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Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Collectors Series Stamp Sale (Day 1 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 15th April 2013 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 5th April 10am to 5pm
Monday 8th April 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 9th April 10am to 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 1

Aden

1
1937 (1 Apr.) 1/2a. to 10r. set of twelve, fine mint. S.G. 1-12, £900. Photo for 10r. £250-300
2
-- 1/2a. to 10r. set of twelve used with values to 1r. cancelled on day of issue; the 5r. with slight colour discharge, otherwise fine. S.G. 1-12, £750. Photo for 10r. £250-300
3
1937-65 complete with a range of 1953-65 shades and issues for Hadhramaut and Seiyun to 1967, fine mint. Cat. £1,150+ £300-400
4
1937-65 complete with a range of 1953-65 shades and issues for Hadhramaut and Seiyun to 1967, fine used. Cat. c. £900 £250-300

Antigua
5
1791 (12 Jan.) entire letter to London with good "antigua" handstamp, 1847 (27 Oct.) printed "Return of work and transactions" to England with double-ring datestamp on reverse, 1873 (April) envelope (restored) to Northumberland bearing 1872 6d. (2) with "A02" barred oval cancellations, and 1884 1 1/2d. postal stationery card used to Boston; chiefly good to fine. £150-200
6
1863 (28 Aug.) entire letter to London, including a printed tract regarding sugar, showing superb Crowned Circle "paid/at/antigua" and with c.d.s. alongside and London arrival c.d.s. (15.9), on the face; vertical filing fold and some perimeter fault, otherwise fine and very attractive. S.G. CC1, £650. Photo £200-250

Ascension
7
x 1913 (21 Apr.) envelope (trivial discolouration) to Cheshire, bearing G.B. 1911-12 1/2d. green "B12" control pair with c.d.s., Warrington arrival (8.5) c.d.s. on reverse. S.G. Z38a £80-100
8
1922-53 mint selection comprising 1922 1/2d. to 3/-, 1924-33 1/2d. to 3/- (no 4d.), 1934 1/2d. to 5/- and 1938-53 1/2d. to 10/- (no 2/6d.), mixed perfs. Mostly fine. Cat. £958 £200-240
9
1924-33 4d. grey-black and black on yellow variety torn flag, large part original gum. Fine. S.G. 15b, £450. Photo £150-180
10
1938-53 2/6d. black and deep carmine, perf. 13, variety cut mast and railings; fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 45cb, £1,500. Photo £450-500

Australia
11
1913-83 mint and used collection with the basic issues, less Kangaroos and King George V Heads, virtually complete and including 1937-49 3d. Dies and high value papers; also companion collections of Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island; generally good to fine £600-800

Kangaroo Issues

1913-14 First Watermark
12
1/2d., 1d. Dies I (2), II (2) and IIA (2), 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d. Dies I (2) and II (2), 4d. (2), 5d., 6d., 9d., 1/- (2), 2/- and 5/-, mint; the 5/- with a thinned corner perf., fair to fine.
S.G. 1-13, £2,000+ £300-350
13
1/2d., 1d. Dies I (4, two with watermark sideways), II (3) and IIA (2), 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d.
Dies I (3) and II, 4d. (2), 5d., 6d., 9d., 1/- (2), 2/- and 5/-, used and mainly with c.d.s., the 2 1/2d., 6d. and 5/- from presentation sets, generally good to fine. S.G. 1-13, £1,200+ £200-250
14
1d. red Die I, a block of six (3x2) with "CA" monogram at foot, variety watermark sideways (crown pointing right), a few split perfs in margin otherwise fresh and fine mint. A unique monogram block and a major Kangaroo showpiece. BW2Aaa; S.G. 2a. Photo £12,000-15,000
Provenance: Colonel Harrie Evans, May 2001
Arthur Gray, February 2007
15
1d. red Die IIA, a lower right corner block of six with "JBC" monogram, unused with large part original gum; some small gum tones and the left vertical pair severed and rejoined with hinges. BW4Azb, S.G. 2e. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Kevin Nelson, May 2002
16
2d. grey block of four, fresh and fine unmounted mint. BW5A, S.G. 3 £150-180
17
10/- grey and pink, fresh mint. S.G. 14, £800. Photo £250-300
18
10/- grey and pink, cancelled-to-order; fine. S.G. 14. Photo £180-200
19
£1 brown and blue, a block of four with full original gum and of lovely colour; the upper right stamp with added perf at right and the lower right stamp with small repaired tear at right. A rare multiple, one of four recorded blocks. BW51A, S.G. 15. Photo £6,000-8,000
Provenance: Arthur Gray, February 2007
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20
1915 2d. to 5/- with 6d. shade, 1915-27 2d. (4), 2 1/2d. (2), 3d. (5), 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 1/- (3, one with watermark sideways - cancelled-to-order), 2/- (2), 5/- (4), 10/- (3) and £1 chocolate and dull blue, and 1923-24 6d., 2/- (2) and £1, used and nearly all with c.d.s.; the 1915-27 £1 a little faded, and a few other minor imperfections though of generally good to fine appearance. Cat. £4,400 £500-700

1915 Second Watermark
21
1915 2d., 2 1/2d., 6d. (two shades), 9d. and 1/-, mint with some hinge remainders; good to fine. S.G. 24-28, £930 £200-250
22
2/- brown, fresh mint; a couple of shortish perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 29, £600. Photo £180-200
23
5/- grey and yellow, fresh mint; a few shortish perfs. at right, otherwise sound. S.G. 30, £900. Photo £180-200

1915-27 Third Watermark
24
2d. Dies I (2) and IIA (2), 2 1/2d. (2), 3d. Dies I (2), II (2) and IIA, 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 1/- (3, one watermark sideways), 2/-, 5/- (4) and 10/- (3), shades, mint; a couple of the high values with small black spots on face, otherwise generally good to fine. S.G. 35-43 group, £2,500+. Photo £600-800
25
2d. grey Die I, a lower left corner block of twelve (4x3), folded horizontally between first and second rows, fine unmounted mint. BW7B, S.G. 35. Photo £600-800
26
2d. grey Die IIA, a block of six (3x2) with margin at foot showing "JBC" monogram, a few split perfs in selvedge, fresh and fine mint. BW8zb, S.G. 35dba. Photo £600-800
27
6d. pale ultramarine Die IIB, a top right corner block of four with large part original gum, the upper right stamp showing leg of kangaroo broken, lightly gum toned otherwise fine. A rare positional block. BW20Cd, S.G. 38da. Photo £600-800
28
1/- blue-green Die IIB, a block of twelve (6x2) with margins at sides, variety watermark sideways, unmounted mint though gum a little toned. BW33aa, S.G. 40ba £500-600

1923-24 New Colours
29
6d., 2/- and £1, fine mint. S.G. 73-75, £741. Photo for £1 £200-250

1929-30 Small Multiple Watermark
30
6d. to 10/-, mint; 6d. with black mark on face though generally good to fine.
S.G. 107-112, £845. Photo for 10/- £200-250
31
6d. to £2, used, all but the 6d. with c.d.s.; good to fine. S.G. 107-114, £1,200.
Photo for £2 £250-300
32
6d. chestnut, a block of four with Ash imprint, fine mint. BW22Az, S.G. 107 £50-60
33
2/- maroon, a block of four with Ash imprint, each stamp perforated "T", some hinge remnants otherwise fine mint. BW39Az, S.G. 110 £200-250

1931-36 C of A Watermark
34
6d. to £1 and 1946 2/-, mint with hinge remainders in places. S.G. 132-137, 212, £1,220. Photo for 10/- and £1 £250-300
35
6d. to £2 and 1946 2/- used and all with c.d.s.; £1 a little soiled though of generally good to fine appearance. Cat. £900. Photo for £2 £200-250
36
6d. chestnut block of four with Ash imprint, fine unmounted mint. BW 23Az, S.G. 132 £120-150
37
6d. chestnut block of four with Ash imprint, fine and mounted in the selvedge only.
BW 23Az, S.G. 132 £100-120
38
6d. chestnut block of four with Ash imprint, the lower pair unmounted, fine mint.
BW 23Az, S.G. 132 £100-120
39
6d. chestnut block of four with Ash imprint, the lower pair unmounted, fine mint.
BW 23Az, S.G. 132 £100-120
40
6d. chestnut block of four with Ash imprint, a fraction gum toned, unmounted mint.
BW 23Az, S.G. 132 £120-150
41
6d. chestnut block of four with Ash imprint, light diagonal gum crease not affecting appearance, otherwise fine mint. BW 23Az, S.G. 132 £80-100
42
9d. violet, a block of four with Ash imprint, the lower pair unmounted, fine mint. BW29Az, S.G. 133 £120-150
43
9d. violet, a block of four with Ash imprint, the lower pair unmounted, a fraction gum toned otherwise fine mint. BW29Az, S.G. 133 £100-120
44
10/- grey and eosin pink block of four, lovely colour, fresh and fine unmounted mint. RPSV Certificate (2001) states "an unlisted flourescent shade". BW50 variety, S.G. 136. Photo £1,200-1,500

King George V Heads
45
1914-36 mint collection with the basic issues virtually complete, including 1914-21 1d. Die II, 4d. shades (one lemon-yellow), 1916-18 1d. Die II (2), 1918-20 1/2d. pair with one showing thin "1" in fraction at right and one 1d. value in a deep over-inked impression, 1918 1d. Die III (2), 1918-23 1 1/2d. on coarse unsurfaced paper, 4d. ultramarine with inverted watermark and 1/4d. shades (2), 1924 1 1/2d. on very thin paper and three S.G. listed varieties, two in pairs with normal; generally fine £400-500
46
1914-36 used collection with the basic issues largely complete, including 1914-21 1d. Die II, 4d. shades (one lemon-yellow), 1916-18 1d. Die II (2), 1918-20 1/2d. showing thin "1" in fraction at right, 1918 1d. Die III (2), 1918-23 1 1/2d. on coarse unsurfaced paper and 1/4d. shades (2), 1924 1 1/2d. on very thin paper and three S.G. listed varieties; generally good to fine £200-250
47
1914-33 mainly mint collection arranged in three stockbooks, contained in a carton, largely in plated positional blocks and many with varieties; 1/2d. includes inverted watermarks, thin paper, two monograms and a N.W.P.I. block of thirty from Electro III with R11 clubbed fraction bar; 1d. with Die I/II strips in both red and green, major listed flaws, line perf. multiples, watermark varieties in blocks up to twenty-four, other blocks up to forty-eight, imprint blocks including perf. "OS" and overprinted "OS", some Die III's plated used and some mint blocks up to eighteen; 1 1/2d. includes all colours, several imprint and plate dots, six miscut imprint blocks from the top of the sheet, perf. "OS" blocks and many plated blocks; 2d. with many positional blocks, dies, "OS overprints, "VG" and "OS" perfins, imprints and booklet panes; 3d. includes several imprints, plated varieties and an "OS" block with hollow "S"; 4d. with many major flaws in orange, violet and yellow-olive, many inverted watermarks in orange and blue, some scarce plated Harrison blocks, "OS overprints and perfins, many superb lemon-yellow used examples and plated used examples in all colours, many with major flaws; 4 1/2d. with blocks up to twelve, major flaws and imprints; 5d. blocks up to twenty-four, imprints and many plated mint and used examples; 1/4d. with four blocks of four and a number of plated major flaws; largely from major UK George V Head collectors including Boston, Davidson, Legg and Scrivener. Priced individually to sell at over £46,000. Viewing essential to fully appreciate the scope and depth of this remarkable offering £15,000-18,000
48
1914-31 1d., a mainly used study arranged by Plates in a large stockbook with all colours and watermarks represented, major flaws strongly represented in a variety of watermarks, a number of multiples, and the 1d. red with many different shades. Priced to sell at £12,000. A fine lot for the specialist of this fascinating value. (thousands) £3,500-4,000

1914-20 Single Watermark
49
1d. carmine-red Die I/II se-tenant pair, fresh lightly mounted mint. S.G. 21, 231d, £400. Photo £150-180
50
1d. carmine-red Die II, fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 21d, £400. Photo £150-200
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Collectors Series Stamp Sale (Day 1 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 15th April 2013 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 5th April 10am to 5pm
Monday 8th April 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 9th April 10am to 5pm
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