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British Europe including Long Island 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: 9th July 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Monday 7 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 9
401
2/- purple and blue on blue, from the lower right corner of the sheet with plate number, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 111, £250. Photo £120-150
402
2/- purple and blue on blue, from the lower left corner of the sheet with plate number, large part original gum, a few traces of staining on reverse. S.G. 111, £250. Photo £100-120
403
2/- purple and blue on blue, block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet with plate number, original gum with three remaining unmounted mint, some staining just visible on the face. S.G. 111, £1,000+. Photo £200-250
404
2/- purple and blue on blue, block of four, original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint; fine. S.G. 111, £1,000+. Photo £50-600
405
2/- purple and blue on blue, block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet with plate number, showing an early state of the Break in Scroll [R.1/12] variety, original gum, the upper pair remaining unmounted mint, hinged in the margins, fine. S.G. 111, 111a. Photo £800-1,000
406
2/- purple and blue on blue, variety Broken Crown and Scroll [R.2/12], original gum; fine. S.G. 111b, £1,100. Photo £400-500
407
2/- purple and blue on blue, from the foot of the sheet, variety Break in pearl at lower right State II, [R.5/3], original gum; fine. S.G. 111var. Photo £250-300
408
5/- green and yellow, first to fourth printings, original gum; fine. S.G. 113, £240 £100-120
409
5/- green and red on yellow, second printing, block of four from the top of the sheet, original gum, the upper pair remaining unmounted mint; fine. S.G. 113, £240+. Photo £100-120
410
5/- green and red on yellow, from the upper right corner of the sheet, variety Break in Scroll [R.1/12], unmounted mint, hinged in the margin only; fine. S.G. 113a, £375. Photo £150-200
411
5/- green and red on yellow, first printing, block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet with plate number, including varieties Break in Scroll [R.1/12] (obscured by overprint) and Broken Crown and Scroll [R.2/12], original gum, the upper pair remaining unmounted mint, a little gum stained and centred to lower left. Rare. S.G. 113, 113a, 113b. Photo £300-400
412
5/- green and red on yellow, variety Broken Crown and Scroll [R.2/12], large part original gum; fine and fresh. S.G. 113b, £375. Photo £150-200
413
5/- green and red on yellow, variety Broken Crown and Scroll [R.2/12], part original gum; fine. S.G. 113b, £375. Photo £150-200
414
5/- green and red on yellow, variety Lines omitted from Scroll [R.2/4], large part original gum; fresh and fine. S.G. 113c, £375. Photo £150-200
415
5/-green and red on yellow, variety Break in left Scroll [R.3/9], large part original gum; fine. S.G. 113var. Photo £150-200
416
5/- green and red on yellow, varieties Break in pearl at bottom [R.5/3], Nick in lower left Scroll [R.5/10] and Spot in King's hair [R.6/12]; large part original gum, fine. S.G. 113 vars. Photo £300-350

Watermark Mult. Script CA
417
1/4d. to 10/- set of eight with additional 6d. horizontal pair, one variety no hyphen, large part original gum; 1/4d. thinned, otherwise fine. S.G. 114-121, £200+ £80-100
418
1/4d., 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 2 1/2d. and 6d. blocks of four from the corners of the sheets with plate numbers, 2/- pair and four singles, one variety Broken pearl at bottom [R.5/3], original gum, chiefly fine. S.G. 114-120 £120-150
419
2/- purple and blue on blue, block of four, original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 120, £200. Photo £100-120
420
2/- purple and blue on blue, from the upper right corner of the sheet with plate number and showing variety Break in Scroll [R.1/12]; unmounted mint, hinged in the margin only, fine. S.G. 120a, £300. Photo £120-150
421
2/- purple and blue on blue, variety Lines omitted from Scroll [R.2/4], original gum; fine. S.G. 120c, £425. Photo £150-200
422
2/- purple and blue on blue, variety Damaged leaf at bottom right [R.5/3], large part original gum; fine. S.G. 120f, £375. Photo £120-150

1922 (c.) Printer's Sample Proofs

1919
423
2/6d. brown, imperforate and overprinted "specimen" (DS1); large margins, fine. Photo £200-250
424
2/6d. brown, imperforate and overprinted "specimen" (DS1), fine. Photo £150-200
425
10/- orange, imperforate and overprinted "specimen" (DS2), affixed to brown card, fine. Photo £400-500

1921
426
2d. rose-red, perf. 14; fine. Photo £200-250

1922 Melita, Imperforate
427
1/2d. chestnut and blue from the corner of the sheet, overprinted "specimen" (DS2); fine. Photo £150-200
428
1/2d. chestnut and blue, overprinted "specimen" (DS2), fine. Photo £120-150
429
1/2d. blue and brown, overprinted "specimen" (DS1), with gum; fine. Photo £120-150
430
£1 blue and green, overprinted "specimen" (DS1); fine. Photo £200-250
431
£1 blue and brown; small central crease, otherwise fine. Photo £150-200

1922 Melita, Perforated
432
1/2d. chestnut and mauve (pulled perf at left) and 1/2d. in blue and carmine, both overprinted "specimen" (DS1); fine. Photo £250-300

1922-26

Specimen Stamps
433
1/4d. to £1 set of seventeen overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; a few traces of gum staining; chiefly fine. S.G. 123s-139s, £550. Photo £200-250

Issued Stamps
434
1/4d. to £1 (watermark upright) with additional 1/4d., 3d., £1 (watermark upright), and 1925 2 1/2d. on 3d. (both shades), part original gum; 1/2d. thinned, 2d. with small stain at foot, chiefly fine. S.G. 123-138, 140-142 £100-150

1926 Overprinted "postage"
435
1/2d. to 10/- and 3d. with overprint inverted (the usual three signatures on reverse), large part original gum. S.G. 143-156, 149a, £280 £100-150

1928 Overprinted "postage and revenue"
436
1/2d. to 10/- set of seventeen overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; fine.
S.G. 174s-192s, £400. Photo £150-200

1935 Silver Jubilee
437
Set perforated "specimen", set in blocks of four from the lower right corners of the sheets (one 1/2d. with stain on face), 1/2d. Extra Flagstaff and Short Extra Flagstaff varieties contained in corner blocks of four, Lightning Conductor variety contained in a corner block of six, 2 1/2d. Extra Flagstaff variety contained in a corner pair; large part original gum, fine. S.G. 210-213, etc., £530+ £200-250
438
1937-51 mint collection (68), including 1949 Silver Wedding set in blocks of four, etc., unmounted mint or original gum; fine. £80-100
439
1938-43 1/4d. to 10/- set of twenty-one in blocks of four with "Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, London E.C." imprints, unmounted mint or large part original gum, and 5/- Semaphore flaw contained in a block of four; fine. S.G. 217-231, £305. Photo £200-250
440
1948-53 New Constitution set of twenty-one in blocks of four with "Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, London, E.C." imprints; unmounted mint or original gum, fine. S.G. 234-248, £360+ £200-250

Postage Dues
441
1925 mint collection (108), comprising Typeset set (2) and set in tête-bêche pairs (2), 1925 Script set in blocks of four and singles; unmounted mint or original gum; fine £150-200
442
1925 Typeset 2 1/2d. black complete sheet of 168 (12 x 14), including fourteen tête-bêche pairs and [72] with "2" of " 1/2" omitted (unmounted mint); some small faults and the tête-bêche pairs folded between. Rare. D5, D5a £200-250

Godden De Luxe Albums
443
Four in maroon with "malta" tooled on the spine; fine £200-250
444
Two in maroon, with "malta" tooled on the spine; fine £100-120

END OF THE SALE
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
British Europe including Long Island 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: 9th July 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details:
Monday 7 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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