Lot 72195 – 1880s-Modern, Superb mint and used collection in o

1880s-Modern, Superb mint and used collection in one volume, with early Crown and Kukris issues all certificated by Geoffrey Flack, also a good number of stamps were illustrated in the book of the expert A. Singer, beginning with 1881 pin perf. set and imperf. set all superb unused and certified (SG1-6), 1886-89 early and later printings again with certs (SG7-12), 1898 1a tête-bêche pair used (SG 13a), 1/2a black tête-bêche pair used (SG 23a), 1898- 99 with many shades, 1a tête-bêche mint pair (SG 13a ex Bates), 3a used tête-bêche pair, then pin perf. issues of 1898-1903 incl. 1a blue unused block of 4 and 1a indigo used block of 4, 1899 1/2a black 9 plated examples with certs (SG 22), the 1901-03 1a plated examples including inverted cliché in mint pair, 1917-30 2a red-brown piece of 12 used (Hellrigl States this shade not known used), 1917-30 2a good range of plated shades (SG 36-40), SG42 complete sheet of 64 used, this being an unlisted pinperf variety, then virtually complete with regular issues to 2000 mostly mnh, an exceptional collection which must be viewed (Est. € 3’000/5’000)