REVENUE STAMPSAustraliaBetting Tax |
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x 1966 New South Wales 1c. and 2c., Tasmania 2c., Victoria 1c. and 2c. and Western Australia Paid betting tickets with printed Betting Tax stamps, fine. £50-60
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x 1933 £1 black, fine and lightly cancelled. Barefoot 70. Photo £150-180
| Bechuanaland | |
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x 1903 £10 violet, cancelled in red ink manuscript, the odd minor imperfection, though a fine example of this rare stamp. Barefoot 14. Photo £200-250
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x 1932 £1 green and black block of five used with George VI Postage 1/- pair and 5/-, all cancelled in manuscript and tied by 1943 Mafeking Master's Office on piece; some foxing though a rare franking. Also Postal Fiscal 1910 6d. black and orange-brown, lightly cancelled. Barefoot 64, £1,250+. S.G. F1, £375 £150-200
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x 1932 £1 green and slate-black, 1938 green and black £1 and 1961 R10 on £5 orange and black on piece, fine used. Barefoot 65, 66, 71 £120-150
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x 1915 perf 12 25c. blue and red and 50c. blue and purple, both with three diamond-shaped punch holes, fine used. Barefoot 12-13 £120-150
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1865 CC 1/2d., 1d., 6d., 1/-, 10/-, £1, £5 and £10 imperforate plate proofs in issued colour on gummed watermarked paper, the 6d., 10/-, £1 and £5 with stain(s) and the 10/- and £10 with crease; also 1873 CC, perf 15 1/2x15 6d. deep lilac with watermark inverted (perfs cut off in places) and £2 dark purple (the odd lightly stained perf), both unused with part original gum. A rare group. Photo £300-400
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x 1961 Script £2, £10 and £50, and 1971 $4 top right corner block of four with sheet number "213"; fine unmounted mint. Barefoot 2, 4, 5, 14 £250-300
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1872 CC 5c., 10c., 15c., 20c., 25c., 50c. (imperforate), 1r. (handstamped "specimen"), 2r., 5r., 10r. (top right corner perf cut off), 20r., 50r. (lower right corner clipped) and 100r., 1873-81 CA 1c., 2c., 500r. and 1000r. (imperforate), all without gum and with perforations cut off or clipped. A scarce lot £200-250
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x 1938 10r. green and orange with margin at left, fine unmounted mint, and 20r. dull purple and blue and 50r. mauve and purple (central pinhole), used. Barefoot 8-10 £80-100
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x ββ 50r. grey-black, a few shortish perfs at top otherwise fine used. Rare. Barefoot 11. Photo £300-400
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x ββ 100r. dull purple and ultramarine, cancelled by large circular handstamp, fine. Rare. Barefoot 12. Photo £200-250
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x ββ 500r. dull green cancelled by large circular handstamp, a little faded and with re-filled punch hole. Very rare, only a few examples recorded. Barefoot 14. Photo £200-300
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x ββ 1000r. purple on red cancelled by large circular handstamp and with manuscript marking; re-filled punch hole in front of King's forehead. Very rare only a very few examples recorded. Barefoot 15. Photo £600-800
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x 1954 20r., 50r., 100r., 500r. and 1000r. (on fragment) used, the 50r. cancelled in manuscript, the others with part large circular handstamp and manuscript date etc.; generally fine. Barefoot 16-20 £250-300
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1871 CC, perf 12 1/2 1/-, unused with part original gum, perforations a little trimmed at right otherwise fine. Barefoot 1. Photo £60-80
| Grenada | |
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x 1908 MCA £1 red and green marginal block of four with manuscript initials and date, the upper pair with light horizontal creases otherwise fine. Barefoot 37 £60-80
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1879 1d., 4d., 6d., 1/- brown, 2/-, 3/-, 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £5, all unused and most with some original gum (5/- without and £5 with paper adhering to reverse), the 5/- oxidised and some with perforations trimmed or cut-off otherwise fine. Barefoot cat. £575. Photo for £1 and £5 £150-180
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ββ 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £5, each handstamped "cancelled" (Type D7), no gum, all with faults/defects though very rare. Photo for £1 and £5 £100-120
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x ββ £5 blue with manuscript cancellation, fine. Rare. Barefoot 71. Photo £250-300
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A selection comprising Q.V. (2), Edward VII (2), George V (100r. and 500r. values), Cochin and Cochin-Travancore (2, both bearing additional values); a couple with faults though an unusual group £50-60
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x 1936 1/- (vertical crease and some small stains on reverse) and 1938 1/- perf 14 and perf 13 (damaged lower right corner), all "used". Barefoot 1, 2, 2a £120-150
| Lesotho | |
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1968 1r. frame and vignette die proofs mounted on card (143mm. x 95mm.), annotated at right "Lesotho Stamps/2 rand & Vig Roll No 15492/1 & 5 rand 15491", fine; also International Coffee Organization undenominated label die proof (number 15473) mounted on card (57mm. x 41 1/2mm.), red pen mark at foot £100-150
Note: The issued stamps were printed by John Waddington and the House of Questa.
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Foreign Bill | |
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1869 CC 9c. (tone spot on reverse), 36c. and 60c. imperforate plate proofs on watermarked paper, also perf 14 18c. (perfs virtually cut off at left), all with part original gum, some minor wrinkles otherwise fine. Photo £300-400
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1874-78 CA, perf 14 10c., 25c., $1, $2, $3 and $5, all unused (the $1, $2 and $3 with some original gum), all with perfs trimmed or partially cut off and with other lesser faults. £100-120
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1869 CC 8c., 64c., 96c., $1.20 and $3.48, each an imperforate plate proof on watermarked paper, all with part original gum and some wrinkling, the $1.20 with small tone spot otherwise fine. Rare. Photo £800-1,000
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1869 3c. imperforate plate proof in lilac on watermarked paper, no gum, fine; also perf 14 3c. unused with small part original gum, perfs partially clipped at right. Photo for proof £120-150
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1874 "cents" 11 1/2mm wide 15c., 20c., 25c., 30c., "cents" 13mm. wide 5c., 10c. and 60c., and $1, $2, $3 (small stain at top), $5 and $10 all unused, the cents values with part original gum and the dollar values without, all with some perforations clipped or cut off, otherwise generally good to fine £300-400
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1882 3c. to $10 set of fifteen, all unused and mostly without gum, virtually all with perforations clipped or cut off, nevertheless a very scarce complete set. Barefoot 21-35 £150-180
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x 1938 $25 purple and blue on blue and $100 black and red on blue, both unused with part original, the $25 with some small surface abrasions, the $100 fine and very rare. Barefoot 58-59. Photo £600-800
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1938 $500 purple and orange, unused with large part original gum, lovely fresh colours, very fine. Extremely rare, only a few mint examples are known. Murray Payne Certificate (2014). Barefoot 60. Photo £8,000-10,000
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x 1945 $25 red and brown and $100 dull purple and ultramarine, fine used. Barefoot 1-2. Photo £120-150
| Federated Malay States | |
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x 1909-10 MCA upright $250 purple and blue (light diagonal crease and small thin) and 1926-28 Script $100 purple and carmine (top left corner slightly rounded), both clearly cancelled and of good to fine appearance. Barefoot 5a, 7. Photo £120-150
| Johore | |
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x 1922-41 $500 blue and red cancelled by part Stamp Office datestamp, crossed by green crayon at foot and with central punch hole. S.G. 128, £425. Barefoot 5. Photo £80-100
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x 1950 $100 purple and blue and $500 black and green, fine used. Barefoot 7-8. Photo £150-180
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x 1949 $250 black and green, light central cancellation, fine. Barefoot 37. Photo £80-100
| Malaysia | |
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2000 (c.) complete proof sheet comprising RM5, RM10 (2) and RM50 panes of twenty (5 x 4), unmounted mint, fine £300-400
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2005 Hasil $10 maroon, horizontal strip of five from the top of the sheet, variety misplaced horizontal perfs. at top (through value), fine unmounted mint £80-100
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2005 "hasil rm5", complete sheet of 100 (10 x 10), the first two rows with misplaced horizontal perforations; fine £100-150
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1869 CC 4d., 6d., 1/3d., 1/8d., 5/- and 8/4d. First, Second and Third of Exchange strips of thee, each an imperforate plate proof on gummed watermarked paper, all with gum creases and the 5/- with tear between First and Second of Exchange, also issued 1d. and 6/8d. strips (faults). Scarce £400-500
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1869-72 CC 4d., 2/- and 4/- imperforate plate proofs on watermarked paper, all with part original gum (creases), the 4d. with black mark on Queen's nose otherwise fine; also issued 1d., 2d., 3d., 6d., 8d., 1/-, 3/- (defective top left corner), 5/-, 10/- and £1, all without gum and with perforations clipped or cut off £200-250
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x 1882 £600 brown cancelled by part embossed h.s., part Auckland c.d.s. and with perfin, fine. Barefoot 285. Photo £60-80
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x ββ £700 purple cancelled by part embossed h.s., part Auckland c.d.s. and with perfin, fine. Barefoot 286. Photo £100-120
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x ββ £800 black cancelled by part embossed h.s., large part Auckland c.d.s. and with perfin, fine. Barefoot 287. Photo £100-120
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x 1882 2/6d., £40 red and £900 yellow used with Arms £2 and Postage KGV 3d. on piece, all cancelled by "stamp duties office/napier" c.d.s. for 3 November 1932, fine. Barefoot 288 etc. Photo £150-180
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x ββ 7/-, 10/-, £6, £40, £50 and £1000 used with Postage KGV 3d. and 4d., all on piece cancelled by "stamp duties dept/canterbury" c.d.s. and perfin. Most attractive. Barefoot 289 etc. Photo £150-180
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x 1931-58 Arms 1/-, 15/-, £3, £25, $45 (2), £100 and £600 used with Postage 1d. and 8d., all on piece cancelled by "stamp duties dept/wellington" c.d.s. and with perfin, fine. Most attractive. Barefoot 376 etc. Photo £100-120
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x ββ 35/- orange cancelled by blue crayon and with central punch hole, and 1939-40 £700 red and blue (rounded top right corner) lightly cancelled by c.d.s. and with perfin. Barefoot 318, 377 £100-120
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x Three honey pot lids with printed Honey seals comprising 1/2d. green (small size), 1d. blue (small size) and 2d. red (large size), the first also showing "additional seals levy/paid/n.z. honey marketing authority" h.s. in blue. Extremely elusive and seldom offered at auction. Kiwi catalogue R133c, e, f. Photo for 1/2d. £60-80
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x 1916 MCA 1/- black and green, cancelled by green crayon cross and with perfin, some light creases nevertheless a presentable example of this rare stamp. Barefoot 4. Photo £250-300
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