Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 1 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: 29th April 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 25 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 28 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 8
350
x 16c. in black (41x41mm.) with card and mica overlay, and 64c. in black (33x38mm.) with thick card overlay. Photo £100-120
351
x 24c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated
"Sept 5 1871.". Photo £120-150
352
x 32c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated
"Apr. 18, 1877.". Photo £120-150
353
x 36c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), initialled "DB" at foot. Photo £120-150
354
x 48c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated
"Aug 30 1871.". Photo £120-150
355
x 64c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), showing some damaged lines at base of neck needing correction, dated "Apr. 7, 1877". Photo £120-150
356
x 64c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), damaged lines at base of neck corrected, dated "Apr. 9, 1877". Photo £120-150
357
x 64c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), dated "Apr. 11, 1877". Photo £120-150
358
x 64c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), dated "Apr. 12, 1877". Photo £120-150
359
x 64c. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated
"Apr. 18, 1877". Photo £120-150
360
x 2r.50 in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "Nov 27, 1878". Photo £120-150
361
x 2r.50, stamp-size in black and inset on thick card. Photo £80-100

Imperforate Plate Proof

362
x 36c. blue, fine £60-80

Specimen and Cancelled Overprints

363
x 2c., 4c., 8c., 16c., 24c., 36c., 48c. and 96c., all in near to issued colours on glazed card (some marginal), each overprinted "cancelled" (D7) £150-200
364
x 16c. pale violet, imperforate and overprinted "specimen" (D5); fine. Rare. Photo £150-200
365
x 32c. slate handstamped "cancelled" (CE2) diagonally on red; thin spot and two short perfs. at foot. Scarce £60-80

Issued Stamps

366
x A small unused collection comprising the set of eleven with additional 2c. (3), 4c. grey (3), 4c. rosy mauve, 8c., 16c., 24c. (2), 32c. with inverted watermark, 36c. (2, one with reversed watermark) and 96c., some gum in places, also used (4) including perf. 14x12 1/2 4c. and perf. 12 2c.; condition rather mixed with viewing essential. S.G. 121-136 group, £3,000+ £250-300
367
2c. to 96c. set of eleven with 8c. shade, the 64c, with wing-margin, unused or with part to large part gum, and perf. 14x12 1/2 2c., unused and regummed. S.G. 121-133, £1,675 £200-250
368
2c. to 96c. set of eleven with 8c. shade, the 64c, with wing-margin, perf. 14x12 1/2 2c., 4c. and 8c., perf. 12 1/2 2c., 4c. and perf. 12 1/2x14 2r.50; generally good to fine used. Also Official 1895-1904 basic issues complete mint and used, generally good to fine. S.G. 121-138, O11-22, £1,729 £200-250
369
x 2r.50 dull rose, perf. 12 1/2x14, unused with part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 138, £800. Photo £250-300

Prepared for use and sent out to Ceylon, not issued unsurcharged

370
x 32c. slate perf. 14x12 1/2, part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 139, £1,400. Photo £300-400
371
x 2r.50 dull rose perf. 12 1/2, unused with part gum; perfs. partially trimmed away at right. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1949). S.G. 141, £3,000. Photo £400-500
372
x 1882 16c. on 24c. (4, one used) and 20c. on 64c. (9 with a mint corner block of eight); 1883-98 selection with 2c. green (2) and 8c. (2) mint blocks of four, 4c. rose with forged trial perf. 12 and unissued 24c. brown-purple (no gum) overprinted "specimen" £150-200
373
1883-98 prepared for use but not issued, 24c. brown-purple overprinted "specimen", fresh mint; rounded corner at lower left, otherwise fine. S.G. 152s, £750 £100-120
374
x 1885-1949 selection (106) including 1903-05 2c. to 2r.25 on piece, 1921-32 50r. dull purple and 1935-36 2c. to 1r. each overprinted or perforated "specimen", mostly large part original gum; a few minor faults, otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. between 188s and 396s, £710+ £120-150

1885 Surcharges

375
x A largely unused collection (62), including CC perf. 14 5c. on 32c. (4), 5c. on 36c., 5c. on 64c. (2), 10c. on 36c. (2), 10c. on 64c., 20c. on 24c. (2), 30c. on 36c. with surcharge inverted, perf. 14x12 1/2 5c. on 32c., 10c. on 64c. (3), perf. 12 1/2x14 2r.50 (2) and CA 5c. on 16c. (2); the used with CC perf. 14 5c. on 32c., CA 5c. on 4c and 5c. on 16c. (2), all four with surcharge inverted; condition very mixed with viewing essential though an interesting group £250-300
376
x Watermark CC, perf. 14, 5c. on 36c. blue, variety surcharge inverted with the surcharge lines obliterated with manuscript lines, indistinct cancellation; sound. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2003). S.G. 156a, £2,500. Photo £500-600
377
x Watermark CC, perf. 14, 25c. on 32c. corner block of nine with current number "32", 28c. on 48c. corner block of nine with current number "4", one showing defective "T" in "Twenty", and a wing-margin block of four, and 56c. on 96c. corner block of six with part current number "6" and a block of four; three of the 25c. on 32c. with a vertical bend though generally good to fine mint. Cat. £1,000+ £200-250
378
Watermark CC, perf. 14 10c. on 24c. green and 10c. on 36c. blue, unused with part original gum and glazed gum respectively; the latter with a few short perfs. at top, otherwise sound. S.G. 162, 163, £950 £200-250
379
x Watermark CC, perf. 14, 25c. on 32c. upper left pane wing-margin block of sixteen and blocks of four (2, one with current number "28"), and upper right pane wing-margin block of sixteen (one vertical row showing one pin perf. at foot missing) and corner block of eight (2x4) with plate number, good to fine mint. S.G. 167, £1,200 £200-250
380
x Watermark CC, perf. 14, 25c. on 32c. lower left and lower right wing-margin blocks of thirty-six from the foot of the pane, fresh mint with many unmounted. S.G. 167, £1,800. Photo £300-400
381
x Watermark CC, perf. 14x12 1/2 5c. on 64c. red-brown, fresh unused with part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 173, £950 £300-350
382
Watermark CC perf. 14x12 1/2 5c. on 64c. red-brown, Type III, unused with part original gum; two shortish perfs. at foot, otherwise sound. Scarce. S.G. 173, £950. Photo £200-250
Provenance: "Fernlands", April 2010
383
x Watermark CA, perf. 14 5c. on 4c. unused and used and 5c. on 16c., twelve examples of each identified as the complete setting types, the unused mostly with part gum, the used variously cancelled; fair to fine. S.G. 178, 180, £576 £120-150
384
x Watermark CA, perf. 14, 10c. on 24c. blocks of four (5), six and twenty-four (marginal with current number "8") and 15c. on 16c. blocks of four, nine with current number "5", eighteen with plate number "1" (four showing damaged "n" in "cents") and twenty (marginal), good to fine mint. S.G. 185, 186, £1,564 £250-300
385
x 1885 5c. on 8c. to 56c. on 96c. with additional 10c. on 24c. corner block of twenty-four and interpanneau block of thirty-six, 1r.12 on 2r.50 overprinted "specimen" and 1886 5c., 15c., 25c. (two shades), 28c. and 1r.12c (2, one watermark upright), unused with part to large part gum; the 10c. blocks with gum fractionally toned £100-120
386
x 1886 5c. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "18 nov 90". Photo £120-150
387
x -- 5c. stamp-size die proofs (2) dated "20/8/85" and "8/4/91" in pencil on reverse, one initialled "G.N." at foot in ink £80-100
388
x 1888-90 2c. Surcharges, a largely mint collection with all five types represented on both 4c. colours, included are four overprinted "specimen", some inverted, double and double, one inverted varieties, and "two" on 4c. rose mint blocks of twenty and thirty-two (marginal with plate number "3"); not all the varieties guaranteed £250-300
389
x 1890 5c. on 15c. olive-green (7), comprising normal and varieties surcharge inverted, "Flve" for "Five" in corner plate number pair with normal, "revenue" omitted (2, one used, fair) and inverted "s" in "cents", good to fine mint. S.G. 213, £700+ £150-200
390
x 1891 and 1892 surcharge sets, 1893-99 set, 1898-99 surcharge set with additional 6c. on 15c. overprinted "specimen", 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50 both used, and 1899-1900 sets (2, one overprinted "specimen"), part to large part gum and generally good to fine £150-200

1893-99 Issue

391
x 3c. imperforate colour trials (5) on unwatermarked paper, in olive-green, grey, yellow, red-brown and deep green (the colour of the 1899 3c., small thin in one corner); three with light gum bends. Photo £400-500
392
x 30c. bright mauve and chestnut imperforate plate proof on gummed watermarked paper, a marginal block of four with plate number; gum creases and the lower pair creased. Photo £250-300
393
x 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in carmine on unwatermarked paper; fine. Photo £200-250
394
x 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in dull violet on unwatermarked paper; diagonal gum crease. Photo £200-250
395
x 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in green on unwatermarked paper, affixed to piece initialled and dated "29.8."; fine. Photo £250-300
396
x 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in purple on red on unwatermarked paper, the issued colours; fine. Photo £250-300

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397
x 1899-1900 1r.50/2r.25 master die proof, stamp-size in black on glazed card affixed to De La Rue day book piece marked "Aug 12 60 leads" and, in red ink, "Sep 5th. 99". Photo £100-120
398
x 1903-05, 1908 and 1910-11 sets, all overprinted "specimen", good to fine mint. Cat. £490 £150-200
399
x 1903-05, 1904-05, 1908 and 1910-11 sets, good to fine mint. Cat. £450 £140-180
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 1 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: 29th April 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 25 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 28 April 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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