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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part I | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 17th April 2013 | Time: | 2:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing: Friday 12th April 10am to 5pm Monday 15th April 10am to 5pm |
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| Auction Lots - Page 3 | |||
| 2101 | |||
| x 1875 (March - May) "One/Penny." on 2d. dull blue, "One/Penny." on 3d. yellow-buff and "One/Penny." on 1/- green, all unused with large part or part (3d.) original gum, fine. S.G. 15-17, £1650. Photo £850-1,000 |
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| 2102 | |||
| x 1883-1904 CA 1/2d. to 1/- set of eight in mint blocks of four, all of fresh appearance, the 1/2d. with a few tone spots on reverse and the 1d., 2 1/2d. and 1/- a little gum toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 21-29b, £640 £200-250 |
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| 2103 | |||
| x 1918-32 mint Keyplate collection, neatly arranged in a stockbook, mainly arranged for shade, consisting of all denominations to 10/- (plus £1 with forged German cancel); the 1918-22 series comprises 2/- (7), 2/6d. (9, including a top left corner example with plate number and a used lower left corner pair with plate number), 4/- (4, one a top left corner example with plate number), 5/- (7) and 10/- (3); the 1924-32 Script series comprises 2/- (15 including a lower right corner plate number block of four with HPF 60), 2/6d. (59 including a lower right corner pair with plate number) and 10/- (11, one with HPF 12). A nice representation of printings and a few flaws. Condition mostly fine to very fine £2,500-3,000 |
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| 2104 | |||
| x 1918-22 MCA 2/- to £1 set of six overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine mint. S.G. 51bs-55s, £800. Photo £350-400 |
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| 2105 | |||
| x –– 2/- to £1 set of overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine mint. S.G. 51bs-55s, £800. Photo £350-450 |
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| 2106 | |||
| x 1938-53 perf 13 £1 violet and black on scarlet, a block of four with margin at foot, [39-40/51-52], fine unmounted mint. S.G. 121d, £220 £150-180 |
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| 2107 | |||
| x –– £1 bright violet and black on scarlet, a top left corner block of four, [1-2/13-14], fresh and fine, mounted in the selvedge only. S.G. 121e, £720. Photo £600-800 |
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| 2108 | |||
| x 1953-62 1/2d. to £1 set of twenty-one including both 3d. types and both shades of the 1/3d. Type I, lightly mounted on one stamp in each block, fresh and fine. S.G. 135-150 £300-400 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 British East Africa |
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| 2109 | |||
| x 1891 Mombasa provisionals, " 1/2 Anna" handstamped on 2a. vermilion and initialled "A.D.", " 1/2 Anna" in manuscript on 2a. vermilion initialled "A.B.", and "1 anna" in manuscript on 4a. brown initialled "A.B.", each with part Mombasa c.d.s., fine. S.G. 20, 23, 26; £3600. Photo £1,000-1,200 |
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| 2110 | |||
| x 1897 (Jan.) 4 1/2a. orange and red block of four, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. A rare multiple, a block of four being the largest recorded by John Minns. S.G. 83, £240. Photo £250-300 Provenance: John Minns, April 2001 Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2005 Lord Steinberg, September 2011 British Forces in Egypt |
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| 2111 | |||
x 1935 Silver Jubilee 1p. ultramarine block of four, the lower right stamp showing variety short "u", the lower right stamp with usual pinhole at lower right corner, fine mint. S.G. A10, £1100. Photo £450-550British Guiana |
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| 2112 | |||
| x 1852 (Jan.) surface-coloured paper, 1c. black on magenta (2) and 4c. black on deep blue (2), all with faults/repairs etc. Spacefillers. S.G. 9-10, £26,500 £600-800 |
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| 2113 | |||
| x 1853-1966 collection in stockbook, the earlier issues are mostly used with 1853-55 imperf. 4d. blue good used, later Ship types with values to 24c. (4), 1876 to 96c., 1881 both 2 surcharges in a mint horizontal pair and other surcharges, 1905 $2.40, later values mostly mint with 1913-21 to 96c. (4), 1921-27 to 96c., 1931 Centenary set, 1934-51 to $1 plus K.G.VI and Q.E. issues. A good and comprehensive lot £1,000-1,200 |
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| 2114 | |||
| x 1938-52 1c. to $3 set of twelve in blocks of four, all marginal except the 96c., also the $3 perf 14x13 in a lower right corner block of four with plate number, fresh and fine unmounted mint. S.G. 308-319, 319b £500-600 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 Official Stamp |
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| 2115 | |||
x 1877 CC, prepared for use but not issued, 24c. green with large part original gum, perfs slightly clipped at left, fresh and fine. Rare. S.G. O12, £1800. Photo £500-600British Honduras |
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| 2116 | |||
| x 1865-1965(c.) mint collection in a stockbook including 1865 no wmk 1d. (7) and 6d. (pinhole), 1872-79 CC perf 12 1/2 1d. (3) and perf 14 1d. to 1/-, 1882-87 CA 1d. blue, 1d. rose (3) and 6d., 188 (Jan.) perf 14 3c. on 3d., 1888 CA 2c. on 1d. (4), 10c. on 4d. (3) and 20c. on 6d. (5), 1888 (Mar.) "two" on 50c. on 1/- (3), 1888-91 1c. on 1d. to 50c. on 1/- with duplication, 1891-1901 1c. to $5, 1904-07 1c. to $5 with duplication, 1913-21 1c. to $5, 1922-33 1c. to $5, 1938-47 1c. $5 and 1953-62 1c. to $5. Condition generally fine £1,200-1,500 |
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| 2117 | |||
x 1865-1965 collection in stockbook with issues, including 1865 1d. unused and used, 1872-79 perf.12 1/2 values to 6d. unused and 1/- (2) used, perf.14 values to 1/- used, 1888 surcharge set of four unused, some later surcharges, 1891-1901 to $5, 1904-07 to $5 plus three Specimen values to $5, 1913-21 to $5, 1922-33 to $5 and later issues; mostly mint from 1891 £800-1,000British LevantBritish Field Office in Salonica |
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| 2118 | |||
x 1916 1/2d. to 1/- set of eight, very fine mint, the 9d. with hinge remainder. Each with light Stanley Gibbons h.s. on reverse. S.G. S1-S8, £1400. Photo £1,000-1,200British Occupation of Somalia |
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| 2119 | |||
| x 1941 Mogadisho overprints on Italian East Africa Pictorials, 10c. on 5c. to 10l. on 5l. set nine, fine unmounted mint. Very rare. These overprints were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region, but due to objections from London were never issued and most of the stock was destroyed. A. Diena Certificate (1953). Sass. 1-6, €5000. Photo £3,000-4,000 British Solomon Islands |
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| 2120 | |||
| x 1907-77 unused and used collection in stockbook with 1907 Large Canoes (1/- thin), 1908-11 Small Canoe set to 5/- mint, 1914-23 values to 5/- unused and to £1 used, 1922-31 to 5/- mint plus 10/- used, K.G.VI and Q.E. issues mint or unmounted mint. A good lot. £400-500 |
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| 2121 | |||
| x 1908-11 1/2d. to 5/- set of eleven in blocks of four, good colours, trace of a very few minor gum tones, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 8-17, £800 £400-500 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 Brunei |
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| 2122 | |||
| x A general collection in stockbook from 1895 set to $1 unused, 1906 set of twelve unused or fine used, 1907 to $1 mint, 1908-22 values to $5 and $25 mint, 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set to $1 mint, plus later sets and issues to 1966; good to fine. An attractive collection £700-800 |
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| 2123 | |||
| x 1907-10 1c. to $1 set of eleven overprinted "specimen", each with hinge remainder, fine mint. S.G. 23s-33s, £275 £100-120 |
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| 2124 | |||
x 1908-22 1c. to $25 set of thirteen (1c. with small light mark at left), each overprinted "specimen", fine mounted mint. S.G. 34s-48s, £600. Photo £250-300Japanese Occupation |
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| 2125 | |||
| x $25 black on red, a lower right corner block of four, unused with large part original gum, good colour, a few split perfs at top, fine. A rare multiple. Proud-Bailey Certificate (1967). S.G. J19, 3800. Photo £2,200-2,800 |
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| 2126 | |||
x $25 black on red, unused with part original flat gum, fine. S.G. J19, £950. Photo £450-550Burma |
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| 2127 | |||
x A collection in stockbook with 1937 set to 25r. mint (15r. is fine, 25r. a few perf. tones), 1938-40 to 10r. used, later issues mint, 1946 Official set to 10r. mint plus some others £600-800Canada |
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| 2128 | |||
| x 1857 machine-made wove paper, imperf 1/2d. deep rose, large margins, neatly cancelled "27", very fine. S.G. 17, £550. Photo £200-250 |
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| 2129 | |||
| x 1897-98 Maple Leaves 1/2c. to 10c. set of eight in blocks of four, good colours, all with hinge remnants and the 10c. with a few shortish perfs at lower left, otherwise fine mint. Scarce in blocks. S.G. 141-149, £1600 £800-1,000 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 |
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| 2130 | |||
x 1937-38 1c. to $1 set of eleven plus additional 10c. shade in imperforate horizontal pairs, fresh and fine mint. A rare set. S.G. 357-367, £5750. Photo £2,000-2,500Cape of Good Hope |
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| 2131 | |||
| x 1853-1904 mint and used collection on leaves; the main value is in the Boer War items which include Mafeking seriffed letters on CGH 1d. on 1/2d. (both), 3d. on 1d., 6d. on 3d. and 1s. on 4d., on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d. on 1/2d., 6d. on 2d. and 6d. on 3d., on British Bechuanaland 6d. on 3d. (mint) and 1s. on 4d., sans-serif letters on Bechuanaland Protectorate 3d. on 1d. and on British Bechuanaland 1s. on 6d. and 2s. on 1/- (faded), all used, produced photographically 1d. deep blue on blue and 3d. pale blue on blue (18 1/2mm. wide) mint, and Vryburg 10mm. setting " 1/2 pence" and "1 pence", and 12mm setting "2 pence", all used. Condition generally fine. Photo £2,000-2,500 |
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| 2132 | |||
| x 1853 paper deeply blued 1d. pale brick-red and 4d. deep blue pairs and paper slightly blued 1d. brick-red block of four (B.P.A. certificate, 1973), 1d. brown-red block of four with blueing washed out and 4d. pair, and 1855-63 1d. brick-red (PFSA certificate, 1998), 1d. rose (RPS certificate, 1948) and 1d. deep rose pairs, 4d. blue block of four and pairs (4), 6d. slate-lilac on blued pairs (2), 1/- bright yellow-green pair and 1/- deep dark green pair, all used (the cancel on the 1/- dark green doubtful), some faults though all with four margins and of good to fine appearance. Photo for selection £2,500-3,000 |
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| 2133 | |||
| x 1853 paper deeply blued 1d. pale brick-red with clear to good margins, 4d. blue with small to large margins and paper slightly blued 4d. deep blue with large margins, all unused and regummed. S.G. 1, 2, 4. Photo £2,000-2,500 |
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| 2134 | |||
| x 1855-63 1/- bright yellow-green with small to good margins, unused, small imperfection otherwise fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). S.G. 8, £3250. Photo £1,000-1,200 |
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| 2135 | |||
| x 1861 Woodblock 4d. vermilion error of colour, mainly small even margins, just into at lower left, twice cancelled by triangular obliterator, faults including central defect and thin, nevertheless a very presentable example of this classic stamp. A major rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). S.G. 14e, £40,000. Photo £4,000-5,000 Provenance: D. Alan Stevenson, November 1950 A.J. Stevens, November 1959 Sir Maxwell Joseph, October 1982 "Bonaventure", September 1993 Ad Indhusophon, May 1999 Mafeking Siege |
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| 2136 | |||
x 1900 (Apr.) produced photographically, 3d. pale blue on blue, 21mm. wide, fine unused with large part original gum. Rare. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 21, £11,000. Photo £2,500-3,000Cayman Islands |
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| 2137 | |||
| x 1900-36 complete mint collection, fine. Photo £1,000-1,200 |
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| 2138 | |||
| x 1917 (Sept.) "1 1/2d." (Type 16) on 2 1/2d. deep blue, very lightly mounted, a little toned otherwise fine. S.G. 55, £750. Photo £250-300 |
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| 2139 | |||
| x 1932 Centenary 1/4d. to 10/- set of twelve, fine mint. S.G. 84-95, £475. Photo for 10/- £150-180 |
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| 2140 | |||
| x 1938-48 1/4d. to 10/- set of twelve, each in a corner block of our, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 115-126 £400-500 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 |
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| 2141 | |||
| x 1962-64 1/4d. to £1 set of fifteen in top right corner blocks of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 165-179 £300-400 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 Ceylon |
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| 2142 | |||
| x A general, unused or used, collection in stockbook, including 1857 6d. used, a selection of 1857-59 imperforates in mixed condition, later Pence issues, 1866-68 1d. and 3d. and later Q.V. with high values, 1903-05 to 2r.25, 1904-05 to 2r.25, 1910-11 to 10r., 1912-25 to 20r. plus 500r overprinted "specimen", 1921-32 50r. fine mint and K.G.VI issues; also a stockbook with a fairly comprehensive collection of telegraph stamps which includes mint examples of 1882-94 40c. on 50c. (2 different), 60c. on 50c., 1905 set to 75c., whole stamps used with values to 5r., 1910 unused to 40c. on 1r. and a few others. Condition is mixed but with high catalogue value £2,500-3,000 |
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| 2143 | |||
| x 1857-1965 mint and used collection on leaves, including a used range of imperf Pence values (mixed condition), 1861-64 clean-cut and intermediate perfs with used values to 1/-, 1863-66 and 1867-70 CC issues with used values to 2/-, 1866-68 CC perf 14 1d. and 3d. mint marginal pairs, 1872-80 CC perf 14 2c. with watermark inverted unused, 16c., 36c., 48c. and 64c. mint, perf 14x12 1/2 2c. and 4c. used, 8c. mint and perf 12 1/2 4c. used, 1885 CC and CA surcharge used range with some inverted (not all guaranteed), 1890 5c. on 15c.with surcharge double, "revenue" omitted and inverted "s" in "cents" used, and "Flve" for "Five" mint, 1893-99 2r.50 mint and used, 1898-99 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50 mint and used, 1903-05 CA 2c. to 2r.25 mint and 1r.50 and 2r.25 used, 1904-05 MCA 2c. to 2r.25 mint, 1910-11 2c. to 10r. mint, 1912-25 MCA 1c. to 10r. Die I (2) mint, 1935-36 2c. to 1r. mint, 1938-49 2c. to 5r. with some perf changes mint and 1951-54 to 10r. mint. Condition generally good to fine £500-600 |
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| 2144 | |||
| x 1857-1935 mint collection including 1857-58 imperf 2d. green with small part original gum, 1858 glazed paper 1/2d. dull mauve with large part original gum, 1861-64 wmk. Star 1d. dull blue, 4d. (regummed), 5d. (regummed) and 9d. (regummed), 1862 no wmk. 6d. and 1/-, both without gum, 1863-70 perf 12 1/2 values to 2/-, 1872-80 CC perf 14 2c. to 96c., perf 14x12 1/2 2c. and 8c. and perf 12 1/2x14 2r.50, 1885 CC perf 14 5c. on 32c., 5c. on 36c., 5c. on 64c., 5c. on 96c., 10c. on 36c., 10c. on 64c., 20c. on 24c., 28c. on 48c., 30c. on 36c. with surcharge inverted and 56c. on 96c., perf 12 1/2 1r.12 on 2r.50, perf 12 1/2x14 1r.12 on 2r.50 (marginal) and CA perf 14 5c. on 8c., 1885 5c. on 8c. to 1r.12 on 2r.50, 1889 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50, 1899-1900 2c. to 2r.25, 1903-05 CA 2c. to 2r.25, 1904-05 MCA 2c. to 2r.25, 1910-11 MCA 2r. to 10r., 1912-25 MCA 1c. to 20r., 1921-32 Script 1c. to 20r., 1927-29 1r. to 20r., 1935-36 2c. to 1r. and Official 1903-04 2c. to 30c., also Maldive Islands 1906 2c. to 25c. Condition generally fine £4,000-5,000 |
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| 2145 | |||
| x 1857-1990 collection on Scott Speciality pages, mainly used to 1872 and mint thereafter, including imperforate (16) and perforated (41) Pence issues (some repaired), 1866-68 perf 12 1/2 3d. and perf 14 3d., 1872-80 CC perf 14 2c. to 64c. and perf 12 1/2x14 2r.50 (no gum), 1893-99 2r.50, 1898-99 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50, 1899-1900 2c. to 2r.50, 1903-05 CA 2c. to 2r.25, 1904-05 MCA 2c. to 2r.25 (2), 1910-11 MCA 2c. to 10r., 1912-25 MCA 1c. to 20r. including both dies of the 5r. and 10r., 50r. and 100r. (marginal), 1921-32 Script 1r. to 5r. and 50r., 1927-29 1r. to 20r. and then virtually complete to 1990. Viewing recommended. (hundreds) £1,200-1,500 |
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| 2146 | |||
| x 1857-1957 mainly mint collection including 1857-59 imperf 2d., 5d. (regummed) and 1/9d. (regummed) unused, 1d. (2), 4d. (faded and toned), 6d., 8d. (2), 9d. (2), 10d., 1/- and 2/- used (mixed condition), a range of perforated Pence values, 1866-68 CC perf 12 1/2 3d. and perf 14 1d. and 3d., 1872-80 CC perf 14 2c. to 96c., range of 1885 surcharges, 1893-99 2r.50, 1898-99 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50, KE values to 10r., 1912-25 MCA values to 10r. Die I, 20r. (2), 50r. and 100r., 1921-32 Script 50r., 100r. brownish grey (R.P.S. Certificate, 1968) and 100r. dull purple and blue (R.P.S. Certificate, 1969), 1927-29 1r. to 20r. 1935-36 2c. to 1r. and Official stamps. Condition generally fine though viewing recommended. Photo for selection £7,000-9,000 |
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| 2147 | |||
| x 1857-70 range of Pence issues including 1857-59 imperf 1d. (2), 2d., 4d., 5d. (2), 6d. (2), 9d., 10d., 1/- (20, 1/9d. and 2/- all used, 1858 1/2d. used, 1861-64 clean-cut and intermediate perfs 1d., 2d., 5d., 6d., 9d., 10d., 1/- and 2/- used, 4d. mint, 1863-70 CC values to 2/- mint/unused and used, and Official Stamp 1869 imperf 2/-. Condition very mixed though some are fine. Viewing recommended £1,200-1,500 |
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| 2148 | |||
| x 1857-70 large accumulation of Pence issues, mostly used, on leaves and stockcards, condition very mixed therefore viewing strongly recommended £650-750 |
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| 2149 | |||
| x 1857-64 used selection of imperf Pence values on leaves, some duplication, with a range of values to 2/-, most with faults, nevertheless many are of reasonable appearance £300-400 |
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| 2150 | |||
| x 1863-66 CC perf 12 1/2 1/2d. (2, shades), 1d., 2d. (3, shades), 4d. (2), 5d. red-brown, 6d., 8d. and 9d. mint, 1d. (30, 2d. (2), 4d., 5d. grey-olive, 10d. and 2/- used; condition a little mixed £400-500 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part I | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 17th April 2013 | Time: | 2:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing: Friday 12th April 10am to 5pm Monday 15th April 10am to 5pm |
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