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 7
301
Click to view full image... [2] Mid gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum, fine and rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
Note: While these stamps are within the S.G. 156a group, their frames are not aniline
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
302
Click to view full image... [50] corner example, lightly mounted mint; shallow thin at corner of margin, the stamp superb. A wonderful example. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC "F", Blackish brown and rose-red, Long Gash printing

303
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, a rich shade, part original gum. A rare stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200
304
Click to view full image... Unplated, in the "true colours", large part original gum; thin spot, otherwise very fine. Photo £700-900
Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002
305
Click to view full image... Unplated and described by John Michael as "towards F", part original gum, fresh and fine. A rare stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC "G", Brownish black and carmine-vermilion, Long Gash printing

306
Click to view full image... [33], lightly mounted mint; two small gum bursts; a fine and very pretty shade. Rare. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

Three Shillings

S.G. 158, Green and violet, Long Gash printing

307
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, head plate slightly towards blue-green, lightly mounted mint; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). Photo £300-350
308
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, lightly mounted mint; tiny thin to right of hinge remainder. Photo £200-250
309
Click to view full image... [25] Lines by King's cheek, large part original gum; thin speck. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Clive Wolpert, April 2000
310
Click to view full image... [44-50] corner block of four, [44] King's wisp, fresh mint with all but [49] remaining unmounted, paper adherence in lower margin. A superb multiple. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993
311
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, large part original gum; fine. Photo £150-200

S.G. 158a, Bright green and magenta, Short Gash printing

312
Click to view full image... [2] Short Gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1981). Photo £1,200-1,400
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
313
Click to view full image... [25], fresh mint with two hinge remainders; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £500-600
314
Click to view full image... Unplated, fresh colours, large part original gum; superb. Photo £600-700
Provenance: Clive Wolpert, April 2000

RSC "A", Deep bluish green and deep purple, Long Gash printing

315
Click to view full image... [1-7] block of four, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, lightly mounted mint. A rare and important multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: Clive Wolpert, April 2000
316
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, pale heads, large part original gum; fine. Photo £300-350
317
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, deep heads, two small hinge remainders; trace of a vertical bend, otherwise fine. Photo £200-250
318
Click to view full image... [25] Lines by King's cheek, fresh with part original gum. Photo £140-180
319
Click to view full image... [41-47] corner block of four, [46] King's extra curl, hinge remainders on upper pair the lower pair remaining unmounted. A rare and impressive multiple. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993
320
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, fresh mint and exceptionally lightly mounted. Photo £150-200

RSC "B", Deep bluish green and deep reddish violet, Long Gash printing

321
Click to view full image... Unplated, exceptional colour and well-centred, fresh with large part original gum. A great rarity, being the finer of the two examples recorded to date. Robert M. Gibbs Certificate (2003) without photo, stating that the stamp is ex "Montgomery" lot 242 and "A great rarity, distinguished by its extraordinarily intense frame shade". Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: "Montgomery" December 2002
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
322
Click to view full image... Unplated, part original gum; some peripheral staining. Very rare, being only the second example of this printing recorded. Photo £600-800
Provenance: Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC "C", Bright green and dull claret, Short Gash printing

323
Click to view full image... [1-2] corner pair, [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint with the stamps exhibiting nearly full original gum, top margin with hinge remainders and small spot of gum loss. A very rare and highly attractive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £3,000-3,500
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
324
Click to view full image... [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, lightly mounted mint; thin speck, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "D", Bright green and deep purple, Short Gash printing

325
Click to view full image... [47], well-centred for this stamp, large part original gum with a couple of hinge remainders. Rare. Photo £700-800

Five Shillings

S.G. 159, Vermilion and deep green, Long Gash printing

326
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, part original gum, disturbed; fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £200-250
327
Click to view full image... [25] Lines by King's cheek, rich colours, large part original; fine. Photo £180-200
328
Click to view full image... [39-45] marginal block of four, [44] King's wisp, pristine mint with only [39] exhibiting very small hinge mark; trace of three diagonal stripes in gum, possibly from backing paper. A wonderful multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993

S.G. 160, Scarlet and pale yellow-green, Short Gash printing

329
Click to view full image... [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum with a single hinge remainder. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £150-200

S.G. 160, variant i, Deep carmine-red and yellow-green, Short Gash printing

330
Click to view full image... [16], marginal, part original gum; two small tones, one just showing through to face. Photo £140-180
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

S.G. 160, variant ii, Paler deep rose-red and deeper yellow-green, Short Gash printing

331
Click to view full image... [7], fresh colours, part original gum, fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

S.G. 160a, Crimson and yellow-green, Long Gash printing

332
Click to view full image... [1-7] corner block of four, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, [7] with printer's mark at lower right, large part original gum with [1-6] very lightly mounted; a few light tone marks, otherwise fine and a rare positional multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: "County", November 2003
Alan Uria, July 2012
333
Click to view full image... [1-2] corner pair, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, hinge remainders at top with traces on face of margin, the stamps remaining unmounted. Fine and scarce. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
334
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £350-400
335
Click to view full image... [7-13] block of four with printer's mark at centre, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. A fine, rare and lovely multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £3,000-3,500
Provenance: Sotheby's, May 1989
336
Click to view full image... [25] Lines by King's cheek, large part original gum; fine. Photo £180-200
337
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, fresh and very lightly mounted mint. An exceptional example. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £200-250

RSC "A", (Deeper) brown-red and green, Long Gash printing

338
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Clive Wolpert, April 2000
339
Click to view full image... [25] Lines by King's cheek, part original gum; fine. Photo £250-300
Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002

RSC "B", (Deeper) Indian red and green, Long Gash printing

340
Click to view full image... [27] flaw 3mm. above King's curl, the heads bright, aniline and fugitive, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "C", Scarlet-vermilion and deep green, Long Gash printing

341
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, large part original gum; thin speck at right. Photo £400-500
Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002
342
Click to view full image... [25], Lines by King's cheek, part original gum; fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: "Montgomery", December 2002
343
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, mint with a hinge remainder at top. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
344
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, part original gum and a few small gum skips. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "D", Deep rose-red and deep green, Long Gash printing

345
Click to view full image... [19] "Bruising" on King's head, part original gum; small thin. A most attractive stamp. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "E", Deep rose-red and (brighter) yellow-green, Short Gash printing

346
Click to view full image... [1-7] corner block of four, [2] Short gash in Queen's ear, part original gum with each pair having a curious flatish strip on gum. A very rare and impressive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
347
Click to view full image... [5] with medal "cuts", unmounted mint; tiny speck of gum flicked off at top. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Clive Wolpert, April 2000 as S.G. 160

RSC "F" Deep rose-red and dull yellow-green, Long Gash printing

348
Click to view full image... [15] King's eyebrow line and with row of blind perfs. at foot, lightly mounted mint and very fine. Scarce. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

Error of Colour ?, (Deeper) brown-red and (yellowish) bistre, Long Gash printing

349
Click to view full image... [33], part original gum, hinge remainders. A most unusual stamp offered "as is". Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: Another example in an identical shade has been seen. This was included in a collection which consisted of pristine stamps from a new issue service. Could the 5d. and 5/- frame plates have been confused?
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
"Dallas", July 1990

Seven Shillings and Sixpence

S.G. 160b, Carmine and pale blue, Long Gash printing

350
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh bright colours, large part original gum; small handstamp at foot. Most attractive. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
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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