24 Jun 2015 – 25 Jun 2015
1956 lots
Lot 51347 | 1859 (Nov 10) Wrapper to France with 1859 Lapirot
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 (Nov 10) Wrapper to France with 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impressiom, in pair with very close to good margins tied by barred ovals, with despatch,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 51348 | 1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue early impression, pos.6,
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue early impression, pos.6, fine to good margins, light barred oval cancel, very fine and fresh (SG £3’250)
Expertise: Cert….
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 51349 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, good to ve
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, good to very good margins, tied to small piece barred oval cancel and red cds, very fine (SG £3’250)
Expertise:…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 51350 | 1859 (Aug 19) Wrapper to Reunion with Lapirot 2d b
Mauritius
1859 (Aug 19) Wrapper to Reunion with Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, fine to very good margins, tied by barred oval cancel with « PAID » circular hs…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 51351 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, pos
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, pos.12, very good to very large margins, vertical pre-printing paper crease, very fine (SG £1’400)
Expertise:…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51352 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, pos.12, la
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, pos.12, large to very large margins, lightly used, very fine, cert. Brandon (2012) (SG £900)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51353 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, pos.12, fin
Mauritius
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, pos.12, fine to large margins, barred oval cancel, small thin and a corner crease, fine appearance (SG £900)
Expertise:…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 51354 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos.4, just touched to
Mauritius
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos.4, just touched to fine margins, concentric circle cancels, slight thin, attractive and rare (SG £8’000)
Expertise: Cert….
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 51355 | 1859 Dardenne 1d red with variety « cut transfer at
Mauritius
1859 Dardenne 1d red with variety « cut transfer at bottom left corner », fine to huge margins, barred oval cancel, tiny pin-hole at top right otherwise…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 51356 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, good to large mar
Mauritius
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, good to large margins, concentric circle cancel, faint corner crease at lower right otherwise fine and attractive (SG…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51357 | 1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, pos.7, fair to very l
Mauritius
1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, pos.7, fair to very large margins, used with deep true colour, very fine (SG £1’300)
Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2012)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51358 | 1859 Dardenne 2d slate blue, good to large margins
Mauritius
1859 Dardenne 2d slate blue, good to large margins, barred oval cancel, fine (SG £1’300)
Expertise: Cert. Eichele (2004)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 51359 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, large to huge margins
Mauritius
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, large to huge margins showing portion of papermaker’s watermark, printing flaw variety at right, neat barred oval cancel, faint…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51360 | 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, mint, very fine (SG £75
Mauritius
1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, mint, very fine (SG £750)
Estimation: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 51361 | 1865 Envelope to England bearing 1860-63 9d dull p
Mauritius
1865 Envelope to England bearing 1860-63 9d dull purple and 1863-72 1d brown each cancelled « B53 » with a large red « 9d » accountancy mark and London arrival…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 51362 | 1879 Formula postal stationery postcard with a 2c
Mauritius
1879 Formula postal stationery postcard with a 2c stamp (perf. faults) tied by the « 10 » numeral with « FLACQ » cds (type D4) adjacent, nick at left edge…
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 51363 | 1883 16c on 17c horizontal pair, mint hinge remain
Mauritius
1883 16c on 17c horizontal pair, mint hinge remainder, very fine (SG £750+)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (2002)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51364 | 1884 (Aug 5) 2c Postal stationery card cancelled b
Mauritius
1884 (Aug 5) 2c Postal stationery card cancelled by blue « 41 » numeral with matching St. Pierre cds adjacent, with Curepipe arrival bs, two torn corners…
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 51365 | 1887-91 2c Postal stationery postcards to Port Lou
Mauritius
1887-91 2c Postal stationery postcards to Port Louis all with village numeral cancels and datestamps, comprising « B47 » numeral with « ST. JULIEN » cds, « 38 »…
Estimation: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 51366 | 1893 1c on 2c Pale Violet in left and right gutter
Mauritius
1893 1c on 2c Pale Violet in left and right gutter blocks of 96 each, 2 almost complete half sheets, position 48 also shows shorter « T » in overprint, two…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 51367 | 1895 (Oct 7) Registered envelope to England franke
Mauritius
1895 (Oct 7) Registered envelope to England franked on the reverse with fifteen 1883-94 1c tied by Mauritius cds, with reg’d Mauritius and London ds, minor…
Estimation: 40 – 60 GBP
Lot 51368 | 1926 10c on 12c postal stationery envelope from Ca
Mauritius
1926 10c on 12c postal stationery envelope from Calebasses to England cancelled by readable cds with further strike on reverse and Mauritius cds, fine
Estimation: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 51369 | 1850-1939, Small postal history lot of 10 items sh
Mauritius
1850-1939, Small postal history lot of 10 items showing a range of cancels incl. « 1/8d to pay », mostly pre-stamp
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 51370 | 1851-57, Group of 4 incoming stampless covers, inc
Mauritius
1851-57, Group of 4 incoming stampless covers, incl. an entire with Fenchurch St. s/l, PAID JY 24 1851 cds and oval arrival ds, an entire with Amsterdam…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51371 | 1855-1973, Attractive mint & used accumulation on
Mauritius
1855-1973, Attractive mint & used accumulation on stockpages showing a good selection of earlies incl. 33 POST PAID examples from the intermediate or worn…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 51372 | 1859-68, Group of three covers incl. 1859 entire t
Mauritius
1859-68, Group of three covers incl. 1859 entire to Aden with two 1858-62 (4d) green, 1861 envelope to London with 1859-61 6d blue (missing backflap) and…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 51373 | 1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d green with « inverted S » varie
Montserrat
1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d green with « inverted S » variety, mint og, faintly toned perf. at top, a fine and scarce variety (SG £1’900)
Expertise: Cert. Brandon…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 51374 | 1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d green with « inverted S » varie
Montserrat
1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d green with « inverted S » variety, mint og, couple of short perfs, a fine and scarce variety (SG £1’900)
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1955)
Provenance:…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 51375 | 1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d blue-green, mint large part o
Montserrat
1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d blue-green, mint large part og, couple of short perfs, fine example of this rare shade (SG £1’300)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1998)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 51376 | 1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d blue-green, mint large part o
Montserrat
1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d blue-green, mint large part og, very fine example of this rare shade (SG £1’300)
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1987)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 51377 | 1876 Wmk Crown CA 1d red with « inverted S » variety
Montserrat
1876 Wmk Crown CA 1d red with « inverted S » variety, mint og, a fine example of this scarce variety (SG £1’000)
Expertise: Cert. APES (2000)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51378 | 1876-85, Attractive mint QV selection incl. 1876-8
Montserrat
1876-85, Attractive mint QV selection incl. 1876-83 1d (5 + block of 4), 1d wmk reversed (2), 6d green (3 + 1 used), 6d green with « inverted S » signed…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 51379 | 1903-62, Attractive mint selection incl. 1903 set
Montserrat
1903-62, Attractive mint selection incl. 1903 set of 10 (3, plus extras incl. 5s) and Specimen set of 10 (2), 1904-08 values to 5s, 1908-14 values to 5s,…
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 51380 | 1903 5c to 2p Set of seven, all very fine mint lig
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1903 5c to 2p Set of seven, all very fine mint lightly hinged, very fine (SG £190)
Estimation: 40 – 50 GBP
Lot 51381 | 1914-31 Wmk Single Cypher 2s6d chocolate-brown Sea
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1914-31 Wmk Single Cypher 2s6d chocolate-brown Seahorse showing clear « double overprint, one albino » variety, mint with light gum crazing, fine (SG £200)
Estimation: 40 – 50 GBP
Lot 51382 | 1914-31 Wmk Single Cypher 6p on 5s rose-carmine Se
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1914-31 Wmk Single Cypher 6p on 5s rose-carmine Seahorse showing clear « double overprint, one albino » variety, mint, couple of light gum bends, fine and…
Estimation: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 51383 | 1938-56, Group of 15 covers and a front (9d GB pai
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1938-56, Group of 15 covers and a front (9d GB pair) incl. 1 1/2d Tangier, two 2 1/2d GB, one 2 1/2d Tangier, 3d GB, 3d Morocco Agencies (two on same cover),…
Estimation: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 51384 | 1939-55, Group of 14 covers incl. 1/2d Tangier on
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1939-55, Group of 14 covers incl. 1/2d Tangier on newspaper wrapper, two 2 1/2d unoverprinted covers, 3d Tangier on postcard, four 4d frankings incl. KGV…
Estimation: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 51385 | 1940-54, Group of 7 covers incl. overprinted 3d pa
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1940-54, Group of 7 covers incl. overprinted 3d pair from Tetuan, rest unoverprinted frankings from Tangier with three 4d censored, two 6d rate and one…
Estimation: 30 – 40 GBP
Lot 51386 | 1956 (Sep 15) KGVI 8 1/2d registered envelope to G
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1956 (Sep 15) KGVI 8 1/2d registered envelope to Germany uprated with two QEII 2d tied by Tangier cds, very fine
Estimation: 30 – 40 GBP
Lot 51387 | 1898-1957, Mint collection with Gibraltar Overprin
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1898-1957, Mint collection with Gibraltar Overprinted, British Currency, Spanish Currency and French Currency issues, some in complete sets with shades/duplication,…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 51388 | 1914-31 Seahorse mint selection incl. British Curr
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1914-31 Seahorse mint selection incl. British Currency 1914-31 2s6d (12 from various printings incl. Specimen ovpt) and 5s (2), 1935-37 2s6d (1) and 5s…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 51389 | 1858 Wrapper to Cape Town with 1857-61 6d green, e
South Africa » Natal
1858 Wrapper to Cape Town with 1857-61 6d green, embossed design cut into, tied by oval »POST OFFICE/PM BURG » with ms « 8 » and arrival bs, fresh and scarce
Provenance:…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 51390 | 1895 1/2d on 6d right marginal block of 10 showing
South Africa » Natal
1895 1/2d on 6d right marginal block of 10 showing several varieties incl. « Ealf », cancelled by Durban cds on 1901 envelope to England arrival bs, fine
Estimation: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 51391 | 1895 1/2d on 6d violet in mint blocks of 20 and 42
South Africa » Natal
1895 1/2d on 6d violet in mint blocks of 20 and 42 showing a many of the catalogued overprint varieties incl. « Half Pennv and long T & A », « long P », « long…
Estimation: 30 – 40 GBP
Lot 51392 | 1902-09 Edward VII attractive array of complete se
South Africa » Natal
1902-09 Edward VII attractive array of complete sets, normal & with SPECIMEN ovpts, some duplications & shades, generally fresh, fine to very fine assembly…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 51393 | 1902 Crown CC £10 green and orange, mint bottom ri
South Africa » Natal
1902 Crown CC £10 green and orange, mint bottom right corner sheet marginal single showing control number « 1 » in green, slight hinge remnants and margin…
Estimation: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 51394 | 1902 Crown CC £20 red and green, mint bottom right
South Africa » Natal
1902 Crown CC £20 red and green, mint bottom right corner sheet marginal single showing control number « 1 » in red, slight hinge remnants and tiny surface…
Estimation: 10’000 – 14’000 GBP
Lot 51395 | 1902 Crown CA £1.10 brown-orange and deep purple,
South Africa » Natal
1902 Crown CA £1.10 brown-orange and deep purple, mint, very lightly hinged, fresh, very fine and a superb example of a scarce stamp (SG £1’800)
Expertise:…
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 51396 | 1904 Official 1/2d to 1s complete mint set of six,
South Africa » Natal
1904 Official 1/2d to 1s complete mint set of six, fine (SG £350)
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP