and 1927 £1, Northern Rhodesia virtually complete, Nyasaland with 1938 set to...
(x) Collections and RangesA mainly mint collection in three green albums including mint Aden, Bahrain, Ceylon including values to 20r., and with Specimen sets, Hong Kong, Straits Settlements with 1904-10 $1, $2 and $5 (with plate number), 1907 Labuan overprint set to $1, 1908-11 to $2, 1912-17 with $5 (2, one overprinted "specimen", 1921-23 Script $2, 1935 set to $5, 1937-38 set to $5 etc., FMS with 1900 set with values to $5 mint and with $1 to $25 overprinted "specimen", 1922-32 with values to $2, Postage Dues etc., Johore with 1904-08 to $10, 1918-19 with values to $10, 1922 $100 (Fiscal ca...
(x) Collections and RangesA large forgery and reprint reference collection in two large stockbooks, approximately 5,000 items arranged by country and including Antigua, Bahamas including Onenglia forgeries, British Bechuanaland £5 forgeries, British Guiana with forgeries and reprints of cottonreels etc., British Honduras, Egypt, Heligoland, Hong Kong, India, Natal, Nevis, New Guinea, New Zealand, North Borneo, Queensland, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Tasmania, Transvaal including Telegraph £5 forgeries, Victoria, Western Australia, Zululand, etc. a very interesting and useful assembly of forger...
Dominica
(x) Dominica1923-33 set of twenty-one to £1 overprinted "specimen", the 1d. perforated "specimen" and issued set to £1, both large part original gum, generally fine. S.G. 71s-91s, 71-89, £825Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Falkland Islands
(x) Falkland Islands1898 2/6d. deep blue and 5/- red, both cancelled by double ring d.s. Fine. S.G. 41, 42, £575Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1912-20 £1 black on red, very lightly mounted mint, well centred and fine. S.G. 69, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1912-20 £1 black on red used with central 'port stanley' c.d.s., 1929-37 ½d. (2), 5/- and 10/- all mint and 1d. (3), 2d. (2), 2½d. (4), 4d. (3), 6d. and 5/- all used (the 5/- tied to piece by 'south/ georgia' c.d.s.), generally fine. S.G. 69, 116-125 group, £1,100+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1938-50 5/- indigo and yellow-brown block of four, unmounted mint, very fresh and fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). S.G. 161b, £4,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Fiji
(x) Fiji1871 3d. black on rose on vertically ribbed paper, rouletted and unused with part original gum, diagonal corner bend at upper left. S.G. 6, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Gambia
(x) Gambia1869-72 4d. brown, lower-right corner example, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 1, £600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Gambia1898-1902, 1902-05, 1921-22 and 1922-29 sets overprinted "specimen", large part original gum. S.G. 37s-44s, 45s-56s, 86s-102s, 118s-121s, £1,230Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Gibraltar
(x) Gibraltar1886 (1 Jan.) set of seven from ½d. to 1/-, part to large part original gum with very fresh colour, a rare set. Raybaudi Certificate (1981), each stamp signed in pencil. S.G. 1-7, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Great Britain
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bIK, good to huge margins and showing a sizeable portion of the adjoining stamp at top, red Maltese cross cancellation; a handsome exampleSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bTC, clear even margins, heavy pressed creases and small thin at right; unused with part original gum, handsome appearance and showing recut at rightSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2BK, clear to good margins, cancelled by superb '12' in Maltese cross; some minor faults but a good example showing one of the rarest cancellations on the Penny Black. Specialised A1 wl, £12,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2QG-RH, block of four, good to large margins on three sides and just cut-into at right, light smudged red Maltese cross cancellations; a sound multiple. Specialised £18,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5SI, large balanced margins, unused with part original gum, fine appearanceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6AD, clear to large margins, unused and regummed covering tiny thin at foot, fresh and fine appearanceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6DG with tight to good margins tied by black Manchester 'Fishtail' Maltese Cross to large part of front to Preston with Manchester d.s. on reverse flap; a good strike of this distinctive cross. B.P.A. Certificate (1989)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7IC-IF, horizontal strip of four with clear margins all around, cancelled by light red Maltese cross cancellations; some minor faults but generally fine and of fresh appearanceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 10MF with good to large margins tied by black Maltese Cross to 1841 entire from London to Barnard Castle with London despatch d.s. on reverse (Feb.) and no receiving d.s. Small fault to the adhesive otherwise a fine, early example of the use of the black Maltese Cross.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11FH, good to large margins on three sides and slightly uneven and just cut-into at right, clear black Maltese cross; fine and rare thus. Specialised £4,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackUnplatedA group of four used examples (4) comprising DB, just clear to good margins (thinned at lower right) cancelled by red Welshpool solid centre Maltese cross, DE, good to large margins, tied to piece by black Maltese cross, PK, three margins and black Maltese cross cancellation and RL, clear to good margins and black Maltese cross; some minor faults and toning in placesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackThe 'VR' OfficialPrepared for use but not issued, JH, with close to large margins, unused without gum; fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. V1, £20,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1QH, good balanced margins and rich colour, cancelled by light black Maltese cross; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1TA-TC, strip of three, clear margins at top and right, just touching frameline on remaining two sides, cancelled by two strikes of Irish numeral diamond of bars; good colourSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2PG-QH, block of four, cut-into at right but good margins elsewhere; deep rich colour, light black Maltese cross cancellations; very fineprovenance:CooleyGrossSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 32d. blue, GH, unused with good balanced margins all round, large part original gum, light horizontal gum bend not affecting the fine appearance. Specialised ES11, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 32d. pale blue with white lines, horizontal strip of four with large slightly uneven margins on three sides and three stamps cut-into at top, large part original gum; fine and with rich colour. Specialised ES10, £24,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3JA-LC, block of nine, cut-into in a few places just affecting three stamps, cancelled by black Maltese crosses, several showing varieties such as guide lines through the corner of the value tablet; an attractive multiple. Specialised ES10, £2,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3QG-QL, strip of six and GJ-HK and GK-HF blocks of four, various numeral cancellations, generally good margins; some small faults in places. Specialised ES10Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1861 1d. rose-red, block of six, CJ-DL, lightly stained at upper left otherwise fine and with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 42, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-79½d. rose, imprimatur from plate 4, TU, clear to large margins; without gum as prepared. Specialised C4Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-79½d. rose, plate 9, lettered CR, part original gum; some light toning in places. S.G. 49, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-74 1½d. rosy mauve, plate 1, LA from the left of the sheet with part marginal inscription '...re the Labels ABOVE...'; fine with large part original gum. Signed three times on reverse in pencil including by E.D(iena) and with his Certificate (1990). S.G. 53a, £7,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed IssueA mainly used collection in a stockbook including 1/- green (12 single examples), vertical strip of four and two pairs and a few used on covers including a pair on envelope, 6d. mauve (with BPA Cert.), 6d. violet (with RPSL Cert.) and ten further single examples and a pair, 10d. brown with an example overprinted "specimen", eight single examples and a horizontal pair and two used on covers; condition a little mixed as to be expected with this issue but plenty of good examples and a valuable lotSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Bu...
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed Issue1/- pale green overprinted "specimen" in red and 10d. red-brown from the left of the sheet overprinted "specimen" in black, both cute square and just touching the design in places; large part original gum, fine. S.G. 54s, 57s, £5,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed Issue1/- green, Die I vertical pair from the left of the sheet, cut-to-shape at upper right and cut-into at lower right (not affecting the design), the lower stamp with very clear embossing, both with rich colour; large part original gum, a superb multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.G. 55, £48,000provenance:Royal Philatelic Collection, May 2001Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed Issue1/- green, Die 2, clear to good margins on three sides and just touching the design at top, repaired tear and creased; fresh colour and original gum. S.G. 55, £27,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed Issue1/- green, strip of four affixed to piece each cancelled by barred numeral '131' obliterations, some scissor cuts at top and other faults. S.G. 55, £4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed Issue10d. brown, just touching the design at foot, clear of design on other sides; some surface rubbing and soiling, large part original gum and 6d. purple, just touching the design at foot and right, some surface rubbing; regummed. S.G. 57 and 60, £30,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed Issue6d. purple, strip of four with portions of neighbouring stamps visible at top-left, cancelled by Registered ovals, some soiling and surface rubbing; a scarce multiple. S.G. 59, £4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1855 4d. carmine on blued paper, overprinted "specimen" (Type 3), part original gum. S.G. 62s, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1855 4d. carmine on blue highly glazed paper; horizontal crease and surface damage; part original gum. P.T.S. (2018) and Brandon (2019) Certificates. S.G. 63, £14,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1862-64Watermark Emblems, 3d. rose, Plate 3 with dots; CH, unused (regummed) and with some short perfs, nevertheless a sound example of this rare stamp. S.G. 78, £45,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1862-644d. pale red, HF, right wing margin example; diagonal crease in margin; part original gum. S.G. 80, £2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1862-64Watermark Emblems, 9d. bistre, CC, slightly toned original gum. S.G. 86, £5,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-806d. mauve (without hyphen), block of six with wing margins at right SB-TD, large part original gum; fine and fresh. S.G. 109, £4,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-8010d. red-brown, QA, 1/- deep green, RA and 2/- blue, PH; all Plate 1, regummed. S.G. 112, 117 and 118, £8,900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-802/- brown, plate 1, HB, very fresh colours; light horizontal crease not affecting the fine appearance, part original gum. S.G. 121, £30,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese cross, 5/- rose, plate 1, lettered BG, centred a little to left; fine appearance and part original gum. S.G. 126, £9,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese cross, 5/- rose, plate 1, lettered BC, reperforated at top; part original gum. S.G. 126, £9,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese cross, 10/- greenish grey, plate 1, EA, used with light barred oval cancellation; a sound example. S.G. 128, £3,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese cross, 10/- greenish grey, plate 1, EA used with 'registered' handstamp; a sound example. S.G. 128, £3,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese cross, £1, plate 1, CJ, overprinted "specimen", centred to lower right; part original gum. S.G. 129s, £6,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor £1 brown-lilac on blued paper, plate 1, BC, used and perforated with firm's initials 'hsb'' well-centred and with light cancellation; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1958). S.G. 132Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor £1 brown-lilac on blued paper, plate 1, FE, used with part clear c.d.s cancellation; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1987). S.G. 132, £7,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor £5 orange on blued paper, CG, regummed and with heavy corner crease at lower left, some re-perforating; well-centred and not an unattractive space-filler example of this rare stamp. S.G. 133, £60,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Large Anchor £5 orange on blued paper, AC, cancelled by boxed 'g.p.o.' handstamp in violet and single circle datestamp of 'sudbury/ derby' (27 Apr. 82) over the top; a fine example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 133, £12,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor 10/- greenish grey on white paper, EC, well-centred and lightly cancelled; a sound example. S.G. 135, £4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor £5 orange on white paper, DH, overprinted "specimen" (Type 11) in black, regummed; fine and fresh appearance. S.G. 137s, £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-80Watermark Spray 3d. pale rose, plate 18, block of six from the lower-right corner of the sheet with part imprint ' 3 pence 1 shilling 10 shillings' in lower margin; large part original gum, some perf reinforcement in one spot not affecting the appearance of this scarce multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. 144, £3,150+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-80Watermark Large Garter 4d. vermilion, wing-margin example from the foot of the sheet with small part inscription, faint diagonal gum bend just affecting the lower right corner of the stamp; very fresh appearance, full original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (2008). S.G. 152, £3,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-80Watermark Large Garter 4d. sage-green, plate 16, OA, large part original gum; fine and fresh appearance. S.G. 153, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-80Watermark Large Garter 8d. orange (Plate 1), IG-JH wing margin block of four; the wing margin with straight edge (which is not unusual on this value), some perf. reinforcements and light crease on the lower pair. A scarce multiple. S.G. 156, £7,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1880-81 ½d. pale green 1d. Venetian red, 1½d. Venetian red, 2d. pale rose and 5d. indigo complete set of five imprimaturs on gummed watermarked paper, the ½d. slightly thinned at top, otherwise a fine and fresh set. S.G. 164-169 var., Spec. £3,325Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1881 1d. bluish lilac, block of six with interpanneau margin at foot; mounted on one stamp only, fine. Specialised K7 (2), £3,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-842/6d. lilac, 5/- carmine rose and 10/- ultramarine on white paper, some regumming in places, fine appearance. S.G. 178, 181, 183, £3,950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-842/6d. lilac on blued paper, GH, vertical gum crease; large part original gum. Brandon Certificate (1997). S.G. 175, £6,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-8410/- cobalt, IA overprinted “specimen" type 9, part original gum, hinge remainder; also 5/- rose overprinted “specimen" type 12, BE, hinge remainder, part original gum. S.G. 181s-182s, £3,850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, MA, overprinted "specimen" (type 9), toned part original gum, heavy hinge remnant otherwise fine. S.G. 185s, £2,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1884 Orbs £1 brown-lilac, DB, overprinted "specimen" (type 11), vertical gum bend at right not affecting the fine and fresh appearance; lightly mounted mint. S.G. 186s, £6,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84 part set of nine to 1/- (no 2d.), good to fine, large part original gum. S.G. 187-188, 190-196, £4,770Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1885 'Before and After the Stamp Committee'½d., 1d., 2d., 4d., 5d. and 6d. all unused without gum and removed from the 'Series Superseded by the Issue of April, 1884' page of the De la Rue presentation book; fine and rare. Accompanied by a photocopy of the page from which these stamps were removed.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1887-92 Jubilee2d. colour trial in purple and pale blue-green, large part original gum; fine. Specialised from £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1887-92 Jubilee£1 green, OB, very lightly mounted mint; fine and fresh. S.G. 212, £3,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De la Rue2/6d. lilac, 5/- carmine-rose and 10/- ultramarine; bright colours and well-centred examples, 5/- with light diagonal gum bend, mounted mint. S.G. 263-265Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De la Rue£1 dull blue-green, overprinted "specimen" (type 16), large part original gum. S.G. 266s, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De la Rue£1 dull blue green, well-centred, large part original gum. S.G. 266, £2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De la Rue£1 dull blue green, vertical pair, twice cancelled by clear strikes of 'guernsey' (Au 11) c.d.s., fine and fresh. S.G. 266Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De la Rue£1 dull blue green, cancelled by 'guernsey' single-circle c.d.s., fine. S.G. 266Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues2d. 'Tyrian Plum' Colour Trial1910 Prepared for use but not issued 2d. Tyrian plum, colour trial in red-purple, large part original gum, tiny thin spots at top and lower-right. B.P.A. Certificate (2016) stating "a little toned", which in our opinion is unnecessarily harsh. A good example of this very rare colour trial of which only a handful exist in private hands. S.G. 266a Colour trial, £25,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. deep greyish brown on vertically ribbed paper, unmounted mint example from the top of the sheet. Hendon Certificate (2014). Specialised N63b var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow5/- rose-carmine, overprinted "cancelled" (type 27), unmounted mint; fine and rare. Specialised N66u, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 green, overprinted "specimen" (type 26), well-centred and lightly mounted mint. S.G. 403s, £3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. reddish brown, block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet; mounted mint, small spot of gum missing at top, the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 415, £970+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue1882-1901 6d. grey, PA-QB, block of four cancelled by 'registered' ovals; fine. S.G. O4, £560+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue1902-04 1/- dull green and carmine, used; colour slightly affected by washing. B.P.A. Certificate (2016). S.G. O24, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsOffice of Works1896-1902 1d. lilac (Die II), used and tied to O.H.M.S. blue envelope to Leicestershire by 'London W' single circle c.d.s., fine and rare on complete cover. S.G. O33, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsOffice of Works1896-1902 5d. dull purple and blue, cancelled by parliament street' c.d.s. (17.5.02); fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2016). S.G. O34, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsGovernment ParcelsSelection (28), including 1887-90 1½d. (2), 6d. (2), 9d. (3), 1/- dull green, 1891-1900 2d. and 4½d. each handstamped "specimen", 1887-90 9d. (4) 1/- dull green (2) used, 1891-1900 2d. mint strip of three, 4½d. and 1/- used, etc., chiefly good to fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1902 1/- dull green and carmine, large part original gum; fine. Enzo Diena Certificate (1988). S.G. O78, £1,350Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsRoyal Household1902 ½d. blue-green, unmounted mint. O91, £375 (for mounted)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficialsAdmiralty Official½d. blue-green, 1d. scarlet, 2d. yellowish-green and carmine-red, 2½d. ultramarine, 3d. purple on yellow and ½d. blue green (overprinted Type O11); large part original gum. S.G. O101-102, O104-O107, £1,360Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainPostal Fiscals1860 overprinted in red "inland revenue" 1d. dull reddish lilac on blue, large part original gum, centred a little to lower right but perfs. well clear of the design, fine. A scarce stamp. Also an imperforate single (perfs. trimmed). S.G. F8, £950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollectionsA mostly mint collection in Windsor album which includes 1841 1d. (5), a few 1d. Stars, 1d. plate numbers to 224, 2d. plates (4), ½d. plates (less plate 9), 1½d. (2), some Surface Printed from 1876, 1887-1900 Jubilee less 1/- green, K.E.VII from the different printings with values to 2/6d. (3), 5/-, 10/- and £1; K.G.V from Downey Head, 1912-24 including 1½d. "pencf" variety, 1913 multiple Royal cypher pair, 1924-26 with sideways watermark, 1934-36 with sideways watermark; comprehensive K.G.VI with values to £1 (3) and Q.E. to 1971 with the different Wilding sets,...
(x) Great BritainCollections1840-1962, a predominantly mint collection on printed album pages including 1840 1d. black used, 1d. red mint (2), 1870 ½d., all plates less 9, 1½d., embossed set, surface printed including 1855-57 emblems 1/- unused and regummed, 1862-64 large garter 4d. unused with redistributed gum, 1865-67 3d. (2), 4d. (6), 6d. mint and used, 1/-, 1873-80 watermark small anchor 2½d. (2), watermark spray 1/- (6), watermark large garter 4d. (2) and 8d., 1883-84 2/6d. and 5/-, 1883-84 part set to 6d., Queen Victoria and KEVII jubilees both less the £1, downey head shades including...
(x) Great BritainCollections1840-QEII, a collection on stock pages including Mulready 1d. lettersheet (3) and envelope (2) used, 2d. envelopes unused (3)caricatures (4), 1d. black 3-4 margin used singles (6) and on cover (9, one a peice), 1840 2d/ blue used singles (5) and example on cover, embossed 1/- used (2), Queen Victoria and King Edward VII Jubilee values, 1939-48 set to £1 and Machin training stamps. Very mixed condition though a valuable group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections1840-1958 balance of collection in a stockbook including 1840 1d. black, 2d. blue (4) and pair), all with four margins, one with enormous margins showing a large portion of the adjoining stamp at right, later Line Engraved both mint and used, 1847 Embossed with 1/-, 10d. and 6d. (5) all used, some Surface Printed with values to 1/- used, KEDVII with 10/- mint (2) and used values to 1/-, 1915 DLR 10/- mint, QEII with Castles to £1, Postage Dues etc., good to fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections1865-KEVII a used surface printed collection including 1865-80 values 3d. (21), 6d. (21), 9d. (3), 10d., 1/- (10), 2/- (9), 1867-83 5/-, 1873-80 values 2½d. rosy mauve (5), 2½d. blue (36), 3d. (32), 4d. sage-green (2), 4d. grey-brown (20) 6d. (8), 8d. (8), 1/- green (8) and 1/- brown (4), 1880-83 values, 1883-84 2/6d. (5), 5/- and 10/-, 1883-84 part set with 9d. and 1/- (2), Queen Victorian and KEVII Jubilee values, with KEVII 2/6d. (10), 5/- (6). Very mixed condition though a valuable assembly.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Pre...
(x) Great BritainCollections1904-68 collection of booklet panes in two ring binders comprising nearly 600 panes arranged and identified by Stanley Gibbons number with Edward VII panes (7), George V (72), Edward VIII (17) and QEII Wildings (almost 400), a huge range with overprinted and perforated "cancelled", "specimen", cylinder numbers, several used panes etc., a clean lot, fine to very fine throughoutSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Hong Kong
(x) Hong Kong1863-71 CC 30c. mauve, variety 'gkon' of 'hong kong' damaged at foot, part original gum; heavy hinge remnant at top, otherwise fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (2018). S.G. 16a, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Hong Kong1891 $1 on 96c. purple on red, large part original gum. S.G. 47, £850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
India Feudatory States
(x) IndiaFeudatory StatesJaipur1941 Investiture of Maharaja, set of twelve to 5r. black and purple, overprinted sun and 'investiture/ march 14 1931' in red; eighteen of these sets were overprinted for presentation purposes and gifted to dignitaries, some paper adhesion on the reverse where these stamps were removed from presentation pages, otherwise fine, fresh and with large part original gum. A very rare set. Sismondo Certificate (2017). S.G. footnote after S.G. 51, £13,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1904-07 MCA ½a. to 20r. set of fifteen, the 20r. with some surface rubbing and a light corner bend, otherwise a fine and fresh mint set. S.G. 17-32, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1904-07 MCA 20r. grey and stone, well-centred, a couple of short perfs at foot and some surface rubbing otherwise a sound example with large part original gum. S.G. 32, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 MCA 1c. to 20r. set of seventeen, generally fine and fresh, the 20r. purple and blue a little toned; large part original gum. S.G. 44-60, £1,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CA20r. purple and blue on blue, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 60, £600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CA50r. dull rose-red and dull greyish green, lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 61, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CA100r. purple and black on red, overprinted "specimen", some paper adhesion on reverse, part original gum. S.G. 62s, £750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 Watermark Multiple Crown CA500r. green and red on green, overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; fine. S.G. 63s, £1,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£5 black and blue, overprinted "specimen", well-centred and unmounted mint; fine. S.G. 99s, £850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£10 black and green, overprinted "specimen", well-centred; slight gum bend, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 100s, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£50 black and brown, overprinted "specimen", very lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 103s, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£75 purple and grey, overprinted "specimen", centred to upper-left, tiny mark at foot otherwise fine and fresh; very lightly mounted mint. S.G. 104s, £4,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Watermark Multiple Script CA£100 red and black, overprinted "specimen", pre-printing diagonal gum bend not affecting the fine and fresh appearance. Ceremuga Certificate (2022). S.G. 105s, £6,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Kuwait
(x) Kuwait1923-24 overprinted set of twenty-one to 10r. including some shades, lightly hinged to album page; fine. S.G, 1-15 group, £600+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kuwait1923-24 ½a. to 10r. set of fifteen, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 1-15, £600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kuwait1929-37 complete set of twenty to 15r. and with additional values showing watermark inverted or watermark upright to 2r., twenty-nine in all. generally fine mint, the 15r. with toned perf. at foot. S.G. 16-29 group, £1,900+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kuwait1929-37 15r. blue and olive (watermark inverted), used with 'kuwait' double-ring datestamp; well-centred and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 29, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Leeward Islands
(x) Leeward Islands1897 Jubilee 5/- green and blue, variety overprint double, large part typically slightly toned gum; fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). S.G. 16a, £6,000provenance:J.A.C. Farmer, Grosvenor, March 2012Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Leeward Islands1921-32 Script set of twenty-five, including some duplication; generally fine mint. S.G. 58-80, £450+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Malaya Other States
(x) MalayaFederated Malay States1922-34 Script $25 green and orange, well-centred, large part original gum; very light stain at top otherwise fine. S.G. 82, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaJohore1904-10 1c. to $100 set of seventeen, each value in a marginal block of four, the majority unmounted mint, $100 with one stamp lightly hinged; fine and rare multiples. S.G. 61-77, £6,300++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaNegri Sembilan1935-41 Script prepared but unissued 8c. scarlet, unused without gum, colour a little suffused. Believed to be one of only two known examples of this stamp without Japanese occupation overprint, formerly part of a horizontal pair. S.G. Footnote below No. 39Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaPahang1898 Perak overprinted $1 green and pale green and $5 green and ultramarine, both fine mint. Sismondo Certificate (2007) for $5. S.G. 23, 24, £2,150Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Malaya Straits Settlements
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1892-94 3c. on 32c. carmine-rose, variety surcharge omitted, large part original gum; slightly toned gum otherwise fine. S.G. 94a, £4,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1906-07 Labuan overprint set of eleven to $1, large part original gum. S.G. 141-151, £425Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1906-12 MCA $500 purple and orange, overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; lovely fresh colours. S.G. 169s, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1921-33 Script $25 purple and blue on blue, fresh and fine mint. s.G. 240b, £1,500provenance:Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2006Spink Singapore, September 2018Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1921-33 Script $500 purple and orange-brown, overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; fine. S.G. 240ds, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1937-41 Script set of twenty-two to $5 and including the 8c. scarlet unissued, each value in a block of four; unmounted streaky gum, fine and attractive multiples. S.G. 278-298 group, £1,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Malta
(x) Malta1919 MCA 10/- black, well-centred and fresh appearance; large part original gum; a fine example of this scarce stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1989). S.G. 96, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Malta1919 MCA 10/- black, large part original gum; fine. Brandon Certificate (1979). S.G. 96, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Mauritius
(x) Mauritius1848-59 Post Paid Issue1d. orange-vermilion, earliest impression, horizontal pair [2-3] with margins just touching in a couple of places, good to large elsewhere, cancelled by two crisp strikes of '1' in concentric circles in blue; a very fine and rare multiple of the earliest printing. Brandon Certificate (2010). S.G. 3, £36,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1848-59 Post Paid Issue1d. vermilion, early impression, horizontal pair [5-6], good to very large margins, slightly uneven at left, used with two strikes of the numeral '14' from Rivier du Rempert; some light creasing, very fine for this rare used pair. Signed A. Diena. Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel Certificate (2002). S.G. 6, £18,000+provenance:Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993"Tatiana", David Feldman, June 2020Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1848-59 Post Paid Issue2d. blue on thin greyish paper, intermediate impression, [pos. 2], good to enormous margins, cancelled by crisp concentric circle obliterator, very fine and rare, initialled "A.D." in pencil on the reverse with his certificate (1975) . S.G. 14, £4,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 Lapirot Issue2d. blue, early impression, close at lower left, large margins elsewhere, light barred oval cancellation; fine. S.G. 37, £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 Lapirot Issue2d. blue, early impression [pos. 11], good to large margins, cancelled by part barred oval, one or two minor imperfections otherwise a good example of this difficult stamp. S.G. 37, £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 Lapirot Issue2d. blue, intermediate impression [pos. 2], good to enormous margins, cancelled by barred oval; tiny trace of corner bend otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 38, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 Lapirot Issue2d. blue, intermediate impression [pos. 9], close to very large margins cancelled by crisp concentric circles obliterator; one or two tiny thins mentioned only for the sake of accuracy otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 38, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 Lapirot Issue2d. blue intermediate impression [pos. 12], good to very large margins, lightly cancelled by barred oval, small tear confined mostly to the margin at right otherwise fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1993). S.G. 38, £1,400provenance: Arnold RudgeSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 Sherwin Issue2d. deep blue, vertical pair with clear to large margins [2/5], used and showing clear crisp oval bar cancellations; fine impression with deep rich colour; extremely fine and of the finest multiples in existence. S.G. 40, £16,000provenance:Ferrary, April 1922Maurice Burrus, October 1963Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993"Tatiana", David Feldman, June 2020Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1859 (Dec.) Dardenne Issue2d. pale blue, good to enormous margins all round, lightly cancelled by barred oval in black, very fine. Signed Schlesinger and with R.P.S. Certificate (1951). S.G. 44, £950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) MauritiusCollections1848-1957 mainly used balance of collection on album pages including Post Paid worn impression 2d. blue, latest impression 1d. (3, including a pair) and 2d., Dardenne 1d. and 2d., Lapirot 2d. (2), 1859-61 6d. blue (2), 1/- vermilion, 1/- yellow-green, etc., later issues etc. condition a little mixed but high catalogue valueSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Mauritius1860-83 a used group arrange on stock page including 1860-63 1d. and 9d., 1863-72 CC 1d. watermark inverted, 3d., 4d., 1/- (2), 1876 ½d. on 10d., 1878 8c. on 2c., 13c. on 3d. (2), 17c. on 4d. and 50c. on 1/-, 1879-80 2c., 8c. and 17c., 1883-94 4c. orange, 4c. carmine, 15c. blue, 16c., 1883 16c. on 17c., 1883 16c. on 17c. (2). Mixed condition though a useful group. S.G. c.£500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Montserrat
(x) Montserrat1883 CA 1d. red, variety inverted 's', used with part numeral cancellation; R.P.S. Certificate (1984). S.G. 6a, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Montserrat1884-85 CA 1d. red, variety inverted 's', unused without gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1977). S.G. 8cb, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Newfoundland
(x) Newfoundland1857-64 1/- scarlet-vermilion, good margins, cancelled by light barred obliteration; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2009). S.G. 9, £9,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Newfoundland1910-47 mint collection on album pages, largely complete with full sets including 1910 set to 15c., 6c. with reversed 'z' in 'colonization', 1911 Coronation set, 1919 Caribou set, 1923 set to 24c., 1928-29 set to 30c., 1929-31 set, 1931 set, etc. complete to 1947 and with 1939-49 Postage Dues; generally fine mintSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) NewfoundlandAirmails1919 Hawker 3c. brown, signed 'J.A.R.' in black on the reverse, unmounted mint example from the foot of the sheet; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (when this was the lower example of a vertical pair). S.G. 142, £22,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Newfoundland1931 Air 50c. green, horizontal pair variety imperforate between, unmounted mint; fine. S.G. 196a, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Newfoundland1932 Dornier $1.50 on $1 deep blue, block of four; unmounted mint, a fine and fresh scarce multiple. S.G. 221, £1,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Newfoundland1933 Air 5c. red-brown, horizontal pair variety imperforate between, unmounted mint; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 230b, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Niger Coast
(x) Niger Coast1893 (Dec.) ½.d. on 2½d. (Type 9 in green) horizontal pair from the foot of the sheet, ½d. on 2½d. (Type 4 in red) single, both cancelled by "old calabar river" d.s., fine and scarce. Brandon Certificate (2012) for pair. S.G. 12, 33, £1,325Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Northern Rhodesia
(x) Northern Rhodesia1925-29 Script set of seventeen to 20/-, each value in an unmounted mint block of four; fine and scarce mulitples. S.G. 1-17, £3,200++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Nova Scotia
(x) Nova Scotia1851-601d. red-brown on bluish paper, clear to large margins, part original gum, rare thus; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). S.G. 1, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nova Scotia1851-603d. bright blue bisected and used in combination with 6d. yellow-green. tied to small piece by barred oval cancellations; some soiling otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1938). S.G. 3a, 5, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nova Scotia1851-606d. yellow-green on bluish paper, close to good margins, thinned at top; disturbed part original gum; an attractive example of this scarce stamp. R.P.S. (1957) and Greene Foundation (2020). Certificates. S.G. 5, £4,750provenance:FerraryN. ArgentiSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nova Scotia1851-601855 (22 Jun.) envelope to Cape George bearing 6d. yellow-green bisected and tied to envelope by faint barred oval, 'antagonish/ ns' and 'halifax nova scotia' c.d.s. cancellations on the reverse; fine and scarce. Brandon Certificate (2001). S.G. 5a, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Nyasaland
(x) Nyasaland1896 CC £10 black and orange, overprinted "specimen", large part original gum. S.G. 41s, £350Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1903-04 CC £10 grey and blue, overprinted "specimen", large part original gum. S.G. 67s, £500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1913-21 MCA complete left-hand pane of sixty (6x10) showing plate number '1', the entire pane showing variety watermark inverted; minor tone spots though unmounted mint and a superb, unique multiple. S.G. 93aw, £13,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Nyasaland1919 MCA £10 purple and royal blue, lightly mounted mint from the left of the sheet, faint gum bend and some light toning affecting the reverse only, otherwise fine. Raybaudi Certificate (1993). S.G. 99e, £4,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Rhodesia
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue½d. to £1 set of eighteen, all overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; fine. S.G. 119s-185s, £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issueperf. 14 ½d. to £1 basic set of eighteen, fine mint (5/- used, £1 with some toning), 5d. purple-brown and ochre, 5d. lake-brown and olive (2), 2/6d. black and lake and 10/- blue-green and orange; generally good to fine groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueA small mint and used specialised group with various printings on stock page including perf. 14 3d. purple-brown and ochre long gash mint (2), RSC E-F, Queen's thick ear mint, 1/- purple-black and blue-green used, 2/6d. long gash mint, 5/- long gash (2) sepia and deep crimson and (deeper) brown-red and green, both mint; perf. 15 ½d. card, 2d. RSC G used; perf. 14x15 3d. RSC I (2) both used, one with Peter Holcombe (1986) Certificate; perf. 13½ 8d. (6) RSC B-D mint. A fine and appealing group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer...
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142d. RSC "H", black and grey-black, Hook printing [4-10] corner block of four with sheet number "166", fresh unmounted mint. A superb and rare multiple.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143d. RSC "I", deep reddish purple and ochre, No Gash printing[9], fine mint. ScarceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 141/- RSC "F", black and (pale) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing vertical pair sharing exquisite Kashitu double-ring datestamp for 22 March 1914. Absolutely superbprovenance:Norman LevinSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142/6d. black and rose-carmine, Long Gash printing, unplated, fine with large part original gum. S.G. 157, £375Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142/6d. RSC "A", brownish red and carmine-red, Hook printing[17-22] vertical pair, [17] with printer's guide dot at upper right for and [22] with "co" flaw in "company", neatly cancelled with light double-ring datestamp; a few ragged perfs., otherwise fine and rare. Robert M. Gibbs Certificate (2013)provenance:Gerald Simpson, December 1982Robert H. Gibbs, October 1987Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142/6d. RSC "D", blackish brown and brown-lake, Mid Gash printing[36], large part original gum, fine mint and very rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 145/- Unlisted Long Gash printings [46] King's extra curl, brown-red and deep green with dull "coppery" heads, mint with a hinge remainder at topprovenance:Norman LevinLord Vestey, March 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. carmine and bright blue, slight mark at top otherwise fine and fresh, large part original gum; rare. S.G. 162, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 carmine red and bluish black, part original gum of fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (1975). S.G. 165, £1,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 156d. RSC "D", red-brown and crimson, Hook printingUnplated, unwashed and with part original gum, fresh colours and cancelled with Bulawayo single-ring datestamp for "?u 8/12"; fine and rare.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 156d. RSC "H", purple-brown and brown-purple, Thick Ear printing Unplated, a large example with deep frame shade and heads, fine mint.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 152/- RSC "E", deep black and light blue, No Gash printingUnplated, cancelled by part Bulawayo double-ring datestamp for 8 July. Fine and rare. Robert M. Gibbs Certificate (2013) states "A rare stamp, only very few having been recorded to date. It is also an historic stamp having been the first P.15 example of its kind to be discovered and subsequently publicised in the philatelic press after it's sale in Cavendish Philatelic Auctions in 1984". Copies of documents accompany the lot.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buye...
(x) Rhodesia1913-19 Admiral Die II perf. 15 £1 black and deep purple, used with indistinct cancellation; rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). S.G. 254a, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Sierra Leone
(x) Sierra Leone1859-1956 a mint and used collection on album pages including 1859-74 set mint and used, 1872-73 watermark sideways set mint less 1/- and used less 4d., 1872-73 watermark upright 1d. and 2d., 1876 set with Spiro forgery of 3d. 'used', 1883 set mint and used, 1884-91 set mint with multiples and used, 1884 5/- on 1/- fiscal, 1893 ½d. on 1½d. surcharge inverted (2 mint and 1 used), 1897 overprinted fiscals, 1896-97 set to £1 mint and used, 1903 set to £1 mint and part set including £1 used, 1904-05 set to £1 mint and to 5/- used, 1907-12 set to £1 overprinted "specimen" and issued...
(x) Sierra Leone1884-1946 a specimen group including 2½d. (2, one with punch hole), 1/-, 1896-97 set of thirteen, 1903 part set including 1/- and £1 all overprinted "specimen"; 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1937 Coronation and 1946 Victory sets perforated "specimen"; small to large part original gum. S.G. c.£900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Sierra Leone1897 Fiscal 2½d. on 3d. dull purple and green, overprinted type 12, large part original gum; fine. American Philatelic Expertising Certificate. S.G. 58, £400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Southern Rhodesia
(x) Southern Rhodesia1924-29 ½d. blue-green horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, large part original gum, very fine and rare. S.G. 1a, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
St. Helena
(x) St. Helena1922-37 Multiple Script CA set of sixteen from ½d. to 15/- in horizontal pairs except 5d., 1/6d., 2/-, 2/6d. and 5/-, all overprinted "specimen", large part original gum, fine and scarce. S.G. 97s-113s, c.£3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) St. Helena1922-37 Multiple Script CA 15/-grey and purple on blue, very fresh and of good centring, unmounted mint. S.g. 113, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
St. Vincent
(x) St. Vincent1861 (8 May) 1d. horizontal strip of ten, marginal from the top of the sheet, all showing variety imperforate between horizontally; unused without gum, a few folds and bends though a superb multiple. S.G. 1a, £1,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Tanganyika
(x) Tanganyika1917-21 MCA 50r. carmine and green, pin sized tone spot on the reverse, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 62, £750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Tanganyika Mafia Island
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1915 German East Africa 7½h. carmine, horizontal pair handstamped 'g.r./ mafia' in reddish violet, variety left stamp without handstamp and initialled 'JDM' (Lt. Col. J. D. Mackay, Governor of Mafia Island) in manuscript ink; large part original gum, fine and scarce. Signed Peter Holcombe and with his Opinion (1996). S.G. M3a (C), £2,750provenance:Corinphila, September 1988Harmer's London, 6 Oct. 1998Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1915 German East Africa 45h. handstamped 'g.r. mafia' in reddish violet, large part original gum. Signed Peter Holcombe and with his Opinion (1990). S.G. M7 (C), £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1915 (Jan.) 3r. blue-black and red of German East Africa, handstamped "g.r./ mafia" in reddish-violet, a well-centred example, one slightly blunted perf. at right; fine and fresh colour with large part toned original gum. An exceptionally rare stamp with Gibbs estimating just twelve examples overprinted in reddish-violet. Signed Holcombe and with his Certificate (1992). S.G. 10c, £16,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at the Audit Office in Zanzibar bearing 1915 German East Africa Statistical Charges Fiscal 12½h. drab handstamped 'o.h.b.m.s./ mafia' in bluish green and tied to envelope by 'mafia' c.d.s. in violet; philatelic, but a great rarity on cover. S.G. M22Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at the Audit Office in Zanzibar bearing 1915 German East Africa Statistical Charges Fiscal 50h. slate handstamped 'o.h.b.m.s./ mafia' in bluish green and tied to cover by 'mafia' c.d.s. in violet; philatelic however very rare, particularly used on cover. S.G. M24Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1916 (7 July) envelope to S. N. Faulkner at the Audit Office in Zanzibar bearing 1915 German East Africa Fee Stamp 25h. grey handstamped 'o.h.b.m.s./ mafia' in bluish-green, cancelled by two strikes of 'mafia' c.d.s. in violet, Zanzibar c.d.s. arrival on the reverse; philatelic but of great rarity. M26Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1915-16 India Expeditionary Force 1r. brown and green, from the top of the sheet and handstamped 'g.r./ post/ mafia' in green, variety handstamp double, large part original gum. Signed Peter Holcombe and with his pinion (1988). S.G. M42 var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) TanganyikaMafia Island1917 India Expeditionary Force set of ten to 1r. additionally handstamped 'g.r./ post/ mafia.' in dull blue, generally fine and fresh mint; a rare set. B.P.A. Certificates (1948) for the 4a, 8a and 12a. S.G. M43-M52, £3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Tobago
(x) Tobago1880 (Nov.) 1d. manuscript surcharge on vertically bisected 6d. orange (left-hand half), large part original gum, fine and very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). S.G. 7, £6,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Tobago1880 (20 Dec.) ½d. to 1/- set of five, large part original gum, various bends throughout and the 6d. thinned at top otherwise of fine fresh colour and scarce, all except 1/- initialled "AD" in pencil. S.G. 8-12, £1,025Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Trinidad
(x) Trinidad1851-55 (1d.) brownish-grey on blued paper (5), all with good to large margins and cancelled by barred numeral '1' (4) or '7', one affixed to piece. A very fine group. S.G. 6, £425provenance:John MarriottSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1851-55 (1d.) brownish-red on blued paper, choice used examples (7) on an album page; mostly with large margins and some crisp cancellations; fine. S.G. 7, £490provenance:Sir John MarriottSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1852-60 (1d.) red complete sheet of fifty-four (9x6) from the fifth issue with tears affecting three adhesives, affixed to 1885 (9 July) letter marked "Copy" and handstamped "lithographed" from the Trinidad Chief Secretary's Office certifying "that the postage stamps of which the above are specimens are genuine and that the stone from which they were printed is in this office.". Most unusual. S.G. 20, £850+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1859 (Sept.) 4d. dull lilac pin perf. 13½x14 horizontal pair cancelled by two strikes of barred oval '1'. A scarce and fresh pair. R.P.S. Certificate (1961). S.G. 40, £190Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1859 (Sept.) 4d. dull purple, pin perf. 13½-14, large part original gum and of fresh appearance, fine and scarce. S.G. 41, £500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1859 (Sept.) 6d. bright yellow-green, pin perf. 13½ x14 block of four, the upper pair with large part original gum, the lower pair unmounted mint, tiny trace of thinning at top otherwise a fine and attractive multiple. S.G. 43a, £640+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1863-80 6d. yellow-green perf. 14x12½, lightly cancelled by 27.03(?).21 double ring d.s., well centred and fine, a superb example of this major British West Indies rarity. Philatelic Foundation and Brandon Certificates (1977, 2008). S.G. 79, £6,500provenance:Spink, "Trillium" Collection, 27 January, 2011Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1879 -82 watermark Crown CC ½d. mauve complete sheet of one hundred and ten (10x11), hinged to sheet with a few perf. reinforcements and tone spots otherwise fine and a dramatic multiple. S.G. 99, £2,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Trinidad1899 3d. on 5d. dull purple and mauve, prepared for use but not issued, large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2020) mentioning "treated to reduce toning at top", nevertheless a very rare stamp indeed. S.G. 126, £3,250 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Trinidad and Tobago
(x) Trinidad and Tobago1913-23 ½d. (3), 1d. (4), 2½d. (3), 4d. (4), 6d. (3), 1/- (4), 5/- (2) and £1 including shades; large part original, generally fine with some gum ageing in places. S.G. 149-156, £325++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Turks and Caicos Islands
(x) Turks and Caicos Islands1881 (1 Jan.) 2½d. on 1/- dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 26 showing variety without fraction bar, unused with tiny traces of gum. An exceptional rarity. Holcombe Certificate (1988). S.G. 40, £15,000provenance:Howard and Torie GibralterShreeves, Dallas, 15-16 September, 2000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Turks and Caicos Islands1882-85 4d. grey complete pane of sixty (6x10) showing plate numbers '1', all unmounted mint except two, some tone spotting otherwise a fine and dramatic multiple. S.G. 57, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Turks and Caicos Islands1896 (31 Dec.) envelope to New York bearing 1893-95 5d. olive-green and carmine bisected vertically and tied by "ti" barred oval with "turks island" d.s. alongside, the reverse with transit and arrival markings; envelope with minor faults otherwise a rare cover. S.G. 72a, £4,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Turks and Caicos Islands1909-11 set of twelve from ¼d. to 3/- and 1913-21 set of eleven from ½d. to 3/- with additional 2/-; all overprinted "specimen"; large part original gum, one or two minor imperfections otherwise scarce. S.G. 115s-126s, 129s-139s, £500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Turks and Caicos Islands1917 War Tax 1d. red corner marginal block of nine (3x3), each showing clear overprint double, all unmounted except the bottom row, gum browned as to be expected, fine and rare. S.G. 140a, £1,620Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Turks and Caicos Islands1917 War Tax 1d. red horizontal strip of four, the left-hand pair with overprinted omitted; unmounted mint with typical browned gum, a striking piece. S.G. 140c, £700Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Virgin Islands
(x) Virgin Islands1867-87 a small mint group including 1867-70 4d. lake-red on pale rose paper block of four from the foot of the sheet and block of six (2x3), 1867 1/- black and rose-carmine marginal horizontal pair on white wove paper, 1879-80 1d. and 2½d., 1883-84 ½d. ,yellow-buff and dull green, 1d. pale rose and deep rose, 2½d. (2, one with inverted watermark), 1887-89 4d. chestnut showing watermark reversed, generally fine with one or two minor faults here or there. S.G. c.£2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Zanzibar
(x) Zanzibar1895-96 2r. carmine and yellow-brown, variety 'r'of 'zanzibar' inverted, large part original gum; fine and rare. S.G. 19k, £4,000provenance:A.J.P. Baumann, Harmer's, London, September 1977Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Zanzibar1896 2½d. on 1a. plum, prepared for Official purposes, three examples overprinted Types 3, 4 and 5; fine mint. S.G. 32-34, £975Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Zanzibar1904 (8 June) ½a. to 5r. set of fifteen overprinted "specimen" and issued set of fifteen, large part original gum, some imperfections though generally of fresh colour and well centred. S.G. 210s-224s, 210-224, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Zanzibar1908-09 100r. black and steel-blue, unused with part original gum a little disturbed; a rare and desirable high value. B.P.A. Certificate (1948). S.G. 244, £1,300 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Zanzibar1908-09 200r. brown and greenish black, large part original gum, fine and a rare high value. Brandon Certificate (1998). S.G. 245, £1,800 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
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