Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 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: 30th 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 3
820
1915-30 selection (21) including 1915-30 1 1/2d. block of six, three without watermark, 5d. two-perf. vertical pair, 1923-25 Cowan unsurfaced paper 1d. Map corner strip of four, 1926-34 Admiral 1d. block of four with watermark reversed, Official 1915-27 3d. pairs (2) with inverted watermarks, etc., mint, fine £150-200
821
1915-30 two-perf. pairs used selection comprising 2d. violet, 2 1/2d., 3d., 4d. yellow (2), 4d. bright violet (2), 6d., 1/-, also 2 1/2d., 4d. bright violet and 7 1/2d. blocks of four; chiefly fine. S.G. £2,725 £600-700
822
1915-30 re-entries selection comprising, R.1/6 4d. yellow mint and a fine used block of four, 4d. bright violet mint (2) and used (9, one contained in a block of nine), R.4/10 4d. yellow mint (2), 4d. bright violet used (4), R.10/12 4d. bright violet used (3, two different perfs); good to fine £200-250
823
1925-96 stock of commemorative issues on Hagner pages, including 1925 Dunedin 4d. "postagf" error, 1935 Silver Jubilee set in imprint blocks of four, 1935 Air 6d. scarce aniline shade, block of four, 1936 Chambers of Commerce set in used blocks of four, 1940 Centenary 1/- with four imprint strips of four, 1970 Christmas 2 1/2c. imperf. proof pair, 1983 Lake Matheson 45c. black central frame omitted (2), etc., chiefly mint and fine. (hundreds) £800-1,000
824
1926-76 inverted watermarks mint and used selection (115) on stockpages, including 1926 1d., 1938-44 1d. scarlet (3), 1d. green (4), 1 1/2d. (3), 1947-52 2d., 3/- (7, sideways, inverted),1948 Otago 1d. (2), 1960-66 3/- (2 mint, 2 used), 1961 Christmas (3), 1966 Health 4d. + 1d. block of four, 1967 30c. (3), 1970-76 1c. (2), Officials, Life Insurance, etc.; chiefly fine £500-600
825
1929 Health 1d.+1d. block of forty (10x4), the first four rows on the sheet with current number and buffer bars. the first stamp with variety partially missing shading to the nurses veil, unmounted mint (hinged in margin), folded through two rows of vertical perfs., 1939 Health set on blocks of eight (4x2) from the lower left corners of the sheets, 1947 Health twelve sets in corner blocks of four showing various marginal markings, fine. S.G.544, etc. £200-250
826
1932-95 Health stamps, much duplicated stock in a blue stockbook, including 1934 1d.+1d. plate number block of four, 1952 set on Harrison presentation card, minor varieties, imprint blocks, etc., chiefly fine mint. (hundreds) £1,000-1,200
827
1935-36 and 1936-42 inverted watermarks, a mostly mint selection (65) on stockpages including 1935-36 1d. Die II block of four, 1 1/2d. (6 mint, 8 used), 2 1/2d. mint and used (2), 2/- mint (2) and used, 1936-42 2 1/2d., 3d. mint (2) used, 5d. (6), 6d. pair, 9d. mint, 1/- and 3/- mint (2); chiefly fine. S.G. cat. £1,880 £400-500
828
1935-36 1/2d. handpainted essay by Harold Nelson showing sheaf of corn at centre and executed in blue-green, 38x43mm. on thin card, and two photo essays in slightly smaller format, one similar to that handpainted, the other with Coat of Arms. Very rare. Photo £400-500
829
1938-50 Definitives mint and used stock on stockpages, including rare 1d. plate 81 block of 21 on horizontal mesh paper, 1 1/2d. purple-brown with plate blocks and imprint blocks, some positional variety blocks, sorted by papers with the scarce 5d., 8d. and 9d. values, Officials with the rare 1d. green, plate 85, etc., chiefly mint and fine (hundreds) £2,000-2,500
830
x 1938-47 1/2d. orange-brown, 1d. green, 1 1/2d. scarlet, 2d., 3d. (2), 4d., 6d., 8d. and 9d. imperforate plate proofs in horizontal pairs, all but one 3d. with full original gum, the others affixed on card, nearly all marginal with printing date pencil notations on face or reverse. A fine group £200-250
831
1948 Otago 1d. blue and green with watermark inverted, an unmounted mint block of nine (3x3) from the upper right corner of the sheet, two showing small re-entries, fine. S.G. 692a, £765+ £150-200
832
1953-96 selection of Queen Elizabeth varieties on stock pages, including 1953-59 1/6d. blurred centre, 1960-66 1/9d. bistre-brown block of four with partial double perfs. on the top pair, 1967 7c. imperf. pair, 1971-73 4c. on 2 1/2c. surcharge double, one albino block of four, 1973-76 4c. purple-brown omitted, 1975-81 Shells 20c. with offset of the chestnut (single and block of four), 1979-80 4c. on 8c. imperf. block of four (some blind perfs.), etc., chiefly fine unmounted mint £1,000-1,200
833
1953-59 and 1955-59 definitives, a mint and used stock housed in a blue stockbook, including plate and imprint blocks, 1953-59 1/- Die I block of twelve with blurred centre and natural paper crease, Die II value block of four, 2/6d. to 10/- set in plate and imprint blocks of four, 1958 2d. on 1 1/2d. error, Officials, etc., chiefly fine (hundreds) £1,500-2,000
834
1959 Health 3d. + 1d., variety pink omitted, unmounted mint; fine and with normal for comparison showing a slight shift of the pink. S.G. 777a, £170 £80-100

1960-66 Definitive Issue

835
3d. Kowhai, variety yellow-brown omitted, and a vertical pair with the top stamp showing yellow omitted and the lower stamp with yellow almost omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 785a, 785c, £415+ £150-200
836
6d. Pikiarero vertical pair, the lower stamp with variety lilac omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 788b, £400. Photo £120-150
837
1/9d. orange-red, blue, green and yellow horizontal pair, variety red printing (aeroplane) shifted about 20mm. to the right; fine unmounted mint.CPO15b(X); S.G. 795 var. £80-100
838
Mostly mint selection (over 250) on stockpages, including colour shifts on the 1/2d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 5d. and 1/3d., double perfs. on the 2 1/2d. and 1/-, "Doctor blade" flaws, positional varieties on sheet and coil stamps, 6d. with purple omitted, etc., chiefly fine £200-250

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839
1965 (4 Aug.) Health 4d. + 1d. miniature sheet with spectacular miscut 19mm. to right and 9mm. to top; fine unmounted mint. S.G. MS832 var. Photo £120-150
840
x 1967 3c. Puarangi imperforate proof booklet pane of six with wide uncut margin at right on gummed and watermarked paper, unmounted mint; a few slight gum wrinkles, fine and rare. Ex De La Rue archives with only one sheet of 24 panes in private hands. S.G. 849 £550-600
841
1970-76 and 1973-76 selection (46) on stockpages, including 2c. yellow offset (2), 10c. red omitted, 50c. block of four with (close) double perfs., 50c. apple green omitted, 50c. buff omitted, etc., unmounted mint, fine £100-150
842
1970 Christmas impertforate proofs comprising 2 1/2c. blocks of four (2), one with green (country name and value, etc.) omitted and 10c. block of four; chiefly on gummed paper, some wrinkles though rare. S.G. 943, 945 £500-600
843
1978 Health 12c. + 2c. marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, variety chestnut omitted (the first stamp showing tiny traces of the chestnut), fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1189 var., Campbell Paterson $2,000 £300-350
844
-- 12c. + 2c., variety chestnut omitted, neatly cancelled, fine. S.G. 1189 var. Campbell Paterson $500 mint £80-100
845
1985 Queen Elizabeth 25c. with orders on the sash omitted from the unissued sheets that were sent for destruction, an unmounted mint block of four with a normal block for comparison, fine. See footnote after S.G. 1371. Photo £300-400
846
1988-95 Brown Kiwi 40c. marginal block of four, variety black (inscription and value) double and with perfs. shifted to upper left (bisecting "new zealand"), unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 1463 var. £150-200

Booklets

847
1936 2/- complete (some small cover faults), 1928 cream cover 2/-, incomplete containing 1/2d. pane, 1d. pane and a part pane of five, 2/3d. complete. Also 1947-52 9d. used coil pairs (2). S.G. B16, 18, 19 £300-350

Cancellations

848
A selection (145) of chiefly Sideface and 1898 Pictorial issues on Hagner pages, with multiples, flaws, used in Tonga, Napier bag seal; also Chalon head postmarks with Temuka star and a fine unidentified wheel cancellation on 2d. Sideface. Also "New Zealand Post Offices" by R.M. Startup and "The 1998 New Zealand Post Offices Cancellation & Postmark Guide" by R. Wooders £200-250

Coil Pairs

849
An extensive stock in envelopes, George VI to 1970 with quantities of between three and eighty six of each, chiefly fine mint and offered with a full list. Campbell Paterson (1976) $15,748 £1,000-1,200

Life Insurance

850
1891-1977 mint and used selection (156) on stock pages, including 1891-98 1/2d. used block of four, many varieties, cancellations with Chatham Islands, inverted watermarks, etc., chiefly fine £100-150

Official Stamps

851
1891-96 handstamped "o.p.s.o" on 1882-97 2 1/2d. perf. 10 x 11, Wellington c.d.s., centred to foot and some thinning. Rare. S.G. O10, £550. Photo £100-150
852
1907-63 mint and used selection (168) on stockpages, including 1907-11 1d. booklet pane of six (3), 2d. mint blocks of four (3), 6d., 1910-16 3d. and 8d. (2) two-perf. vertical pairs, 1915-27 3d., 6d. and 1/- two-perf. vertical pairs, 1/- two-perf. block of four, 1940 Centennial 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d., 3d., 4d., 6d. and 8d. "ff" joined variety in pairs with normal, 1954-63 3/- plate number 10 imprint block of six, etc., chiefly fine £350-400
853
1940 Centennial 1/2d. (3), 1d. (7), 2d. (7), 2 1/2d. (5), 3d. (14), 4d. (2), 6d. (8) and 8d. (11), all variety joined "ff", many in pairs with normal, unmounted mint or large part original gum, chiefly fine. S.G. O141-149a, £4,222 £800-1,000

Postal Fiscal Stamps

854
1882 chiefly used selection (126) on stock pages, including "fine paid" £1, 1882 with 6/- (3), 7/- (3), 9/-, 10/- (3), 12/6d. (2), £1 (5), £2 (3), £3 (3), £5 (3), 1941 Censored cover to New York with Arms 8/-, etc., some postal cancellations, generally good to fine £500-600

Antarctic Expeditions

855
1908 Royle printing 1d. rose-carmine used (10 with three pairs and two with re-entries) and 1911-13 Victoria Land 1d. carmine mint (2), good to fine S.G. A1, 2, £510 £100-120
856
1911 Victoria Land 1d. rose carmine mint pair and a used block of four, fine. S.G. A1, £1,110 £300-350

THE NIGERIAS

Lagos
857
x 1884-1904 selection (70) with some duplication including 1884-86 2/6d. to 10/-, 1887-1902 2d. to 10/- and 1904 1/2d. to 10/-, each overprinted "specimen", a few minor faults, generally good to fine. S.G. between 27s and 53s, £1,625+ £300-350
858
1889 (15 Oct.) Brazil 80r. stationery card from Rio de Janeiro to Lagos, marked "p St Orenoque", showing despatch c.d.s., "ligne j/paq fr no4" octagonal d.s. in blue (15.10), Grand Bassau Senegal (22.12), Kotonou Benin (31.12) and Lagos (6.1) datestamps with Gore Senegal transit d.s. on reverse. Most attractive. Photo £120-150
859
1900 (20 Apr.) "government telegraphs - lagos" Telegram envelope addressed to Bristol, bearing 1884 1d. tied by "lagos/w.africa" c.d.s. and showing arrival datestamp (11.5) on reverse; the envelope with central vertical crease. The only recorded example. Photo £300-400
860
1903 (Mar.) 1d. stationery card to London; 1904 (Dec.) picture postcard to Manchester bearing 1904 1d. and showing, on reverse, "biafra" ship's h.s. in violet; 1905 (25 Nov.) envelope registered to Germany bearing 1904-05 2d. and 2 1/2d. tied by "registered/lagos w.c.a." c.d.s.; and 1906 (7 Aug.) envelope to USA bearing 1905 2 1/2d. tied by scarce "ogbomobsho" c.d.s. (Type D2) £120-150

Postal Stationery

861
A small unused collection comprising cards with 1879 1 1/2d. (2, one with vertical crease), 1887 1 1/2d. (2, distinct shades) and 1 1/2d. reply paid perf 6 and perf 7, 1892 1d. on 1 1/2d. (3, different spacings; one cto), 1893 1d. and reply paid (2 of both with one each overprinted "specimen"), 1902 1d. and reply paid (2 of both with one each overprinted "specimen"), and registered envelopes 1895 2d. and 1902 2d. both size G (2 of both with one each overprinted "specimen" - both with some very minor fox marks). £150-180

Niger Coast Protectorate

Early Letters

862
1860 envelope to Liverpool, marked "per S.S. Armenian", showing "liverpool/br packet" c.d.s. (11.10) together with handstruck "d6" charge mark; a little soiled and with flap missing. A rare cover from this early period. Photo £250-300
Note: The "Armenian" was a ship of the African Steamship Co. which was built in 1855 and was lost in 1865 on its way from Liverpool to the Niger Coast.
863
1861 stampless envelope to Liverpool, marked "per Mail Steamer Ethiope", showing "liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. (12.2.61) together with handstruck "d6" charge mark; included is a photocopy of the bill of lading of the outward voyage preceding this return cover. The envelope a little roughly opened at top but a rare cover from this early period. Photo £350-450
Note: The Ethiope was a ship of 660 tons belonging to the African Steamship Co., was in service from 1855 and was sold in 1868.
864
1877 unstamped envelope to Paris with embossed "joseph e. gooding/sierra leone" in blue on flap with manuscript "Opobo" written above, showing "T" handstamp with manuscript "11" and blue crayon "50", Calais entry c.d.s. (24.1.78) in red and, on reverse, London (24.1) and arrival datestamps. Photo £150-180
865
1887 unstamped envelope to Cheshire, marked "Per S.S. Gaboon", showing handstruck "1/-" and part Manchester transit d.s. (13.1.88); 1890 unstamped envelope to Glasgow (addressee's name and part of address partly faded out), marked "per mail steamer from Opobo", showing handstruck "1/-" and, on reverse, Liverpool Br Packet (10.12) and Glasgow Sorting Tender datestamps; 1891 unstamped envelope to Glasgow, marked "per S.S. Bonny from Opobo", showing handstruck "6d"; also two others with stamps removed £300-400

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866
x 1892-94 1/2d. to 1/-, 1897-98 6d., 2/6d. and 10/- each overprinted "specimen", part to large part original gum, some hinge remainders, vertical crease on 1d., 2/6d. with thin at top, otherwise good appearance. S.G. 1s-6s, 71s, 73s-74s, £575 £120-150

1892-94 Oil Rivers Overprint

867
1/2d. to 1/- set of six handstamped "specimen", fresh mint. S.G. 1s-6s, £300 £100-120
868
1/2d. to 1/- mint and used, also 1893 1/2d. on half 1d. lilac mint (3 with an unsevered pair, minor foxing, and a single with forged surcharge) and used (on small piece); generally good to fine. S.G. 1-7, £890 £140-180
869
1d. lilac, two panes of sixty making a complete sheet, control "N", with full original gum; a few minor imperfections in the margins. Fine. S.G. 2, £1440 £250-300
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 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: 30th 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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