7 Jun 2016 – 10 Jun 2016
152 lots
Lot 40000
Unknown
Arctic and Antarctic Expedition Collection
1897- 1997 Attractive and valuable collection of Expedition postcards, cigarette cards, covers etc., with…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40001
Argentina » Buenos Aires
WITHDRAWN
1858 Steamship 4p vermilion, used with clear cancel, close to good margins, clear crisp impression, excellent colour, very fine & scarce (Scott…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40002
Australia » South Australia
SOLD 1890 Postal Telegraph Conference bound report presented to Hon. B. Stafford Bird (the Tasmanian Postmaster General), signed on inside page by J. H….
Estimate: 3’500 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40003
Australia » South Australia
1902-04 Thin POSTAGE 3d olive-green mint nh block of four with value and inscription greatly shifted upwards resulting in lower pair with POSTAGE OMITTED…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40004
Australia » Victoria
WITHDRAWN
1886-96 £6 Yellow and Pale Blue “Stamp Duty”, no gum, very fine and rare (SG £9’000)
Expertise: Cert. APS (2011)
Estimate: € 4’000 -…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40005
Australia » Victoria
1884-1900 “Stamp Duty” recess printed £25 bluish green, £50 dark violet and £100 aniline crimson (inverted upright wmk) with Specimen overprints (all struck…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40006
Liechtenstein
Austria used in LiechtensteinThe Casoli Correspondence
1863 Three small neat folded entires all addressed to Monsignore Giacomo di Casoli in Reggio…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 40007
Bolivia
The Villa Bella Provisional
1911 20c on 2c green and black, used, very fine & rare (Scott $2’500), cert. APS
Note: This provisional was issued by…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40008
Brazil
The Largest Franking of Brazil Classics
1870 Large front with 1861 430r yellow imperf. multiple franking of 16 examples (strip of 9 + block of 7), registered…
Estimate: 25’000 – 35’000 EUR
Lot 40009
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type B, security initials “WHL” of postal official Lorimer, used with light part Demerara cds AU 2 1850,…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40010
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cut round, light cds of August 1851, some discolour…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40011
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cut round and used on small fragment with light…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40012
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type A, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, paying single postage on cover “p Inland Mail”…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40013
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type B, security initials “WHL” of postal official Lorimer, cut round, paying single postage on full…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40014
British Guiana
1850-51 Cottonreel 4 cents black on lemon-yellow, paper of 1851 printing, Townsend type B, security initials “WHL” of postal official Lorimer, light Demerara…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40015
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on green, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, lightly cancelled Berbice cds 1851 and again…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40016
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on blue-green, Towvsend type C with thin oval frame, security initials “WHL” of postal official Lorimer, cut octagonally…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40017
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on blue-green, type B, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cut square with frame cut into on all sides to varying…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40018
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on green, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cut round with frame clear, doubly struck cds of…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40019
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on blue-green, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cancelled by light Demerara cds, cut round…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40020
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, horiz. pair Townsend types A thick + C thin rule se-tenant, security initials “ETED” of postal official Dalton,…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40021
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, Townsend type A, security initials “HAK” of postal official Killikelly, lightly cancelled by Berbice cds, cut square…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40022
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, Townsend type A, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, cut square with design clear all round, cancelled…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40023
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, cut square and cancelled by Berbice cds SP 12…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40024
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, Townsend type A, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, central Demerara cds November 1851, cut octagonally…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40025
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, cut round with frame cut into most of the way around, light cancellation,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40026
British Guiana
1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, Townsend type C with thin oval rule, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, cancelled by both Berbice…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40027
British Guiana
SOLD IN PREVIOUS AUCTION
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40028
British Guiana
1850-51 Cottonreel 12 cents black on pale blue (latest shade of blue), Townsend type B, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, central Berbice…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40029
British Guiana
1850-51 Cottonreel 4 cents black on pale yellow, the late printing on very thin pelure paper, Townsend type C with tall oval rim, security initials “WHL”…
Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 40030
British Guiana
1851 Cottonreel on pelure paper (very thin and transparent), 4c black on pale yellow, Townsend type C with thin rule, security initials of “WHL” (postal…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40031
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, fine even margins all round and with light Demerara cds MR 13 1855, surface intact and unrubbed, rare in this premium…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40032
British Guiana
1852 1c Black on Magenta, just touched to clear margins, lightly used with double-circle ds, faint diagonal crease, fresh colours and fine example (SG…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40033
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, used with central Demerara cds SP 26 1853, margins all round, torn and thinned with surface repair at upper left,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40034
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, good to wide margins, cancelled by light Demerara cds JY 13 1853, good appearance, surface somewhat touched-up (SG…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40035
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, large to very large margins all around with light Demerara cds AU 19 tying stamp to small piece, surface intact…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40036
British Guiana
1852 4c Black on Deep Blue horizontal pair, margins in places, cancelled by two Demerara double-arc ds, usual faults as encountered with these delicate…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40037
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, large even margins and fresh original colour, central Berbice cds JU 8 1853, coloured surface virtually intact…
Estimate: 4’000 – 7’000 EUR
Lot 40038
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, used with Demerara cds of January 1853, margins three sides, usual surface rubbing and small corner bend, rare…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40039
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, used with double-circle DEMARARA ds, small faults incl. some discolouration, crease and pin-hole, still with…
Estimate: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 40040
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, used with double-circle DEMARARA ds, frame cut into in places, surface rubbing and horizontal crease as is common…
Estimate: 400 – 700 EUR
Lot 40041
British Guiana
1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, good to large margins, used on full letter from Plantation Palmyra (with mourning boxes) to Georgetown, tied…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40042
British Guiana
1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1c vermilion, original printing, with close to very good margins, Demerara SP 4 1855 cds, horizontal crease, fine appearance…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40043
British Guiana
1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1c brownish red (type A), unused, just touched at top left, tiny pinhole and trace of a thin at top in margin, fine appearance…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40044
British Guiana
1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 4c blue with fine to large margins, unused with no gum, fine (SG £3’000), plus 4c pale blue used with repaired tear
Expertise:…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40045
British Guiana
1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4c blue, retouched showing solid line above value tablet, unused, close to large margins, slight thin, scarce (SG £4’500)
Estimate:…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40046
British Guiana
1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4c pale blue, unused, large to very large margins, fine and scarce (SG £2’250)
Estimate: € 500 – € 700
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40047
British Guiana
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, apparently unused and of fair appearance but defective and repaired…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 40048
British Guiana
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, security initials “CAW” of postal official Watson, a quite enormous stamp with huge margins incl. part sheet…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40049
British Guiana
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, used with clear Demerara cds MR 17 1856, cut octagonally, trace…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40050
British Guiana
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, security initials “EDW” of postal clerk Wight, used with light Demerara cds OC 31 1856, cut square with large…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40051
British Guiana
1856 Provisional 4 cents black on blue glazed surface-coloured paper, security initials “EDW” of postal official Wight, cut octagonal, trace of cancellation…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 40052
British Guiana
1862 Provisional mint/unused selection incl. 1c rose SG116a unsigned (2, one thinned), 1c rose SG117a unsigned, 1c rose SG 118a unsigned, 4c blue SG122a…
Estimate: 1’200 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40053
British Guiana
1862 Provisionals 2c type 12 and 4c type 14, both used, 2c with minor thins, 4c with repaired corner, fine appearance (SG £2’300)
Expertise: Cert. Bloch…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40054
British Guiana
1878 (2c) on 8c Rose unused, some trivial imperfections, fresh appearance and rare (SG £5’000)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (2003)
Provenance: W. Frazer,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40055
British Guiana
1881 2 on 24c Official (SG O12), mint large part og, light horizontal crease, fine appearance
Expertise: Cert. Brandon (1989)
Estimate: € 100 – €…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40056
British Guiana
Officials: 1875-77 Selection incl. 1875 1c black mint and used, 2c orange mint (faults) and used, 8c unused, 1877 2c mint (ex Gilbert) and used and 4c…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40057
British Guiana
Officials: 1877 6c Brown mint og, fine and rare (SG £5’500)
Expertise: Cert. Brandon (1997) as part of a group
Provenance: E. Gilbert
Estimate:…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 EUR
Lot 40058
British Guiana
Officials: 1877 8c Rose mint og, some short trimmed perfs, fine and fresh (SG £2’000)
Expertise: Photocopy of cert. Brandon (1997) as part of a group
Provenance:…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40059
British Guiana
Officials: 1877 12c Pale Violet mint small part og, some short trimmed perfs, fine (SG £1’800)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1981)
Provenance: E. Gilbert
Estimate:…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40060
British Guiana
Officials: 1877 24c Green mint part og, couple of very faint tone spots, fine (SG £2’250)
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1957)
Provenance: E. Gilbert
Estimate:…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 40061
British Guiana
Revenues: 1900ca. 8c (32c) Red & Black roulette revenue stamp for the payment of medicine duty in mint block of 16 (imperf. at left and right sides), odd…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40062
British Guiana
1860-1966, Collection of mint and used with better mint/unused incl. 1860-63 4c and 12c, 1861 1c, 1862-65 1c brown (3), 1862-65 24c (3), 1863-76 8c pink…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40063
Canada » New Brunswick
1851-60 3d Dull Red in left marginal block of four with clear to good margins, mint, tiny surface mark and lower pair with a light crease, fresh and bright…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40064
Canada » Newfoundland
Rowland Hill “CANCELLED” Presentation Stamp
1862-64 1s Rose-Lake imperf., just touched to clear margins, with “CANCELLED” barred oval (made by Perkins…
Estimate: 0 EUR
Lot 40065
South Africa » Cape of Good Hope
The Finest Error of Colour Existing
1861 Woodblock 1d pale milky blue error of colour (instead of red), tied to piece light CGH cancel, large to huge…
Estimate: 50’000 – 60’000 EUR
Lot 40066
Cayman Islands
Rare Double Surcharge Variety
1907 Georgetown Provisional 1/2d on 5s salmon and green, unused with original gum, showing DOUBLE SURCHARGE variety, very…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40067
Cayman Islands
1907 Georgetown Provisional 1d on 5s Salmon & Green with double surcharge variety, mint large part og, fine and very rare (SG £22’000)
Expertise: Cert….
Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40068
Dominican Republic
1865 1/2r Black on rose, wove paper, unused without gum as issued, four good to large margins with all guideline clear, light bend, superb appearnce, rare…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40069
Dominican Republic
1865 1/2r Black on rose, 1r Black on deep green, wove paper, used, close to good margins with all guidelines practically clear, few small defects, scarce
Estimate:…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 40070
Dominican Republic
1865 1r Black on deep green, wove paper, unused without gum as issued, four good to large margins with all guidelines clear, superb appearance, rare in…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40071
Dominican Republic
1865 1/2r Black on pale green, 1r Black on straw, laid paper, unused, close to good margins with all guidelines practically clear, very fine & a very rare…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40072
Dominican Republic
1865 1/2r Black on pale green, 1r Black on straw, laid paper, used, touched to close margins, defects, a scarce set
Estimate: € 200 – € 300
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40073
Dominican Republic
1866 1/2r Black on straw, laid paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely fine
Estimate:…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40074
Dominican Republic
1866 1r Black on pale green, laid paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large even margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40075
Dominican Republic
1866 1r Black on pale green, laid paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely fine
Estimate:…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40076
Dominican Republic
The Unique Pair & An Important Discovery
1866 1r Black on pale green, top sheet marginal PAIR, watermarked, unused without gum as issued, large to very…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR
Lot 40077
Dominican Republic
1866 1r Black on pale green, watermarked, unused without gum as issued, good to very large margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40077A
Dominican Republic
1866 1r Black on pale green, watermarked and LAID PAPER, unused without gum as issued, left sheet marginal with good to large even margins, lightly creased,…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 EUR
Lot 40078
Dominican Republic
1866-67 1r Black on blue, unwatermarked, unused without gum as issued, good to large margins, showing variety No space between “Un” and “real”, very fine…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 40079
Dominican Republic
1866-67 1r Black on blue, unwatermarked, used, good even margins, showing variety No space between “Un” and “real”, very fine & a scarce error
Estimate:…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40080
Dominican Republic
1866-67 1r Black on blue, unwatermarked, used with red cancel, clear to good margins, showing variety “Without inscription at top and bottom”, very fine…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 40081
Dominican Republic
1867-71 1/2r Black on olive, unwatermarked, on pelure paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large margins, an extremely fine example for this very…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40082
Dominican Republic
1867-71 1/2r Black on olive, unwatermarked, on pelure paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large margins, an extremely fine example for this very…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 40083
Dominican Republic
1870-73 1r Black on yellow, bottom right sheet marginal block of nine, unwatermarked, unused without gum as issued, large to very large margins, excellent…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40084
Dominican Republic
1870-73 1r Black on yellow, bottom sheet marginal block of four, unwatermarked, unused without gum as issued, large to very large margins, excellent impression…
Estimate: 80 – 120 EUR
Lot 40085
Dominican Republic
1866-73 Attractive selection of fifteen different unused singles, mostly all without gum as issued, almost all appear to have good to large margins, a…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 40086
Egypt
Stunning Postcard Collection
An exceptional collection of ca.3’000 postcards mint and used including cancel and destination interest, housed in 4 boxes…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 EUR
Lot 40087
German States » Bavaria
The Osterhofen Bisect
The famous Kohl handbook lists the 10pf Official of Bavaria’s 1876 issue bisected and used from Osterhofen; this cover is that…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Lot 40088
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 7) Wrapper from London to Carlisle with 1d black pl.1a NB-NC pair, just touched to very good margins, tied by neat red MCs, clear despatch backstamp,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR
Lot 40089
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 8) Wrapper from London to Great Yarmouth with 1d black pl.1a QF, QJ, QL, RD, RJ and RK (which does not belong), all four-margined, tied by neat…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’800 EUR
Lot 40090
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 9) Wrapper from Rugeley to London with 1d black pl.1a GB, fine to very good margins, tied by crisp BROWN MCs, with matching-coloured and clear…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40091
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 10) Envelope from London to Petworth with 1d black pl.1a CC, fine to very good margins, tied by a neat red MC, with clear despatch backstamp…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 40092
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 11) Wrapper from Liverpool to Halifax with 1d black pl.1a BF, close to good margins, tied by a crisp ORANGE MC with matching clear despatch…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40093
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 11) Entire from London to Edinburgh with 1d black pl.1a HC, close to good margins, tied by a neat red MC, top backflap with legible despatch…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40094
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 12) Entire from Liverpool to Ballymoney (Northern Ireland) with 1d black pl.1a OL, just touched to good margins, tied by neat red MCs, clear…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 40095
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 13) Envelope from London to Dublin, Ireland, with 1d black pl.1a BH, close to very good margins, tied by a neat red MC, clear despatch and arrival…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40096
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 14) Entire from London to Penrith with 1d black pl.1a SH, fine to good margins, tied by a neat red MC, clear despatch backstamp, very fine and…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 40097
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 15) Wrapper from London to Town Malling, Kent, with 1d black pl.1a SB and RF, fine even margins, tied by red MCs, clear enough despatch backstamp…
Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR
Lot 40098
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 16) Envelope sent within London, franked on the reverse with 1d black pl.1a KL, just touched to good margins, tied by a crisp red MC, stamp unnoticed…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR