Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part III
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 19th June 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Monday 16 June 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 17 June 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 3
1101
x 1865 imperf. 5c. rose, neatly cancelled, fine. An attractive example of this scarce stamp. Greene Certificate (1988). S.G. 11, £9,000. Photo £2,000-2,500

British East Africa

1102
x 1890 1a. on 2d. grey-green and carmine and 4a. on 5d. dull purple and blue; large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 2-3, £1,100 £300-350
1103
x 1890-95 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen, the 2r. and 4r. forgeries, and 1895 (16 Jan.) 5a. and 7 1/2a.; unused or with part original gum, good appearance. P.F. Certificate (1991) for 1r. S.G. between 4 and 30 £120-150
1104
x 1891 Mombasa Provisional, manuscript " 1/2 anna" on 2a. vermilion, initialled "AD", top left corner example, cancelled with Lamu c.d.s. and crossed by blue crayon registration line; good colour, lightly toned perfs, otherwise fine. Scarce. A.P.S. Certificate (2000). S.G. 22, £3,750. Photo £1,000-1,200
1105
x 1895 " 1/2 anna" on 3a. black on dull red with manuscript initials "TECR", part original gum, fine. S.G. 31, £450. Photo £120-150
1106
x 1895 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen, large part original gum, generally fresh and good to fine. S.G. 33-47, £2,750. Photo £800-1,000
1107
x 1895-96 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen; 1895 "2 1/2" on 1 1/2a. sepia; part to large part original gum, generally fresh and fine. S.G. 49-64, £770 £200-250
1108
x 1895 (Dec.) "2 1/2" in brown-red on 1 1/2a. sepia block of four from the special U.P.U. printing, fresh and fine mint. Scarce. See footnote after S.G. 64. Photo £700-900
Provenance: John Mills, April 2001
Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2005
Lord Steinberg, September 2011
1109
x 1896-1901 1/2a. to 5r. set of fifteen with two additional 1a. shades, hinge remainders, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 65-79, £400 £150-180
1110
x 1897 Provisional surcharges set of six, hinge remnants, a little gum toned, otherwise good appearance. S.G. 86-91, £1,100 £300-400
1111
x 1897-1903 CC, 1r. (2) to 20r., large part original gum, a few minor faults, generally fresh and fine. S.G. 92-98, £2,945. Photo £800-1,000
1112
x 1897-1903 50r. mauve, part original gum, fine appearance. A.P.S. Certificate (1997), S.G. 99, £2,250. Photo £400-500

British Guiana

1113
x 1852 1c. black on magenta, large to enormous margins, lightly cancelled with c.d.s., some minor imperfections not affecting beautiful appearance. Rendon Certificate (2008). S.G. 9, £4,250. Photo £1,200-1,500
1114
x 1852 1c. black on magenta and 4c. black on deep blue (affixed to small piece), both cancelled by Demerara double-arc d.s.; small examples with faults/defects though good space-fillers. S.G. 9, 10, £13,250. Photo £400-500
1115
x 1852 4c. black on deep blue, close to large margins, lightly cancelled; some repainted surface rubs, fine. Attractive and rare. Scheller Certificate (2012). S.G. 10, £9,000. Photo £1,800-2,000
1116
x 1853-1910, the mint/used selection, with some duplication, neatly arranged on leaves with a good range of earlier issues including 1853-55 4c. unused, 1860 1c. (2, one mint) and values to 24c. (2) used, 1863-76 values to 48c. mint and used with 48c. handstamped "specimen", 1876-79 values to 48c. mint and set to 96c. (2) used, and 1889 to 96c. mint. Condition a little mixed in places though generally good to fine. (297) £1,600-2,000
1117
x 1853-59 1c. vermilion, small margins all round, unused without gum; thin at top, vertical crease at left. S.G. 11, £3,000. Photo £250-300
1118
x –– 1c. vermilion, good to large margins, cancelled by Demerara double-arc c.d.s., fine. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 11, £1,600. Photo £600-800
1119
x 1856 Surface-coloured paper, 4c. black on magenta initialled "E.D.W.", chamfered corners, cancelled by "berbice/my 5/1856" double-arc d.s., surface rubbed at lower left, otherwise fine. An attractive example of this rare stamp. Brandon Certificate (2007).
S.G. 24, 12,000. Photo £3,000-3,500
1120
x 1860-63 thick paper, perf. 12 1c. (3, one unused with part original gum though very off-centre to top right), 2c. (7, two unused), 4c. (8, two unused), 12c. (14, three unused and five cancelled by large "5d" h.s. in red) and 24c. (6), plus 1861 (Aug.) thick paper, perf. 12 1c. reddish brown (6 with two imperforate plate proofs); various shades, some with small faults though many generally fine. S.G. 29-40 £1,000-1,200
1121
x 1876-79 CC 1c. to 96c. and 1877 perf. 12 1/2 4c. blue, fine used. S.G. 126-135, £475 £120-150
1122
x 1882 (Jan.) study including some multiples and part reconstructions, comprising 1c. unused (27, one with "specimen" double) and used (50, one with "specimen" double and four without "specimen" - faults), and 2c. unused (18, one without "specimen" - faults) and used (46, two with "specimen" double); condition a little mixed. An interesting lot with scope for further expansion. S.G. 162-165 £1,500-1,800
1123
x 1888-89 values (16) to $4, 1889 1c. to 96c., 1890-91 1c. to 8c. and 1900-03 1c. to 60c.; part to large part original gum, some minor faults, generally fresh and fine. S.G. between 175 and 238, £1,860+. Photo £400-500
1124
x 1888-89 1c. to $5 (backing paper on reverse) mint (the 4c. in a block of four with two larger figure "4") and 1c., 2c. (5 with a block of four), 3c. pair, 4c. (9 including two larger "4" and a block of four with two larger "4"), 6c. pair, 8c. (3 with a pair), 10c., 20c., 40c. and 72c. used, plus 1889 (June) "2" in red on 2c. (9, two used); condition generally fine. S.G. 175-192 £250-300
1125
x 1889-1938 mint and used collection; the mint include 1889 CA 1c. to 96c. complete, 1890 (July) 1c. on $4 with surcharge double, 1898 Jubilee 1c. to 15c. in blocks of four and singles, 1900-07 CA 1c. to 60c. complete, 1905-07 MCA 1c. to 96c., 1905 $2.40, 1913-21 MCA 1c. to 96c. complete, 1931 Centenary $1 block of four and 1934 1c. to $1; the used include 1889 CA 1c. to 96c. with some additional values to 72c. and 96c., and 1905-07 MCA 1c. to 72c.; condition generally fine £800-1,000
1126
x 1905 Postage and Revenue $2.40 green and violet, neatly cancelled with c.d.s., fine. Scarce. S.G. 251, £450. Photo £150-180

British Honduras

1127
x 1904-07 1c. to $5, 1913-21 1c. to $5 and 1922-33 MCA 25c. to $5, Script 1c. to $2; large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. between 84 and 137, £1,525. Photo £300-400

British Levant

1128
1885-1921 mint selection (52) on pages, including 1885-88 12pi. on 2/6d., 1887-96 4pi. on 10d., 1902-05 12pi. on 2/6d., 24pi. on 5/-, 1921 45pi. on 2/6d. to 180pi. on 10/-, etc., chiefly fine £100-150
1129
1893 40pa. on 1/2d. vermilion neatly cancelled with c.d.s., De La Rue 12pi. on 2/6d. lilac and 24pi. on 5/- bright carmine, Somerset House 12pi. on 2/6d. dull reddish purple and 24pi. on 5/- carmine, Bradbury Wilkinson 45pi. on 2/6d., 90pi. on 5/- and 180pi. on 10/-; a couple of minor imperfections, otherwise fine mint. S.G. between 7 and 50 £120-150

British Field Office in Salonica

1130
x 1/2d. to 1/- set of eight in blocks of four (four marginal), the odd minor gum wrinkle otherwise fresh and fine unmounted mint. Very rare in multiples. R.P.S. Certificate (2010) for each. S.G. S1-S8, £5,600. Photo £4,000-5,000
1131
x 1/2d. to 1/- set of eight, very fine mint, the 9d. with hinge remainder. Each with light Stanley Gibbons h.s. on reverse. S.G. S1-S8, £1,400. Photo £500-600

British Occupation of Italian Colonies

1132
x 1942-50 complete mint selection including Postage Dues arranged on printed album leaves comprising M.E.F., Eritrea, Somalia with E.A.F., and Tripolitania. Generally fine. (139) £150-180

Somalia

1133
x 1941 Mogadischo overprints on Italian East Africa Pictorials, 10c. on 5c. to 10l. on 5l. set of nine, fine unmounted mint. Very rare. A. Diena Certificate (1953). Sass. 1-6, €5,000. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: These overprints were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region, but due to objections from London were never issued and most of the stock was destroyed

British Solomon Islands

1134
1914-23 set to £1 less 5d. brown-purple and olive green, each overprinted "specimen"; also 1908-11 1/2d. to 5/- set of eleven (2); fresh and fine mint. S.G. 8-17, 22-30, 32-38 £180-200

Brunei

1135
x 1907-10 MCA 1c. to $1, 1908-22 MCA 1c. to $25 (25c. oxidised) and 1916 5c. and 8c., fine mint. S.G. 23-50, £1,132. Photo for $25 £500-600
1136
x 1922 Exhibition 1c. to $1 set of nine with additional 2c., 3c., 4c., 10c. and $1 with short "i", 2c., 5c., 25c. and $1 with broken "e", and 4c., 5c. and 50c. with broken "n", fine mint. S.G. 51-59, £732. Photo £300-400

Burma

1137
x 1937 3p. to 25r. set of eighteen, fine mint. S.G. 1-18, £2,250. Photo £700-900

Official Stamps

1138
x 1937 3p. to 10r. and 1939 3p. to 10r; some hinge remnants, fresh and fine to very fine mint. S.G. O1-O27, £1,025. Photo £300-400

Cameroon

1139
x 1915 C.E.F. 1 1/2d. on 3pf. to 5s. on 5m. set of thirteen with additional 1d. in blue on 10pf.; large part original gum, generally fresh and fine. S.G. B1-B13, £900 £250-300

Canada

1140
x 1851-1950 unused and used collection arranged in a hingeless album, including mint/unused 1859 values to 17 1/2c. with 5c. pair, Large Queen to 15c., Small Queen to 10c., 1897 Jubilee to $5, 1897-98 to 10c., 1898-1902 to 20c. and 1903 to 50c. Condition mixed with viewing essential. (hundreds) £3,500-4,000
1141
x 1851 laid paper, 3d. orange-vermilion with large margins, mainly lightly cancelled, fine. Greene Certificate (1981). S.G. 1a, £1,100. Photo £300-400
1142
x –– 6d. slate-violet, small to large margins, fine used. Brandon Certificate (1996). S.G. 2, £1,300. Photo £250-300
1143
x 1852-1935 assortment on stockcards including 1852-57 10d. used (creased), 1859 10c. (2, one black-brown) and 17c. used, a few unused Large and Small Queens, the latter including 3c. vermilion imperforate block of four, 1893 20c. and 50c. unused, 1908 Tercentenary set, 1927 Confederation commemorative 1c. to 12c. and 1928 Air 5c. in horizontal pairs, variety imperforate vertically, and a small group of KGV coil stamps. The early issues in mixed condition, the others generally fine £1,500-1,800
1144
x 1852-57 wove paper, 3d. scarlet-vermilion vertical strip of three, good to large margins, fine used. S.G. 7, £825. Photo £400-500
1145
x –– 10d. dull blue, clear to large margins, small part original gum; little stain on face, otherwise fine. Rare. C.P.E.S. Certificate (1999). S.G. 14, £12,000. Photo £1,200-1,500
1146
x –– 10d. blue, good margins, tied on piece with neat target cancel, fine. S.G. 15, £1,700. Photo £400-500
1147
x 1857 wove paper 1/2d. deep rose, close to large margins, fine mint. Brandon Certificate (1996). S.G. 17, £1,000 £200-250
1148
x 1857 thin soft horizontally ribbed paper, 3d. red, good margins with very neat four ring "27" cancellation, fine S.G. 22, £450. Photo £150-180
1149
x 1859-1851 mint and used selection arranged in an album including Large Queens with mint 1868-90 12 1/2c., 1897 Jubilee values to $4 mint with 8c. and 15c. blocks of four, $2 used (2), 1899 Port Hood provisional "2" on 2/3 of 3c. mint (not guaranteed), 1903 20c., 1908 Quebec Tercentenary, 1928-29 to $1 (2) and additional 50c. 'Bluenose'; also mint Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Fair to fine. (173) £1,500-2,000
1150
x 1859 12 1/2c. yellow-green imperforate plate proof block of four on wove paper, each overprinted "specimen" vertically in carmine, small tear in lower left corner, otherwise fine. Unitrade 18Pi, $1,200. Photo £300-350
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part III
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 19th June 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Monday 16 June 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 17 June 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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