Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Great Britain
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th April 2014 Time: 2:00PM
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SPINK LONDON
69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury
London WC1B 4ET
Friday 11 April 2014, 10am - 5pm
Monday 14 April 2014, 10am - 1pm
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Auction Lots - Page 2
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x 2/6d. deep lilac, HG, unused and regummed; well centred, fresh and very good appearance. S.G. 179, £825 £100
52
x 5/- crimson, NF, part original gum; good centring. A fresh and delightful example of this stamp with resplendent colour. S.G. 181, £975 £200
53
x 10/- cobalt, CB, part original gum; well centred and fresh. A very fine example of this difficult and rare shade. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). S.G. 182, £40,000 £20,000
Provenance: Important Great Britain ..., Spink, March 2005
54
x 10/- ultramarine, LF, part original gum. Very fresh with good colour and perforations. S.G. 183, £2250 £500
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
55
x 10/- pale ultramarine, HB, part original gum; there is a vertical gum wrinkle. Signed Holcombe on the reverse. S.G. 183a, £2500 £500

1884 One Pound Watermark Crowns

56
x £1 brown-lilac, GC in an unusually pale colour, large part original gum; light vertical gum bend at left and gum wrinkle. Very well centred, a desirable example of this difficult stamp. Diena Certificate (1950) and signed in pencil on the reverse. S.G. 185, £32,000 £5,000

1888 One Pound Watermark Orbs

57
x £1 brown-lilac, EA in a very rich, deep shade, with original gum; a few light, vertical gum bends and a little off-centre. B.P.A. Certificate (1994) suggests, rather harshly, that these bends have been ironed, affecting the gum. The rich and strong colour, rarely encountered on this rare stamp, makes it hugely desirable. S.G. 186, £72,000 £6,000
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996

1883-84 Lilac and Green Issue

58
x 1/2d. to 1/- set of ten, small part to large part original gum; 2 1/2d. horizontal crease and a few other small imperfections. A good set. S.G. 187-196, £5000+ £700
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996

1887-1900 Jubilee Issue

59
x 2d. green and scarlet, unmounted mint. Copy of R.P.S. Certificate (1991). S.G. 199, £425 £200
60
x 3d. purple on orange, large part original gum; tiny gum wrinkle in lower corner. A fresh and fine example of this tricky shade. B.P.A. Certificate (1995). S.G. 204, £800 £250
61
x 5d. dull purple and blue, die I, large part original gum. Fresh and fine. S.G. 207, £800 £250
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
62
x A group of low values with 4 1/2d. green and deep bright carmine, the red showing a strong aniline action, 9d. dull purple and blue, 10d. dull purple and carmine and 1/- green and carmine; large part original gum to mint. (4) £100
63
x £1 green, OC, unused with some gum which has been redistributed; well centred and very fresh with great visual appeal. S.G. 212, £4000 £500

King Edward VII

1902-10 De la Rue

64
x 5/- bright carmine, large part original gum. Fresh and fine. S.G. 264, £350 £120
65
x £1 dull blue-green, unused with part original gum; a couple of internal gum wrinkles and dealer's handstamp on reverse. S.G. 266, £2000 £400

1911 Harrison & Sons, Perf. 15x14

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x 3d. grey on lemon, unmounted mint. A fine and important example of this scarce and elusive shade. Copy of R.P.S. Certificate (1988) for a pair. S.G. 285a, £4250 £1,400
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
Lou Manzi, May 1997

1911-13 Somerset House

67
x 2/6d. dull greyish purple, part original gum; some disturbance around old hinge mark and minor gum wrinkle. A fresh and fine example of this good shade. S.G. 315, £850 £180
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
68
x 5/- carmine in an upper, interpanneau margin block of four, large part original gum.
A fresh and an appealing block showing strong colour. S.G. 318, £1600 £600
Provenance: Lou Manzi, May 1997
69
x 10/- bright blue, large part original gum; a fresh example of this shade. S.G. Spec. M54 (1), £2000 £400
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996

Range

70
x An unused selection of low values with De la Rue values to 10d. ordinary and chalky paper, Harrison perf.15x14 3d. and 4d. plus Somerset House values to 10d. dull reddish purple and aniline pink (R.P.S. Cert.), part to large part original gum. (24) £120

King George V

1911-12 Downey Head

71
x Watermark Crown, 1/2d. die 1b, very deep green, large part original gum, lightly mounted and good perforations. A fresh and delightful example of this distinctive shade. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). S.G. Spec. N2 (7), £450 £150
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996

1912-24 Watermark Royal Cypher

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x 1/2d. very yellow (Cyprus) green, part to large part original gum. A very fine example of this important and much sought-after shade. R.P.S. Certificate (1943). S.G. 355, £8000 £3,000
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
73
x 2 1/2d. Royal blue, lightly mounted mint. A fine stamp with a rich colour. S.G. Spec N21 (16), £300 £100
74
x 2 1/2d. dull Prussian blue, large part original gum. Fresh, well centred and fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). S.G. 373a, £1000 £350
Provenance: William H. Gross, June 2011

1913 Watermark Multiple Royal Cypher

75
x 1/2d. bright green and 1d. dull scarlet, part to large part original gum; some light gum ageing. S.G. 397-398, £375 £120

1913 Waterlow Seahorses

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x 10/- indigo-blue, large part original gum; very good perforations and rich, luxuriant colour, small internal gum wrinkle. A fresh and fine example of this stamp, very appealing with such good colour and perforations. S.G. 402, £950 £300
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
77
x £1 green, part original gum; quite well centred with good perforations. Very fresh and rich colour; a stamp with great visual appeal. S.G. 403, £3000 £1,000
78
x £1 dull blue-green, large part original gum; well centred and with very good perforations all round. A fresh and appealing stamp. S.G. 404, £3000 £1,000

1915 De la Rue Seahorses

79
x 10/- deep blue, large part original gum; well centred with good perforations. With fine and rich colour, a very desirable stamp. S.G. 411, £3000 £1,000
80
x 10/- bright blue, part original gum; quite well centred, a couple of irregular perforations at top, fresh colour. A good example of this stamp. S.G. Spec. N70 (7), £3000 £800
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
81
x 10/- pale blue, large part original gum; well centred and good perforations. A fine and appealing example of this stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1977). S.G. 413, £2800 £1,000
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996

1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson Seahorses

82
x 2/6d. olive-brown, 5/- rose-red and 10/- dull grey-blue, set of three, large part original gum; a well centred set with good perforations. Delightful. S.G. 413a-417, £780 £240

1929 Postal Union Congress

83
x £1 black, large part original gum; small gum bend. A very good stamp. S.G. 438, £750 £250

King George VI

Collection

84
x A good selection of issues on stock cards which includes the three sets of low values, 1939-48 to both 10/- and £1, 1948 Silver Wedding £1, 1951 Festival set to £1; the key values are unmounted mint; also a few K.G.V including 1934-36 photogravure set. (73) £150

1840 "V R" Official

85
x 1d. black, MK, small to good even margins, unused and regummed. A good example of this scarce stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1947). S.G. V1, £32,000 £3,000

Inland Revenue

86
x 1884-88 1/- green, KA with top margin, unused with original gum with mount in the top margin; fresh colour and good perforations. A magnificent example of this difficult stamp, rare to find a marginal example. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). S.G. O7, £6000 £2,500
Provenance: William H. Gross, June 2007
87
x 1884-88 5/- rose on slightly blued paper, EA, large part original gum; marvelously centred and fresh, rich colour. A. stunning and choice stamp of outstanding quality. R.P.S. Certificate (1929) and B.P.A. Certificate (1997). S.G. O8, £17,000 £7,000
Provenance: William H. Gross, June 2007
88
x 1884-88 5/- rose, IH, unused, large part original gum; well centred and good perforations, very fresh and fine. The strong, rich colour makes this a very desirable stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2005). S.G. O9, £9500 £4,000
Provenance: Important Great Britain ..., Spink, March 2005
89
x 1884-88 5/- rose with overprint in blue-black, NE, part original gum; a couple of light bends or creases in lower right corner. Rich colour and a very fine example for this stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1969). S.G. O9b, £11,000 £4,000
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, October 2004
William H. Gross, June 2007
90
x 1884-88 10/- cobalt on white paper, EE, large part original gum; an extremely fresh example of this stamp, showing the distinctive shade in great clarity. A truely magnificent example of this rare stamp. S.G. O9cb, £22,000 £8,000
91
x 1884-88 10/- ultramarine with overprint in blue-black, on white paper, NC, large part original gum; trivial gum bend and dealer's handstamp on the reverse. A glorious stamp showing rich and resplendent colour. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. O10b, £12,000 £5,000
92
x 1884-88 £1 brown-lilac, watermark Crowns, EB, part original gum; very well centred and with good colour, free from the usual creases and wrinkles usually associated with these stamps. A very appealing and desirable example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1974) and B.P.A. Certificate (1996). S.G. O11, £75,000 £25,000
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
93
x 1884-88 £1 brown-lilac, watermark Orbs, QD, large part original gum; well centred with good perforations all round; a few very minor gum bends in no way detract from this very fine and impressive stamp which is free from the typical myriad of faults usually found on these long high values. Fresh colour and a very desirable example of this stamp which has great visual appeal. R.P.S. Certificate (1967) and B.P.A. Certificate (1996). S.G. O12, £100,000 £35,000
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
94
x 1887-92 1/- green, large part original gum; a fresh stamp with rich and generous colour giving exceptional appearance. S.G. O15, £900 £300
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
95
x 1887-1900 1/- green and carmine, large part original gum; exceptionally fresh with
very rich colours. Stunning. R.P.S. Certificate (1969) and B.P.A. Certificate (1990).
S.G. O19, £4200 £1,500
Provenance: Important Great Britain ..., Spink, March 2005
96
x 1902-04 £1 dull blue-green, part original gum; a few hinge marks along the top, well centred with fresh, brilliant colour. An extremely fine and desirable example of this rare and elusive stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1942) and B.P.A. Certificate (1995). S.G. O27, £60,000 £20,000
Provenance: Burrus, October 1963
Howard Gibralter, February 1996

Office of Works

97
x 1896-1902 1/2d. blue-green, large part original gum. Fresh and with brilliant colour. B.P.A. Certificate (1984). S.G. O32, £425 £180
98
x 1886-1902 5d. dull purple and blue, part original gum, fresh. S.G. O34, £3500 £600
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
99
x 1896-1902 10d. dull purple and carmine, large part original gum; minor gum bend,
very fresh and a very good example of this very scarce stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1977).
S.G. O35, £6750 £2,000
Provenance: G.E. Wellburn, December 1976
Important Great Britain ..., Spink, March 2005
100
x 1902-03 1d. scarlet, large part original gum; fresh. R.P.S. Certificate (1980). S.G. O37, £550 £150
Provenance: Howard Gibralter, February 1996
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Great Britain
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th April 2014 Time: 2:00PM
Details: Viewing Details:
SPINK LONDON
69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury
London WC1B 4ET
Friday 11 April 2014, 10am - 5pm
Monday 14 April 2014, 10am - 1pm
Private viewing by appointment only
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