9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
1228 lots
Lot 50742 | 1920-21 Victory 6d black and brown-orange with variety SUBSTITUTED CROWN in wmk and inverted wmk
Barbados
1920-21 Victory 6d black and brown-orange with variety SUBSTITUTED CROWN in wmk on top right corner stamp in mint nh upper right corner marginal block…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50743 | 1888 (Jan) Unappropriated Die £5 Lilac & Black mint
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1888 (Jan) Unappropriated Die £5 Lilac & Black mint og, some tone spots, fine with fresh colour, rare (SG £4’000)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50744 | 1891 (Nov) 1d Red-Carmine (reading upwards) with “BRITISH” largely omitted
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1891 (Nov) 1d Red-Carmine (reading upwards) with “BRITISH” largely omitted, small part og (disturbed), pulled perf. at top, fine appearance and very rare,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50745 | 1891 1d Carmine-Red (reading upwards) with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint used
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
1891 1d Carmine-Red (reading upwards) with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint, “555” BONC, fine, a unique variety, unpriced by Stanley Gibbons,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50746 | 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: 200 – 280 GBP
Lot 50747 | 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 50748 | 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: 30 – 40 GBP
Lot 50749 | 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: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50750 | VRYBURG RETURNED LETTER OFFICE cds
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
VRYBURG RETURNED LETTER OFFICE: 1892 (Dec 2) Incoming cover from Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, to Vryburg, with manuscript “Unknown / E.M.F.”, reverse…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50751 | 1966-79, BOTSWANA Mint, used and cover collection in 2 albums
Bechuanaland » Collections
1966-79, Botswana mint, used and cover collection in 2 albums and loose, the first album with stamps incl. specialised plate varieties and flaws throughout,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50752 | 1874 3d on 1s green regummed
Bermuda
1874 3d on 1s green regummed, odd blunt perf., signed Ischl (SG £2’000)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50753 | 1924-32 12s6d Grey and Orange mint nh lower marginal block of 4 showing variety “Gash in fruit and leaf”
Bermuda
1924-32 12s6d Grey and Orange, May 1935 printing, mint nh lower marginal block
of 4 (R4-5/11-12), showing variety “Gash in fruit and leaf” on lower
right…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50754 | 1938-53 KGVI 2s6d Black & Red on pale blue, ordinary paper, perf.13, complete mint nh sheet of 60
Bermuda
1938-53 KGVI 2s6d Black & Red on pale blue, ordinary paper, perf.13, complete mint nh sheet of 60, very fine, a superb item to show all the frame and head…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50755 | 1938-53 KGVI 5s Green & Scarlet on yellow, perf.13, complete mint nh sheet of 60
Bermuda
1938-53 KGVI 5s Green & Scarlet on yellow, perf.13, complete mint nh sheet of 60, very fine, a superb item to show all the frame and head flaws, very few…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50756 | 1938-53 12s6d Deep Grey and Brownish Orange with BROKEN LOWER RIGHT SCROLL variety
Bermuda
1938-53 12s6d Deep Grey and Brownish Orange, ordinary paper, with BROKEN LOWER RIGHT SCROLL variety, mint nh, some small ink(?) marks on the gum, very…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50757 | 1938-53 The Dickgeisser collection of Bermuda Key Types in a stockbook, collated by the world’s leading authority on the subject
Bermuda
1938-53 The Dickgeisser collection of Bermuda Key Types in a stockbook, collated by the world’s leading authority on the subject, with handwritten notes…
Estimate: 15’000 – 18’000 GBP
Lot 50758 | 1970 Decimal currency 2c on 2d with ERROR LILAC OMITTED in top left corner marginal block of 4
Bermuda
1970 Decimal currency 2c on 2d with ERROR LILAC OMITTED in top left corner marginal block of 4, with lower right stamp (R2/2) additionally showing
constant…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50759 | 1970 24c on 2s Red-Brown and Orange with variety wmk Crown to RIGHT of CA (from reverse)
Bermuda
1970 24c on 2s Red-Brown and Orange with variety wmk Crown to RIGHT of CA (from reverse), in
mint nh right marginal block of four, some natural gum skips…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50760 | 1850-51 “Cottonreel” 12c indigo, cut round with frameline cut into, used
British Guiana
1850-51 “Cottonreel” 12c indigo, cut round with frameline cut into, Demerara cds, torn and thinned, a rare stamp, cert. Brandon (2009) (SG £13’000)
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50761 | 1853-59 1c vermilion mint with right hand margin shaved
British Guiana
1853-59 1c Vermilion mint with right hand margin shaved, plus 1853-55 4c blue mint with full margins (small thins), both of fresh appearance, both signed…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50762 | 1856 4c Magenta, with large to huge margins, used
British Guiana
1856 4c Magenta, with large to huge margins, initialled and ued with light cds, repaired horizontal tear across the stamp and some pen marks added since…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50763 | 1968-70 10R Lionfish mint nh imperforate pair, very fine
British Indian Ocean Territories
1968-70 10R Lionfish mint nh imperforate pair, very fine and scarce, only one sheet (25 pairs) discovered (SG £1’100)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50764 | 1942-50, Mint & used collection in a stockbook with mint nh sets, mint nh blocks in sets and used sets throughout, incl. Cyrenaica and Italian surcharges
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
1942-50, Mint & used collection in a stockbook with mint nh sets, mint nh blocks in sets and used sets throughout, mint and used sets throughout incl….
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50765 | 1895 10c Orange-Red IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR, mint nh
Brunei
1895 10c Orange-Red IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR, mint nh left marginal from R2/1-2 of the one sheet of 50 that existed, insignificant traces of toning…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50766 | 1895 (Jul 22) First day cover with the 1c, 2c, 3c, 8c and 10c in combination with Labuan 1894-96 18c
Brunei
1895 (Jul 22) First day cover with the 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 8c and 10c tied by Brunei cds, in combination with Labuan 1894-96 18c tied by Labuan cds, sent registered…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50767 | 1894 1/2a Green postal stationery from Monywa to Rangoon,
Burma
1894 1/2a Green postal stationery from Monywa to Rangoon, redirected to Willisau/Switzerland, missing 2a for the redirection abroad, taxed upon arrival…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50768 | 1945 “MILY ADMN” 1p red-orange in complete sheet of 320 (folded in half) with whole bottom row showing ERROR OVERPRINT OMITTED
Burma
1945 “MILY ADMN” 1p red-orange in complete sheet of 320 (folded in half) with whole bottom row showing ERROR OVERPRINT OMITTED, mint nh and very fresh,…
Estimate: 35’000 GBP
Lot 50769 | 1937-47, Mint & used collection incl. mint and used sets
Burma
1937-47, Mint & used collection incl. some covers (mostly FDCs), with mint incl. 1937 set 15R (the 25R is forged), 1938-40 set of singles and in blocks…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50770 | 1938-66 Old-time collection on seven large hand-drawn album pages
Burma
1938-66 Old-time collection on seven large hand-drawn album pages, mostly complete sets incl. Officials, mostly fine and fresh (SG £900+)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50771 | 1851 12d Black imperf. plate proof with SPECIMEN ovpt
Canada
1851 12d Black imperf. plate proof with SPECIMEN ovpt, good margins, light horizontal crease otherwise fine appearance
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50772 | 1873-79 Small Queen 2c deep green, Montreal printing, perf 11 1/2×12, mint og left marginal horizontal pair
Canada
1873-79 Small Queen 2c deep green, Montreal printing, perf 11 1/2×12, mint og left marginal
horizontal pair, right stamp
unmounted, typical centring…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50773 | 1897 Jubilee 1/2d to $5 mint og set of 16
Canada
1897 Jubilee 1/2d to $5 mint og set of 16, the $5 very faintly hinged, very fine and desirable set (SG £6’000)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50774 | 1897 (Aug 11) 3c Postal stationery envelope additionally franked with 1897 Jubilee $2 deep violet
Canada
1897 (Aug 11) 3c Postal stationery envelope additionally franked with 1897 Jubilee $2
deep violet, tied by two fine strikes of “HALIFAX N.S.” squared…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50775 | 1897 Jubilee $5 olive-green mint hr, very fine (SG £1’400)
Canada
1897 Jubilee $5 olive-green mint hr, very fine (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 50776 | 1928-29 10c to $1, the five pictorial values, in mint nh IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY vertical pairs
Canada
1928-29 10c to $1, the five pictorial values, in mint nh IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY vertical pairs, very fine and scarce, only about 250
pairs of each…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50777 | 1934 New Brunswick Seal 2c red-brown mint nh imperforate horizontal pair
Canada
1934 New Brunswick Seal 2c red-brown mint nh imperforate horizontal pair, very
fine and scarce, only 75 pairs existed
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50778 | 1982 CHRISTMAS STAMP UNIQUE ERROR 30C with partly missing
Canada
1982 CHRISTMAS STAMP UNIQUE ERROR1982 30c with partly missing colours on top right example of a block of four – Magenta and Yellow were omitted after the…
Estimate: 1’600 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50779 | 1992 Canadian Space Programme 42c complete pane of 20 with two stamps showing ERROR HOLOGRAMS OMITTED
Canada
1992 Canadian Space Programme 42c complete pane of 20 with two stamps showing ERROR HOLOGRAMS OMITTED, mint nh, very fine and very rare variety as only…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50780 | SPECIAL DELIVERY: 1942-43 War Effort 16c ultramarine airmail IMPERFORATE UPPER RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL BLOCK OF FOUR
Canada
SPECIAL DELIVERY: 1942-43 War Effort 16c ultramarine airmail IMPERFORATE
UPPER RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL BLOCK OF FOUR with printer’s inscription, mint og…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50781 | 1851-60 3d, 6d and 1s reprints on stout white paper in blocks of four
Canada » New Brunswick
1851-60 3d, 6d and 1s reprints on stout white paper in blocks of four, 6d with light horizontal crease otherwise very fine (Unitrade $1’600)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50782 | 1862-64 4d Rose-Lake mint og complete sheet of 20 with full margins
Canada » Newfoundland
1862-64 4d Rose-Lake mint og complete sheet of 20 with full margins, trace of a hinge on one stamp only, very fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50783 | 1865-71 Prince Consort 10c black, thin yellowish paper, in mint og block of six
Canada » Newfoundland
1865-71 Prince Consort 10c black, thin yellowish paper, in mint og block of six, some gum
skips as usual but remarkably fresh, a scarce multiple
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50784 | 1919 “FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC AIR POST April, 1919” overprinted 3c on cover
Canada » Newfoundland
1919 “FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC AIR POST April, 1919” overprinted 3c used on Cochrane Hotel envelope, endorsed “per Aerial Mail” to the Daily Mail in London,…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 50785 | 1931 Airmail 15c chocolate sunken die proof in near issued colour on wove paper
Canada » Newfoundland
1931 Airmail 15c chocolate sunken die proof in near issued colour on wove paper
(80x111mm), progress state with upper scrolls and lower numerals incomplete,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50786 | 1931 Airmail 50c green sunken die proof in issued colour on wove paper
Canada » Newfoundland
1931 Airmail 50c green sunken die proof in issued colour on wove paper (88x62mm) with
complete die-sinking, minor creasing at upper left (well clear…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50787 | 1859-1929, Small used selection on stockcards incl. 1859 issues to 17c and 1897 Jubilee $1 to $5
Canada » Canada and Provinces Collections
1859-1929, Small used selection on stockcards incl. 1859 issues to 17c, 1897 Jubilee $1 to $5, the $2 and $5 with heavy parcel cancels, $3 with heavy “R”…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50788 | 1859-1989 Collection in boxed Leuchturm album with extensive ranges including 1897 Jubilee set min and used
Canada » Canada and Provinces Collections
1859-1989 Collection in boxed Leuchturm album with extensive ranges including 1897 Jubilee set mint and used, including Canadian Provinces, generally fine
Estimate: 900 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50790 | 1819 (Mar 1) Wrapper from Ngembo (datelined at lower left) to the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in London
Ceylon » Early Letters and Handstamps
1819 (Mar 1) Wrapper from Ngembo (datelined at lower left) to the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in London with “CEYLON / PACKET LETTER” oval ds,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50791 | 1838 (Apr 11) Entire from Colombo to London with Colombo crowned framed Post Paid ds
Ceylon » Early Letters and Handstamps
1838 (Apr 11) Entire from Colombo to London with Colombo crowned framed Post Paid ds, rated “5/”, endorsed via Bombay & Alexandria, London arrival, fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50792 | 1857 6d Plate proof in black in imperf. block of 12
Ceylon » 1857 Blued Paper
1857 6d Plate proof in black in imperf. block of 12, ungummed, some minor creasing and two stamps cut into, fine appearance
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP