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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Postage Stamps of the World - The "Foxley" Collections of British Guiana and British Honduras | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 13th March 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: 19th to 21st February - Stand 122 at Stampex Exhibition Monday 10th March 10am to 5pm Tuesday 11th March 10am to 5pm Private viewing by appointment only |
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| Auction Lots - Page 5 | |||
| 1201 | |||
| 6c. in brown, the issued colour, on gummed watermarked paper, marginal, fine. Photo £120-150 Provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1995 |
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| 1202 | |||
| 12c. in pale violet, the issued colour, on gummed watermarked paper, fine. Photo £120-150 Provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1995 Specimen Stamps |
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| 1203 | |||
| 1c., 4c., 8c., 48c. and 96c., each overprinted "specimen" (Type D11), each with large part original gum, all with some perforations clipped or cut off (top left of 1c.), excellent colours, fine. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1204 | |||
| 6c. and 12c., both imperforate and overprinted "specimen" (Type D11), both without gum, fine. Photo £400-500 |
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| 1205 | |||
| 1c., 2c., 4c., 6c., 8c., 12c., 24c. and 96c., each diagonally handstamped "specimen" (Type BG 2) downwards or upwards (6c.), the 1c. to 24c. (small thin) with small part gum, the 96c. without gum, minor faults in places. Photo £400-500 |
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| 1206 | |||
| 1c., 2c., 4c., 8c., 12c. and 24c., each handstamped "specimen" (Type BG 2) diagonally inverted downwards (1c.) or upwards, the 1c. to 12c. with small part gum, the 24c. without, a few small faults. Photo £300-400 |
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| 1207 | |||
| 96c. olive-bistre handstamp "specimen" (Type BG 2, partially double) diagonally upwards, small part original gum (some slight creases), two minor tones on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 134. Photo £60-80 |
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| 1208 | |||
| 4c., 6c., 12c., 24c. and 48c., each diagonally perforated "specimen" (Type BG3, the 24c. inverted), all with part original gum, the 48c. without gum and with damaged top left corner. Rare. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1209 | |||
| 12c., 24c. and 48c., each diagonally handstamped "specimen" (Type BG 4), all without gum, the 24c. with two small stains at top. Photo £200-250 Provenance: Dr. Conrad Latto, March 1995 Cancelled Stamps |
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| 1210 | |||
| 1c. to 96c. set of nine, each handstamped "cancelled" (Type D6), all with large part original gum (slightly toned in places), fine. Photo £800-1,000 Provenance: De La Rue archives, February 1979 Issued Stamps |
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| 1211 | |||
| 1c. (2), 2c. (2, one with crease), 4c., 6c., 8c., 12c. (3 including a pair), 24c., 48c. and 96c., good colours, the 6c. with two short perfs. at lower right, fine mint. S.G. 126-134, £1300+. Photo for 96c. £400-500 |
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| 1212 | |||
| 1c. (5 including a block of four), 2c. (2, one with bogus "postage" handstamp), 4c., 6c., 8c. (3 including a pair), 12c., 24c. block of four, 48c., 96c. (2) and perf. 12 1/2 4c. (short perf. at top), all used, generally fine. S.G. 126-135, £742 £200-250 |
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| 1213 | |||
| 1c. black and 12c. pale violet blocks of four, the 1c. from top right corner with plate number, fine mint. S.G. 126, 131; £291. Photo for 12c. £100-120 |
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| 1214 | |||
| 2c. orange block of four, the lower pair with bend towards foot, otherwise fresh and fine mint. S.G. 127, £340. Photo £120-150 |
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| 1215 | |||
| 8c. rose block of four, unused with large part original gum, the right vertical pair with some perf. faults otherwise fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 130, £600. Photo £150-180 |
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| 1216 | |||
| Perf. 12 1/2 4c. blue, unused with small part original gum, fine. Rare. S.G. 135, £1200. Photo £300-400 |
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| 1217 | |||
| Perf. 12 1/2 4c. blue, fine used. S.G. 135, £200. Photo £60-80 |
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| 1218 | |||
Perf. compound of 14x12 1/2, 1c. slate cancelled by "b g/l" datestamp at Leguan, one short perf. at top right corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 136, £200. Photo £60-80Inverted Watermarks |
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| 1219 | |||
| 1c. slate and 2c. orange (perf. faults), both clearly showing watermark inverted, mainly lightly cancelled. S.G. 126w, £250; S.G. 127w, unpriced. Photo £120-150 |
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| 1220 | |||
| 12c. pale violet with watermark inverted, fine used. S.G. 131w, unpriced. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1221 | |||
24c. emerald-green with watermark inverted, fine used. S.G. 132w, unpriced. Photo £200-250Covers |
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| 1222 | |||
| 1877 (3 Feb.) envelope from Buxton to London, marked "Per private steamer 'Kaieteur'", bearing 6c. brown tied by "b g/e 3 c" datestamp and red "1 1/2"A03" h.s. and showing, on reverse, another strike of the datestamp, Georgetown and arrival (24.2) datestamps; the envelope with some minor peripheral faults. Scarce. Photo £500-600 Provenance: Derek Nathan, June 2004 |
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| 1223 | |||
| 1880 (5 Jan.) envelope from Georgetown to London, bearing 8c. rose (faults) tied by cork obliterator, showing despatch c.d.s. with red Paid arrival (26.1) datestamps alongside and rare octagonal-framed "demerari/paq. fr. c. no 1" at left (rare, Salles only records five examples of this datestamp); also 1882 (5 Oct.) small part front and part back of an opened-out envelope from Belfield to England, bearing 2c. and 6c. tied by c.d.s. with "demerari/paq. fr. c. no 1" d.s. alongside and red "ligne a/paq. fr. no" octagonal d.s. on reverse. Photo £600-800 Provenance: Peter Jaffé, October 2006 |
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| 1224 | |||
| 1880 (5 Mar.) envelope from Abary to Newcastle on Tyne marked "Via Southampton", bearing 12c. pale violet tied by heavy quartered cork obliterator, showing "abary/b.g." c.d.s. (Type D3 with day of month inverted) alongside, Georgetown transit c.d.s. (5.3) with, on reverse, Plymouth and arrival (29.3) datestamps. The only recorded cover and the earliest recorded date. Photo £800-1,000 Provenance: Ted Proud Derek Nathan, April 2007 |
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| 1225 | |||
| 1880 (3 Apr.) envelope to Paramaribo, marked "per Dutch Steamer", bearing 2c. orange block of four cancelled by two strikes of "blairmont/b.g." c.d.s. (Type D3), showing Georgetown transit c.d.s. (3.4) and clear arrival d.s. (6.4); the envelope with faults on reverse, the 2c. block originally affixed over top edge of entire which has now been refolded to show the entire block. A rare item of mail addressed to Surinam. Photo £500-600 Provenance: Anson, September 1988 Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1995 |
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| 1226 | |||
| 1880 (19 May) envelope from Boerasirie to the Mon Repos Plantation, East Coast, bearing 2c. orange tied by fine "boerasirie" double-ring d.s. (Type D4) and showing, on reverse, another superb strike along with large part strike of very rare "b.v.wagting/ b. g." c.d.s. (20.3); envelope with flap missing. Very rare, only one other Boerasirie cover has been recorded, and the B.V. Wagting mark only seen on loose adhesives. Photo £350-450 Provenance: Derek Nathan, July 2005 |
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| 1227 | |||
| 1881 (23 Apr.) 4c. registered envelope ex "Winch Bros" correspondence from Berbice to Colchester, uprated with 8c. rose cancelled by light "A04" obliterator, showing framed "british/guiana/registered" h.s. (Type R1) and Registered London d.s. (18.5), both in red, and light Georgetown transit datestamp with superb "registered/new amsterdam" red wax seal on reverse. Photo £300-400 Note: The writer, Vernon Vaughan, as a schoolboy in 1873 had discovered the unique 1856 1c. stamp and sold it for 6/-. 1878 Provisionals |
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| 1228 | |||
| (17 Apr.) with two horizontal bars 1c. on 6c., (30 Aug.) Official with horizontal bars 1c. black, 1c. slate and 2c., (6 Nov.) with horizontal and vertical bars 1c. on 6c. ultramarine and 1c. on 6c. brown, and (23 Nov.) Official with two horizontal bars and one vertical 1c. on 4c., 1c. on 6c. and 1c. on 8c. (some short perfs. at right), and with one horizontal and one vertical bar 2c. on 8c., all used, good to fine. S.G. 137-146, 148; £1235 £300-400 |
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| 1229 | |||
| (17 Apr.) with two horizontal bars 1c. on 6c., (30 Aug.) Official with horizontal bars 1c. slate (bar very light), (6 Nov.) with horizontal and vertical bars 1c. on 6c. ultramarine (3), (23 Nov.) Official stamps with two horizontal and one vertical bar 1c. on 4c., 1c. on 6c. and 2c. on 8c. (2), and with one horizontal and one vertical bar 2c. on 8c. (2), all used, mostly fine. Cat. £1600+ £300-400 |
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| 1230 | |||
| (17 Apr.) with two horizontal bars 1c. on 6c. and (30 Aug.) Official with horizontal bars 1c. black (no gum) and 1c. slate, unused with small part or part original gum, fine. S.G. 137-139, £523 £120-150 |
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| 1231 | |||
| (17 Apr.) with two horizontal bars, (1c.) on 6c. brown block of four, fine mint. S.G. 137, £192 £60-80 |
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| 1232 | |||
| (17 Apr.) with two horizontal bars, (1c.) on 6c. brown block of four, fine mint. S.G. 137, £192 £60-80 |
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| 1233 | |||
| (30 Aug.) Official stamp with horizontal bars, 1c. black unused with part original, centred to right, some short perfs. as usual, fine. S.G. 138, £275. Photo £80-100 |
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| 1234 | |||
| –– 2c. orange, fine unused with part original gum. S.G. 140, £425. Photo £120-150 |
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| 1235 | |||
| –– 2c. orange, fine unused with small part original gum. S.G. 140, £425. Photo £100-120 |
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| 1236 | |||
| (6 Nov.) with horizontal and vertical bars, (1c.) on 6c. ultramarine, unused with large part original gum, the odd short perf. as usual, fine. S.G. 141, £225. Photo £60-80 |
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| 1237 | |||
| –– (1c.) on 6c. ultramarine, margin at foot and showing the vertical bars double, unused with part original gum, some short perfs, light vertical crease and a fraction soiled. Unusual. S.G. 141, £225. Photo £150-180 |
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| 1238 | |||
| –– (1c.) on 6c. brown, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 142, £400. Photo £120-150 |
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| 1239 | |||
| (23 Nov.) Official stamp with two horizontal and one vertical bar, (1c.) on 4c. blue, fine unused with part original gum. S.G. 144, £400. Photo £120-150 |
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| 1240 | |||
| –– (1c.) on 6c. brown, fine unused with part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 145, £600. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1241 | |||
| –– (2c.) on 8c. rose with part papermaker's watermark, unused without gum, centred to lower right, some short perfs. as usual, fine. Very rare. S.G. 146, £4500. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1242 | |||
| (23 Nov.) Official stamp with one horizontal and one vertical bar, (1c.) on 4c. blue cancelled by "b. g./l" datestamp (Leguan); thin at top left not affecting fine appearance. Very rare, no mint examples recorded. S.G. 147, £5000. Photo £600-800 |
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| 1243 | |||
| –– (2c.) on 8c. rose, unused with part original gum, tiny thin at top otherwise fine. S.G. 148, £550. Photo £120-150 Cover |
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| 1244 | |||
| 1879 (2 June) envelope from Mariabba to a plantation on East Coast, bearing (6 Nov.) with horizontal and vertical bars (1c.) on 6c. brown cancelled by heavy cork obliterator and just tied by "mariabba/b. g." c.d.s. (Type D1) with last digit of year in manuscript and showing Georgetown transit c.d.s. The only recorded cover. S.G. 142. Photo £600-800 Provenance: Morton, January 1961 Robson Lowe auction, April 1983 1881 Provisionals |
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| 1245 | |||
| (21 Dec.) "1" on 96c. marginal block of six (3x2) and singles (3), "2" (Type 19) on 96c. block of four with margin at foot and singles (7, one with extra bar and one with additional bar in red), "2" (Type 20) on 96c. (2) and a Type 19/20 se-tenant pair; (28 Dec.) "1" on 48c. (2) and on Official stamps "1" on 12c. (3), "1" on 48c. (2), "2" (Type 23) on 12c. (3), "2" (Type 23) on 24c. (2) and "2" (Type 19) on 24c. (short perfs. at top), all unused and mostly with gum, generally fine. Cat. £2,340+ £500-600 |
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| 1246 | |||
| (21 Dec.) "1" on 96c. (2), "2" (Type 19) on 96c. (6 including a block of four ex W. Frazer), "2" (Type 20) on 96c. plus a Type 19 and 20 se-tenant pair; (28 Dec.) "1" on 48c. (10 including two blocks of four) and on Official stamps "1" on 12c. (3), "1" on 48c., "2" (Type 23) on 12c. and 24c. (4) and Type 19 on 24c., all used, mostly good to fine. Cat. £1300+ £400-500 |
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| 1247 | |||
| (21 Dec.) "2" (Type 19) on 96c. showing variety imperforate between stamp and margin at right, fine mint. The only example recorded. Photo £250-300 Provenance: William Frazer, October 2003 28 December |
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| 1248 | |||
| "1" on 48c. red, a block of six (3x2) with margin at top, the top right stamp with heavy "1" and thick serif, unused without gum, the usual perforation faults and the left vertical pair with pressed crease, fine appearance. S.G. 152, £288 £80-100 |
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| 1249 | |||
| "1" on 48c. red, variety bar omitted, usual minor perf. faults, light crease at lower left, fine used. Scarce. S.G. 152a, £600. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1250 | |||
| Official stamp "1" on 12c. brownish purple block of four with three showing sloping "o", unused with large part original gum, the left vertical pair with light crease not affecting fine appearance. A scarce multiple. S.G. 153, £560. Photo £300-400 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Postage Stamps of the World - The "Foxley" Collections of British Guiana and British Honduras | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 13th March 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: 19th to 21st February - Stand 122 at Stampex Exhibition Monday 10th March 10am to 5pm Tuesday 11th March 10am to 5pm Private viewing by appointment only |
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