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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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Auction Lots - Page 6
1088
x 1923 (1 Mar.) perf. 14 20p. pale grey, variety overprint inverted, used, small faults, scarce. S.G. 68a, unpriced used. Photo £80-100
1089
1923 (May) overprint reading downwards, 1p. deep indigo, fresh with part original gum; handstamped "Brun". Scarce. Vachat Certificate (2009). S.G. 103A, £750. Photo £200-250
1090
-- 1p. deep indigo, fine used. Scarce. S.G. 103A, £850. Photo £250-300
1091
1923 (May) overprint reading upwards, 5p. purple cancelled in violet; fine and scarce. S.G. 105B, £650. Photo £200-250
1092
-- 10p. ultramarine, unused with part original gum, "economist" and two other small handstamps on reverse. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 107B, £700. Photo £350-400
1093
x 1925 stamps of Saudi Arabia, 1/4p. chocolate and 3p. sage-green horizontal pairs, each variety imperforate vertically, fine used. S.G. 135a, 141a, unpriced used £80-100
1094
1925-26 perf. 15x14 9p. ochre, fine mint. Scarce. S.G. 155a, £900. Photo £350-400
1095
1930 (Apr.) Locust Campaign, 15m. with variety overprint inverted and 500m. horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp with variety "c" of "locust" omitted, mint; the 500m. variety stamp with a couple of small blue ink marks, one just showing through at foot. S.G. 188a, 194a, £1,100. Photo £200-250

Occupation of Palestine
1096
1948-49 mint collection including Postage Dues and Obligatory Tax stamps, many with overprint varieties, and a smaller used collection; generally fine £150-200

Transvaal

Schweizer Renecke
1097
Transvaal 1/2d. green with handstamp reading up, neatly cancelled by double-ring d.s. for 10 September, fine. Brandon Certificate (2002). S.G. 1, £325. Photo £100-120
1098
Transvaal 1d. rose-red and green with handstamp reading up, tied to small piece with double-ring d.s. for 12 September, fine. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 2, £325. Photo £100-120
1099
Transvaal 2d. brown and green with handstamp reading up, tied to small piece by double-ring d.s. of 12 September, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1976). S.G. 3, £450. Photo £150-180
1100
Cape of Good Hope 1/2d. green with handstamp reading down, neatly cancelled by double-ring d.s. for 10 September, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1982). S.G. 5, £550. Photo £150-180
1101
Cape of Good Hope 1/2d. green with handstamp reading down, neatly cancelled by double-ring d.s. for 10 September, fine. Brandon Certificate (1993). S.G. 5, £550. Photo £150-180
1102
Cape of Good Hope 1d. carmine with handstamp reading up, neatly tied to small piece by double-ring d.s. of 13 September, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1973). S.G. 6, £550. Photo £180-220

Victoria
1103
x 1867-81 wmk. V over Crown, 5/- blue on yellow with watermark reversed and showing, on reverse, pre-printed sheet number "3", fine used. A great rarity and believed to be a unique occurrence on the 5/-. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 139a. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: J.R.W. Purves

Virgin Islands
1104
1824 (14 Jan.) entire letter to Kendal, rated "2/4" and with very fine two line "tortola/19 jan.24" datestamp; light vertical filing fold, fine £100-150
1105
1914 (4 Nov.) picture postcard (Landing Place, Experiment Station, Tortola) to
New Jersey bearing, on picture side, 1/2d. with Road Town c.d.s.. good Crowned Circle "paid/at/tortola" on address side; fine and scarce. Photo £200-250

Western Australia

Coolgardie Cycle Express Company
1106
x 1896 (29 Sept.) envelope to Sydney, bearing Bicycle 1/- unusually tied by "norseman/w.a." c.d.s. and a light strike of the "Per coolgardie cycle express co./hunt street" h.s. (four other adhesives missing revealing the handstamp) with, on reverse, Esperance (4.10) and arrival (15.10) datestamps. The only recorded outwards Cycle Express cover and an important Western Australia postal history item. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: John Gartner, April 1979

End of Third Session

Fourth session commencing at 2.00 p.m. (Lots 1107-1649)

Great Britain

Postal History
1107
An early to modern collection of Hampshire housed in an album and loose, contained in a carton, including selection of postcards, some real photographic and village postmarks. (hundreds) £100-150
1108
An early to modern collection of Wiltshire housed in five volumes, written-up album leaves and loose, contained in two cartons, including good range of early marks with
1691 (4 April) entire from Longleat to London with Bishop Mark, 1840 (12 Sept.) entire with 1d. from Devizes to Chippenham and 1840 Mulready from Calne to London; also a good selection of postcards, some real photographic, with many village postmarks.
An interesting lot worthy of close inspection. (thousands) £500-600

1840 Mulready

One Penny Letter Sheets
1109
A1, dated 12 May 1840 and used from London to Turnham Green, neat red Maltese Cross, London paid datestamp on reverse, some peripheral faults; scarce early use of 1d. envelope. Photo £200-300
1110
A2, additionally franked 1d. black, Plate III, CG, just touched at top to large margins, showing portion of the adjoining stamp at right, red Maltese Cross cancellations, dated 21 May 1840 and used from Bolton to Groby, Leicestershire, dispatch c.d.s. on reverse, annotation on front panel and very minor peripheral faults, fine. A fair example of an uprated mulready using the Penny Black. Specialised ME1, £15,000. Photo £1,000-1,200
1111
A4, dated 15 May 1840 and addressed from Lewes to London, central reddish orange Maltese Cross cancellation; A35, dated 18 May 1840 and addressed from London to Edinburgh, neat red Maltese Cross cancellation; and A135, envelope dated May 15 and addressed from Fareham to London; all with datestamps on reverse, filing folds and small faults, otherwise fine £300-400
1112
A26, dated 31 May 1840 and addressed from Windsor to Newbury, central reddish orange Maltese Cross cancellation, front panel bearing Windsor datestamp and "Too Late" handstamp, some minor peripheral faults. Attractive and most unusual usage on the fourth Sunday in May. Photo £400-500

One Penny Envelopes
1113
A189, dated 16 May 1840 and addressed from Ampthill to Andover, heavish red-orange Maltese Cross, the reverse with Ampthill dispatch and London (20.5) transit datestamps, scarce early use of 1d. envelope, fine. Photo £200-300

Illustrated Envelopes
1114
Two printed bicycle advertising envelopes with The "Gentleman's" Bicycle from Coventry with 1858-79 1d., Plate 171, cancelled by sideways duplex and George Smith, Cycle Agent, Tweedmouth from Berwick with 1881 1d. lilac cancelled by squared-circle. Fine and attractive. Photo £150-200
1115
Three hand illustrated envelopes addressed to France, bearing 1887-92 "Jubilee" 2 1/2d. cancelled with London squared circle and with various bicycle scenes, some minor faults. An attractive group. Photo £300-400

1840 One Penny Black

Plate Ia
1116
AE, part original gum, a little cut-into at left, thinned and faults but good appearance. Photo £300-400
1117
DL, grey-black shade showing moderate plate wear, practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to very large margins and with a small part of the sheet margin at right; fine. A quite exceptional example. Photo. £400-450
1118
HA, grey-black shade showing moderate plate wear, crisp and practically red Maltese Cross cancellation, large balanced margins; very fine and most attractive. Photo £200-250
1119
HL, grey-black shade showing moderate plate wear, practically complete and upright red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to very large margins all round, with part of sheet margin and trace of the inscription at right; the faintest trace of staining on reverse, otherwise very fine and most attractive. Photo £300-400
1120
IF, intense black, early impression, practically complete and central red Maltese Cross cancellation, large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left; very fine and attractive. Photo £250-300
1121
MC, grey-black shade showing moderate plate wear, large to very large margins all round, black Maltese Cross cancellation, fine. Photo £300-350
1122
MJ, orange-red Maltese Cross cancellation, large margins all round, fine and attractive. Photo £120-150
1123
NK, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to large margins all round, fine and attractive. Photo £260-300

Plate Ib
1124
AA, black Maltese Cross cancellation, large margins and part of sheet margin with inscription "Price 1d. Per. L" at top; fine and attractive. Photo £400-500
1125
AE, double letter E, crisp and practically complete black Maltese Cross cancellation, very large margins all round with part of sheet margin at top and showing a small part of the inscription; very fine. Photo £400-500
1126
BE, crisp and practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to large margins all round, fine and attractive. Photo £270-300
1127
EG, red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to large margins all round and fine. Photo £220-250
1128
HG, red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to large margins all round, fine. Photo £170-200
1129
IF, crisp and practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to very large margins, fine and attractive. Photo £250-300
1130
JK (non-coincident re-entry), slightly unclear red Maltese Cross cancellation, large margins, a trifle soiled. Photo £80-100
1131
LA (partially recut side lines) on bleuté paper, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation, large margins, very fine and most attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (1977). Photo £250-300
1132
LI, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation, good to very large margins all round, fine. Photo £250-300
1133
ME, recut side lines, orange-red Maltese Cross cancellation, good to very large margins all round, fine and attractive. Photo £280-320
1134
MF, double letter M, intense black shade, black Maltese Cross cancellation, good to large margins all round, fine. Photo £220-250
1135
MH, non-coincident re-entry, red Maltese Cross cancellation which leaves the Queen's profile almost clear, good to very large margins and showing a small portion of the adjoining stamp at left, fine. Photo £250-300
1136
OA, original plate Ia re-entry, on bleuté paper, red Maltese Cross cancellation, enormous margins and with full sheet margin and inscription "ce 1d. Per Label. 1/-" at left (watermark letters "TA" in margin); some staining on the reverse hardly detracting from this exceptional example. Photo £600-800
1137
RE (burr rubs), good to large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at foot, red Maltese Cross cancellation, fine. Photo £100-120

Plate II
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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