Stamps and Covers of the World
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# 3053B - Australian Commonwealth Official Stamps 1913 First Watermark 1d. red,... »
Australian Commonwealth Official Stamps 1913 First Watermark 1d. red, Die IIA, punctured small 'os' with break in frame opposite top...
£200 to £300
# 3054 - Australian Commonwealth Postage Due 1906-08 perf 11 1d. dull green wit... »
Australian Commonwealth Postage Due 1906-08 perf 11 1d. dull green with part Queensland c.d.s., stain on reverse though o fine appea...
£150 to £180
# 3055 - Barbados 1882-86 CA ½d. to 5/- set of nine values, fine mint. Behr Ce... »
Barbados 1882-86 CA ½d. to 5/- set of nine values, fine mint. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 89-103, £750
£150 to £200
# 3056 - Barbados 1892-1935 group of sets overprinted or perforated "spec... »
Barbados 1892-1935 group of sets overprinted or perforated "specimen" comprising 1892-1903 set of eleven to 2/6d., 1897-98 Diamond...
£200 to £300
# 3057 - Barbados 1892-1948 mint collection on album pages with most complete... »
Barbados 1892-1948 mint collection on album pages with most complete sets including 1892-1903 CA set to 2/6d., 1897-98 set to 2/6d....
£300 to £400
# 3058 - Barbados 1892 (11 Jul.) ½d. on 4d. deep brown, a mint group (3) compr... »
Barbados 1892 (11 Jul.) ½d. on 4d. deep brown, a mint group (3) comprising the issued stamp, one example without hyphen and a third...
£200 to £300
# 3059 - Barbados 1897-98 Jubilee CC sets of nine (2), the set on both white p... »
Barbados 1897-98 Jubilee CC sets of nine (2), the set on both white paper and the much more scarce blued paper; good to fine mint....
£400 to £500
# 3060 - Barbados 1912-35 mint group comprising 1912-16 MCA set to 3/-, 1916-1... »
Barbados 1912-35 mint group comprising 1912-16 MCA set to 3/-, 1916-19 MCA set to 3/-, 1920-21 set to 3/-, 1921-24 set to 3/- and 1...
£150 to £250
# 3061 - Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for lower pence values, in bla... »
Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for lower pence values, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.) marked "before hardening" and d...
£200 to £300
# 3062 - Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for higher pence values, in bl... »
Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for higher pence values, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.) marked "before hardening" and...
£200 to £300
# 3063 - Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for shilling values with uncle... »
Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for shilling values with uncleared value tablets and surrounds, in black on glazed card (92...
£250 to £350
# 3064 - Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for shilling values in black o... »
Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for shilling values in black on glazed card (92 x 60 mm.) marked "before hardening" and date...
£200 to £300
# 3065 - Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for shilling values in black o... »
Barbados 1912-16 Issue Master die proof for shilling values in black on glazed card (92 x 60 mm.) marked "after hardening" and dated...
£200 to £300
# 3066 - Barbados 1912-16 Issue ¼d. to 3/- set of eleven horizontal pairs in is... »
Barbados 1912-16 Issue ¼d. to 3/- set of eleven horizontal pairs in issued colours, all on gummed watermarked paper, fine, fresh and...
£5,000 to £7,000
# 3067 - Barbados 1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA A mint group of watermark... »
Barbados 1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA A mint group of watermark varieties (12) comprising ¼d. brown marginal single with wate...
£200 to £300
# 3068 - Barbados 1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA 2d. grey, variety waterma... »
Barbados 1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA 2d. grey, variety watermark reversed, used with clear 'barbados' c.d.s., a rare waterma...
£200 to £300
# 3069 - Barbados 1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA 3/- deep violet, variety... »
Barbados 1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA 3/- deep violet, variety watermark inverted and reversed, without gum as issued (the gu...
£300 to £400
# 3070 - Barbados 1920-21 Victory Issue group of imperforate colour trials (5)... »
Barbados 1920-21 Victory Issue group of imperforate colour trials (5) all with blank value tablets on gummed watermarked paper comp...
£1,000 to £1,500
# 3071 - Barbados 1920-21 Victory Issue group of mint and used watermark varie... »
Barbados 1920-21 Victory Issue group of mint and used watermark varieties (6) comprising ¼d. black and brown, ½d. black and bright...
£400 to £600
# 3072 - Barbados 1920-21 Victory Issue group of mint watermark varieties (10)... »
Barbados 1920-21 Victory Issue group of mint watermark varieties (10) comprising ¼d. black and brown (2) one with reversed and the...
£300 to £400
Andorra - French Post Office
(x) AndorraFrench Post Offices1932-43 Perf. 13, 20c. ultramarine prepared for use but not issued, fine unmounted mint, a hugely rare stamp. Signed Calves. S.G. footnote after F81, £38,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian Colonies - Queensland
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1860 watermark Large Star, imperf 1d. carmine-rose with good to large margins on three sides, outer frameline touched at foot, indistinctly cancelled and a touch soiled, otherwise fine. S.G. 1, £850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1860 wmk. Large Star, imperf 2d. blue with small (just cut into at top) to very large margins with portion of adjoining stamp at foot, affixed to small piece and lightly cancelled by 'Q.L.' three ring oval obliterator. A small scuff at upper left otherwise fine. S.G. 2, £2,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1860 watermark Large Star, imperf 6d. green with small to good margins on three sides, outer frameline touched at upper right, indistinctly cancelled, small violet handstamp on reverse, fine. S.G. 3, £950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1860-61 watermark Small Star, clean-cut perf 14-16 6d. green, unused without gum, fine. S.G. 6, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1860-61 "registered" (6d.) imperforate plate proof pair in black on wove paper, and 1866 no watermark 1d. Indian red vertical strip of five with pen cancellations which was sent to Perkins Bacon as a pattern for the proposed script watermark, heavy pressed creasesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1862-67 thick toned paper, no watermark, perf 12½x13 rough, 1d., 2d. (2, one with perfs cut off at bottom right and at left), 3d., 6d. yellow-green and 1/-, all unused, one 2d., 6d. and 1/- without gum, the others with part original gum, generally fine. 30-32, 34, 36, £1,380Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1866-67 lithographed on thick paper, no watermark, First Transfer 4d. reddish violet, two unused examples with large part original gum and small part original gum respectively, fine. S.G. 53, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1866-67 lithographed on thick paper, no watermark, Second Transfer 5/- block of four (one thinned) and singles (2, one thinned), each diagonally overprinted "specimen", the former in blue and the latter in black, plus two postally used examples. S.G. 57/58Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1866-67 lithographed on thick paper, no watermark, Second Transfer 5/- pale rose, unused with part original gum, centred to upper left, fine. S.G. 58, £1,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1867 (20 Nov.) envelope from Ipswich to England, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 1864-65 6d. yellow-green and 1866 4d. Second Transfer, both tied by sunburst "87" and showing, on reverse, despatch and arrival datestamps; some light staining around perforationsSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1868-78 watermark Crown and Q, perf 13 1d. orange-vermilion (thin at top) and 2d. blue both variety imperforate and without gum, the 2d. just cut into at left; also 1/- imperforate reprint pairSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1868-78 watermark Crown and Q, perf 13 1d. orange-vermilion horizontal pair, variety imperforate, unused, the right stamp with small stain at top otherwise fine. S.G. 83a, £800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1868-78 watermark Crown and Q, perf 12 6d. deep green, 6d. green, 6d. yellow-green, 6d. apple-green, 1/- mauve (3, one without gum) and 1/- purple (2, both without gum), all unused with varying amounts of gum, generally fine. S.G. 104-109, £1,830Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1879 (31 July) and 1880 (29 July) envelopes from the same correspondence from Cambooya to Dublin, marked "Via Melbourne & Brindisi" and "Via Melbourne" respectively, the former bearing 1879-81 First Sideface 2d. strip of three and single, the later bearing 2d. strip of three, all tied by sunburst "120" with both showing despatch c.d.s. and, on reverse, H&K Packet datestampSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1880 lithographed 2/- blue and 10/- red-brown imperforate plate proofs on ungummed watermarked paper, mainly good margins with complete outer framelines, both crossed by blue crayon, fine.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1880 lithographed 2/- (3, one with crease at foot), 5/- (2) and 10/- (cleaned), unused with varying amounts of gum, fine. S.G. 118-120, 123-125, £1,660+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1882-95 High values, watermark Type 5 2/-, 2/6d. (a few foxed perf0, 5/- and 10/- all without gum, and watermark Type 10 2/- (no gum), 2/6d., 5/-, 10/- and £1, mounted mint. S.G. 152-155, 157-161, £1,320Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1879-81 First Sideface, watermark Crown and Q (Type 6), 2d. blue, 4d. orange-yellow and 1/- pale lilac strip of three, all unused, the 2d. without gum, the others with part original gum, fine. S.G. 137, 141, 145, £1,135Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1882-91 Second Sideface study including mint blocks of 1d. pale orange-red (10x4; largest recorded multiple), 1d. pale red corner block (8x4), 2d. corner block (8x4; largest recorded multiple), 6d. block of four and 1/- blocks of six and four (2), also a range of used valuesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1887-89 Third Sideface 2/- perforated colour trial block of nine in dull grey-green on gummed watermarked paper, a few minor tone spots, otherwise fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1890 Sideface, 2/- red-brown lower left corner block of twenty-four (6x4), fresh and fine mint. The largest recorded multiple. S.G. 197, £1,440Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1896-1902 figures in lower corners, 6d. imperforate colour trial in mauve on thin ungummed unwatermarked paper with part of adjoining stamp at top showing part of the "two pence" denomination; minor thinning at top. Photoprovenance:Colonel Harrie Evans, May 2002Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1897-1908 figures in all four corners, ½d., 1d., 2d., 3d., 5d., 6d. and 1/- (2), each handstamped or overprinted "specimen", plus 2½d. purple on blue and 6d. handstamped "cancelled", fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1897-1908 figures in all four corners, 2½d. die proof in bright rose-pink on thin blue-grey paper (30x34mm.); some shallow thinning at top mostly clear of designprovenance:Colonel Harrie Evans, May 2002Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1897-1908 figures in all four corners, 2½d. perforated colour trials (11) on gummed Crown and Q watermarked paper, in various colours including two on coloured paper, generally fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1897-1908 figures in all four corners, unissued 9d. imperforate trial in pale red on ungummed unwatermarked paper, sheet margin at left, manuscript pen cross, some minor creasingNote: In response to the demand for a 9d. value detail modifications were made to an electrotype group of the 2d. value with new numerals and in-fill design drawn in the four corners.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1897-98 1d. vermilion blocks of four (6), one with black roulettes, one with plain roulettes (some cut off at top right), one with plain and black roulettes, one with plain roulettes and perf 12½, 13, one with black roulettes and perf 12½, 13, and one with compound roulettes and perf 12½, 13; generally fine mint. S.G. 256-261, £946Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1900 Patriotic Fund, 1d. (6d.) and 2d. (1s.), cancelled to order, fine. S.G. 263-264, £465Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesQueensland1903-05 9d. brown and ultramarine (Type A), a block of four and a horizontal pair, fine mint, the lower pair in the block unmounted. S.G. 265, £330Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian Colonies - South Australia
(x) Australian ColoniesSouth Australia1876-1900 watermark Broad Star, perf 11½-12½, 2/- rose-carmine vertical pair from the foot of the sheet with inverted imprint '2/- 1144' in black, large part original gum; fine and a scarce imprint pairSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesSouth Australia1886-96 Postage & Revenue perf. 10, £10 bronze, unused with part original gum, slightly toned and soiled as often encountered on this issue, R.P.S. Certificate (2023). A very rare stamp in unused condition. S.G. 206, £12,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesSouth Australia1891-96 Competition essay, 2½d. pen and ink essay with hand-painted name and duty in Chinese white showing Queen's head surrounded by foliage, on card (19x24mm.) with pencil "Finis Coronat Opus" at foot. Very fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian Colonies - Tasmania
(x) Australian ColoniesTasmania1853 (Nov.) Plate I, first state of plate, 4d. bright red-orange with good margins all round and small part of imprint at foot [24], clearly cancelled "59", lightly thinned at lower left and a vertical crease not detracting from the very fine appearance. S.G. 5, £1,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian ColoniesTasmania1855 2d. green, four even margins and light cancellation and Western Australia 1854-55 4d. deep dull blue, good to large margins and cancelled in blue; fine. Behr Certificates (2016) for both. S.G. 16 and 3b, £1,350Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Australian ColoniesTasmania1892 "Appendix" sheet (168x281mm.) dated "June 18th 1891" bearing imperforate 6d. "postage & revenue" Imperium trials in dull purple (8, four with white background and four with shaded background) and in green (4) with shaded background, with suggested denomination alongside each, all with hand painted country name in Chinese white, the sheet marked "The 1d. and 2d. duties are included in the above colour scheme, although we believe that it is proposed at present to produce the stamps from existing plates. If so, it will be necessary to print them in Doubly Fugit...
Australian Colonies - Victoria
(x) Australian ColoniesVictoria1875 Bell 1d. essay with printed head vignette and hand-painted frame in red and Chinese white in a design virtually as printed, on card (57x50mm.) initialled "RR" (Robert Ramsay., the then Postmaster General of Victoria); two small stains well outside design have been professionally removed. DelightfulSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesVictoria1879-88 Stamp Duty, Litho perf 13 £9 yellow-green on green diagonally handstamped "Specimen" (Type 14), large part original gum, exceptionally well-centred, fine. Unique with this handstamp. This top value is unknown mint. Most of these £5 to £10 stamps are faulty. An exceptional stamp. S.G. 252Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian Colonies - Western Australia
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Austrealia1854-55 1/- grey-brown horizontal pair, clear margins all round, unused without gum, scarce and attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 4b, £1,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1854 1d. used (4), 4d. cancelled by part 27.04.67 d.s. showing variety slanting "n" of "pence", 1860-64 2d. orange-vermilion (oxidised) vertical pair and 4d. deep blue, unused, both without gum, 1860-64 rouletted 2d. (cleaned). Mixed condition though a useful group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1857-59 2d. brown-black on Indian red, margins clear on three sides, just touching at right, unused without gum, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 16, £9,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1857-59 6d. grey-black, margins mostly clear, just touching in one or two places, unused without gum, small area of marking at upper left, otherwise of good appearance and a rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 19, £14,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1861 perf 14 at Somerset House, 1d. rose vertical strip of three, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 38, £1,125Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1864-79 2d. error of colour, mauve, lightly cancelled by indistinct barred numeral, lovely delicate shade and a wonderful example of this major rarity, it is estimated that only eight to ten sheets were printed in error. B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 55b, £15,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1885-93 die proofs: Master for the 2½d. to 1/- values with blank value tablet; 4d., 6d. and 1/- value tablets with manuscript "Western Australia" above affixed to piece (49x50mm.) dated "Jan 18" and marked "60 Leads from each duty" and further dated "Apl 1.89" in red ink; 2½d. and 5d. duty plates with manuscript "Western Australia" above affixed to piece (54x47mm.) dated "Feb 2", marked "60 Leads from each die" and further dated "March 15th 92" in red ink; all stamp-size in black on glazed card. Ex the De La Rue record booksprovenance:Vestey, 19 May, 20...
(x) Australian ColoniesWestern Australia1902-11 2d. yellow, compound perf. 12½x11 (line), horizontal pair cancelled by well struck "kalgoorlie" duplex, fine and a very scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 136, £3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Australian Commonwealth
(x) Australian Commonwealth1912 (2 April) Type 3, imperforate, single Kangaroo vignette, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- se-tenant sheetlet on unwatermarked white wove paper (113x90mm.), the frames and single kangaroo vignette in violet, the 5/- with vignette in black, the 10/- vignette in brown and the 20/- vignette in bright green, fine. A spectacular Kangaroo essay rarity. BW KE24Fa, $70,000Note: According to BW, "these essays were distributed to the press on 2 April 1912 as examples of the approved design, and this distribution may be the source of most examples extant". The use of bi-coloured printin...
(x) Australian Commonwealth1913-14 6d. ultramarine, Die II, showing retouched 'e', heavy hinge remainder and a short perf at top, otherwise a good example of this rare stamp. BW 17(1) J; S.G. 9a, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1913 First Watermark £1 brown and blue, upper-right corner marginal block of four, a couple of very faint tan lines not affecting the fine appearance of this rare multiple, lightly hinged in the margins only; superb fresh colours, a handsome block of exhibition quality. S.G. 15. BW 51A, $70,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1915-27 Third Watermark 2d. grey, Die IIA, plate 3 "JBC" monogram lower-left corner block of ten with inner left frame missing opposite 't' of 'two', a couple of faint a=tan lines and a tone spot on one stamp, not affecting the fine appearance of this rare monogram block. BW 8zb, $4,650+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1915-27 5/- jet-black (aniline) and pale yellow, large part of fresh original gum, a shortish perf at left of no importance, otherwise very fine and rare. Drury certificate (2024). S.G. 42var, B.W. 44E $5,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1915-27 Third Watermark 5/- grey and pale-yellow, Harrison imprint block of four with variety white flaw off NSW coast, very faint tan lines barely noticeable on left vertical pair, pulled corner perf. at lower right corner otherwise fine and fresh, a scarce surviving Harrison imprint block, lightly hinged on the upper left stamp and interpanneau margin and margin at foot; six blocks of four and a block of eight are recorded. BW 44Dsz, $13,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1915-18 Third Watermark £1 chocolate and dull blue, block of nine, each overprinted "specimen" (Type B) [40-42/ 46-48/ 52-54] and showing varieties broken coast in Bight [41] and [53], kangaroo's ear broken and break in value circle at lower left; well-centred and superb unmounted mint. Believed to be from the Australia Post archives, and with just two other blocks of nine known; of exhibition quality. S.G. 44s.var., BW 52Ax etc., $50,000+ (plus premium for the varieties)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1918-20 1d. carmine-pink 'CA' monogram corner strip of three from the Cooke printing, lightly hinged in the margins only leaving the stamps unmounted; a superb and rare strip. S.G. 49 var., BW 73(4)z, $12,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1918-20 ½d. green (2), Electro 5 with thin fraction at right variety and with part 'victoria' c.d.s. and another example with cracked electro-second state with left wattles to forearm of kangaroo, machine cancellation; a fine pair. BW 65 (5)kaSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian Commonwealth1923-24 £1 grey large part of fresh original gum, left interpanneau example showing the left part of the Harrison two-line imprint. Very fine and rare. B.W. notes: "This printing was nearly always trimmed closely at base, resulting in most or all of the second line of imprint being missing".. S.G. 75var, B.W. 53za var. (the pair would have a catalogue of $15,000). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian CommonwealthCollection1913-1950 a mint, used and CTO collection arranged on ten Hagner's pages including Kangaroos up to £1, with singles and some multiples including 1/- perf OS strip of six used on piece. Watermark varieties including 2/- 3rd wmk. (BW37a) used (2). Mixed condition, an enjoyable lot to go through.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian CommonwealthOfficial Stamps1915-28 Third Watermark 2½d. blue, punctured small 'os', interpanneau block of four with Jubilee lines and minor retouches; right hand pair with a light vertical crease not visible from the front, well-centred and fine unmounted mint. S.G. O44; BW 11b, $1,900+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian CommonwealthOfficial Stamps1913 First Watermark 1d. red, Die IIA, punctured small 'os' with break in frame opposite top of Tasmania (mint with toned gum); 1915-28 Third Watermark 5/- grey and pale-yellow punctured small 'os' showing break in coast of Bight ( unlisted variety) (mint with toned gum); and Third watermark 5/- grey and yellow, punctured small 'os' and cancelled-to-order; a good group. BW 4ba (G)m, 44Db (var.) and 44waSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Australian CommonwealthPostage Due1906-08 perf 11 1d. dull green with part Queensland c.d.s., stain on reverse though o fine appearance. S.G. D51, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Austria
Austria1850-1966, mint and used collection housed in two green albums contained in a carton, including 1850-54 1k. (3), 2k. (4), 1858-59 2k. (4, one on entire, one orange), 3k.. black, 3k. green, 1890 Imperial Journal 25k., 1899-1902 with values to 4k., 1908-13 Accession set both original gum and used, 1910 Birthday 10k. used, 1923 and 1924 Artists, 1925-30 Air, 1930 Anti T-B, 1931 Rotary set on cover, 1932 Painters used, 1933 WIPA ordinary paper 50g. (+ 50g.) with other values on souvenir cover, 1933 Catholic Congress set mint and on cover, 1934-36 1g. to 5s. with both 2s., 1g. to 2s. eighte...
AustriaSelection on pages, hundreds, including Austro-Hungarian Military Post, General Issues 1915 set cancelled on pieces, Issues for Italy 1918-19 set, Issues for Romania 1917 set, Issues for Serbia 1916 diagonal overprint set cancelled on pieces, Austro-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, Lombardy and Venetia Currency 1857-83 50s. (5), Turkish Currency 1890-96 10pi. on 1g., Bosnia and Herzegovina with 1906 with a variety of perfs., 1917 to 10k. used, Danube Steam Navigation Co. with 1866-78 10k. green on entire from Sistov to Pest, Lombardy Venetia 1850-57 5c. printed both side...
Barbados
Barbados1882-86 CA ½d. to 5/- set of nine values, fine mint. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 89-103, £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1892-1935 group of sets overprinted or perforated "specimen" comprising 1892-1903 set of eleven to 2/6d., 1897-98 Diamond Jubilee set to 2/6d., 1916-19 MCA group of eight values from 2d. to 3/-, 1918-20 4d. and 3/- and 1921-24 Script set of thirteen to 3/-; generally good to fine. S.G. cat. value £1,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1892-1948 mint collection on album pages with most complete sets including 1892-1903 CA set to 2/6d., 1897-98 set to 2/6d., 1906 Nelson Centenary set, 1909-10 MCA set to 1/-, 1912-16 set to 3/-, 1916-19 MCA set to 3/-, 1920-21 Victory set to 3/-, 1921-24 set to 3/-, 1925-36 set to 3/- and 1938 specialised group to 5/- with shades and multiples, etc. good to fine. S.G. cat. value in excess of £1,800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1892 (11 Jul.) ½d. on 4d. deep brown, a mint group (3) comprising the issued stamp, one example without hyphen and a third with surcharge double, red and black; fine mint. Behr Certificate for the third (2016). S.G. 104, 104a, 104b, £920+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1897-98 Jubilee CC sets of nine (2), the set on both white paper and the much more scarce blued paper; good to fine mint. Holcombe Opinion for the blued paper set. S.G. 116-133, £1,670Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-35 mint group comprising 1912-16 MCA set to 3/-, 1916-19 MCA set to 3/-, 1920-21 set to 3/-, 1921-24 set to 3/- and 1925-35 Script set to 3/-; a good to fine group. S.G. cat. value £700+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-16 IssueMaster die proof for lower pence values, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "10 may. 12"; fineprovenance:"Foxley", Spink, April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-16 IssueMaster die proof for higher pence values, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "17 may. 12"; fineprovenance:"Foxley", Spink, April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-16 IssueMaster die proof for shilling values with uncleared value tablets and surrounds, in black on glazed card (92 x60 mm.) dated "June 10th. 1912" in pencil at upper right; fineprovenance:"Foxley", Spink, April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-16 IssueMaster die proof for shilling values in black on glazed card (92 x 60 mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "13 jun. 12"; fineprovenance:"Foxley", Spink, April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-16 IssueMaster die proof for shilling values in black on glazed card (92 x 60 mm.) marked "after hardening" and dated "14 jun. 12"; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1912-16 Issue¼d. to 3/- set of eleven horizontal pairs in issued colours, all on gummed watermarked paper, fine, fresh and most attractive. An exceedingly rare set- Bayley states that "only two sets of these plate proofs have been recorded". A superb and beautiful set of proofs with excellent provenance.provenance:Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958Frank Deakin, April 2010"Britannia", February 2016"Foxley", Spink, April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CAA mint group of watermark varieties (12) comprising ¼d. brown marginal single with watermark inverted and a block of four showing watermark inverted and reversed, ½d. green marginal example with watermark inverted and reversed, 1d. red (4) comprising varieties watermark inverted, watermark reversed and two examples with watermark inverted and reversed, 2½d. blue variety watermark inverted and reversed; a good to fine and hard to assemble group. S.G. 181w, 181y, 182y, 183w, 183x, 183y and 185y, £611provenance:"Foxley", April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on B...
Barbados1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA2d. grey, variety watermark reversed, used with clear 'barbados' c.d.s., a rare watermark variety only recorded used. S.G. 184x, £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1916-19 Watermark Multiple Crown CA3/- deep violet, variety watermark inverted and reversed, without gum as issued (the gum was applied after printing for this issue); fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2003). S.G. 191y, £1,700provenance:"Foxley", April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1920-21 Victory Issue group of imperforate colour trials (5) all with blank value tablets on gummed watermarked paper comprising black and blue, black and brown, black and green, black and yellow-green and brown and deep green, some light gum wrinkling in places though generally fineprovenance:Hodsell Hurlock,June 1958Frank Deakin, April 2010"Britannia", Spink, February 2016Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1920-21 Victory Issue group of mint and used watermark varieties (6) comprising ¼d. black and brown, ½d. black and bright yellow-green marginal block of four and 2d. black and grey, all variety 'c' of 'ca' missing from watermark (lower left stamp for the ½d. block), 1d. black and vermilion used variety 'a' of 'ca' missing from watermark and 2/- black and brown (2, one used) both variety crown to left of 'ca'; a good and hard to assemble group. S.G. 201a, 202a, 203a, 204a, 210w, £2,195provenance:"Foxley", April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view...
Barbados1920-21 Victory Issue group of mint watermark varieties (10) comprising ¼d. black and brown (2) one with reversed and the second with inverted and reversed, ½d. black and bright yellow-green (2) showing reversed and inverted and reversed, 1d. black and vermilion and 2½d. indigo and ultramarine both variety inverted and reversed, 1/- black and bright green variety sideways inverted and reversed, 2/- black and brown (2) one variety reversed and the second sideways inverted and reversed and 3/- black and dull orange variety sideways reversed, generally good to fine, the 2½d. with central...
Barbados1921-24 3d. deep blue, imperforate plate proof block of four from the right of the sheet on unwatermarked paper; fineprovenance:Vestey, September 2015"Foxley", April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Barbados1921-24 group of watermark varieties (4) comprising MCA 1/- black on emerald used variety watermark inverted, Script ¼d. brown mint variety watermark reversed, 1d. red used variety watermark reversed and 1d. red mint variety watermark inverted; a fine group. S.G. 215w, 217x, 220aw, 220ax, £710provenance:"Foxley", April 2017Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Bechuanaland - Stellaland
BechuanalandStellaland1884 6d. lilac-mauve vertical pair, variety imperforate between, unused with part original gum; the odd minor tone spot, primarily on reverse, and some hinge remnants. Rare. S.G. 4b, £1,900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Bermuda
(x) Bermuda1874 3d. (Type 6, 'p' and 'r' different type) on 1/- green, part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2015). S.G. 13, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1874 3d. (Type 6a) on 1/- green, small part original gum; a good example. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 13b, £2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1946 (Jun.) 12/6d. grey and yellow, perf. 14. on ordinary paper; unmounted mint. Murray Payne Certificate (2008). S.G. 120d, £600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Bermuda1973 National Trust 15c., variety brown (value and Queen's head) omitted, fine unmounted mint, offered with normal for comparison. S.G. 294a, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
British East Africa
British East Africa1860 (23 May) 1a. on 2d. grey-green and carmine, large part original gum; fine. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 2 £550Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue½a. dull brown, imperforate horizontal pair, very faint gum bend not affecting the appearance, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 4a, £1,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue½a. deep brown, an imperforate horizontal pair with large even margins, lightly mounted original gum; fine. S.G. 4ba, £950Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue½a. deep brown, horizontal pair variety imperforate between, used with clear strikes of part 'mombasa' c.d.s., fine. S.G. 4bb, £700Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue½a. deep brown, vertical pair variety imperforate between, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 4bc, £1,400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue2½a. black on bright yellow, horizontal pair variety imperforate between, used with clear 'mombasa' c.d.s., fine and scarce. S.G. 7cc, £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue2½a. black on bright yellow, vertical pair variety imperforate between, used and tied to piece by 'mombasa' squared circle cancellations; fine. S.G. 7cd, £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue3a. black on bright red, horizontal pair variety imperforate between, cancelled by 'mombasa' squared circle cancellations; fine. S.G. 8ac, £650Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue3a. black on bright red, vertical pair variety imperforate between, cancelled by 'mombasa' squared circle cancellations; fine. S.G. 8ad, £500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue4a. brown,
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue4a. grey, variety imperforate, good to large margins; unused without gum. S.G. 10, £1,400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue4½a. brown-purple, an imperforate horizontal pair, good to large margins; large part original gum, fine and scarce. S.G. 11ab, £2,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue4¼a. dull violet, vertical pair variety imperforate between, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 11ad, £1,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British East Africa1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Issue1r. carmine, horizontal pair variety imperforate, used with 'mombasa' squared circle cancellations; fine. S.G. 14a, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Guiana
British Guiana1850-51 12c. black on pale blue "Cottonreel", Townsend Type D, cut-square, initailled "edw"(ight), tied by "demerara/ ju 03/ 1851"c.d.s. to entire letter ex "The Duff" correspondence, from Berbice to Demerara; one of only two covers known bearing the 12c. on pale blue value, both from the same correspondence, this considered to be the finest. B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 7provenance::Sir John WilsonJohn du PontSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras
British HondurasGreat Britain 1858-60 6d. deep lilac with left wing margin, cancelled by a sharp and central strike of "A06". A fine and handsome stamp. S.G. Z3, £400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1865 no watermark, 1d. pale blue imperforate plate proof on ungummed paper, cut close near lower right corner, otherwise margins small to large. Very scarceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1872-79 4d. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked "May 31 1879" and "before hardening"; fine. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1872-79 6d. cut-down die proof in black on glazed card sunk mounted into cardboard frame; some surface pitting. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1872-79 a group of imperforate plate proofs with 3d. red-brown, 3d. chocolate, 6d. rose and 1/- green; close to good margins, without gum or part original gum. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891-1901 cut-down die proofs from the De la Rue Day Book, with name and value for 1c., 5c. and 10c. in black on glazed card, marked "Jan 30, 60 Leads from each die" in black ink and large dated "Feb 22. 95" in red ink. Photoprovenance:R. Hart February 1978H. Barnstone , June1980John Sussex, November 2002Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891-1901 25c. cut-down die proof of 25c. in black on glazed card from the De la Rue Day Book, marked "Jan 7, 60 leads" in black ink and dated "Feb 16th 1898" in red ink; fine. Photoprovenance:R. Hart February 1978H. Barnstone , June1980John Sussex, November 2002 Simon Richards, October 2005Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891-1901 cut-down die proofs in black on glazed card from the De la Rue day Book with name and value tablet for 50c., $1, $2 and $5 on piece marked "Sept 20, 60 leads from each" in black ink and dated "Oct 10th 99" in red ink; fine. Photoprovenance:R. Hart February 1978H. Barnstone , June1980John Sussex, November 2002 Simon Richards, October 2005Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891-1901 imperforate Imperium colour trials, 2c. ultramarine "postage/postage" with unshaded value tablet from an Appendix sheet dated 13 March 1891, affixed to piece marked "6 Cents" in black with red initials alongside; a good piece. Photoprovenance:John Sussex, November 2002Simon Richards, October 2005Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891-1901 imperforate colour trials with 5c. in purple and ultramarine on blue, large margins, with some gum. Also 24c. yellow and blue, margins touching top and foot, large at sides, some gum. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891 Surcharges, a collection of 5c. on 3c. on 3d. and 15 on 6d. on 3d. which includes 5c. on 3c. on 3d. spaced "FI VE" variety part original gum and in a fine used block of four, variety broken bar used in a block of four, a mint lower margin block of thirty showing current number and several positional varieties neatly illustrated; 15 on 6d. on 3d. blocks of four mint and fine used, and variety offset doubling of the surcharge part to large part original gum single and pair (R.P.S. certificates). Also 1888 "TWO" in red on 50c. part original gum (R.P.S. certificate). (55)Subj...
British Honduras1899 "revenue" overprints, a group with "bevenue" variety on 5c. (in a block of four), 10c. and 25c.; also 25c. top right corner pair showing tall, narrow "U" variety; part to large part original gum. S.G. 66a., 67a, 68aSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1922-33 $5 purple and black on red, very fine used with part Belize c.d.s. S.G. 125, £325Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cameroon
(x) Cameroun1950-70 group of Giraffe themed French Cameroun imperforate stamps (14) and part sheets (2, showing 100f. values se-tenant, one part sheet of five and another fifteen) and Epreuve's Deluxe (7, two signed by the artists); a good to fine groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Canada
Canada1868 Large Queen 12½c. stamp sized plate proof in deep blue on white card, mounted on thicker white card. Fine and scarce.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Canada1897 Jubilee set of sixteen to $5, very fine and fresh mint, the majority very lightly mounted and all in excellent condition; one of the finest sets of this issue we have handled. S.G. 121-140, £6,000provenance:'Lionheart', part IX, January 2019Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Canada1897 Jubilee ½c. to 50c. group of blocks of four (14) including extra shades of the 1c., 2c. and 5c.; small thin spots on one stamp on ½c. and 50c. blocks otherwise fine. S.G. 121-135 group £4,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
CanadaA small mint British North America group comprising Canada 1897-98 Maple Leaf perf. 12 set of eight to 10c., 897 Revenue 'Officially Sealed/ Dead Letter Office' label and Newfoundland 1868-73 perf. 12 3c. vermilion, 3c. blue and 6c. rose, all unused with part to large part original gum, generally good to fine. Behr Certificates (2016). S.G. Newfoundland 36, 37, 39, Canada 141-149, etc.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Canada1959 Opening of St. Lawrence Seaway 5c. ultramarine and red, variety centred inverted, unmounted mint example (toned gum) from the foot of the sheet; fine and rare. S.G. 513a, £10,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope1860 (14 April) Soldier's letter envelope from Grahamstown to Stonehaven bearing 1855-63 1d. deep rose-red tied by "c/g h" handstamp, countersigned by commanding officer, the face with London Paid 25.05.60 d.s., the reverse with Grahamstown, Cape Town and Stonehaven d.s. Adhesive with small crease at top otherwise very fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2000).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock 4d. deep bright blue, close to large margins, tiny nick at upper left barely affecting the appearance, good strong colour and light cancellation; pin hole at lower left otherwise a fine example of this distinctive shade. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 14c, £5,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good HopeAnglo-Boer War1881 (27 Sept.) soldier's envelope from Sergeant Major Strachen, 2nd Wilts in Wynberg to James Smith, Wood of Erchite, Inverness-shire bearing 1871-76 1d. carmine-red tied by barred oval, with Wynberg d.s. alongside, countersigned by commanding officer, the reverse with Cape Town and Inverness d.s. Adhesive with small nick in sheet margin at left, otherwise fine and scarce.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking Siege
Cape of Good HopeMafeking Siege1900 3d. deep blue on light blue and 3d. deep blue on dark blue, both used with 'mafeking/ c.g.h.' c.d.s., good examples. Behr Certificates for both (2016). S.G. 20, £900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cape of Good HopeSiege of Mafeking1900 3d. deep blue on blue tied to locally addressed envelope by 12.14.00 d.s., adhesive with small crease in top corner and envelope folded, 1d. pale blue on blue and 3d. deep blue on blue, both cancelled by 07.05.00 d.s. with small faults, the latter tied to piece. R.P.S. Certificate (1963) for cover; also 1971 (18 Nov.) envelope from Bangladesh with "bangladesh libaretation forces" d.s., 1971 (27 Dec.) envelope from Bangladesh with "field post office" d.s. and "mail carrying unit/bangladesh boy scouts" cachet, and Baden-Powell picture post card used from Go...
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands1900-1950 mint collection on album pages including 1900 CA ½d. and 1d. shades (4), 1902-03 CA and 1905 MCA sets to 1/-, 1907 MCA set to 5/-, 1908 Revenue 1d. on 4d., 1907 Kingston Provisional ½d. on 1d., 1907 Georgetown Provisional ½d. and 1d. on 5/- values, 1907-09 set to 10/-, 1912-20 set to 10/- with shades including 10/- values (3), 1921-26 MCA set to 10/- including 4½d. blue imperforate plate proof block of four and Script set to 10/-, 1932 Centenary set to 10/-, 1935 Script set to 10/-, 1938-48 set to 10/- and 1950 set to 10/-; good to fine. S.G. cat. value in excess of £3...
Cayman Islands1907-09 3d. duty plate die proof in black on card (92 x 60mm.) dated '3 jan. 08'; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cayman Islands1907-09 MCA 1/- black on green, a corner plate number '1' block of six showing damaged frame and crown, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 31, 31aprovenance:James Podger, September 2019Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cayman Islands1907 'Kingston Provisional' ½d. on 1d. carmine, variety dented frame [1/6], fine and fresh mint; scarce with just forty examples possible. S.G. 17a, £1,100provenance:Vestey, September 2015Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cayman Islands1907 'Georgetown Provisional' 1d. on 5/- salmon and green, an upper-right corner block of four with plate number '1', unmounted mint, mounted in the margin only; a superb and rare plate number multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2011). S.G. 19provenance:James Podger, September 2019Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cayman Islands1917-20 Wat Tax specialised group on album pages including 1917 1½d. on 2½d. deep blue overprinted Type 16 mint, 1½d. on 2½d. deep blue block of four, the lower right stamp variety flat serif to '1', other issues in blocks of four and single examples of each issued stamp mint; good to fine. S.G. £900+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cayman Islands1921-26 group of mint watermark varieties (5) comprising MCA 3d. (2) one with watermark inverted and the second with watermark inverted and reversed, 1/- with watermark reversed and Script ¼d. and 3d. both with watermark inverted; fine. S.G. 60aw, 60ay, 63x, 69y, 75y, £1,835Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Cayman Islands1908 Provisional Revenue 1d. on 4d. black and red on yellow, variety surcharge double, one inverted, large part original gum; fine and very rare, one of only two known with this error. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). S.G. see footnote after MP5, £3,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Ceylon
Ceylon1857-59 a small used group comprising 1857 6d. purple-brown on blued paper, four margins and light barred oval cancellation, 1857-59 1d. blue (2) used in combination with 2d. green (2) all tied to large piece by barred ovals and 6d. brown with good to large margins and lightly cancelled by barred oval; a good to fine group. Behr Certificates (2016) for all three. S.G. 1, 2, 3, 6a, £1,200+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Ceylon1857-59 Watermark Star 4d. dull rose, four clear margins and light barred cancellation, very good colour for this elusive stamp and without the usual faults and repairs; extremely rare thus. Kurt Kimmel Certificate (2004). S.G. 4, £4,500provenance:Consul WeinbergerSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-59 Watermark Star 4d. dull rose, just clear of the design on all sides and with slightly dull colour, small defect at lower left and some soiling, still a presentable example of this extremely rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1947). S.G. 9, £4,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-59 Watermark Star 9d. purple-brown, good margins and light cancellation; fine. S.G. 8, £950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1857-64 ½d. reddish lilac on blued paper, large margins and small part original gum, faintly toned on the reverse not affecting the appearance; a good example of this rare printing. Signed 'A. D(iena)' and with P.F. Certificate (1967). S.G. 16, £4,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1921-32 MCA 100r. grey-black, well-centred and fresh appearance, very slightly thinned at top where an old hinge has been removed, otherwise fine with large part original gum. S.G. 359h, £3,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Ceylon1921-32 MCA 100r. dull purple and blue, from the foot of the sheet; large part original gum, fine and scarce. S.G. 360, £2,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) CeylonBooklets1935-36 1r.80c. and 2r.70c. booklets (2), the 1r. 80c. with blue cover (dated 11/35) and containing 6c. Silver Jubilee (30) and 2r. 70c. booklet with green cover (dated 5/35) and containing 9c. Silver Jubilee (30) both complete with interleaving and Airmail labels; fine. S.G. SB13, SB 14, £2,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) CeylonBooklets1938 1r. 80c. black on blue (dated 11/37), complete booklet containing three 6c. panes of ten (30) and a pane of four Airmail labels, complete with interleaves and cover in fine and fresh condition, stapled at left; scarce. S.G. SB17, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
China
(x) China1878-1943 selection (10) of better items arranged in a stockcard including Large Dragons 1878 5ca. used, 1882 wide margins 1ca. and 3ca. used, Small Dragons 1885-88 1ca. mint (2, one no gum), 3ca. used, 1894 Dowager first printing 9ca (2, one mint), 1939-43 $5.00 Dr. Sun variety imperf. Mixed condition, an interesting selection.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Collections and Ranges
Collections and RangesA fine KGV to QEII mint collection in six Lighthouse albums and a stockbook with many sets in blocks of four. The collection includes Ascension with a specialised group of the 1938 issue with varieties in multiples including long centre to 'e', Davit flaw and cut mast and railings and 1963 set in blocks of four, Antigua 1938-51 and 1953-62 sets in unmounted blocks of four, Bahrain with 1938-41 set to 25r., Barbados with 1950 set to $2.40 in blocks of four and other sets including varieties, British Antarctic Territory 1963 set to £1 (both) and with later watermark varieti...
Collections and RangesAn impressive, large all world mint and used collection housed in over 100 albums, contained in eleven carton boxed, all neatly arranged and carefully identified by collector, most albums with a few pages of the early issues in varying condition, better sections include United States of America in seven albums, Australia 1913 ½d. to 1/- values mint, 1915-28 3d. to 6d., 1914-28 sets, 1928 3d. miniature sheet, Gibraltar 1886 overprinted set, 1889-96 set, 1898 set, KEVII sets with 1903 set overprinted "specimen", 1912 set to £1, KVI sets, all mint, South African Countries, E...
Collections and RangesA very large, all world collection housed in albums, stock books, envelopes and loose, contained in twelve carton boxes comprising a large range of most used lower denominations of the world neatly sorted into packets (A-Z), old time philatelic albums, some more filled than others, with better Great Britain including 1d. red ranges, surface printed, seahorses etc., a number of unused albums, some blue 'Exeter' albums with leaves, some older types, a good range of philatelic literature and auction catalogue with some philatelic supplies. A most interesting lot well worth...
(x) Collections and RangesA small, predominantly mint selection on pages incuding Antigua 1932 set to 5/-, Falkland Islands 1898 2/6d. used and 5/- mint, 1904-12 set to 5/-, 1938-50 set to £1, Gibraltar 1912-24 £1, Leeward Islands 1907-11 set of ten, New Zealand Christchurch Exhibition set to 6d., Pitcairn Islands 1946 Victory perforated "specimen". Mostly fine and a useful selection.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Collections and RangesA group of mint mainly KGV and KGVI sets including Antigua with 1938-51 Script set to £1, Ascension with a specialised group of the 1938-51 issue including almost all perf. variations and with some multiples, Australia 1937-49 5/-, 10/- and £1 in corner blocks of four on Thin Paper, Bahamas with 1942 Columbus set to £1 mint and with 6d. 'coiumbus' variety also the set to $1 in CTO blocks of four and 1948 set to £1, Cyprus 1928 set to £1, 1903-07 CC set to 5/-, 1908-20 5/- and 1923-33 set to £1, Gilbert and Ellice Islands with all mint sets from 1911-1966 and KUT 1938 se...
Collections and Ranges1860-84 mint group on a Hagner page comprising St. Christopher 1870-82 CC perf. 14 1d. to 6d., Nevis 1862 1d., 4d., 6d. and 1/- , St. Lucia 1860 1d., 4d. and 6d and St. Vincent 1866 1/- slate-grey and 1883-84 CA ½d. green, 6d. bright green and 1/- orange-vermilion; good to fine mint. Behr Certificates (2016) for all groups. S.G. £2,600+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Collections and RangesAn early to modern mint and used accumulation contained in a carton including GB, with early documents, Newspapers, Edward VII £1 mint, GV, some Officials, etc., Falklands, Mafeking with Baden Powell and Goodyear stamps mint, Portugal, Rhodesia, South West Africa, Natal, an album with a range of used, etc. worth viewingSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Collections and RangesA mint Pacific group (9) comprising Cook Islands 1931-32 Fiscal 2/6d. to £5 set of six, New Hebrides with 1908 1/- green and carmine and 1920 2d. on 40c. red on yellow (S.G. 35) and North West Pacific Islands 1915-16 £1 (S.G. 99); good to fine. Behr Certificate for each (2016). S.G. £1,550+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Collections and RangesAir MailsSelection of leaves, ninety-four stamps and nineteen covers or cards, including Brazil, Germany 1912 "Gelber Hund" 1m. on 10pf. original gum, used and on card, "E.EL.P." 10pf. and 20pf. original gum, 20pf. used,1930 South America flight 2m. and 4m., 1931 Polar flight set, 1933 Chicago flight set, Greece 1933 Zeppelin set, Hungary 1931 Zeppelin set, Italy 1933 Zeppelin set, Paraguay, Russia, etc., chiefly fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Collections and RangesFrank Godden Oversized album in red leather with nineteen unused pages, the leather split at the spines. No longer produced and difficult to find.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Colombia
(x) Colombia1859-1866, Exceptional Collection of Classic Issues. A remarkable collection of Colombia's classic issues, housed in two albums and comprising several thousand stamps in both unused and used condition. Featuring significant duplication across most values, this collection presents an extensive array of shades, plate varieties, postmarks (including rare examples throughout), and multiples. Notably, it includes a substantial selection of scarce and undervalued stamps in mint condition, such as multiple examples of the 1859 1p. rose on bluish (with only about ten recorded, according to...
Cook Islands
(x) Cook Islands1895 (17 Aug.) envelope registered to San Francisco, bearing 1892 set of four each cancelled with "rarotonga" c.d.s., showing a fine strike of the "cook islands/rarotonga/r" handstamp at lower left corner. The reverse with Auckland (26.8) and San Francisco (27.9) Registered d.s.; the adhesives with some usual stains though an attractive cover.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Cyprus
(x) Cyprus1921-23 45pi. dull purple and ultramarine, variety broken bottom left triangle, large part original gum, fine and scarce. S.G. 99a, £2,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cyprus1923 MCA £1 purple and black on red, very lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 101, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Cyprus1928 Script £5 black on yellow, a couple of slightly short perfs at top, large part original gum and fresh appearance. S.G. 117a, £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands1878 (7 May) envelope to London showing superb clear strike of the 'Red Frank', 'falkland islands/ paid' circular handstamp, manuscript '6' rate marking in magenta alongside and 'falkland islands' double-ring datestamp despatch in black at lower left , London arrival on the reverse. One of five known from the last mail before the introduction of postage stamps. Just twenty-three 'Red Frank' covers are recorded, this being one of the finest available. No. 13/78 in the Barnes listing and illustrated in colour on plate VII. S.G. FR2, £22,500provenance:Sir John WilsonJohn du PontS...
(x) Falkland Islands1918-20 War Stamp 1/- pale yellow-brown, variety overprint double, one albino with double offsets, large part original gum; fine. Heijtz Certificate (2001). S.G. 72ab, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1928 South Georgia Provisional 2½d. on 1d. purple-brown, a block of four from the centre-foot of the sheet with printer's guidelines in the margin; mounted on the upper pair only, a fine a very rare multiple. A.P.S. Certificate (1974). S.G. 115, £5,200+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1933 Centenary ½d. to £1 set of twelve, lightly mounted mint; fine and fresh. S.G. 127-138, £4,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1933 Centenary 5/- black and yellow-orange, lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1969). S.G. 136a, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1935 Silver Jubilee Issue1d. deep blue and scarlet, variety short extra flagstaff, lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 139b, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1935 Silver Jubilee Issue4d. green and indigo, a block of four, showing variety double flagstaff [5/2], very lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 141e, £1,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1935 Silver Jubilee Issue1/- slate and purple, horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, variety extra flagstaff [9/1], lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 142a, £3,500+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1935 Silver Jubilee Issue1/- slate and purple, variety short extra flagstaff, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 142b, £900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1935 Silver Jubilee Issue1/- slate and purple, variety double flagstaff, unmounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 142e, £1,700Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Falkland Islands1938-66 mint group of sets in blocks of four comprising 1938-52 group of thirty-one blocks including a range of shades with 1/- (3, Heijtz 88a, 88c and S.G. 158c), 2/6d. (3, with Heitjz 90b and 90d), 5/- (2, S.G. 161 and 161c), 10/- black and red-orange imprint block and £1 grey-black bluish violet corner block, 1952 set to £1 (2 sets, one marginal and with shades) and 1960-66 set to £1 in marginal blocks; the majority unmounted mint, fine to very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Falkland IslandsThe Famous 'Glasgow Error'1964 Battle of the Falkland Islands H.M.S. Glasgow 6d. error, unmounted mint from the foot of the sheet with part imprint; superb and seldom found unmounted. One of the great rarities of the Elizabethan era and an iconic printing error. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 216a, £40,000. PhotoNote: It is believed that one sheet printed with the vignette for the 2½d. value received the 6d. frame in error, but fewer than 20 examples have been recorded in the past 55 years since its discovery in 1970 and many of those have been mounted. Subject to 20% VAT on...
(x) Falkland Islands1964 Battle of the Falklands 1/- black and carmine red, variety watermark inverted, unmounted mint; fine and a rare stamp. S.G. 217w, £4,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland Islands1968 Human Rights Year 2d. multicoloured, variety yellow omitted, fine unmounted mint, rare. S.G. 228a, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Falkland IslandsDependencies1948-49 Thick Map 2d. black and carmine showing extra island, fine unmounted mint. S.G. G3aa, £350Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
France
(x) France1841-67, seven entire letters to Mauritius from Nantes (2) St. Denis (5), better handstamps include "augustin grangirh/ile de la reuninon", "lebeaud pere fils & co./ile de la reunion & paris", "noel vincent/nantes.", "1/8d./to pay". Fine and a good group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres IssueEssays1fr. in blue block of eighteen (6x3) with margin at top, some decoupage residual on a few stamps, reinforced on the back over the peripheral stamps of the block, nevertheless an impressive multiple. Scheller Certificate (2024). Spink Maury Essais-Epreuve €8,550++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue20c. black on yellow block of four with margins all around, upper left stamp mounted, the other three unmounted mint original gum, fine and scarce. Spink Maury 3, €2,500++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue20c. black horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, tied by provisional cancellation 'ten bars in a circle' of Lille. Right stamp thinned and repaired otherwise fine and attractive. Spink Maury 3, €3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue1849 (1 Jan.) entire letter from Tulle to Leyme, bearing small residual piece of the 20c. stamp cancelled by despatch d.s. with adjacent a second clear strike showing the First Day Cancel. Despite the obvious faults a scarce piece of history. Spink Maury €16,500 (for FDC with a complete stamp)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue1850 (31 July) envelope bearing 20c. black on yellow, good to large margins and tied by Grille obliteration, taxed 5c., as the rate had changed from 20c. to 25c. in July 1850; also 1860 imperforate Empire 40c. orange used on entire receipt formSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue25c. blue, horizontal pair variety tete-beche, used and tied to piece by "441" numeral diamond of dots and with 'toulouse' c.d.s. at lower right; fine and rare. Brun Certificate (2025). Spink Maury T4, €20,000 (€45,000 on cover)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue40c. orange, good to large margins and with large part original gum, fresh colour; signed Brun. Spink Maury 5, €5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue40c. orange with four good to large margins all round, large part original brownish gum. Very fine. Scheller Certificate (2024). Spink Maury 5, €5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue40c. orange horizontal strip of four with good to large margins all round, cancelled by obliterator, a pressed horizontal crease at top otherwise fine and scarce. Spink Maury 5, €4,150Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue40c. orange with four good margins all round, variety retouched 4, lightly cancelled leaving clear the variety. Very tiny point of thin otherwise fine and rare. Scheller Certificate (2024). Spink Maury 5f, €8,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue1f. carmine vertical pair variety tete-beche used in combination with 1f. carmine block of eight, 10c. bistre and 40c. orange, all tied to entire to Vera Cruz by grille san fins obliterations. Signed Calves and with Roumet handstamp to the right of the block of eight; fine and very rare. Brun Certificate (2025). Spink Maury T6, €80,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1848-50 Ceres Issue1851 (6 Mar.) entire from Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Joigny, bearing 1fr. brownish red, four good to large margins (scissor cut at lower left corner), neatly cancelled by grill obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. The reverse with part arrival c.d.s. Entire reduced at the reverse, still an appealing and scarce item. Scheller Certificate (2024). Spink Maury 6b, €1,850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1852 Issue1854 (18 Feb.) envelope to New York, bearing 10c. horizontal strip of three and Empire 1fr. cancelled by '2388' numeral in lozenge of dots cancels and overstruck by New York (5.3) arrival c.d.s. A few faults including stamps with margins in places, still a quite fresh and attractive cover. Spink Maury 9, 18, €20,000++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' IssueDecoupage Proof (Coussinets d'impression), block of fifteen (5x3) with values in different colours and showing different values from 5c. to 40c., applied on the reverse of 10c. bronze 'sur baudruche'. Minor splits due to the fragility of the paper otherwise fine and most attractive. Spink Maury Essais-EpreuvesSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue5c. marginal pair in light shade cancelled by indistinct numeral diamond of dots and circular d.s., and 20c. (Type I) blue marginal pair cancelled by '3388' diamond of dots; also 1852 Présidence 10c. bistre, cancelled by numeral diamond of dots, enormous margins. All very fine with good to large sheet margins and attractive. Spink Maury 9, 12, 14I, €900+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue1853 (Nov.) entire from Paris to Tampico, Mexico marked "Par l'Angleterre" and "Steam-Packet", bearing 1852 'Presidence' 25c. vertical pair and a 1fr. dark carmine with large margins, cancelled by star of dots obliterator. The reverse with transit ligne-de-calais (30.11) c.d.s. Envelope with some faults and partially reinforced though the 1fr. very fine and desirable combination. Scheller Certificate (2024). Spink Maury 10, 18, €12,000++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue5c. green horizontal pair with good to huge margins including upper sheet margin showing frame line, cleverly rebacked and regummed. Spink Maury 12e, €7,100++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue25c. blue horizontal pair with small to good margins all round, large part original gum, thinned and repaired at lower side though of great appearance. Spink Maury 15, €6,700Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue25c. blue block of four with good to large margins all round, cancelled by large dots obliterator, some stainings though of fine appearance, expertised Roumet on the reverse. Spink Maury 15, €3,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' IssueSperati Forgery20c. blue horizontal pair variety tête-bêche, essay on card in the colour adopted with notations in pencil and fingerprints in blue. Fine and rare. Scheller Certificate (2024)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue80c. carmine, good to large margins, tied to large part entire to Madrid; fine. Spink Maury 17aSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue80c. rose, good even margins and with large part original gum; fine. Brun Certificate (2025). Spink Maury 17B, €3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue80c. carmine with good to large margins all round, large part original gum. Fine and scarce. Spink Maury 17A, €4,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue1fr. carmine, good to large margins all round, cancelled by large dots obliterator, fine, expertised Calves on the reverse. Spink Maury 18, €4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue1f. carmine, good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled by grid of dots in black; very fine and of fresh, appealing colour. Calves Certificate (2000) and with his signature. Spink Maury 18, €4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue1f. carmine "velours", in a beguiling, rich shade, good balanced margins all round, lightly cancelled by star of dots leaving profile entirely clear. Very fine and scarce. Sabban Certificate (2007). Spink Maury 18c, €6,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1853-60 'Empire non dentele' Issue1862 reimpression 1f. carmine, large even margins and large part original gum; fine. Spink Maury 18e, €2,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1871 (8 Feb.) small stampless entire to Paris with manuscript Tax marking in red, '9' in black then crossed out and with 'ethanger' c.d.s. and 'poste restante' c.d.s. and transit and arrival markings on reverseSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1862-70 Issue1871 (Sept.) envelope bearing 1c., 2c. variety imperforate (2), and 1870 Siege of Paris 20c. cancelled by "belp" in lozenge of dots obliterator. The reverse with Dancevoir (20.9) c.d.s. Envelope with address excised and partially rebacked, nevertheless a very rare variety on cover, unpriced in the catalogue as such. Spink Maury 25, 26c, 37Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1862-70 Issue'Labaudy' 20c. milky blue variety imperforate good to huge margins including part of the neighbouring stamp at lower side, cancelled by '519' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Fine and scarce. Expertised Calves on the reverse. Spink Maury 29IIg, €4,200. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1862-70 Issue'Labaudy' 20c. milky blue variety imperforate good to huge margins including part of the neighbouring stamp at right side, cancelled by '1551' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator of Forcalquier. Fine and scarce. Expertised Behr on the reverse. Spink Maury 29IIg, €4,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1862-70 Issue1871 (8 May) envelope insured (for 1,000fr.) from Versailles addressed to Clermont Ferrand bearing 80c. rose horizontal pair cancelled by "an.sa." in lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent "versailles Assemblée Nat.le" c.d.s. The reverse with wax seals, despatch, transit (10.5) and arrival (11.5) c.d.s. Fine and very rare, enclosed original letter on "Assemblée Nationale" headed paper. Spink Maury 32, €6,600++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
France1862-70 Issue30c. brown affixed to 1870 (13 Oct.) entire letter from St. Malo to Guernsey, the adhesive cancelled only by fine "guernsey" 15.10.70 '324' duplex on arrival with "dauguet/a. st malo" cachet in blue alongside. Fine and an unusual usage. Spink Maur 30varSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
France1862-70 Issue5f. grey-violet vertical pair cancelled by '5104' gros chiffres of Shanghai, China; minor surface abrasions and a few perf. imperfections otherwise fine, especially so for this difficult stamp which often comes poor. Signed Diena and Bolaffi in pencil in the reverse, a rare multiple. Spink Maury 33, €2,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) France1870-72 perforated Ceres essay without value in vertical strip of eleven (folded in half); fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1871-72 Issue1872 (4 July) envelope from Coloummiers to Rebais, bearing 5c. green on blue block of four and single cancelled by '1172' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. The reverse with arrival (5.7) c.d.s. Fine and scarce. Spink Maury 35Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Siege of Paris Issue10c. bistre-brown, vertical pair variety tete-beche, used with star of dots cancellations; fine and rare. Spink Maury T36b, €3,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Siege of Paris Issue1871 (13 Sept.) entire to Nevers, bearing 20c. and 10c. bisected diagonally cancelled by '1283' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. The reverse with arrival (14.9) c.d.s. Very fine and rare. Scheller Certificate (2024). Spink Maury 36, 37, €6,250++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Siege of Paris Issue1871 (18 Sept.) entire from Meaux to Savoie, bearing 20c. and 10c. bisected diagonally cancelled by '2298' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. The reverse with transit c.d.s. Envelope extensively repaired. Spink Maury 36, 37, €6,250++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Siege of Paris Issue1871 (11 Oct.) entire from Thiberville to Lyon, bearing 20c. and 10c. bisected vertically cancelled by '3934' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. The bisect was not accepted by the post and the entire was charged in manuscript. The reverse with arrival (13.10) c.d.s. A few splits reinforced with hinges. Entire expertised Calves and Roumet. Spink Maury 36, 37, €6,250++Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Siege of Paris Issue10c. bistre bisected vertically used in combination with 20c. blue and both tied by '3422' in diamond of dots to entire sent within France; fine and rare. Spink Maury 36, €6,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Siege of Paris Issue20c. blue, horizontal pair variety tete-beche, large part original gum; fine and rare. Spink Maury T37, €5,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue2c. red-brown, report II, a horizontal strip of five with good to large slightly uneven margins, cancelled by grosse chiffres and c.d.s; a scarce multiple. Spink Maury 40, €2,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue4c. grey, report II, large margins, tied to envelope addressed to La Rochelle by Grosse Chiffres cancellation and with c.d.s. alongside; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue1871 (18 Feb.) envelope from Alençon to Switzerland, bearing 20c. blue type I, report I, [3], in combination with 1862 'Empire dentele' 1c. (3, one faulty), 5c. and 1862-70 Empire Laure 2c. (faulty) cancelled by lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. The reverse with Durmuhle (27.2) arrival c.d.s. Envelope a bit stained and flap roughly opened, though an exceptional four colour franking. Expertised Calves and Behr. Spink Maury 20, 25, 26, 45Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue30c. brown, a block of four with good to large margins, large part original gum; fine and fresh mint. Spink Maury 47, €1,920+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue1871 re-directed envelope to Latakia, Syria bearing 40c. orange pair (cut-into at right) cancelled by '5091' gross chiffres obliterator, 'paquebot' boxed handstamp in red and 'lattaquie/ syrie' c.d.s. in black' fine and scarce. Brun Certificate(2025). Spink Maury 48Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue40c. orange bisected vertically and tied to 1871 envelope by Grosse Chiffres '114', 'cornus' c.d.s. below and 'montpellier' c.d.s. on reverse; superb and rare. Signed Calves, Roumet, etc. and illustrated in Spink Maury catalogue page 99. Spink Maury 48, €85,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1870 Bordeaux Issue1871 (25 Mar.) entire from St. Denis to Caracas, Venezuela, bearing 80c. rose with four good to large margins, cancelled by '3568' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator with adjacent despatch c.d.s. and London transit (27.3). Some splits and part of the letter reduced, still of fine appearance and a rare destination. Spink Maury 49Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) FranceSage Issue75c. carmine, from the top of the sheet with trimmed sheet margin, large part original gum; also 25c. blue imperforate printer's proof (?); fine. Spink Maury 71 etc.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
France1900-27 "Merson" Issue40c., 1fr. and 2fr., imperforate colour trials each in a vertical strip of five from the upper right of the sheet with printer's annotations; fine and rare. Spink Maury 119 var., €5,400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) France1900-27 "Merson" Issue50c. brown and grey, a dramatically misperforated block with interpanneau margins at foot, some perf separation at lower left and torn from the sheet at top; a dramatic multiple with large part original gum; fine. Spink Maury 120 var.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1905 proof sheet printed in red at the 'Atelier des Timbres Poste' with original clichès of stamps from the printers and others provided by Arthur Maury from his catalogue; 10c. Ceres and 3 soldi of Lombardy-Venetia, and retouched at the printers in order to carry out ink tests as part of the research into shades for the Lined Sower issue, each cliche is signed beneath in pencil; very fine. Brun Certificate (2018)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1905 proof sheet printed at the 'Atelier des Timbres Poste' using the original cliche' from the workshop and others provided by Arthur Maury from his catalogue (France 10c. Cérès and Lombardy Venetia 3s., both retouched in the Atelier), in order to carry out ink tests as a part of research into shades for the issue of 'Semeuse' lined type stamps. Brun certificate (2018). An interesting piece of printing history.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1927 American Legion 90c. red, variety value omitted, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Spink Maury 244d, €2,650; S.G. 458a, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1928 Ile de France 10f. on 1f. 50c. Pasteur, large part original gum; small expert handstamp on the reverse. Spink Maury PA4, €13,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1929 Tourist 20f. Pont du Gard, perf. 11, variety imperforate from the top of the sheet, large part original gum; fine. Signed Brun in pencil on the reverse. Spink Maury 262A, €5,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1944-45 2f.40 red variety imperforate unmounted mint original gum, fine and scarce. Spink Maury 693varSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1944-45 2f.40 red variety imperforate unmounted mint original gum, fine and scarce. Spink Maury 693varSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) France1959 Frejus Disaster Fund 25f. + 5f. brown-red and black, vertical pair from the left of the sheet variety upper stamp without surcharge; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1451b, £3,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
FranceCollections1849-1956, used collection on leaves, including 1849-52 10c. (4 with a pair), 15c. (2), 40c. (4 with a pair), 1f. carmine (3 with one on part entire), 1852-53 10c. (2), 1853-61 25c. single, vertical pair on entire, 1862 40c. on entire to Alicante with Spanish cancellation, 1869 5f. (2), 1870-71 imperf. Bordeaux 80c. (5, one with Ancre cancellation, another used in Monaco), 1876-85 Sage type I 1c., 2c., 25c. (2), type II 10c., 75c. (3), 1877-90 with values to 5f. (6), 1900-06 2f. (2), 1922 Orphans, 1926-27 55c. on 60c., 1926-27 Orphans, 1927 Air 2f., 2f. and 5f. on souvenir ca...
FranceCollectionsMint or unused collection on leaves, issues to 1954, including some early issues, 1871 prepared for use but not issued "10" on 10c., 1876-85 Sage type I 2c., 20c., 75c., type II 15c. unused on post card, 25c., 1877-90 with values to 5f. (2), 1900-24 25c. (3), 30c., 1900-06 Merson 2f. (off centre but fresh mint), 1902 10c. to 30c., 1903 Sower 20c. (2), 25c. (3) and 30c., 1917-19 Orphans set, 1918 Red Cross 15c. + 5c., 1922 Orphans, 1927 Marseilles Air 2f., 5f., 1925-32 10f., 20f., 1926-27 55c. on 60c., 1927 Strasbourg miniature sheet, 1929-33 2f. Die Proof in blue, values to...
(x) FranceCollectionsOld time collection of stamps arranged in three Club's books and postal history with loose covers, including Indochina 1900 to 50c. mint, Ivory Cost 1900 to 50c. mint, Grande Comore 1900 to 50c., French Guinea 1900 to 50c. mint. Postal history with 1876 postal card bearing 15c. sent from Alger to Le Havre, 1917 incoming envelope from Switzerland censored and taxed with postage due 1c. (10), mixed condition, a very interesting lot for the specialist.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
FranceCollectionsSelection on pages, hundreds, including postal stationery with Sage reply paid letter card unused, 1900 Paris Exhibition labels (41) with se-tenant blocks of four (7), p.p.c.'s (6), cancellations with Mobile Box and Travelling Post Offices, Air Mails with semi-official vignettes, first flights, Military Frank, Telegraphs, Telephone stamps, Parcel stamps, Newspaper stamps with 1869 perf. 2c. lilac and 2c. red each on separate "Petit Echo de Rome", etc., mixed conditionSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
FrancePostage Dues1859-1971, mint and used collection (260+) on pages, including 1871-78 40c. blue, 60c. ochre, 60c. blue (unused and two used), 1881-92 20c., 50c. (used), 1f. black (used), 1f. reddish brown, 2f. black (unused and used), 5f. black, 5f. reddish brown, 1893 30c. vermilion, 2f. vermilion, etc., chiefly good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
French Post Offices and ColoniesCollection on leaves, hundreds, including General Issues 1871-72 5c., 80c. (4), 1871-76 4c., thin figures 10c., 1872-77 15c., 1877-7815c., Algeria, Andorra 1931-32 Postage Due 1f. 20 on 2f., French Morocco 1891-1900 50c. on 50c., 1p. on 1f., 1896 Postage Due set, 1902-10 surcharges, Post Offices in Egypt, Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, Latakia Rouad Island 1916 handstamped 5c., 10c., Madagascar, Constantinople, Post Offices in Shanghai, etc., unused and used, mixed conditionSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and C...
French Post Offices and Colonies
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesFezzan1943 Postage Due stamps of Libya surcharged (4) comprising 50c. on 5c. chocolate, 1f. on 10c. blue, 2f on 25c. green and 3f. on 50c. bright violet; unused without gum, each signed Brun and with his Certificate (2025) for each. S.G. D13-D16, £7,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesFezzan1943 1l.75c. orange of Libya, surcharged 20f. in red; large part original slightly toned gum, fine. Signed Brun and Roumet. Brun Certificate (2025). Yvert 9, €10,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesMadagascar1902 50c. rose-carmine of Diego-Suarez surcharged '0,10' in black, large part original gum; fine and very rare. Brun Certificate (2025). Yvert 60, €14,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesMadagascarNorwegian Missionary Stamps1894 5v. black, a mint block of twelve, large margins on all sides, large part original gum; a superb and rare multiple. Yvert 1, €11,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesMadagascarNorwegian Missionary Stamps1895 1d. black, an unused strip of three from the top of the sheet, without gum; slight thin in margin at right; fine and rare. Yvert 4, €6,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesMorocco1917 5fr. and 10fr. both in a corner block of four, unmounted mint original evenly toned gum, the 10fr. block with one stamp lightly mounted otherwise fine and scarce. Yvert 78-79Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesNossi-Be1890 25c. on 20c. red, 25c. on 75c. rose and 25c. on 1fr. olive, each in a se-tenant vertical strip of three showing the three surcharge types (the 25c. on 75c. rose with the third type at bottom re-joined); fine and rare. Yvert 10-18 vertical strips, €15,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesSenegal1862 (11 June) entire letter from Carabane to Marseilles, marked "Voie Anglais", showing "e. bertrand - bocande casamance/colonie de gorée/afrique occidentale" forwarding agent's oval cachet in blue, "bathurst/gambia" transit c.d.s. (29.6), "gb/2f__" accountancy h.s. (Fig. 3047), blue crayon "1", handstruck "20" (decimes), Calais entry d.s. and, on reverse, London (10.7) and arrival datestamps; some ink-etching and extraneous ink marks on face panel. Photoprovenance:John Sacher, December 2016Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on...
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesPost Offices in EgyptPort Said1921 Postage due 30m. on 20c. olive block of four variety surcharge inverted; full original gum; fine and rare. Yvert 3a, €7,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French Post Offices and ColoniesPost Offices in Zanzibar1897 2½ and 25c. on pale green, used with clear 'zanzibar' double-ring c.d.s., fine. Yvert 42a, €2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) French ColoniesPost Offices in Zanzibar1897 (20 Jul.) 5a. and 50c. on straw and white, used with part clear double-ring datestamp; fine. S.G. 51, £4,500; Y and T, 46, €5,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Gambia1842 (3 June) missionary entire from William Fox to the General Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missions in London, rated "1/4" (Ship Letter 4d., Captain's Gratuity 2d., Mileage charge 9d. and local delivery charge 1d., the reverse with boxed "kingsbridge/ship letter" and red London 02.08.42 arrival d.s. A scarce early entire.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Gambia1869-72 4s. brown, an upper-left marginal example with large part original gum and 6d. blue, a used example; fine. Behr Certificates (2016) for both. S.G. 1, 3a, £780Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
German Post Offices and Colonies
(x) German Post Offices and ColoniesCaroline Islands1899 3pf. to 50pf. set of six, large part original gum, some peripheral toned spots otherwise fine, all but 20pf. expertised on the reverse. Mi 1I-6I, €4,000.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Post Offices and ColoniesCollectionMint and used collection on leaves, including Cameroun with British and French Occupation issues; Caroline Islands 1900 56 degree overprint set; German East Africa 1901 2r. green used, 1905 60h., 1905-20 4h. and 7½h. booklet panes of five plus printed label, Mafia Island, British Occupation 1915 Fiscal stamps overprinted O.H.B.M.S. Mafia 24p., 12½h., 50h. and 1r.; German New Guinea with Australian Occupation value 5mm. apart 5d. on 50pf., 8d. on 80pf.; Post Offices in China with a good range of forerunners, combination frankings, 1901-04 5m. handpainted bo...
German States
German StatesCollectionThe extensive, mint and used collection housed in two maroon albums, contained in a carton, including Baden 1851-52 1k. original gum and three used, 1860-62 6k. (4), 9k., 1862 9k. (2), 1862-6518k. (3 used), 30k. used; Bavaria 1850-58 1k., 3k., 6k. and 9k. unused, 12k. (3) and 18k. used, 1862-63 with values to 18k. (unused and six used), 1867-69 imperf. 12k. (2), Telegraphs; Bergerdorf; Bremen 1861 2gr., 1866-67 2gr.,; Brunswick; Hamburg 1959 1s. (4), 2s. (4), 1864-65 7s. mauve on cover to London; Hanover 1853 3pf. (6), 1859-61 with values to 10gr.; Lubeck 1859 ½s. used...
German States - Bavaria
(x) German StatesBavaria1849 1kr. black, a fine used example. Michel 1, €1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Germany
Germany1872-1932, mint and used collection housed in two green albums contained in a carton, including a fine range of 1872 Small and Large shields, 1872 10g. (2 unused and 6 with manuscript cancellation), 30g. (2 unused and 2 with manuscript cancellation)), 1872 "2½" on 2½g.(4), "9" on 9k. (3), 1875-79 "Pfenninge" 25pf. and 50pf. unused, 1875-99 2m. with a wide range of shades, 1880-87 50pf. Barmen Postal Forgery (2, each with R.P.S. Certificate 1993 or 1994), 1899-1900 Reichpost 5m. unused and 2 used, 1905-21 5pf. double impression, 5pf. booklet pane of 2 plus four labels, 5m. "Minister" pr...
Germany1933-45, mint and used collection in a green album, including 1933-41 watermark Mesh 3pf. to 100pf., 1933 Wagner set mint and used, 1934 Colonisers set in corner blocks of four, 1934 Nuremberg Congress set in corner blocks of four, 1934 Hindenburg mourning 5pf., 6pf., 12pf. and 25pf. corner blocks of four, 1935 Ostropa miniature sheet, block of four from the sheet on souvenir cover Registered to Berlin, 1936 Olympics 2m. booklet, 1939 Nurburgring, a fine range of later issues, booklet blocks, Intelligence forgeries, etc., chiefly good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For...
GermanySelection in a maroon album, including Pneumatic Post stationery, Travelling Post Offices, Sea Post, Occupation issues, Ruhleben Camp Post, Feldost issues with 1944 Weihnachten (-) strip of four (types IV,III, III, I), Allenstein, Danzig with a range of forerunners, 1920 2pf., 50pf. (mint and another used on piece), 1924 1g. to 5g., 1932 Luposta set used and another on cover to Birmingham, 1937 Daposta miniature sheets used, Marienwerder, Memel with Lithuanian Occupation, Upper Silesia, etc., unused and used, mixed conditionSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information...
GermanyAllied OccupationsMint and used collection on leaves, including Allied Military Post 1945-46 perf. 11 80pf. and 1m. used, American, British and Soviet Russian Zones 42pf. used, British and American Zone with 1948 Currency reform band and net overprints, 1948-50 Buildings with values to 5Dm., perf. 14 50pf., 80pf., 1Dm., 1949 Hanover Fair miniature sheet (used), French Zone Baden 1948-49 set, 1949 Red Cross set and miniature sheet, 1949 Engineer's Congress 30pf. second printing (unmounted mint), Rhineland-Palatinate 1949 Red Cross miniature sheet (used), Württemberg 1948-49 2pf. to 90pf...
GermanyBerlin1948-66, mint and used collection on pages, including 1948 black overprint set, 1949 red overprint sets both mint and used, 1949-54 Buildings mint, 1949 U.P.U. mint and used, 1949 Goethe mint and used, 1949 green surcharges mint and used, 1949 Relief fund set unmounted mint and used, miniature sheet, 1950 E.R.P., 1950 Orchestra, 1951-53 the three Bells sets mint and used, later issues, etc., chiefly fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
GermanyWest Germany1949-66, mint and used collection on pages, including 1949 Parliament, 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 U.P.U., 1949 Relief fund, all both mint and used, 1950 Bach, 1951-52 Posthorns, 1951 St. Mary's Church, etc., a few later issues, chiefly fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Germany - Saarland
(x) German StatesSaarland1947 first printing 10c. on 2pf. to 50Fr. on 1Mk. set of thirteen each cancelled to order by Völklingen (25.1.48) datestamps. Fine, each handstamped Dr Dub on the reverse. Mi 226I-238I, (€28,000 for genuine cancellations).Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Gibraltar
(x) Gibraltar1889-96 10c. carmine, variety value omitted, very light natural gum bend visible from the reverse only; a fine mint example of this classic error. S.G.23b, £7,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Gibraltar1903 CA £1 dull purple and black on red and 1904-08 MCA £1 deep purple and black on red, both fine mint. S.G. 55 and 64, £1,300Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Gibraltar1925-32 Script £5 violet and black, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 108, £1,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Gibraltar1950 New Constitution 6d. carmine and grey-violet, a block of nine from the lower left corner of the sheet with part imprint at foot, all showing variety overprint double, particularly pronounced at left, unmounted mint, fine and a scarce positional multiple. S.G. 142a, £9,000. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Gibraltar1953-59 Script 2½d. deep carmine, lower-left corner block of four showing variety watermark inverted, the watermark clearly visible in the margins, typical faintly yellowish gum for this, unmounted; a unique positional multiple from the sole sheet discovered, very fine and rare. S.G. 149aw, £3,000provenance:KayfetzSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Gold Coast
Gold Coast1875-76 CC 1d. blue, a couple of toned perfs at top, large part original gum. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 1, £650Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Gold Coast1889-94 CA 20/- green and red, slightly toned original gum; fine and fresh appearance. S.G. 24, £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Grenada
Grenada1888-91 4d. on 2/- orange, horizontal pair, the left stamp variety upright "d" [5/6], large part original gum; fine. S.G. 41/41a, £850+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong1877 (Aug.) CC 16c. yellow, large part original gum; fine and rare. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 22, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Hong Kong1938-52 mint group including 1938-52 Script set to $10 (38 values) including all listed shades with $1 (4), $2 (2), $5 (5) and $10 (4, including S.G. 161), 1941 Centenary set to $1, 1948 Silver Wedding set, 1938 Postal Fiscal 5c., 1938-47 Postage Dues etc. a fine group, particularly so the 1938-52 definitives with most lightly mounted or unmountedSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
India
(x) India1852 (1 July) Scinde Dawk ½a. white, cut-square with large margins and cancelled by complete diamond of dots obliterator; some light soiling and other minor faults though generally fine. S.G. S1, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) India1852 (1 July) Scinde Dawk ½a. blue, cut-square with large even margins, good embossing, lightly cancelled with numeral diamond of bars, some original gum; a few minor faults as often found though generally fine. Behr Certificate (2010). S.G. S2, £11,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
India1854 (4 Oct.) 2a. green, from the top of the sheet with part inscription '...anna', unused without gum; fine and fresh colour. R.P.S. (2014) and Behr (2016) Certificates. S.G. 31, £500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
IndiaTelegraph Stamps1904 mint group (28) including 1a. yellow-green (6 including a pair, 2a. maroon (3), 4a. light blue (3), 8a. brown (3), 1r. grey (3), 2r. brown-orange (3), 5r. orange-brown (3), 10r. bluish-green (2), 25r. bright lilac and 50r. carmine; generally good to fine. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. T56-T65 group, £1,875Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Iraq
(x) IraqRevenue Stamps1920-43 a selection (35) arranged on five custom made pages including 1923 very rare 50r. green. Mixed condition, a very interesting lot.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Italian Colonies - Somalia
(x) Italian ColoniesSomalia1928-41 "somalia italiana" 50c. orange, pair with part original gum; fine and extremely rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2015). S.G. P115, £21,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Italian States - Neopolitan Provinces
(x) ItalyItalian StatesNeapolitan Provinces1861 5gr., 10gr., 20gr. mint large part original gum, also a 1gr. printer's waste with forged embossed head. Fine. Sassone 21, 22, 23 €1,475Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Italy
(x) ItalyKingdom1879 20c. orange unused and regummed, fine. Sassone 39, €280 (for mounted)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) ItalyKingdom1879 25c. light blue, large part original gum, fine. Sassone 40, €500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) ItalyKingdom1889 45c. olive green mint part original gum, lower right corner repaired and regummed over repairing otherwise of fine appearance. Sassone 46, €1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Jamaica
Jamaica1938-52 2d. grey and green, variety 'c of 'ca' missing from watermark, lightly mounted mint; rare. S.G. 124cb, £1,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Jamaica1938-52 6d. grey and purple, block of four, [10/1] showing variety exhaust pipe and 1/- green and purple-brown, block of four [11/1] showing variety repaired chimney, both in lower-left corner blocks of four, the 1/- unmounted and the 6d. lightly mounted on upper pair only leaving the variety unmounted. S.G. 128aa, 130a, £1,100+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1903-04 10r. frame only die proof in black on white glazed card (60 x 90mm.), marked 'before hardening' at upper right and dated '11 may 03' at upper left; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1912-21 MCA 500r. green and red on green, large part original gum, fresh and bright colours; a superb example of this rare high value. S.G. 63, £45,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Script 1c. to 75c. small format group of eleven values, each in a block of four; fine mint. S.G. 76-86Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Script short set of the large format 1/- to £1 issues, nine values; large part original gum, some toning in places. S.G. 87-95, £486Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1922-27 Script £75 purple and grey, overprinted "specimen", pencil notation on reverse and central patch of gum missing, part original gum; fine appearance. S.G. 104s, £4,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1935-59 mint group on Hagner pages comprising 1935-37 Script set to £1, 1938-54 Script set to £1 and some mulitples with varieties including 1c. imprint block of ten showing retouched value tablet at upper-left, 1c. upper marginal block of six showing [2/5] break in bird's breast', 1c. corner plate number block of six with variety 'tadpole' flaw [10/8], 1c. pair showing damaged value tablet and a single plate number '2' example showing 'tadpole' flaw, a few other multiples including 5/- and 10/- blocks of four, 1947 Silver Wedding set and 1954-59 set to £1; fine min...
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 Script 20c. orange, 1/- yellowish-brown and 10/- blue frame only imperforate plate proof blocks of four, all with horizontal security lines struck through on unwatermarked paper; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1938-54 1/- black and brown, perf. 13x11¾ block of four, vignette plate 7B, R6/7 (upper left stamp) showing mountain retouch, superb unmounted mint and an appealing positional piece. S.G. 145a/ac, £1,400+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1960-62 group of frame only imperforate plate proofs in the issued colours for the 1/-, 1/30c., 2/-, 2/50c., 5/- and 10/- values; on ungummed white paper, a fine and rare groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika1965 '13th East African Safari Rally' group of imperforate plate proof pairs (9), both vignette and frame only for each value on gummed unwatermarked paper; fine and rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Labuan
(x) Labuan1885 (July) '2 cents' on 16c. blue, variety '2' inserted, small part original gum; scarce. S.G. 25b, £1,800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Liberia
(x) Liberia1892 (1 September) IssueWaterlow & Sons 8c President Johnson four complete sheets of 30, one regular issue, one sheet overprinted "O S", two sheets overprinted "OFFICIAL", fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1896 December IssueWaterlow & Sons printer's samples in different colours from issued stamps complete set, additional 8c block of fifteen and $5 complete sheet of ten all overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Specimen" and security punch hole.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1896 December Issue8c President Johnson selection of varieties including two inverted centers, one center printed sideways and a horizontal pair imperforate between, fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1896 December IssueWaterlow & Sons 10c President Johnson regular and overprinted "O S", interesting study with different perforations including complete sheet of 30. (total 144).Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1903 January IssuePerkins Bacon & Co. Lady Liberty 3c six colour trial die proofs in claret, deep claret, dark green, violet, dark brown and orange. Extremely fine and rare.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1903 January IssuePerkins Bacon & Co. Lady Liberty 3c archival plate proof block of nine in unissued color of rose, sunk mounted in card page numbered "PB525", fine.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1903 January IssuePerkins Bacon & Co. Lady Liberty 3c archival plate proof block of nine printed in the unissued color of blue, sunk mounted in card page numbered "D.005", fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1903 January IssuePerkins Bacon & Co. Lady Liberty 3c colour trial plate proofs, six singles and three pairs. One pair in issued color, others in unissued colours, fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1903 January IssuePerkins Bacon & Co. Lady Liberty 3c archival Specimens, 3c black and 3c green blocks of nine affixed to part ledger page, perforated "specimen", fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Liberia1903 January IssueLady Liberty 3c black and 3c green selection of perforated and imperforate stamps on white, buff or watermarked paper. (33).Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Luxembourg
(x) Luxembourg1859-63 30c. claret, unused, small part original gum, fine. S.G. 13, £450Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Luxembourg1859-63 37½c. green, private perforation visible all around, cancelled by part "luxembourg" d.s. fine. S.G. 14, £275Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Malaya - Johore
MalayaJohore1904-10 $100 green and ultramarine, superb unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 77, £700Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Malaya - Straits Settlements
(x) MalayaStraits Settlements1921-33 Script $100 black and carmine on blue, a mint example; a couple of lightly toned perfs, large part original gum; a good example of this rare high value. S.G. 240c, £11,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Malaya - Trengganu
MalayaTrengganu1938 Script $5 green and red on yellow, marginal from the left of the sheet, unmounted mint with small paper inclusion at upper left otherwise fine and of wonderful, bright colour. S.G. 44, £650Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Malta
(x) Malta1919 MCA 10/- black, lightly mounted mint; some very light ink offset on the reverse; a fine example of this difficult stamp. S.G. 96, £3,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Mauritius
(x) MauritiusA mint and used collection on Hagner pages including 1848-59 "post paid" 1d. worn impression used (2, poor), 1858-62 Britannia (4d.) used (cut into at right), (6d.) unused and used and (9d.) used (cut into at foot), 1860-72 Pence issues and later issues with a mixed range of values, mostly used and generally low denominations. Condition mixedSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Monaco
(x) MonacoFrance 1862-70 Issue 40c. orange horizontal strip of five cancelled by '2387' numeral in lozenge of dots obliterator of Monaco, minor peripheral toning otherwise fine and very rare multipleSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Monaco1888 (30 Mar.) France 15c. postal stationery envelope uprated with Monaco 40c. registered and addressed to Nice, cancelled by "monte-carlo pte de monaco" c.d.s. The reverse with arrival (31.3) c.d.s. Fine and scarceSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Monaco1933-37 45c. brick-red large part original gum, a couple of toned spots on the reverse otherwise fine. Yvert 123a, €550.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Monaco1937-43 selection (19) of imperf. blocks of four including 1937-39 1c. to 2.25fr.(no 15c.), and 1943 10c. to 70c., large part original gum, fine and scarce.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Monaco1985-92 group of mint perforated (1) and imperforate (9) miniature sheets including 1991 Centenary of the First Stamp featuring Albert 1st, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics (both perforated and imperforate) etc. very fine unmounted mintSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Monaco1985-92 group of mint perforated (1) and imperforate (12) miniature sheets including 1985 Centenary of the First Monagesque Stamp, 1989 25th Anniversary of the Princess Grace Foundation, 1988 Seoul Olympics, etc. very fine unmounted mintSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Nethgerlands
Netherlands1852-1994, mint and used collection on leaves, including 1852 5c. (7), 10c. (7), 15c. (4), 1864 15c. (5), 1867-69 with values to 50c. (4), 1869-76 2½c. fine mint, 1872-91 2g. 50, 1884 Postal Order receipt 1g. to 10g., 1891-94 50c., 1893-98 50c. and 1g., 1899-1910 2½g., 1913-18 Official set with both 1½c., 1920 2.50 on 10g. (both), 1921 Marine Insurance 15c. to 4½g., 1923 Accession 2½g., 1926-30 1g. to 5g., 1926-32 interrupted perfs., later issues, booklets, postal stationery, Telegraph stamps, etc., mixed condition.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information pleas...
New Hebrides
(x) New Hebrides1908 (Oct.) MCA 1d. red vertical strip of four from the top of the sheet, the lower most stamp with variety overprint omitted, unmounted mint with typical toned gum, fine and a striking example of this major rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 2a, £10,000+Notes: Only twelve examples of this variety are known with only eight surviving in se-tenant multiples.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
New Zealand
(x) New Zealand1855-58 blued paper, imperf 1d. red with good to very large margins with portion of adjoining stamp at foot, cancelled by clear strike of "14" barred obliterator. Fine. S.G. 4, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) New ZealandPostal Fiscals1935 £3.10/- rose on thick, opaque Cowan paper with horizontal mesh, lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. Signed Peter Holcombe and with his Certificate (1996). S.G. F165, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) New ZealandPostal Fiscals1935 £4.10/- deep olive-grey on thick, opaque chalk-surfaced Cowan paper, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Signed Peter Holcombe and with his Certificate (1996). S.G. F167, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) New ZealandPostal Fiscals1948 (Nov.) £3.10/- rose on Wiggins Teape chalk-surfaced paper with vertical mesh; very lightly mounted mint, fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (1996). S.G. F209, £4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) New ZealandPostal Fiscals1948 (Nov.) £3.10/- rose on Wiggins Teape chalk-surfaced paper with vertical mesh variety watermark inverted; lightly mounted mint, fine and rare. S.G. F209w, £4,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) New ZealandVictoria Land1911-13 ½d. deep green, lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. A2, £850Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Niger Coast
(x) Niger CoastOil Rivers Protectorate1893 (Dec.) 10/- in vermilion on 5d. dull purple and blue, large part original gum; fine and fresh example of tis rare stamp. S.G. 41, £6,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Norway
Norway1863-64 3skill. grey horizontal strip of three, tied by 'Bergen' d.s. to 1867 (20 May) entire letter to Amsterdam, carried on S.S. Anna at the 9skill. ship-letter rate; the face with "zeebrief/rotterdam" handstamp, and the reverse with Amsterdam arrival d.s. A most attractive and rare cover with F.C. Moldenhauer Certificate (1984) stating that at the time, there were only seven recorded examples of this franking. Facit 7, unpriced on cover.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia1853 1d. red-brown, clear margins on three sides, just touched at upper right, unused with some original gum, scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). S.G. 1, £3,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Papua
(x) Papua1897 (11 July) envelope (flap missing) to South British Insurance Co., Townsville bearing Queensland 1896 1d. vermilion vertical pair, tied by "b.n.g." in 8 bar oval, showing "port moresby/british new guinea" c.d.s. with Cooktown and arrival datestamps on reverseprovenance:Tim RybakSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Papua1899 (22 Nov.) envelope to Cooktown bearing Queensland 1897 2d. blue tied by poor 9 bar obliterator and showing "samarai/b.n.g." c.d.s. aongside with arrival datestamp on reverseSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Papua1907-10 Large "papua", watermark sideways 4d. black and sepia vertical strip of four with sheet margin at top where the paper is doubly perforated, showing mixed perfs. 11 and 12½, large part original gum and an extraordinary, iconic rarity. B.P.A. and Brandon Certificates (2016, 2003 respectively). S.G. 74, £16,000+Notes: This variety occured only on the top row comprising five columns in a single sheet. The printer considered that the misplaced line of perf. 11 needed to be corrected with a further line - perf. 12½. From this row of five, positions 1-3 form a poor horizontal strip...
(x) Papua New Guinea1962 5/- Patrol, prepared for use but not issued, a block of twenty from the foot of the sheet with current number '002892' in margin at left, some staining at right and foot mainly in the margins but also affecting four stamps, the rest unmounted mint; a rare multipleNote: This was the first Australian printed multicoloured stamp prepared for release in 1962 but withdrawn before public issue because of the design showing local native police carrying rifles in the Highlands. It was thought that this may cause a backlash considering past conflicts.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer...
Paraguay
(x) Paraguay1820-1898, an outstanding exhibition collection presented on 80 pages (5 exhibiting frames), featuring a comprehensive range of items from this period, including pre-philatelic covers, rare 1860 essays, plating study of the 1870 issue, with other highlights being "Number One" 1r. rose on an envelope addressed to Corrientes (Scott $2000), 1878 5c. surcharge with various used and mint examples, various colour essays, multiples and perforation varieties from 1879-1881. A stand-out piece is the sheet reconstruction of the 1881-1884 "1" surcharge on 1r. rose comprising four equally lar...
Portugal
Portugal1853-55, mint and used collection on pages, including 1853 5r., 50r., 1953 reprint set of four values in official folder, 1855-56 to 100r. (2), 1862-64 to 100r., 1866-67 curved label imperf. to 120r. (5), 1867-70 perf. to 240r. (3), 1870-84 straight label with values to 1000r. (2), 1882-87 500r. black, 1892-93 Provisorio overprints and surcharges, 1894 Prince Henry set, 1895-1905 Mouchon 150r., 1911-12 Republica overprints and surcharges, 1912-20 Ceres with better values, 1925 Castelo Branco set, 1926 Independence, 1926 Ceres set, 1927 and 1928 Independence, 1928-29 surcharges, 1930 4...
(x) Portugal1855-56 5r. red-brown, large margins; fine used. S.G. 10, £1,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Portuguese Colonies - Mozambique
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1936 Waterlow & Sons hand-painted stamp sized essay of the accepted 1c. design depicting a giraffe, in dark green and violet with details picked out in Chinese white; sunk into embossed 'waterlow & sons/ limited/ specimen' card (85 x 90mm.), manuscript notation 'Frame Wrong' in partially erased pencil and 'Yellow-Green' below also in pencil. 'DC' initials in pencil at lower right; superb and rareprovenance:John Sussex, November 1999Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1936 (11 May) Waterlow & Sons hand-painted essays (2) for a 20c. design, an accepted and an unaccepted design; the first 'accepted in green and black and the second annotated 'rejected' and in black and green, both depicting zebras, and with details picked out in Chinese white, affixed to part of Waterlow ledger page, trimmed from original file page (130 x 38mm.) which had pencil notations "20 Ctvos" and 'Rough Designs to give idea of what the stamps would look like. Recd 11/5/36'; superb and rareprovenance:John Sussex, November 1999Subject to 5% tax on...
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1936 Waterlow & Sons hand-painted essay of the rejected 2e. design in claret and brown depicting an elephant with details picked out in Chinese white, sunk into embossed 'waterlow & sons/ limited/ specimen' card (202 x 202 mm.); superb and rareprovenance:John Sussex, November 1999Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1936 (11 May) Waterlow & Sons hand-painted essays for the rejected 2e. design (2 essays), one in red-brown and green and the second in grey-blue and red-brown, both depicting an elephant and with details picked out in Chinese white, cut from the original Waterlow ledger page; superb and rareNote: These hand-painted essays represent two of the seven essays that were produced for the 2 Escudos value showing different Elephant designs. The 2 Escudos value was issued showing a Greater Kudu not an Elephant.provenance:John Sussex, November 1999Subject to 5% t...
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons proofs of the 1c Giraffe Design, including Master die proofs (4) and sample proofs in unissued colours (2) and overprinted U.P.U Specimen (1) on presentation pages. The Master die proofs from the John Sussex collection, Cavendish November 1999.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons plate proof blocks of the 1c Giraffe Design each with security punch hole. Includes multiple imperforate blocks without central Giraffe design and annotations in margins. Total fourteen multiples on presentation pages.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons complete set of 19 imperforate plate proofs of the frames only on two presentation pages, fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons complete set of 19 imperforate and perforate plate proofs of the issued design on presentation pages, fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons 10c Dhow design and 50c Crocodile design plate proof of the Frame without central design, imperforate and perforate plate proofs in blocks of four. 85c Vasco da Gama's Flagship design plate proof of the Frame without central design and imperforate plate proof in blocks of eight, perforated plate proof in block of nine. All with securtity punch holes.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons complete set of printer's samples in unissued colours perforated 12.5 overprinted "waterlow & sons ltd. specimen" with security punch hole, on presentation pages.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons complete set of 19 U.P.U. Specimens perforated 12.5 on presentation pages, fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons 10c Dhow, 70c Native Woman, 10E Sena Gate designs in unissued colours, each with imperforate sample proof without security punch hole, single and block of four of sample proof perforated 12.5 with security punch hole, extra copy of 70c.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique Company1937 (16 May) IssueWaterlow & Sons complete set in blocks of four, singles (except triangular issued stamps in tete-beche pairs) with additional blocks of eighteen of 30c, 40c, 45c, 50c, 85c, 1E. 1c Giraffe with overprinted "Imposto do Selo" (6). Plus 1939 President Carmona's Colonial Tour complete set in blocks of eight.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique CompanyCollectionsConsignment balance with large multiples, proofs and postal history. Additionally with some Rhodesia. (1000s).Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Portuguese ColoniesMozambique CompanyPostal HistoryA fabulous collection of twenty-one covers illustrating the different postage rates to Europe and USA, including one 15c Southern Africa printed matter rate cover.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island1869 (6 July) envelope to Portree, Isle of Skye bearing 1862-69, perf. 11½-12 3d. blue and 6d. yellow-green tied by barred numeral '13' and both cancelled by manuscript pen cancellations, the envelope struck with Liverpool paid packet d.s. additionally tying the 3d., the reverse with despatch and arrival d.s. Greene Certificate (2004). Fine and scarce.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Propaganda Forgeries
(x) Propaganda Forgeries1944, German Propaganda forgery block of twelve (4x3) on 1937 1d. stamps of Great Britain, overprinted "liquidation/of empire" Grenada, Rangoon, Bougainville, St. Vincent, Rabaul, Borneo, superb unmounted mint.FSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia1892-93 £5 sage-green and £10 brown, the £5 marginal from the left of the sheet; unused without gum, fine. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 12, 13, £4,850 (with gum)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Rhodesia1892-93 £5 sage-green and £10 brown and 1898-1908 £5 blue and £10 lilac, all unused without gum; fine. S.G. 12-13, 92-93Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1892-93 £5 sage-green and £10 brown and 1898-1908 £5 deep blue and £10 lilac, all unused without gum, fine. S.G. 12-13, 92-93Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Rhodesia1892-93 £5 sage-green and £10 brown and 1898-1908 £5 blue and £10 lilac, all unused without gum; fine. S.G. 12-13, 92-93Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Rhodesia1898-1908 Arms £5 deep blue and £10 lilac, horizontal pairs, the £10 with trimmed top margin; unused without gum, fine. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 92, 93, £15,000 (with gum)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14The set of eighteen values overprinted "specimen", the 1d. and 2d. values in vertical pairs (both without gum), 4d., 1/- and 2/6d. also without gum; several values with tone spots and a few other faults, still a useful group. S.G. £3,750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14A group of Clandestine Roulettes comprising single examples of 2½d., 6d., 3/- (2, shades), 5/- and £1, pairs of 3d. and 10/- values and blocks of four of 2½d. ( colour suffused) 3/- and 5/-; generally fine unless mentionedSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14½d. mint group on a Hagner page (15) comprising a range of shades with single examples of yellow-green, olive-green, apple green etc. and a block of six from the top of the sheet with part imprint (RJL 4, with some tone spots), good to fine unless mentioned, part to large part original gumSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14½d. pale green group, block of six from the upper-right corner of the sheet, [29] showing 'double dot' variety, a few blunt perfs at foot otherwise fine and mounted on the upper pair only. RJL 4 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 141d. mint group on a Hagner page (15) including bright carmine block of four [37-38, 47-48] and five single examples (5), 1d. carmine red vertical pair, 1d. rose-red and perf. 15 (2) shades; a good to fine groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142d. mint group on Hagner pages (45) including a range of SG and RSC listed shades and with a few multiples including marginal vertical strips of three (2), vertical pairs (2) and a horizontal pair; a range of plated examples with plate flaws including King's wisp and constellation flaw; a good to fine groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142d. black and grey-black, Hook headplate, showing "ghostly heads", part original gum, fine. RSC Bprovenance:Alan Uria, July 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142½d. mint group on a Hagner page (29) comprising a range of S.G. and RSC shades and including perf. 14 ultramarine block of sixteen and a block of four, also a range of single examples including perf. 15 and perf. 13½; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143d. mint group on a Hagner page (20) with a range of shades including purple and ochre, purple and yellow-ochre, magenta and ochre and violet and ochre as well as RSC shades, and with plate flaws including King's extra curl, printer's mark and rust flaw; also perf. 15 claret and pale yellow-ochre (slightly thinned at top); a good to fine groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143d. purple and ochre, long gash printing, a block of four from the right of the sheet, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 134Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 144d. mint group on a Hagner page (21) comprising a range of S.G. and RSC listed shades including brown-purple and orange, black and orange and with RSC B, C, E and F, also perf. 15 block of four; generally good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 145d. purple-brown and ochre "error of colour", thick ear printing, part disturbed original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). S.G. 141ab, £650Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 145d. lake-brown and green, hook printing, used with part clear double-ring datestamp; fine. S.G. 143a, £1,600provenance:PrattSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 145d. purple-brown and olive-green, long gash printing, cancelled by three strikes of 'salisbury/ s. rhodesia' double-ring datestamp; fine. S.G. 141aSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 145d. mint group on a Hagner page (11) comprising a range of shades including purple-brown and olive-green, purple-brown and olive-yellow, purple-brown and bright yellow olive-green and RSC A and RSC B; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 146d. mint group on a Hagner page (20) including a range of single examples in varying shades (16) and a block of four; shades including red-brown and mauve, yellow-brown and mauve, brown and purple and bright chestnut and mauve, also RSC A, B, D, E and H as identified by the collector; good to fine. Two with CertificatesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue6d. brown and purple, hook headplate, upper-left block of four [1-2/ 6-7], a few minor foxing marks otherwise fine mint. S.G. 144/145 groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 148d. mint group on a Hagner page (12) comprising perf. 14 examples (6) in varying shades including dull purple and purple and greenish black and purple, also perf. 13½ examples (6) one with BPA Cert.; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 1410d. mint group on a Hagner page (16) comprising a range of single examples in varying shades including scarlet and reddish mauve, carmine and deep purple (one with Brandon Cert.) and including RSC B, C and D as identified by the collector; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 141/- mint group on a Hagner page (21) with a range of listed shades including grey-black and deep blue-green, black and deep blue-green, black and pale blue-green etc. as well as RSC listed shades including A, C (ex Montgomery and Baillie), D, F (ex Baillie), G and H as identified by the collector; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142/- mint group on a Hagner page (7) including black and ultramarine, black and dull blue and examples of RSC B (colour suffused and no gum), C and D; good to fine unless mentionedSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head Issue2/6d. dull brownish black and carmine red, hook headplate, part original gum; fine. RSC ASubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 142/6d. mint group on a Hagner page (15) with a range of shades including black and lake, black and crimson, sepia and deep crimson and black and rose-carmine as well as a number of RSC shades including RSC B (with Hensman Cert.), C, D, E and F; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143/- green and violet (shades) (2), fine mint. S.G. 158 var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143/- bright green and magenta, short gash headplate, showing medal marks; fine mint. S.G. 158a, £1,300Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143/- bright green and magenta, short gash headplate, a couple of very faint gum bends not affecting the fine appearance; large part original gum. S.G. 158a, £1,300Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 143/- bluish green and (pale) dull claret, short gash headplate, fine and very lightly mounted mint. RSC CSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 145/- mint group on a Hagner page (10) comprising a range of shades with vermilion and deep green, scarlet and pale yellow-green, crimson and yellow-green, deep carmine-red and yellow-green (Ex Baillie) and other shades including RSC C, E and F as identified by the collector; good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. carmine and pale blue, long gash printing, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 160b, £550Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. carmine and bright so-called 'Recketts' blue, short gash printing, used with clear 'bulawayo/ s. rhodesia' c.d.s., a good example. S.G. 162, £1,500Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. carmine and bright blue, long gash printing, from the right of the sheet; fresh colour, large part original gum, fine. RSC ASubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. deep rose-red and bright grey-blue, hook printing, [13] showing printer's mark at upper left; large part original gum, fine. RSC CSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. carmine-red and blue group, mid gash printing, shallow thin at top otherwise fine and fresh with large part original gum. RSC FSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 147/6d. carmine and blue (shades) mint group (4) comprising examples identified by the collector as carmine and light blue (S.G. 161) and RSC shades 'C', 'D' (creased) and 'E'; good to fine unless mentionedSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 1410/- deep myrtle and orange, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 163, £650Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 1410/- deep slate-green and deep orange, long gash headplate, good colour; fine mint. S.G. 164 var./ RSC Aprovenance:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006, Lot 535Robert M. Gibbs, 1987, Lot 1351Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 1410/- bottle green and reddish orange, mid gash headplate, unplated; fine mint. RSC BSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 1410/- green and orange (shades) mint group (4) including deep myrtle and orange, blue-green and orange and deep slate-green and deep orange; good to fine mint. S.G. 163/164 and RSC A and B groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 carmine-red and bluish-black, long gash printing, well-centred and with large part original gum; fine. S.G. 165, £1,900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 rose-scarlet and bluish-black, mid gash printing, well-centred and fresh appearance; large part original gum. S.G. 166, £1,900Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 crimson and slate-black, long gash printing, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 166a, £2,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 carmine-vermilion and (pale) blue-black, long gash headplate, large part original gum; fine. RSC A var.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 (deep) brown-lake and blue-black, long gash printing, part original gum with hinge remnant; scarce. RSC Dprovenance:Apollonia, Grosvenor 2007 (Lot 365)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 bright carmine and bluish slate, long gash printing, large part original gum; fine. RSC ESubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 red-brown and deep greenish slate, long gash printing, large part original gum; well-centred and fine, rare. RSC Fprovenance:Apollonia, Grosvenor 2007 (Lot 374)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14£1 deep rose-red and grey-black, short gash printing, faint crease not affecting the appearance, large part original gum; a good example of this rare shade. RSC Iprovenance:Robert M. Gibbs, 1987Sir Gawaine Baillie, 2006Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 155d. lake-brown and olive, no gash printing, large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2004). S.G. 175, £750Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 13½1d. bright carmine, large part original gum, a few short perfs. at foot otherwise fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (2002). S.G. 183, £2,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 13½8d. grey-black and purple, long gash printing, a block of four from the left of the sheet, lightly mounted on the upper pair only; fine. S.G. 185provenance:Gerald SimpsonRobert M. GibbsSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCollectionsThe balance of a used collection in two stockbooks in a small box including ½d. value with a range of cancellations and a few multiples, 1d. with perf. 14, 15 and 13½ examples and a perf. 14 block of four, 2½d. with perf. 14 block of four and horizontal pair and perf. 15 single example, 2d. with a good range of single examples with a variety of postmarks and shades, 3d. with a group of file copies with security punch holes and a range of used examples including both perf. 14 and 15 and with RSC listed shades, 4d. with perf. 14 block of six, file cop...
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1910 (17 Dec.) British South Africa Company long Registered envelope to Germany bearing 1909-12 ½d. green and 1d. carmine-rose used in combination with ½d. yellow-green (S.G. 119), 1d. bright carmine (S.G. 123) and 2d. black and slate-grey (S.G. 128), envelope with heavy central filing fold not affecting the adhesives; very early use of the Double Heads on cover, showing examples of the first printings used just a month after issue. See Memoir 26, Pg. 13. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for...
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1911 (21 Dec.) envelope addressed locally bearing 2d. and 3d., both long gash printing and both [2] marginal examples with part imprint showing long gash in Queen's ear used in combination with 2½d.[2] marginal with part imprint, all tied by 'salisbury' c.d.s., the stamps affected by some foxing, nevertheless rare varieties used on cover. Illustrated and discussed in Memoir 26, pg. 45Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1912 (26 Apr.) large envelope Registered to Gotha, Germany bearing Arms 3d., 1909-12 2d., 2½d, 3d., 6d. and 1/- in combination with Double Head ½d., 1d., 2d., 2½d., 4d. and 6d. all tied by 'salisbury/ s.rhodesia' cancellations, 'gotha' arrival handstamp on the reverse, some faint foxing marks and some creasing and folds, a rare and attractive franking. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1912 (31 May) small envelope to Wolverfontein Station, Graaf-Reinet Line bearing ½d. and 1d. (2) all tied by 'victoria falls/ s. rhodesia' c.d.s. and with 'paarl' double-ring alongside, some minor foxing though still an attractive frankingSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1912 (27 Aug.) 1d. red on blue Arms Letter Card to Germany uprated with perf. 14 3d. magenta and ochre, tied by two strikes of 'victoria falls/ s. rhodesia' c.d.s.; fine. S.G. 136 etc.provenance:Robert M. Gibbs, 1987Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1912 (6 Sept.) Kiderlen envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing long gash 10d. scarlet and reddish-mauve neatly cancelled by two 'registered/ bulawayo' single-circle datestamps, registration label at left; the reverse with despatch, London (28.9) and Ulm (29.9) c.d.s.; fine and rare. S.G. 149. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1913 (28 Nov.) Kiderlen' envelope registered from Bulawayo to Germany, bearing 2½d. chalky blue (S.G. 133), short gash 3d. dull reddish purple and brownish-ochre (RSC A), long gash 4d. black and orange (S.G. 140) and long gash 5d. purple-brown and olive-yellow (S.G. 141a), all cancelled with "regd bulawayo/ rhodesia" single-ring relief datestamps, registration label at left, arrival c.d.s. (24.12) on the reverse. A rare and colourful franking. See Memoir 26, Pg. 87. Photoprovenance:Clive Wolpert, April 2000Alan Uria, July 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s...
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCovers1920 (26 Apr.) 'Oswald Marsh' envelope sent Registered bearing 2½d. (3) all tied by 'victoria falls/ s.rhodesia' cancellations and with a further strike alongside, Victoria Falls Registration label numbered '165' in pink below; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueCoversA small group of cards and covers (4) comprising two postcards both bearing ½d. (shades) one cancelled 'umtali' and the second cancelled 'victoria falls', 1911 (May) envelope to England bearing 1d. tied by 'salisbury' c.d.s. and envelope to London bearing 2d. tied by 'umtali' c.d.s. (a little foxed in places); a useful groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueRevenue UsageA group of Revenue documents (5) all bearing £1 values comprising 1919 typewritten receipt bearing Arms 5/- and 10/- in combination with Double Head perf. 14 £1 pair and Admiral 2/- pair; 1911 (Oct.) and 1912 (Jun.) Prospecting Licenses bearing perf. 14 £1 values both tied by 'mines office' cachets, 1917 (Aug.) Antenuptial Contract bearing 1/- and £1 (RSC I) tied by 'deeds registry office/ bulawayo' cachet; and 1920 Antenuptial Contract bearing perf. 15 £1 (RSC F); a good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view...
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueRevenue UsageA group of Revenue documents (5) comprising three typewritten documents all bearing 1/- values, 1912 Quitrent Receipt bearing 7/6d. (3) and a 1912 Plaintiff's Declaration bearing 10/- pair; a good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia1910-13 Double Head IssueRevenue UsageA trio of documents comprising 1911 (Nov.) Court Summons document bearing Arms 3d. (5) in combination with Double Head ½d., 3d. and 4d. all with manuscript cancellations in red; 1912 (Dec.) 'W. Bridgman' auction invoice bearing ½d. pair with manuscript cancellations and 1914 (Feb.) handwritten affidavit bearing 1d. with manuscript cancellation; a good group (3)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Russia
(x) Russia1858-1964 valuable almost complete mint collection neatly arranged in five KA-BE hingeless albums including 1858 10k. (3), two with pen cancels, one with Andrew Farberov certificate (2009) for mint original gum, 1865 very rare 20k. Telegraph stamp unused without gum with Lothar Eisold certificate (1999), 1920s and 1930s well represented with some perforation specialisation including 1935 Moscow San Francisco flight 1r. (3), also miniature sheets including 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate and perforated, 1949 Marshal Stalin 70th Birthday (4). Generally fine and with many unmounted,...
(x) Russia1858 perf. 14½-15n 20k. orange and deep blue, a lightly used example; fine and scarce. S.G. 3, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Russia1858 Watermark large '3', 30kr. rose-red and green, unused without gum, fine and scarce. Scott 4 $5,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Saar
SaarMint and used collection on pages, many hundreds, including 1920 overprints on Germany to 1m., 1921 to 25m., 5pf. horizontal tête-bêche pair, 1921 to 5f. on 25m., 1922 to 5m., 1926-32 set, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932 Christmas Charity sets, 1933 Disaster set, 1934 Postage, Air and Charity sets, 1948 Flood Relief Postage and Air set cancelled, 1950 Stamp Day,1950 Council of Europe Postage and Air (mint and used), later issues, etc., a few annotated forgeries, chiefly fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Samoa
(x) Samoa1839 (5 Nov.) entire letter headed "Upolu" from John Williams (martyred on Erromanga just fifteen days later), to London, the face struck with red "paid ship letter/sydney" oval d.s. for May 1840, charged "8" (UK letter rate) and "3" as unpaid on arrival, the reverse with boxed "india letter/hastings" in red and London receiving d.s. Vertical filing fold otherwise fine, intact and scarce.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Saudi Arabia
(x) Saudi Arabia1970-72 Officials Stamps 1p. to 100p. set of seventeen, each value in a complete sheet of one hundred (10x10) unmounted mint with fresh original gum. The 6p. value is the rare watermark (S.G. Wmk70). Minor imperfections on the margins as expected, otherwise very fine. A World class rarity, a great addition for the Gulf Area connoisseur. Scott O48-O62, S.G. O1040-O1054 £463,100!. Photo for the 100p.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Somaliland
(x) Somaliland Protectorate1903 (1 Sept. - 2 Nov.)3r. brown and green with sheet margin at right and interpanneau margin at foot showing variety "somal.land", R3/4, original gum with only the slightly trace of hingeing, a most attractive example. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). S.G. 23d, £950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
South Africa
(x) South Africa1913-24 ½d. to 10/- almost complete set overprinted or handstamped "specimen" and £1 pale olive-green and red, as issued; large part original gum, fine. S.G. 3s-16s, 17aSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaDarmstadt Trials1929 'Booysen' 1d. essays (8) comprising imperforate in black (3) a single and a horizontal pair, and a single perforated example and imperforate horizontal pairs in red-brown and purple, all on gummed unwatermarked paper; fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaDarmstadt Trials1929 group of Hunter Penrose dummy stamps (16) comprising a range of inks and papers including Dix 19 through to 33; the English Orange Ink example (Dix 29) with small nick at lower right corner; otherwise a fine groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaDarmstadt Trials1929 group of Hunter Penrose dummy cigarette labels comprising a group of strips and blocks on two Hagner pages, Dix 1 to 18; generally good to fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) South AfricaDarmstadt Trials1929 specialised study of the 1d. Ship type including vignette-only imperforate pairs (3) a strip of four, blocks of four, eight, nine and corner block of twenty; perforated vignette only singles, pairs and a block of four; further imperforate blocks; followed by a range of perforated and imperforate frame-only blocks and pairs on various papers and with a range of ink types from the trials, notably including Dix 45 block of twenty-four on ungummed paper, Dix 46 block of twenty-four on ungummed paper, etc. also a range of the complete stamp design including Dix...
Spain
(x) Spain1854 (1 Jan- Nov.) 2c. green on thin paper, unused without gum, tiny upper right corner crease not affecting the fine appearance. Exfima Certificate (1978). S.G. 32, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Spain1868-1931 mint group comprising 1868 'habilitado/ por la/ nacion.' in black on 19c. pale rose, 1931 900th Anniversary of Montserrat Monastery set of thirteen to 10p. and 1928 Andorra perf. 13 x12½ 2c. to 1p part set of ten; all good to fine mint. S.G. 116, 713A-725A, 1B-11B, £2,900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Spain1869 block of ten (5x2) on ungummed paper from the upper part of the sheet showing at right 4c. block of six printed in black and t left block of four left blank but partially doubly perforated, the reverse showing the vignette with the Queen's profile in red on eight stamps and at top requisition number N. 135. Some creasing and splits, nevertheless a most unusual item.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Spain1950 General Franco's Canary Island VisitAir 10c. on 25p. with figures on the reverse, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 1151, £800Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Spain1950 General Franco's Canary Island VisitAir 10c. on 25p. without figures on the reverse, large part original gum; expert handstamp on the reverse, fine and rare. Comex Certificate (2000). S.G. 1151a, £5,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Spain1950 General Franco's Canary Island VisitAir 10c. on 25p. without figures on the reverse used in combination with 10c. on 50c. and 10c. on 1p. on printed First Day Cover (23 Oct. 1950) tied by 'correro aereo' handstamps, a little toned in places but a rare cover. S.G. 1149B, 1150B, 1151a; also 1941 (21 Dec.) Censored envelope to Philadelphia bearing semipostal Aero 10p. + 4p. blue and purple imperforate tied by 'correo aero' hexagonal cachet; rareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
St. Helena
(x) St. Helena1922-37 MCA £1 grey and purple on red and Script 15/- grey and purple on blue; large part original gum, fine. S.G. 96, 113, £1,550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) St. Helena1961 (12 Oct.) Tristan Relief 2½c. +3d. to 10c. + 1/- set of four, all but the 10c. + 1/- marginal; lightly mounted mint, fine and very rare. A.P.S. Certificates (1972) for each value. S.G. 172-175, £8,000Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Switzerland
SwitzerlandMint and used collection in a green album, issues to about 1971, including a range of stampless Official entires, Cantonal issues with Zurich 1843 background of horizontal lines 6r. (2, one with R.P.S. Certificate 1996), Geneva 1846-48 5c. Large Eagle on blue-green (2, one with R.P.S. Certificate 1993), Transitional Period Geneva (Vaud) 1850 5c. (R.P.S. Certificate 1972), 1851 5c. (R.P.S. Certificate 1994), an extensive range of forgeries, Federal issues 1850-51 Orts Post 2½r., Poste Locale 2½r. (3), 1850 Rayon I 5r.(7), Rayon II 10r. (26), 1851 Rayon I 5r. (20 with a strip of three...
SwitzerlandMint or unused collection on leaves, including 1851 Rayon I 5r., Seated Helvetias with 2r. (2), 5r.(3), 20r. (3) and 40r., 1862-64 10c., 1867-78 30c. (both shades), 50c., 1881 granite paper 50c. double impression, one inverted (Ausser Kurs), 1882-99 plain paper 2c., 5c., 12c. (2), granite paper 15c. lemon (4), 1882-1903 Standing Helvetias, a wonderful array arranged by the different perfs. with values to 3f., 1908-40 with values to 3f., 1903-33 with tête-bêche pairs with the scarce 5c. type II, 1914-18 3f. green, 10f. mauve, 1915 80c. on 70c. broken "8", 1918 Officials (both types)...
SwitzerlandMint and used collection on leaves, including National Fete with 1940 and 1942 miniature sheets, Pro-Patria, Pro-Juventute with 1941 miniature sheet cancelled on piece, Air Mails with 1919-20 50c. on card, 1923-40 set, first flight covers, semi-official vignettes, Officials with 1918 seriffed overprint thick loop 7½c. (B.P.A. Certificate 1967), Postage Dues, Franco Prussian with 1871 "Gratis" (6, with a pair), Campione, International Organisations with United Nations 1950 set, Telegraphs, etc., chiefly fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Term...
(x) Switzerland1841 'Basel Dove' 2½c. proof in vermilion and green, some light soiling and toning, clear to good margins and part original gum; a good example of this scarce proof. S.G. note after B1, £8,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Switzerland1850 Poste Locale 2½Rp. type 38, close but clear to large margins all round, neatly cancelled by rosette obliterator, a tiny crease at lower left corner otherwise fine. Zum 14I, CHF 1,950. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Switzerland1935-37 Airmail 10c. on 15c. light green and green block of four, variety surcharge inverted, unmounted mint. A wonderful exhibition showpiece of superlative quality, extremely scarce as a multiple from the one sheet of fifty, small expert handstamp on the reverse of each stamp and one with small ink mark. S.G. 359a, £40,000+; Zum. 20. 1A.09, CHF 68,000 +provenance:"Doyen", Spink, October 2020Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
SwitzerlandHotel PostsCollection (230+) on pages, including Belalp with 1873-83 5c. brown- orange (Zumstein 3a) used on piece with Seated Helvetia 25c., 5c. violet (Zumstein 4) mint block of 8, Bellevue 1897-99 (-) black-green, Engelberg 1880 black on yellow (Zumstein 3) used, Maderaner Tal, Murren 1897 (-) violet, (-) grey-black (fault at foot) on card to London, and an unused illustrated card, Rigi 1870-80 10c. (5), St. Moritz 1892 (-) (Zumstein III), Kurort Stoss 1871-94 (-) violet (Zumstein 2), (-) blue-green (Zumstein 7, Ex Dr. Leeman), etc., unused and used, mixed condition. A most un...
Tobago
Trinidad and TobagoTobago1879 CC 5/- slate, large part original gum; fine. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 5, £950Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transjordan
Transjordan1933 Pictorial 1m. to £P1 set of fourteen, fine mint. S.G. 208-221, £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transjordan1933 Pictorial 1m. to £P1 set of fourteen, the £P1 on large piece, fine used. S.G. 208-221, £2,250Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal
Transvaal1870 (May) Otto, thin paper, imperf 1d. brown-lake with small margins on three sides, outer frameline touched at top, unused without gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 1, £750. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (May) Otto, thin paper, imperf 6d. bright ultramarine with good margins, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 2, £500. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (May) Otto, thin paper, imperf 1/- deep green with good to large margins, boldly cancelled with concentric rings, very fine. S.G. 3, £1,250. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (May) Otto, thin paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. brick-red, 1d. orange-red, 6d. bright ultramarine and 6d. pale ultramarine, all unused, the last without gum, the others with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 4a, 4b, 5, 5a, £805Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1870 (May) Otto, thin paper, fine roulette 15½ to 16 1/- emerald-green, 1870 (May-July) Viljoen, thin gummed paper imperf 6d. dull ultramarine, fine roulette 15½ to 16 6d. dull ultramarine, thick hard paper, imperf 1/- yellow-green, fine roulette 15½ to 16 6d. ultramarine, medium paper fine roulette 15½ to 16 6d. deep ultramarine and 1/- deep green, and 1872-74 Borrius, fine roulette 15½ to 16, thin transparent paper 6d. ultramarine and 1/- green; fine used. S.G. 6b, 9, 11, 14, 16, 19b, 20, 27, 28; £1,550Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms an...
Transvaal1870 (May) - (July) Viljoen, thin gummed paper imperf 1d. dull rose-red and 1d. carmine-red, and wide roulette 6½ 1d. carmine-red, thick hard paper, imperf 1d. pale rose-red and 1d. carmine-red, medium paper fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. carmine-red, 1d. crimson and 6d. ultramarine, 1870-71 Borrius, stout paper, imperf 1d. black, fine roulette 1d. pair, 6d. blackish blue, 1871 (July) Otto thin paper fine roulette 15½ to 16 3d. pale reddish lilac and 1872-74 Borrius, fine roulette 15½ to 16 thin transparent paper 1d. bright carmine, all unused, fine. S.G. 8, 8b, 13, 13a, 18a, 18b, 19, 2...
Transvaal1877-79 overprinted "v.r./transvaal" se-tenant with "v.r./Transvaal", imperf 1d. red on orange pair, unused without gum, overprinted "v.r./Transvaal", imperf 3d. mauve on green pair [L33-34], lightly cancelled, and 1879 (Aug.-Sept.) overprinted small "v.r./Transvaal", imperf 1d. red on orange pair with margin at left [L1-2] unused with large part original gum, the right stamp with black mark on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 117e, 119, 147b, £615Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1877-79 "v.r./Transvaal", fine roulette 15½ to 16 1d. red on blue block of four, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 122, £680Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Transvaal1885 (May - Aug.) "halve penny" reading up on 1/- green, a block of four containing a tête-bêche pair, unused with large part original gum, the upper pair with top central hinge remnant, fine. S.G. 189/189a, £1,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Transvaal1903 CA £5 orange-brown and violet, lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 259, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
TransvaalRevenue Stamps1878 Bourne Head 6d., 1/- blue, 5/- and £1 top marginal blocks of eight (4x2), 1/6d. block of four and top right corner strip of four, 2/6d. and £2 top marginal blocks of nine, and 10/- block of six (3x2), all unused without gum, lovely colours, fine. Barefoot 31, 32, 34-40, £293Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Trinidad
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad1852-60 Fourth Issue 1d. blue, three good margins and cut-into at foot, tied to small piece by numeral '1' and Fifth Issue 1d. grey, good even margins and light cancellation at lower left; good to fine. Behr Certificates (2016) for both. S.G. 18, 19, £1,450Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Turkey
(x) Turkey1863 Postage Due 20pa. black on red, 2pi. black on red and 5pi. black on red, all unused; some usual paper imperfections otherwise fine. Scott J1, J3-J4Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
United States of America
United States of America1856 (27 Nov.) envelope from Alken, South Carolina to Buness, Isle of Unst, Shetlands bearing 3c. red and 10c. green vertical pair (Types 2 and 3), all tied by "aiken/nov/27/s.c." d.s., the face with 19c. charge mark (16c. packet rate, 3c. inland delivery) in red alongside America/paid/liverpool d.s., ultimately underpaid by 1c. (the rate to the UK being 24c., hence manuscript "Paid" covering the 1c. collected in cash, the reverse with Aberdeen 16.12.56 and Lerwick 26.12.56 d.s., both in green. Envelope with usual defects though attractive and scarce.Subject to 20% VAT...
Vatican
(x) Vatican1934 surcharge 1l. 30 on 1l. 25, the proof printing with the surcharge in thinner figures, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet; super and the rarest stamp of the Vatican. Sassone 36A, €45,000provenance:"Doyen", Spink, October 2020Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Venezuela
(x) VenezuelaBritish Post Office1869 (Jan. 23) cover from La Guaira to Orotava (Canary Islands, Spain), prepaid with red “La-Guaya/Paid” c.d.s., erroneously sent to England via St. Thomas, and therefore struck with rare red “Missent-To/St-Thomas” framed h.s. and three-line “Missent/To/England” h.s., rated in manuscript with red pencil, backstamped in transit at St. Thomas and on arrival in Spain. Part of the letter torn away, still of overall fine appeance and an exceptional usage.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) VenezuelaBritish Post Office1874 (Feb. 8) entire letter from La Guaira to Veracruz (Mexico), being initially forwarded through the Venezuelan P.O. of La Guaira with double circle in blue at top right, franked at the British Consular P.O. with 4d. vermilion, pl. 13, cleanly tied by “C60” obliterator, and also very unusually tied by the accompanying La Guaira c.d.s., backstamped at St. Thomas. Although adhesives were introduced at La Guaira in 1865, the “C60” cancel is not recorded until 1873. Probably the finest available example of this very scarce usage. Cert. Club Filatélico de Caracas (...
(x) VenezuelaBritish Post Office1844-77, choice group of eleven covers, including Anglo-French accountancy markings featuring articles 12 (2), 13 (3) and 18, with British d.s. of Puerto Cabello and La Guaira, including one unusual Venezuelan “Páez” pre-philatelic marking, one Panama transit, prepaid c.d.s. of La Guaira and Ciudad Bolivar. An interesting and varied group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) VenezuelaFrench Post Office1868-79, group of six covers showing the octagonal d.s. of either La Guaira or Puerto Cabello, of which three franked, one bearing Cérès 80c. used at Puerto Cabello and two with type “Sage” 1fr. used at La Guaira. A difficult assembly.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) VenezuelaFrench Post Office1875 (14 Apr.) cover from Puerto Cabello to Caracas endorsed “p Caravelle”, bearing France 1870 40c. orange (defective at base), paying the portion of the journey to La Guaira, tied by anchor lozenge, in combination with 1873 1/2r. rose, tied by La Guaira double circle, with an additional strike unusually tying the French franking as well, showing French framed “P.P.” and neat “Porto-Cabello” octagonal d.s. alongside. A rare usage. Cert. Club Filatélico de Caracas (1997). Scott 42.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) VenezuelaFrench Post Office1876 (6 June) cover from Caracas to Paris, franked by 1875 1/2r. rose, two margins touched or cut into, tied by “Correos/Caracas/De Venezuela” oval hs paying the single weight rate from Caracas to the French Consular Agency of La Guaira, in combination with France 1870 25c. blue vertical strip of four, tied by anchor lozenges, making up the 1 franc single rate up to 15 gr., with “La Guayra/6 Juin 76” octagonal datestamp (Salles fig. 1374) alongside. A very rare combination franking. Cert. Club Filatélico de Caracas (1997). Scott 45.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Pr...
(x) Venezuela1877 (19 June) entire letter from La Guaira to Veracruz (Mexico) carried at double rate, paying the local postage to the French P.O. of La Guaira with well margined pair of 1875 1r. vermilion, tied by undated double circle on dispatch, with concessionary inter-West Indies rate paid by France 1870 40c. orange (2), tied by “La Guayra” octagonal d.s., struck again at left, showing red French “Venezuela/Paq. Fr. B N°1” alongside, and “Ligne B/Paq. Fr. N°4” octagon in black on reverse. A very rare double-rate usage and combination franking. Cert. Club Filatélico de Caracas (1997. Scot...
(x) Venezuela1877 (6 July) cover to Como (Italy), franked at left with 1873 2r. yellow, a marginal example from the left of the sheet with two touched or cut slightly into margins, tied by undated double circle on dispatch and paying postage for carriage between the Venezuelan P.O. at La Guaira and the French Consular agency in the same city, with France “Sage” 1fr. Green-olive at right for the single rate up to 15 grams for onward transmission, tied by “La Guayra” octagonal d.s. (Salles fig. 1374) in blue, repeated adjacent, showing on reverse “Ligne A” (Colon-St. Nazaire), Milan-Chiasso and...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar1895-96 ½a. blue-green, variety 'Zanzidar', a used example, a little foxed in places. Behr Certificate (2016). S.G. 3j, £700Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1899-1901 group of imperforate plate proofs on ungummed watermarked paper in the issued colours (15) comprising ½a. to 7½a. in corner pairs, 8a. pair and 1r. to 5r. marginal examples each from the foot of the sheets; very fine and attractive. S.G. 188-204Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Zanzibar1908-09 5r. imperforate proof in issued colour and overprinted "specimen", affixed to card (115x67mm.) dated "1908", fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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