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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The J. E. Safra Collection of Classic Great Britain Rarities | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 15th May 2014 | Time: | 2:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing in London Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Private viewing by appointment only |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
| 1051 | |||
| x LL, part of sheet margin and inscription "side of the letter" at right, large margins other sides, tied by magenta Maltese Cross cancellation on entire, dated 6 Sept. 1840, addressed to Glasgow, on reverse boxed "26" receiving House handstamp in the same colour as the Maltese Cross and dated markings; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1974). Specialised £15,000 £3,000-3,500 Provenance: "Durham", November 1994 |
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| 1052 | |||
| x OJ, good to very large margins all round, tied by Atherstone Maltese Cross in deep pink, to entire letter, dated 9 Dec. 1840, addressed to Midhurst, double-ring Atherstone d.s. of the front and with black "Appleby Leicester/Penny Post" alongside; light and unobtrusive vertical filing fold clear of the adhesive and markings, fine and attractive £1,200-1,500 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1053 | |||
| x RC-RE horizontal strip of three, large to very large margins all round, with red Maltese Cross cancellations, a fine and an attractive strip £800-1,000 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 Plate VImprimaturs |
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| 1054 | |||
| x TB from the first registration sheet, good to very large margins all round, unused without gum as always; very fine and rare. Only twenty-three stamps removed from the first registration sheet. Specialised £32,000 £8,000-10,000 Provenance: "Durham", November 1993 |
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| 1055 | |||
| x TB from the second registration sheet, close to large margins all round, unused without gum as always, fine and rare. Only twenty-five stamps removed from the registration sheet £8,000-10,000 Provenance: "Durham", November 1993 Mint |
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| 1056 | |||
| x DH-DL, horizontal strip of five with sheet margin at right and good to large margins other sides, part toned original gum, some faults, including stains and creases. Wonderful appearance and an impressive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1994) £8,000-10,000 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1057 | |||
| x LI, good to large margins all round, fresh mint, fresh and sharp impression; very fine and rare in this condition. B.P.A. Certificate (1993). Specialised £18,000 £4,000-5,000 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 Used |
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| 1058 | |||
| x AE, good to very large margins all round, tied to large piece, headed 17th. June 1840, by red Maltese Cross cancellation with black "Fenchurch St." handstamp alongside and red d.s. (18.6) on reverse; a trifle soiled and with creases clear of the adhesive. The earliest recorded use of Plate 5 £600-800 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1059 | |||
| x AJ, good to large margins all round and very fine, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation, to entire letter, dated 15 Oct. 1840, addressed to Bagshot, on reverse double-ring Hertfordshire d.s. (across flap), horizontal filing fold clear of the adhesive; fine £500-600 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1060 | |||
| x BG (constant variety), good to very large margins all round, tied by crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation, on entire, dated 17 June 1840, addressed to Edinburgh; horizontal filing fold clear of the adhesive, fine and the earliest recorded use of Plate 5. Also a fine single printed in red £500-600 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1061 | |||
| x DB-DC horizontal pair (State 1), an unlisted slightly worn impression, good to very large margins all round, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations and with black "Knightsbridge" additionally tying the stamps, to entire, addressed to Liverpool, dated marking of 9 Nov. 1840 on reverse; fine £400-500 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 Plate VIMint |
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| 1062 | |||
| x HB, close to large margins, large part original gum, wonderfully sharp impression, fresh and very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1991) £4,000-5,000 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 |
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| 1063 | |||
| x LL and 1840 2d. blue, Plate 2, LL, each from the right of the sheet with inscription "...D SIDE of the Letter...." and with good to very large margins other sides, original gum (the 2d. with slightly brownish gum), fine and fresh colours and appearance. A very rare and highly desirable matched pair. Each with R.P.S. Certificate (1985) £25,000-30,000 Provenance: Harmers of London, December 1993 |
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| 1064 | |||
| x QG-QH, horizontal pair, close to very large margins all round, lightly hinged, some minor gum creases, sharp impressions, fresh and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). Specialised £56,000 £10,000-15,000 Provenance: Harmers of London, Important Stamps and Covers of the World, December 1993 Used |
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| 1065 | |||
| x FG, good to large margins all round, with red Maltese Cross cancellation, on entire letter, dated 25 Dec. 1840, addressed to Edinburgh, on receipt the entire letter "turned" and sent bearing Plate 6, SL, large margins, red Maltese Cross cancellation, addressed to Duke Street, dated 29 Dec. 1840; a fine and quite remarkable Christmas Day usage. R.P.S. Certificate (1981) £2,000-3,000 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1066 | |||
| x NE, good to large margins all round, tied by deep bright red Halesworth Maltese Cross cancellation, on entire, dated 11 Aug. 1840, addressed to Saxmundham, red double-ring Halesworth d.s. on the front, horizontal filing fold clear of the adhesive; fine and most attractive £600-800 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1067 | |||
| x TD-TE, horizontal pair, red Maltese Cross cancellations, close to large margins, fine and attractive £200-300 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 |
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| 1068 | |||
| x TL, part sheet margin at right and good to very large nicely balanced margins other sides, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation, a very fine and most attractive marginal example £300-400 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 Plate VIIMint |
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| 1069 | |||
| x MH-NI, block of four, good to large margins all round, full original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, sharp impression, fresh and exceptional colour; a superb and rare block of exhibition quality. Specialised £140,000. B.P.A. Certificate (1952) £50,000-60,000 Provenance: Phillips, Postage Stamps of Great Britain, February 1994 Used |
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| 1070 | |||
| x AJ, good to very large margins all round, tied by Preston magenta Maltese Cross cancellation, to entire, dated 31 Dec. 1840, addressed to Bradford, filing fold well clear of the adhesive; a trifle soiled, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1985). Specialised £15,000 £1,000-1,500 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 |
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| 1071 | |||
| x FA-FF (FA double letter F) horizontal strip of six, good to large margins all round, black Maltese Cross cancellations, FA just affected by scissor-cut between FA-FB, FF has a small crease and tear at lower right just touching the frame-line, otherwise fine. A rare and impressive strip £2,000-2,500 Provenance: "Durham", November 1993 |
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| 1072 | |||
| x MK, large margins all round, tied by a red Maltese Cross in an orange-brown shade, to entire letter, dated 3 Dec. 1840 (although the letter is datelined 3 Dec.), addressed to Edinburgh, on reverse red boxed "linlithgow" datestamp; vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive. Also Plate 2, CG, large margins all round with a similarly coloured Maltese Cross cancellation; fine £400-500 Provenance: "Durham", November 1994 Plate VIIIImprimatur |
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| 1073 | |||
| x TB, good to large margins all round, unused without gum as always, fine and rare. Twenty-three stamps removed from the registration sheet. Specialised £42,000 £8,000-10,000 Provenance: "Durham", November 1993 Used |
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| 1074 | |||
| x SK, good to large margins all round, tied by red Maltese Cross to entire letter, dated 14 Feb. 1840, from Sheffield to Johnstone near Paisley, showing two red "missent to/greenock" handstamps, backstamps of Sheffield, Greenock and Paisley; the entire with filing crease clear of the stamp and handstamps, slightly soiled £200-250 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 Plate IXMint |
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| 1075 | |||
| x QA, good to large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at lower right, large part original gum, a few minute portions of gum missing; sharp impression, fine and attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (1946) £5,000-8,000 Provenance: "Durham", November 1994 SET OF Plates Ia to XI |
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| 1076 | |||
| x Plates Ia HA, Plate Ib SA, Plate II NK, Plate III TA, Plate IV TE, Plate V (2nd. state) OA, Plate VI NB, Plate VII CA, Plate VIII TK, Plate IX DI, Plate X TL and Plate XI GA, all with good to very large margins, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellations, fine to very fine. A most attractive set of Plates £2,000-2,500 Provenance: "Durham", November 1993 |
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| 1077 | |||
| x A superb, mostly used collection of 102 from Plate 1a to 11 and a further seven 1d. reds printed from "Black" Plates, generally fine to superb and including Plate 1a IH tied on cover by red Maltese Cross and "TP" marking, PK on cover dated 7 May 1840 (second official day of use), Plate 1b GK-GL horizontal pair (GK re-entry), IB matched in red, QL (re-entry) watermark inverted, Plate 2 KE (double letter E) used with LF on entire, Plate 3 LB-LC horizontal pair, Plate 4 EA with part of sheet margin at left, EE on cover, HA with part of marginal inscription on entire, Plate 5 CA part original gum (R.P.S. Certificate, 1979), MI, ND and QC each matched in red, Plate 6 HA-HB and KH-KI horizontal pairs, PG on cover, Plate 7 FE and NH on covers, Plate 8 IF on cover with black Maltese Cross cancellation and "Poulton/Penny Post" cancelling the stamp, QA-QD horizontal strip of four, TA (re-entry) on cover, Plate 9 JG on cover, Plate 10 BJ on piece with red Maltese Cross cancellation, QH-QI horizontal pair, Plate 11 CB on cover, GF (B.P.A. Certificate, 1981), TB matched in red, etc., chiefly very fine. A wonderful basis for further study and expansion £12,000-15,000 Provenance: Sothebys, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993 1840 "V.R." Official One Penny BlackPostal Notice |
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| 1078 | |||
| x TC-TD horizontal pair, large margins, affixed to top portion of the Post Office Notice dated 7 May 1840, very fresh and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). S.G. V1 £15,000-20,000 Provenance: "Daisy", October 1996 Imprimatur |
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| 1079 | |||
| x TD, good to very large margins all round, unused without gum as always, sharp impression, very fine and rare. Thirty-three examples removed from the registration sheet. Specialised £35,000 £12,000-15,000 Provenance: "Durham", November 1993 Mint |
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| 1080 | |||
| x GI, good to large margins, original gum, small handstamp on reverse, very fine and fresh. Rare. S.G. V1, £32,000 £8,000-10,000 Provenance: N. Howard, November 1994 1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1 |
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| 1081 | |||
| x MG-NH block of four, good to large margins all round, large part original gum, MG with a faintly discernable trace of a stain on the neck which barely detracts from this otherwise wonderfully fresh and highly attractive block in a lovely rich colour. A great line engraved rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1988) £60,000-80,000 Provenance: Phillips, Postage Stamps of Great Britain, February 1994 Plate 1Used |
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| 1082 | |||
| x CA-CC horizontal strip of three, good to very large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at lower left, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations; bright colour, fine and fresh £1,000-1,500 Provenance: "Wills", November 1989 |
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| 1083 | |||
| x FC-HD block of six (2x3), good to large margins all round, neat red Maltese Cross cancellations, FC-FD affected by light horizontal crease, HB with scissor-cut at lower right, otherwise fine. A rare and highly desirable block £4,000-5,000 Provenance: Christies Robson Lowe, Important Stamps and Covers of the World, May 1992 |
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| 1084 | |||
| x HH, good to large margins all round, small scissor-cut in margin at right, just touching the design, tied by red maltese Cross cancellation, in an orange-vermilion shade, to entire dated 5 Sept. 1840, addressed to Edinburgh, on reverse boxed Dalkeith d.s. in the same colour as the Maltese Cross; filing folds clear of the adhesive, fine £450-500 Provenance: "Durham", November 1994 |
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| 1085 | |||
| x IA, part of sheet margin and inscription "...D SIDE of the Letter...." at left, good to large margins other sides, neatly cancelled by red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and most attractive £500-800 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 |
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| 1086 | |||
| x TG-TI horizontal strip of three (TH constant variety), good to very large margins all round, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations, TI with a small (natural?) thin, nevertheless a fine and most attractive strip £1,000-1,500 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 Plate 2Used |
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| 1087 | |||
| x TE, large to very large margins, tied to piece by complete red Maltese Cross. Outstanding £800-1,000 Provenance: Phillips, Specialised Great Britain, December 1993 Collection |
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| 1088 | |||
| x A used collection of fifty-one stamps, generally fine to very fine, comprising Plate 1 AC, AD, AJ (shifted transfer), AK (shifted transfer) (2), BE, BF-BI horizontal strip of four, GH, HB, HH-HI horizontal pair, NA-NE horizontal strip of five (NB constant variety, NC re-entry) with "754" 1844 type cancellations of Leeds, OJ-OK horizontal pair, OL, PC, PL, QI-QJ horizontal pair, RA-RF horizontal strip of six with Leeds Maltese Cross cancellations, RC-RD horizontal pair with "320" 1844 type cancellations, Plate 2 DA-DD horizontal strip of four used with Plate 1 MA on piece, EK-FL block of four on piece with black Maltese Cross cancellation and red "Milton/Penny Post" alongside, LA (double letter L), PG-PH horizontal pair. A superb study including many exceptional pieces £10,000-15,000 Provenance: Sotheby's, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993 1841-54 One Penny Red-Brown"Black" Plate 10 |
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| 1089 | |||
| x AE-BF block of four (BE-BF without "O" flaw), from the top of the sheet with inscription "Labels ABOVE the Addrefs and tow...." and good to large margins other sides, unused with traces of some gum. Fine and an exceptional block. Specialised £16,500+ £2,000-2,500 Provenance: Sotheby's, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993 "Black" Plate 11, Trial Printing oN "Dickinson" Silk Thread Paper |
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| 1090 | |||
| x MI-NK block of four from one of the two ungummed sheets, close to large margins all round, fresh colour, the upper pair with horizontal crease and minute age spot; fine and rare. Specialised DP22, £30,000+ £2,000-3,000 Provenance: Sotheby's, Postage Stamps of the World, September 1993 King George V1912-24 Watermark Simple Cypher |
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| 1091 | |||
| x 1d. scarlet, a well-centred and lightly mounted mint tête-bêche pair, one stamp with small corner thin, otherwise fine and of stunning appearance. The finest of the three known examples in private hands, with one of the three having a missing corner. A great rarity of the reign of George V. S.G. 357b, £75,000 £40,000-50,000 Provenance: Christies, Important Stamps and Covers of the World, May 1992 END OF THE SALE |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The J. E. Safra Collection of Classic Great Britain Rarities | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 15th May 2014 | Time: | 2:00PM |
| Details: | Viewing in London Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Private viewing by appointment only |
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