| 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 9 | |||
| 401 | |||
| 1856 (5 Feb.) soldier's envelope "From No. 3369 Pte. Thos. Bigwood 45th. Regt." at Grahamstown to Tunbridge, Sevenoaks, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and bearing 1d. pale brick-red with good to very large margins and neatly cancelled, London Paid c.d.s. (12.4) on face, the reverse with despatch oval datestamp, Cape Town (9.2) and Sevenoaks (16.4) c.d.s.; vertical fold at centre, otherwise fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1989). Photo £2,000-2,500 |
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| 402 | |||
| 1860 (18 July) envelope from Cape Town "Via Engeland per mailboat Norman" to Ysselstein, bearing 1d. rose pair and 6d. rose-lilac with good to large margins and clearly tied, showing manuscript "7" in red crayon, London Paid c.d.s. (1.9) and "Engeland/Franco" handstamp, all on face, despatch and arrival datestamps, together with straight-line "ysselstein" handstamp on reverse; the envelope with some creasing, part of flap missing and other imperfections though a rare franking. Photo £1,200-1,500 |
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| 403 | |||
| 1861 (25 Feb.) entire from Burghersdorp to Cradock, bearing 1d. deep rose-red pairs (2), both with just touched to very large margins and neatly cancelled, despatch and arrival oval datestamps on reverse; a little foxing, just affecting the pairs in places, though an attractive franking. Ferchenbauer Certificate (1989). Photo £1,000-1,200 |
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| 404 | |||
| 1861 (12 Mar.) double rate entire from Cape Town to Worcester, bearing Woodblock 4d. pale milky blue pair with just clear to large margins on three sides, touched on the fourth, neatly cancelled and tied and showing three arrival oval datestamps for 26 March (in error) on face, all deleted, the reverse with despatch and arrival (2, one dated 13 March and the second dated 26 March and deleted); attractive and most unusual. Bühler (1979, pale bright blue) and Friedl (1980, blue) Certificates. Photo £4,000-5,000 |
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| 405 | |||
| 1861 (7 June) entire from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth, bearing Woodblock 4d. deep bright blue with dented frame variety at apex, clear to large margins nearly all round except at foot where just touched, neatly tied by wide bars cancellation, despatch and arrival (7.6) oval datestamps on reverse. Rare and attractive. S.G. 14c. Photo £4,000-5,000 Provenance: Riesco Spangenthal, November 1997 |
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| 406 | |||
| 1861 (23 July) large part entire (no side flaps) from George to Cape Town, bearing Woodblock 4d. deep bright blue with large to very large margins all round and showing trace of adjoining stamp at foot, clearly cancelled and tied, the reverse with despatch and arrival (25.7) oval datestamps; a couple of creases well clear of the adhesive. Surely one of the finest stamps of this rare shade on cover. S.G. 14c. Photo £10,000-12,000 Provenance: Sir Maxwell Joseph, October 1982 Spangenthal, November 1997 Rectangular Issues |
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| 407 | |||
| 1874-76 1d. on 6d. deep lilac unused selection, comprising a rejoined pair and four singles, three with surcharges misplaced resulting in one with bar largely at top, one with bar entirely at top and one with surcharge misplaced horizontally and without bar, unused with gum in places; a few small faults though of generally good appearance. S.G. 32, £3,900 £400-500 |
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| 408 | |||
| 1874-76 1d. on 1/- green, two mint blocks of four, one with wing-margin, and two singles, one unused with bar above value and one used with surcharge misplaced slightly to left; generally fine. Also a used example on 1877 envelope to which it does almost certainly not belong. S.G. 33, £1,210+ £500-600 |
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| 409 | |||
1879 3d. on 4d. blue, an unused group of four, comprising "pencb" for "pence" and "the.ee" for "three" varieties, the other two with raised and dropped "t" variety, unused with a little gum in places; a few faults with viewing essential. Holcombe Certificate (1994) for "the.ee" variety. S.G. 34, 34a, 34b, £6,800 £400-500Vryburg |
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| 410 | |||
| " 1/2 pence" green, "1 pence" rose, "2 pence" on 6d. mauve and "2 1/2 pence" on 2 1/2d. blue, each clearly cancelled by Vryburg c.d.s. of 28 November, fine. B.P.A. Certificates (1993 and 1971) for 2d. and 2 1/2d. respectively. S.G. 1-4, £1,105. Photo £300-400 |
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| 411 | |||
| " 1/2 pence" green block of four with full original gum, all with gum creases otherwise fine. Brandon Certificate (1999). S.G. 1, £900. Photo £250-300 |
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| 412 | |||
| "1 pence" rose block of four with margin at left, unused with full original gum, small fault at foot of lower right stamp, otherwise fine. Brandon Certificate (1994). S.G. 2, £1,000. Photo £300-400 |
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| 413 | |||
| "1 pence" rose block of four with margin at left, each cancelled by Vryburg c.d.s. dated 28 November, the margin severed and hinged back in place, fine. Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 2, £400. Photo £120-150 |
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| 414 | |||
| "1 pence" rose vertical strip of five, each cancelled by Vryburg c.d.s. dated 27 November, fine. Brandon Certificate (1981). S.G. 2, £500. Photo £150-180 |
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| 415 | |||
"2 pence" on 6d. mauve, fresh and fine mint. R.P.S. Certificate (1972). S.G. 3, £2,000. Photo £800-1,000Ceylon |
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| 416 | |||
| 1857 (July) -59 mainly used range of imperforates comprising blued paper 6d. (2), white paper 1d. (3), 2d. (13, two unused), 4d., 5d. (10, one unused), 6d. shades (10, one unused), 8d., 9d. (3), 10d. (4, one unused), 1/- (5, one unused), 1/9d. (2), 2/- (3), and glazed paper, blued paper 1/2d. and white paper 1/2d. (5, three unused), a few with four margins, condition very mixed. Between S.G. 1 and 17, £34,000+ £2,000-2,500 |
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| 417 | |||
| 1857 (Apr.) blued paper, 6d. purple-brown, clear to good margins all round, neat oval of bars cancellation; sound. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). S.G. 1, £450. Photo £120-140 |
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| 418 | |||
-- 6d. purple-brown, good margins, mainly lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 1, £450. Photo £100-1201857-59 Issue |
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| 419 | |||
| 1d. pale blue, 2d. green shades (2), 5d., 10d. and 1/9d., unused, all with margins all round; 1d. with small tear at top, 5d. with creases and 10d. with handstamp on reverse which shows through to face, otherwise sound. Also repaired 6d. £400-500 |
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| 420 | |||
| 1d. (3), 2d. (2), 4d., 5d., 6d. (2), 10d., 1/-, 1/9d. and 2/-, used, largely with margins all round; 4d., 1/9d. and 2/- with tears though of good to fine appearance. Also repaired 6d., 8d., 9d. and 10d. £600-800 |
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| 421 | |||
| 6d. deep brown, good to large margins and neatly cancelled by crisp oval of bars. A choice example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1984). S.G. 6b, £1,000. Photo £400-500 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 Lord Vestey, October 2010 __________ |
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| 422 | |||
| 1857 (Oct.) blued paper, 1/2d. reddish lilac with good to large margins and generally lightly cancelled, small surface rub, and 1858 white paper 1/2d. dull mauve with small regular margins, touched at foot, part numeral cancellation. S.G. 16, 17, £825 £140-180 |
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| 423 | |||
-- 1/2d. reddish lilac on blued paper, good to large margins, used; sound. S.G. 16, £600. Photo £100-1201861-64 Watermark StarClean-cut and intermediate perf. 14 to 15 1/2 |
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| 424 | |||
| 1d. (2), 2d. (2), 4d., 5d., 1/-, and rough perf. 14 to 15 1/2 1d., 2d., 4d. (2), 8d. yellow-brown, 9d. (2), 10d. and 1/- unused, a few with gum in places; clean-cut 4d. with faults and rough perf. 8d. with small fault at upper left though generally sound. S.G. 19-35 group, £3,500+ £400-500 |
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| 425 | |||
| 1d. (2), 2d. (3), 4d., 5d., 6d. (2), 9d., 1/- (3) and 2/- (2, one with a thin and one reperforated), and rough perf. 14 to 15 1/2 1d. (2, one on blued paper), 2d., 4d. (2), 6d. (3), 9d. (3), 10d., 1/- and 2/- (2), shades; fair to fine used. S.G. 19-37 group £400-500 |
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| 426 | |||
| 2d. green, clean-cut perf, unused part original gum, good colour, some marks on reverse left by previous mount, otherwise fine. S.G. 20, £250 £70-90 |
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| 427 | |||
| 4d. dull rose, unused with part original gum, good colour, fine. Rare in this condition. Friedl Certificate (1980). S.G. 21, £2,000. Photo £600-800 |
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| 428 | |||
| 6d. brown, intermediate perf, unused without gum, fine. Rare. S.G. 23, £3,000. Photo £500-600 |
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| 429 | |||
| 6d. brown, intermediate perf, unused without gum, fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1956). S.G. 23, £3,000. Photo £600-800 |
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| 430 | |||
| 8d. brown, intermediate perf, unused with small part original gum, fine. Rare. Freidl Certificate (1980). S.G. 24, £2,250. Photo £600-800 |
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| 431 | |||
| 8d. brown, intermediate perf, unused without gum, good colour, fine. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). S.G. 24, £2,250. Photo £500-600 |
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| 432 | |||
| 9d. purple-brown, a worn impression, intermediate perf, unused and regummed, a fraction soiled otherwise fine. Very rare. Freidl Certificate (1980). S.G. 24, £15,000. Photo £2,000-2,500 |
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| 433 | |||
| 1/- slate-violet, intermediate perf, unused with part original gum, good strong colour, fine. S.G. 26, £140 £50-60 |
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| 434 | |||
| 2/- dull blue, clean-cut perf., unused without gum, fine. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1949). S.G. 27, £4,500. Photo £800-1,000 |
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| 435 | |||
| 2/- dull blue, intermediate perf, good colour, fine unused without gum. Very rare. S.G. 27, £4,500. Photo £800-1,000 Rough perf. 14 to 15 1/2 |
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| 436 | |||
| 1d. dull blue on blued paper, unused with small part original gum; some light staining on perforations though a presentable example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 28a, £800. Photo £150-200 |
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| 437 | |||
| 4d. rose-red, unused with part original gum, fine; and 4d. deep rose-red, unused with part original gum, perfs trimmed on two sides, otherwise fine. S.G. 30, 30a, £1,200. Photo £200-250 |
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| 438 | |||
| 6d. olive-sepia, fresh unused; an attractive example of this scarce stamp. Sismondo Certificate (2007). S.G. 31b, £1,100. Photo £300-400 |
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| 439 | |||
| 8d. brown, neatly cancelled with oval of bars and small part sender's cachet in blue; fine and attractive. Scarce. S.G. 32, £600. Photo £180-200 |
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| 440 | |||
| 8d. brown, mainly lightly cancelled; attractive. Scarce. S.G. 32, £600. Photo £150-200 |
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| 441 | |||
| 8d. yellow-brown, unused with part original gum, perfs a little trimmed in places otherwise fine. Freidl Certificate (1980). S.G. 32a, £1,600. Photo £300-400 |
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| 442 | |||
| 8d. yellow-brown, largely lightly cancelled; sound. S.G. 32a, £425. Photo £100-120 |
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| 443 | |||
| 9d. olive-sepia, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 33b, £800. Photo £200-250 |
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| 444 | |||
| 9d. olive-sepia, fresh unused without gum; scarce. S.G. 33b, £800. Photo £150-200 |
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| 445 | |||
| 10d. dull vermilion, regummed, fine; also perf 12 1/2 10d. dull vermilion, unused without gum, fine. S.G. 34, 38; £600 £100-120 |
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| 446 | |||
| 1/9d. light green, prepared for use but not issued, fine with large part original gum. S.G. 36, £700. Photo £200-250 |
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| 447 | |||
| 1/9d. light green, prepared for use but not issued, fresh unused with part original gum; fine and attractive. Scarce. S.G. 36, £700. Photo £200-250 |
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| 448 | |||
| 2/- dull blue, unused and regummed; good appearance. Scarce. S.G. 37, £750. Photo £200-250 |
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| 449 | |||
2/- dull blue, unused and regummed; horizontal crease towards foot, otherwise sound. Scarce. S.G. 37, £750. Photo £140-1801862 No Watermark, Smooth Paper |
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| 450 | |||
| 1d., 6d. (two shades) and 9d. (repaired at left side), and 1864 1/2d. dull mauve and 10d. dull vermilion, unused with gum in places. S.G. 18, 38, 39, 41, 42 £200-250 |
| 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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