Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Rhodesia Double Head Issue 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: 18th March 2015 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing at Stampex Exhibition, London:
18-20th February at our stand #122
Viewing at Spink London:
17th March 10am to 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 3
101
  [25] Lines by King's cheek, and [46] King's extra curl, part original gum and large part original gum respectively £80-100
102
Click to view full image... [41-47] block of four with small part imprint, [46] King's extra curl, fresh mint with the four stamps lightly mounted. Photo £350-400
Provenance: Wolpert, April 2000
103
Click to view full image... [44-50] corner block of four with small part imprint, [44] King's wisp, unmounted mint; folded between horizontally. Photo £350-400

S.G. 135, Purple and yellow-ochre, Long Gash printing

104
  [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh deep colours, part original gum £80-100
105
  [25] Lines by King's cheek and [46] King's extra curl, fresh mint with small and large hinge remainders respectively £80-100
106
Click to view full image... [34-40] marginal block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. Photo £300-350
Provenance: William O'Connell, March 1986

S.G. 136, Magenta and yellow-ochre, Short Gash printing

107
Click to view full image... [2-5/8-10/13-15] corner block of ten with full imprint and sheet number "434", [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, the stamps with overall flat-spotting on gum, two hinge remainders in top margin, otherwise unmounted. A fine and spectacular positional multiple. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: John Barbour
Norman Levin, November 1993
108
Click to view full image... [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, bright colours, part original gum. Photo £120-150
109
  [30] in the "true magenta" shade and [46] with a deep vignette, mint with a hinge remainder and unmounted mint respectively £100-120
110
Click to view full image... [43-49] block of four, [43] with printer's mark at upper left, mint with part to large part original gum; [48] with a wrinkle. Photo £600-700
Provenance: William O'Connell, March 1986

S.G. 137, Violet and ochre, Thick Ear printing

111
Click to view full image... [2] Queen's thick ear, part original gum; small thin, fine appearance. Photo £100-120
112
  [15] King's eyebrow line, [18] and [50], the last (small thin) in the "cold violet" shade, good to fine mint £120-150

RSC "A", Dull reddish purple and brownish ochre, Short Gash printing

113
Click to view full image... [1-25] block of twenty-five, being the top five rows of a sheet with imprint and sheet number "22", [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, the right vertical column with "medal cuts", unmounted mint; folded between two horizontal rows. A very rare and superb showpiece multiple. Photo £3,500-4,000
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, private sale
114
Click to view full image... [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, [7] (wrinkle) with part of printer's mark at lower right, fresh mint with the upper pair unmounted, the lower pair sharing a single hinge mark. A rare positional multiple of this printing. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Thomas Osdene, May 2001
115
Click to view full image... [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, fine mint. Photo £150-180

RSC "B", Maroon and ochre, Hook printing

116
Click to view full image... [2], Hook in Queen's ear, large part original gum. Photo £80-100
117
Click to view full image... [29-35] marginal block of four, unmounted mint; superb. Photo £350-400

RSC "C", Deep reddish purple and ochre, Hook printing

118
Click to view full image... [20] with "medal cuts", fine mint. A scarce printing. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "D", Dull claret and ochre, Thick Ear printing

119
Click to view full image... [4-10] block of four, [4] Queen's cheek and King's temple flaws, fresh mint with the top pair sharing a single hinge remainder, the lower pair remaining unmounted. A very fine and rare multiple. Photo £2,800-3,000
120
Click to view full image... [14] Two white lines in Queen's hair, two hinge remainders, fresh and fine mint. Scarce. Photo £500-600
Provenance: John Barbour
Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "E", Deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, Thick Ear printing

121
Click to view full image... [20], marginal from the right of the sheet, fresh with large part original gum; trace of a bend at top, otherwise very fine. A very rare stamp. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC "F", Lake and pale yellow-ochre, Thick Ear printing

122
Click to view full image... [17], fresh with large part original gum; fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (1985). Photo £1,200-1,400

RSC "G", Brown-purple and ochre, No Gash printing

123
Click to view full image... [4-10] block of four with small part imprint and sheet number "498", [10] with "medal cuts", large part original gum with the upper pair sharing a single hinge remainder, the lower pair remaining unmounted; thin in top margin and at stamp hinge area, [5] with diagonal creases. Considered unique as a block. Photo £7,000-8,000
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC "G", Brown-purple and ochre, No Gash printing

124
Click to view full image... [22], part original gum; violet mark on reverse. Rare. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC "I", Deep reddish purple and ochre, No Gash printing

125
Click to view full image... [6] flaw under lip of King's curl, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder; diagonal bend. Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "J", Deep rose-lilac and ochre, No Gash printing

126
Click to view full image... [41] roller die flaw, large part original gum; trace of soiling on reverse, otherwise fine and rare. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

Four Pence

S.G. 138, Greenish black and orange, Long Gash printing

127
  [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, part original gum £120-150
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
128
  [13] distinctly aniline, [25] Lines by King's cheek and [46] King's extra curl, fresh with part to large part original gum £180-200

S.G. 139, Brown-purple and orange, Long Gash printing

129
Click to view full image... [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh unmounted mint; trace of wrinkling. Photo £180-200
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
130
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fine mint. Photo £100-120
131
  [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, [25] Lines by King's cheek and [46] King's extra curl; [2] with thin speck, otherwise fine mint £120-150
132
  [8] and [13] with printer's marks, fine mint £50-60
133
Click to view full image... [39-45] block of four, [44] King's wisp, fresh mint, the lower pair remaining unmounted. Photo £300-350
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, private sale
134
Click to view full image... [41-48] corner block of six with nearly complete imprint, [46] King's extra curl, [41 and [43] with very small hinge marks, otherwise unmounted mint. An outstanding positional multiple. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

S.G. 140, Black and orange, Long Gash printing

135
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum; vague bend. Photo £100-120
136
  [2] (aniline frame) Long gash in Queen's ear, [25] Lines by King's cheek and [46] King's extra curl fresh mint; [2] with a thin, [46] unmounted £140-180
137
Click to view full image... [24-30] marginal block of four, [25] Lines by King's cheek, unmounted mint; very fine. Photo £300-350
138
Click to view full image... [43-50] corner block of six with large part imprint, [44] King's wisp, fresh mint; [49] with a small hinge mark, otherwise unmounted mint. Superb. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

S.G. 140, variant i, Blue-black and distinctly aniline orange, Long Gash printing

139
Click to view full image... [2] marginal with small part imprint Long gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum. Photo £300-350
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
140
Click to view full image... [34-40] block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair very lightly mounted. A scarce block. Photo £600-700
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "A", Grey-black and orange, Mid Gash printing

141
Click to view full image... [2] Mid gash in Queen's ear, part original gum; trace of a thin at hinge area. Photo £150-200
142
Click to view full image... [11-17] block of four, fresh unmounted mint. A superb and rare multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "B", Black and orange, Hook printing

143
Click to view full image... [2] Hook in Queen's ear, lightly mounted mint; vertical crease, fine appearance. Photo £100-120
144
Click to view full image... [11-17] block of four, superb unmounted mint. Photo £600-700
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "C", Blue-black and dull orange, Hook printing

145
Click to view full image... [2] Hook in Queen's ear, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder; diagonal gum bend, otherwise fine. Photo £200-250

RSC "D", Olive-black and yellow-orange, Hook printing

146
Click to view full image... [1-10] block of ten, being the complete top two rows of the sheet with full imprint and sheet number "30", [2] Hook in Queen's ear, [5] and [10] "medal cuts", [8] with printer's mark, fresh and very fine mint with a couple of hinge marks in top margin only, all stamps remaining unmounted. An exceptionally rare and impressive multiple. Photo £18,000-20,000
Note: To date it appears that there is only one sheet of this printing recorded, this sheet originally having been divided in to four multiples
Provenance: Gerald Simpson, December 1982
Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
147
Click to view full image... [43] with printer's mark at upper left, fresh lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: Sotheby's, May 1989

RSC "E", Blue-black and yellow-orange, Thick Ear printing

148
Click to view full image... [2] Queen's thick ear, large part original gum; faint tone spot on one perf. at foot. Scarce. Photo £200-250
149
Click to view full image... [41-47] corner block of four with small part imprint, [47] "dots between heads", unmounted mint; small split in margin at foot and minor creasing in margins. A fine and rare multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "F", Blue-black and yellow-orange, No Gash printing

150
Click to view full image... [28] with "hairpin" flaw, fresh unmounted mint; trace of a corner crease at upper left. Scarce. Photo £300-350
Provenance: "Montgomery", November 2002
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Rhodesia Double Head Issue 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: 18th March 2015 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing at Stampex Exhibition, London:
18-20th February at our stand #122
Viewing at Spink London:
17th March 10am to 5pm
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