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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 2 | |||
| 1423 | |||
| 1892-1922 miscellaneous mint range including 1892-94 1/2d. marginal blocks of four (2 shades, one with imprint), 4d. pair and 4/- corner pair, 1896 on Cape 1/2d. block of six (3x2) with overprint shifted slightly to right, 1897 Arms 3d. lower right corner block of six showing sheet number "440", 1908 Arms £2 brown, 1909-11 10d. on 3/- imprint pair and 1913-24 Admiral perf 15 1/2d. blue-green block of four, perf 14 Die III 2d. black and grey marginal pair showing upward shift of vignette and white paper, perf 15 1/2d. dull green top right corner block of four, fine £250-300 |
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| 1424 | |||
| 1892-93 Arms 1d. to £10 set of eleven imperforate plate proofs in issued colours on wove paper, fine. PFSA Certificate (2012) for each of the top four values. Photo £2,000-2,500 |
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| 1425 | |||
| x 1892-93 1d. to £10 and 1892-94 values (5) to 4/-, each perforated "specimen" (Type R5), part original gum, a few minor faults, good appearance. S.G. between 1s and 26s £120-150 |
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| 1426 | |||
| 1892-93 1d. to £2 with listed 6d. and 2/6d. shades, 1892-94 1/2d. to 4/- with 1/2d., 4d. and 8d. shades and 1895 2d., unused with part to large part gum; generally fine. S.G. 1-11, 18-27, £1,555. Photo for £2 £300-350 |
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| 1427 | |||
| -- 1d. to £2 with listed 6d. shade, the £1 used in 1906, the £2 cancelled-to-order at Umtali and a £5 fiscally used with forged cancellation, and 1892-94 1/2d. to 4/- with 1/2d. and 8d. shades, and 1895 2d. and 4d.; generally good to fine. S.G. 1-11, 18-28, £850 £180-200 |
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| 1428 | |||
| -- £1 deep blue, £2 rose-red, £5 sage-green and £10 brown in matched marginal blocks of four from the top of the sheet with one stamp in each of the £2 and £10 blocks with part of papermaker's watermark, fresh unused without gum, good colours and an impressive and rare set of these high values. Holcombe Certificate (1987). S.G. 10-13, £20,800+. Photo £2,500-3,000 |
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| 1429 | |||
| x -- £5 sage-green, marginal, unused without gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 12, £1,600. Photo £350-400 |
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| 1430 | |||
| 1892 (Jan) Surcharges set of four, unused with part original gum. S.G. 14-17, £650 £150-200 |
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| 1431 | |||
| 1895 Arms, thick paper, 2d. green and red lower left corner block of fifteen (5x3), mounted in the selvedge only, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 27, £435 £150-180 |
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| 1432 | |||
| 1896-97 Arms, Die I set with 4d. shade, Die II set with 4d. shade and 1897 set to 8d., good to fine mint. S.G. 29-50, 66-72, £885 £180-200 |
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| 1433 | |||
| -- Die I set, Die II set with 4d. shade, 1896 on Cape set and 1897 Arms set, all with c.d.s. and generally fine used with c.d.s.. S.G. 29-50, 58-64, 66-73, £820 £200-250 |
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| 1434 | |||
| -- Die I 4d. ultramarine and mauve marginal block of twelve from the foot of the sheet, mint with nearly all unmounted; two stamps with a natural crease, otherwise fresh and fine. An impressive multiple. S.G. 32, £660+ £250-300 |
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| 1435 | |||
| 1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisional 1d. on 3d. grey-black and green, fresh with part gum. Scarce. S.G. 51, £600. Photo £100-120 |
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| 1436 | |||
1897 Arms £1 black and red-brown on green, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 73, £425. Photo £150-1801898-1908 Issue |
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| 1437 | |||
| 1/2d. to £2 set (£1 perf. 15 1/2) with a selection of shades to 3/-, unused with part to large part original gum; £1 with a few shortish perfs. at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. 75-91, c. £950 £200-250 |
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| 1438 | |||
| 1/2d. yellow-green marginal block of six (3x2) from the top of the sheet, variety imperforate vertically except at right and between top row and margin, fresh with large part original gum; trace of gum creasing and horizontal crease in margin. S.G. 75aa, £1,700+. Photo £700-800 Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2005 |
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| 1439 | |||
| 1/2d. yellow-green block of four, variety imperforate vertically, large part original gum; the right-hand vertical pair with a vague bend. S.G. 75aa, £1,700+. Photo £500-600 |
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| 1440 | |||
| 1d. red marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate, large part original gum; traces of ageing and wrinkles in margin. S.G. 78b, £1,200. Photo £400-500 |
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| 1441 | |||
| 2 1/2d. dull blue marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, variety imperforate vertically, mint and mounted in margin only; small tone mark at lower left and traces of natural creasing at right. A scarce and attractive multiple of this variety. S.G. 80a, £1,900. Photo £300-400 |
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| 1442 | |||
| x £1 greyish red-purple block of six (3x2) each overprinted "specimen" (Type R3), fresh and fine unmounted mint. S.G. 90s £100-120 ------------------------------ |
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| 1443 | |||
| 1899 (15 Oct.) 1 1/2d. stationery card to Isle of Wight, written from Kawimbe, clearly cancelled by "abercorn/n.e. rhodesia" double-ring d.s., showing another strike alongside with Fife (20.9) and Chinde (21.10) transit datestamps; the card a little soiled in places £120-150 |
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| 1444 | |||
| 1905 Falls 1d. to 5/- set of six overprinted or perforated (5d. - discoloured) "specimen", plus additional 5d. overprinted "specimen" (perf defect at foot), the 1d. to 1/- without gum, the 2/6d. and 5/- with hinge remnant. S.G. 94s-99s, £595 £60-80 |
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| 1445 | |||
| -- Falls set mint and used (2/6d. fiscally used with forged cancellation); generally fine. S.G. 94-99, £465 £120-150 |
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| 1446 | |||
1909 £1 grey-purple with overprint in violet and £2 brown, fine cancelled-to-order. Foundation Certificate for £2. S.G. 113b, 113c, £515 £120-1501910-13 Double Head IssuePerforated 14 |
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| 1447 | |||
| A collection comprising 1/2d. (4), 1d. (3), 2d. (5 including S.G. 127 with printer's mark), 2 1/2d. (4), 3d. (4 with RSC "A" and "B"), 5d. (4), 6d. (3), 8d. (3), 10d., 1/- (4), 2/- and 3/- RSC "B", shades, unused with part to large part original gum and generally fine £450-500 |
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| 1448 | |||
| x 1/2d. to 10/- each overprinted "specimen" (Type R7), part to large part original gum, 7/6d. without gum, some small faults, generally good appearance £200-250 |
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| 1449 | |||
| 1/2d. yellow-green upper right corner block of twenty-four (3x8), [8-80], unmounted mint; folds between some horizontal rows, otherwise fresh and fine. An exceptional multiple. RJL 1; S.G. 119 £500-600 Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2005 |
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| 1450 | |||
| 1/2d. yellow-green marginal block of fifteen, [6-48], from the top of the sheet with part imprint, unmounted mint; folded between two rows with a few split perfs. An impressive multiple. RJL 1; S.G. 119 £300-400 |
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| 1451 | |||
| 1/2d. pale green block of four, the upper right stamp with variety double dot, unmounted mint; some foxing on perfs.. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). RJL 4; S.G. 122 var. Photo £200-250 Provenance: "County", November 2003 |
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| 1452 | |||
| 1/2d. dull blue-green marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, variety imperforate, part original gum; the usual minor creases. A very rare and impressive multiple of this variety. RJL 5; S.G. 120a, £30,000. Photo £12,000-15,000 Note: One full sheet of one hundred was discovered at the Umtali Post Office. The sheet was extensively creased with most stamps affected to varying degrees. About forty of the most severely affected were cut into pairs and affixed to envelopes self-addressed to H. Benson of Durban Provenance: "Apollonia", October 2007 |
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| 1453 | |||
| 1/2d. dull blue-green block of four, variety imperforate, large part original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted; creases at right. A very rare block of this variety. RJL 5; S.G. 120a, £30,000. Photo £8,000-10,000 |
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| 1454 | |||
| 2d. black-purple and slate-grey block of four with heavily inked heads, [LG39-45], [LG44] King's wisp, unmounted mint; one stamp with a small patch of flat gum, otherwise fine. A rare block. S.G. 127. Photo £400-500 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1455 | |||
| 2d. black and grey-black, RSC variant (1) with brownish gum, a block of four, [TE28-34], part original gum with hinge remainders on all stamps; a scarce multiple. Photo £400-500 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1456 | |||
| 2d. black and grey-black marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, [LG7-12], fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. A scarce multiple. S.G. 130. Photo £300-350 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1457 | |||
| 3d. purple and yellow-ochre block of four, [LG36-42], rich colour, mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted; a couple of tiny tone marks, otherwise fine. S.G. 135. Photo £100-120 |
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| 1458 | |||
| 3d. purple and yellow-ochre block of four, [LG41-47], [LG46] King's extra curl, mint; the upper pair with a couple of small faults, the variety lightly mounted mint. S.G. 135. Photo £100-120 Provenance: "County", November 2003 |
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| 1459 | |||
| 3d. purple and yellow-ochre block of four, fresh mint; the upper pair both with a crease (one natural), the lower pair pristine. S.G. 135. Photo £200-250 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1460 | |||
| 3d. violet and ochre block of four, [SG29-35], mounted mint, rich colours; a very fine and scarce multiple. RSC "A", S.G. 137. Photo £400-500 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1461 | |||
| 4d. blue-black and yellow-orange marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, [TE21-27], unmounted mint. A rare block. RSC "E". Photo £1,000-1,200 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1462 | |||
| 5d. purple-brown and olive-yellow block of four, [LG41-47], [LG46] King's extra curl, fresh colours, part original gum. S.G. 141a. Photo £250-300 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1463 | |||
| 5d. reddish brown and ochre marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, [LG11-17], good colours, part original gum with some hinge remainders. An attractive and very rare block of the classic "Roman ochre" printing. Brandon Certificate (1986). RSC "B". Photo £1,400-1,600 Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006 |
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| 1464 | |||
| 5d. purple-brown and ochre marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with small part of imprint, [TE41-47], [TE42] with vertical printer's guide mark at upper right, large part original gum; traces of a few tone marks, otherwise fine. A rare block of the so-called "error of colour" with few known. S.G. 141ab, £2,600+. Photo £700-900 Provenance: "County", November 2003 |
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| 1465 | |||
| 6d. brown and purple marginal block of six (2x3) from the right of the sheet, [TE34-45], [TE34] reversed gash in ear, [TE34] with a hinge remainder, the others unmounted mint. A fine and impressive positional multiple. S.G. 145. Photo £500-600 Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006 |
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| 1466 | |||
| 6d. bright chestnut and rose block of four, [LG12-17], fresh colours and with large part original gum, the lower pair remaining unmounted; one with a couple of small creases in the one corner, and a couple of small tone marks. A very rare multiple. S.G. 145a, £2,800+. Photo £800-1,000 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1467 | |||
| 6d. bright chestnut and mauve block of four, good colours, part original gum with some hinge remainders. A rare multiple. S.G. 143a, £2,800+. Photo £700-800 Provenance: "County", November 2009 |
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| 1468 | |||
| 10d. scarlet and reddish purple block of four, [LG37-43], large part original gum; fine. S.G. 149. Photo £200-250 Provenance: Dr. Tony Robertson, September 2003 |
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| 1469 | |||
| 10d. scarlet and reddish mauve block of four, fresh with large part original gum; fine. S.G. 149. Photo £200-250 Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002 |
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| 1470 | |||
| 10d. carmine and deep purple, fresh mint; a couple of shortish perfs. at top. Scarce. Brandon Certificate (1997). S.G. 150, £650. Photo £140-180 |
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| 1471 | |||
| 10d. deep rose-red and aniline brown-purple upper left corner block of four with small part of imprint, [LG1-7], [LG2] Long gash in ear, strong fresh colours and mounted once in top margin only. An extremely rare and important multiple. S.G. 150 variant. Photo £4,000-5,000 Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006 |
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| 1472 | |||
| 1/- grey-black and deep blue-green lower right corner block of four with small part of imprint, [LG44-50], [LG44] King's wisp, the top pair lightly mounted mint, the lower pair remaining unmounted; fine and scarce. S.G. 151. Photo £400-500 |
| 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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