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| 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 5 | |||
| 201 | |||
| Black and black horizontal pair, variety imperforate between and with printer's mark between, mint; one with a faint tone mark on gum. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 256a, £6,500. Photo £2,500-3,000 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 202 | |||
| Black and grey-black Die IIIA horizontal marginal pair from the right of the sheet, variety imperforate between and between right-hand stamp and margin, fine mint. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1977). S.G. 256a var. Photo £3,000-3,500 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 203 | |||
| Black and black upper left corner block of four, variety imperforate between stamps and top margin and accompanied by a normal upper left corner block of four, fine mint with the variety considered rare, probably with only ten examples extant. S.G. 256 shade. Photo £600-800 Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984 R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 204 | |||
| Very deep black and bluish black block of four, unmounted mint; one with tiny blue speck on face. Rare. Photo £500-600 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006 |
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| 205 | |||
| Very deep black and bluish black, fine lightly mounted mint £100-120 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 206 | |||
| Back and sepia marginal block of four from the top of the sheet with part imprint, fine lightly mounted mint. Scarce. S.G. 257. Photo £600-700 Provenance: "County", November 2003 |
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| 207 | |||
| Black and pale sepia upper left corner block of four, fine mint and a scarce positional multiple. S.G. 257 var. Photo £600-700 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Three Pence |
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| 208 | |||
| Black and yellow-ochre (7), black and ochre (4) and bluish black and bright ochre (8), good to fine mint. S.G. 259-260 group £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 209 | |||
| Black and yellow upper left corner block of four and black and yellow-ochre blocks of four, fine mint, the first unmounted. S.G. 259 group £150-200 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 210 | |||
| Black and ochre marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with part imprint and a block of four with horizontal printer's mark at centre, fine mint with the first (a couple of shortish perfs. at lower right) unmounted. S.G. 260 £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 211 | |||
| Black and deep ochre lower right corner block of four with sheet number "185" and bluish black and bright ochre lower right corner block of four with sheet number "199", lightly mounted mint, the former with a few red offsets on reverse. S.G. 260 group £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 212 | |||
| Distinct blue-black and bright ochre lower left corner block of four with manuscript "Enkeldoorn 29/4/20" at corner, unmounted mint; right vertical pair with light bend. S.G. 260 shade. Photo £200-250 |
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| 213 | |||
| Very deep black and ochre with collar wings recut, mint; vague bend at lower left £80-100 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 214 | |||
| Deep black and peach, Die IIIA, fine mint. Rare. R.M. Gibbs Certificate (2001) states "printed from the re-entered so-called "black face" headplate with no printer's mark". Photo £300-400 Provenance: Spink, March 2008 Four Pence |
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| 215 | |||
| Black and orange-red (7), black and reddish orange (2) and black and dull red (6), good to fine mint. S.G. 261-262 group £100-120 |
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| 216 | |||
| Black and orange-red upper right corner block of four with manuscript "Mashaba 11/6/20" at lower right, fresh mint with the stamps remaining unmounted. S.G. 261 £80-100 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 217 | |||
| Black and pale orange-red upper left corner block of four, fresh mint and mounted once in the margin only; scarce. S.G. 261 shade £150-200 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 218 | |||
| Black and reddish orange lower left corner block of four with sheet number "84", unmounted mint. Superb. S.G. 261 shade £150-200 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 219 | |||
| Black and dull red lower left corner block of four with sheet number "92", manuscript "Que Que 28/4/20", unmounted mint. S.G. 262 £60-80 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 220 | |||
| Dark black and dull red Die IIIA marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with part imprint, manuscript "Livingstone 21/8/20" at foot, unmounted mint; very fine. S.G. 262 shade. Photo £400-500 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 221 | |||
| Very deep black and dull red Die IIIA marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, fresh mint with the stamps unmounted. Scarce. S.G. 262 shade. Photo £400-500 Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984 |
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| 222 | |||
| Very deep black and dull red Die IIIA, fine mint. S.G. 262 shade £100-120 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Five Pence |
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| 223 | |||
| Black and pale green (9 in two distinct shade groups), black and green (10 in two distinct shade groups) and black and bright pale green (2), fine mint. S.G. 263-264 group £80-100 |
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| 224 | |||
| Black and pale-green marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, and black and green block of four, fine mint. S.G. 263, 264 £100-120 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 225 | |||
| Black and pale green marginal strip of three from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate between and between stamp at margin, large part original gum. An exceptionally rare showpiece with only one other such strip recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 263a, £35,000. Photo £20,000-25,000 Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984 |
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| 226 | |||
| Black and green (yellow-green frame) marginal block of four from the top of the sheet with complete imprint and a contrasting shade (blue-green frame) marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet, fresh mint, the first mounted in margin only, the second unmounted mint. S.G. 264 group £120-150 |
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| 227 | |||
| Black and aniline green upper left corner block of four, fine unmounted mint £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Six Pence |
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| 228 | |||
| Black and reddish mauve (8), black and mauve (9) and black and dull mauve (2), fine mint. S.G. 265-266 group £100-120 |
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| 229 | |||
| Black and reddish mauve marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, black and mauve marginal block of four from the left of the sheet with manuscript "Lonely Mine 21.4.20" in margin, and black and dull mauve upper right corner block of four with manuscript "Pemba 17-6-20" in top margin, fresh mint, the first unmounted, the second mounted in top margin only. S.G. 265-266 group £150-200 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 230 | |||
| Black and reddish mauve marginal pair from the top of the sheet, variety horizontal perforations at top omitted for 20mm., fresh mint with hinge remainder in margin; fine and possibly unique. S.G. 265 var. Photo £250-300 Provenance: Shapland, Christie's Robson Lowe, June 1993 |
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| 231 | |||
| Black and reddish mauve horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, fresh mint; two large tears at foot presumably caused in an attempt to separate the stamps. Believed to be unique. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. 265a, £26,000. Photo £5,000-7,000 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 232 | |||
| Black and reddish mauve "coarse heads" block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet with manuscript "Salisbury 2/9/20" in top margin, trace of a mount in top margin, otherwise unmounted mint. S.G. 265 variant £100-120 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 233 | |||
| Black and reddish mauve lower left corner block of four, the lower left stamp, [51], retouched to resemble head Die II, lightly mounted mint; thin in corner margin, otherwise fine. A great rarity. S.G. 265 var. Photo £3,000-3,500 Provenance: "County", November 2003 |
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| 234 | |||
| Black and pink marginal block of four from the top of the sheet, manuscript "Magoye 26/4/20" in margin, fresh mint and mounted in margin only; one with a small gum crease. S.G. 266 shade £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Eight Pence |
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| 235 | |||
| Mauve and dull blue-green (2), mauve and greenish mauve with printer's mark at foot and dark mauve and greenish blue Die IIIA, fine mint £100-120 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 for Die IIIA |
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| 236 | |||
| Mauve and dull blue-green upper left corner block of four with manuscript "Banket Jnc 14-4-20." in left margin, lightly mounted mint in margin only. S.G. 268 £80-100 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 237 | |||
| Mauve and dull blue green marginal horizontal strip of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, variety imperforate vertically, fresh without gum. A great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 268a, £30,000. Photo £6,000-8,000 Note: The surviving pieces of this remarkable variety are as follows: Row 1 corner strip of three, Sir Gawaine Baillie Row 2 marginal pair, Sir Gawaine Baillie Row 3 strip of five, R.M. Gibbs and Sir Gawaine Baillie Row 4 never recorded Row 5 marginal strip of four, Ameer of Bahawalpur Row 6 corner strip of four, offered here @Provenance:provenance: Sotheby's South Africa, March 1983 |
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| 238 | |||
| Reddish mauve and greenish blue block of four, fine mint. S.G. 268 shade £80-100 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Ten Pence |
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| 239 | |||
| Indigo and red upper right corner block of four and two singles, one with printer's mark, fresh mint the block mounted in margins only. S.G. 269 £150-200 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 for block |
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| 240 | |||
| Blue and red upper right corner block of four and a single, fine mint with the block mounted in margins only. S.G. 270 £100-120 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 for block |
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| 241 | |||
| Light blue and orange-red with worn head impression, printer's mark at lower right, mint with hinge remainder; a couple of short perfs. A rare shade. S.G. 270 shade. Photo £250-300 Provenance: "County", November 2003 One Shilling |
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| 242 | |||
| Black and greenish blue (2), black and pale blue-green (7, all with printer's mark, black and light blue with printer's mark, and black and green (2), fine mint. S.G. 271-272b group £100-120 |
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| 243 | |||
| Black and greenish blue upper right corner block of four with manuscript "LW 19/4/20", and black and pale blue-green lower left corner block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint, the first in the margin only. S.G. 271, 272 £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 for both |
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| 244 | |||
| Black and greenish blue block of four with vivid, almost aniline, frame, lightly mounted mint, and black and pale blue-green upper right corner block of four, unmounted mint. S.G. 271, 272 £120-150 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 for first |
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| 245 | |||
| Black and pale blue-green lower left corner vertical pair, variety imperforate between stamps and left margin, mint; lower stamp with a couple of small gum bends and light mark on cap. Rare with only six examples known. S.G. 272 var. Photo £700-800 Provenance: "Shiloh", November 1984 R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 246 | |||
| Black and light blue lower right corner block of four with sheet number "9", unmounted mint; right-hand vertical pair with a light bend. S.G. 272a £80-100 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 247 | |||
| Black and green marginal block of four from the left of the sheet with manuscript "Salisbury 2/9/20", fresh unmounted mint; a couple of nibbed perfs. at top. A scarce block. S.G. 272b. Photo £400-500 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 Two Shillings |
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| 248 | |||
| Black and brown upper right corner block of four, fine mint. S.G. 273. Photo £150-200 Provenance: "County", November 2003 |
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| 249 | |||
| Black and brown upper left corner block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 273. Photo £150-200 Provenance: R.M. Gibbs, September 1988 |
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| 250 | |||
| Black and brown lower left corner block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 273. Photo £150-200 |
| 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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