3 Dec 2018 – 7 Dec 2018
994 lots
Lot 30799 | 1848-59 Early Impression 2d orange-vermilion, position 6, used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1848-59 Early Impression Post Paid 1d orange-vermilion, position 6, used, just touched to clear margins, shallow hinge thin, very rare, cert. Sismondo…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30800 | 1848-59 Worn Impression 1d red pair with « INLAND » boxed cancel
Mauritius
1848-59 Worn Impression 1d red pair with « INLAND » boxed cancel, clear to large margins, faults incl. internal tear at right, an attractive pair
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 30801 | 1848-59 Post Paid 1d latest impression vertical pair pos.9/12
Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on yellowish, latest impression, vertical pair pos.9/12 with two void barred oval cancels, good to very large margins, small thinning…
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 30802 | 1852 Soldier’s entire from ‘Bombardier G. Grimes, Royal
Mauritius
1852 Soldier’s entire from ‘Bombardier G. Grimes, Royal Artillery, Mauritius’ to Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, England, the instructional makgs on this…
Estimation: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 30803 | 1858-62 London Philatelic Exhibition / 1890 overprint
Mauritius
1858-62 London Philatelic Exhibition / 1890 overprint on remainder Britannia (no value) red-brown (3, incl. one with double overprint) and (no value) blue,…
Estimation: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 30804 | 1859-61 6d blue, a block of four and 1860-63 4d rose on cover
Mauritius » Later Issues
1859-61 6d blue, a block of four and 1860-63 4d rose, all tied by small crown « General Post Office Mauritius » seal on the reverse of 1861 envelope to Bombay,…
Estimation: 14’000 – 16’000 GBP
Lot 30805 | The largest known used multiple of the 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion
Mauritius » Later Issues
THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion, a used strip of seven, close to large margins, one stamp with small wrinkles, considered…
Estimation: 15’000 – 18’000 GBP
Lot 30806 | 1859-61 1s vermilion imperforate in combination with De La Rue 4d rose perforated
Mauritius
1859-61 1s Vermilion imperforate, four margins and used in combination with De La Rue 4d rose perforated, tied by B53 ovals to folded letter Port Louis…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30807 | 1859 Lapirot intermediate impression with good to huge
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot intermediate impression with good to huge margins, crisp void barred oval and partial « (PENNY) POST » hs, very fine (SG £1’400)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30808 | 1859 Sherwin 1911 reprints of the 1d and 2d
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 1911 reprints made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society London and defaced, with the 1d in black mounted on sunken…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30809 | 2d deep blue, position 8, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 8, used, close but clear even margins, repaired, very rare, cert. Sismondo (2001) (SG £8’000)
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 30810 | One of Only Two Double Rate Sherwin Frankings
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
One of Only Two Double Rate Sherwin Frankings
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, a vertical pair (positions 3+6) tied by
barred oval grids to folded letter…
Estimation: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 30811 | The Famous Kanai Dardenne cover: 1d. red, two vertical strips of four in different shades on cover to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
THE FAMOUS KANAI DARDENNE COVER1859 Dardenne 1d. red, two vertical strips of four in different shades, with just touched to large margins, all cancelled…
Estimation: 150’000 – 200’000 GBP
Lot 30812 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion with large to very large margins, neat void barred oval, very fine, cert. BPA (2000) (SG £1’400)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30813 | 1859 Dardenne 2d dull vermilion used with good margins,
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d dull vermilion used with good margins, void barred oval cancel, small and slight thin, fine appearance (SG £1’400)
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 30814 | 1d dull vermilion, used, touched at right, three adequate to very large margins,
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, used with « PAID » in circle, touched at right, three adequate to very large margins, repaired, scarce, cert. Sismondo (2001)…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30815 | 1859 Dardenne 2d Blue used, good to large margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d Blue used, good to large margins, void barred oval cancels, a couple of spots on the face and the slightest trace of a thin, fine appearance
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30816 | 1860 (Mar 28) Envelope to Germany with 1859 2d Dardenne
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1860 (Mar 28) Envelope to Germany with 1859 2d pale blue Dardenne, good to huge margins, cancelled by void barred oval and tied by French transit cds,…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 30817 | 1868 Cover to Saigon
Mauritius
1863-72 Crown CC 1d purple brown used with 4d rose and 6d yellow green on folded cover to Saigon « via Aden », stamps cancelled small B53 numerals, red « 11d »…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30818 | 1863-72 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 1s imperforate CANCELLED proofs
Mauritius
1863-72 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 1s, imperforate on glazed paper in near-issued colours ovpt CANCELLED, special printing by De La Rue for the 1872 South…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30818B | 1863-72 Wmk CC 1s blue rejoined block of 12 used
Mauritius
1863-72 Wmk CC 1s blue rejoined block of 12 (two blocks of 6) with « B52 » numerals, fine for such a multiple
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30818A | 1863-72 Wmk CC 3d deep red mint nh block of 9
Mauritius
1863-72 Wmk CC 3d deep red mint nh block of 9, two tone spots, fresh and fine multiple
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30819 | 1896 Composite essay for the 1900-02 Arms high values
Mauritius
1896 Composite essay for the 1900-02 Arms high values, Die Proof of basic design in green with hand-painted FIVE RUPEES (no stop) in red in the value panel,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30820 | Mauritius 1923. Port Louis insured registration receipt
Mauritius
1923 Insured registration receipt for an item sent from Port Louis to Switzerland, bearing 2R50c, 50c & 25c KGV adhesives and 12c & 4c Colony Seal adhesives…
Estimation: 900 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30821 | 1849-1904, Mint & used collection on Scott album page,
Mauritius » Collections
1849-1904, Mint & used collection on Scott album page, noted 2d « Dardenne » and a selection of Britannias, also useful QV singles and two few specimens,…
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 30822 | 1860-83, Used collection of 34 Mauritius stamps used in Seychelles
Mauritius » Mauritius Used in Seychelles (B64)
COLLECTIONS: 1860-83, Used collection of Mauritius stamps used in Seychelles on 2 pages (34), with a good range of stamps, incl. 1878 2R50c and 1863-72…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30823 | 1898-1900 40c orange-brown, mint
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1898-1900 40c orange-brown, mint, showing Type I ovpt with inverted « V » for « A », tiny perf thin, a scarce variety, cert. BPA (2001) (SG £180)
Estimation: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 30824 | 1899 5c to 50c with « broad top to M » variety
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1899 5c to 50c with « broad top to M » variety in pairs with normal, mint lh, very fine (SG £552+)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30825 | 1907-36 Spanish Currency control blocks comprising
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1907-36 Spanish Currency control blocks comprising 28 blocks of 4 or 6 + 3 singles, all appear unmounted mint
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30826 | 1937-49, Small group with interest in re-entries on the high values
Morocco Agencies (British Post Offices)
1937-49, Small group with interest in re-entries on the high values incl. Morocco Agencies 2s6d with Tetuan cds with major re-entry and 5s mint nh with…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30827 | NEW HEBRIDES 1908-1911 small but beautiful colln. incl. french issues on 2 old-time self-made album pages
New Hebrides
1908-11 Small but beautiful collection on 2 old-time self-made pages, noted also French issues, all mint hinged, from a former Eastern bourse dealers stock
Estimation: 80 – 150 GBP
Lot 30828 | 1862-64 Wmk Large Star imperf. used group of four
New Zealand
1862-64 Wmk Large Star imperf. used group of four with 1d vermilion, 2d pale blue, 6d and 1s, fine to good margins except for a nick at the top of the…
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 30829 | 1857-1939, Mint & used collection neatly mounted on
New Zealand
1857-1939, Mint & used collection neatly mounted on three Scott album pages, early Chalons including 1857-61 1d, then later QV with 1878 2s deep rose and…
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 30830 | 1913 Cover from the « BRITISH ANTARCT EXPEDITION, TERRA NOVA R.Y.S »
New Zealand » Victoria Land
1913 (Jan 18) Long cover with the « BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, TERRA NOVA R.Y.S » crest printed on the flap, addressed by Lt. Francis Drake, the Assistant…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 30831 | 1894 Opobo provisional « 1/2 » on half of 1d pale blue, used
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1894 Opobo provisional « 1/2 » on half of 1d pale blue, tied on fragment by OPOBO RIVER cds, creased, scarce (SG £375)
Estimation: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 30832 | DEVONDALE: 1896 Cape of Good Hope 1/2d reply card to
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1894 Envelope addressed to Twickenham, England, franked 2d red and Opobo Provisional « 1/2 » on 1d orange bisect, both tied OPOBO/1.10.94 squared circles,…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30833 | 1899 Envelope to Birmingham, England, franked GB 1d
Nigerias » Niger Coast Protectorate
1899 Envelope to Birmingham, England, franked GB 1d lilac tied by « THE ROYAL NIGER Co. C & L / ABUTSHI » oval violet cachet, Liverpool transit alongside…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 30834 | 1901 Envelope addressed to Ashanti, Gold Coast, franked
Nigerias » Southern Nigeria
1901 Envelope addressed to Ashanti, Gold Coast, franked Ed.VII 3d block of four, neatly tied by ‘BURUTU/AP.17.10’ cds, with boxed unrecorded ‘MISSENT TO…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30835 | 1885 Envelope addressed to Singapore and readdressed
North Borneo
1885 Envelope addressed to Singapore and readdressed to Sarawak, franked 1883 2c brown, strip of four, neatly cancelled by ovals of 14 bars, with red SANDAKAN/26.12.1885…
Estimation: 24’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 30836 | North Borneo 1889. Sandakan envelope sent to London
North Borneo
1889 Envelope from Sandakan to England bearing 2c & 10c tied with oval of bars (Proud type K4), despatch cds in red adjacent, very rare, cert. BPA
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 30837 | North Borneo 1897. Silam (at Lahad Datu) Envelope sent
North Borneo
1897 Envelope sent from Silam (at Lahad Datu) to the USA via Sandakan, Singapore, London, New York & Boston bearing 10c on $1 SG 88 tied with intaglio…
Estimation: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30838 | North Borneo 1900. Incoming postal card from Switzerland
North Borneo
1900 Incoming postal card from Switzerland to Sandakan via Gantian; only one other postal history item is known displaying the Gantian ds, which is recorded…
Estimation: 12’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 30839 | North Borneo 1909. Kudat picture postcard sent registered
North Borneo
1909 Kudat picture postcard sent registered to Soekabaemu, Java, Netherlands Indies via Singapore & Weltevreden bearing 10c and 4c tied with light cds,…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30840 | 1912 Postage Due 10c Honey Bear in complete folded
North Borneo
1912 Postage Due 10c Honey Bear in complete folded sheet of 100 unmounted mint (Cat. SG £11’000)
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30841 | 1916 10 CENTS surcharge on 16c right marginal block
North Borneo
1916 10 CENTS surcharge on 16c right marginal block of 25 including the variety INVERTED S unmounted mint, (SG £1’620+)
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30842 | 1917 Envelope sent to Manila, paying the 10c UPU rate,
North Borneo
1917 Envelope sent to Manila, paying the 10c UPU rate, franked Pictorials 2c & 8c both tied JESSELTON/8.FEB.1917 cds, showing transit and arrival bs with…
Estimation: 900 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 30843 | 1922 1c Brown with variety stop after Exhibition lightly
North Borneo
1922 1c Brown with variety stop after Exhibition lightly used
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30844 | 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c with variety « EXHIBITICN » mint
North Borneo
1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c with variety « EXHIBITICN », mint with slightly toned gum, fine (SG £950)
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30845 | 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c with variety « BORHEO » mint
North Borneo
1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c with variety « BORHEO », mint with heavily toned gum with patches of missing gum, cert. RPS (2002) (SG £325)
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30846 | 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c with variety raised stop after « 1922 »
North Borneo
1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1c with variety raised stop after « 1922 », mint with heavily toned gum otherwise fine, cert. RPS (2003) (SG £800)
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP