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Philatelic Study Group

Monograph No 22 February 2021

Monograph Supplement

South Georgia Registration Labels Types SG4A & SG4B

Hugh Osborne FRPSL

© FIPSG 2020

South Georgia Registration Labels - Types SG4a & 4B

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There follows a listing of the known type SG4a and 4B labels, with source of the illustration at time of publication

.Abbreviations used in this series of registration listings:

CRL - Christies Robson Lowe

CSA - Cheshire Stamp Auctions

GPA - Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

RM - Robin Murchie

SG - Stanley Gibbons

SH - Stefan Heijtz

W&W - Warwick & Warwick Ltd.

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Records marshalled by Frank Mitchell listed a further 3 registered covers, in whole or part, of the SG 4A & 4B group but sadly all without any image or scan. The labels were numbered, 263, 264 and 312. The author would be pleased to receive a scan preferably by email, but hard copy is very acceptable, should any FIPSG member or collector be willing to provide.

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RSG4A No. 115, SG2 FE 18 30, ex Piece

Believed sold as part Corbitts 156-651

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RSG4B No. 120, SG1 MR 3 30, ex Author’s collection

RSG4A No. 156, SG1 9 AP 30, ex Author’s collection

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RSG4B No. 235, SS2 MR 18 30, ex GPA 133/1616

RSG4B No 236, SS2, MR 18 30 to Dartmouth ex Author's archive

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RSG4B No. 237, SS2 MR 18 30, ex SH 8-611

RSG4B No. 238, SS2 MR 18 30, ex SG 5675/186

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RSG4B No. 239, SS2 MR 18 30, ex Author’s collection

RSG4B No. 241, SS2 MR 18 30, ex GPA 129/910

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RSG4B No. 243, SS2 MR 18 30, ex Author’s collection

RSG4B No. 244, SS2 MR 18 30, ex Harmers 4585-1290; May 1992

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RSG4B No. 245, SS2 MR 18 30, ex Spink October 2007, lot 1982

RSG4B No. 246, SS2 MR 18 30, ex Spink January 2014, lot 1979

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RSG4B No. 251, SS2 MR 18 30, ex Author’s collection

RSG4B No. 253, SS2 MR 18 30, ex GPA 52/747

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RSG4B No. 263, SG2 21 JU 30 ex Walter Sondhelm’s collection

See FG Mitchell article on this cover in UG September 1996, page 176

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RSG4B No. 264, S2 21 JU 30, ex G Fox collection

RSG4B No. 265, partially erased, SG2 21 JU 30, ex Author’s collection

For an explanation of why this registered cover, and the two preceding covers, numbered 263 and 264, have a pair of registration labels please refer to Monograph pages 26-27.

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RFI(S)5D No. 43, SG2 21 JU 30, ex Author’s archive - is there a hidden RSG4A marking behind the Stanley label?

RSG4B No. 278, SG1 21 JU 30, ex Walter Sondhelm’s collection

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RSG4B No. 279, SG1 21 JU 30, ex GPA 103/5228

RSG4B No. 280, SG1 21 JU 30, ex Author’s collection

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RSG4A No. 309, SG2 FE 18 30, ex GPA 99 lot 2103

RSG4A No. 310, SG FE 8 30, ex Spink 15029 lot 736 on 25.02.2015

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RSG4A No. 311, SG1 FE 8 30, ex GPA 133/1588

RSG4A No. 312, SG1, FE 8 30, ex Bob Barnes collection

All of the records, generated by Frank Mitchell, detailing limited details of covers reported to him by fellow FIPSG collectors, are listed in this listing. No new discoveries for some 20 years.

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