Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 11th November 2011 Time: 12:30PM
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Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment
Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 3
830
1922-31 Admirals, mint booklet panes comprising 1c panes of six (2) and four, 2c panes of six and four and 3c pane of four all with selvedge, the 2c pane of six with small stain to one stamp, otherwise mainly fine. Also 1950-51 KGVI 1c - 4c booklet panes of three, mint. S.G. £599. (10). £80-100
831
1953-64 Definitives, the mint and used collection in an album and two stockbooks with many plate blocks, booklets and booklet panes, coils, precancels, official overprints, multiples and sheets, minor errors and varieties, perforation shifts, stamp packs, coil joins, various paper, phosphor and gum types, F.D.Cs, etc., an interesting and detailed study. S.G. 450/71, etc. (100s). £250-300
832
1962-73 Definitives, mint and used study in four stockbooks with 1962-64 and 1967-73 issues including booklets and booklet panes, coils, various gums, phosphors and papers, phosphor errors, plate blocks, precancels, F.D.Cs, a few complete sheets, 1962-64 4c and 5c singles mint both apparently imperf, etc. An interesting and detailed study. S.G. 527/34, 579/610. (100s). £250-300
833
1972-78 Definitives, mint and used study mounted on pages, contained in seven ring binders, various papers, gums and phosphors, errors including misplaced phosphors, misplaced perfs, preprinting paper crease on the 2c, 50c booklet pane with repeated "10" value vertically on right 10c pair, other booklets and booklet panes, blocks and sheets, plate blocks, precancels, F.D.C, etc., an interesting and detailed study. S.G. 693/711. (100s). £250-300
834
1977-86 Definitives, mint and used study in two stockbooks, various papers, gums and phosphors, errors including 14c with Queen's Head double, 30c missing phosphor, 32c block of four with Queen's Head double, 12c coil strip of four with two vertical rows of perfs missing, 12c coil pair with double vertical perfs, 1981 30c ('A') coil pair with double vertical perfs, other misperf and phosphor errors, also many booklets and booklet panes, precancels, blocks and sheets, F.D.Cs, and two further stockbooks containing a range of 1972-2002 definitives with some booklets. An interesting and detailed study. S.G. 856/85c. (100s). £280-320
835
1982-2001 Definitives, mint and used study on album pages, contained in 16 ring binders, with issues featuring heritage artefacts (S.G. 1054/69), Houses of Parliament or Queen Elizabeth (S.G. 1147/62h), mammals (S.G. 1261/76c), edible berries and fruit trees (S.G. 1460/78), $1 - $8 mammals (S.G. 1756/8), or the maple leaf (S.G. 1783, 1836/40), an extensive and detailed collection with imprint blocks, booklets, coils, booklet panes, F.D.Cs, sheets, various papers, gums and phosphors, misperf and phosphor errors, etc. (100s). £300-350
836
Cancellations. QV-KGVI Canada and Newfoundland stamps selected for their cancellations including corks, coloured cancels, squared circles, R.P.Os, ship and maritime cancels, crown cancels, some foreign cancels, Newfoundland 1880 5c blue with "PAID / AT / ST. JOHNS / NEWFOUNDLAND" crowned circle in black (an exceptional late use), mainly KGV or earlier with a good lot of QV Small Queens, some pieces and a few covers included. Viewing highly recommended. (500+). £350-500

Newfoundland

837
1910 John Guy Tercentenary 5c (Cupids) engraved Die Proof in black, die sunk on paper, laid down on thin card, slightly reduced to 80x85mm. This die was engraved by Macdonald &Sons, the stamps being printed by lithography by Whitehead, Morris & Co. Ltd. A fine and very scarce die proof. Photo on page 123. £350-450
838
1910 John Guy Tercentenary 15c (King George V) engraved Die Proof in black, die sunk on paper with a seagull watermark, 104x134mm. This die was engraved by Macdonald & Sons, the stamps being printed by lithography by Whitehead, Morris & Co. Ltd. A fine and very scarce die proof. Photo on page 123. £400-500
839
1910 John Guy Tercentenary 15c (King George V) engraved Die Proof in black, die sunk on watermarked paper, 104x134mm, identical to the previous lot but unfortunately with three heavy horizontal folds (one of which crosses the stamp impression), a few small stain spots around the edges of the proof and thinned towards the base, the thinning and stains well clear of the stamp impression, still a very scarce die proof. £150-200

CEYLON

(Also see lots 481, 1201, 1202)

840
1912-35 KGV Used collection neatly mounted in an S.G. Plymouth album, the 1912-25 Multiple Crown CA 2c - 20r including all 1r and 2r papers, the four 5r papers (2 of each), 10r (both dies) and 20r (3), 1921-32 Multiple Script CA 1c - 20r with die I 50c (2), 5r and 20r, 1927-29 10r (2), etc., condition generally very fine. S.G. £2,000++. (205 + 2 covers). Photo on page 140. £350-400
841
1935 Silver Jubilee 20c, variety "dot to left of chapel", tiny tone mark to one perforation, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 381g, £350. Photo on page 140. £100-120
842
1935-47 Mint and used issues on album pages including 1937 Coronation sets perfined "SPECIMEN" (2 sets), 1938-49 2c perf 131/2x13 mint, etc. £100-120
843
1938-49 KGVI Issues in mint imprint or plate number blocks of four or more, comprising definitive issue imprint blocks of the 2c perf 131/2 (2) or perf 12, 3c perf 131/2 (2, shades), 10c upright watermark, 15c upright watermark, 25c upright watermark, 30c upright and sideways watermarks, 50c perf 12, 1r upright watermark, 2r black and carmine, and plate blocks of the 2c perf 11x111/2 and perf 12, 3c perf 11x111/2 (block of 20) or perf 12 (block of ten) and 20c. Also 1941 3c on 6c imprint block and plate blocks of six (plate 2a), eight (plate "4 5"), 30 (plate 3a, with imprint) or 48 (2 blocks with imprint, plates "4a 4a" and "4a 5a"), 1946 Victory 6c plate A1 pair and 15c plate A1 block of 15, 1947 New Constitution 10c imprint strip, and an imperforate plate proof block of the 1938-49 3c frame only on blue line unwatermarked wove paper. A good lot, some unmounted. (27 blocks). £250-300
844
1938-49 Definitives in complete unmounted mint sheets of 60 comprising 2c perf 131/2 plate "2B 7" (2B altered from 1B), 5c perf 12 plates "2A 3A" and "2B 3B", 6c plate "36 40", 15c sideways watermark plates "2a 2a" (2 sheets), 20c plates "2 4" and "2 5", and 3c on 6c plate "4a 4a", the 3c surcharge sheet split in two, the others folded along one row of perforations. (9 sheets). £250-300
845
1900-80s Covers and cards, the majority post 1947, but with a few useful earlier items including KGV covers sent air mail to Germany franked 80c or registered with "TOO LATE" handstamp franked 29c, also official mail, registered, postcards, F.D.Cs, etc. (250+). £100-120
846
1937-47 KGVI Covers, mainly commercial mail but with some First Day Covers, including WW2 censors, Red Cross cachets on Red Cross message scheme covers (3), parcel tags, sample post, 1943 cover carried by U.S diplomatic bag and cancelled in Washington D.C, parcel labels, reply coupon, postcards, registered mail, various cancels and rates. (263). £300-350
847
WW2 Forces mail including stampless covers, honour envelopes and air letters, covers bearing KGV or KGVI Ceylon or India stamps, with Indian F.P.O datestamps lettered "A", "B", "C" or "D" (10) or numbered (31, various numbers), British or South African F.P.Os, or R.A.F Ceylon or Colombo (9), also a few pieces. (52). £200-250

Postal Stationery

848
QV Pence Envelopes. 1857 Envelopes comprising 1d blue, 6d brown-violet, 8d black-brown and 1/- yellow with a single flower within a circle embossed on the flaps, and 1d blue, 2d green, 9d brown-violet and 2/- deep blue envelopes with a wreath of flowers in a circle embossed on the flaps, the second 1d envelope a little stained, otherwise all fine unused, a very scarce group. (8). Photo on page 129. £500-600
849
QV Envelopes. 1885-88 5 Cents surcharges on 4c envelopes, the well written up study, with unused and used examples of all recorded surcharge types, in both red and black, some inverted and sideways surcharges, 18 envelopes used, three uprated with adhesives. (52). £250-300
850
KGV Wrappers. 1928 1 cent on 2c surcharge with an additional 1c stamp added alongside, overprinted "SPECIMEN" across both the adhesive and stationery stamp, very unusual and scarce so fine. Also 1928 2 cents on 3c surcharge wrapper fine unused. (2). £80-100
851
KGVI & QEII Stationery. KGVI 5c Postcards unused or used (10, both types, various stock), 5c postcards for use to India in rose (9, all used) or red (one unused, 27 used), 5c envelopes used (3, various papers and sizes), 6c envelopes unused or used (12), size H formula registration envelopes used (3), and aerogrammes unused or used (5). Also QEII envelopes (4), postcards (14), aerogrammes (11) and a formula registration envelope. (102). £150-200

CHINA

852
1913 Chinese Imperial Post Parcel Post Customs declaration form, completed for a parcel of Christmas toys sent to London with a Peking c.d.s, bilingual boxed "DUTY PAID" and blue boxed "TO PAY DUTY / Slip No.", a yellow "Shanghai, Parcel passing through London" label applied, unusual. Also Express Letter 1913 10c stamp (single part) used with Peking c.d.s, and 1914 stamp (five parts) mint, small hole and thins to left two parts. (3). £60-80

CYPRUS

(Also see lots 124, 125)

853
1880-1961 QV-QEII Stamps including Cyprus overprints (7, used 1/- with faults), 1882-86 "1/2" surcharges (4, used, with 1886 6mm between fractions), 1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule 3/4pi - 45pi mint with 11/2pi in a half sheet of 30, 1955-60 QEII 15m bistre and indigo (S.G. 177a) mint singles (3, two unmounted) and an unmounted mint block of six, 1960-61 Republic overprint set mint, also 1969-78 covers (38, mainly F.D.Cs). S.G. £800 (approx). £150-180
854
Mint and used selection in a stockbook including QV overprints, 1882 "1/2" on Crown CA 1/2pi fine mint, 30pa on 1pi rose used, 1892-94 die II 4pi mint (3) and used (5) and 12pi mint and used, 1894-96 issue mint and used to 18pi, both KEVII issues mint to 18pi, 1924-28 issue mint to 90pi with additional 18pi (2), 45pi, 1932 50th Anniversary of British Rule issue mint and used to 45pi, 1934 set used, 1955-60 QEII sets mint (2) with additional 500m (3) and £1 (3), etc. £200-250
855
1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule 3/4pi - £1 set of ten superb unmounted mint, several marginal including 1pi and 11/2pi with sheet numbers, the £1 corner marginal. S.G. 123/132, £300+. Photo on page 131. £120-140
856
1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule 3/4pi - £1 set of ten superb unmounted mint, most marginal including £1, the 4pi with part imprint. S.G. 123/132, £300+. Photo on page 131. £120-140
857
1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule 3/4pi - £1 set of ten and 1934 1/4pi - 45pi set of eleven, fine mint. S.G. 123/143, £470. (21). Photo on page 117. £140-160
858
1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule issue used on covers comprising unusual registered O.H.M.S cover to Italy insured for £70·5·8 franked 1pi (2) + 18pi and bearing a red "INSURED / (VALEUR DECLAREE)" label; 21/2pi registration envelopes to Belgium uprated 21/2pi or to England uprated 11/2pi; O.H.M.S cover to Canada franked 11/2pi; cover to Germany franked 21/2pi; and registered cover to England franked 4pi, also a revenue document bearing 3/4pi pair. Two covers with fine "Island Postmaster" wax seals, the 18pi a scarce stamp on cover. (7). £160-200
859
1937-1961 KGVI and QEII sets superb unmounted mint, several marginal stamps including KGVI 90pi, £1 and 1955-60 QEII 500m and £1 corner marginal, the last two with sheet numbers, others with plate numbers. S.G. 148/171, 173/202, £542. (60). £140-160
860
1938-1961 KGVI and QEII sets superb unmounted mint, some marginal including KGVI £1 corner marginal. S.G. 151-202, £535. (57). £130-150
861
1955-60 2m - £1 Set of 15 in superb unmounted mint blocks of four, the 2m - 500m all corner marginal. S.G. 173/187, £440. (15 blocks). £130-150
862
1960-61 Republic overprints, set of 15 superb unmounted mint, used values to 250m including all three shades of the 15m (the scarce olive-green and indigo shade on piece with 1971 B.P.A Certificate), and covers (12) illustrating various postal rates including scarce folded newspaper sent locally franked 2m (the local newspaper rate increasing in August 1961, this stamp therefore only possible as a single franking for one year), later 3m local printed matter rate, etc., three covers with Rural Service cancels. S.G. 188/202. (12 covers + 34 stamps). £120-140
863
1960-2009 Extensive mint, used and F.D.C accumulation in stockbooks and sheet folders with many complete or part sheets and blocks, booklets, miniature sheets, "SPECIMEN" overprint sets, Turkish Cyprus issues, many Europa sets, better issues noted including 1960-61 overprint sets to £1 mint (4) and used (2), 1962 sets to £1 mint and used, 1963 Boy Scouts miniature sheet mint (3), etc. (1,000s). £400-500
864
Kyrenia. 1885 1pi Postal stationery postcard to England cancelled by "974" numeral with "KYRENIA / CYPRUS" c.d.s alongside, a scarce numeral cancel on entire. Photo on page 129. £160-200
865
Kyrenia. 1892-1942 Covers and cards from Kyrenia including QV 1pi postal stationery postcards (2) or reply card all cancelled by superb "KYRENIA / CYPRUS" c.d.s of 1892 (2) or 1902 (year omitted), 1908 picture postcard from Nicosia with fine Kyrenia arrival c.d.s, later double circle or oval Registered datestamps including a very unusual 1942 Cyprus A.R card sent from Kyrenia to Trinidad and back, also an unused postcard of Kyrenia harbour and single QV or KEVII stamps cancelled "974" (4) or Kyrenia c.d.s (6). (13 covers + 10 stamps). £200-240
866
Returned Letter Office. 1897 1/2pi Newspaper wrapper from Nicosia to Egypt endorsed "Non Reclame" with fine "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / CYPRUS" c.d.s, and 1959 Registered R.L.O envelope to Israel with "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / NICOSIA" c.d.s. (2). £70-80
867
Cancellations. QV-KGV Stamps with selected cancels including Rural Service (24), numerals including "D47" (4), "D48" (2), "981" (3) and "982" (2), squared circles including Rizokarpaso (7), Lefka (3), Vatili (2), Zii, Kythrea, Morphou, Lefkoniko, Lefkara and Tricomo, also QV postal stationery with squared circles of Larnaca (6) or Nikosia, and a few later stamps or covers, most of the cancels unusually fine. (105 stamps + 10 covers). £200-240
868
Cancellations. QV-KGVI Stamps with selected cancels in a stockbook including many Rural Service cancels, numerals with "974", "D47", "D48", circular datestamps, squared circles with Lapithos, Lefka, Rizokarpaso, Tricomo, Vatili and Zii, R.P.O datestamps and numerals "5" and "6", Paquebot, Sea Post Office c.d.s, etc., a useful lot. (623). £200-250
869
Postal Stationery. 1907 QV 1/2pi + 1/2pi Reply postcard uprated with KEVII 30pa each tied by Nikosia squared circle, sent to Germany with arrival c.d.s, message in Greek, the reply half still attached. £60-70
870
Telegraphs. 1906 "Eastern Telegraph Company, Limited. Cyprus Station" message forms printed in blue or red (5), four of these with "PLATRES" cachet, the messages received from Famagusta, Asswan, Limassol, Alexandria or Khartoum. (6). £100-120
871
Revenues. 1883 Watermark Garter 8d, block "VR" 2/- and script "VR" 1/- and 5/-, 1pi (2) and 2pi revenue stamps and 1882-86 die I 6pi postage stamp all handstamped "POSTAL / SURCHARGE" (one stamp struck twice) and cancelled by Larnaca c.d.s or squared circles. (8). £60-80
872
Revenues. 1878-81 Watermark Large Garter 1d - 6d and script "VR" 1/-, 2/- (corner fault), 5/- and 10/- partially affixed by their own gum to two pieces, each stamp overprinted "SPECIMEN" (GB type 9). (8). Photo on page 140. £130-150
873
Revenues. 1878-81 Watermark Large Garter 1d - 6d and script "VR" 1/- - 10/- partially affixed by their own gum to three pieces, each stamp overprinted "SPECIMEN" (GB type 9), the 2d and 3d with perfs trimmed at one side, 6d creased, 10/- with corner fault. (9). £130-150

DENMARK

874
1841 - 1868 Letters and covers including prestamp mail (10), covers franked by 1854-62 imperf 2s or 4s (17 on 16 covers), 1863 rouletted 4s (2), 1864-70 issues (11 covers), 1870-74 4s (2) or 1875-1901 ore issues (3 covers), also a postal stationery envelope, piece, and stamps (12). Many from Schleswig-Holstein or offices in North Germany including Hamburg (10), Kiel (2), Flensburg (2), etc., handstamps include black boxed "DANEMARCK" and blue semi-circular framed "AUS / DAENEMARK" applied at Hamburg. A good lot. (45 covers + 13 stamps/pieces). £400-500
875
T.P.Os/Railway Cancels. 1856-75 Entires and covers with T.P.O cancellations or backstamps (41) or railway station cancels (14, one in manuscript), bearing 1854-62 imperf 2s pair or 4s (25, on 24 covers), rouletted 1863 4s (3 covers), 1864-70 issues (13 covers, one in combination with imperf 1857 8s) or postal stationery (2), 1870-74 4s or 1875 8ore, also stampless covers (7), 1861 incoming cover from Austria, pieces (3) and stamps (17). Many from Schleswig-Holstein or Danish offices in North Germany including Kiel, Altona, etc. A good lot with numeral cancels, circular datestamps and duplexs. (55 covers + 20 stamps/pieces). £500-700

Schleswig-Holstein Wars, 1848-66

876
Danish Forces. 1848-50 First War with Prussia, stampless forces mail with oval "SCHLESWIG-HOLST / FELDPOST" datestamps (3), and 1851-60 stampless covers to or from Danish forces in Schleswig-Holstein (9) including Danish T.P.O datestamps (6), datestamps of the Danish P.O in Hamburg and Altona, etc. Also a partly printed Danish military order from the 1864 second war with Prussia (when Denmark lost the territory to Prussia). (13). £200-250
877
Austrian Forces. 1864 Stampless covers with "K.K FELDPOST / No. 1" c.d.s, one registered with "FRANCO" handstamp and Feldpost wax seal, the other from Pilsen with two Feldpost datestamps applied upon redirection to Kolding and oval "MILITAIR / PLATZ COMMANDO / ZU / SCHLESWIG" cachet. Some faults, nevertheless scarce, Austrian forces were allied to the Prussians during the 1864 war with Denmark, when the Danes lost the territory of Schleswig-Holstein. (2). £100-120
878
Prussian Forces. 1848-66 Stampless forces mail including scarce 1848 First Schleswig-Holstein War entire with superb double ring "KONIGL. PREUSS / FELDPOST"; 1864-65 entires from the second war (when Prussia captured Schleswig-Holstein from the Danes) with various Feldpost datestamps (5, one also with fine army cachet); and 1866 entires from the war with Austria, with army cachets (2) or scarce boxed "WARTHA / REG. BEZ. BRESLAU" datestamp. Also 1866 army orders (2) and a telegram requesting a call up of a further 76 men, three unused printed forces envelopes and pages from Punch with cartoons regarding the 1864 war. (15). £200-250

EGYPT

(Also see lots 131-137, 443, 444)

879
1866-1956 Mint and used collection in an album including 1922 100m with single Star and Crescent watermark used, 1925 Geographical Congress set mint, 1926 Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition set used, 1931 Zeppelin pair mint, 1933 Railway Congress set mint, 1934 UPU Congress set used, 1938 King Farouk £E1 unmounted mint, 1952 postage set mint with "King of Egypt and Sudan" overprint, 1953 postage set mint with King Farouk portrait obliterated by overprint of bars, useful Palestine overprints with 1953 postage set and air 100m with King Farouk's portrait obliterated by overprint of bars all mint, etc. A useful collection, a few stamps stained, the better stamps generally fine. S.G. £1,500+. (100s). Photo on page 131. £240-300
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 11th November 2011 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited:
Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment
Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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