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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The Philatelic Collector’s Series (Day 2 of 3) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 10th July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| 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 4 | |||
| 1468 | |||
| x 1874 (12 Jan.) mourning envelope from Scotland "via San Francisco" to Waihola, Otago, bearing 1d. (9, seven on reverse, one defective) cancelled by "27" duplex, upon arrival redirected to Milton and showing very large "2" handstamp to right of address, arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-350 |
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| 1469 | |||
x 1876 and 1877 envelopes ex the same correspondence from Market Harborough to Dunedin franked at 6d. and 8d. respectively, upon arrival redirected to Auckland and again to Otahuhu with both showing "2" handstamp, the first additionally with "4" handstamp, and 1879 envelope from Ceylon to Dunedin franked at 24c., upon arrival redirected to "Clinton Railway Station" and showing "2" handstamp £140-180Registered Mail |
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| 1470 | |||
| x 1863 (14 Apr.) double rate envelope registered from Dunedin to Auckland, bearing 1862-64 perf. 13 1d. deep blue and 6d. brown (3) all cancelled "18" and showing double-ring "registered" handstamp in red numbered "4573" with arrival c.d.s. (23.4) alongside; the envelope with horizontal fold towards foot and a couple of small surface faults though a scarce franking. Photo £600-800 Note: The registration rate was 1/- with the 8d. postage for a 2 ounce letter |
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| 1471 | |||
| x 1872 (16 Jan.) envelope registered from Dunedin to Shortland, Thames, bearing 1871 2d. vermilion strip of four each cancelled "dunedin" in oval of bars and showing "registered/g.p.o./dunedin. n.z." oval datestamp alongside, the reverse (flap faults) with Wellington (20.1), Auckland Registered and Thames (25.1) c.d.s.; most attractive. Photo £700-800 |
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| 1472 | |||
| x 1873 (3 Mar.) printed Telegraphic Message envelope registered to the Superintendent, Dunedin, bearing Postmaster-General frank stamp in blue cancelled "1" in bars with despatch c.d.s. alongside and oval-framed "registered" handstamp at foot, the reverse with "registered/g.p.o./dunedin. n.z." arrival oval datestamp (20.3); also 1872 Registered Letter Receipt with a superb strike of the same oval datestamp. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1473 | |||
x 1882 envelope from Melbourne to Arrowtown franked at 6d. and 1890 Argentina 10c. envelope (uprating stamps removed) to Dunedin, both showing, on reverse, large "registered/dunedin" oval datestamp in red and in violet respectively, 1896 envelope from Bald Hill Flat to Dunedin bearing Sideface 1d. rose (5) with c.d.s., 1902 envelope from Dunedin addressed locally franked at 5d., 1904 envelope from Awamoko to Dunedin franked at 4d. and 1909 envelope from Kaka Point to Dunedin franked at 3d. £100-120Unclaimed Mail |
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| 1474 | |||
| x 1866 (2 Mar.) envelope (some ageing) from Tokomairiro to Okitiki, Canterbury, bearing 1864-67 2d. deep blue lightly cancelled "014" with manuscript "Advertised/Unclaimed" alongside and manuscript "2d" at foot, despatch, Dunedin (2.3) and Hokitika (12.3 and 24.9) c.d.s. on reverse, and 1893 (25 Nov.) envelope from Dunedin addressed locally and showing framed "gone-no address" handstamp in pink and "unclaimed." h.s. and Dunedin c.d.s. (2.1), both in violet £150-200 Note: Okitiki was the gold diggings area of Canterbury at this time Unpaid or Insufficiently Paid Mail |
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| 1475 | |||
| x 1856 (4 Aug.) unpaid envelope from Auckland to Dunedin, showing large handstruck "2" handstamp in black alongside arrival c.d.s. (8.9), despatch c.d.s. on reverse; scarce with few of these handstamps in black recorded from Dunedin. Also 1907 unpaid postcard from Milton to Wedderburn with the same handstamp alongside despatch c.d.s. Photo for first £250-300 |
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| 1476 | |||
| x 1864 (15 Nov.) envelope from Dunedin to Nelson, bearing 1863 perf. 13 2d. pale blue (partially lifted) cancelled by "otago" duplex with arrival c.d.s. (18.11) and showing, at left, "deficient postage/fine......" handstamp complete for 4d. with large "4" handstamp below; scarce and attractive. Photo £300-350 Provenance: Major Henry Dumas, March 2000 |
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| 1477 | |||
| x 1867 (21 Nov.) envelope from Lyttelton to Port Chalmers, bearing 1864-67 2d. pale blue tied by indistinct numeral obliterator, showing large "insufficiently stamped/fine.........." framed handstamp alongside large "2" handstamp, despatch and arrival (25.11) c.d.s. on reverse; faults though scarce. Photo £100-120 |
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| 1478 | |||
| x 1868 (1 Nov.) envelope from London "via Panama" to Dunedin, bearing 1867-70 6d. lilac Plate 6 wing-margin strip of three (small faults at top) each cancelled "34" in oval of bars and showing "deficient postage 6d/half fine.... 3d./9d" handstamp below, these figures deleted, the presumption that the Half Fine was insufficient, and replaced with manuscript "1/-" at left, the reverse showing "posted since/7 30 last night" and arrival (24.12) c.d.s. £150-200 |
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| 1479 | |||
| x 1869 (18 Sept.) envelope (OHMS deleted) from Wellington to Dunedin, bearing 1864-67 3d. lilac (slight ageing) cancelled by "070" duplex, showing "deficient postage/fine........." handstamp completed for 6d. with large "6" handstamp applied above, despatch and arrival (20.9) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £250-300 |
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| 1480 | |||
x 1905 envelope from U.S.A. to Dunedin franked at 4c., showing "ctms/t" handstamp completed in manuscript for "55" cents and bearing Postage Due 1899 3d. and 4d. vertical pair cancelled on arrival (1.3), and 1907 unfranked envelope from Richmond to Dunedin, showing circular-framed "to pay/2d/double deficient postage" handstamp and bearing Postage Due 1904-08 2d. (defective) cancelled on arrival (7.6) £200-250The Property of Other Vendors |
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| 1481 | |||
| An early to modern duplicated accumulation on album leaves, approval books (4) and loose in packets including regular and commemorative issues, Officials, Postage Dues and Postal Fiscals. Condition mixed. (hundreds) £150-200 |
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| 1482 | |||
| A duplicated mainly mint selection of overprinted issues arranged in a stockbook including blocks, Officials and Dependencies with Aitutaki, Cook Islands 1967 (3 Apr.) Decimal Currency surcharged $2 on £1, $6 on £3, Niue, Penrhyn Island and Samoa with Postal Fiscals to £2. Generally fair to fine. (hundreds) £250-300 |
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| 1483 | |||
| 1864 watermark "NZ", perf. 12 1/2 6d. red-brown block of four, good strong colour, almost full original gum; upper right stamp with a small tone and shallow thin spot. A very rare block. Odenweller (2006) and R.P.S. (2007) Certificates. S.G. 108. Photo £3,000-4,000 Provenance: "Chalon", February 1989 "DuBois", May 2007 Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 |
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| 1484 | |||
| 1864-67 2d. blue Plate II block of six, the lower-left stamp showing unusual plate wear on left-hand side of Queen's diadem, good strong colour, fresh with large part original gum; the lower block of four sharing a small light stain, otherwise fine. A very rare multiple of the newly introduced Plate II. Holcombe Opinion (1988). S.G. 115. Photo £2,000-2,500 Provenance: "Antipodes", October 1988 Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 |
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| 1485 | |||
| -- 4d. yellow block of four, a deep shade with part original gum; the upper pair with some split perfs. between, otherwise choice and a rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2006). S.G. 120. Photo £1,200-1,500 Provenance: Robert Odenweller "Yeroc", 2000 Sir Gawaine Baillie, February 2006 Joseph Hackmey, February 2009 |
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| 1486 | |||
| x 1868 (8 Dec.) envelope carried on the 30th and final voyage of the Panama, New Zealand and Australia Royal Mail Company by the "Rakaia" to England, bearing 1864-67 6d. red-brown cancelled "Z" in oval of bars and showing a superb strike of the "nz/marine/p.o." c.d.s. and with date "4.1.69" applied in manuscript somewhere en route to Panama; Lynn arrival c.d.s. (29.1) on reverse. Fine and very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £3,000-4,000 |
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| 1487 | |||
| x 1882-1900 Second Sideface used collection of advertisements, comprising 1d. (400, 50 in green, 9 in blue and five with "ellipse" flaw), 2d. in green (10), 3d. (2), 4d. (2) and 6d. (12) £400-500 |
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| 1488 | |||
| 1900 1 1/2d. chestnut block of six (3x2), variety imperforate vertically except at right, large part original gum; centre pair with a light vertical crease. A rare multiple of this variety. S.G. 275ba. Photo £1,200-1,400 Provenance: "Midas", December 1989 Sir Gawaine Baillie, February 2006 |
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| 1489 | |||
| 1906 watermark upright, perf. 14 5/- vermilion block of four, virtually full original gum; one with a corner crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 329a. Photo £500-600 Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, February 2006 |
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| 1490 | |||
| 1906-07 Christchurch Exhibition collection on leaves which includes the seven labels unused with one on cover, special Exhibition letter card unused and used, the exhibition c.d.s. used on postcards (3), exhibition picture postcards (10), two used with exhibition commemoratives. A good group £150-200 |
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| 1491 | |||
| x 1938 and 1957-71 collection of envelopes (48), all registered and bearing a variety of mostly definitive values, largely in multiples and including a range with plate numbers £60-80 |
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| 1492 | |||
| 1953-59 2/6d. to 10/- and 1958 2d. error on 1 1/2d., mint; 1970-76 10c. corner block of four with watermark sideways, inverted, 15c. with watermark sideways and 18c. marginal block of four (two with bend) with watermark inverted, unmounted mint £100-120 |
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| 1493 | |||
| 1970-76 50c., variety dark green (hill on left) omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 932c, £350. Photo £140-180 |
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| 1494 | |||
1971-73 4c. on 2 1/2c. selection comprising photo surcharge marginal strip of four, the right-hand stamp with red colour almost entirely omitted, a block of four with bars at upper right and surcharge at lower left and marginal block of four showing short rows of double perfs. at top, and typo surcharge marginal block of four with surcharge double, one albino and a marginal block of nine with R.5/1 showing bars almost entirely omitted, fine unmounted mint £200-2591973-76 No Watermark Issue |
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| 1495 | |||
| 2c. variety black (inscription, etc.) omitted, and yellow colour offset on back, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1009b, £400+. Photo £150-200 |
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| 1496 | |||
| 4c. selection with varieties purple-brown omitted, greenish blue omitted, apple-green omitted and bright green (wing veins) omitted block of four; also a single, pair, blocks of four, ten and fourteen showing small colour shifts, light prints or minor offsets; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1011, £1,000+ £300-350 |
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| 1497 | |||
10c. (4) with varieties red omitted, deep blue omitted, silver colour offset on back and all colours misplaced to foot; also 1970-76 3c. marginal blocks of four (2), one showing one perf. hole missing between and one showing short row of double perfs. at top; fine unmounted mint £120-150Niue |
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| 1498 | |||
x 1978 Anniversary of the Coronation set of imperforate proofs on individual cards; 1985 Life and Times of the Queen Mother proof set of four and two miniature sheets; 1985 86th. Birthday of the Queen Mother proof of the miniature sheet mounted on card; 1990 90th. Birthday of the Queen Mother $1.25 and the miniature sheet, three imperforate proofs of each mounted on cards; 1992 Anniversary of the Coronation $5 imperforate proof sheetlet of six mounted in folder, also hand painted artwork on board; 1994 R.L. Stevenson set of four original artworks with overlays; fine £350-400Imperium Revenue Essay |
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| 1499 | |||
x Queen Victoria 2c. handpainted essay in a design as used for Seychelles King Edward VII and King George V stamps, in mauve and green with value and parts of the frame highlighted in Chinese white, executed on tracing paper (59x76mm.) dated "may 13th, 89". Unique and highly attractive. Photo £800-1,000Imperium ProofsQueen Victoria Perforated "postage & revenue" 2c. |
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| 1500 | |||
| x In dull mauve and ultramarine with shaded and unshaded value tablets, affixed to piece initialled "BLS" between; from Appendix "B" sheet of 1888 produced to compare colour combinations and solid versus white numerals. Photo £500-600 Note: This colour combination for the 2 1/2d. value was used by various colonies including Gold Coast, Northern Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zululand and a few Caribbean islands |
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| 1501 | |||
| x In green and brown with shaded and unshaded value tablets, affixed to piece initialled "BLS" between; from Appendix "B" sheet of 1888 produced to compare colour combinations and solid versus white numerals. Photo £500-600 Note: This colour combination was used for both Gold Coast and Northern Nigeria 10/- values The following thirteen lots originally came from a Colour Scheme submitted for the Seychelles on 23 February 1890.All are Die II and imperforate on gummed unwatermarked paper with each affixed at one corner to a small piece |
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| 1502 | |||
| x solid numeral: In bluish green and carmine. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1503 | |||
| x -- In bluish green and purple. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1504 | |||
| x -- In bluish green and brown. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1505 | |||
| x -- In reddish purple and ultramarine. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1506 | |||
| x -- In chestnut and green. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1507 | |||
| x -- In yellow and bright purple. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1508 | |||
| x -- In yellow and black. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1509 | |||
| x -- In lilac and green. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1510 | |||
| x -- In lilac and black. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1511 | |||
| x white numeral: In chestnut and purple. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1512 | |||
| x -- In yellow and black. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1513 | |||
| x -- In bluish green and carmine. Photo £200-250 |
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| 1514 | |||
x -- In brownish olive and black. Photo £200-250King Edward VII Imperforate "postage & revenue" 6d. |
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| 1515 | |||
| x In dull purple and mauve and De La Rue 1d. dummy stamp in the same colour combination, the two affixed to 1908 (Mar.) "universal colour scheme" piece (183x88m.) marked "6d" with the trials numbered "11" and "38" respectively; the 6d. with some surface rubbing though an attractive and unique piece. Photo £400-500 Note: This colour combination was used for colonies including Fiji, Gold Coast, Northern Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Straits Settlements and several Caribbean islands Colonial Die Proofs |
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| 1516 | |||
| x Queen Victoria master in a design similar to that prepared for an Oil Rivers Protectorate essay in 1892, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "4 sep. 94". Photo £250-300 |
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| 1517 | |||
x King Edward VIIII head and shoulders in oval-framed surround, in purple-brown on pink-surfaced paper (30x46mm.); superb. Photo £250-300Aden |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| The Philatelic Collector’s Series (Day 2 of 3) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 10th July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| 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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