Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 30)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 26th October 2012 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing at Stampex:
Wednesday 26th September 11.30am to 7pm
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th September 10am to 5pm
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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Auction Lots - Page 1

ORDER OF SALE


Great Britain
   Stamps 1 - 70
   Officials, Postal Fiscals, College Stamps, G.B Used Abroad, Isle of Man 71 - 77
G.B Postal History
   Cancellations 78 - 80
   Corsini Correspondence & other 16th/17th Century Letters 81 - 104
   1934-36 KGV Photogravure Issue Postal History 105 - 107
   Advertising Envelopes, Advertising Rings 108 - 120
   Air Mails, Coffee Houses, Exhibitions, Forwarding Agents, Frees 121 - 129
   Maritime Mail, including Ship Letters, Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet,
     Pleasure Steamer Cachets, Foreign Sea Post Offices to G.B. 130 - 160
   Military, Naval & Campaign mail, including Napoleonic War P.O.W Mail 161 - 183
   Mulreadys & Propaganda Envelopes 184 - 196
   Pictorial Envelopes, including a fine collection of Handpainted Envelopes 197 - 240
   Postage Due Mail, Postal Reform, Postal Stationery, Railways/T.P.Os 241 - 255
   Royalty - Postal History, Signed Letters, Photos and Christmas Cards 256 - 284
   Uniform 4d Post 285 - 302
   Valentines - a fine collection of 1810-65 Postally Used Lettersheets & Cards 303 - 351
Maps, Autographs, Ephemera & Banknotes, including Coaching Notices 352 - 363
Stamp Boxes and Seals 364 - 367
Ottoman Empire Postal History - the collection featuring Postmarks from Turkey,
    Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Holy Land, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Roumania,
     Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Yugoslavia 368 - 459
Worldwide & British Empire Stamps & Covers 460 - 471
Advertising Envelopes, Air Mails, Boy Scouts, Forwarding Agents 472 - 480
Revenues, Telegraphs, Locals & Cinderellas, Wreck Covers 481 - 489
Albania, Antigua, Argentina, Ascension 490 - 496
Australia and States 497 - 509
Austria, Bahamas, Bechuanaland 510 - 527
Belgian Congo, Brunei, Cameroons, Canada, Ceylon 528 - 542
China 543 - 555
Cook Islands, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Falkland Islands, Finland 556 - 572
France, Martinique Postal History 573 - 608
Germany & Colonies 609 - 619
Gibraltar, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Gold Coast, Greece, Greenland 620 - 627
Grenada, Hawaii, Hong Kong 628 - 640
India, featuring Air Mails, Prestamp Mail, Campaign Mail & a fine stamp collection 641 - 700
Iraq, Ireland 701 - 713
Italy, Japan, KUT, Korea, Kuwait, Liberia 714 - 726
Malaya, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Guinea 727 - 736
New Zealand, Nigerias, North Borneo, Norway, Nyasaland, Palestine, Poland 737 - 746
Rhodesia, Northern & Southern Rhodesia 747 - 772
Roumania, Russia, St. Helena, St. Vincent, San Marino, Saudi Arabia 773 - 786
South Africa
   Mixed Lots 787 - 792
   Boer War, featuring Pietersburg 793 - 801
   Cape of Good Hope, Griqualand, Natal featuring Postal Stationery 802 - 812
   O.F.S featuring a V.R.I Overprint collection, Transvaal 813 - 816
   Union of South Africa, featuring a collection of the 1926 4d Triangular 817 - 861
South West Africa, Spain, Sudan 862 - 874
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tonga, USA 875 - 889

GREAT BRITAIN

1
1840-1970 Mint and used collection in three S.G. albums with a used 1d black plate 4 (four margins, very close at left), 1948-70 Commemoratives unmounted mint (just missing a few QEII phosphor issues), etc. £180-220
2
1840-1984 Mint and used collection in three albums including 1840 1d blacks (2) and a 2d blue; 1841 1d red block of four and 2d blue both unused (both four margins, no gum); 1855 1d red (S.G. 29) block of four unused and 2d blue (S.G. 34) block of four used; 1858 2d blue plate 9 vertical pair with inverted watermark used; 1870 1/2d (2) and 1 1/2d unused; various mint or unused surface printed issues with 1867-80 Spray 6d purple (2, plates 8, 9), 2/- dull blue, 6d grey plate 12 block of four, 1873-80 3d rose plate 20 (2), 1/- green plate 10, Orb watermark 2 1/2d rosy-mauve plate 14 and Imperial Crown 2 1/2d blue (2, plates 22, 23); used surface printed; 1883-84 1 1/2d, 2 1/2d - 4d mint (the 4d unmounted); 1883-84 2/6 - 10/- used; 1887-1900 Jubilee issue with specimens (6); KEVII issues mint and used with shades and blocks, Somerset House 2/6 - 10/- mint; KGV definitives with many shades, watermark varieties, 1912-22 1 1/2d "PENCF" variety within an unmounted mint block of four, 1913 Multiple Cypher 1/2d and 1d used, controls, etc.; Seahorses with Waterlow 2/6 and 10/- unmounted mint, 2/6 and 5/- used, De La Rue 2/6 - 5/- mint, also 2/6 (4), 5/- (2), 10/- (2) used, Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- mint, 10/- unmounted mint and the set used, 1934 re-engraved set mint and used; 1929 PUC £1 unmounted mint; 1939-48 high values set of six mint and used; QEII Commemoratives apparently complete unmounted mint with all phosphors; KGVI and QEII definitives with watermark varieties, phosphors, specialised Machins, Northern Ireland 1/6 phosphor omitted, Wilding 3d tete-beche pair, etc.; booklet panes; 1976 Sailing 12p with rose pink omitted, etc. A good collection containing many useful stamps. (100s). Photo on Page 6. £5,500-7,000
3
1840 1d Blacks, plates 1 (both 1a and 1b) - 10 all superb used, large to very large margins, plates 8 and 10 with black Maltese Cross, the others with red Maltese Cross, a fine carefully selected group. S.G. 1, £4,250. (11). Photo on Page 6. £1,000-1,200
4
1840 1d Black, DK plate 6, good margins, fine used with a black Maltese Cross. Photo on Page 6. £100-120
5
1840 1d Black, NK plate 6, large margins, used with distinctive Maltese Cross of Wooton Under Edge, very fine and scarce. S.G. £6,500. Photo on Page 6. £300-400
6
1840 1d Blacks, QF plate 2 and KB plate 5, both fine used with good margins and red Maltese Cross cancellations. (2). Photo on Page 6. £160-200
7
1840 Entire letters to Glasgow bearing 1d blacks, FJ plate 4 and MK plate 6 (with double letter "M"), both three margins, tied by red Maltese Crosses. Also a 1d black TL plate 2 with double letter "T" used with red Maltese Cross, huge margins, creases and other faults. (3). £180-220
8
1840 2d Blue plate 1, CA, large margins, superb used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. 2, £700. Photo on Page 6. £150-180
9
1840 2d Blues, HE and KJ, both plate 1, fine used with good margins and red Maltese Cross cancellations. (2). Photo on Page 6. £240-280
10
1840-55 Selection in a small stockbook including 1d blacks (14), various plates from 1a to 9, ten with four margins; 1840 2d blues (4, faults); 1d reds from black plates (14); 1841 2d blues mint (3 margins) and used (5, shades); 1d reds with distinctive Maltese Cross cancellations; 1855 2d Large Crown perf 14 with red cancellation; 1855 2d Small Crown perf 16 used, etc. Also a few KGV stamps including 1913 1d watermark Multiple Royal Cypher used. A useful old time selection. (77). Photo on Page 6. £1,000-1,200
11
1840-70 Used line engraved selection with 1d blacks (3, including HD plate 4 four margins with black Maltese Cross), 1855-58 2d blue comprising perf 14 Small Crown plate 5 (S.G. 23a), perf 16 Large Crown plate 5 (S.G. 27) and plate 6 (S.G. 36a), also embossed issue 6d and 1/-, some faults. (14). £100-120
12
1841 2d Blue without corner letters, cut from the trial sheet of 12, fine unused without gum, large margins. S.G. DP43, £1,800. Photo on Page 6. £400-500
13
Cancellations on Line Engraved. 1841-79 1d Reds with selected cancellations comprising 1841 imperf 1d reds (34), 1854-58 1d stars (23) and 1858-79 1d plates (34), also two 2d blues. Cancellations include Maltese Crosses (25, mainly distinctive types, one a later use on a perforated 1d); mailbag seals (2); crossed "1" charge marks; numeral and duplex numeral or type errors; circular datestamps; Glasgow experimental duplex; imperf 1d used in 1897 with London printed matter c.d.s; coloured cancels, etc. A few on piece, some faults but an interesting selection. (93). Photo on Page 6. £300-400
14
1841-70 Line Engraved issues with 1841 1d and 2d, 1854-57 perforated 1d reds and 2d blues comprising S.G. 17 (blue cancel), 19, 24, 26, 27, 34, 40, 1d and 2d plate numbers and 1870 1/2d plate 1 with October 1st 1870 First Day cancel, all fine used. S.G. £920. (12). Photo on Page 6. £150-180
15
1847-54 Embossed 6d, 10d and 1/- used, all very fine with good to huge margins on all sides, the 10d and 1/- both additionally cancelled by part New York datestamps in red, the 10d on piece, exhibition quality examples. S.G. 54/7/9, £2,950. (3). Photo on Pages 11, 46. £700-800
16
1847-54 Embossed 1/- green vertical pair cut square, the upper stamp just touched at left, lower stamp with large margins on all side, each cancelled "466" of Liverpool with red "24" charge mark (used on transatlantic mail). A fine pair. S.G. 54, £1,700. Photo on Page 46. £200-250
17
1854 1d Red-brown AI, imperforate imprimatur, upper margin with part inscription, crease between stamp and margin, otherwise fine unused, no gum. S.G. from £1,300. Photo on Page 11. £300-350
18
1855-84 Surface printed issues used, the carefully selected group all in fine condition, the majority with superb c.d.s cancels, including 1856 Emblems 1/-, 1862-64 small corner letters 3d - 1/-, 1865-67 Large Garter 3d, 6d (Malta c.d.s) and 1/-, 1867-80 Spray of Rose 3d - 1/- (10d with "G06" cancel of Beyrouth) and 1873 6d grey, 1876-80 Large Garter 4d vermilion, 4d sage-green (La Guayra c.d.s), 4d grey-brown (Malta c.d.s) and 8d orange, 1880-83 Imperial Crown 2 1/2d blue (British Army Post Office Egypt c.d.s), 6d on 6d and 1/- orange-brown ("Oxford/Parcel Post" c.d.s), 1883-84 2 1/2d (Norwegian "Christiana" c.d.s), 3d, 6d and 9d, etc. A fine group. S.G. £6,000 (approx). (35). Photo on Page 9. £800-1,000
19
1858-79 1d Red plate 170, AF, imperforate imprimatur, no gum, otherwise fine. S.G. £350. Photo on Page 6. £80-100
20
1858-79 1d Red plate 200 mint block of nine, IA-KC, with left margin showing part inscription, a few split perfs between the margin and KA strengthened by a hinge, otherwise all unmounted mint. IC with a few short perfs, otherwise fine, an attractive block. S.G. 43, £585+. £200-240
21
1862-80 Specimens comprising 1862 3d rose plate 2 (specimen type 5), 1876 8d orange (type 9) and 1880 1 1/2d venetian red (type 9), also 1881 die II imperforate imprimatur, and 1879 tender essays comprising De La Rue 1d (adopted from the Inland Revenue type) perforated gummed pair in lilac and imperf proofs on card (2, lilac and orange), Perkins Bacon 1d proofs on card (2, blue and black). The first two specimens without gum, otherwise fine. S.G. £820+. (10). £140-160
22
1862-83 Mint surface printed issues comprising 1862-64 9d straw, 1867-80 6d mauve plate 9, 1877 4d sage-green plate 16 and 1883 6d dull green, the 4d a little faded, otherwise all good colour, a couple of minor perf faults, some possibly regummed. S.G. 87, 153, 194, £5,525. (4). Photo on Page 9. £300-400
23
1862-1900 Used surface printed issues to the 5/- value, mixed quality with some faults but many fine stamps included, some with superb c.d.s cancels, a few used abroad. (166). £300-350
24
1867-80 Spray of Rose 6d mauve plate 9 and 1/- green plate 4, both imperforate, overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 6), original gum, fine. S.G. 109, 117s, £750. (2). Photo on Page 9. £150-180
25
1867-83 5/- Rose, watermark Maltese Cross, superb used with 1872 "Middlesbrough" c.d.s. S.G. 126, £600. Photo on Page 11. £150-180
26
1867-83 10/- Greenish grey, watermark Maltese Cross, handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type 9), fine mint. S.G. 128s, £3,800. Photo on Page 11. £500-600
27
1867-83 10/- Greenish grey, watermark Maltese Cross, used with 1882 "London West Central Office" c.d.s, very fine. S.G. 128, £2,800. Photo on Page 11. £500-700
28
1867-73 5/- Rose, watermark Anchor, on white paper, very fine used with 1883 "Northallerton" c.d.s. S.G. 134, £3,250. Photo on Page 11. £600-700
29
1867-83 £5 Orange on white paper handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type 9), light corner crease at upper left, otherwise very fine mint, original gum. S.G. 137s, £4,000. Photo on Page 11. £400-500
30
1867-73 £5 Orange on white paper fine used, with central "Manchester Accounts" c.d.s, S.G. 137, £4,500. Photo on Page 11. £1,000-1,200
31
1867-91 Used high values comprising 1867 watermark Maltese Cross 5/- pale rose, 1883-84 watermark Anchor white paper 2/6 lilac (3), 5/- rose (3) or crimson, 10/- ultramarine and 1891 £1 green, a few faults, the majority fine. S.G. 126, 178/83a, 212, £3,520. (11). Photo on Pages 9, 11. £250-350
32
1870 1/2d Rose plate 10, block of fifteen (AV - EX), straight edge at right, otherwise fine mint with original gum, the central block of nine unmounted. S.G. £1,870. Photo on Page 11. £400-450
33
1876 Large Garter 4d, imperforate colour trial in turquoise blue handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type 8), no gum, otherwise fine. S.G. £375. Photo on Page 9. £70-90
34
1877 Registered cover from Edinburgh to Hungary bearing 1d red plate 140 block of six, NJ-PK, and 1/2d plate 10, cover with small fault at upper left corner, otherwise fine. An unusual and attractive franking. £150-180
35
1877 Registered cover from Norwich to Paris bearing 1877 4d sage-green plate 15 (S.G. 153) and 2 1/2d rosy-mauve plate 7 each tied by "575" numeral, London and Norwich registered datestamps and "ANGL. AMB. CALAIS" transit c.d.s. An unusual franking. £140-160
36
1880 2/- Brown AA mint, tiny corner crease at upper left and a few soiled perforation tips, large part gum, an attractive example of this rare stamp. S.G. 121, £22,000. Photo on Back Cover. £3,000-4,000
37
1883 3d on 3d Lilac, TH with lower margin, superb mint, original gum. S.G. 159, £500. Photo on Page 46. £150-180
38
1883-84 5/- Rose pair with upper margins on blued paper, each stamp handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type 11) with a third strike unusually on the upper margin, paper makers watermark in the margin, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 176s, £2,800+. Photo on Page 46. £600-800
39
1883-84 White paper marginal 2/6 unmounted mint and 5/- crimson mint (2), one with tiny thin at top, the other possibly unmounted with a light gum crease, the 2/6 superb. S.G. 178, 181, £2,200. (3). Photo on Page 11. £250-350
40
1883-84 2/6 Lilac, 5/- crimson and 10/- ultramarine on white paper, all superb used with central c.d.s cancels. S.G. 178, 181, 183, £815. (3). Photo on Page 11. £180-220
41
1883-84 5/- Rose and 10/- ultramarine on white paper both superb unmounted mint, original gum. S.G. 180, 183, £2,950. (2). Photo on Page 11. £500-600
42
1884 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Imperial Crowns, used with central Birmingham c.d.s and boxed "C.H.B / G.P.O" handstamp, fine. S.G. 185, £2,750. Photo on Page 9. £500-600
43
1884 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Orbs, used with central "West Strand B.O /W.C" c.d.s and oval "T.A.B" handstamp, fine and scarce. S.G. 186, £4,000. Photo on Page 9. £700-800
44
1883 2 1/2d Colour trial in purple on pink gummed unwatermarked paper, very fine. S.G. £450. Photo on Page 9. £150-180
45
1887-1900 1/2d - 1/- set of 14 (including additional 1/2d and 1/- colours issued in 1900) fine unmounted mint and fine used (missing 1/2d green) with c.d.s cancels, the 1/- green cancelled "Liverpool Landing Stage" c.d.s. S.G. 197/214, £1,186+. (27). £180-220
46
1891 £1 Green KA unmounted mint, original gum, a couple of tiny gum marks, otherwise superb appearance. S.G. 212, £3,600. Photo on Page 9. £500-600
47
1891 £1 Green fine used with central "Paddington W." c.d.s. S.G. 212, £750. Photo on Page 9. £150-180
48
1891 £1 Green fine used with Belfast c.d.s. S.G. 212, £750. Photo on Page 9. £150-180
49
1902 KEVII De La Rue 1/2d - 1/- mint (no 1d), many unmounted, with various additional shades, includes all six listed shades of the 3d, three 10d shades and both 1/- shades, also some fine used values to the 7d. S.G. 215/259. (44). £150-200
50
1902 KEVII De La Rue 2/6 dull purple, 5/- (both listed shades), 10/- and £1 fine mint, the £1 apparently unmounted. S.G. 262/5, £3,800+. (5). Photo on Pages 9, 11. £800-1,000
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 30)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 26th October 2012 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing at Stampex:
Wednesday 26th September 11.30am to 7pm
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th September 10am to 5pm
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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