12 Jun 2018 – 15 Jun 2018
3736 lots
Lot 21189 | 1950-54 Official 2d blue and violet, mint nh se-tenant pair
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1950-54 Official 2d blue and violet, mint nh se-tenant pair, reading upward, overprint inverted, exceptionally fresh, very fine and extremely rare (SG…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 21189A | 1913 King Head £1 green and red, used block of four
South West Africa
1913 King Head £1 green and red, used block of four with central LUDERITZBUCHT / SWA cds, top right stamp with minor defects, still a very rare block of…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 21190 | 1964 Nursing Association 12 1/2c
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1964 Nursing Association 12 1/2c bright blue and gold, perf. 15 x 14, mint nh right sheet marginal showing GOLD OMITTED variety, an important and valuable…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 21191 | 1981 State Theatre imperforate miniature sheet, mint nh showing GOLD AND BROWN omitted
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1981 State Theatre imperforate miniature sheet, mint nh showing GOLD AND BROWN omitted, very fine and extremely rare, only three sound sheets recorded…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 21192 | 1987 Unissued Bible 40c blue
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1987 Unissued Bible 40c blue, mint nh top right corner sheet marginal control block of four, extremely fresh and fine for the rarity (SACC 638, ZAR 150’000+)
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 21193 | 1987 Unissued Bible 40c blue
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1987 Unissued Bible 40c blue, mint nh, fresh, very fine and rare (SACC 638, ZAR 14’000)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 21194 | 2010 World Cup mint nh miniature sheet
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
2010 World Cup mint nh IMPERFORATE miniature sheet, very fine and extremely rare as only three sound sheets are recorded (SACC 2030a, ZAR 80’000)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 21195 | OFFICIALS: 1935-49 6d mint with “falling ladder” variety
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
OFFICIALS: 1935-49 6d mint vertical pair with lower stamp showing “falling ladder” variety, very fine (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 21196 | 1944-50 Official 2d blue and violet, mint nh se-tenant pair
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1944-50 Official 2d blue and violet, mint nh se-tenant pair, reading upward, right stamps showing “OFFICIAL” raised variety, exceptionally fresh, very…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 21197 | 1944-50 Official 2d blue and violet, mint nh se-tenant pair
South Africa » Union & Republic of South Africa
1944-50 Official 2d blue and violet, mint nh se-tenant pair, reading upward, exceptionally fresh, very fine and extremely rare (SG £4’750+)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 21198 | 1963 Transkei Assembly 2 1/2c sepia and light green
South Africa » Transkei
1963 Transkei Assembly 2 1/2c sepia and light green, mint nh left sheet marginal single showing LIGHT GREEN OMITTED variety, very fine and an important…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 21199 | 1923 Kings Head 1/2d green, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head 1/2d green, type I, mint se-tenant pair, showing “Africa” above “South West” variety, unusual, very fine and a very scarce error (SACC…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 21200 | 1923 Kings Head 1/2d green, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head 1/2d green, type I, mint nh two se-tenant pairs in a block of four, the top right stamp showing “Afrika” without stop variety, fresh, very…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 21201 | 1923 Kings Head 1d rose-red, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head 1d rose-red, type I, mint se-tenant pair, showing “Africa” above “South West” variety, unusual, very fine and a very scarce error (SACC…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 21202 | 1923 Kings Head 1d rose-red, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head 1d rose-red, type I, mint nh se-tenant pair, showing INVERTED OVERPRINT and shifted, unusual, very fine and a very scarce error (SACC 2a,…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 21203 | 1923 Kings Head 2d dull purple, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head 2d dull purple, type I, mint se-tenant pair, showing INVERTED OVERPRINT and shifted, unusual, very fine and a very scarce error (SACC 3a,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 21204 | 1923 2d dull purple, mint, vertical se-tenant pair showing INVERTED OVPT
South West Africa
1923 2d dull purple, mint vertical se-tenant pair showing INVERTED OVPT, fresh, fine and scarce (SG £700)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 21205 | 1923 Kings Head 10s blue and olive-green, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head 10s blue and olive-green, type I, mint nh se-tenant left sheet marginal pair, showing right stamp with “clogged ear” variety, unusual,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 21206 | 1923 Kings Head £1 green and red, type I
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head £1 green and red, type I, mint nh se-tenant gutter marginal pair, showing overprint out of alignment variety, very fine and a very rare…
Estimate: 900 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 21207 | 1923 Setting II 10s blue & olive-green mint se-tennant pair
South West Africa
1923 Setting II 10s blue & olive-green mint se-tennant pair, very fine, cert. BPA (2007) (SG £500)
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 21208 | 1923 Kings Head £1 green and red, type II
South West Africa
1923 Kings Head £1 green and red, type II, mint nh se-tenant left gutter marginal pair, left stamp showing “Afrika” without stop and shaved missing limb…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 21209 | 1923-26 Setting III 1/2d to £1 in used pairs
South West Africa
1923-26 Setting III 1/2d to £1 in used pairs, the 1/2d to 6d with Mariental 30 4 24 cds, higher values on pieces with Otavi, Swakopmund, Lüderitz and Aus,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 21210 | 1923-26 Setting IV £1 green & red mint se-tennant pair
South West Africa
1923-26 Setting IV £1 green & red mint se-tennant pair, very fine (SG £300)
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 21211 | 1927 Pictorials mint range
South West Africa
1927 Pictorials mint range between 1/2d and 5s all showing missing “stop” variety, plus 2s6d and 5s with shifted perfs. and additionally, the 2s6d has…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 21212 | 1927 Pictorials 2d to 10s mint se-tenant imprint pairs
South West Africa
1927 Pictorials 2d to 10s mint se-tenant imprint pairs, except 4d, fresh, very fine and scarce (SACC 83/90, ZAR 29’820)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 21213 | 1927-30 Proof of impressions of overprint
South West Africa
1927-30 Proof of impressions of overprint in black, a block of fifteen for 1927 Pictorial issue and overprint in blue in a block of four for 1926 Pictorial…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 21214 | 1927-30 Kings Head £1 pale olive-green and red, mint nh
South West Africa
1927-30 Kings Head £1 pale olive-green and red, mint nh, showing missing stop after “A” variety (R 3/4), usual yellowish gum for this printing, very fine…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 21215 | 1931 Pictorials 1/2d to 20s complete mint nh blocks of four
South West Africa
1931 Pictorials 1/2d to 20s complete mint nh sheet marginal blocks of four, 1/2d to 10s showing bottom imprint marginal blocks of four, fresh, very fine…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 21216 | 1943-44 War Effort 1s brown mint se-tenant pair with inverted overprint
South West Africa
1943-44 War Effort 1s brown mint se-tenant pair with inverted overprint, very fine (SG £800)
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 21217 | 1954 Definitives: The set of twenty-five colour trials, mint nh, fresh, very fine & superb (ZAR 40’000)
South West Africa
1954 Definitives: The set of twenty-five colour trials, mint nh, fresh, very fine & superb (ZAR 40’000)
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 21218 | 1954 Definitives: The unique set of twenty-five sheet marginal numbered blocks of four
South West Africa
1954 Definitives: The unique set of twenty-five sheet marginal numbered blocks of four colour trials, fresh, very fine and a showpiece set (SACC ZAR 250’000+)
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 21219 | 1960 Definities 6d myrtle-green
South West Africa
1960 Definities 6d myrtle-green, mint nh, bottom right corner sheet marginal single, fresh, very fine and a rare colour (SACC 197b, ZAR 200’000), cert….
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 21220 | 1974 Rock Engravings 5c
South West Africa
1974 Rock Engravings 5c multicoloured, mint nh, showing “value and SWA” omitted, very fine and an extremely rare modern error (SACC 274a, ZAR 110’000),…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 21221 | 1923 Postage Due 1/2d black and green
South West Africa
POSTAGE DUES: 1923 1/2d black and green, mint se-tenant pair, showing INVERTED OVERPRINT variety, fresh, very fine and a very rare error (SACC 1a, ZAR…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 21222 | 1923 Postage Due 1/2d black and green
South West Africa
POSTAGE DUES: 1923 1/2d black and green, mint se-tenant pair, showing DOUBLE OVERPRINT variety, fresh, very fine and a very rare error (SACC 1b, ZAR 45’000),…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 21223 | 1924 Postage Due 5d black and violet
South West Africa
POSTAGE DUES: 1924 5d black and violet, mint nh, top right corner sheet marginal block of four, very fine and a condition rarity as most of these come…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 21224 | 1938-45 George VI 2s6d booklet, showing black and yellow cover
Southern Rhodesia
1938-45 George VI 2s6d booklet, showing black and yellow cover, stitching at left, with variety “inside front cover blank”, very fine complete and scarce…
Estimate: 180 – 220 GBP
Lot 21225 | 1889-90 1/2d Grey with overprint inverted
Swaziland
1889-90 1/2d Grey, perf.12 1/2, with black overprint inverted, mint nh, very fine (SG £1’200)
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 21226 | 1892 1/2d Grey with overprint double
Swaziland
1892 1/2d Grey, perf.12 1/2, with red overprint doubled, mint nh, tiny central tone spot and faint one at top right o/w fine (SG £500)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 21227 | 1961 Trial surcharge 1c on 1d black & emerald
Swaziland
1961 Trial surcharge 1c on 1d black & emerald, type II, mint nh, right sheet marginal block of four, a very fine and rare example of this trial overprint…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 21228 | 1927 Guilbaud and Rapin flight cover
Tanganyika
1927 Guilbaud and Rapin flight cover franked Giraffe issue (6 values) tied Mwanza cds (3 Fe), addressed to Paris with Jinja Uganda transit cds, violet…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 21229 | 1915 (Jan) 2 1/2h Brown with reddish violet, mint nh
Tanganyika » Mafia Island British Occupation
1915 (Jan) 2 1/2h Brown with reddish violet ovpt, mint nh, very fine, cert. Holcombe (1997) (SG £225)
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 21230 | 1915 (Jan) 15h Ultramarine with reddish violet ovpt
Tanganyika » Mafia Island British Occupation
1915 (Jan) 15h Ultramarine with reddish violet ovpt, mint nh, very fine, cert. Holcombe (1997) (SG £170)
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 21231 | 1914 Wide Setting 40pf mint lh
Togo
1914 Wide Setting 40pf mint lh, very fine, cert. Rendon (1995) (SG £225)
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 21232 | 1914 80pf Black & Carmine on rose, mint nh
Togo
1914 80pf Black & Carmine on rose, mint nh, very fine (SG £275)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 21233 | 1914 1/2d on 3pf with “TOG” variety in lower marginal block of four
Togo
1914 Wide Setting 80pf mint lh, very fine, cert. Rendon (1995) (SG £275)
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 21234 | 1914 1/2d on 3pf with “TOG” variety in lower marginal block of four
Togo
1914 1/2d (narrow setting) on 3pf with “TOG” variety in lower marginal block of four tied to a small piece by Lome cds, very faint traces of toning, fine…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 21235 | 1847 “Lady McLeod” (5c) blue used
Trinidad and Tobago » Trinidad
1847 “Lady McLeod” (5c) blue used, close to very good margins, repaired and touched up, a very presentable example of a very rare stamp, recorded as U23…
Estimate: 2400 – 3000 GBP
Lot 21236 | 1860 6d Bright yellow-green clean cut perf.14-16 1/2 mint
Trinidad and Tobago » Trinidad
1860 6d Bright Yellow-Green clean cut perf.14-16 1/2 mint og, superb centring, very fine (SG £550)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 21237 | 1861 1s Indigo unused
Trinidad and Tobago » Trinidad
1861 1s Indigo unused, fine and fresh (SG £850)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP