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Stamps and Covers of South East Asia (Sale 14026)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 20th September 2014 Time: 10:15AM
Details: Viewing of Lots:
Spink London
69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury
London WC1B 4ET
Available until 3.00 p.m. Thursday 4 September 2014
Hilton Singapore
581 Orchard Road, 238883 Singapore
In Vista Room on 3rd Floor
Friday 19 September 2014 10.00 am to 5.
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Auction Lots - Page 20
1451
A lower right corner block of ten (5x2), unused with part to large part original gum, some faults in the selvedge, and two blocks of four, both unused with part to large part original gum; fine. S.G. 1, £990 S$600-800
1452
A strip of three, pairs (2) and singles (4, one with pre-printing paper crease another with small thin), two without gum, the others with part to large part original gum, fine; also two forgeries. S.G. 1, £605 S$300-400
1453
Five used singles, four cancelled by diamond of bars and one by part Singapore duplex, condition generally fine for these. S.G. 1, £1125 S$600-800

1871 Sir Charles Brooke 3c.
1454
Stone 1, a complete right pane (10x10) with margins all round, showing part papermaker's watermark and [97] showing stop after "three", the odd minor crease and some split perfs, fine. S.G. 2/2a, £337+ S$180-220
1455
Stone 2, a complete right pane (10x10) with margins virtually all round, showing part papermaker's watermark and [97] showing stop after "three", the odd minor crease and some split perfs, fine. S.G. 2/2a, £337+ S$180-220
1456
An unused and used range; the unused include blocks of twenty, eighteen (major natural paper creases), fifteen, twelve, interpanneau block of eight, corner block of six with paper fold leaving impressions on reverse, a marginal vertical strip of three, the lower pair imperforate between (blind perfs show on reverse) - bottom stamp thinned), a pair and singles (2); the used include blocks of eight and four and singles (9); also three forgeries. A fine lot. S.G. 2, £300+ S$200-250
1457
1875 2c., 6c., 8c. and 12c. pairs and 4c. block of four (vertical crease at left), each an imperforate plate proof in issued colours, fine; also 8c. clandestinely perforated S$500-700
1458
-- 2c. unused (7 including a strip of five showing the transfer types) and used (15 including a strip of five), 4c. unused (62 including a block of thirty-two from Pane A, a block of twelve showing Pane B substituted transfers [49-50], a strip of five showing the transfer types, and a vertical strip of three with papermaker's watermark) and used (8), 6c. unused (13 including a block of six) and used (7 one with framed "paid" h.s.), 8c. unused (5) and used (7) and 12c. unused (5) and used (7); condition generally good to fine. S.G. 3-7, £1000+ S$600-800

1888-97 No Watermark

Imperforate Colour Trials
1459
1c. in lilac and chestnut on gummed unwatermarked paper, cut close at top, fine. Photo S$300-400
1460
1c. in brownish purple and carmine on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo S$300-400

Issued Stamps
1461
1c. to $1 set of fourteen, fine mint. S.G. 8-21, £500. (V) S$300-400
1462
1c. pair, 2c. (both), 3c., 4c., 5c., 6c., 8c. green and carmine block of four, 8c. green and rosine, 10c., 12c., 16c., 25c. marginal block of four (a fraction toned), 32c., 50c. and $1, fine mint. S.G. 8-21, £800+ S$400-500
1463
1c., 2c. (2), 3c., 4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 16c., 25c., 32c., 50c. and $1 blocks of four, 2c. block of twelve (6x2) being bottom two rows of a pane, 3c. lower right corner block of thirty (6x5), 6c. top right corner block of eight (4x2) dated "15 jun 89" in top margin (ex DLR archives), 8c. marginal block of eight (2x4), 10c. marginal block of eighteen and 12c. block of thirty-six from the top of a pane, fine mint. S.G. 8-21, £2600+ S$1,500-1,800
1464
1c. (2), 2c. (5), 3c. (6 including a strip of three and a pair), 4c. (2), 5c. (12 including a block of nine), 6c., 8c. (13), 10c. (30 including blocks of eight and four), 12c. (2), 16c. (8 including a block of six), 25c. (5 including a block of four), 32c. (7), 50c. (2) and $1, all used, condition generally good to fine. S.G. 8-21, £2200+ S$1,200-1,500
1465
2c. purple and carmine, a complete right pane of sixty (6x10), thrice folded, fresh and fine mint. S.G. 9, £390 S$200-250

Prepared for use but not issued
1466
$2, $5 and $10, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 21a-21c, £3800. Photo S$2,000-2,500
1467
$2, $5 and $10, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 21a-21c, £3800. (V). Photo S$2,000-2,500
Provenance: George Bloch, May 1996
1468
1889-92 1c. (Type 5) on 3c. mint pair and used single, 1c. (Type 6) on 3c. mint block of eight (4x2) and pair and a used single, 2c. on 5c. mint block of thirty being the top half of left pane and three singles, 5c. (Type 8) on 12c. mint corner block of six and singles (4, one with no stop after "C" and one with "C." omitted) and used singles (2), 5c. (Type 9) on 12c. mint (2, one with no stop after "C") and used (2, one with some light stains, the other with no stop after "C"); condition generally fine. S.G. 22-26, £1700+ S$700-900
1469
-- 5c. (Type 8) on 12c. green and blue, variety surcharge double, fine unused with small part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 25c, £1300. (V). Photo S$800-1,000
1470
-- 5c. (Type 9 with stop) on 12c. green and blue, fine mint. S.G. 26, £325. (V). Photo S$180-220
1471
1892 1c. on 3c. brown on yellow, a small study including an unused ant cancelled to order panes of 100, unused (28 including blocks of twelve and six; one with stop after "three") and used (7); condition generally fine. S.G. 27, £550 S$300-400
1472
-- 1c. on 3c. brown on yellow vertical pair, variety imperforate between, fine unused. S.G. 27b, £750. Photo S$400-500
1473
-- 1c. on 3c. brown on yellow, variety surcharge double, fine unused. S.G. 27f, £450. Photo S$250-300
1474
-- 1c. on 3c. brown on yellow, variety surcharge double, fine unused. S.G. 27f, £450. Photo S$250-300

1895 Perkins Bacon Issue

Proofs and Trials
1475
4c. imperforate colour trial block of four in mauve on gummed paper, 2c. trials comprising imperforate in brown-red (7 including a block of six), green (5 including a block of four), black and mauve, and perforated in mauve, purple (marginal block of six; light stains), black and green, and Pence surcharges (22) in 2c. block of fourteen (7x4) imperforate vertically between with 5d. on second and third stamps. An interesting lot S$500-700

Issued Stamps
1476
2c. to 8c. set of four in mint blocks of four, and 1c. (12), 4c. (5), 6c. (3) and 8c. (4), all used, the 2c. with a range of cancellations; condition generally fine. S.G.28-31, £500+ S$250-300
1477
2c. brown-red horizontal strip of six variety imperforate vertically except at left, fine unused without gum. Photo S$800-1,000
1478
2c. brown-red, 2nd printing perf 12 1/2, a complete mint sheet (severed in half), three with a small tone spot on reverse otherwise fine. S.G. 28c, £1500 S$800-1,000
1479
1899 2c. on 3c. unused (25 including blocks of twelve and nine showing stop after "three") and used (7), 2c. on 12c. unused (7 including a strip of five) and used (13), 4c. on 6c. unused strip of five and a used single, and 4c. on 8c. unused (10) and a used single, generally fine. S.G. 32-35, £1000+ S$500-600
1480
-- 2c. on 12c. red on pale rose, variety surcharge inverted, fine unused without gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G.33a, £900. (V). Photo S$600-800

1899-1908 Issue

Imperforate Plate Proofs
1481
1c. to $1 set of eleven in issued colours, each in a marginal horizontal pair on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo S$3,000-4,000

Issued Stamps
1482
1c. to $1 set of twelve (the 4c. in a corner block of six) with additional $1 (light tone) marginal with plate number, 1c. to $1 set (2c. in a pair) with additional 1c. (3), 2c. pair, 4c., 12c. and $1 shades, 1c. complete mint pane of 60 and prepare for use but not issued 5c.marginal block of twelve (6x2; lightly toned) being the top two rows of a pane; mostly fine mint. S.G. 36-48, £900+ S$400-500
1483
1c. (15), 2c. (5), 3c. (6, two showing collar flaw), 4c. (14), 8c. (7), 10c. (8), 12c. (6), 16c. (8), 20c. (5), 25c. (4) and 50c., mostly fine. S.G. 36-46, £180 approx S$100-120
1484
12c. lower right corner plate number block of twelve (4x3), 16c. lower right corner plate number block of twelve (6x2; the corner block of four severed), 25c. lower right corner plate number block of six (3x2) and 50c. marginal block of six (3x2), all ex the printer's archive showing handstamped date and/or manuscript notation, fine mint. Cat. £402 S$300-400
1485
50c. and $1 marginal blocks of twelve (6x2) both being the bottom two rows of right pane, fine mint. S.G. 46-47, £1476 S$1,000-1,200
1486
1902 watermark Quatrefoil, 2c. green marginal block of twenty-four (6x4) being the bottom four rows from the right pane, fresh and fine mint; also a used pair and singles (2). S.G. 49, £1400 S$800-1,000
1487
1918 1c. to $1 set of twelve overprinted "specimen" and mint with additional 1c. (7 including a corner block of six), 4c. and 10c., plus unissued 1c. slate-blue and slate marginal block of twelve (6x2) being the bottom two rows of left pane and a lower right corner block of six from right pane, 1922-23 colour changes 2c. to 30c. set of nine in corner pairs with plate number plus additional 2c. (4), 3c. (3), 4c. (4), 5c. (4), 6c. (4), 8c. (4), 10c. (4), 12c. (3) and 30c. (5), and 1928-29 1c. to $1 set of fifteen in marginal blocks of four (1c., 2c. and 3c.) or pairs with plate number with additional 1c., 2c., 4c., 5c., 6c., 20c., 25c., 30c. and $1. Mostly fine. S.G. 50-71, 76-90; £1450+ S$800-1,000
1488
-- 1c., 2c., 3c. and 4c. in complete mint panes, fine. S.G. 50-53, £990 S$600-800
1489
1918 unissued "red cross/Three Cents" in black and in red on 1c. top right corner blocks of four with plate number, the latter with some very minor staining on reverse and a fraction soiled in selvedge, otherwise fine unmounted mint. Photo S$2,500-3,000

1923 (Jan.) Surcharges
1490
First printing, bars 1 1/4mm. apart 1c. on 10c. mint marginal block of eight (4x2) and a used single on small piece, and 2c. on 12c. mint marginal plate number block of fifteen (3x5) with the bottom two rows showing narrower "w" in "two" and two used singles, one showing narrower "w"; second printing bars 3/4mm apart 1c. on 10c. and 2c. on 12c. mint; fine. S.G. 72-75, £843 S$500-600
1491
First printing, bars 1 1/4mm. apart, 1c. on 10c. dull blue complete mint left pane (6x10) with one showing variety "cnet" for "cent", fine and fresh mint. S.G. 72/72a, £1074 S$600-800
1492
First printing, "one/Cent" on 10c. dull blue, variety "cnet" for "cent" [53], fine mint. Scarce, only 207 examples possible. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 72a, £425. (V). Photo S$300-400
Provenance: George Bloch, May 1996
1493
Second printing "one/cent" on 10c. dull blue, a lower right corner block of four with plate number, [53] without the variety, fine mint. Unique. (V). Photo S$5,000-6,000
Provenance: "Miri", March 1990
George Bloch, May 1996
1494
Second printing, "two/cents" on 12c. purple block of four with margin at right, all showing variety thick, narrower "w" in "two"; a few minor tone spots on reverse otherwise fine mint. S.G. 75a, £600. (V) S$300-400
Provenance: George Bloch, May 1996
1495
1932 1c. to $1 set of fifteen in imperforatze plate proof pairs in issued colours on ungummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Most attractive S$2,500-3,000
1496
-- 1c. to $1 set of fifteen with additional 1c. block of twenty-four (6x4), imprint block of six, corner block of four and imprint strip of four, 2c. complete sheet, imprint block of eight and strips of four (2), 3c. imprint block of eight and strips of four (2) and a block of four, 5c. imprint strip of four and corner strip of three, 6c. imprint pair, 10c. imprint strip of four and corner strip of three, 12c., 20c., 30c. and 50c. imprint strips of four and blocks of four, and 25c. imprint strip of four; fine mint. S.G. 91-105, £796 S$500-600
1497
-- 1c. to 8c. in imprint strips of four and 10c. to $1 (toned perf at top) in blocks of four, fine mint. S.G. 91-105, £400. (V) S$300-400
1498
1934-41 1c. to $10 set of twenty 1934 imperforate plate proofs in issued colours on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Most attractive S$800-1,000
1499
-- 1c. to $1 in blocks of four and $2 to $10 in pairs, all marginal with complete imprint, fine mint. S.G. 106-125, £830. (V) S$500-600
1500
-- 1c. to $10 set of twenty-six, the 2c. green and 12c. orange in imprint strips of four, 2c. black and 15c blue in strips of three and the 3c. green, 6c. (both), 8c. carmine, 10c., $1, $2 and $3 in pairs (the $2 marginal with part imprint), fine mint. S.G. 106-125, £460+ S$250-300
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Stamps and Covers of South East Asia (Sale 14026)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 20th September 2014 Time: 10:15AM
Details: Viewing of Lots:
Spink London
69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury
London WC1B 4ET
Available until 3.00 p.m. Thursday 4 September 2014
Hilton Singapore
581 Orchard Road, 238883 Singapore
In Vista Room on 3rd Floor
Friday 19 September 2014 10.00 am to 5.
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