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| 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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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
| 780 | |||
| 10/- Mint, examples of all eight printings including the first printing in green and deep lake (S.G. 119), second printing in blue-green and red (S.G. 119a), and third line perf printing in dull yellow-green and dull carmine (S.G. 119b). S.G. £1,468. (8). Photo on page 117. £250-350 |
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| 781 | |||
| 10/- Mint selection with examples of all printings including first printing in green and deep lake (S.G. 119), second printing in bluish green and deep red (2, S.G. 119a) and the third line perf 14 printing (S.G. 119b, with 2001 PFSA Certificate), various shades, the perf 13 printings including a pair and three blocks of four, some unmounted. (31). £500-700 |
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| 782 | |||
| 10/- Green and deep lake on pale emerald, first printing, fine mint. With B.P.A Certificate (1952). S.G. 119, £450. Photo on page 117. £100-120 |
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| 783 | |||
| 10/- Green and deep lake on pale emerald, first printing, fine mint. S.G. 119, £450. Photo on page 117. £100-120 |
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| 784 | |||
| 10/- First printing in green and deep lake and second printing in bluish green and deep red both fine mint. S.G. 119/a, £675. (2). £130-160 |
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| 785 | |||
| 10/- Line perf 14, third printing in yellow green and carmine on ordinary paper, fine mint. S.G. 119b, £500. Photo on page 117. £100-120 |
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| 786 | |||
| 10/- Mint study including pairs (2) and blocks of four (2, one a plate block) all with Head Plate flaws comprising HPF 4, 8(a-c), 11a, 16a, 28a, 31, 47a, 48, 52 (2), 54 (2), 56 and 59b, various printings, perfs and shades, some unmounted, some written up on album pages. (21). £250-300 |
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| 787 | |||
| 10/- First printing in green and deep lake and fourth printing in yellow-green and deep red both with frame flaw 37, fine mint. S.G. £520+. (2). Photo on page 117. £120-140 |
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| 788 | |||
| 12/6 Mint, examples of all twelve printings including the first printing in deep grey and brownish orange (S.G. 120), second and third printings in greenish-grey and brownish orange or greenish-grey and pale brownish orange (S.G. 120a) and the scarce seventh printing in grey and yellow (S.G. 120d, the so-called "Lemon" shade, with 1990 Brandon Certificate). S.G. £2,520. (12). Photo on page 117. £400-600 |
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| 789 | |||
| 12/6 Mint selection with most printings and all S.G. listed shades including first printing in deep grey and brownish orange, scarce seventh printing in grey and yellow (the so-called "Lemon" shade, with 1952 B.P.A Certificate), two others with R.P.S Certificates, some unmounted. (18). Photo on page 117. £500-700 |
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| 790 | |||
| 12/6 Seventh printing in grey and yellow, the so-called "Lemon" shade, fine mint. With B.P.A Certificate (1984). S.G. 120d, £700. Photo on page 117. £100-120 |
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| 791 | |||
| 12/6 Seventh printing in grey and yellow, the so-called "Lemon" shade, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 120d, £700. Photo on page 117. £160-200 |
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| 792 | |||
| 12/6 Seventh printing in grey and yellow, the so-called "Lemon" shade, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 120d, £700. Photo on page 117. £160-200 |
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| 793 | |||
| 12/6 Mint study all with Head Plate flaws comprising HPF 1a, 2a/c, 10a/11, 12(a-c), 13, 20, 21b, 22b, 25, 28a, 29a/c, 47a, 49a/c, 50, 52, 54 and 59ii, various printings, perfs and shades including the scarce seventh printing in grey and yellow (S.G. 120d, the so-called lemon shade, with HPF 29a-c, tone spot but unmounted), a good lot. (19). Photo on page 117. £450-600 |
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| 794 | |||
| £1 Mint, examples of all eight printings including the first printing in pale reddish-purple and black (S.G. 121) and perf 13 eighth printing in bright violet and black (S.G. 121e). S.G. £810. (8). £160-200 |
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| 795 | |||
| £1 Mint selection with all printings, the majority unmounted, several marginal with three pairs, one from the fourth printing with plate number "1". A good lot that includes two examples of both the first printing (one unmounted with 1952 B.P.A Certificate) and eighth printing (both unmounted). (21). Photo on page 117. £500-700 |
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| 796 | |||
| £1 Mint study all with Head Plate flaws comprising HPF 8b, 9ii, 11, 13, 20b (2), 25 (2), 36iii, 37, 49a, 50 and 56, the majority unmounted, various printings, shades and perfs. (13). £260-300 |
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| 797 | |||
| £1 Perf 14 marginal blocks of four unmounted mint, from the second printing (2, positions 3-4, 15-16 without flaws, or 41-42, 53-54 with HPF 54) or the fourth printing with HPF 10b, 21b, 21e. (3 blocks). £240-280 |
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| 798 | |||
£1 Perf 13 corner marginal blocks of four, seventh and eighth printing from positions 1-2, 13-14 with HPF 2a/c/d, 13b, 14a/b both unmounted mint, also seventh printing plate block with HPF 47a, 59b and 60, mounted on the upper two stamps only. (3 blocks). £200-240Covers and Postal History |
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| 799 | |||
| 1938 (Jan 20) Registered First Day Cover from Hamilton to England bearing the first printing 2/-, 2/6, 5/- and 10/-, the 10/- (S.G. 119, £325) with scarce frame flaw 12a, fine and scarce. £200-240 |
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| 800 | |||
| 1941 Registered J.E Lea cover from Hamilton bearing second printing 10/-, fifth printing 12/6 and marginal first printing £1 with plate number, scarce on cover. £200-240 |
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| 801 | |||
| 2/- Rate to England. 1940 Cover from St. Georges with a single first printing 2/-, fine green Bermuda censor cachet number 23. £100-120 |
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| 802 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to England. 1940-51 Covers with single 2/- frankings (8), or uprated to 2/3 (registered), 2/6, 3/9 (registered) or 5/7 (philatelic and overfranked, censored), various printings. (12). £300-400 |
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| 803 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to England. 1946 Cover from Ireland Island bearing KGVI 3d, 1/6 (3) and 2/- pair paying the 7 x 1/3 rate of 8/9 for a letter weighing up to 31/2oz, an unusual high rate. £100-120 |
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| 804 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to England. 1941 (Nov 26) Cover from Ireland Island bearing 13 stamps totalling 10/3 including a pair of the fourth printing line perf 2/- (S.G. 116b, £190), an early use of the line perf 2/- which is scarce on cover. £150-180 |
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| 805 | |||
| 2/- Rate to Ireland. 1944 Registered airmail cover to Monkstown bearing a single marginal 2/- (fifth printing on mottled paper) tied by St. Georges c.d.s, with Bermuda, British and Irish censor labels, backstamped at Hamilton, London and Dublin. Opened out, otherwise fine, an unusual triple censored cover which has a "V" and bulldog printed on the flap. Photo on page 110. £140-180 |
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| 806 | |||
2/- Frankings to Europe. 1945 Registered cover from the Portuguese Vice-Consulate in Hamilton to the Ministry of War in Lisbon bearing KGVI 3d and three 2/- stamps paying the quadruple rate of 6/- + 3d registration fee, fine and unusual. Also 1938 cover to Switzerland bearing 1936 1/2d, 6d and 1938 KGVI 1d - 2/- all tied by Southampton datestamps, and 1946 cover to Switzerland bearing a single 2/- tied by St. Georges c.d.s. (3). £150-180 |
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| 807 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to Canada & USA. 1941-51 Covers comprising single 2/- frankings on registered covers from Hamilton to Nova Scotia or Somerset Bridge to USA; censored 1943 cover to USA franked KGVI 11/2d, 1/- and 2/- (fifth printing) paying the 5 x 71/2d rate of 3/11/2; registered 1949 cover to USA bearing KGVI 3d, 1/- and 2/-; and an unusual registered 1951 cover to USA franked KGVI 3d and 2/- with "COLLECT 10c POSTAGE DUE / FOR CUSTOMS SERVICE" cachet and a U.S 10c postage due stamp applied. (5). £250-350 |
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| 808 | |||
| 2/- Rate to Trinidad. 1944 Registered airmail cover from St. Georges to the Royal Naval Air Station at Piarco, Trinidad bearing a single 2/- (fifth printing), censored with P.C 90 Opened by Examiner label, backstamped at New York and Trinidad. An attractive cover to an unusual destination. Photo on page 119. £100-120 |
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| 809 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to Dutch West Indies. 1943 Cover to San Nicolas franked KGVI 3d and 2/- (fifth printing) with P.C 90 Opened by Examiner label and "GEZIEN / CURACAO / CENSUUR" cachet, and six 1946-48 covers to Saba each franked by a single 2/-, all with Curacao backstamps, a fine group to an unusual destination. (7). £300-400 |
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| 810 | |||
| 2/- Rate to Guatemala. 1943 Registered cover to Quirigua bearing a single 2/-, with P.C 90 Opened by Examiner label and provisional registration label of Hamilton (the place name inserted in manuscript), backstamped at New York and Guatemala. Also a 1944 cover registered to the same address and paid 1/9, with 1936 1/6 and 1938 KGVI 3d. An unusual destination. (2). Photo on page 119. £160-200 |
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| 811 | |||
| 4/- Rate to Chile. 1943 Registered cover from Flatts to Punta Arenas bearing a pair of the fifth printing 2/- paying the airmail rate of 3/9 + 3d registration. Backstamped at Miami, New York and Magallanes, with P.C 90 Opened by Examiner label, an unusual destination. Photo on page 119. £180-220 |
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| 812 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to British Africa. 1949 Commercial cover from Hamilton to Cape Town paid 5/-, franked by KGVI 2/-, 1948 Stamp Centenary 6d (2), and four cut-out 6d stationery stamps from aerogrammes, very unusual. Also 1952 cover from Mangrove Bay to Nigeria franked 2/-, edge faults. (2). £100-120 |
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| 813 | |||
| 2/- Franking to Lebanon. 1948 F Size KGVI 3d registration envelope uprated with a single 2/- on the front and 71/2d pair on reverse, paying the 3/6 registered rate, Tripoli arrival backstamps, fine and unusual. Photo on page 119. £100-140 |
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| 814 | |||
| 2/- Frankings to New Zealand. 1949 Registered cover franked by KGVI 2/- and 1948 3d, backstamped at New York, San Francisco, Auckland and (upon redirection) at Mount Maunganui. Also 1952 covers to Frankton franked by a single 2/- or by KGVI 3d + 2/-, the last overpaid by 3d, possibly intended to be registered. (3). £100-120 |
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| 815 | |||
| 2/- and 2/6 Frankings to Argentina. 1941-42 Airmail covers from Hamilton to Buenos Ayres paid at the 3/9 rate, the first bearing KGVI 3d, 1/- and 2/6, the second cover bearing 1936 1/6 and 1938 KGVI 3d and 2/-, censored with P.C 90 Opened by Examiner label. The 1942 cover torn upon opening, otherwise fine and an unusual destination. (2). £200-250 |
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| 816 | |||
| 2/- + 2/6 Franking to Argentina. 1938 Airmail cover from Hamilton to Rosario franked by first printing 2/- and 2/6, a fine and scarce franking paying the 4/6 rate. Photo on page 119. £150-180 |
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| 817 | |||
| 2/6 Frankings. 1944 Registered cover to England franked 1936 1/6 and 1938 KGVI 21/2d, 71/2d, 1/- and 2/6 paying the 5/10 rate. Also a part 1945 airmail cover (reduced at left) apparently addressed to "Poste Restante, Bermuda" with six stamps totally 7/9 including KGVI 2/- and 2/6, all cancelled at Hamilton, backstamped at Warwick. (2). £80-100 |
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| 818 | |||
| 2/6 Frankings to USA. c.1947 Registered O.H.M.S front from Hamilton franked by five KGVI 2/6 stamps from the sixth printing, paying the rate for a package weighing 12oz (at 6d per 1/2oz + 6d registration), with oval "U.S CUSTOMS / PASSED FREE / B.L. / Port of NEW YORK" cachet. A scarce high franking. £100-120 |
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| 819 | |||
| 2/6 Frankings to Ceylon. 1947 Registered airmail covers to Colombo franked at the 3/6 rate, paid by KGVI 1/- + 2/6 or 1946 Victory 3d block of four + 2/6, both with boxed "R / ST. GEORGES / BERMUDA / No. –" cachets in red or black. An unusual destination. (2). £180-220 |
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| 820 | |||
| 5/- Frankings to USA or Canada. 1947-50 Covers to the USA (2, one registered) or Canada (registered) all franked by a single 5/-, and 1950 registered cover to USA franked 2/- and 5/-, the cover to Canada with a Canadian Customs Duty Free cachet, one 5/- stamp with Head Plate flaw 4a. (4). £280-350 |
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| 821 | |||
| 10/- Rate to England. 1947 Registered cover from Ireland Island bearing third printing line perf 10/- (S.G. 119b, £120), a scarce stamp on cover, a fine and attractive single franking. Photo on page 119. £200-240 |
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| 822 | |||
| 10/- Franking to England. 1942 Large registered cover paid 10/9 (six times 1/9 rate + 3d registration, weighing up to 3oz), franked by KGVI 2d (3), 21/2d and 10/-. Handstamped "PERMIT FILED" with "L.P.S / 4 SEP. 1943 / CUSTOMS / AND / EXCISE" cachet. A scarce commercial use of the 10/- paying the correct rate. £100-120 |
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| 823 | |||
| £1 Franking to Ireland. 1944 Registered cover to Monkstown bearing a marginal £1 tied by St. Georges c.d.s, British and Irish censor labels, backstamped at London and Dublin with a "V" and bulldog printed on the flap. A fine and scarce cover. Photo on page 119. £150-180 |
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| 824 | |||
£1 Franking to USA. 1948 Registered cover to New York bearing a single £1 (fourth printing in deep purple and jet black on salmon paper), with violet boxed "R / G.P.O - HAMILTON / BERMUDA / No. " and arrival backstamps, fine and scarce on cover. Photo on page 119. £150-180BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS |
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| 825 | |||
1914-23 Multiple Crown CA 5/- on yellow paper corner block of four with plate number "1" unmounted mint, and 5/- on orange-buff paper in a marginal block of four with plate number "2", lightly mounted, also 2/6 unmounted mint marginal singles with plate number "1" or "2". S.G. 35, 36, 36a, £379+. (10). £100-120BRITISH SOMALILAND(Also see lots 430-433) |
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| 826 | |||
1903 (July 29) Long registered cover to India bearing QV 1/2a - 5r set of 13 with British Somaliland overprint at the top, each stamp cancelled by "BERBERA" c.d.s with boxed "R / BERBERA". Backstamped "ADEN / REG", Sea Post Office and upon arrival in India with oval void handstamp probably applied on the Sea Post Office, the registration number written within. Photo on page 129. £250-300BULGARIA |
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| 827 | |||
1879-85 Selection comprising 1879 50c, 1881 5st-30st, 1884 black "3" on 10st, red "5" on 30st and "15" on 25st surcharges all used, and scarce black "50" surcharge on 1f unused, mainly fine. S.G. £1,471. (10). Photo on page 140. £100-150BURMA |
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| 828 | |||
1891-1947 Covers and cards with various cancels, the majority pre 1937 on Indian stamps or stationery, QV and KEVII cancels including Dedaye, Eime, Dike-U, Gyobingauk, etc., also some stamps and pieces, many covers toned or stained though a number are fine. (130 covers). £250-350CANADA |
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| 829 | |||
| 1897 Jubilee 1/2c - $5 set of 16 mint, large part original gum, heavy hinge remnants, the $3 with oblique paper tear/thin and $5 with corner crease, otherwise mainly fine with good colours, also the 1c - 3c in mint blocks of four. S.G. 121/140, £4,676. (28). Photo on page 140 £600-700 |
| 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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