9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
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)
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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)
Estimation: 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….
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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+)
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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)
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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)
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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)
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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…
Estimation: 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 »…
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 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,…
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 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
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50793 | 1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper, with fine to large margins, used
Ceylon » 1857 Blued Paper
1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper, with fine to large margins, used with light barred cancel, very fine, cert. RPS (1971)
Estimation: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 50794 | 1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper used with fine to large margins
Ceylon » 1857 Blued Paper
1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper used with fine to large margins, neat barred oval cancel, very fine (SG £450)
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50795 | 1857 (Jul 25) Envelope from Colombo to Ireland with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper
Ceylon » 1857 Blued Paper
1857 (Jul 25) Envelope from Colombo to Ireland with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, just cut into at top left otherwise good margins, tied by barred…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50796 | 1858 (Oct 15) Envelope from Colombo to England with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, 1857-59 1d blue and 2d green
Ceylon » 1857 Blued Paper
1858 (Oct 15) Envelope from Colombo to England with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper (just touched at foot) and 1857-59 1d blue (one clear margin) and…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50797 | 1859 (Feb 3) Envelope from Galle to England with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper
Ceylon » 1857 Blued Paper
1859 (Feb 3) Envelope from Galle to England with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, just cut into at top right, tied by barred circle cancel, with London…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50798 | 1857-59 2d Deep Turquoise Blue unused with close to fine margins
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 2d Deep Turquoise Blue unused with close to fine margins, some faint toning, fine (SG £1’100)
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50799 | 1857-59 2d Blue used strip of four with close to large margins
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 2d Blue used strip of four with close to large margins, barred oval cancels, very fine
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50800 | 1857-59 2d Green mint og right marginal block of four, ex Burrus
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 2d Green mint og right marginal block of four, patchy gum and some paper adherence at foot, minor gum creasing, showing plate flaw on the « T » of…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50800A | 1859 (Dec 29) Envelope from Pusilawe to England with 1857-59 4d rose and 6d on blued paper
Ceylon
1859 (Dec 29) Envelope from Pusilawe to England with 1857-59 4d rose, just cut into at right and foot, and 6d on blued paper both tied by faint barred…
Estimation: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 50801 | 1857-59 4d Dull Rose used HORIZONTAL PAIR, ex Ferrari, Harris, Bailey and Agabeg
Ceylon
1857-59 4d dull rose used HORIZONTAL PAIR with two barred cancels and portion of bank cachet, cut into on three sides of the right hand stamp, horizontal…
Estimation: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 50802 | 1857-59 4d Dull Rose used with fine to large margins, neat cancel
Ceylon
1857-59 4d Dull Rose used with fine to large margins, neat barred cancel, very fine and scarce, signed A. Diena and D. Darteyre (SG £4’500)
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50803 | 1857-59 4d Dull Rose used
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
THE RARE FOUR PENCE1857-59 4d Dull Rose used with two good margins and outer frame-line cut into in two places, crisp barred cancel, deep fresh colour,…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50804 | 1857-59 5d Chestnut mint part o.g.
Ceylon
1857-59 5d Chestnut mint part o.g., just about clear at right hand side otherwise fine margins, fine and fresh, cert. Darteyre & Cie (1952) (SG £1’600)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50805 | 1857-59 5d Chestnut used strip of three, ex Caspary and Agabeg
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 5d Chestnut used strip of three, close to large margins with barred circle cancels, very fine and very rare, the largest known multiple of this…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50806 | 1857-59 9d Die proof in black on India paper affixed to card
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 9d Die proof in black on India paper affixed to card (32x38mm), very fine and scarce
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50807 | 1857-59 9d Purple-Brown used with very close to fine margins
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 9d Purple-Brown used with very close to fine margins, barred cancel, faint tone spot at right otherwise fine, cert. RPS (1955) (SG £900)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50808 | 1857-59 1s9d Imperforate plate proof in black on wove paper in block of 4
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 1s9d Imperforate plate proof in black on wove paper in block of 4 with fine to large margins, very fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50809 | 1857-59 1s9d Green mint small part og
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper
1857-59 1s9d Green mint small part og, close to fine margins, very fine, cert. BPA (1987) (SG £800)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP