9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
Lot 50860 | 1857-1900, Used collection on 3 stock pages
Ceylon » Collections
1857-1900, Used collection on 3 stock pages, from imperf. Perkins Bacon issues onwards, surcharge issues incl. 10c on 64c, mixed condition so please inspect
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50861 | 1872-1900, Old-time mint & used collection on 44 album pages
Ceylon » Collections
1872-1900, Old-time mint & used collection on 44 album pages, better stamps incl. 1872-80 2r50 perf.12.5×14 used, 1883-98 4c SPECIMEN and 24c brown-purple…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50862 | 1892 1d Black vertical pair with ERROR IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, mint
Cook Islands
1892 1d Black vertical pair with ERROR IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, mint large
part o.g. (typical minor backing adhesions), light bend between stamps, one of…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50863 | 1904 (Sep 21) Envelope sent registered to Switzerland with 1903-11 1d lower marginal block of four and 1/2d single
Cook Islands » Aitutaki
1904 (Sep 21) Envelope sent registered to Switzerland with 1903-11 1d lower marginal block of four and 1/2d single, tied by Aitutaki triple-ring cds, reverse…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 50864 | 1773-1832, Group of five entires
Cyprus » The Ottoman Empire 1571-1878
1773-1832, Group of five entires incl. 1773 Entire from the Turkish Governor of Cyprus in Nicosia to the Consul of Venice in Larnaca, endorsed « 8642 » (« Beduh »)…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50865 | 1881 (Feb) « HALF-PENNY » on 1d red, type 3 (18mm) surcharge, pl.181 mint nh block of 8
Cyprus
1881 (Feb) « HALF-PENNY » on 1d red, type 3 (18mm) surcharge,
pl.181 mint nh block of 8, lovely fresh colour, trivial gum
wrinkles as usual, a rare multiple
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50866 | 1881 (Feb) « HALF-PENNY » on 1d red pl.201, type 3 (18mm) surcharge, in mint og block of four
Cyprus
1881 (Feb) « HALF-PENNY » on 1d red pl.201, type 3 (18mm) surcharge, in mint og
block of four, lower pair
unmounted, very fine and scarce multiple
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50867 | 1904-40 2pi with broken top left triangle mint og, and 1912-15 30pa with broken bottom left triangle variety mint
Cyprus
1904-40 2pi with broken top left triangle, mint og (toned) (SG £375), plus 1912-15 30pa with broken bottom left triangle variety, mint hr, very fine (SG…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50868 | 1949 UPU complete mint set of four with red SPECIMEN
Cyprus » King George VI Issues Onwards
1949 UPU complete mint set of four in blocks of four with black SPECIMEN handstamps, very fine and scarce
Estimation: 1’600 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50869 | 1880-94, Mint/unused collection incl. 1880 GB ovpt 1/2d Rose PLATE 19 mint part og (SG £14’500+)
Cyprus
1880-94, Mint/unused collection incl. 1880 GB ovpt 1/2d Rose PLATE 19 mint part og, 1/2d pl.12 & 15 (3, 1 unused), 1d pl.218, Surface Printed set of 4…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50870 | 1880-1934, Small mostly used selection on stockcards incl. 1881 Wmk CC 4pi with « D48 » numeral of Headquarters Camp
Cyprus » Collections
1880-1934, Small mostly used selection on stockcards incl. 1881 Wmk CC 4pi with « D48 » numeral of Headquarters Camp, 6pi (thin), range of low-value KEVII…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50871 | 1880-2013 Mint collection on printed Leuchturm leaves
Cyprus
1880-2013, Mint collection on printed Leuchturm leaves with small section of GB overprints, QV and KEVII to 45pi mint, much completion after 1928
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50872 | 1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to « The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden », franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret
Falkland Islands
1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to « The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm,
Sweden », franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret (wmk
sideways…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50873 | 1912-20 1/2d to £1 « SPECIMEN » mint og set of 11
Falkland Islands
1912-20 1/2d to £1 « SPECIMEN » mint og set of 11, odd gum wrinkles as nearly always, 5s deep rose-red with
an insignificant gum thin speck, otherwise…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50874 | 1912-20 1/2d to £1 « SPECIMEN » mint og set of 11
Falkland Islands
1912-20 1/2d to £1 « SPECIMEN » mint og set of 11, large part og, 3s with slightly toned gum and 10s with a little toned gum, fine to very fine (SG £1’900)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50875 | 1912-20 KGV 1d Orange-Vermilion line perf.14 mint og top marginal block of 12
Falkland Islands
1912-20 KGV 1d Orange-Vermilion line perf.14 mint og top marginal block of 12, with some perf. reinforcement causing a light bend on three stamps,, otherwise…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50876 | 1912-20 £1 Black on red mint nh, very fine (SG £550)
Falkland Islands
1912-20 £1 Black on red mint nh, very fine (SG £550)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50877 | 1933 Centenary 1/2d to £1 set of 12 mint large part og
Falkland Islands
1933 Centenary 1/2d to £1 set of 12 mint large part og, very fine and fresh, only 2’711 sold of the £1, a desirable set (SG £4’250)
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50878 | 1933 Centenary 5s black and yellow-orange mint
Falkland Islands
1933 Centenary 5s black and yellow-orange mint hr, very fine, cert. BPA (1974) (SG £3’250)
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50879 | 1971 5p on 1 1/2d ERROR OF SURCHARGE, mint nh
Falkland Islands
1971 5p on 1 1/2d ERROR OF SURCHARGE (instead of 1p), mint nh, very fine and scarce, only 3 sheets (180 stamps) existed, with copy of cert. RPS (2001)…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50880 | 1974 6p Scurvy Grass with variety WATERMARK CROWN TO RIGHT OF CA (from back) in mint nh corner block of 4
Falkland Islands
1974 6p Scurvy Grass with variety WATERMARK CROWN TO RIGHT OF CA (from back) in mint nh lower right corner block of 4 with cylinder numbers, insignificant…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50881 | 1982 Pair of covers from Argentinean soldiers during the occupation franked with Argentinian stamps
Falkland Islands
1982 Pair of covers from Argentinean soldiers during the occupation franked with Argentinian stamps, one sent from Isla Soledad and the other sent 5 days…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50882 | 1878-1974, Collection on album leaves with 270 stamps
Falkland Islands
1878-1974, Collection on album leaves with 270 stamps (232 mint,38 used), a range of QV incl. 2s6d used, KEVII 2s6d used, KGV mint 5s & 10s, etc., incl….
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50883 | 1903 Wmk CA complete set of 11 to £1 in mint blocks of four
Fiji
1903 Wmk CA complete set of 11 to £1 in mint blocks of four, the majority of the low values unmounted, the 6d value with gum tone spots not apparent from…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50884 | 1869-72 6d Pale Blue, fine to large margins, used
Gambia
1869-72 6d Pale Blue, fine to large margins, with neat GAMBIA / PAID red cds, very fine, cert. BPA (1977) (SG £1’100)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50885 | 1886-96 Wmk CA Sideways 1/2d myrtle green and 1d aniline crimson in mint nh sheetlets of 15
Gambia
1886-96 Wmk CA Sideways 1/2d myrtle green and 1d aniline crimson in mint nh sheetlets of 15 with margins, one 1d stamp with some gum toning otherwise very…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50886 | 1826-54, Group of five stampless covers from Gibraltar
Gibraltar
1826-54, Group of five stampless covers from Gibraltar each showing the « DE GIBr. / S. ROQUE / ANDA. BAXA » hs, two particularly attractive covers to Genova…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50887 | 1855 Entire from Gibraltar with Spain 1855 4c
Gibraltar
1855 (Jul 23) Entire from Gibraltar with Spain 1855 4c, fine to good margins, tied by barred oval, with San Roque cds adjacent, reverse with Cadiz arrival,…
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50888 | 1889 25c on 2d brown-purple with « broken N of CENTIMOS » variety in mint hr lower right corner marginal pair
Gibraltar
1889 25c on 2d brown-purple with « broken N of CENTIMOS » variety in mint hr lower right corner marginal pair, very fine positional variety (SG £100+)
Estimation: 40 – 60 GBP
Lot 50889 | 1904-08 MCA Issue mint and used accumulation
Gibraltar
1904-08 MCA 2s green and blue, mint (46) and used (21), 4s dull purple and green, mint (21) and used (3), £1 deep purple and black on red, mint (3) used…
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50890 | 1925-32 £5 Violet & Black mint lower marginal block of 4
Gibraltar
1925-32 £5 Violet & Black mint lower marginal block of 4, a spectacular and desirable multiple of this high value, cert. Brandon (2004) (SG £6’400 as…
Estimation: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50891 | 1967-69 H.M.S. Victory 1/2d GREY OMITTED (sails etc) error, mint nh
Gibraltar
1967-69 H.M.S. Victory 1/2d GREY OMITTED (sails etc) error, mint nh, very fine variety and rare as only one sheet of 60 existed
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50892 | 1886-2015 Mint collection on Leuchtturm leaves with high degree of completion including 1925 £5
Gibraltar » Collections
1886-2015, Mint collection on Leuchtturm leaves with high degree of completion including 1925 £5 violet and greenish black nh mint with Hamilton-Bowen…
Estimation: 1’200 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50893 | FANNING ISLAND: 1933 (Dec 20) Envelope sent by registered airmail to Switzerland
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
FANNING ISLAND: 1933 (Dec 20) Envelope sent by registered airmail to Switzerland with New Zealand 1915-33 2d and 1926-34 1d pair tied by violet Fanning…
Estimation: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 50894 | 1934 (Jun 2) Airmail from Beru Island to Switzerland with 1912-24 2s6d tied by pen cross
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
1934 (Jun 2) Airmail from Beru Island to Switzerland with 1912-24 2s6d tied by pen cross, reverse with despatch, Sydney, Perth and Pescara-Milan transits…
Estimation: 160 – 200 GBP
Lot 50895 | 1918 (Oct 11) Envelope with Christmas Island « Cocoanut Plantations Ltd Mail Boat Service » local stamp tied by large pictorial cancel
Gilbert and Ellice Islands » Christmas Island
1918 (Oct 11) Envelope with Christmas Island « Cocoanut Plantations Ltd Mail Boat Service » local stamp tied by large pictorial cancel, franked with French…
Estimation: 260 – 340 GBP
Lot 50896 | 1889-94 20s Green & red mint part og
Gold Coast
1889-94 20s Green & red mint part og (disturbed and a little toned), a presentable example of a rare stamp, cert. BPA (1994) (SG £3’500)
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50897 | 1875-1924, Mostly mint collection on album pages
Gold Coast
1875-1924, Mostly mint collection on album pages incl. 1875 1d & 4d unused, 1883 1d unused (faults), 1884-91 set (at least 2 of each value plus used examples),…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50898 | 1863-71 2c to 96c partial mint set of eight values
Hong Kong
1863-71 2c to 96c partial mint set of eight values, mostly with part original gum, few minor perf faults, scarce group (SG £3’900+)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50899 | 1903-08, Two items to Switzerland and taxed upon arrival:
Hong Kong
1903-08, Two items to Switzerland and taxed upon arrival: 1903 Cover from Hankow to Baden franked by four 1900 2c green, missing 12c and taxed 60c on arrival,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50900 | 1915 (Apr 20) Stampless envelope with « Letters Prisoners of War / Free under Convention. » triangular cachet
Hong Kong
1915 (Apr 20) Stampless envelope with « Letters Prisoners of War / Free under Convention. » triangular cachet, sent locally by an internee with Provost Marshall…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50901 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 20c right marginal showing two very prominent hairlines to the left of the round tower
Hong Kong
1935 Silver Jubilee 20c right marginal showing two very prominent hairlines to the left of the round tower, mint nh (slightly toned gum), not a known plate…
Estimation: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 50902 | 1938-52 KGVI 8c red-brown with SPECIMEN perfin in strip of three on piece further cancelled by « SPÉCIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE » hs
Hong Kong
1938-52 KGVI 8c red-brown with SPECIMEN perfin in strip of three on piece further cancelled by « SPÉCIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE » hs in red-purple, very…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50903 | 1938-52 $10 Green & Violet mint nh top marginal block of four
Hong Kong
1938-52 $10 Green & Violet mint nh top marginal block of four (mounted in the margin), toned gum as usually seen, very fine and very rare multiple (SG…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50904 | 1938-52 $10 Pale Bright Lilac & Blue mint nh corner marginal block of six
Hong Kong
1938-52 $10 Pale Bright Lilac & Blue mint nh corner marginal block of six from the top right corner of the left pane, very fine, post office fresh (SG…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50905 | 1943 POW printed envelope by the Australia Red Cross to the British Civilian Internment Camp in Stanley
Hong Kong
1943 POW printed envelope by the Australia Red Cross to the British Civilian Internment Camp in Stanley, with various censor cachets and tape, some foxing…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50906 | 1945 Envelope sent immediately after the Japanese capitulation with « HONG KONG / 1945 / POSTAGE PAID » hs
Hong Kong
1945 Envelope sent immediately after the Japanese capitulation with « HONG KONG / 1945 / POSTAGE PAID » hs which was used due to a shortage of stamps for…
Estimation: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50907 | 1862-1976, Collection on Leuchtturm album pages
Hong Kong
1862-1976, Collection on Leuchtturm album pages, sparse earlies including mint QV values with 1891 Jubilee, no George VI or QE until 1961
Estimation: 150 – 240 GBP
Lot 50908 | 1863-1997, Mint collection in a stockbook with 1885 & 1891 Surcharges, KEVII and KGV sets, etc.
Hong Kong
1863-1997, Mint collection in a stockbook starting with Postal Fiscals 1874-1902 $3, 1891 $5 on $10 (2) and 1897 $1 on $2 (2, both cert. RPS), 1885 50c…
Estimation: 4’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50909 | 1863-1957 CANCELLATIONS ON HONG KONG & ASIA: Attractive accumulation of 100s of cancellations, with a fine array different types of cancels mostly on Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1863-1957 CANCELLATIONS ON HONG KONG & ASIA: Attractive accumulation of 100s of cancellations, with a fine array different types of cancels mostly on Hong…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP