Jun 12, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 156 Page: 1* £1 brown & blue with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #52x, well centred, Cat $675. Advertised retail $750. 159 A B1 500 Lot

Prestige Philately - Auction No 156 Page: 1Jun 12, 2010Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

MISCELLANEOUS

Ex Lot 5

*/**O British Atlantic Islands predominantly mint on leaves with Ascension including 1922 Overprints (3/- **) & 1924 Badge (3/- **) sets, KGVI Pictorials with all perfs; Falklands 1912 MCA to 1/-, 1921 Script set, both KGVI Pictorial sets; St Helena including QV Surcharges mint or used, Badge MCA to 2/6d & Script to 5/-; condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £2500+. (250 approx)

5

1,250

Ex Lot 6

*/**O British Asia predominantly mint on a stack of Godden leaves with Aden 1937 5r (used) & both KGVI long sets; Ceylon KGVI duplicated Pictorials including 1938 $5 Plate 1 block of 4; India Gandhi set & 1914 CEF Overprints 2a to 12a **; Kelantan Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set (Cat £350); North Borneo Red Cross 1916 to 10c & 1918 Surcharges to 2c on 12c, Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set, 1918-38 Postage Dues to 12c; Pakistan 1947 Overprints set & Bahawalpur 1948 Pictorials; also Burma, Brunei, FMS & Straits Settlements, Kedah, Kuwait, Labuan & Trengganu; condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £4500+. (100s)

6

1,800

Ex Lot 10

*/**O British Pacific predominantly mint on Godden leaves with Fiji KGV MCA to 2/6d & 5/- (both **) and Script to 5/-, KGVI 10/- & £1 Pictorials * & used; Gilberts 1911 Overprints (used) & KGV 10/-; Nauru Shiny Ships set; New Zealand 1898 Pictorials to 5/- (Cat £600+), 1935 2½d Watermark Inverted block of 4; Solomons KGV MCA to 5/- (2) including 3d used, Script CA 10/- (**); Tonga 1923 Surcharges; also Cook Islands including Aitutaki & Penrhyn, Nauru, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairns and Samoa; some toning but condition mostly fine, Cat £4750+ (100s)

10

1,500

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Ex Lot 30

* Specimen Overprints comprising Somaliland 1904 KEVII SG 32-44, Virgins 1904 KEVII SG 54-62, and Mauritius KGV ten values to 10r including three with 'SPECIMEN' perfin, some minor aging/toning. (32)

30 A/B

250

THEMATICS & SUBJECTSC MOUNTAINEERING: Peru 1969 commemorative PPC for The Australian Andean Expedition, to GB

with Reform 3s on 90c, autographs of the nine members. Reasonable offers considered.38 A

100

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Ex Lot 82

* Roos Third Wmk £1 grey (disturbed gum) & £2 both optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, hinge remainders; also BCOF set to 5/- (both), Cat $625. (10)

82 A/A-250

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues

Ex Lot 99

*/** Specimen group comprising First Wmk 10/- to £2 with characteristic centring & a few short perfs; SMult Wmk 10/- Type C1a variant, a few short perfs but unmounted; and CofA Wmk 10/- (VLMtd) to £2 unmounted; Cat $2600++. Advertised retail $3500. (7)

99 A/B

1,500

Ex Lot 102

* 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising Third Wmk Type B £1 brown & blue and £2 (well centred), Type C 10/- (ACSC states only 360 were printed) & £1 grey all with hinge remainders; also CofA Type D set; variable centring, Cat $3500+. (7)

102 A/A-

1,250


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark

Lot 159

* £1 brown & blue with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #52x, well centred, Cat $675. Advertised retail $750.

159 A B1500

Lot 162

** £2 grey-black & crimson with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #56x, well centred, unmounted, Cat $500. Advertised retail $675.

162 A B1500

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - CofA Watermark - Official Stamps

Lot 175

V Overprinted 'OS': 6d chestnut irregular Ash Imprint block of 8 with GPO Melbourne CTO cancellations BW #23(OS)wza, full unmounted o.g., Cat 450+. Very scarce item.

175 A C1400

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - CofA Watermark - Official Stamps

Lot 230

G OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1d green Watermark Reversed BW #82(OS)aa, untidy cancellation, Cat $2500. [Another example sold for $1092 in our auction of 7/7/2007].

230 A C1600T


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals

Ex Lot 231

*/** 1914-41 mostly unmounted Commemoratives selection with 6d Engraved Kooka, Kingsford Smith in blocks of 4 plus 2d & 3d singles with 'OS' opts (highly dubious), 5/- Bridge * (some ragged perfs), 1/- Lyrebird, SA Centenary & NSW Anniversary blocks of 4, AIF blocks of 4 or 6 **, odd perf fault, generally well-centred, Cat $1300+ (excluding KSmith 2d & 3d 'OS'). (76)

231 A/A-

600

Ex Lot 232

*/** Array on Hagners mostly lightly mounted including 6d Engraved Kooka **, Kooka M/S, 1930s commemoratives ex 5/- Bridge but including Large Lyrebird & optd 'OS' **, Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d optd 'OS' ("as is", 3d looks particularly dubious), also Robes Thick * & Thin Papers **, Arms **, Navigators White & Cream Papers **, BCOF to 5/- (both) *, a few items with toning but overall condition is fine. (approx 175)

232

750

Lot 242

** 1932 Large Lyrebird 1/- green overprinted 'OS' Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #145(OS)Aza, unmounted, Cat $500. Superb!

242 A+ B1400

Lot 250

** - Thick Paper £1 dull blue overprinted 'SPECIMEN' BW #216x, full unmounted o.g., Cat $900+. RPSofV Certificate (2009).

250 A B1750


COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues**O 1966-2008 collection in two albums and on Seven Seas leaves with 1966-77 issues incomplete used,

thereafter complete unmounted including booklets or booklet panes, counter-printed stamps, definitive reprints, "Framas", gutter pairs or strips, M/Ss & sheetlets, se-tenants, specimens, stamp show overprints, etc. Huge initial cost with a face value of $2500+ for the 2004-08 issues alone! (1000s)

267

2,000

Ex Lot 269

V** 1966-71 Definitives two collectors' sets with slightly different composition both including values to 50c CTO plus Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN', in original Australia Post envelopes. (2 sets)

269 A100

Ex Lot 270

** 1966-71 Navigators 'SPECIMEN' Overprints complete including the 15mm Overprint on 75c & $1, unmounted, Cat $380. (6)

270 A150


AUSTRALIAN COLONIES/STATES - General & Miscellaneous Lots

Ex Lot 363

*/**O Queensland 9d V/Crown Types A-B Pair (toning) & Crown/A Types A-B Pairs x2 (one unmounted); South Australia P&R £4 & £15 optd 'SPECIMEN', Thin 'POSTAGE' set mint or used - a few problems - plus fine used £1; and Western Australia Perf 11 3d & 5d Plate '1' singles. (24)

363

750

NEW SOUTH WALES

Ex Lot 374

*W Useful selection including Laureates 2d SG 59 apparently unused, Diadems 8d yellow-orange (2), Coin 5/- (4, including a pair), QV 10/- & 20/- Carrington, also a few 'OS' Overprints and 'SPECIMEN' Overprints including Diadems 5d & Coin 5/- single & pair (corner fault), etc, generally fine to very fine and mostly with large-part o.g. (21)

374 A/B

500T

Ex Lot 375

**/*O Imperf Diadem 1/- SG 99 in a rich shade & very fine used; 1899 10d violet SG 310 corner block of 12, most units unmounted, Ex Colonel Evans; and Optd 'OS' 3d & 4d pair all with Misplaced Overprint, used. (4 items)

375 A/A-

300

Lot 414

P 1885-86 Stamp Duty overprinted 'POSTAGE' piece of ungummed bluish paper with 8 impressions (2x4) of the 'NSW' watermark. Unusual.

414 A100

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Ex Lot 418

*O OFFICIALS: Collection remainders on leaves & Hagners with 'OS' Overprints, 'OS' perfins including a mint 5/- Coin, 'OS/NSW' perfins & a 4d Cook with 'GSB' perfin, a good range of values with lots of shades & multiples, entirely unchecked by us for perforations etc, condition variable. An excellent basis for an unusual project. (350+)

418

500

* POSTAGE DUES: 1891-92 ½d to 20/- overprinted 'SPECIMEN', some faults, Cat £200. (10)421 0T

Ex Lot 422

R REPRINTS: Complete sheets comprising DLR 1d vermilion (120) with 'TR' & 'GPrO/NSW' Monograms at the top & 'POSTAGE ONE PENNY' beneath each pane; DLR 2d blue (120) with 'TR' '1884' & 'GPrO/NSW' Monograms at the top & 'POSTAGE TWO PENCE' beneath each pane; DLR 4d brown (120) with Plate Number '1' at upper-right & lower-left and Current Number '4' at upper-left; DLR 6d mauve (120) with 'POSTAGE SIX PENCE' above each frame & 'TR' & 'GPrO/NSW' Monograms at the base, Aberrant Perfs in the margin at left; Diadems 8d golden yellow (100) with straight-edges except at left; DLR 1/- black (120) with Plate Number '1' at upper-right & lower-left, Current Number '7' at upper-left & partial Sheet Number at upper-right; & 5/- Coin (50) with Floral Border at left; all with full unmounted o.g. A superb assemblage that, excepting the 5/-, are probably the only complete sheets in private hands. Ex Australia Post Archives (Sale #1, Lots 4 & 7). [The other 5/- sheet from the Archives sold for $1207 at our auction of 13/6/2009] (7 sheets)

422 A+

4,000

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Ex Lot 476

* Useful selection including 9d rose-lilac (3) and Long Type 2/6d & 5/-, plus 'O.S.' Overprints including 2½d on Perf 10 4d SG O51 block of 4, Type 3 1d & 2d - in a strip of 3 - both with No Stop after 'S ' and several Type 3 Grossly Misplaced Overprints etc, generally fine to very fine with large-part o.g. (28)

476

400T

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Ex Lot 477

O Very scarce group of commercially used multiples comprising 4d plum block of 9, 9d rose-lilac block of 6, 2/- block of 9, Bantam ½d brown block of 10, P&R 2/6d strip of 3 with Marine Post cds, then overprinted 'O.S.' Type 1 4d plum block of 9 & 2/- block of 4, and Type 2 6d block of 10, a few blemishes. Desirable lot. (8 items)

477

600

Lot 499

F 1860-69 Second Rouletted Issue 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d orange-red SG 35 horizontal pair, cut from the sheet to preserve the design, split rouletting at upper-right, GPO cds.

499 A/A-300

Lot 502

F 1867-70 Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d yellow SG 59 horizontal pair, cut from the sheet at right to preserve the design, GPO cds. Pairs are the largest known multiples. [Harry Lower's very fine pair sold for $552 at our auction of 12/5/2007]

502 A

350

Lot 503

W* 1868-79 Perf 11½-12½ '3-PENCE' in Black on 4d ultramarine SG 68 two examples both cut from the sheets to preserve the designs, one either a Dry Print or from a very worn plate & with an intriguing blue mark at upper-left - suggested by our vendor to be the foot of Plate Number '4' (Sideways) - unused or large-part o.g., Cat £160+.

503 A

200

* 1876-1900 Broad Star '3-PENCE' on 4d ultramarine SG 112 horizontal pair, large-part o.g., Cat £180++. A scarce multiple.

505 A240T

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Lot 506

G 1876-1900 Broad Star '3-PENCE' on 4d ultramarine with Surcharge Double SG 112a, a beautiful shade, extensive shallow thinning but of fine appearance, GPO cds, Cat £1600. [Jeff Harris' fine example sold for $2415 at our auction of 24/10/2009]

506 C

500

Lot 507

G 1876-1900 Broad Star '8 PENCE' on 9d burnt umber & brown SG 119 & 120 horizontal strips of 3, the first with minor stains & 'RIVERTON' cds, the other with indistinct cds cancels, Cat £42++. Rare multiples.

507 A/B

250

Ex Lot 512

* 1886-96 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' Perf 11½-12½ 2/6d to £20 including the very scarce £5 brown (15mm Opt) all with 12½mm 'SPECIMEN' overprint, the 2/6d & £5 grey have no gum otherwise large-part o.g., Cat £800. An unusually fine set. [Excepting the £5 brown, these stamps were reprinted for the specific purpose of being overprinted 'SPECIMEN'] (14)

512 A/A-

500

**/* 1891-93 Surcharges Perf 10 '2½d' on 4d pale green SG 229 Plate Number '1' block of 30 (6x5) from the lower-right corner of the sheet, unit 7 with '2' and '½' Closer Together, unit 22 with Round Stop after 'd', thin in upper-right sheet margin, most units full unmounted o.g., Cat £240++.

514 A

200

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Official Stamps

Ex Lot 529

* OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': Selection comprising Type 1 Opt 4d pair (a bit aged), 6d 1/- & 2/-; and Type 2 Opt 1/- & 2/-; mostly with large-part o.g. STC £450. (7)

529 A/B250

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Lot 530

V OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1874-77 Perf 10 4d dull purple SG O1, two ironed-out diagonal creases, very lightly cancelled, undercatalogued at £300.

530 B C1500

Ex Lot 532

*W OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1876-85 Perf 10x11½-12½ 4d plum, 6d bright ultramarine, 1/- red-brown (no gum) & 2/- carmine SG O16 19 20 & 21, large-part o.g., Cat £340. (4)

532 A200

Ex Lot 533

F/G OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1876-85 Perf 10x11½-12½ 6d bright blue SG O18 horizontal strip of 5, minor toning, squared circle cancels; and 6d Prussian blue (this shade not recorded by Gibbons overprinted 'O.S.') horizontal strip of 6, untidy cancels. Rare multiples. (2 strips)

533 B/A

500

Lot 534

V OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1876-85 Perf 11½-12½ 4d deep mauve Overprint Inverted SG O24a, unpriced in Gibbons; & 1/- red-brown Overprint Inverted SG 27a, Cat £140; both lightly cancelled.

534 A300

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Lot 535

* OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1876-85 Perf 11½-12½ 1/- red-brown SG O27 horizontal strip of 3, a few minor tonespots, large-part o.g., Cat £105+. Rare multiple.

535 A/A-200

Lot 536

G OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1891-1903 Perf 10x 11½-12½ 2/- rose-carmine SG O35 block of 4, GPO cds. Very scarce multiple.

536 A200

Lot 537

G OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1899-1901 Type 3 (Wide) Overprint 2½d with the Overprint Inverted SG O83a, Cat £95.

537 A C1100

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Postal HistoryC 1865 cover to Scotland "via Marseilles" with Second Roulettes 'TEN PENCE' in Blue on 9d orange-red

SG 35 (Cat £38 x4+) tied by GPO cds, 'PAISLEY' transit & 'RENFREW' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.557 B

300

Lot 559

C 1869 (Feb) entire to Scotland "Via Marseille" with scarce franking of 'TEN PENCE' opt on 9d yellow SG 78 (Cat £42 x3+) tied by GPO cds, a few faults.

559 C200

C 1870 cover to Scotland "Via Marseilles" with Perf 11½-12½ 'TEN PENCE' in Black on 9d yellow SG 79 (Cat £45 x3+) tied by GPO cds, 'PAISLEY' & 'RENFREW' b/s, minor faults.

561 B250

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Lot 562

C 1870 large-part cover front to the United States - a very scarce destination in this period - with rare franking of 1870-71 Perf 10 '3-PENCE' in Red on 4d SG 91 two horizontal pairs - three units characteristically with some trimmed perfs - + DLR 2d orange tied by GPO cds & US cds in red, a bit soiled. [Pairs are stated to be the largest recorded multiples]

562 B

1,000

Lot 566

C 1880 cover to France with 'TEN PENCE' in Black on 9d yellow SG 107 Perf 11½x11½x10x11½ (Cat £40 x3+ on cover) tied by GPO cds, rated "1½" in red, endorsed "Via Brindisi" but sent - missent? - via London (b/s in red), on arrival the address crossed-through & forwarded to Switzerland, two different Paris transits & fine 'BADEN' arrival b/s with '1/9'-in-oval h/s alongside. A most unusual redirected cover.

566 A-

750

Lot 568

CL 1898 Education Department printed registration envelope with Type 2 'O.S.' Overprints 2d orange & 2½d violet-blue SG O75 pair (very scarce stamp on cover, Cat £15+ x50+) tied by Adelaide squared-circles, vertical fold at left.

568 B

500

Ex Lot 574

PS POSTAL STATIONERY: Three exhibit pages with Postal Cards (3) & Wrappers (8, one CTO) with various types of 'SPECIMEN' Overprint. Ex Nelson Eustis. (11)

574 A/B150T


TASMANIA

Lot 597

** 1870-71 Sidefaces Perf 12 10d black SG 131 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with Double Overprint (7mm between the two impressions), well centred, full unmounted o.g. Superb!

597 A+ B1400

Lot 600

**/* 1878 De La Rue Sidefaces 8d purple-brown SG 158 upper-left corner block of 6 (3x2) with Plate '11' at the top (affected by repaired tears), the first unit with Broken Second 'E' & fifth unit with Dropped 'S' in 'SPECIMEN', one unit mounted otherwise full unmounted o.g. A rare multiple.

600 A B1

750

Lot 601

** 1886 Provisionals being Colonial Keyplates with Blank Tablets in doubly-fugitive purple or green on Wmk 'TAS' paper & overprinted 'TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE/TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE' or '.../10 SHILLINGS' matching upper-right corner examples, full unmounted o.g. Superb! Ex Australia Post Archives (Sale #1 Lot 64). [The Colonial Agents requisitioned stamps of these values from De La Rue. However, in 1882 Tasmania had authorised postal use of revenue stamps printed in the Colony. Hobart advised the Crown Agents of this fact & advised that the proposed stamps would be "useless". However, London knows best so they were printed & despatched but were never issued: see Eaton at pp431-436]

601 A+ B1

2,000

Lot 615

* POSTAL FISCALS: 1863-80 St George & the Dragon Perf 12 2/6d carmine (faded), 5/- sage-green & 10/- orange SG F13 15 & 16 overprinted 'SPECIMEN', characteristic rough perforations, large-part o.g. Rare.

615 A/B

1,000


WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Lot 740

F REVENUES: 1893 Internal Revenue Long Type 1/- with 'TEN POUNDS' Surcharge that is previously unrecorded on this issue, some staining, superb strike of the previously unrecorded 16-bars (!) '19' postal cancel. A passable "impossible" creation that could easily fool the unwary collector. Reasonable offers considered.

740 B

100T

Lot 742

O REVENUES: Probate Duty 1905 £100 with 'PROBATE/DUTY' Overprint (Upright) in Blue Dzelme #S121, variously cancelled in violet red & green. Rated RRR (his highest rating). [Stated only 60 were sold]

742 A C1

300

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Postal StationeryPS LETTER CARDS: 1912 (Sep) 'ONE PENNY' on 2d Pope LC6, local philatelic usage with Perth

machine cancellation of 9SEP1912 which is possibly the First Day of Issue, Cat $300+. [Pope's ERD is 10/9/1912]

756 A

240T

AUSTRIA

Ex Lot 770

O MILITARY POSTS: Collection on leaves with SG 1-71 complete; Issues for Italy SG 1-19 (ex SG 15); Montenegro SG 1-2; Rumania SG 1-34 (the last is unused); Serbia SG 22-41; & a few others, generally very fine used, Cat £800+. (150+)

770

400

Ex Lot 772

O POST OFFICES IN THE LEVANT: Attractive group on leaves with 1867-83 to 50s (2), 1883 Arms 2s to 10s, 1888 set, 1890-96 to 20pa (damaged), 1900-01 With Varnish Bars 20pa on 10h SG 47, a few Postage Dues etc, French Currency with 1903 Perf 13x13½ 25c & 50c, 1904 Perf 13x13½ set, 1906 10c etc, some postmark interest, generally fine to very fine, STC £2800+. (120+)

772

1,000

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCESG 1946 Trial Overprint (Thin Seriffed Type) in Red on 3d purple-brown BW #J3PP(2)B tied to small

piece by 'AUST ARMY PO/18OC46/241.' cds, undercatalogued at $300.774 A B1

300T

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Ex Lot 775

** 1946-48 Overprints ½d to 5/- (Thick Paper) imprint blocks of 4, 5/- well centred, all values with some gumside toning, unmounted, Cat $1100. (28)

775 B400

Lot 776

PS 1945 (Sep 1) commercial usage to Sydney of Forces airmail lettercard with largely very fine strike of the woodcut 'V J/TOKYO/ON ACTIVE SERVICE/HMNZS GAMBIA' cachet in blue & 'PASSED FREE/...' machine cancel, minor peripheral faults & some minor toning. [The lengthy letter is continued from another & discusses the impending Japanese surrender: "...Even while the ceasefire signal was flying we were attacked by a suicide bomber...pieces of the Jap plane falling on our decks as he broke up overhead...today we enter Tokyo Bay proper...Gosh there is a collection of ships here...The big day is tomorrow when the formal peace will be signed..."]

776 C

250

BRITISH WEST INDIES*/** TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: 1900-1996 stockbook collection with strength in 1960s-90s sets many

accompanied by M/Ss, evidence of toning on many issues to the mid-1980s, 1980 onwards mostly unmounted. (100s)

785

200

CANADA

Ex Lot 786

*/**O 1850s-1950s on leaves with better mint including 1937 Pictorials, 1942 War Effort plus 20c block of 4 */**, Officials including optd 'G' $1 Train Ferry & $1 Fisherman; Provinces with Newfoundland including 1919 Caribou & 1923 Pictorial sets both *; condition variable, Cat £1000+ (100s)

786

300

CEYLON** SRI LANKA: Grossly Misplaced Perforations comprising Lighthouse 2r50 half-sheet of 25 (5x5), and

Drummers 3r orange-brown half-sheet of 50 (10x5), 4r magenta top two rows of 10 & 10r violet half-sheet-plus! of 80 (10x8, minor creasing), also '2.00' on Lighthouse 2r50 half-sheet of 25 with Misplaced Surcharges & Drummers 10r block of 30 (2x15) with Major Doctor Blade Flaw affecting all left-hand units, unmounted. Excellent thematic material. (6 items)

790 A/A-

300T

COOK ISLANDS*C 1899 Surcharge 'ONE/HALF/PENNY' on 1d blue SG 21 block of 4, large-part o.g.; and a 1902

part-registered cover to Melbourne with ½d on 1d plus 2½d blue x2, oval 'CHARLES W BANKS/ RAROTONGA' cachet in violet on the reverse & part-Auckland transit cds. (2 items)

798 A/B

180

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Ex Lot 800

** 1919 Overprints on New Zealand KGV 1/- vermilion Perf 14x15/14x14½ marginal block of 4 from the right of the sheet SG 55b, & upper-left corner block of 4 with Plate Number '27', unmounted, Cat £144+++. [Sold for $290 at our auction of 5/12/2009 but the buyer failed to pay for it] (2 blocks)

800 A

250

Ex Lot 801

** 1931-36 Arms High Values 1931 'RAROTONGA' 2/6d to £1 SG 95-98 blocks of 4, the 10/- & £1 marginal from the right of the sheets, a few minor bends, unmounted, Cat £660++. (4 blocks)

801 A/A-400

G AITUTAKI: 1903-11 Overprints on New Zealand Pictorials Perf 14 2½d No Stop after 'Ava ' SG 3a, faint tonespots, Cat £250.

805 B C2100

Lot 806

* AITUTAKI: 1903-11 Overprints on New Zealand Pictorials Perf 11 1/- bright red No Stop after 'Tai Tiringi ' SG 7a being the right-hand unit in a horizontal pair, lightly mounted, Cat £655+. [William Frazer's single sold for £437 (2003)]

806 A C2

400

Lot 807

* AITUTAKI: 1903-11 Overprints on New Zealand Pictorials Perf 11 1/- orange-red No Stop after 'Tai Tiringi ' SG 7ba, lightly mounted, Cat £800.

807 A C2450


Lot 808

* AITUTAKI: 1903-11 Overprints on New Zealand Pictorials Perf 11 1/- orange-red No Stop after 'Tai Tiringi ' SG 7ba being the right-hand unit in a horizontal pair, lightly mounted, Cat £870+. [Sir Gawine Baillie's pair sold for £437 (2007)]

808 A B2

600

Ex Lot 809

*/** AITUTAKI: 1917-18 Native Currency Overprints on KGV 6d Plate 22 (faults) & 1/- Plate 27 upper-left blocks of 4, also 1917-18 'AITUTAKI' Only 2½d Plate 17, 3d Plate 18, 6d Plate 23 (toned gum) & 1/- Plate 27 upper-left blocks of 4, a few tiny tonespots, all but the first are unmounted. (6 blocks)

809 A/B

200

Lot 810

* PENRHYN: 1902 Overprints on New Zealand Pictorials Basted Mills Paper Perf 11 1d carmine SG 3, part-o.g., Cat £800. RPSofL Certificate (1992) states "...is genuine in spite of unclear watermark" (because there was no Perf 11 issue on the Cowan paper!). [Sir Gawaine Baillie's unmounted example sold for £460 (2007)]

810 A C2

600

** PENRHYN: 1917-20 Overprints on New Zealand KGV 2½d deep dull blue No Stop after 'ISLAND' SG 24ab being the third unit in a marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, exceptional centring & clean-cut perfs!, unmounted, Cat £200++. Superb!

811 A+ A1

200

* PENRHYN: 1917-20 Overprints on New Zealand KGV 6d carmine No Stop after 'ISLAND' SG 26ab being the central unit in a horizontal strip of 3, Cat £450+.

812 A C2300

Lot 813

*/** PENRHYN: 1917-20 Overprints on New Zealand KGV 1/- vermilion No Stop after 'ISLAND' SG 27ab being the last unit in a block of 4, the lower units - including the variety - are unmounted, Cat £550++.

813 A C1450

C PENRHYN: 1903 registered cover to New Zealand with Overprints ½d 1d & 2½d (complete set, paying the correct rate of 1d + 3d registration) tied by two typically unsatisfactory strikes of the rubber cds, the 2½d with corner fault, Auckland arrival b/s.

814 B

200


C PENRHYN: 1920 registered cover to France with Overprints 1½d 2½d & 3d, Rarotonga & London transit b/s, French resealing label tied by Paris cds, minor faults. Unusual.

815 B300

FIJI

Lot 824

* 1915-19 War Tax ½d green with Overprint Inverted SG 138c, well centred, faint bend at lower-right, Cat £600. RPSofV Certificate (1982).

824 A- A1450

Lot 826

** 2006 Emergency Surcharges on Birds '18c' on 6c gutter block of 4, the lower units with the Surcharge Grossly Misplaced (14mm too high) SG 1310d(var), unmounted.

826 A A1100

GERMAN COLONIES

Ex Lot 831

*D German New Guinea Ships 20pf to 1mk plus 3mk & 5mk all with 'Specimen' overprint with Ceremuga Certificate; Marshalls Ships set (25pf defective); & Australian 1d Roo perf 'OS' tied to piece by 2-line Rabaul cancel on First Day of Use. (23)

831 A

500

HONG KONG

Ex Lot 853

*O 1860s-1940s predominantly mint collection with KGV MCA 25c Type B (Cat £200) & 50c (2), Script $1 & $2, 1923 Dues, KGVI to $2 (both), $5 (both) and $10 lilac & blue, Centenary set, 'CHINA' Overprints with MCA 50c & $1 and Script 50c & $1, condition mostly fine, Cat £1500+. (155)

853

600


HUNGARY

Ex Lot 858

*/**O 1871-1965 collection in Scott album predominantly unmounted with better earlier material including 1914 War Charity Mi #145-61, 1926-27 New Currency, 1924-27 perf & imperf Airs, 1931 Zeppelin, 1932 Madonna (used), 1933 perf & imperf Scouts, 1933 Airs (gum crease 5p) lightly mounted, some 1930s-40s M/Ss, 1940s-60s largely complete, also "back-of-the-book" including patchy range of Occupation issues, condition generally fine to very fine, stated to catalogue in excess of €7000. (many 100s)

858

2,500

INDIAN STATES - Feudatory StatesAll of the Bahawalpur material is stated to be from the personal collection of the Amir of Bahawalpur.

Lot 865

C BAHAWALPUR: 1947 internal registered commercial cover to Bahawalnagar with extremely rare franking of 1947 (Aug) Machine Overprint on India 2a vermilion with Comma below Star SG 6var & Handstamped Overprint in Blue on 3p grey tied by "bridge"-type 'SADIQ GARH/11SEP47/BAHAWALPUR' cds, oval 'Office of the Staff Offices/...' cachet in violet at lower-left, crude registration label, Isani & Abid Cat £3000 for the 2a on cover & £3000 for the 3a on cover (2006). PFofPakistan Certificate (2010). Another marvellous cover, in superb condition!

865 A+

4,000T

Lot 866

C BAHAWALPUR: 1947 internal registered cover with extremely rare franking of 1947 (Aug) Handstamped Star & Crescent in Red on India 14a Aeroplane tied by double-oval 'REGISTERED/24AUG47/SADIQ-GARH BAHAWALPUR' datestamp, embossed arms in black on the flap, Isani & Abid Cat £5,000 (2006). PFofPakistan Certificate (2010). Superb condition! Another exceptional item.

The certificate states "...overprint in red is not recorded by Isani & Abid". However, this is the result of a typographical error at page 221 where the colour of the handstamp is incorrectly stated to be "purple". In fact, this very cover is illustrated, in colour, at page 203.

When Pakistan was created on 15/8/1947, the Amir of Bahawalpur opted for independence for his State. However, he was placed under enormous political pressure & on 3/10/1947 - only 7 weeks later - Bahawalpur was formally absorbed into Pakistan, ending one of the briefest periods of political independence on record. Again, despite Isani & Abid proving that both the machine-overprinted stamps (SG 1-17) & the handstamped issues - unlisted by Gibbons - were legitimately postally used during the Interim Period, Stanley Gibbons have resolutely refused to price them in used condition.

866 A+

4,000T

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Lot 867

CX BAHAWALPUR: 1947 registered official cover (218x278mm) to Karachi with extremely rare franking of 1947 (Aug) Machine Overprint on India 5r green & blue SG 16 tied by "bridge"-type 'DEH RAWAL/29AUG47/ BAHAWALPUR' cds, no registration label, negative seal 'BAHAWALPUR/[arms]/GOVT' alongside official endorsement at lower-left, three wax seals inscribed 'HOME MINISTER/[arms]/BAHAWALPUR' across the flap, 'DRIGH ROAD/1SEP47/KARACHI' arrival cds, Isani & Abid Cat £15,000 (2006). PFofPakistan Certificate (2010). Superb condition! Surely one of the most outstanding philatelic items of Bahawalpur. Illustrated by Isani & Abid at page 165.

It is a measure of the rarity of the Interim Overprints that there were no examples of these stamps even postally used, let alone on cover, in the marvellous "Hyphasis" Collection, sold by us on 8/10/2005.

867 A+

10,000T

Lot 869

CL BAHAWALPUR: 1948 internal cover with rare franking of Sarkari Officials 4a Pelicans SG O4 tied by "bridge"-type 'SADIQ-GARH/16JAN48/BAHAWALPUR' cds, poor official cachet in violet at lower-left & on the reverse, "gold" wax seal partly inscribed '.../GOVT/OF/BWP' on the flap, unusually fine, Isani & Abid Cat £1000 (2006). PFofPakistan Certificate (2010). An outstanding cover.

869 A+

1,000T

IRELAND**/* 1840s-1970 collection with Great Britain used in Ireland, 1922-28 Overprints to 1/- with duplication,

1922-23 1d Map Watermark Inverted strip of 3 *, 1940-60 set * or** plus Chalky Paper 5/- Watermark Inverted & 5/- Line Flaw in a marginal mint pair * and 10/- pair **, 1940s-50s commemoratives mint (a few **) & used plus heaps of annotated flyspeck varieties used, 1940-70 Dues to 10d * or **, later issues with multiples */** including a few plate blocks, toning in places but generally fine. (100s)

880 A

400

Lot 881

* 1922-28 Overprints on Great Britain with 1922 (Feb-July) Dollard values to 10d, Thom values to 1/- plus 1d Control 'S 22' block of 6, 3-Line Opt Coil-Join pairs ½d to 2d, Seahorses Wide Date 2/6d, 5/- x2 & 10/- and Narrow Date 2/6d, also a few used, generally fine to very fine,

881

150

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Lot 882

F 1922-28 Overprints on Great Britain Wide Date 5/- rose-red SG 87, exceptional colour & centring, superb 'BAILE ASADARA/COSLIGIG' cds, Cat £100. Beautiful!

882 A A180

Ex Lot 883

*/**O REVENUES: Array on Hagner including 1867 Chancery Fee Fund £2 slate-lilac plus Blued Paper £3 & £5 deep lilac overprinted 'SPECIMEN' marginal blocks of 4 **, 1903 Dog Licence 6d block of 12 (some perf separations) **, 1922 Excise Duty 3d 4d & 9d values of Great Britain overprinted, plus a range of Chancery Court, County Courts, Court of Justice, Petty Sessions and Records issues mostly used; also Railway Fee stamps including Cavan & Leitrim Railway Co 2d unused and 3d & 4d *; condition variable. (56)

883

400

LATIN AMERICA

Ex Lot 893

PS ARGENTINA: 1936-39 Illustrated Postal Cards HG 53a (redrawn map), 53b, 54 (map with all boundaries) & 54b all with 'MUESTRA' (= specimen) overprint reading up (#1 or 3) or down. Superb! [All open-out and have extensive statistics etc printed within] (4)

893 A+

160

Ex Lot 894

*/**O MEXICO: 1856-1969 collection with imperfs including 1856 to 4r & 1861 to 8r (2), 1864-66 to 8r (2, one unused), 1875 Porte De Mar range unused, perforated issues including 1879-82 to 100c black & 100c orange, 1884 Numerals to 5p, 1899 Officials to 5p, 1910 Centenary *, Civil War issues, mint middle period including 1926 Postal Congress, 1934 University Fund to 1p, 1940 Stamp Centenary, 1942 Observatory, 1945 Education, 1946 ONU, 1953 20p Redrawn Type II SG 859a ** (Cat £700), 1958-69 reasonably complete ** including 1960 Philatelic Society, 19th century material in very mixed condition, otherwise mostly fine, stated to Cat £10,000+ (not checked by us). (1000s)

894

3,000


MIDDLE EASTC/CO KUWAIT: 1959-66 commercial airmail covers to England, the earliest with QEII 50np on 9d block of 4

(cover faults), three with British-type 'POST OFFICE/EXPRESS/DELIVERY' labels (one additionally with 'EXPRESS FEE PAID' h/s), two registered (both 255x175mm, one wrecked). (7)

900

300

MOROCCO AGENCIES

Lot 902

C Tangier: 1934 registered cover to Brazil with Zeppelin flight cachet in red.902 A 400

NAURU

Lot 903

G 1915-16 NWPI Overprints on Kangaroos Third Watermark £1 SG 99, excellent centring & colour, minor ironed-out crease at upper-right, part-strikes of the undated 'CANCELLED/NAURU' radio station handstamp. Very scarce. Sismondo Certificate (2009). [Examples sold for $604 & $414 at our auctions of 24/6/2006 & 19/10/2007]

903 A- A1

400

Lot 904

** 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain ½d green with Double Overprint One Albino SG 1b marginal block of 12 (2x6) from the right of the sheet, unmounted, Cat £720+ (for mounted).

904 A A1600

Lot 905

* 1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue 2/6d SG 19 and Waterlow 5/- & 10/- (minor hinge remainder) SG 17-18 all with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, the 5/- & 10/- are unusually well centred, Cat £3025. A very desirable set. Separate RPSofV Certificates (2010).

905 A/A-

2,000


NEW GUINEA - German (Deutsch) New Guinea

Lot 916

** 1897 Overprints on Germany 20pf ultramarine zwischenstegpaare (= gutter pair) Mi 4ZS block of 4, unmounted, Cat €180+.

916 A B1150

NEW GUINEA - 'G.R.I.' Overprints

Lot 917

*/** 1914-15 5mm Spacing on German New Guinea '2d.' on 20pf ultramarine SG 19 upper-left corner block of 30, some perf separation/reinforcing, some units are unmounted, Cat £1050+.

917 A B11,200T

Lot 918

* 1914 Marshall Islands '2s.' on 2mk blue SG 60 [Stg 1 Pos 3], large-part o.g. with a minor hinge remainder, guarantee h/s & signature on the reverse, undercatalogued at £1400. RPSofL Certificate (2009). [Tim Rybak's very lightly mounted marginal example sold for $4600 at our auction of 26/4/2008]

918 A- C1

3,500T

Lot 919

C 1915 large-part local OHMS cover with '1d.' on 3pf overprinted 'O.S.' SG O1 tied by superb oval Rabaul datestamp, minor blemishes, Cat £75 x8+.

919 B500


NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints

Ex Lot 920

S Kangaroo 2½d rejoined pair & KGV 2d scarlet pair both with very fine 'MOKARENG/NEW GUINEA' cds (Powell #101; rated E). PO -/6/1922; closed 1923. [Coconut plantation on Los Negros island] (2 items)

920 A A1

200T

Ex Lot 921

V ½d to £1 simplified set mostly Fifth Setting but unfortunately not the One Pound! - which has been lifted & replaced slightly askew - all tied to a long 1921 cover by Rabaul cds, three-line German Neu-Guinea Compagnie handstamp in red on the reverse, Cat £880. (15)

921 A B1

500

Ex Lot 922

O* PERFORATED 'OS': 1919-23 used Roos 2d single & pair, 2½d (pulled corner perf), 3d, 6d greyish-ultramarine & 1/- (some wrinkling), mostly well-centred; also mint 2½d (browned gum) & 6d greyish-ultramarine (rounded corner), condition variable, Cat £1700. (9)

922

500

Ex Lot 923

OW PERFORATED 'OS': 1919-23 King George selection including 1d carmine-red pair, 2d orange pair, 4d rose-scarlet pair & 4d violet used plus unused 1d violet (toning) & 2d orange both with aged gum & 4d violet without gum, mixed condition, Cat £900+. (15)

923 A/B

300


NEW GUINEA - Mandated Territory Issues

Ex Lot 925

*O Useful mostly mint lot with Huts, Hut Airs (the £1 without gum), Dated Birds to 10/-, Dated Airs to 10/-, Undated Birds (the £1 without gum), Undated Airs, 'OS' Huts & Dated Birds etc, used including various values to £1, 1932 Bulolo £2 & £5, 1939 Bulolo set (the £1 thinned), 'OS' Undated Birds etc, condition a bit mixed but mostly fine to very fine with some - including better values - being unmounted, Cat £3000+. (200+)

925

1,250

Ex Lot 926

* 1925-39 Issues SG 125-225 plus 'OS' Overprints SG O22-54 complete on Hagners, generally fine to very fine but there a few mostly minor problems including the Bulolo £2 & £5 both with toning, Cat £3800+. (143)

926

1,500

Ex Lot 927

F/G 1932-34 Undated Bird Airs ½d to £1 SG 190-203, plus 1932 Bulolo £2 & £5 SG 204-5, the last with a few short perfs otherwise very fine, Cat £815. (18)

927 A/A-500

NEW HEBRIDES

Ex Lot 929

*/**O 1908-80 Collection largely complete mint &/or used with Overprints on Fiji mint (the good 1/- toned), 1910 Overprints used, Surcharges including a superb mint example of the 20c on 40c SG 35 & used set (ex SG 35), 1925 set used, 1938 set mint (the high values unmounted), 'SPECIMEN' sets of the 1911 1921 & 1925 (no gum) Weapons & 1925 Postage Dues (ex 5d), 1972 Pictorials CTO, 1977 Paris Surcharges mint & values to 500fr used, Vila Surcharges mint (ex 30fr) & commercially used values to 500fr (13, some toning) including 30fr x2, etc; also Vanuatu 1980-84 complete mint; some condition issues in the earlier material, most of the post-WWII mint issues are unmounted, Cat £2500 approximately. (500 approx)

929

1,000

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Ex Lot 932

*/**O FRENCH ISSUES: 1908-80 Collection largely complete mint &/or used plus 'SPECIMEN' sets of the 1925 Weapons & Postage Dues, 1977 Paris Surcharges mint & values to 500fr used, Vila Surcharges 25fr mint + 200fr & 500fr used, generally fine to very fine & most of the post-WWII mint issues are unmounted, Cat £3000 approximately. (400 approx)

932

1,000

Lot 933

P FRENCH ISSUES: 1911 Idols 40c imperforate plate proof in blue-green on ungummed unwatermarked wove paper, small 'SPECIMEN' overprint.

933 A600T

NEW ZEALAND

Ex Lot 941

O Second Sidefaces with Advertisements on the Reverse 1d selection including types in green (3) or blue (5, including a pair), three other pairs etc (75); KEVII set, 1958 QE '2d' on 1½d Stars forgeries (2, one mint), Officials with a few KEVII & KGV values, Vertical Overprint 5/- Arms SG O113, Lighthouses 1891-98 set to 1/-, condition quite mixed. (106)

941

300

P 1915-30 KGV Recess 4d imperforate plate proof pair in black on ungummed watermarked paper, both units with italic 'CANCELLED' overprint, ironed-out horizontal crease at top. Offers considered.

953 B100T

Lot 965

** OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1910-16 KEVII 8d indigo Perf 14x14½ lower-right corner block of 20 (4x5), Cat £240++ (mounted).

965 A B1250


NEW ZEALAND - Postal History

Lot 972

C 1941 cover to an Australian officer held as a POW in Bulgaria(!) but sent via the Red Cross in Melbourne, KGVI '2d' on 1½d tied by 'OTAKI RAILWAY' cds. Most unusual & a terrific destination item.

972 A200

NIUE

Lot 973

* 1902 Overprints on New Zealand with Double-Lined Wmk ½d green Overprint Inverted SG 3b block of 4, Cat £1300+.

973 A1,000

Lot 974

* 1917 Overprints on New Zealand 1d Dominion with No Stop after 'PENI ' SG 21a being the right-hand unit in a horizontal pair, very lightly mounted, Cat £700+. [Superior to Sir Gawaine Baillie's pair that sold for £552 (2007)]

974 A C1

600

Lot 975

* 1917 Overprints on New Zealand KGV 3d brown No Stop after 'Pene' SG 22a [R10/4], Cat £800. [Only 35 sheets were printed so only 35 examples of the variety can exist]

975 A C1600

V/F 1931 Overprints on New Zealand Arms Postal Fiscals Cowan Paper 2/6d (Broken 'E' in 'NIUE', on piece) to £1 SG 51-54, plus 1941 Thin Overprint 10/- SG 81 for comparison, Cat £525.

976 A B1300

* 1932 Pictorials Perf 13 ½d Landing of Captain James Cook marginal pair from the right of the sheet with the right-hand row of perforations misplaced so reperforated Perf 14 resulting in the right-hand unit being Perf 13x14x13x13 SG 55a, Cat £250.

977 A

180

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Lot 978

*/** 1932 Pictorials ditto, upper-left corner block of 4 with the left-hand row of perforations misplaced so reperforated Perf 14 resulting in the left-hand units being Perf 13x13x13x14 SG 55a, the lower units unmounted, Cat £500+. [Boulangier's similar unmounted block of 4 sold for $728 (2003)]

978 A

400

** 1932 Pictorials Perf 13 2d upper-right corner block of 4 with the top row reperforated Perf 14 resulting in the upper units being Perf 14x13x13x13 SG 57a, unmounted, Cat £240++.

979 A180

Lot 980

V 1932 Pictorials ditto, a vertical pair with the upper unit Perf 14x13x13x13 SG 57a on philatelic registered cover to New Zealand, minor toning on selvedge and lower unit, Cat £170+. [Fitzpatrick's cover sold for £276 (1989)]

980 A-

250

C 1903 registered cover to Germany (b/s) with 1902 ½d strip of 5, 1d (not cancelled) & 2½d overpaying the correct rate (2½d + 3d registration) by ½d tied by 'NIUE/21MAY1903/NEW ZEALAND' cds in purple, 'US-type 'PAGO-PAGO, SAMOA/REGISTERED' & New York transit b/s suggesting transit via Panama, New York exchange office registration label, overall light soiling.

981 B

200

Lot 982

C 1905 commercial registered cover to United States with 1902 2½d & 1903 Birds 3d paying the correct rate (2½d + 3d registration) tied by steel 'NZ/NIUE/28OC05/10' cds, Auckland & Chicago transit b/s & Boston arrival b/s. A superior cover.

982 A

600

NORFOLK ISLAND** 1947-1992 collection apparently complete unmounted in Seven Seas hingeless album including Ball

Bay 2d White Paper, 1960 Bird optd 'SPECIMEN' in the three distinctive types, M/Ss including 1974 UPU, se-tenants, etc. Thematically appealing and in fine condition. (100s)

985 A

300


NYASALAND

Lot 987

* 1895 Surcharge 'ONE PENNY' (No Stop) on 'B.C.A.' 2d green & vermilion with Double Surcharge SG 20a(var), poor centring, large-part o.g., Cat £550. [See footnote below SG 20: "...from a trial printing made at Blantyre, but it is believed they were not issued to the public"]

987 A D1

500

PAKISTANSee also Indian Feudatory States - Bahawalpur.

Ex Lot 988

*OL 1948-65 collection on leaves with a specialised study of provisional overprints on India including a few covers, postal stationery envelopes two with Albino Embossing and two with Partial Albino Embossing, 1957-59 6p Official with Overprint Inverted, 1961 10p Plate 4 block of 6 the lower three units with Design Partially Missing *, condition variable; also "Pakistan: Overprints on India" by D.R. Martin published by Robson Lowe (1959). (100s)

988

250

PAPUA NEW GUINEA*/** 1952-2008 collection on Seven Seas hingeless leaves largely complete (only two Postal Charges

values) with 1994 Emergency Surcharges (1995 Glen Stephens certificate) plus later issues including M/Ss, condition very fine except for the early specimens which have some discolouration or toning, mostly unmounted. (100s)

996

600

**/* 1952-1993 collection apparently complete (ex Postal Charges) in Seven Seas hingeless album with 1952 Pictorials * or ** plus 10/- & £1 optd 'SPECIMEN' **, 1963 10/- Rabaul optd 'SPECIMEN' (3, two are **) & £1 (both types, **), 1964 Birds plus 10/- optd 'SPECIMEN' **, a few stamps with toning, mostly unmounted. (100s)

998 A/B

300

SAMOA

Lot 1009

F 1914 'G.R.I.' Surcharges '3d.' on 25pf black & red/yellow with the Overprint Double SG 107a tied to small piece by German-type Apia cds, Ressel guarantee handstamp on the reverse, undercatalogued at £750. RPSofL Certificate (2009). [The mint pair formerly owned by J Edgar Williams - three impressions across two stamps - sold for $2875 at our auction of 5/12/2009]

1009 A B1

1,500T

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Lot 1010

* 1925-28 Overprints on New Zealand QV Postal Fiscals Cowan Paper 5/- with Overprint Misplaced at Top SG 166ba, the gum a little aged, very lightly mounted, Cat £2000. [Only 15 examples exist, including Fitzpatrick's block of 4. Sir Gawaine Baillie's fine example sold for £1725 at auction in January 2007]

1010 B C1

1,200

SAMOA - Postal HistoryPS 1914-15 Surcharged Postal Cards ½d on 5pf commercially used to New Zealand with message

headed "20.10.14" but with German-type Apia cds apparently of 21.9.14 (8 days before the troops arrived!), minor blemishes. [The writer, a soldier, talks about the GRI Overprints "...The Officers of course got in on them and so we only had the leavings" and "We hear that the Maoris are coming here and we expect to go on from here or back to NZ to join the Second Contingent..."]

1015 B

300

Lot 1017

C 1919 commercial cover to California with Overprints on Typo KGV ½d & 2d x2, rare black/white registration label, minor blemishes.

1017 B600

SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE

Lot 1027

F 1903 Overprints on India KEVII ½a green with 'BRIT SH' Error SG 25a being the last unit in a block of 4, Berbera cds of 21OC03 clear of the variety, Cat £400 mint; unpriced used.

1027 A B1300

SWITZERLANDO*C 1857-1975 well-presented collection mostly used to late 1940s with Sitting Hevetias to 50c, Standing

Helvetias to 3fr, 1908 40c orange-yellow & purple Mi #101x, 1930s-50s commemoratives including National Fête sets, used, 1945 PAX to 80c, 1950s onwards with sets mint & used including 1961 Wood Carvings **, also Pro Juventute complete used, Airs, annotated varieties, plus commercial & philatelic covers, condition generally fine. (many 100s)

1031

400


THAILAND

Lot 1033

C REVENUES: 1899-1960s array with 900+ revenues on 57 documents including 1899 Court Fee bi-colours and in green including surcharges, 1914-45 Elephant types including 500b block of 50 and a 10s gutter pair, plus wartime issues. Later documents feature Charity, Civil Defence and provisional usage. Many of the documents have multiple frankings and other have have annotated varieties; condition variable.

1033

400T

ZULULAND

Lot 1041

* 1888-93 Overprints 'ZULULAND.' (With Stop) on Natal ½d green with Double Overprint SG 12a, minor toning/aging, part-o.g., Cat £1100. BPA Certificate (1985). [NB: The catalogue value has been inched-up from £1000, having been stuck at that level since at least 1993! A fine example but without the partial-impression at left from the overprint forme sold for $862 at our auction of 19/10/2007]

1041 B C1

500

Documents

Jun 12, 2010 Prestige Philately - Auction No 156 Page: 1* £1 brown & blue with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Overprint BW #52x, well centred, Cat $675. Advertised retail $750. 159 A B1 500 Lot