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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 31) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 22nd March 2013 | Time: | 12:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing: Please contact Argyll Etkin for all viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 1 | |||
ORDER OF SALEWatermark Master Plates 1 - 23Country & Thematic Collections 24 - 51 Worldwide Stamps & Covers 52 - 60 British Empire Stamps & Covers 61 - 64 Airmails & Zeppelins 65 - 70 Autographs 71 - 72 Worldwide Machine Cancels - The Michael Goodman Collection 73 - 98 WW2 Military & P.O.W Mail - The Hill Family Correspondence 99 - 108 Aden, Antigua, Ascension 109 - 112 Australia & Tasmania 113 - 131 Basutoland, Bechuanaland, British Levant, Brunei 132 - 136 Canada & Newfoundland 137 - 141 China 142 - 150 Cyprus 151 - 221 Egypt, Fiji, Finland 222 - 224 France, Martinique, Tahiti 225 - 234 Gambia 235 - 243 Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland 244 - 250 India 251 - 262 Italy, Jamaica, Kuwait, Malta, Mauritius 263 - 271 Monaco, Netherlands Indies, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Pitcairn 272 - 280 Rhodesia 281 - 290 Russia, St. Lucia, Sarawak, Seychelles 291 - 294 South Africa, with Boer War, Mafeking, C.G.H, Natal, O.F.S & Transvaal 295 - 330 South West Africa, Spain 331 - 334 Sudan 335 - 347 Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, USA 348 - 355 Great Britain Literature 356 Essays 357 - 367 Stamp Issues 368 - 544 Officials, Telegraphs, Postal Fiscals, Revenues, Postage Dues, Locals 545 - 577G.B. Postal History Mixed Lots 578 - 582 Early Letters 583 - 591 Air Mails, Cancellations 592 - 602 Charge Marks & Explanatory Handstamps - The Michael Goodman Collection 603 - 646 Coffee Houses, Exhibitions, Special Events & Mobile Post Offices 647 - 663 Machine Cancellations & Postal Mechanisation - The Michael Goodman Collection 664 - 753 Maritime Mail 754 - 763 Military & P.O.W Mail 764 - 780 Mulreadys, Pictorial Covers & Lettersheets, Valentines 781 - 799 Postal Reform, Postal Stationery, Registered Mail 800 - 816 British Islands - The Michael Goodman Collection - Isle of Man 817 - 876 - Isle of Wight 877 - 899 - Isles of Scilly 900 - 905 - Lundy, Holy Island & Other English Islands 906 - 912 - Anglesey, Caldey, Irish Islands 913 - 918 - Scottish Islands 919 - 975 Liverpool, London 976 - 1015 Scotland Postmarks & Postal History - The Michael Goodman Collection 1016 - 1048 The following 23 lots comprise original watermark Master Plates made by the papermakers Edwin Amies & Son Ltd, who supplied paper to various stamp printers. They consist of a metal plate (1-4mm thick) with one or many impressions of the watermark made of wire and affixed to the surface. Each plate is impressed with a number, a brief entry for each number appearing in the company's ledger of these plates. The plates were pressed into wax and the surface polished with plumbago (black lead) and then scraped off leaving the design with an electrical connection. The wax was then put into a bath of copper sulphate and by electrolysis the stamp bits were grown until the watermark was ready. Hot water was poured on the surface to release the copper watermark which was then filled with solder. The electrotype was then soldered on to the dandy roll and all the pieces not required were then cut away leaving just the watermark on the surface of the dandy roll ready for the paper to be made. These plates therefore show the very first stage in the watermark production. All are unique. | |||
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| Multiple Script CA. No. 3340 "C.A Crown", consisting of 24 impressions of the Multiple Script CA watermark, used for many colonies stamps from 1921. An important watermark Master Plate, 116x108mm. Photo on Page 6. £250-300 |
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| 2 | |||
| Great Britain. No. 2044, "stamp bit - GvR Crown", dated 1.3.23. 20 Impressions of the GvR Royal Cypher, very similar to the G.B stamp watermark used from 1912, 70x88mm. Photo on Page 6. £150-200 |
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| Great Britain. No. 2069, "GvR stamp bit", dated 30.5.23. 15 Impressions of the GvR Multiple Block Cypher, very similar to the G.B stamp watermark used from 1924, 62x56mm. Photo on Page 6. £150-200 |
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| 4 | |||
| Australia. No. 1692 "Crown over A", narrow crown watermark (S.G. W6) used for stamps from 1915. 12 Impressions, 72x129mm. An important Master Plate. £150-200 |
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| 5 | |||
| Australia. No. 1557 "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA / POSTAL NOTE", 164x57mm. £80-100 |
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| 6 | |||
| Australia - New South Wales. No. 286, "stamp bits - N.S.W 20/-", "20/-NSW" in an oval, used for the 1890 20/- (S.G. w54), a fine small Master Plate, 34x33mm. £100-120 |
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| 7 | |||
| Australia - New South Wales. No. 2133, "NSW Stamp Duty", two separate plates with the same number, one with 12 impressions of multiple "NSW", 60x71mm; the other with "NEW / DUTY / STAMP / SOUTH / WALES", 74x83mm. (2). £100-120 |
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| Australia - New South Wales. No. 614, "NEW SOUTH WALES / POSTAL NOTE", 118x62mm. £80-100 |
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| 9 | |||
| Australia - Queensland. No. 1369, "stamp bits - Crown over Q", 12 impressions of the stamp watermark used from 1880 (S.G. w6), 90x60mm. £120-150 |
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| 10 | |||
| Australia - Tasmania. No. 1205, "TASMANIAN / POSTAL NOTE" with a large crown in the centre, 117x71mm. £80-100 |
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| 11 | |||
| Australia - Victoria. No. 1777, "stamp bits - Crown over V". Two plates with the same number, the first with twelve impressions of "V" over Crown as used for stamps from 1896 (S.G. w82), 114x75mm; the other with the marginal inscription "VICTORIA / POSTAGE", 116x57mm. (2). £150-200 |
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| 12 | |||
| Brazil. No. 3195, "Correo Brasil and Star", eight impressions, used for stamps from 1940 (S.G. w92), 155x101mm. £100-120 |
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| 13 | |||
| Ceylon. No. 3175, "Ceylon postage stamp bits. Lotus Flower". Nine impressions of the Lotus Flower and Singhalese letters "Sri", as used for stamps from 1949 (S.G. w81), a fine watermark Master Plate, 127x81mm. £120-150 |
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| 14 | |||
| India - Cochin. No. 1996, "stamp bits - umbrellas". 12 Impressions of the umbrella design (S.G. w8a) used for stamps from 1911, 90x78mm. £100-120 |
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| 15 | |||
| India. No. 2245, "stamp bits - India" comprising 41 impressions of the multiple star (S.G. w69) used for stamps from 1926, 125x113mm. An important watermark Master Plate. £150-200 |
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| 16 | |||
| Ireland. No. 2988, "Irish Stamp bit e", comprising 30 impressions of the multiple "e" watermark (S.G. w22) used for stamps from 1940, 121x70mm. An important watermark Master Plate. £150-200 |
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| 17 | |||
| Ireland. No. 2989, "Irish Postal Order bit", two plates with the same number, one with six impressions of a large "e", 91x132mm; the other with three similar impressions, the "e" differing slightly in shape, 57x122mm. (2). £100-120 |
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| 18 | |||
| Malaya - Johore. No. 1541, "stamp bits - rosette", 18 impressions of the rosette used for Johore stamps from 1896, also very similar to the Maldive Islands watermark of 1909, 89x80mm. £120-150 |
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| 19 | |||
| Malaya. No. 3414, "P.T.M (stamp) Along Roll", comprising 50 impressions of the multiple "PTM, as used for Malaysia issues from 1961. An important watermark Master Plate, 141x129mm. £150-200 |
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| 20 | |||
| New Zealand. No. 579, "NZ and Star", nine impressions as used for stamps from 1902 (S.G. w43), very fine, 53x74mm. £120-150 |
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| 21 | |||
| New Zealand. No. 1267, "NEW ZEALAND / POSTAL NOTE" and four stars, 143x55mm. £80-100 |
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| 22 | |||
| Sudan. No. 2976, "stamp bit - star and crescent", 14 impressions, used for Sudan stamps from 1902 (S.G. w4), a fine watermark Master Plate, 109x76mm. £100-120 |
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| 23 | |||
Western Samoa. No. 3465, "W.S & Bowl stamp bits". 20 Impressions of Kava bowl with W.S below multiple watermark (S.G. w61), used for stamps from 1965, 114x98mm. £100-120COUNTRY & THEMATIC COLLECTIONSThe following 28 lots comprise a dealers stock untouched for over 30 years. Most are in stockbooks, arranged by catalogue number, many being priced in predecimal currency. The condition is generally excellent throughout. |
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| 24 | |||
| Eastern Europe. Stockbook containing stamps from Russia, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc., mainly post 1945 but with some earlier stamps. (100s). £150-180 |
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| 25 | |||
| Miniature Sheets. Stockbook of worldwide miniature sheets including Maldives, Poland with MS348a (9) and MS 358a (6), Estonia, etc., also some philatelic exhibition sheetlets. £150-200 |
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| 26 | |||
| Malta, Gibraltar & Cyprus. Stockbook containing mainly post-war issues with some miniature sheets and booklets. £150-180 |
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| 27 | |||
| Australia. Extensive mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, mainly KGVI and QEII issues to 1979, also some New Zealand. (100s). £180-220 |
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| 28 | |||
| Austria. c.1945-75 Extensive mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, with a few earlier issues. (100s). £100-120 |
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| 29 | |||
| Belgium and Luxembourg. Mint and used accumulation with much duplication in a stockbook, mainly 1935-80 with some earlier issues. £150-200 |
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| 30 | |||
| Bulgaria. 1886-1966 Mint collection in a stockbook with some useful pre-war issues, many later thematics, Thrace, miniature sheets, etc. (100s). £200-240 |
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| Canada. Extensive mainly mint 1949-78 stock, much duplication, with some earlier issues and used stamps, in a stockbook. (100s). £120-150 |
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| 32 | |||
| France and Monaco. 1937-76 Mainly mint stock with some useful earlier issues including 1937 PEXIP miniature sheet mint (S.G. MS581, light marginal crease, gum faults), some used, much duplication. (100s). £250-300 |
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| 33 | |||
| Germany. Extensive mainly post-war accumulation, much duplication with West Germany mainly used in a stockbook and mounted on album pages, some earlier issues included. Also Saar and a few German Colonies and States, and a second stockbook of mainly mint East Germany. (100s). £180-240 |
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| 34 | |||
| Greece. c.1901-73 Extensive mint and used accumulation in a stockbook and mounted on pages, much duplication. (100s). £150-180 |
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| 35 | |||
| Israel. 1949-79 Mint collection in two albums and a stockbook, one album with 1950-67 tab singles, the other containing unmounted 1949-68 issues without tabs, the stockbook with mainly 1960-70s tab unmounted singles and blocks. (100s). £160-200 |
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| 36 | |||
| Italy. Mainly post-war (to 1979) accumulation in a stockbook with much duplication, the majority unmounted mint, some earlier issues included, also some San Marino. (100s). £100-120 |
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| 37 | |||
| Japan. 1949-79 Extensive unmounted mint accumulation in a stockbook, much duplication with complete sheets and miniature sheets and a few earlier stamps, including MS354 (marginal faults) and MS713 in folders, etc., contained in a stockbook and small sheet album. (100s). £200-240 |
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| Netherlands. 1945-79 Mainly mint accumulation with much duplication in a stockbook, also some earlier issues and Dutch Colonies. (100s). £100-120 |
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| 39 | |||
| Poland. 1915-78 Mint and used issues in two stockbooks, much duplication, including WW1 local issues, Allenstein and Upper Silesia, many good thematic subjects, etc. (100s). £200-250 |
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| 40 | |||
| Spain. c.1895-1970 Mint and used accumulation in an album and stockbook, much duplication. (100s). £150-180 |
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| 41 | |||
| Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 1920-77 Mint and used accumulation including Pro Juventute issues, much duplication, in a stockbook. (100s). £80-100 |
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| 42 | |||
| Turkey. 1939-74 Mainly mint accumulation in a stockbook, much duplication. (100s). £80-100 |
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| 43 | |||
| United Nations. UN Headquarters New York issues mainly mint, and UN themed stamps from various other countries including Korea, etc., in two stockbooks. (100s). £150-180 |
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| 44 | |||
| USA. 1894-1970 Mint and used accumulation in two stockbooks, much duplication. (100s). £170-200 |
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| 45 | |||
Vatican. 1940-75 Mainly mint accumulation in a stockbook, also some used, much duplication. (100s). £100-120Thematics |
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| 46 | |||
| Europa. 1958-78 Issues unmounted mint from most Europa countries, duplication, some multiples. (100s). £200-250 |
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| 47 | |||
| Space. Various mainly mint issues in a stockbook from many countries, some duplication. (100s). £100-120 |
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| 48 | |||
| Stockbook containing various thematic stamps including Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, music, stamps on stamps, chess, medicine, etc., various countries, some duplication. (100s). £180-220 |
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| 49 | |||
| Animals, birds, fish, butterflies and insects, mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, various countries. (100s). £150-200 |
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| Flowers, a mint and used accumulation in a stockbook. (100s). £100-120 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 31) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 22nd March 2013 | Time: | 12:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing: Please contact Argyll Etkin for all viewing options |
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