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 2
888
1891-93 mixed perfs., 2d. lilac perf. 12x11 1/2 and additionally perforated 12 1/2 on the right side due to a poor strike of the 11 1/2 perforator, part Lyttelton squared-circle datestamp; scarce. CP D3c(W); S.G. 207b, £450. Photo £250-300
889
1898 Waterlow sample sheets of nine comprising 2d. deep blue, 2 1/2d. dull greyish blue, 3d. blue, 3d. claret, 4d. green and 9d. red-brown, each stamp overprinted "waterlow & sons ld." or "waterlow & sons ltd./specimen"; a fine and attractive group £1,200-1,400
890
1898 6d. green with full and superb offset on reverse, fresh mint; small abrasions at foot of offset. Scarce. CP E14a(Z), $1,250. Photo £250-300
891
1900 1 1/2d. chestnut vertical strip of three from the foot of the sheet, variety double perfs. between the top and middle and the middle and bottom stamps, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. CP E4a(Z), $950. Photo £200-250
892
1902 (Apr.) Cowan paper, perf. 14, 1d. booklet pane of six from position 2, fresh mint; one with a small thin, otherwise fine. S.G. 303b, £275 £60-80
893
-- mixed perfs., 1d. deep carmine from Reserve Plate, machine cancellation. Scarce.
CP G6d, $650; S.G. 307b, £300. Photo £100-120
894
1904 "dot" plates 1d. rose carmine, perf. 11 x 14, a horizontal strip of three with part original gum, the first thinned and the third with paper hinge remainder, otherwise fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1996). Also a normal pair. S.G. 350, £450+ £80-100
895
1906 Waterlow trial plate, perf. 14, 1d. deep rose-carmine horizontal pair, variety imperforate vertically, fresh mint. Scarce. CP G9a (1)Z, $750. S.G. 352ba, £300. Photo
896
-- mixed perfs., 1d. deep rose-carmine, small part Timaru 1906 squared-circle datestamp; sound. Scarce. CP G9e, $1,750; S.G. 355, £650. Photo £150-200
897
1906 Royle plates, perf. 11, 1d. bright rose-carmine well-centred block of four, fresh mint. CP 10b(1), $800; S.G. 357, £440+. Photo £180-200
898
1908 1d. Universal die proof in black on glazed card (47x60mm.), pencil "2" at foot; very fine. Photo £250-300
899
1924 Jones paper, 1/2d. green complete sheet of 240, unmounted mint; a few age stains though rare in this form. S.G. 441, £1,260+ £300-350
900
1936-42 perf. 14x13 1/2 on fine paper, 2d. upper left corner block of six (3x2) from Plate 1B, R.2/3 showing "tekoteko" re-entry in its final state and the face flaw at its most prominent, fresh very lightly mounted mint with the re-entry remaining unmounted. Scarce. CP L4b(X) £150-200
901
1946 Peace 4d. with inverted watermark and 5d. vertical marginal pair from the top of the sheet, the top stamp with part offset of vignette; unmounted mint. CP S44a(X), 45a(Z) £150-180
902
1953 Coronation 3d. horizontal strip of seven with three complete and two partial examples printed on double paper, unmounted mint. CP S60a(Z), $500+ £100-120
903
x 1962 Health, Bradbury Wilkinson card, marked "As submitted 2.4.62", bearing examples of the vignettes for each value and three examples of the completed designs with different coloured frames, none of which are the accepted colours, imperforate on gummed watermarked paper, fine. S.G. 812-813P. Photo £2,500-3,000
904
x 1965 I.T.U., Bradbury Wilkinson card, marked "As submitted 22-5-64" bearing three examples of the issued design in different unadopted colour, imperforate on gummed watermarked paper, fine. S.G. 828P. Photo £800-1,000
905
1971 London printing 4c. on 2 1/2c. Magpie Moth, variety bars at top right and "4c" at lower left, unmounted mint. CP P30a(T), $400 £80-100
906
1975 3c. Queen Elizabeth Rose upper left corner block of four, variety imperforate, fine unmounted mint. CP PA3a(Z), $1,500. Photo £250-300
907
1996 Butterfly $3, variety grey "new zealand" and green (frame) omitted, unmounted and with normal for comparison. S.G. 1642a, £400. Photo £250-300

Booklet

908
1935 2/- complete less three stamps from the first pane; small surface fault at upper right of front cover. S.G. SB15, £375 complete, £180 as three panes £100-120

Life Insurance Department

909
x 1947 Bradbury Wilkinson presentation cards (3), the first, marked "A" bearing imperf. 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 3d., 4d. and 1/- in unissued colours and the 6d. in the issued colours; the second, marked "B" bearing the same seven imperforate values though in different colours, the 1d. and 1/- in the issued colours; the third marked "2nd Proving/2/12/46" bearing imperforate 1/2d., 2d., 3d. and 4d. in the issued colours, each card dated "17.12.46", the stamps partially affixed to the cards on gummed watermarked paper, fine. S.G. L42-44, 46-69. Photo £2,500-3,000
910
x 1969-77 1/2c., 2 1/2c., 3c., 4c. and 15c. imperforate proofs on card, the first three approved, and additional proofs of the 4c. and 15c. in slightly brighter colours, affixed on further card marked "Approved"; 1c. (unissued) and 10c. imperforate proofs affixed to card marked "As submitted 16 July 1975"; also 1978 25c. essay comprising 1969 issued 2 1/2c. with surcharge mica overlay, affixed to small card marked "As sub 15/2/77". Photo £1,200-1,500

Official Stamp

911
1915 perf. 14 1/2x14 5/- yellow-green, variety no stop after "official", fine mint.
S.G. O86a, £275 £80-100

Postal Fiscals

912
1866 imperf. 1d. (2) and 1867 2d., 4d., 6d., 2/6d. and 10/-, unused or with part gum; the 4d. with reduced pen cancellation. R180, 181, 264a, 265, 266, 346a, 351a. Unlisted in S.G. £80-100
913
1888-1930 unused/mint selection comprising F36, 57, 79, 80, 85, 87, 95, 102, 111, 112, 113 (2), 114 (2), 115, 132 (2), 135 (4) and 139; a few faults in places though generally good to fine. Cat. £3,515 £600-700
914
1936-39 Wiggins Teape £1 pink, fine mint. S.G. F179, £250 £80-100

Fanning Island

915
x 1911 (19 Aug.) postcard (A duck shooting party in the Lakes, Fanning Island) to
New York, bearing 1d. Universal with double-ring "fanning island" datestamp; fine. Also Penrhyn 1933 envelope registered to Auckland bearing 1/2d. green block of twelve and Trinidad and Tobago 1914 (30 Dec.) envelope bearing 1914 Red Cross label £100-120

Nigeria

916
x 1892-1958 mainly mint collection arranged on stocksheets, including Niger Coast Protectorate 1893 Provisionals issued at Old Calabar, 1/2d. on 2 1/2d. S.G. Type 4 in green, vermilion (2, one used), carmine and black, Type 7 on 2d. in violet and on 2 1/2d. in vermilion, Type 9 on 2d. in violet, in blue (both used), on 2 1/2d. in green, Type 10 on 2 1/2d. in green, "One Shilling" on 2d. in violet (used) and vermilion, 1894 Opobo Type 15 " 1/2" on half 1d., Type 16 "1" (12mm. high) on half of 2d. (2, one used), 1894
(10 Aug.) 1/2d. on 2 1/2d., 1897-98 to 10/-, Northern and Southern Nigeria both largely complete and Nigeria 1914-29 to £1. Condition mixed with some affected by tropicalisation. (270) £3,000-4,000
Please see lot 1825

North Borneo

1883 (June) Surcharges

917
"8 Cents." on 2c. red-brown, unused with part original gum; two small perf. imperfections, otherwise sound. Scarce. S.G. 2, £1,300. Photo £250-300
918
"8 Cents." on 2c. red-brown, small part oval of bars cancellation; fine. S.G. 2, £800. Photo £250-300
919
"eight/cents" on 2c. red-brown (2), one unused with part original gum (thin towards centre) and one used, cancelled with oval of bars in blue and part Singapore circular handstamp. S.G. 3, £690 £150-180
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920
1883 2c., 50c. and $1, 1883 (July) perf. 12 4c. and 8c., 1886 1/2c. to 10c. and 1886 (Sept.) "and/Revenue" 1/2c. (2), unused with part to large part original gum; generally good to fine. Cat. £1,215 £250-300
921
1883 2c., 50c. and $1, 1883 (July) perf. 12 4c. and 8c., 1886 1/2c. to 10c. with 1/2c. imperforate pair (creases), and 1886 (Sept.) "and/Revenue" 1/2c. (poor) and 10c. (creases), perf. 12 4c. and perf. 14 10c. with c.d.s., the others with oval of bars cancellation; generally good to fine. Cat. £1,740 £300-350
922
1886-1911 predominately mint selection arranged on album leaves, including 1889 $5, 1890 surcharges, 1891-92 "postage & revenue" 6c. on 10c., 1892 8c. on 25c. used, 1894 1c. to 24c. with 5c. horizontal pair imperforate between (no gum) and 8c. perf. 13 1/2-14 vertical pair imperforate between, 1897-1902 values to 24c., 1897 Corrected inscription 24c., 1899 "4/cents" surcharges 5c. to $10, 1901-05 "british/protectorate" 1c. to $2, 1904-05 "4/cents" local surcharges 5c. to $10, 1909-23 1c. to 24c. (less 3c. black and green). Generally good to fine. Cat. £4,895+. (124) £1,000-1,200
923
1886 (Sept.) perf. 12 3c. on 4c., 5c. on 8c. and perf. 14 3c. on 4c. and 5c. on 6c. (2, one with a few short perfs. at foot), unused with part original gum. S.G. 16-19, £1,000. Photo for perf. 12 pair £250-300
924
-- perf. 12 3c. on 4c., 5c. on 8c. and perf. 14 3c. on 4c. and 5c. on 6c., all with oval of bars cancellation, the last two affixed to piece showing part Sandakan 1887 (7 Oct.) c.d.s. in red; the perf. 5c. on 6c. a fraction toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 16-19, £970. Photo for perf. 12 pair £200-250
925
1886-87 perf. 14 1/2c. to $2 with additional 1/2c. and 1c. shades, and 1c. pink error, unused with part to large part original gum. S.G. 21b-32 group. Photo for $2 £280-350
926
-- 1/2c. to $2 with 1/2c. and 1c. shades, 1888-92 1/2c. to $2 with a few shades to 50c. chalky blue, 1889 $5 and $10, used with oval of bars or c.d.s.; a few to $5 (cancellation doubtful) with slight colour loss, otherwise generally good to fine £150-200
927
1886-87 perf. 12, 1/2c. and 1c., unused with large part original gum. S.G. 34, 35, £525 £150-180
928
-- 1/2c. and 1c.; 1/2c. with thin spot, otherwise fine used. S.G. 34, 35, £950. Photo £400-500
Provenance: "Walter Bickly", July 2011

1888-92 Issue

929
1/2c. to $2 with 1/2c., 2c., 6c. and 10c. shades, and 1/2c. to 10c. imperforate pairs, unused with part to large part gum; a couple of the imperforate pairs are forgeries, though generally good to fine £180-200
930
25c. indigo horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fresh unused without gum as usual.
S.G. 45a, £425. Photo £180-200
931
25c. indigo horizontal pair, variety imperforate vertically, each with part oval of bars cancellation, fine. S.G. 45b, £275. Photo £100-120
932
$1 scarlet horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fresh unused without gum as usual.
S.G. 47a, £400. Photo £150-200
933
$2 dull green horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fresh unused without gum as usual. S.G. 48a, £650. Photo £200-250

1889 High Values

934
$5 bright purple and $10 brown, fresh mint; $10 with small blue mark on reverse, otherwise fine. S.G. 49, 50, £700. Photo £250-300
935
$5 bright purple upper right corner horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fresh mint with the stamps themselves unmounted. Scarce. S.G. 49a, £800. Photo £300-350
936
$10 brown upper right corner horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fresh mint with the stamps themselves unmounted. Scarce. S.G. 50a, £1,000. Photo £400-500
937
1890 (Dec.) 2c. on 25c. and 8c. on 25c., 1891-92 surcharge trio and 1892 surcharge trio, fine mint. S.G. 51, 52, 55-65, £633 £180-200
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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