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 11
1818
x 1854 4a. 4th. Printing, blue and red strip of four, [7-10], clear to large margins and showing guide cross between [9] and [10], each neatly cancelled with diamond of dots; [8] with small scissor-cut at base into frameline, otherwise sound and rare multiple of good colour and fine appearance. S.G. 23. Photo £5,000-6,000
1819
1948 (15 Aug.) Gandhi selection comprising 1 1/2a. (9, two mint and one on cover), 3 1/2a. (7, two mint), 12a. (10, two mint), 10r. (4, two mint); also the three lower values on day of issue envelopes. Mostly fine. S.G. 305-308 £250-300
1820
-- 1 1/2a. to 10r., marginal from the foot of the sheet, 3 1/2a. and 12a. corner marginal blocks of four, fresh and fine unmounted mint. S.G. 305-8, £535 £200-250

Indian Convention States

1821
A mint collection in three Godden De Luxe albums including, Chamba complete including Official stamps plus 1887-95 1a. showing variety "chmaba" (B.P.A. Certificate, 1990) and additional Official 1938-40 9p. to 10r.; Faridkot 1887-1900 1/2a. to 1r.; Gwalior virtually complete including Official stamps (missing 1907-08 8mm spacing 2a., 4a. and 8a., and 1936 2a. small die) plus 1899-1911 1/2a. with tall "r", 1903-11 3a. with tall "r" and Official 1895-96 1/2a., 1a., 2a. and 4a. with Hindi characters transposed and 1913-23 1/2a. and 1a. with overprint double; Jind complete (the July 1885 8a. and 1r., 1896 2r. and 5r. and 1938 25r. with B.P.A. Certificate, 2007) including Official stamps plus 1886-99 1/2a. with overprint inverted and Official 1885 1/2a. and 1a. with overprint inverted; Nabha complete including Official stamps plus 1891 1a.6p. showing "abha" for "nabha"; Patiala complete including Official stamps plus 1884 1a. (B.P.A. Certificate) and 8a. with overprint in red and in black, 1885 4a. with overprint in red and in black and 8a. showing variety "auttialla" (B.P.A. Certificate) and Official 1885 large "service" 2a. showing variety "service" double, one inverted. A fine lot and a superb basis upon which to expand. Cat. £30,000. From the Vestey Collection sold by order of the Trustees £8,000-10,000
1822
Two Godden De Luxe albums in maroon with "indian convention states" embossed in gold on spine £100-120

Ireland

1823
1922-23 2 1/2d. bright blue plate 17B, control "T22" pane of sixty, large part original gum; some split perfs. and perf. reinforcements. S.G. 56, £450 £100-150

Jamaica

1824
x 1863 watermark Pineapple, 3d. green wing-margin block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint; very fine and most attractive. A scarce multiple. S.G. 3, £560+. Photo £300-400
1825
1905-11 1/- black on green upper left corner block of four with Current number "173", the lower-right stamp with variety "$" for "s" in "shilling", large part original gum, paper residues in top margin. Scarce. Holcombe Certificate (1988). S.G. 54, 54a, £950+. Photo £350-400
1826
x 1916 (1 Sept.) War Stamp 1 1/2d. orange marginal strip of four from the top of the sheet with plate number "1", the third stamp with variety "r" inserted by hand, fresh mint; some flat spots of gum and two thins on face of margin though an attractive and very rare positional multiple of this rare variety. Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 71e, £1,500+. Photo £700-800
1827
x 1919-21 1/2d. Jamaica Exhibition vignette die proofs (2), both in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), one marked "before striking", initialled "AWF" and dated "10/6/20", the other marked "after striking", similarly initialled and dated "14/6/20". A most attractive pair. Photo £300-400
1828
x 1922 6d. Port Royal vignette proof in blue on thin card; fine and most attractive. Photo £80-100

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika

1829
A mint and used accumulation in a carton, sets, part sets, KGVI to £1, cancellations, packet remainders, etc. Viewing essential £200-250
1830
1903-60s collection with a few KEVII, George V with 1922-27 10/- and £1 fiscally used, George VI with mint and used to £1 and some later, a stockbook of K.U.T. postmarks and a further stockbook with small range of the Rhodesias, Canada Yukon Airways 25c. mint strip of ten and one used on copy of "The Whitehorse Star", etc. £100-120
1831
1903-54 mint and used collection on leaves including 1903-04 set to 20r. overprinted "specimen", a few used to 2r., four covers and unused postal stationery (5), 1913-21 mint range to 20r. black and purple on red, 1919 4c. on 6c. mint blocks with some showing misplaced overprints and two large covers, 1922-27 selection to 1/- in plate blocks of four and others to £1 mint and some used to £5 (fiscal usage), 1935-37 mint to 10/-, used to £1 and a few covers, 1938-54 range with mint to £1 (1938 single, 1941 sheet number block of four and 1954 plate block of six), 1941-42 70c. on 1/- crescent moon flaw arrow block of four mint and arrow pair on cover, and a few selected for military postmarks; condition a little mixed in places though generally good to fine £1,200-1,500

1922-27 High Values

1832
£2 green and purple, well-centred, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 96, £1,000. Photo £300-400
1833
£4 black and magenta, marginal from the right of the sheet, unmounted mint and hinged in the margin only, very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). S.G. 98, £2,500. Photo £2,000-2,200
1834
£5 black and blue, overprinted "specimen", fresh unmounted mint, very fine. S.G. 99s, £450. Photo £300-330
1835
£10 black and green overprinted "specimen", unmounted mint; tiny corner crease at lower right, otherwise very fine. S.G. 100s, £650. Photo £400-500
1836
1954-59 Pictorial set of fourteen with additional 15c., mainly in marginal blocks of four. Fine unmounted mint. S.G. 167-180, £520 £160-200
1837
1960-62 Flora and Fauna set in corner plate blocks of four, fine unmounted mint.
S.G. 183-198, £280 £120-150

Postage Due Stamps

1838
A collection including 1928-33 set overprinted or perforated "specimen" (2), mint (5 with corner sheet number blocks of four), 1935 set perforated "specimen", mint with blocks of four, used and 40c. on 1942 cover from Nairobi to Mombasa. Cat. c. £1,500 £300-400
1839
x 1928-33 set of six perforated "specimen", good to fine mint. S.G. D1-D6, £300 £100-120

Labuan

1840
x 1902-03 1c. to 8c. and 12c. to 50c., all variety line through "b", unused with part gum or affixed to pieces of album pages. Cat. £1,075 £200-250

Postal Stationery Cards

1841
A selection with 1881 4c., 1892 3c. on 4c., 1893-94 1c.+1c. and 3c.+3c., unused, 3c.+3c. handstamped "specimen", 3c.+3c. used to Germany, two printer's waste proof pairs of the reply cards and 1896 4c. on 8c. (2, one cancelled though unaddressed); also 1909 Straits 2c. (uprated with 1c.) and 3c. cancelled by Labuan c.d.s. £100-120

Covers and Cancellations

1842
A selection on pages with oval of bars (6), circle of dots in red (4, two 1882 6c. and 16c.) and in black, a range of Straits Settlements (47) and other countries (35) used in Labuan, a few Paquebot, etc £100-120
1843
1895-1907 range of covers (23, mostly registered) bearing a variety of values, three to China, the remainder mostly to England or Germany, all but one philatelic though generally fine and colourful group, 1908 Straits registered envelope, uprated with 4c. pair, cancelled by Labuan c.d.s., 1946-47 envelopes (7) mostly with Straits Times cancellations, etc. £800-1,000

Lagos

1844
1869 (4 Sept.) stampless entire letter ex Pastre Freres correspondence to London, marked "p. Mindingo", showing Lagos code B c.d.s. and, on reverse, London arrival d.s. (29.9) and 1870 (1 Jan.) similar entire letter, marked "p. Biafia", showing scarce "post office lagos/west coast of africa" double-ring d.s. in blue, the reverse with London arrival (27.1); both refolded and the latter with staining, otherwise fine. Photo £400-500
1845
1874-1906 mint and used selection to 10/- arranged on stockcards and album pages, the used with postmark interest and the mint with blocks, some with plate number. Fair to fine. (hundreds) £600-800
1846
1879-1902 envelopes (6) with 1887-1902 1/- to Germany, 1906 picture postcard to Switzerland, postal stationery (12, seven used), registered envelope (size G) overprinted "specimen"; also Southern Nigeria envelope to London. Mostly fine £300-400
1847
1884-86 5/- blue, marginal; fine mint. S.G. 28, £700. Photo £200-250
1848
1904 1/2d. to 10/- set of ten, lightly mounted mint; the 1d. slightly thinned, otherwise a fresh and fine set. S.G. 44-53, £650. Photo £320-350
1849
1907 (21 Feb.) envelope to Glasgow, bearing KE 1d. tied by "aboh" c.d.s. and showing "salved from/s.s. jebba" h.s. in violet; faults as to be expected. Photo £150-200

Leeward Islands

1850
x 1897 (22 July) Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 2 1/2d. dull mauve and blue, variety overprint double and widely spaced, fresh mint and exceptionally lightly mounted.
A superb example of this rare stamp. Brandon Certificate (1990). S.G. 11a, £1,200. Photo £700-800
1851
1938-51 10/- deep green and deep vermilion on ordinary paper, a lower left corner example showing missing pearl [R5/1], unmounted mint (hinged in margin), pulled perf. at top, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 113ca, £1,700. Photo £250-300

Madagascar

1852
x 1884 (Mar.) inscribed "letter", 2d. (2oz.) magenta, fresh with gum; fine and scarce. S.G. 4, £850. Photo £300-350
1853
x 1886 "postage" 29 1/2mm. long without stop, handstamped "british/consular/ mail/antananarivo", 1d. rose and 1 1/2d. (handstamp in violet), unused with part gum; the first with small faults, otherwise fine. S.G. 33, 34b, £380 £140-180
1854
x 1886 "postage" 24mm. without stop, handstamped "british/consular/ mail/antananarivo" in violet, 1/6d. rose, fresh unused without gum. Fine and scarce. S.G. 46b, £1,700. Photo £400-500
1855
x 1895 1/- slate-blue complete sheet, a top row strip of six and blocks of six and nine, unmounted mint. S.G. 60, £468 £200-250

Malaya and States

1856
An accumulation in two small stockbooks, on pages and loose in packets, etc., contained in a carton, including sets, part sets, fiscal usage; duplication in places £200-250
1857
A miscellaneous mint selection including Straits Settlements 1902 $5 and 1937-38 set less $2, Negri Sembilan 1936 $5 (2), Penang 1960 set, Perlis 1948 $5 1951-55 set less 35c., Singapore 1962-66 set less 15c., Malaysia 1965 set and Japanese Occupation Postage Due "Kanji" overprint 9c. strip of five with inverted overprint; generally good to fine £200-250

Straits Settlements

1858
India 1860 8p. purple on bluish, with a central strike of "B/172", tear in lower left corner. Good appearance. R.P.S. Certificate (2013). S.G. Z79, £850. Photo £100-120
1859
x 1892 "one/cent" on 6c. lilac, variety surcharge double, one inverted, unused with part original gum, "w.h.p." handstamp on reverse; light vertical crease and tiny thin though of fine appearance for this delicately shaded stamp. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1952). S.G. 90a, £2,000. Photo £500-600
1860
1906-07 4c. on 18c. block of fifty (10x5) from the top of sheet number "135" with full sheet margins, Row 1/8 with variety no stop after "cents" and Row 5/10 with line through "b" of "labuan", a couple of fox marks, virtually confined to the margins, otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. 146/a/d, £882+ £250-300
1861
revenues: 1905 (19 Dec.) Bill of Exchange For 100,000r. bearing, on the reverse, Straits Settlements 5., 25c. 50c. and $5 (7) cancelled by Banque de L'Indo-Chine, Singapore oval, plus India Foreign Bill 6r. (10) cancelled by the National Bank of India, Calcutta ovals; faults in places £80-100

British Military Administration

1862
1945-48 1c. to $5 set of fifteen with additional 1c., 2c. Die II, 10c. shade, 15c. with black overprint and prepared for use but not officially issued 8c. grey, all neatly cancelled by Singapore Registered c.d.s. on 1947 (6 May) envelope, with printed coloured illustration, to Australia, complete with registration receipt slip £100-120

Perak

1863
1895-99 50c. green and black in a block of four with central Ipoh c.d.s.; some very slight ageing. A scarce multiple. S.G. 75, £680. Photo £220-250

Trengganu

1864
x 1912 $25 rose-carmine and green, overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 18, £350. Photo £120-150
1865
1917-19 Red Cross 2c. on 3c. carmine-red showing variety "ss" inverted, used with 1917 c.d.s.; slightly blunt corner perf. Good appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2013).
S.G. 19b, £500. Photo £150-180
1866
x -- 2c. on 8c. ultramarine upper right corner block of four, the upper right stamp variety "ss" inverted, the upper left stamp with comma after "2", fresh lightly mounted mint with the variety remaining unmounted. A superb and rare positional multiple. S.G. 22, a, b, £1,000+. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2006

Japanese Occupation

1867
Mint and used stock housed in three damaged stockbooks, contained in a carton, thousands, including 1942 (May) "dai nippon/2602/malaya" overprints on Pahang 30c. (5), Perak 3c. overprint inverted corner block of six, 8c. overprint inverted (13 with corner block of six), 1942 2c. on 5c. (24), 1942 "dai nippon/yubin" 2c. on 5c. (27, one with overprint inverted and 2 Cents omitted), 1942-44 on Pahang 2c. on 5c. sideways second character (3), 8c. sideways second character, and many other varieties, 1943 to 70c. (15), 1944 Re-birth set (8), etc., unused and used, chiefly good to fine. Stated to Cat £7,000+ £500-800

Malta

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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