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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
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Auction Lots - Page 8
2351
x A mint and used collection in a stockbook comprising 2d. (218 used including two pairs), 21⁄2d. (18 mint; 34 used), 3d. (22 mint; 96 used), 4d. (29 mint; 50 used), 5d. (29 mint; 24 used), 6d. (24 mint; 83 used, twelve fiscally), 8d. (18 mint; 9 used), 10d. (17 mint; 10 used, two very discoloured), 1/- (11 mint; 80 used, seven fiscally), 2/- (10 mint;27 used), 2/6d. (10 mint; 8 used), 3/- (4 mint; 5 used), 5/- (2 mint; 2 used), 7/6d.(2 mint; 4 fiscally used), 10/- (2 fiscally used) and £1 (10), most accompanied by notes on printing and flaws etc. Condition very mixed though ideal for the student to study £2,500-3,000
2352
x 1/2d. to £1 set of eighteen each overprinted "specimen", all without gum, fine. S.G. 119s-185s, £3500. Photo £1,000-1,200
2353
x 1/2d. mint group including two perf 15 (blue-green and apple-green) and one perf 13 1/2 (no gum), various shades, mixed condition. (27) £250-300
2354
x 1d. (6) and 2d. (27) mint range with some shades, a few with minor plate flaws identified, condition very mixed. (33) £300-400
2355
x 2d. black and grey, perf 15, centred to left, fine mint. S.G. 171a, £900. Photo £200-250
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2356
x 1913-22 Admiral 1/2d. to £1 less the elusive 1 1/2d., each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. An impressive and rare set. S.G. 186s-249s. (18) Photo £1,000-1,200
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2356A
x A mint collection of Double Heads and Admirals, all identified but not guaranteed, the Double Heads comprise perf 14 1/2d. (5), 1d. (5), 2d. (30, 2 1/2d. (6), 3d. (7), 4d. (2), 5d. (11, one used), 6d. (14, three used), 8d. (3), 10d. (19), 1/- (4), 2/- (4), 2/6d., 3/- (3), 5/-, 7/6d. (2), £1 and perf 13 1/2 8d. (4); the Admirals comprise Die I 3d. (perf 15), 6d. and 2/-, Die II 3d. (2), 5d. (2), 6d., 8d. (2), 1/-, 2/-, 7/6d. and 10/-, and Die III 2d. (3), 3d., 4d. (4), 6d. (3 including a corner pair), 8d. (2), 10d., 1/- (3), 2/-, 3/- (2), 5/- (3), 7/6d. (2), 10/- and £1. Condition mixed therefore viewing strongly recommended £4,000-5,000

St Helena

2357
x A valuable collection and duplicated collection in stockbook with issues to 1961, from 1856 6d., 1861 6d. used, 1863 surcharges, a good selection of 1864-80 surcharges which includes 4d. unused (3) and handstamped "specimen", other values to 5/- mint and used, 1884-94 set of eight unused plus duplicates and used, 1890-97 to 10d., 1903 2/- mint (2), 1908-11 10/- unmounted mint, with top margin, 1912-16 values to 3/- mint, 1922-37 MCA to £1 including 5/- corner block of four, Script to 15/-, 1/- and 2/6d. with variety torn flag, 1934 Centenary set (2), plus K.G.VI and Q.E. issues; the earlier issues are in mixed condition, later are generally fine. Photo for selection £2,000-2,500
2358
x 1912-16 1/2d. to 3/- set of ten, each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. S.G. 72s-81s, £375 £120-150
2359
x 1922-37 MCA 4d. to £1 set of five, each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. S.G. 92s-96s, £600. Photo £150-180
2360
x –– Script 1/2d. to 15/- set of sixteen, each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. S.G. 97s-113s, £1,500. Photo £650-750
2361
x 1934 Centenary 1/2d. to 10/- set of ten, fine mint. S.G. 114-123, £425 £150-180

St. Kitts-Nevis

2362
x 1870-1958 collection in stockbook which includes St. Christopher with 1870-76 1d. watermark sideways (small fault), 1882-90 values to 1/- (2) mint, 1885 "Halfpenny" on unsevered pair of 1d. mint, later surcharges; Nevis with 1862 values to 1/- green unused, 1866 values to 1/- (2) used, some 1876 values, 1882-90 values to 1/-, 1/2d. on half
1d. used (2) and some others; mint St. Kitts-Nevis with 1903 to 5/-, 1905-18 to 5/-, 1920-22 to £1, 1921-29 to 5/-, Tercentenary set to £1, K.G.VI and first Q.E. sets. A good lot £1,200-1,500
2363
x 1923 Tercentenary 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen overprinted "specimen", some with part gum otherwise fine. S.G. 48s-60s, £800. Photo for £1 £300-400

St. Lucia

2364
x An attractive and valuable collection in stockbook with issues to 1958 with 1860 values (6d. repaired), 1863 Crown CC values unused, 1864-76 with both perforations and values to 1/- (5), 1882-84 surcharges to 1/-; later issues are generally unused including 1883-86 to 1/-, 1886-87 to 1/- plus 1/- with top left triangle detached (creased),
1891-98 to 10/-, 1904-10 values to 5/-, 1912-21 to 5/-1921-30 to 5/- and later issues. Useful £1,000-1,200
2365
x 1950 Script, perf 14 1/2x14 12c. claret, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 153a, £750. Photo £200-250

St. Vincent

2366
x 1880 (June) 5/- rose-red, unused with part original gum, good colour and well-centred for this stamp, fine. S.G. 32, £1100. Photo £350-450
2367
x 1899 CA 1/2d. to 5/- set of nine in mint blocks of four, the 1/2d. marginal with plate number, good colours, a few minor faults but chiefly fine. S.G.67-75, £520 £300-400
2368
x 1938-47 1/2d. to £1 set of fifteen in blocks of four, fresh and fine lightly mounted mint. S.G. 149-159 £250-300
Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011
2369
x 1949-52 1c. to $4.80 set of nineteen in lower right corner blocks of four with plate numbers, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 164-177 £200-250
Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011

Samoa

2370
x 1877-1958 mint and used collection in a Roumet stockbook, including 1877 Express, 2nd state 1d., 6d. (no gum) and 1/- mint, perf 12 3rd state 1d. (2, one a little stained), 3d., 2/-, 5/- (2) and 4th state 9d. unused, 1886-1900 6mm. wmk. perf 12 1/2 2/6d. used, perf 12x11 1/2 1/2d. to 1/- used and 7mm. wmk. perf 11 1/2d. to 2/6d. mint, a good range of 1893-99 surcharges, 1914 GRI 1/2d. on 3pf and 1d. on 10pf. to 9d. on 80pf. used, 1914-24 perf 14 2/- to £1 and perf 14 1/2x14 2/-, 3/-, 10/- and £1 mint, 1925-28 2/6d. (2), 3/- and 5/- mint, 1932 Arms 2/6d. to £1 mint, 1935-42 Arms "Cowan" paper 2/6d. to £5 and "Wiggins Teape" paper £2, and 1955 Arms 5/- to £2. Condition generally fine £750-850
2371
x 1914 (Sept.) G.R.I. 3s. on 3m. violet-black, fine mint. S.G. 113, £1400. Photo £350-450
2372
x 1914 (Sept.) G.R.I. 3s. on 3m. violet-black, neatly tied by Apia c.d.s. in centre of unaddressed envelope, fine. P.F. Certificate (1985). S.G. 113, Β£1200. Photo £400-500
2373
x –– 5s. on 5m. carmine and black, neatly tied by Apia c.d.s. in centre of unaddressed envelope, fine. P.F. Certificate (1985). S.G. 114, £1000. Photo £300-400

Seychelles

2374
x 1890-1974, a mostly mint collection in stockbook which includes 1890-92 set to 96c. and Die II set to 16c. unused or used, 1893 surcharges, 1897-1900 to 2r.25 unused, 1903 to 2r.25, 1906 to 2r.25, 75c. with dented frame variety, 1912-16 to 2r.25 (used), 1917-22 to 5r., 1921-32 to 5r. (used), 1938-49 set to 5r. and later issues to 1974, apparently unmounted from 1952. A good lot £600-800

Sierra Leone

2375
x 1859-1956, an attractive and valuable collection in small-size stockbook, including 1883 1d. unused, 1896-97 values to £1 overprinted "specimen", values to £1 mint, some 1897 surcharges unused or used, 1903 values to £1 mint, 1904-05 values to £1 mint, 1907-12 values to £1 fine used, 1912-21 values to 10/- mint (2) and used, £1, £2 and £5 mint, 1921-27 Specimen values to £2 and £5 plus mint values to £2 and £5, 1932 values to £1 mint, Wilberforce set (£1 is used) plus a selection of K.G.VI and Q.E. issues. A very clean and attractive lot. Photo for selection £2,500-3,000
2376
x 1921-27 Script 1/2d. to £5 set of seventeen, fine mint. S.G. 131-148, £3180. Photo for £2 and £5 £1,200-1,500

Postal Fiscal

2377
x 1884 (June) 5/- on 1/- green, a marginal example, fresh and fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. footnote cat. £225. Photo £200-250

South West Africa

2378
x 1943-44 War Effort 1/- brown marginal pair, variety overprint inverted, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 130a, £750. Photo £400-500

Tanganyika

2379
x 1917-21 MCA 1c. and 10c. to 50r. complete set of fifteen imperforate plate proofs in issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, fine. A lovely exhibition set. Photo £4,000-5,000
Note: These proofs were taken from the small plates of six impressions. No such impressions were taken of the 3c. and 6c. values, the first values to be invoiced.
2380
1922-24 5c. to £1, each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. S.G. 74s-88s, £600 £200-250

Togo

2381
x 1914 (Jan.) wide setting, 10pf. carmine pair with margin at foot, fresh and fine mint. S.G. H3, £260 £80-100
2382
x –– 40pf. black and carmine pair, fine mint. S.G. H7, £450 £100-120
2383
x –– 80pf. black and carmine on rose with margin at foot, fresh and fine unmounted mint. S.G. H9, £250. Photo £100-120
2384
x –– 80pf. black and carmine on rose horizontal pair, neatly tied by Lome c.d.s. (17.9.14) on small piece, fine. S.G. H9, £550. Photo £150-180
2385
x 1914 (Oct.) wide setting, "Half penny" on 3pf. brown block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. H12, £640. Photo £150-180
2386
x 1915 (Jan.) Sansane-Mangu overprint, 10pf. carmine block of four, fine mint. S.G. H31, £800. Photo £300-400
2387
x –– 10pf. carmine, neatly cancelled by part Anecho c.d.s. in blue, fine. Holcombe Opinion (1995). S.G. H31, £130 £50-60
Note: Anecho was in the French Occupied area. British stamps cancelled there are very scarce.

Tonga

2388
x A general, unused or used, collection in stockbook with the different King George I issues with 1892 set to 1/- unused, later surcharges, some 1895 values, 1897 set to 5/- unused or used, 1923-24 surcharge set of seven mint and later issues to 1963; also Official stamps with 1893 set of five and surcharge set of five unused. £100-150

Trinidad

2389
x 1860 no watermark, clean-cut perf 14-16 1/2, (1d.) rose-red horizontal strip of three, variety imperforate vertically, unused with small part original gum, centred to foot and with two vertical bends, otherwise fine. The largest multiple of this variety. S.G. 46a, £1100+. Photo £1,500-1,800

Turks and Caicos Islands

2390
x 1900-04 1/2d. to 3/-, 1909-11 1/4d. to 3/-, 1918-19 War Tax 1d. red, 3d. purple on yellow and 3d. purple on yellow-buff, 1921 Script 1/4d. to 1/-, 1922-26 1/4d. to 3/-, 1928 Postage and Revenue 1/2d. to 10/-, each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum or unmounted mint. S.G. between 101s-186s, £1,245 £400-500

Zanzibar

2391
x 1904 (June) Monograms 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen in blocks of four, couple of insignificant gum bends otherwise fine mint. S.G. 210-24, £1100 £500-600
2392
x 1913 1c. to 200r. each overprinted "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. S.G. 246s-260gs, £1,060 £350-450

Zululand

2393
x 1888-93 1/2d. to 5/- less 6d., 1894-96 values to £1 less 1/2d. and 2 1/2d., and Postal Fiscal 1d., each overprinted or handstamped "specimen", fresh and fine with large part original gum. S.G. between 1s-28s. Photo £250-300

Collections and Ranges

2394
x A predominantly mint assortment including Ascension 1934 1/2d. to 5/-, Cayman Islands 1912-20 1/4d. to 10/- (fault at top left corner) and 1935 1/4d. to 10/-, Cook Islands
1926-28 2/- (both) and 3/-, Dominica 1903 CC 5/- and 1923-33 MCA 5/- marginal block of four, Falkland Islands 1898 2/6d. and 5/- and 1921-28 Script 1/2d. to 3/-, Gambia 1874 CC 4d. used, Grenada 1934-36 1/2d. to 5/- complete, Malta 1922 Script 2/-, Montserrat 1932 Tercentenary set, Palestine 1918 (Mar.-May) 5m. on 1pi. pair used on piece, the right stamp with surcharge partially missing (B.P.A. Certificate 1998) and 1922 (Sept.-Nov.) perf 14 1m. with overprint double (B.P.A. Certificate 1998), Papua New Guinea 1952-58 1/2d. to £1, St. Helena 1912-16 1/2d. to 3/-, St. Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercentenary 1/2d. to 2/6d. and 1948 £1 marginal block of four, St. Lucia 1912 MCA 2/6d. block of four and 1936 1/2d. to 10/-, Sierra Leone 1932 1/2d. to £1 and Trinidad 1896 10/-. Condition mostly fine. Cat. £3700+ £800-1,000
2395
x A mint assortment including Barbados 1920-21 Victory 1/4d. to 3/-, Bermuda 1938-53 2/- to £1, British Guiana 1931 1c. to $1 and 1934 1c. to $1, Dominica 1907-08 MCA 1/2d. to 5/-, Falkland Islands 1898 2/6d. and 5/-, Gibraltar 1903 CA £1, Gold Coast 1894 20/-, St. Helena 1912-16 1/2d. to 3/- and 1922-37 Script 1/2d. to 10/-, St. Kitts-Nevis 1921-29 Script 1/2d. to 5/- and 1923 Tercentenary 1/2d. to 5/-, St. Lucia 1936 1/2d. to 10/-, St. Vincent 1911 £1 and Sierra Leone 1932 1/2d. to 10/-. Condition generally fine. Cat. £3100+ £800-1,000
2396
x A virtually all mint assortment including Antigua 1932 Tercentenary set, Barbados 1858 imperf 6d. pale rose-red used, British Guiana 1934 1c. to $1, Cayman Islands 1912-20 MCA 1/4d. to 10/-, 1932 Tercentenary set and 1935 1/4d. to 10/-, Falkland Islands
1912-20 MCA 1/2d. to 5/- (both), Fiji 1954-59 1/2d. to £1, Gambia 1874 CC 4d. used and 1902-05 CA 1/2d. to 3/-, Gold Coast 1907-13 MCA 1/2d. to 5/-, Grenada 1934 1/2d. to 5/-, Montserrat Tercentenary set, Natal 1902 CC £1, North Borneo 1931 Anniversary $5, St. Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercentenary 5/-, Sierra Leone 1912-21 MCA 1/2d. to £1 and Tonga 1897 1/2d. to 5/-. Condition generally fine. Cat. £3600+ £800-1,000
2397
x A stockbook of Northern and Southern Rhodesia; the former includes 1925-29 1/2d. to 20/- (some a fraction gum toned), 1938-52 1/2d. to 20/-, 1948 Wedding and 1953 1/2d. to 20/- with additional 20/-; the latter includes 1924-29 1/2d. to 5/- with some duplication, 1931-37 1/2d. to 5/- with some duplication and including perf 14 1/-, 1937 1/2d. to 5/-, 1953 1/2d. to £1 and 1964 1/2d. to £1. Condition generally fine with many unmounted £850-1,000
2398
x A mint assortment including Cayman Islands 1935 1/4d. to 10/-, Cyprus 1934 1/4pi. to 45pi., Fiji 1903 1/2d. to £1, Gambia 1874 4d. used, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1935-37 1c. to £1, Montserrat 1916-22 MCA 1/2d. to 5/- and 1932 Tercentenary set (toned), Nigeria 1936 1/2d. to £1, North Borneo 1894 $10 and 1931 Anniversary set, St. Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercentenary 1/2d. to 2/-, Sierra Leone 1912-21 MCA 1/2d. to £1, 1932 1/2d. to £1 and 1933 Centenary 5/-, Somaliland 1904 1/2a. to 5r., Southern Nigeria 1907-11 1/2d. to £1 overprinted "specimen" and Turks and Caicos Islands 1928 1/2d. to 10/-. Condition mostly fine. Cat. £3900+ £1,000-1,200
2399
x A fine lot of better sets/part sets, high values etc., mostly K.G.V, including Ascension 1924-33 1/2d. to 3/- less 5d. and 1934 1/2d. to 5/-, Australia BCOF set, Bahamas
1884-90 1d. to £1, 1901-03 CC Staircase 1d. to 3/- and 1921-29 Tercentenary set (2), British Guiana 1931 Centenary set (2), British Solomon Islands 1908-11 1/2d. to 5/-, Brunei 1907-10 MCA to $1, Canada 1942-48 War Effort 1c. to $1, Ceylon 1898-99 6c. on 15c., 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50 each overprinted "specimen", Dominica 1903 CC 5/-, Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary 5/- and 1938 5/-, 10/- and £1, Fiji 1903 CA 5/-, Gibraltar 1886 1/-, Malta 1886 5/-, 1921-22 Script 2/-, 1922 Self-Government CC 10/- and 1922 Melita £1 (wmk upright), Rhodesia 1910 Double Head 3d., 10d. and 1/-, St. Helena 1922 £1 (2), St. Lucia 1891-98 5/- and 10/-, and 1946 Victory pairs of twenty-four colonies perforated "specimen". Condition generally fine £3,000-4,000
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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