3 Dec 2018 – 7 Dec 2018
148 lots
Lot 30407 | 1893-95 1d Carmine-Red with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 1d Carmine-Red (reading downwards) with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint, mint part og, fine and scarce variety, ex County, cert….
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30408 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) right pane of 60 with varieties
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) right pane of 60 (missing two pieces of margins at lower left only and some margin reinforced), with R1/3 showing…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30409 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) mint block of six with varieties
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) mint block of six showing both no dots on “i” of “British” and inverted “u” for second “n” in “Bechuanaland”, hinge…
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 30410 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with double overprint used in Gaberones
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with double overprint, the second being weaker as all the examples are from Gaberones, with light cds, one toned…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 30411 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with double overprint used in Kanye
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with double overprint, Kanye cds, fine variety, cert. BPA (2019) (SG £700)
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 30412 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with double overprint used in Mochudi
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with double overprint, Mochudi cds, fine variety, cert. BPA (1980) (SG £700)
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 30413 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with “BRITISH” omitted, two examples in re-joined vertical pair used
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with “BRITISH” omitted, two examples in re-joined vertical pair with Ramoutsa cds, fine and scarce variety (SG £1’000)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30414 | 1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1893-95 2d Bistre (reading downwards) with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint, mint part og (slightly toned gum), fine and scarce variety,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30415 | 1888 1/2d Vermilion half sheet of 120, first setting
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1888 1/2d Vermilion half sheet of 120, first setting without Jubilee lines, hinged in the margin only, fine for such a multiple, great for the overprint…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30416 | 1888 4d on 4d Lilac & Black mint hr part og, fine appearance
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1888 4d on 4d Lilac & Black mint hr part og, fine appearance (SG £475)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30417 | 1888 (Dec) 4d on 1d Lilac & Black mint (2) and used
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1888 (Dec) 4d on 1d Lilac & Black mint og (small tone spot), mint og (heavy hinge) and nice used, plus 1888 1/2d mint (SG £360)
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 30418 | 1888 (Dec) 1/2d Grey-Black with DOUBLE OVERPRINT
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1888 (Dec) 1/2d Grey-Black with DOUBLE OVERPRINT, mint hr, couple of faint tone spots mentioned for accuracy, fine (SG £500)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30419 | 1888 (Dec) 1/2d Grey-Black with TRANSPOSED OVERPRINT
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1888 (Dec) 1/2d Grey-Black with TRANSPOSED OVERPRINT (Protectorate / Bechuanaland), mint hr, small corner perf bend at lower left, fine appearance (SG…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30420 | 1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion overprint essay with “PROTECTORATE / FOURPENCE”
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion overprint essay with “PROTECTORATE / FOURPENCE”, mint lh, very fine and rare
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30421 | 1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion overprint essay with “Protectorate / 4D”
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion overprint essay with “Protectorate / 4D”, mint lh, diagonal crease, rareNote: Illustrated in the Runner Post No.24 p.447
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30422 | 1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion group of 15 stamps
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion group of 18 stamps with SPECIMEN ovpt (Holmes type 2), three mint, two unused and the rest used, showing various minor overprint…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30423 | 1889 (Mar) 4d on 1/2d vermilion with GREEN OVERPRINT
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1889 (Mar) 4d on 1/2d vermilion with GREEN OVERPRINT, Shoshong AP 11 cds, fine and rare, cert. Brandon (1987) (SG £1’500)Note: The surcharge was printed…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30424 | 1889 (Mar) 4d on 1/2d vermilion with INVERTED OVERPRINT
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1889 (Mar) 4d on 1/2d vermilion with INVERTED OVERPRINT, indistinct cancel, fine and rare, ex Frazer, cert. RPS (1964) (SG £4’000)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30425 | 1890 1/2d Vermilion 15mm overprint mint & used and 17mm overprint mint
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1890 1/2d Vermilion 15mm overprint mint & used (just cancelled at right) and 17mm overprint mint (toned perfs at top), fine (SG £750)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30426 | 1897 1/2d Yellow-Green group written up on 2 album pages
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1897 1/2d Yellow-Green mint & used group of the three different settings written up on 2 album pages incl. SG56 irregular mint block of 28, SG57 mint block…
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 30427 | 1897 1/2d Yellow-Green mint block of 21 from the top
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1897 1/2d Yellow-Green mint block of 21 from the top of the pane with inverted albino double print, fine and scarce multiple
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30428 | 1897-1902 1/2d Vermilion mint lower right corner marginal
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1897-1902 1/2d Vermilion mint lower right corner marginal “Q” control block (horizontal crease at top) and mint block of 40 (block of 8 at left with perf….
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30429 | 1897-1902 Jubilee issue with mint set, Specimen set, etc.
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1897-1902 Jubilee issue with mint set, Specimen set (mixed condition), plus a few extras incl. forgeries and a cut out from the Fournier album of the different…
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 30430 | 1904-13 KEVII group written up on album pages
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1904-13 KEVII group written up on album pages incl. 1d and 1s Specimens, mint blocks incl. 1s, mint and used sets incl. shades and a variety of cancels,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30431 | 1904-13 KEVII 1/2d Blue-Green with SPECIMEN type GB16 overprint
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1904-13 KEVII 1/2d Blue-Green with SPECIMEN type GB16 ovpt, part og, fine and rare
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30432 | 1904-13 2 1/2d Ultramarine with STOP AFTER P variety
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1904-13 2 1/2d Ultramarine with STOP AFTER P variety in mint nh strip of three with normals above and below, minor folding over of perfs in between, very…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30433 | 1913-24 Simple Cypher mint CONTROLS collection
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1913-24 Simple Cypher mint CONTROLS collection written up on album pages, mostly in blocks of 6 or 4, with six 1/2d (C13, O20, R21, J17, S22), seven 1d…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30434 | 1913-24 1/2d to 5s mint nh SPECIMENS (excl.1 1/2d)
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1913-24 1/2d to 5s mint nh SPECIMENS (excl.1 1/2d), plus extra mint hr 1s, very scarce ovpt on the lower values, very fine, ex Rossi
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30435 | 1913-24 2d Orange die I with INVERTED WATERMARK used
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1913-24 2d Orange die I with INVERTED WATERMARK, Palapye Road cds, very fine and scarce, listed but unpriced by SG
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30436 | 1914-23, Seahorses used group
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1913-24 Seahorses used group incl. Waterlow 5s with central Francistown cds, De La Rue 2s6d sepia, 2s6d pale brown on piece and Waterlow 5s vert. pair,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30437 | 1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d and 5s Specimens, etc.
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d and 5s Specimens plus 2s6d in sepia-brown and deep sepia-brown and 5s in rose-carmine (heavy gum creasing) and deep rose-carmine,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30438 | 1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d with double overprint (one albino)
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d with double overprint (one albino), mint hr, very well centred and very fine, cert. PFofSA (1981) (SG £300)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 30439 | 1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 5s rose-carmine with double overprint (one albino) mint nh
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 5s rose-carmine with double overprint (one albino) mint nh, very fine, cert. Brandon (2007) (SG £375)
Estimate: 120 – 160 GBP
Lot 30440 | 1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 5s deep rose-carmine with
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 5s deep rose-carmine with double overprint (one albino) mint large part og, collector’s hs on reverse, fine (SG £375)
Estimate: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 30441 | 1913-24 Waterlow 2s6d Seahorse in grey-brown showing RE-ENTRY
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1916-19 Waterlow 2s6d Seahorse in grey-brown showing RE-ENTRY on lower stamp in top left corner marginal pair, a little perf. reinforcement in-between…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30442 | 1916-19 De La Rue Seahorses mint group
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1916-19 De La Rue Seahorses mint group with three shades of the 2s6d and a 5s, mint hr, fine (SG £670)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30443 | 1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses mint group
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses mint group with two shades of both the 2s6d and 5s, mint hr, fine to very fine (SG £400)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30444 | 1913-24 Bradbury Wilkinson 2s6d with MAJOR RE-ENTRY variety
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1920-23 Bradbury Wilkinson 2s6d in chocolate brown with MAJOR RE-ENTRY variety, mint nh, slight gum toning and the odd natural gum wrinkle, fine and scarce…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30445 | 1925-27 Block Cypher mint CONTROLS collection
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1925-27 Block Cypher mint CONTROLS collection written up on album pages, mostly in blocks of 6 or strips of 3, with three 1/2d (E26, H27, L29), five 1d…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30446 | 1925-27 1d Scarlet with INVERTED WATERMARK used
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1925-27 1d Scarlet with INVERTED WATERMARK, Lobatsi cds, faint crease at top right not noticeable from the front, fine appearance and scarce, listed but…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30447 | 1925-27 3d Violet with INVERTED WATERMARK mint hr
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1925-27 3d Violet with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint hr, very fine (SG £200)
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 30448 | 1932 Definitive mint nh SPECIMEN set of 12
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1932 Definitive mint nh SPECIMEN set of 12, the 1s to 10s in lower left corner marginals and 2d to 4d left marginals, very fine (SG £450)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30449 | 1932 Definitive mint nh set of 12 with 10s in imprint lower marginal pair
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1932 Definitive mint nh set of 12, with 1 1/2d to 1s values in right marginal mint blocks of four, the 2s to 5s as singles and the 10s in a lower marginal…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30450 | 1932 Definitive used set of 12 with Lobatsi cds
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1932 Definitive used set of 12 with Lobatsi cds, the 10s with a little discolouration at top, the rest fine to very fine (SG £600)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30451 | 1935 Jubilee group written up on album pages
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1935 Jubilee group written up on album pages incl. varieties, with 3d in mint nh block of four showing extra flagstaff variety on thin paper, 6d mint (hinged…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30452 | 1935 Jubilee set with extra flagstaff variety in mint corner marginal blocks
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1935 Jubilee set with extra flagstaff variety in mint lower left corner marginal blocks of four, very fine (SG £795+)
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30453 | 1938-52 Issue group of 10 covers incl. scarce 1d War Fund label on cover
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1938-52 Issue group of 10 covers incl. scarce 1d War Fund label on cover with 1d & 1 1/2d tied by Melbourne arrival ds, eight covers to a book seller with…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30454 | 1961 2 1/2c on 3d Bright Ultramarine with “spaced c”
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1961 2 1/2c on 3d Bright Ultramarine with “spaced c” variety in lower pane marginal block of 12 (stamp no.9) with printer’s inscription and plate no. at…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30455 | 1961 (Oct) 2 1/2c showing dramatic downward shift of the black tied to cover by Mahalapye
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1961 (Oct) 2 1/2c showing dramatic downward shift of the black tied to cover by Mahalapye 22.12.65 cds, addressed to Mrs Powell who discovered the sheet…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30456 | 1961 (Oct) 2 1/2c block of four, 5c and 1R showing significant shifts of the black print
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
1961 (Oct) 2 1/2c block of four, 5c and 1R showing significant shifts of the black print, mint hinged, unusual group
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP