| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| 465 |
*Oe |
A Collection of Asian countries in 29 albums or stockbooks and loose contained in five boxes, many thousands, incl. China with Communist issues, Foreign Post Offices with France, German 1901 5m., covers, FDC's with 1979 Camellias min. sheet and the overprinted min. sheet, 1982 Birds min. sheet, 1983 Western Chamber min. sheet, 1984 Beauties min. sheet, maximum cards, postal stationery; Hong Kong 1862-63 12c., 18c., 1876-77 28c. on 30c., 1885 $1 on 96c., 1891 Jubilee 2c., 1904-06 $3, 1912-21 $10, 1921-27 $5, 1938-52 $5 (both), later with FDC's from 1949 to 2001, values to $50, min. sheets, maximum cards; Macao with min. sheets on FDC's with 1985 Butterflies, 1986 Ameripex, 1986 Sun Yat-sen, 1987 Fans, 1987 and 1988 Transport, 1988 Olympics, 1988 Grand Prix, maximum cards; Taiwan 1951 Division sets perf. and imperf., 1951 Whistling Swans $50, 1952 Land Tax imperf., 1997 $300 and $500 on FDC, etc., chiefly used, mostly good to fine. A valuable and interesting lot |
£6,000.00 |
| 466 |
*Oe |
An all world Collection in ten albums, packets and loose contained in three boxes, many thousands, incl. Antigua; Australia; Basutoland; Canada; Cyprus; Falkland Islands 1938-50 with values to £1, 1952 set, 1960-66 Birds; Fiji; Gibraltar 1938-52 with values to £1; Gold Coast; Great Britain 1840 1d., 1918-19 10/- 9 with c.d.s.), 1925 Wembley, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 (u.m. and used), 1951 set (o.g. and used), modern issues with gutter pairs, values to £5; Hong Kong 1949 U.P.U. set on FDC; Jamaica; Leeward Islands 1938-51 10/-, £1 (5); Malta; New Zealand; Orange River Colony 1903-04 set; Seychelles; Somaliland 1912-19 5r., 1921 5r.; Sudan; Swaziland; Tonga; Trinidad with Britannia types; Transvaal; Turks and Caicos, modern Omnibus issues still in their distribution packets, all world FDC's, etc., part o.g. and used, mixed condition |
£1,600.00 |
| 467 |
*4+ |
Watermarked Paper: Small star, sheet of 240 impressions (12 x 20) on ungummed paper with "POSTAGE" repeated six times in the margins, folded and a little soiled along the folds, fine |
£100.00 |
| 468 |
*4+ |
--- "(Crown) CC", a complete sheets of 240 impressions on ungummed yellow paper with marginal inscriptions "CROWN COLONIES", creased and a few minor splits, fine |
£100.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| ** 471 |
* |
1862 Rough perf. 14 to 16, 6d. blue-green, horizontal pair, unused without gum, vibrant colour, fine. Cat. £1,600+ A rare multiple. With "Royal" certificate (1952) (1)
(Photo Plate B) |
£350.00 |
| ** 472 |
* |
1882 ½d. dull green, variety "Top left triangle detached", part o.g., small mark on front at left in centre, otherwise fine. Cat. £300 (21a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£100.00 |
| ** 473 |
* |
1884-87 6d. chestnut, variety "Top left triangle detached", part o.g., fine. Cat. £300 (28a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£150.00 |
| 474 |
S |
1903-07 set overprinted "SPECIMEN", o.g., fine and fresh. Cat. £150 (31s-40s). |
£70.00 |
| 475 |
P |
1966 Definitives, three different oversize, partly hand-drawn, coloured composite "Goaman" Essays on boards |
£170.00 |
| 476 |
P |
--- Various tracings (over twenty-five), photographs, preliminary sketches, acetate overlays, printed backgrounds, notes, etc., etc., from the "Goaman" archive |
£85.00 |
| 477 |
P |
1971 20th. Anniversary of Adult Suffrage, set of four oversize, coloured, hand-drawn unadopted Essays, similar to the adopted designs, on boards, also various preliminary sketches, overlays, photographs, etc. From the "Goaman" archive
(Photo Plate 39) |
£220.00 |
Barbuda |
| ** 478 |
O |
Barbuda: 1922 overprinted set of eleven, used, fine. Cat. £350 (1-11)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£100.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| ** 492 |
O |
1852-55 Paper blued: (½d.) deep green, margins all round, used, fine. Cat. £325 (2)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£150.00 |
| ** 493 |
*O |
--- (1d.) blue, from the right of the sheet with good margins on other sides, another in the deep shade, both used, also the Prepared for use but not issued (No value) slate-blue, part o.g., fine. Cat. £295 (3, 4, 5a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£100.00 |
| ** 494 |
O |
--- (4d.) brownish red, margins all round, used, fine. Cat. £275. With Friedl certificate (1980) (5)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£150.00 |
| ** 495 |
O |
1855-58 White paper: (½d.), examples in yellow-green and green, margins all round to touching on the later, used, fine. Cat. £300 (7, 8)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£150.00 |
| ** 496 |
O |
--- (½d.) green, horizontal pair with margins all round though close at lower left, fine used and scarce. Cat £400 (8)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£200.00 |
| ** 497 |
O |
--- (1d.), three examples, two in the deep shade, large to close margins, used, fine. Cat. £190 (9, 10)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£120.00 |
| ** 498 |
O |
1858 6d. pale rose-red and deep rose-red, both with margins all round, used, fine. Cat. £300 (11, 11a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£200.00 |
| ** 499 |
O |
--- 1/- brown-black (1) and black (2), all with close to very large margins, used, fine. Cat. £260 (12, 12a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£150.00 |
| ** 500 |
O |
1860 Pin-perf 14, (½d.) yellow-green, used, fine and scarce. Cat £425. With B.P.A. certificate (1992) (13)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£200.00 |
| ** 501 |
O |
--- Similar but a fine used horizontal pair, of fine appearance and a rare multiple. Cat £850 (13)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£400.00 |
| ** 502 |
O |
--- (1d) pale blue, horizontal strip of four, used, some slight stains on reverse otherwise fine and a rare multiple. Cat. £600+ (14)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£250.00 |
| ** 503 |
O |
--- (1d.) examples in pale blue and in deep blue, used, fine. Cat. £320 (14, 15)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£150.00 |
| ** 504 |
O |
1860 Pin-perf. 12½, (½d.) yellow-green, used, fine and rare. Cat. £650. With "Royal" certificate (1992) (16)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£300.00 |
| ** 505 |
O |
--- (1d.) blue, used, fine. A very rare stamp. Cat. £1,500. With B.P.A. certificate (1992) (16a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£600.00 |
| ** 506 |
O |
1860 Pin-perf 14 x 12½, (½d.) yellow-green, used, fine and with fresh colour. An extremely rare stamp. Cat. £7,500. With B.P.A. certificate (1953) (16b)
(Photo Plate B) |
£4,000.00 |
| ** 507 |
O4+ |
1872 Wmk. Small Star, Rough perf. 14-16, 1/- black, block of eight (4 x 2), used, fine and fresh. An extremely rare multiple (51)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£300.00 |
| ** 508 |
O4 |
1873 Wmk. Large Star, Clean cut perf. 14½ to 15½, 1/- black, block of four, used, fine. A rare multiple. (61)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£100.00 |
| ** 509 |
O |
1875-80 Perf. 12½ 6d. chrome-yellow, variety "Wmk. upright", used with central boot-heel cancellation leaving "Britannia" almost clear, couple of pulled perfs at top right, otherwise fine and attractive. A rare stamp. Cat. £2,500. With B.P.A. certificate (1990) (70a)
(Photo Plate B) |
£1,000.00 |
| ** 510 |
O |
--- Perf. 14 1d. grey-blue, variety "Wmk. sideways", used, fine and scarce. Cat. £850. With "Royal" certificate (1986) (74a)
(Photo Plate 38) |
£400.00 |
| 511 |
P |
1969 50th. Anniversary of International Labour Organisation, the "Goaman" archive of various rough sketches (some undenominated) in pencil on tracing paper, notes, etc. |
£38.00 |
| 512 |
P |
1971 Easter, three stamp size Essays for the 4c. (2) and 10c. in different designs and in colour on one sheet (185mm. x 210mm.), all similar to the issued designs, also four other preliminary items with two on tracing paper, some with creases, not affecting the visual appeal, fine. Ex Jennifer Toombs
(Photo Plate 39) |
£300.00 |
| ** 513 |
O |
Collection of "Britannia" issues on leaves, issues from 1861 to 1875, seventy stamps, incl. 1861 Clean cut perf. 14-16 set, later with values to 1/- (13), some watermark varieties and various cancellations, all used, many fine
|
£500.00 |
| 514 |
e |
Selection of twenty-seven internal covers dated between 1892 and 1897, chiefly all addressed to Major McCracken at The Banyans, Garrison, incl. two with framed "TOO LATE" handstamps, Registered, etc., also incoming mail from the same period from Austria, Bermuda (3, each with oval "BARBADOS/SHIP LETTER" datestamp on reverse), British Guiana (3), Cape of Good Hope, Jamaica (4), St. Lucia (4), St. Vincent, Trinidad and Venezuela, a variety of frankings, strikes and condition mixed |
£250.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| ** 520 |
O |
1890 ½a. on 1d. deep purple, used with Mombasa squared circle cancellation, fine. Cat. £200 (1)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£100.00 |
| ** 521 |
t |
--- 1a. on 2d. grey-green and carmine, used on small piece with central Lamu c.d.s., fine. Cat. £275 (2)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£125.00 |
| 522 |
* |
1890-95 1a. blue-green, variety "ANL" for "AND", small part o.g. and plain edge at foot, a trifle soiled, fine. Cat. £750 (5aa)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£250.00 |
| 523 |
* |
--- 2½a. black on yellow, imperf. horizontal pair, part o.g., a few small areas of gum "popped" off, fine appearance and rare. Cat. £1,000. With A.P.S. certificate (2000) which states "right stamp with small tear at top" which in our opinion is a little harsh (7ca)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£100.00 |
| ** 524 |
O |
1891 Mombasa Provisionals: "½ Anna" on 2a. vermilion, surcharged in dull violet over the value tablet and with black manuscript initials "A.D.", used with Mombasa datestamp and horizontal blue crayon line, straight edge at right, fine and rare. Cat. £850. With B.P.A. certificate (1991) (20)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£300.00 |
| ** 525 |
t |
--- "1 Anna" on 4a. brown, surcharged in manuscript and initialled "AB", tied to small piece by Mombasa c.d.s., blunt perfs at top and at right, otherwise fine and rare. Cat. £1,500 (26)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£650.00 |
| * 526 |
e |
Imperial Administration: 1895 3r. slate-purple, tied by Mombassa squared circle cancellation and red London hooded Registered datestamp of Sept. 23 1895 to envelope addressed to Surrey, a trifle roughly opened, scarce (45)
(Photo Plate 37) |
£250.00 |
| ** 527 |
O |
--- 1895-96 8a. dull mauve from the first setting, with variety "Brltish for British" [R.10/12], used, fine and rare. Unpriced by Stanley Gibbons. With B.P.A. certificate (1987) (57a)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£700.00 |
| 528 |
* |
--- 1895-96 1r. green and aniline carmine, variety overprint double, one sideways, large part o.g., the usual smudging of the light sideways overprint, fine. Cat. £425 (60d)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£150.00 |
| * 529 |
e |
1897 overprinted on Zanzibar 2a. red-brown and red, horizontal strip of six tied to local cover by Mombassa cancellations of Jan. 12 1897, traces of staining; fine (82)
(Photo Plate 37) |
£100.00 |
| 530 |
e |
--- 2a., a very similar cover (82) |
£100.00 |
| * 531 |
e |
--- 4½a. orange and red, a horizontal strip of six, tied by Mombassa cancellations of Jan. 12 1897 to local cover; slight stains, fine (83)
(Photo Plate 37) |
£140.00 |
| * 532 |
e |
--- 5a. bistre and red, horizontal strip of six, tied to local cover by Mombassa cancellations of Jan. 12 1897, fine (84)
(Photo Plate 37) |
£180.00 |
| * 533 |
e |
1897 "2½" on 3a. grey and red, a block of four (one S.G. type 12, the others S.G. type 14), tied to local cover by Mombassa squared circle cancellation of Jan. 21 1897; slight stains, fine (89, 91)
(Photo Plate 37) |
£200.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| * 534 |
e |
1860-63 12c. grey-lilac, tied by barred oval cancellation to envelope endorsed "By English Mail/May 8th." addressed to Essex, red crayon "5d." and with London arrival of June 2 1862 on the front, transit and arrival markings on reverse; fine (36)
(Photo Plate 41) |
£100.00 |
| * 535 |
e |
--- 12c. grey-lilac, tied by red "5d" handstamp to EL dated Sept. 7 1861 addressed to London, red London arrival marking on the front and Demerara transit on the reverse; filing fold through the adhesive but fine. The entire includes a "Second of Exchange" to the value of £100 (37) |
£120.00 |
| * 536 |
t |
1863-76 perf. 10 24c. deep green, tied by Georgetown duplex cancellation to front addressed to London, red London arrival datestamp of June 27 1873, fine (103) |
£50.00 |
| * 537 |
*4+ |
1882 perforated "SPECIMEN" 1c. on magenta and 2c. on yellow, both values in unused sheets of twelve (2 x 6) from the second setting containing both types and including the "1" with foot and small "2" varieties, without gum, the 1c. with small stain in the margin at foot, fine and extremely scarce (163-165)
(Photo Plate 45) |
£1,000.00 |
| * 538 |
e |
1967-68 Independence 2c. myrtle-green, vertical strip of five from the lower-right of the sheet, one the variety "1966" for "GUYANA", tied to local cover, fine (421a) |
£100.00 |
| * 539 |
e |
--- 4c. violet, overprint inverted, used with normal 4c. on local cover, fine (423b) |
£80.00 |
| * 540 |
e |
--- 6c. yellow-green, overprint inverted, from the upper-right corner of the sheet with control, used with a normal 6c. on internal cover, fine (424a) |
£75.00 |
| * 541 |
e |
--- 6c., variety double overprint inverted, from the lower-left corner of the sheet, used with normal on local cover, slight staining in the margin, fine (424 var.) |
£120.00 |
| * 542 |
e |
--- 6c. yellow-green, overprint double, used with normal 6c. on local cover, fine (424c) |
£100.00 |
| 543 |
**4 |
Booklets: 1945-49 24c., containing S.G. 290b, 308a, 309a, six fine mint examples (SB9e) |
£100.00 |
| Lot |
Symbol |
Description |
Est Price |
| * 554 |
P |
1897 Jubilee 6c. brown imperf. Plate Proof on India paper (pinhole), unused, 8c. slate-violet and $1 lake handstamped "SPECIMEN" part o.g., good to fine (129P, 130s, 136s)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£250.00 |
| ** 555 |
*4 |
1922-31 imperf x perf. 8, 1c. chrome-yellow, block of four variety "Imperf horizontally", large part o.g., fine. Cat. £320 (256a)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£150.00 |
| ** 556 |
* |
--- 1c., horizontal "Coil join pair", lightly hinged (if at all), fine. (256var.)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£100.00 |
| ** 557 |
* |
1926 2c.on 3c. carmine from the left of the sheet, variety "Surcharge treble", large part o.g., fine. Unlisted by Stanley Gibbons. With B.P.A. certificate (1985) stating "done from the genuine type but of uncertain status" (265 var.) (Unitrade 140b)
(Photo Plate 40) |
£100.00 |
| * 558 |
** |
1930-31 set of sixteen, u.m. except the 12c., fresh and fine. Cat. £225 (Scott retail for never hinged $1,042) (288-303)
(Photo Plate 45) |
£150.00 |
| 559 |
e |
1933 Universal Postal Union Congress Preliminary Meeting 5c. blue, tied to special envelope addressed to England by "COMMISSION PREPARATION/U.P.U." cancellation of June 26 1935; a little stained around some perfs., fine and rare and with a sheet of the Official notepaper. With Holcombe opinion (1996)
(Photo Plate 41) |
£250.00 |
| 560 |
**4 |
1942-48 War Effort 1c. to $1, set in marginal blocks of four, u.m. except one 4c. slate, fine. Cat. £520++ (375-388) |
£150.00 |