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 2
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Click to view full image... [2-8] marginal block of four with part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint with the stamps remaining unmounted. A scarce multiple. Photo £300-400
Note: This is an intermediate printing between the frame families of S.G. 126 and S.G. 128. It shows some signs of cross-hatching at the base of the left-hand value tablet
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
52
  [25] Lines by King's cheek, fine mint £50-60
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 127, Black-purple and slate-grey, Long Gash printing

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Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, lightly mounted mint; fractional toning. Photo £200-250
54
Click to view full image... [15] King's eyebrow line, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1981). Photo £80-100
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
55
Click to view full image... [25] Lines by King's cheek, lightly mounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). Photo £150-200
Provenance: Gunnar Strehmel, 1994
56
Click to view full image... [34-40] marginal block of four, lightly mounted mint; a couple of tiny tone spots, otherwise very fine. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
57
Click to view full image... [46] King's extra curl, fine mint. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 128, Black and slate-grey, Long Gash printing

58
Click to view full image... [1-2] corner pair, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, mint with hinge remainders; [1] with two gum creases. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
59
  [2] Long gash in Queen's ear and [46] King's extra curl, fresh mint with [46] (gum crease) apparently unmounted £120-150
60
Click to view full image... [3-9] marginal block of four with large part imprint, [9] with "footprint" flaw, fine mint. Photo £250-300
61
Click to view full image... [44-50] block of four, [44] King's wisp, fresh mint. Photo £250-300

S.G. 128 variant, Black and slate-grey with "sepia tinted heads", Long Gash printing

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Click to view full image... [38], fresh mint; thin speck. Photo £150-200
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 129, Black and slate, Hook printing

63
Click to view full image... [2-10] corner block of eight with imprint and sheet number "12", [2] Hook in Queen's ear, fresh mint; one stamp with trace of a hinge mark in one corner, the others unmounted mint. A fine positional multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Alan Uria, July 2012
64
Click to view full image... [2] Hook in Queen's ear, fine mint. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
65
Click to view full image... [3-10] corner block of six (3x2) with large part of imprint and sheet number "28", [8] with trace of a printer's mark, fresh mint and apparently unmounted. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Gerald Simpson, October 1982
Norman Levin, November 1993

S.G. 130, Black and grey-black, Long Gash printing

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Click to view full image... [1-3] corner strip of three with large part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fresh mint with [1-2] remaining unmounted. Photo £350-400
67
Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fine mint. Photo £140-180
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
68
  [25] Lines by King's cheek and [46] King's extra curl, mint; the latter with a couple of faint tones at foot, otherwise fine £120-150
69
Click to view full image... [39-50] corner block of six (2x3) with small part of imprint, [44] King's wisp, [50] King's nostril flaw, fresh mint; marginal buckle on one stamp. Photo £600-700
Provenance: Gerald Simpson, October 1982
Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "A", Black and brownish grey, Thick Ear printing

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Click to view full image... [2] Queen's thick ear, lightly mounted mint; vague gum bend. Photo £100-120
71
Click to view full image... [4-10] block of four, [4] Queen's cheek and King's temple flaw, fresh mint. Photo £300-350
72
  [4] Queen's cheek and King's temple flaw, [13] with printer's mark and [14] Two white lines in Queen's hair, fresh mint; [13] with light gum crease £80-100
73
Click to view full image... [28-50] corner block of fifteen (3x5) with large part imprint, two stamps in top row with small mounts, otherwise unmounted mint. A scarce and exceptionally fine multiple. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

RSC "B", Black and grey-black, Hook Ear printing

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Click to view full image... [36], part original crackly gum. Rare. Photo £300-400
75
Click to view full image... Unplated, fine mint. Rare. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC "D", Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

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Click to view full image... [18-24] block of four, single hinge mount at centre; very fine. Photo £500-600
77
Click to view full image... [36], fine mint. Photo £200-250

RSC "D" variant i, Black and grey-black with brownish gum, Thick Ear printing

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Click to view full image... [2] Queen's thick ear, no frame plate flaw in left "d", large part original gum; fine. Photo £120-150
Note: This variant has a brownish appearance, thought to have been caused by brownish gum. It is not considered to be toning and this family of stamps shares this characteristic with
RSC "I"
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "D" variant ii, Black and grey-black with "sepia tinted heads", Thick Ear printing

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Click to view full image... [2] Queen's thick ear, no frame plate flaw in left "d", lightly mounted mint and very fine. Photo £300-350
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC "E", Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

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Click to view full image... [20] with flaws between shoulders, fine mint. Photo £150-180
81
Click to view full image... [25] second rayon recut, lightly mounted mint; very fine. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
82
Click to view full image... [43-49] block of four, [43] with printer's mark, large part original gum; pulled perf. at upper right, otherwise fine. Photo £700-900
Provenance: William O'Connell, March 1986
Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC "F", Black and grey-black, No Gash printing

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Click to view full image... [43] with printer's mark at upper left, fine mint. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "G", Black and grey-black, No Gash printing

84
Click to view full image... [50] vertical line above left value tablet with two dots to the left of this line, part original gum with blue offset of 2 1/2d. value on reverse. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "H", Black and slate-green, No Gash printing

85
Click to view full image... [4-10] upper right corner block of four with small part imprint and sheet number "165", [5/10] with medal "cuts", part to large part original gum. A rare multiple. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Bryant Rose, March 1995
86
  [4], fresh mint with a single neat hinge remainder; fine £80-100
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC "I", Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

87
Click to view full image... [22], part original gum; small thin under hinge Photo £80-100
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
88
Click to view full image... [42-48] block of four, [43] with printer's mark at upper left, the upper pair with the heads partly re-entered resulting in them appearing darker than in the heads in the lower pair, fresh and very lightly mounted mint, only the upper pair sharing a small mount. A very rare multiple in pristine condition. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987
Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006
89
Click to view full image... [42] with printer's mark at upper right, fine mint. Photo £140-180
Provenance: Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC "J", Black and slate-black, Thick Ear printing

90
Click to view full image... [1-7] block of four, [2] Queen's thick ear and [6] Tiara flaw, fresh mint with all four stamps previously mounted. Fine and rare. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
91
  [15] King's eyebrow line and [27] King's shoulder flaw, fine mint £140-180

RSC "K", Black and slate-black, No Gash printing

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Click to view full image... [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, [2] No gash in Queen's ear, pristine mint with the stamps remaining unmounted; a scarce multiple. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Gerald Simpson, December 1982
Norman Levin, November 1993
93
  [3] and [29] "club" flaw, fine mint £140-180

Two Pence Halfpenny

94
  A selection of shades grouped as deep ultramarine (2), dull to light ultramarine (2), dull blue (2), deep dull blue and chalky blue (6), good to fine mint. S.G. 131-133, RSC "A" £100-120
95
  Deep ultramarine, dull ultramarine, dull blue and chalky blue blocks of four, fine mint with the last unmounted £250-300
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
96
  Deep ultramarine, light ultramarine, dull blue and chalky blue blocks of four, fine mint with the last unmounted £250-300
97
  Deep dull blue RSC "A" block of twenty-five (5x5), [25-50], the lower half of a sheet with full sheet margins and imprint, [27] Dot on King's forehead, [28] Dot by lower left scroll and [32] Dot by second ball to left of central ornament at top, a couple of stamps in the top row previously mounted, the others remaining unmounted. An impressive multiple £500-600
Provenance: Bryant Rose, March 1995
98
  Deep dull blue RSC "A" block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint £100-120
Provenance: Derek Lambert, November 1999

Three Pence

S.G. 134, Purple-brown and ochre, Long Gash printing

99
Click to view full image... [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, hinge remainders in top margin which has two small thins, the pair with just a small trace of hingeing. Photo £120-150
Provenance: Norman Levin, November 1993
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Click to view full image... [2] Long gash in Queen's ear, fine mint. Photo £80-100
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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