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The Collectors Series Stamp Sale (Day 2 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: 16th 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 5
1038
1918 (6 Feb.) 5m. on 1p. cobalt-blue, fine used with June 1918 c.d.s.; fine and scarce. S.G. 2, £500. Photo £150-180
1039
1920-21 perf. 14, 1m. sepia, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 38, £800. Photo £200-250
1040
-- 1m. sepia, lightly cancelled in violet, fine. Scarce. S.G. 39, £900. Photo £200-250
1041
-- 5p. purple, neatly cancelled; two lightly foxed perfs., otherwise fine; scarce. S.G. 43, £500. Photo £120-150
1042
1920 (6 Dec.) perf. 14, 5m. orange, fresh mint. Scarce. S.G. 46, £400. Photo £100-120
1043
1921-22 10p. ultramarine, used; a couple of tiny marks on perfs., otherwise fine. Scarce. S.G. 69, £600. Photo £150-180

Papua
1044
x 1904 (4 Dec.) OHMS envelope (no flap) to Thursday Island, marked "Printed matter only", bearing 1901 1d. tied by "b.n.g." 10 bar oval, showing superb "daru/b.n.g." datestamp, light strike of circular "resident magistrate/western division" cachet in violet and, on reverse, fine arrival datestamp for 5 December. Most attractive and a fine example of the printed matter rate to a rare destination. Photo £6,000-7,000

Prince Edward Island
1045
x 1861 perf. 9 3d. blue, clearly tied by eight bar oval on 1861 (5 Mar.) Bank of Prince Edward Island report to Halifax, dated markings of March 12 and 14 on reverse; the adhesive with a missing perf. at foot and the entire split along some folds and portions missing. S.G. 3 £100-150
1046
x 1862-69 perf. 11 or 11 1/4 2d. rose diagonal bisect, tied by eight bar oval on 1867
(7 Sept.) Prices Current to Halifax; the adhesive with a portion missing at upper left and the entire with tape stain at lower left. Scarce. S.G. 12b, £3,750. Photo £250-300

Qatar
1047
1957-61 complete, including 1957 Type II trio, mint and used; also Trucial States 1961 set mint. Fine. Cat. £494 £120-150

Rhodesia

1896 (Apr. - May) Matabele Rebellion Provisionals
1048
"One Penny" on 3d. grey-black and green, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 51, £600. Photo £200-250
1049
"One Penny" on 4/- grey-black and vermilion, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. S.G. 52, £300. Photo £100-120
1050
"three/pence." on 5/- orange-yellow block of four with margin at top, fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. Brandon Certificate (1995). S.G. 53, £760. Photo £300-400

St. Helena
1051
x 1923 Script 1/2d. grey and black, used, variety watermark inverted; tiny surface abrasion at left, otherwise fine. Scarce. S.G. 97fw, £550. Photo £100-150

St. Kitts-Nevis
1052
1831-48 entire letters (4) to London, including 1831 with "ship letter/dover" across flap on reverse, 1834 printed "Association for the promotion of the education among the labouring classes of Saint Christopher" with St. Kitts fleuron across flap on reverse, etc., good to fine £300-350

St. Vincent
1053
1813-39 entires/entire letters (9) including 1813 to London, rated "2/2" with St. Vincent fleuron on reverse across flap, 1815 to London rated "4/4", 1837 to Edinburgh rated "2/5" and with boxed additional " 1/2", etc., strikes and condition mixed £400-450

Sarawak
1054
1860 (11 May) envelope ex the "Mrs Johnson" correspondence "via Marseilles" to Ilminster, showing superb "post office/sarawak" circular handstamp with manuscript date inserted, bearing India 2a. and 4a. centrally and clearly cancelled by "B/172" obliterator in transit with light Singapore datestamp (23? May) in red on reverse; the face panel with some ageing and small tear at foot, the reverse with one side panel missing. Extremely rare and undoubtedly one of the finest frankings from this period. From the collection of Mike Oxley. Photo £12,000-15,000
Provenance: C.M.C. Symes, October 1971
1055
1869-1902 unused/mint collection with the basic issues complete less 1891 5c. on 12c., additional items include a few 1899-1900 shades to $1; the 1888-97 16c. and 32c. toned though generally good to fine. Cat. £1,100+ £250-300
1056
1869-1902 used collection with the basic issues complete less 1891 5c. on 12c., additional items include a few 1899-1900 shades to $1; the 1888-97 12c. faded though generally good to fine. Cat. £1,350+ £250-300
1057
1891 5c. on 12c. green and blue with stop, fine mint. S.G. 26, £325. Photo £100-120
1058
-- 5c. on 12c. green and blue with stop, fine used. S.G. 26, £350. Photo £100-120
1059
1909 (6 Nov.) letter written and signed by Sir Charles Brooke (1829-1917), second Rajah of Sarawak, from Chesterton House, Cirencester, to the Borneo Co., Ltd., "Please telegraph out (Treasurer Sarawak - Leave opium to your judgement. Rajah! Yrs sincerely C Brooke" £250-300
1060
1918-41 mint collection with the basic issues, including 1918 unissued 1c. and both 1923 surcharge settings (the 3/4mm. setting 2c. in pair with thick narrower "W"), complete; fine. Cat. £1,100+ £250-300
1061
1918-41 used collection with the basic issues, less 1923 3/4mm. surcharge setting pair, complete; a few small faults in places though generally good to fine. Cat. £850 £200-250
1062
1923 3/4mm. setting, 1c. on 10c. and 2c. on 12c., fine used; scarce. S.G. 74, 75, £750. Photo £250-300
1063
1945-79 complete, fine mint. Cat. £800+ £200-250
1064
1945-59 complete, fine used. Cat. £890 £200-250

Airmails
1065
1929 (17 Aug.) "Lee" envelope registered from Kuching to London, flown by Imperial Airways, marked "By Air Mail" and "Karachi - London" and franked at 56c., no backstamps. Rare, about 44 letters carried £120-150
Note: Imperial Airways opened their London to Karachi service on March 30th 1929. Mail from Sarawak was carried for the first time in September 1929. The airmail fee was 35 cents per 1/2 ounce in addition to the surface rate of 6 cents plus a registration fee of 15 cents.
1066
1930 (4 July) envelope (roughly opened at left and a fraction soiled) flown on the fifth stage of R.A.F. Survey Flight from Miri to Kuching, franked at 14c. and showing "by air mail" label at upper left tied by clear arrival datestamp of 4 July. Photo £150-180
Note: S1419 and S1149 landed at Miri on their return flight from Brunei to Bintulu. Both planes flew from Bintulu to Mukah and Sibu on July 2nd and then flew on to Kuching on July 4th. An additional airmail fee of 10 cents per 1/2 ounce was charged in addition to normal postage.
1067
1930 (18 Oct.) "Field" envelope (a few minor fox spots) from Kuching to Sutton Coldfield, flown by Imperial Airways, marked "Per Karachi - London Air Mail Service", franked at 41c. and showing, on reverse, Singapore (20.10) and Penang (21.10) datestamps £60-80
1068
1935 (18 July) envelope flown on return R.A.F. flight from Kuching to Singapore, marked "By R.A.F. Flying Boat K3594", franked at 24c. and showing, on reverse, arrival datestamp of 19 July £60-80
1069
1935 (4 Aug.) envelope (some staining) flown on the return R.A.F. flight from Kuching to Singapore, marked "By R.A.F. Flying Boat K3592", franked at 39c. and showing, on reverse, arrival datestamp of 6 August. Rare. Photo £200-250
Note: On August 4th the RAF Singapore Flying-boat, K3592, flew from Seletar to Kuching with the Rajah of Sarawak as a passenger. The flying-boat returned to Seletar the next day, carrying a small amount of mail.
1070
1938 (20 Feb.) "Phillips" GB 1 1/2d. stationery envelopes (4) from Newport to Brunei (returned), Labuan (returned), North Borneo (with unframed "unclaimed" and returned) and to Sarawak (with framed "unclaimed"), each with arrival backstamp £120-150
1071
1938 (7 Sept.) envelope flown by R.A.F. from Kuching to Singapore, marked "By RAF Flyingboat L2164" and franked at 6c.; no backstamp £80-100
1072
1939 (6 June) envelope to England and flown by R.A.F. from Kuching to Singapore, marked "Per RAF K6918" and franked at 6c., no backstamp £80-100

Japanese Occupation Stamps
1073
1c. to $10 (less 3c. black, 15c. orange and $3) with additional 2c. green, 4c. and 8c.
red-brown with black overprints, mint and generally good to fine. S.G. J1-26 £700-800
1074
1c. to $10 (less 3c. black, 8c. red-brown, 15c. orange and $3) with additional 6c.
red-brown with black overprints, used and generally good to fine. S.G. J1-26 group £800-1,000
1075
$3 carmine and green, used with small part cancellation in violet; fine and rare. S.G. J23, £3,000. Photo £800-1,000

Seychelles

Mauritius used in the Seychelles
1076
1863-72 watermark Crown CC 1d. brown, 4d. rose, 6d. dull violet and 1/- yellow, all with "B64" barred oval cancellation, a few small faults, good to fine. Z14a, 20, 21, 26, £518 £100-150
1077
1860-1982, a predominantly mint collection neatly arranged in an album including Mauritius used in Seychelles with "B64" obliterator 1860-63 1/- buff, 1863-72 3d., 4d. (3), 1878 surcharges (6) with 13c. on 3d., 25c. on 6d., 1879-80 (5) with 4c., 17c., 25c., 1883-90 2c. venetian red, 2c. green, 4c. orange, and issued stamps mint with 1890-2
Die I to 96c., Die II to 16c., 1893 surcharges to 90c. on 96c. (5), 1897-1900 to 2r.25, 1902 surcharges to 45c. on 2r.25 (2), 1903 set (2, less one 30c.), 1906 to 2r.25 (2, less one 75c.), 1912-16 to 2r.25 with 18c. split "a", 1917-22 to 5r., 1921-32 to 5r., 1938-49 to 5r. (2), 1952 to 10r., and apparently complete thereafter; also some Zil Eloinge Sesel. Generally good to fine. Cat. £6,900+. (hundreds) £1,000-1,200
1078
1897-1900 15c. ultramarine with largely complete "official paid/seychelles" c.d.s. of 9 Dec. 1901, normally used on stampless official covers; fine and the earliest recorded date of this type, scarce. Photo £200-250
1079
1906 MCA 6c. carmine with large part "takamaka" c.d.s. of 5 May (?) 1908; a trifle soiled, fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1985). Photo £400-500

Singapore
1080
x 1948-59 collection on leaves, complete, fresh mint. S.G. 1-58, £850 £140-180

South Africa
1081
x 1913-24 1 1/2d. chestnut, variety watermark sideways, used, short perf. at upper right and perf. added at lower left corner, nevertheless an extremely rare variety. S.G. 5c, £1,600. Photo £200-250

Tasmania
1082
1831-35 entire letters (11, each with transcript) from the same correspondence to England, including 1831 (19 Nov.) with "dartmouth/ship letter", 1832 (Sept.) with "india letter/deal", 1832 (Oct.) with red "india letter/brighton", 1832 (Dec.) with red "india letter/penzance", etc., a fascinating group giving an insight into living conditions in Tasmania in the 1830's £1,000-1,200

Transjordan
1083
1920-66 mint collection on leaves, including 1920 (Nov.) perf. 15x14 and perf. 14 sets, 1m. perf. 15x14 and perf. 14, both with overprint inverted; 1922 (Nov.) range with surcharges in various colours including perf. 14 1/10p. on 1m. violet surcharge; 1922 (Dec.) selection with handstamps in various colours; 1923 (Mar.) selection to 20p. (2); 1923 (Apr.-Oct.) selection on various issues and with values to 2p. on 20p.; 1923 (Apr.) selection with 1/8p. and 3p. inverted overprints; 1923 (May) overprint reading downwards 1m. to 5m. and 2p. to 10p., and overprint reading upwards 2m., 3m., 1p. (2), 9p. and 20p.; 1923 (Sept.)-25 selection; the basic issues thereafter largely complete including some perf. varieties, 1933 set and a selection of Postage Dues, largely good to fine. A few forgeries or doubtful items included though a useful basis upon which to expand on these fascinating stamps £1,500-2,000
1084
1920-66 used collection on leaves, including 1920 (Nov.) perf. 15x14 and perf. 14 sets; 1922 (Nov.) range with surcharges in various colours; 1922 (Dec.) selection with handstamps in various colours; 1923 (Mar.) selection to 10p. (2); 1923 (Apr.-Oct.) selection on various issues and with values to 2p. on 20p.; 1923 (Apr.) selection; 1923 (May) overprint reading downwards 1m. to 5m., 2p., 5p. and 10p., and overprint reading upwards 1m., 4m., 9p. and 20p.; 1923 (Sept.)-25 selection; 1930 Locust set, 1933 set to 500m., a range thereafter and a selection of Postage Dues, largely good to fine. A few forgeries or doubtful items included though a generally attractive lot £800-1,000
1085
1922 (Nov.) perf. 14, 10p. on 10p. ultramarine, marginal from the top of the sheet, fresh mint; vague vertical bend. Scarce. S.G. 33, £850. Photo £200-250
1086
-- 20p. on 20p. pale grey and 20p. on 20p. pale grey with surcharge in violet, unused with part original gum; the first with some staining. B.P.A. Certificate (2011) for first. S.G. 34, 34a, £1,550. Photo £300-400
1087
1922 (Dec.) perf. 14, 9p. ochre cancelled in violet on fragment; a little foxed on reverse though of good appearance. Rare. S.G. 51, £1,000. Photo £300-400
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Collectors Series Stamp Sale (Day 2 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: 16th 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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