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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 3 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: | 1st May 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 4 | |||
| 1523 | |||
| 5/-, variety overprint double, fine unmounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 370a, £850. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1524 | |||
5/- on 1/3d. lower left corner pair showing leftwards shift of the surcharge with the "bars" appearing on the adjacent stamp or in the margin, unmounted mint. Striking and rare with previous recorded examples showing the surcharge shifted upwards. Photo £300-4001966 Harrison Definitive Issue |
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| 1525 | |||
| A selection of ten items, all pairs, blocks of four or larger, including 3d. marginal block of eight with partial "missing branches" and upward shifty of blue, a selection of items with shifts of colour, 1/- block of four with "doctor blade" flaw and 5/- plate corner block of four, one stamp with large blue colour smear, unmounted mint; also booklet 3d. with binding margin on 1967 illustrated envelope from Salisbury to Gatooma £300-400 |
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| 1526 | |||
| 3d. chocolate and pale blue marginal vertical strip of four from the right of the sheet, the upper pair variety pale blue omitted; superb unmounted mint. Fine and very rare. S.G. 376b, £9,000+. Photo £5,000-6,000 |
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| 1527 | |||
| x 3d. chocolate and pale blue vertical strip of four, the top stamp with variety pale blue almost entirely omitted, the adjoining stamp with pale blue largely omitted, fresh unmounted mint; natural "lines" on gum, nevertheless an appealing variety. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1528 | |||
| £1 imprint block of four, variety green shifted to left, superb unmounted mint. Photo £180-200 |
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| 1529 | |||
£1 corner block of four with sheet number "163", variety green shifted to left, superb unmounted mint. Photo £180-2001966-69 Mardon Definitive Issue |
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| 1530 | |||
| A group of four items, comprising 1d. on 1966 (1 June) envelope tied by "first day of issue" c.d.s. (S.G. record first day as 2 June), 5/- with "star in sky" flaw, 10/- trial printing block of six (2x3) with one showing red mark in "d" of "rhodesia" and two others showing "blotch" flaws, and 10/- first printing corner pair showing light offsets of blue and red on reverse, unmounted mint £100-120 |
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| 1531 | |||
| 1d. imperforate proofs (2), one of reddish violet only, the other of both colours, affixed to fancy-edged presentation card. Rare. Photo £1,200-1,500 |
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| 1532 | |||
| 1d. reddish violet and yellow-ochre marginal imperforate imprint strip of four, superb unmounted mint. Very rare with only four other pairs recorded. Photo £800-1,000 Provenance: R.C. Smith collection |
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| 1533 | |||
| 5/- first printing marginal imperforate imprint strip of four, superb unmounted mint. Very rare with only two other pairs recorded. Photo £1,500-1,800 Provenance: R.C. Smith collection |
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| 1534 | |||
| 1967-68 Dual Currency 3d./2 1/2c. horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fresh without gum, ex the printer's archive; also the set of five, with additional 1/-/10c. 2nd. printing, in imprint blocks of four and 3d./2 1/2c. marginal block of four showing light offset, fine unmounted mint. Photo for first £250-300 |
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| 1535 | |||
| 1968 (15 July) Berit 1/6d. imperforate proof affixed to Mardon presentation card; fine and rare. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1536 | |||
| 1970-78 miscellaneous selection of twenty-four items, largely unmounted mint and with varieties, including 1970-73 3c. corner block of four and 10c. pair with black printing double, 1970 PTC 3 1/2c. with black printing double, 1970 Mother Patrick 15c. blocks of eight (2), one with black printing double and one with "doctor blade" flaw, 1967 Lister 1/6d. plate block showing yellow colour shift, 1974 12 1/2c. (used) with black printing double, 1976 Wildlife 16c. strip of three showing progressive black printing double and 1978 Trade Fair 4c. horizontal strip of ten showing pre-printing paper crease £250-300 |
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| 1537 | |||
1973 WMO 3c. plate block of four, variety black printing double (closely spaced), superb unmounted mint. S.G. 481 var. £150-2001974-76 Definitive Issue |
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| 1538 | |||
| 4c. upper right corner block of six (2x3), variety imperforate between top pair and margin, superb unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. 492 var. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1539 | |||
| 5c. vertical marginal strip of three, variety imperforate between stamp and margin, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 493 var. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1540 | |||
| 12 1/2c. complete vertical row of five with margins at top and foot, variety paper join affecting stamp 3 on face and stamp 5 on reverse; unmounted mint and most unusual, believed to be the sole paper join variety of the UDI period £250-300 |
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| 1541 | |||
| 10c., 14c., 20c., 25c., 50c., $1 and $2 imperforate proofs, each affixed to white Mardon presentation card signed Approved by the Postmaster-General with dates between 10 October 1973 and 13 February 1974, each then mounted in presentation folder. A rare group £1,000-1,200 ------------------------------ |
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| 1542 | |||
1974 Churchill Birth Centenary 14c. photographic essay with the lower portion of the design handpainted in emerald-green, affixed to a further piece of photographic paper with simulated perforation. Unique. Photo £600-8001977 Birds Issue |
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| 1543 | |||
| A selection of forty-two stamps, largely in pairs, blocks of four or larger, including 3c. imprint block of eight, 4c. pair, 8c. and 24c. all with black printing double, 16c. imprint blocks of eight (2), one showing two stamps in the top row partially red, the other with it less so, and 16c. marginal pair with shift of perforations to top; fine unmounted mint £250-300 |
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| 1544 | |||
| 4c. imperforate proof affixed to white Mardon presentation card signed Approved by the Postmaster-General on 17 December 1976 and mounted in presentation folder. Very rare £200-250 |
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| 1545 | |||
| 16c. marginal pair from the left of the sheet on non-fluorescent paper, the right-hand stamp with "?" flaw above beak (Cyl. 1B, R.2/2), fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. 541 var. Photo £600-700 Note: A small number of these were discovered in the stock of the Salisbury Stamp Company at the time of issue. Presumably a sheet existed , though by the timer the variety was discovered only about six mint examples remained, the balance possibly being used for postage 1978 Definitive Issue |
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| 1546 | |||
| 4c. Garnet Cylinder 1A imprint block of twelve (6x2), variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. D. Crocker Certificate (2005). Photo £400-500 |
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| 1547 | |||
| 9c. plate numbers/imprint/sheet value block of ten (5x2), variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. D. Crocker Certificate (2005). Photo £800-1,000 |
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| 1548 | |||
| 11c. upper left corner block of six (3x2), variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. Photo £300-400 |
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| 1549 | |||
17c. plate numbers/imprint/sheet value block of ten (5x2), variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. D. Crocker Certificate (2005). Photo £800-1,000Revenue Stamps |
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| 1550 | |||
1966 perf. 12 1/2 3d. used on 1969 Barclays Bank cheque, perf. 15 6d. (rare) used and £2 colour dots unmounted mint block of twelve (6x2) with sheet number "048". Mewett 451B, 452, 456B. Photo for 6d. £250-300Beira & Mashonaland Railways |
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| 1551 | |||
| c.1906 1d. die proof in grey-green on wove paper, fine. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1552 | |||
-- 1d. die proof in black on wove paper, some light creases and minor tone spots do not detract. Photo £300-400Rhodesia Railways Newspaper Stamps |
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| 1553 | |||
1966 1c. on 1d. imperforate top margin pair, 1970 handstamped 1c. in violet on 1d. with imperforate top margin, 1971 1c. marginal block of four and a vertical pair (missing perf. between), 1973 1c. pair and 1976 2c. pair, mint or unmounted mint. Also 1968 3/6d. Air Letter Service label pair and 1976 (Nov.) 1 Unit Petrol Ration Coupon strip of three £180-200Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
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| 1554 | |||
| 1954-63 (Sept.) complete, mint, 1954-60 used; also Rhodesia 1965-66 (Feb.) mint; generally fine. Cat. £475 £80-100 |
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| 1555 | |||
| 1954-56 1d. coil perf. vertical pair sharing light "doctor blade" flaw, 2d. lower left corner block of four with three showing varying degrees of "ink dragging" and £1 showing light "doctor blade" flaws to vignette, the 1d. mint, 2d. and £1 unmounted mint £150-200 |
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| 1556 | |||
| 1955-63 selection of commercial covers (10, six registered) including 1955 from Parktown, 1957 from Mufulira and 1958 from Gwelo, all to U.S.A. at 2/6d. or 3/-, 1960 from Mindola to Northern Rhodesia at 1/3d., 1961 from Lujeri to Salisbury at 1/3d., 1961 from Ridgeway to Salisbury bearing coil 1/2d. (6, one misperforated) and 1962 to Germany at 2/6d. An interesting group £140-180 |
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| 1557 | |||
| 1955 Victoria Falls 3d. and 1/- imperforate plate proofs of the vignettes and complete design, all in pairs on gummed paper, each stamp with small security puncture, issued 3d. and 1/0 imprint blocks of four and 3d. upper left corner block of nine with one showing "Cannon" flaw, fine unmounted mint £180-200 |
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| 1558 | |||
1959-62 1/2d. to £1 set of fifteen in imprint blocks of four, the lower pairs remaining unmounted, 6d. imprint/plate number 1B block of twelve and 9d. Plate 1A corner block of four, both unmounted mint £350-4001960 Kariba Dam Issue |
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| 1559 | |||
| 3d. and 6d. photographic essay/proofs (6), one of each pair in an unissued design in a squarer format than that issued, one of each pair in a design very similar to that issued though with incorrect dates, and one of each pair in the issued design. A very rare group. Photo £1,800-12,000 |
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| 1560 | |||
| 3d. to 5/- set of six imperforate proofs, the 3d. and 6d. on Harrison and Sons Ltd. presentation cards, the 1/- to 5/- on De La Rue presentation cards with manuscript numbers below each (possibly reference to colours), the 1/- in an unissued colour combination of blue and brown. An extremely rare set with only a handful of each prepared. Photo £3,500-4,000 |
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| 1561 | |||
| A selection of the issued stamps, twenty-two stamps comprising the set of six, 3d. marginal strip of three with sheet number repeated, 3d. block of four including "Gorge" flaw, 1/3d. with "Earing" flaw, 1/3d. with "Dam" retouch, 1/3d. corner block of six including "White lake" flaw and 5/- with "Seagull" flaw, unmounted mint £80-100 ------------------------------ |
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| 1562 | |||
| 1961 Mining set in imprint, sheet number and sheet value blocks of four, 1/3d. sheet number block of four with minor shift of black printing to right, 1962 Air set in uncommon Plate 1B corner blocks of four and 1960 WCYMSC 6d. marginal block of four with slight black printing shift to lower left, fine mint with all but the Mining variety block unmounted £80-100 |
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| 1563 | |||
| 1962 Airmail set of three photographic proofs in the approved designs. Rare. Photo £600-700 |
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| 1564 | |||
| 1963 Red Cross Centenary photographic proof in the issued design. Rare. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1565 | |||
1963 (Sept.) WCYMSC 6d. and 1/3d. photographic proofs in issued designs though showing printer's imprint at foot. Rare. Photo £400-500Postage Due Stamps |
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| 1566 | |||
| 1959 1d. blue handstamped "postage due" diagonally in violet, a lower left corner block of six (2x3), [31-52], each handstamped "b&k" in violet and numbered in pencil on reverse. A rare block. B.P.A. Certificate (1977). Photo £2,500-3,000 |
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| 1567 | |||
| 1959 1d. blue handstamped "postage due" diagonally in violet, a marginal block of six from the foot of the sheet, [43-55], the centre stamp in the lower row variety "postage due" omitted, fresh unmounted mint. Exceptionally rare with only two such missing handstamps recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). Photo £10,000-12,000 |
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| 1568 | |||
| 1959 1d. ultramarine (S.G. 2) handstamped "postage due" diagonally in violet; the reverse with "b&k" handstamp in violet and "90" in pencil; fine unmounted mint. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1569 | |||
| 1959 1d. blue handstamped "postage due" diagonally in black, a lower left corner block of six (2x3), [31-52], fresh unmounted mint; short diagonal gum bend, otherwise fine. A very rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). Photo £6,000-7,000 |
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| 1570 | |||
| 1954 "postage due" forged overprints, a selection (11) in three different types on values to 6d., all "used" £60-80 |
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| 1571 | |||
| 1958 envelope from Nyungwe to Cholo, underfranked at 2d. with indistinct c.d.s. and bearing 1d. blue cancelled by superb c.d.s. (26.11) used as a Postage Due, further Cholo c.d.s. for the previous day on reverse; small tear at top through opening; unusual £80-100 |
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| 1572 | |||
1961 (Aug.) unstamped envelope from Salisbury addressed locally, showing 25c. international currency postage due handstamp in violet partially covered by Postage Due 1d. vermilion block of six lightly tied by c.d.s.; scarce £150-200St. Helena |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The Philatelic Collector's Series (Sale 14021 Day 3 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: | 1st May 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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