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 12
1388
TA, variety broken frame, lightly cancelled by complete and part "strand. b.o./6 sep/10" c.d.s., fine. S.G. 212a, £2,000. Photo £350-400
1389
x TA, broken frame variety, circular registered cancellations; a sound example of this variety. S.G. 212a, £2,000. Photo £500-600

King Edward VII Issues

1902-10 De La Rue

1390
1/2d. (4), 1d. (2), 1 1/2d. (4), 2d. (5), 2 1/2d. (2), 3d. (7), 4d. green and brown (4), 4d. orange (3), 5d. (3), 6d. (4), 7d. (2), 9d. (4), 10d. (3) and 1/- (3), part original gum with some unmounted mint, chiefly good to fine £300-400
1391
10d., variety no Cross on Crown, three part original gum shades, a few stained perfs., good to fine £250-300
1392
2/6d., three part original gum shades, some gum creases, good to fine. S.G. 260-262, £750 £200-250
1393
5/- bright carmine, original gum, light corner bend, fine. S.G. 263, £350. Photo £80-100
1394
5/- bright carmine and deep bright carmine shades, part original gum, the first creased and a trifle soiled. S.G. 263-264, £700 £200-250
1395
10/- ultramarine, large part original gum, tiny trace of a stain at lower left, fine. S.G. 265, £850. Photo £200-250
1396
£1 dull blue-green, large part original gum and with part of sheet margin at foot, light gum creases and a few short perfs. at top, fine. S.G. 266, £2,000. Photo £600-700
1397
£1 dull blue-green, large part original gum, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 266, £2,000. Photo £400-500
1398
x £1 dull blue-green, unused (regummed). R.P.S. Certificate (1977). S.G. 266. Photo £300-350
1399
£1 dull blue-green, oval registered cancellation, fine. S.G. 266, £750. Photo £200-250
1400
Used collection, sixty stamps, including 9d. (4), 10d. (6, 3 no Cross on Crown), 1/- (3), 2/6d. (3), 5/- (2), 10/-, £1, all with c.d.s. cancellations, chiefly fine £400-500

1911 Harrison and Sons

1401
Perforation 14 1/2d. (5), 1d. (6, including no watermark and aniline-rose shade), 2 1/2d., 3d., 4d., perforation 15 x 14 1/2d. (2), 1d. (3), 2 1/2d., 3d. and 4d., large part original gum, some unmounted, fine £150-200
1402
-- 1/2d. (5), 1d. (6 with no watermark and aniline pink shade), 2 1/2d., 3d., 4d., perforation 15 x 14 1/2d. (2), 1d. (3), 2 1/2d., 3d. and 4d., used, chiefly fine £100-150
1403
Perforation 15 x 14 3d. grey on lemon, fine unmounted mint. Hendon Certificate (1990). S.G. 285a, £4,250. Photo £1,500-2,000

1911-13 Somerset House

1404
1 1/2d. (3), 2d. (3), 5d. (2), 6d. (7), 7d., 9d. (5), 10d. (3), 1/- (3), part original gum and with some unmounted mint, fine £250-300
1405
6d. reddish purple, variety no Cross on Crown, large part original gum, fine.
B.P.A. Certificate (2006), S.G. 298a, £950. Photo £300-350
1406
2/6d., three part original gum shades, a few small gum bends or creases, good to fine £200-250
1407
5/- bright carmine and 10/- blue, part original gum, 10/- with short perf. at top, otherwise fine. S.G. 318-319, £1,400. Photo £300-350
1408
£1 blue-green, large part original gum, two pencil signatures on the reverse, fine.
S.G. 320, £2,000. Photo £400-500
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1409
Used collection, thirty-four stamps, including 2/6d. (3), 5/-, 10/- and £1, all with c.d.s. cancellations, chiefly good to fine £400-500
1410
1/2d. to 1/-, 2/6d., 10/-, part original gum or regummed (10/-), chiefly good to fine £100-150

King George V Issues

Proofs and Essays

1411
1910 Hentschel Trials: 7d. and 1/-, both in purple on pale pink wove paper, cut close and affixed to a piece of wove paper (30x62mm.) which shows ink manuscript "S.P./95" and "Art Purple on Rose" in the margins; the piece severed between the proofs and rejoined with self adhesive tape on reverse which has soaked into the piece, but the proofs largely unaffected; fine, fresh and very attractive. Rare. Photo £600-800
1412
-- 9d. grey, on white wove paper (57x50 mm) with handstruck "MB/94" in black above the design and pencil manuscript "Payne Grey 221.."; fine, fresh and very attractive. Rare. Photo £400-500
1413
-- 10d. grey, on white wove paper (60x52 mm) with handstruck "MB/94" in black above the design and pencil manuscript "Payne Grey 221.." below; fine, fresh and very attractive. Rare. Photo £400-500
1414
-- 1/- pale mauve, on white wove paper (43x40 mm) with handstruck "MB/12" in black above the design and ink manuscript "Mauve No. 21641" below; fine, fresh and very attractive. Rare. Photo £400-500
1415
Half Tone Essays: 3d. large format, three examples in bright purple, in pale dull lilac and in reddish mauve, on separate pieces of wove paper, the second item with some light staining and non-contemporary pencil "W/9" in the margin; an attractive trio. Photo £300-400
1416
-- 3d. large format, an example in dull rose-red and one in black, on separate pieces of wove paper, the first showing ink manuscript "W/1" above the design; a fine, fresh and attractive pair. Photo £200-300
1417
-- 7d. small Format; two examples in deep blue and in light blue, on separate pieces of wove paper, the former showing handstruck "SP/8" in black above the design, the latter with ink manuscript "W/7" and pencil "9d. no. 51 Blue" in the margins; a fine, fresh and attractive pair. Photo £200-300
1418
-- 7d. small format, two examples in different shades of green, on separate pieces of wove paper, showing handstruck "W/23" and ink manuscript "M.B/5" respectively above the designs; a fine, fresh and attractive pair. Photo £200-300
1419
-- 7d. small format, two examples in brown and in dull reddish mauve, on separate pieces of wove paper, showing handstruck "W/17" and "W/25" respectively in black above the designs; a fine, fresh and attractive pair. Photo £200-300
1420
-- 7d. small format, an example in scarlet, printed in die proof form on large piece of thin wove paper (77x82 mm.) showing pencil manuscript "Nov. 1910" at top-right and thought to have been produced as an ink/ paper trial; some light creases or wrinkles in the margins well clear of the design and not detracting. Fine, fresh and attractive. Photo £150-200
1421
-- 7d. small format, examples in blackish purple and bronze-green, printed together on piece of thin wove paper (60x32 mm); fine, fresh and attractive. Rare. Photo £200-250

1911-12 Watermark Imperial Crown

1422
1d., a selection of horizontal Control corner strips of three, comprising "A.11" (7, one showing marginal rule at foot of selvedge); "A11" (c) (7, also a pair, strips of eight and twelve, the last unrecorded perf. type 3a); "A11" (w) (one strip and one single - both the rose pink shade), all shades represented, minor constant varieties with Small white spot on forehead and Broken ribbon under last "e" of "revenue"; a mostly fine and most attractive assembly, Specialised N8, S.G. 329-331 £950-1,000
1423
1d. a collection of corner control blocks of six, comprising "A.11" (13, also block of eight, blocks of twelve (2), fourteen and twenty-four); "A11" (27, also blocks of twelve and twenty-four) wide and close settings, all shades represented (including the rose-pink), nearly all perforated through the selvedge; a good range of minor constant varieties with Specialised N8d, e, f, h (a few duplicates), a mostly fine, very fresh and attractive assembly. Specialised N8, S.G. 329-331 £1,600-2,000

1912 Watermark Simple Cypher

1424
1d. carmine, die Ib on chalk-surfaced paper, an imperforate block of four, small to large margins, large part original gum; fresh and very fine. A scarce multiple £240-300

1912 Watermark Imperial Crown

1425
1d. die 2, scarlet-vermilion, an unmounted mint block of six (3x2) from the lower-left corner of the sheet; some light gum bends or wrinkles, a trifle toned in the margin at left and the watermarks showing through on the surface in places though in no way detracting. Fine, fresh and very attractive. An extremely rare multiple. Specialised N11(6). £10,200+. Photo £4,000-4,500
Provenance: "Monarch", May 2008

1912 Watermark Multiple Cypher

1426
1d. scarlet variety watermark sideways, horizontal pair, the second stamp with no Cross on Crown, large part original gum, fine and scarce. Brandon Certificate (2007).
S.G. 350c, d, £900. Photo £250-300
1427
1/2d. die 1b imperforate trial in green on gummed paper, a block of twelve (3x4) from lower-right corner of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged in margins only); diagonal gum crease across five stamps in no way detracting. Very fine and fresh. A rare multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000
1428
1911-12 mint collection, forty-four stamps, including 1911-12 watermark Crown 1d. rose pink no Cross on Crown, 1912 watermark Royal Cypher 1/2d. (2), 1d. (2), 1912 watermark Crown 1/2d. and 1d. no Cross on Crown, 1912 watermark Royal Cypher 1/2d. and 1d. no Cross on Crown, 1912 watermark Multiple Cypher 1/2d. and 1d. imperf., 1/2d. and 1d. no Cross on Crown, 1d. watermark sideways, etc., part original gum with some unmounted mint, good to fine £500-600
1429
1911-12, used selection of forty, 1912-24 used selection of forty-nine, values to 1/-, varieties, etc., all with c.d.s. cancellations, good to fine £50-60

1912-24 Proofs and Essays

1430
Profile head die proof of a rejected 10 1/2mm. head in black thin glazed white card
(70x76 mm) with uncleared surround, the reverse handstamped "225"; fine and very rare. Photo £550-600
1431
Profile head die proof of a rejected 10 1/2mm. head in black thin glazed white card
(70x76 mm) with cleared outline around the head within uncleared surround, the reverse handstamped "065"; fine and very rare. Photo £550-600
1432
-- Two die proofs of rejected 10 1/2mm. heads in black on thin glazed white card
(68x78 mm) both on background of lines with uncleared surrounds, the reverses handstamped "279(?)" and "822" respectively; one with corner crease well clear of the design, fine and very rare. Photo £800-1,000
1433
Profile head: An original head die proof (said to have been used for the Falkland Islands); two enlarged bromide proofs (one with ink amendments to the lined background); bromide head of a rejected head die, and an original proof (rejected design) of the crown only (enlarged); a fine, fresh and most attractive group. Photo for three £800-1,000
1434
x 1912-24 Watermark Royal Cypher 1d. bright scarlet, inverted "q" for "o" variety, tied to p.p.c (Nant Pool, Prestatyn) dated June 1926; the card creased at lower-right.
S.G. 357ad, £240+. Photo £250-300
1435
x 1913 (29 Nov.) mourning envelope with enclosure, addressed to Canada, bearing 1d. and 2d. with scarce "london*holyhead/t.p.o./u.s." cancellations; part of flap missing from reverse and a little soiled £100-120
1436
x 1913-34 Post Office sample presentation sheet bearing nine complete or large part printed examples of the large single cypher watermark in white on a grey background, affixed to manila card inscribed endorsed Single script cypher (small), most unusual £250-300
1437
x An imperforate piece of ungummed paper with large simple cypher watermark, overprinted "cancelled" type 24; fine. Photo £150-200
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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