Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Rhodesia Featuring Arms and Admiral Issues from The Vestey Collection
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 17th June 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Monday 16 June 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 4
151
Pale blue and brown, part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 236a, £1,200. Photo £300-400
152
Pale blue and brown, part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 236a, £1,200. Photo £300-400
153
Pale blue and brown, part original gum; a couple of nibbed perfs. at foot. Scarce.
S.G. 236a, £1,200. Photo £200-250

Three Shillings

154
Brown and blue (4) one [55] recut to right of cap, one with printer's mark and two with handpainting above King's cap, and chestnut and bright blue (5), one with printer's mark, good to fine mint. S.G. 236b-237 £300-350
155
Brown and blue upper left corner block of four, [11] flaw on tip of King's nose, fresh mint and mounted in margin only; a couple of shortish perfs. at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. 236b. Photo £350-400
156
Chestnut and blue upper left corner block of four, [1] showing inking flaw by King's nose, fresh mint and mounted in margins only; very fine. S.G. 237. Photo £400-500

Five Shillings

157
Blue and yellow-green (4), blue and deep yellow-green, and blue and blue-green (3), good to fine mint. S.G. 238-239 group £300-350
158
Blue and sage-green marginal block of four from the top of the sheet with part marginal inscription, fresh mint and hinged in margin only, all stamps remaining unmounted; superb and exceptionally rare. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: "County", November 2003
159
Blue and olive-green, part original gum; small mark on "ic" of "africa"; a very rare shade. Photo £350-400
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
160
Blue and deep olive-green, fresh mint. Scarce. Photo £180-200
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
161
Blue and deep olive-green, part original gum. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

Seven Shillings and Sixpence

162
Blackish purple and slate-black, part original gum, fine. S.G. 240. Photo £100-120
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
163
Blackish purple and slate-black block of four, fresh and fine mint. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 240. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984
164
Deep blackish purple and blue-black, mint with a hinge remainder; fine. Photo £140-160
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
165
Deep blackish purple and blue-black marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with full imprint, all four with handpainting above King's cap, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007) as S.G. 240. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Gerald Simpson, December 1982
"Shiloh", November 1984
R.M. Gibbs, September 1988

Ten Shillings

166
Crimson and yellow-green, two slightly different shades, one mint, the other with part gum. S.G. 241 £140-180
167
Crimson and yellow-green marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, fresh unmounted mint; one with trace of a gum bend, otherwise very fine. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 241. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988

One Pound

168
Black and purple with bright vibrant frame, very fine mint. S.G. 242. Photo £200-250
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
169
Black and deep purple, fresh mint; very fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
170
Black and deep purple, fine mint. Photo £200-250
171
Black and violet with fuzzy frame, very lightly mounted mint; superb. S.G. 243. Photo £250-300
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
172
Black and violet with fuzzy frame, roller die flaw on King's right wing collar, handpainting above King's cap and printer's mark at upper right, very lightly mounted mint; superb. S.G. 243. Photo £250-300
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
173
Black and dull violet with trace of handpainting above King's cap; a couple of tiny thin specks, otherwise fine mint. Photo £150-200
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
174
Black and dull violet with handpainting above King's cap, fine mint. Photo £250-300
@Heading 10pt U&LC:Head Die II, Perforated 15

Two Pence

175
Black and grey upper left corner block of four, a marginal block of four from the top of the sheet with full imprint, and four singles, one [34] waxed moustache, shades, fine mint with the imprint block mounted in margin only. S.G. 244 £100-120

Four Pence

176
Black and deep orange-vermilion, fresh mint; a couple of tiny gum bends. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 245, £1,400. Photo £500-600
Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984
177
Black and deep orange-vermilion, [34] waxed moustache and with "dot" of printer's mark at upper left corner, fresh lightly mounted mint. A very rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe, March 1992

Eight Pence

178
Violet and green, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 246 £80-100

Ten Pence

179
Blue and red (8) including printer's mark (3), double bar (2) and with patch under right "1", shades, good to fine mint. S.G. 247 £80-100
180
Blue and red upper left and upper right corner blocks of four in slightly different shades, fresh mint, one (gum bends) with the stamps remaining unmounted. S.G. 247 £120-150

One Shilling

181
Black and greenish blue (4) including [25] and [35] with different vertical printer's marks at right; [35] with a couple of light tones, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 248 £120-150
182
Black and greenish blue marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, fresh mint; a few offset paper adherences on upper right stamp. A scarce multiple. S.G. 248. Photo £150-200
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988

Two Shillings and Sixpence

183
Indigo and grey-brown (2), one [34] waxed moustache and one with printer's mark, deep ultramarine and sepia (3), and blue and grey-brown; the last with a few light tones, the others good to fine mint. S.G. 249 £200-250
184
Deep ultramarine and sepia upper right corner block of four, manuscript "LW 28/8/19" on reverse of side margin, fresh mint with the stamps remaining unmounted; one with a short gum bend and perf. separation between sheet margin and top of upper right stamp. A fine and scarce multiple. S.G. 249 group. Photo £250-300
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988

Three Shillings

185
Chocolate and blue, fresh mint. S.G. 250. Photo £250-300

Five Shillings

186
Blue and yellow-green, fine mint. S.G. 251, £200 £60-80
187
Blue and yellow-green marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with full imprint, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted; fine and scarce. Photo £500-600
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
188
Blue and sage-green block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, endorsed "LW 28/8/19" on reverse of top margin, fresh mint, the stamps lightly mounted, the left-hand vertical pair sharing pencil tick. A great rarity, believed unique in a block. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
189
Blue and blue-green, marginal from the top of the sheet with part imprint, part gum; black paper adherences over reverse. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 251a, £2,250. Photo £300-400
190
Blue and blue-green marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, fresh mint and mounted in margin only; two natural "white" stripes though gum. Very rare, being one of only two blocks of four recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 251a, £9,000+. Photo £3,500-4,000
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988

Seven Shillings and Sixpence

191
Blackish purple and slate-black (2) and deep blackish purple and blue-black (2), good to fine mint; one of each with a faint tone mark. S.G. 252 £140-180
192
Blackish purple and slate-black (2) and deep blackish purple and blue-black, good to fine mint. S.G. 252 £140-180

Ten Shillings

193
Red and green, two slightly different shades, one with part gum, the other with a small hinge remainder. S.G. 253 £150-180
194
Red and green block of four, lightly mounted mint; a few very light tone marks on a few top perfs. S.G. 253. Photo £400-500

One Pound

195
Black and purple, fresh with patchy gum. S.G. 254, £1,600. Photo £600-700
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
196
Black and vivid purple, fresh with part original gum. A lovely shade. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984
@Heading 10pt U&LC:Head Die IIIA "White Shoulder" and IIIB, Perforated 14
All lots are Die IIIB, unless otherwise stated

Two Pence

197
A selection comprising black and brownish grey (14 with a pair), blue-black and brownish grey (2), black and grey-black (5, all Die IIIA), black and black (16), black and black Printing 12 (9), blue-black and black (4), very deep black and bluish black, black and grey, and black and sepia (4), mint; a couple with tone marks though generally good to fine and and a comprehensive collection of shades. S.G. 255-258 group £300-350
198
Black and brownish grey marginal block of four from the top of the sheet and a horizontal strip of four, and black and black Printing 12 block of four, fine unmounted mint.
S.G. 255 £150-200
199
Black and brownish grey, black and grey-black Die IIIA, black and black Printing 12 blocks of four, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 255, 256, 256 shade £120-150
200
Black and black marginal block of four from the top of the sheet with part imprint, manuscript "Magoye 26.4.20" in margin, and black and grey marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, manuscript "Battlefields 19.4.20", fine mint, the first unmounted, the second mounted in margin only. S.G. 256 shade, 257 £100-120
Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Rhodesia Featuring Arms and Admiral Issues from The Vestey Collection
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 17th June 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Monday 16 June 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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