Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
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| Lot | Great Britain & British Commonwealth Christmas Isl | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | BRUNEI () 1947 Wmk Mult Script CA, 5c orange with "5" retouch variety (R1/8), perf 14 used single and perf 14 1/2 x 13 1/2 used pair with normal on piece (SG82a, 82c,?400) |  | $130 |
| 502 | BRUNEI Japanese Occupation (N18) 1944 $5 carmine on green, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, with his 1994 certificate (SG J18) cat. value $1,100 |  | $450 |
| 503 | BUSHIRE - Ahmad Shah overprints Postal Stationery 1915 5ch red overprinted "Bushire Under British Occupation", selection of 10 stationery cards, showing various settings & minor overprint varieties six unused, three canceled to order and one used locally (7.X.15), signed Sadri, one with a small stamp, otherwise fine-v.f., scarce group (Persiphila PC34. $27,000) |  5 | $2,900 |
| 504 | CANADIAN PROVINCES - New Brunswick (2) 1851 6p yellow, horizontal pair, margins all around, showing small part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by "27" grill cancels on registered letter orm to Boston, with blue New Brunswick handstamp, with St. Andrews (January 11, 1855) departure on reverse, fine and rare, only six 1/2oz registered letter rates to the US are recorded (including three with this franking), this being the only registered form known, bearing stamps (the form was used for the forwarding of registered letters and postmasters were required to keep these forms as proof of delivery, which is especially rare since this left the country), with 1990 Greene Foundation certificate, ex-Saint and Wilkinson collections |  | $4,500 |
| 505 | New Brunswick (2b) 1851 6p olive yellow, diagonal bisect, full to clear margins all around, tied by "1" grid cancel on 1860 FL to Moncton, usual filing folds away from the adhesive fine, ex-"Foxbridge", Hugh Wood and Wilkinson collections, cat. value $3000 |  | $1,800 |
| 506 | CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland (131b/142a) 1923-24 Landscapes 1c-16c imperf. horizontal pairs, eleven different (missing 3c), unused without gum as issued, mostly n.h., v.f., cat. value $2,560... |  | $900 |
| 507 | CANADIAN PROVINCES - Nova Scotia (2b) 1851-57 3p pale blue, sheet margin copy with large margins all around including part of adjoining stamp on one side, tied by oval grid cancels on FL to Arichat, with Plaistercove (October 21, 1859) departure and arrival on reverse, v.f., ex-Kanai, Mayer and Wilkinson collections |  | $900 |
| 508 | CANADIAN PROVINCES - Nova Scotia (4a) 1851-57 6p yellow green, diagonal bisect, large margins all around, tied by grid cancel on small cover to Port Williams, Cornwallis with Lower Horton (August 15, 1860) departure and various transit postmarks on reverse, cover with small tear at top and minor creasing, still v.f., with clear 1930 Royal and 1996 BPA certificates, ex-Davy, Pilkington and Wilkinson collections, cat. value $4,000 |  | $2,800 |
| 509 | CANADIAN PROVINCES - Nova Scotia (5a) 1851-57 6p dark green, diagonal bisect, margins all around, tied by grid cancel on cover to Antigonish, with Pictou (March 16, 1860) departure and arrival on reverse, cover with minor flaws including part of backflap missing, still fine and rare, signed Bartels, ex-Robertson, Wood and Wilkinson collections, cat. value $4,500 |  | $2,700 |
| 510 | CANADA (8) 1857 1/2p rose, large margins, including tiny portion of adjoining stamp at left, grid cancel, fresh and v.f., with 2010 Greene Foundation certificate, cat. value $700 |  | $230 |
| 511 | CANADA (17,18) 1858-59 10c red lilac, 12 1/2c yellow green, good colors and fresh examples, especially 10c, tied by a neat target pmk on Registered cover from Norwood (Apr 1, 1867) to London, Toronto, with arrival pmk, 12 1/2c tied by grid cancel on FL used in 1863 from Toronto (Apr 40) to Glasgow, Scotland, with "Glasgow Packet Paid May 14, 1863" arrival datestamp, fine-v.f., cat. value $490 |  | $230 |
| 512 | CANADA (24,35a) 1868-76 2c green and 1c orange, tied by grid cancels on small blue cover from Toronto (Aug 15, 70) to Manilla, Ont., with arrival pmk on back fine and attractive "mixed franking", with 1960 Royal certificate |  | $140 |
| 513 | CANADA (85-86) 1898 Imperial Penny Postage, set of two, used with additional franking, including 1c Newfoundland on both sides of Registered cover from Montreal to St. Louis, fine and attractive |  | $140 |
| 514 | CANADA 1915 2c stationery entire envelope, multifranked with six additional stamps, Registered from Winnipeg to Wichita, Kansas, transit and arrival pmks, fine and attractive cover |  | $140 |
| 515 | CANADA (158) 1928-29 Bluenose, 50c dark blue, upper left corner partial imprint block of four, n.h. (hinged in margin), well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2010 PFC (catalogue value for singles) cat. value $1,700 |  | $650 |
| 516 | CANADA (878var) 1981 "The Look of Music", 17c variety printed on gummed side and missing inscriptions, n.h., v.f., only 200 copies known, of which only approximately 100 are sound with 1999 Greene certificate (Unitrade 878i, CA$2,000) |  | $450 |
| 517 | CANADA (1083var) 1987 72c Hand-drawn Cart, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Unitrade 1083a; CA$1,200) |  | $290 |
| 518 | CANADA (1376b,var) 1991 Provincial Normal School, Truro, N.S., $2 brown and multicolored, inverted inscriptions, single error se-tenant with brown cutting guide invert gutter at bottom (from the Hamilton Find), the error with tab and partial design at top, n.h., v.f. Only ten gutter inverts known, ex-Sagar, with 2000 APS certificate (Unitrade 1376b,1376vii, CA$22,000) |  | $4,750 |
| 519 | CHRISTMAS ISLAND Flight Covers() 1921 two covers to Tahiti, each with 5c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachets in black or violet with French Polynesia Scott 21 tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel, addressed to Roessler Newark NJ, fine-v.f. |  | $230 |
| 520 | CHRISTMAS ISLAND Flight Covers 1921 two covers to Tahiti, each with 5c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachets in black or violet with French Polynesia 10c, tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel, addressed to Roessler Newark NJ, fine-v.f. |  | $230 |
| Lot | Great Britain & British Commonwealth Hong Kong | Estimate | |
| 521 | CHRISTMAS ISLAND Flight Covers 1922 cover to Tahiti, with 10c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet in black, with French Polynesia 5c and 25c tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel, addressed to Roessler Newark NJ, v.f. |  | $140 |
| 522 | CHRISTMAS ISLAND Flight Covers 1922 cover to Tahiti, with vertical pair of 5c Coconut Plantation Ltd tied by Central Pacific Plantation cachet in violet with French Polynesia 25c (2), tied by Papeete Tahiti cancel, addressed to Roessler Newark NJ, some cover wear and tear, fine |  | $140 |
| 523 | COOK ISLANDS (38) 1914 (20 July) registered cover to Germany, franked with block of 4x1sh carmine rose, canceled by Rarotonga departure pmk, with London 19 Aug 1914 transit datestamp on reverse. Since England entered WWI on 4th August, the cover was stamped with "Undeliverable Postal Service Suspended" and "Undeliverable L.P.S." markings, minor soiling at bottom, otherwise fine (stamps alone cat. $330) |  | $140 |
| 524 | COOK ISLANDS (85a) 1932 Captain Cook, 1d black & lake, center inverted, canceled to order and tied on piece by Rarotonga cds, fine example of this rarity, with 2023 Royal certifcate (a single pane of 80 was issued and sold at Rarotonga. One of the key inverted centers of the world and a major British Commonwealth rarity. Only five (!) used examples recorded) (SG 100a, ?8,500) cat. value $9,500 |  | $3,750 |
| 525 | CYPRUS (21var) 1882 1p rose, upper left triangle detached variety, used, fine (SG 18a) ?325 |  | $150 |
| 526 | CYPRUS (72-88) 1921-23 George V, 10p-?1 complete, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., cat. value $2,443 |  | $1,000 |
| 527 | CYRENAICA - AUTONOMOUS STATE (65-77,J1-7) 1950 1m-500m, also Postage Dues, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 136-148,D149-155) ?575 |  | $240 |
| 528 | AUTONOMOUS STATE (65-77,J1-7) 1950 1m-500m, also Postage Dues, complete set, used, fine-v.f., Postage Dues signed Diena (SG 136-148,D149-155) ?1,225 |  | $350 |
| 529 | DOMINICA (65-85S) 1923 George V, 1/2p to ?1 overprinted or perforated Specimen, complete set of 21, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 71-91s) ?425 |  | $180 |
| 530 | FALKLAND ISLANDS (54-64) 1929-37 George V, 1/2p-?1, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. value $847 |  | $300 |
| 531 | FALKLAND ISLANDS (65-76) 1933 Centenary of British Administration, complete set of 12, l.h. or h.r., fresh and well centered, v.f., cat. value $4,800 |  | $2,300 |
| 532 | FIJI 1894 large registered, wax-sealed cover to San Francisco, multifranked with 1891-98 1/2d slate-gray (two pairs), 1d black, 2d pale green (pair) and 1879-99 4d pale mauve (pair), all canceled by red "P.O.SUVA 30 NOV 94" cds, Victoria/ Canada transit and San Francisco arrival pmks on back, scattered toning, otherwise fine |  | $140 |
| 533 | GAMBIA (79var) 1912 7 1/2p brown and ultramarine, horizontal pair, left stamp with broken "A", variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 95a; catalogue value for hinged singles) ?357 |  | $220 |
| 534 | GAMBIA (80var) 1912 10p olive green and carmine rose, horizontal pair, left stamp with broken "A", variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 96b; catalogue value for hinged singles) ?431 |  | $250 |
| 535 | GAMBIA (81var) 1912 1sh black on green, block of nine, upper right stamp with broken "A", variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 97b; catalogue value for hinged singles) ?303 |  | $325 |
| 536 | GAMBIA (82var) 1912 1sh 6p violet and green, horizontal pair, left stamp with broken "A", variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 98a; catalogue value for hinged singles) ?725 |  | $450 |
| 537 | GAMBIA (83var) 1912 2sh violet and blue, horizontal pair, left stamp with broken "A", variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 99a; catalogue value for hinged singles) ?672 |  | $400 |
| 538 | GIBRALTAR (93) 1925 ?5 violet & black, l.h. (if at all), well centered and fresh, v.f., cat. value $1,750 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR (93) 1925 ?5 violet & black, l.h. (if at all), well centered and fresh, v.f., 1750 |  | $700 |
| 539 | GRENADA Postage Dues(J4a) 1892 1p on 6p red lilac, tete-beche pair, one stamp l.h., the other n.h., fine-v.f. (SG D4a) ?3,500 |  | $1,800 |
| 540 | HONG KONG (34) 1879-80 10c on 16c yellow, h.r., nice color, a fine example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, etc., with 2014 BPA certificate, cat. value $5,000 |  | $1,900 |
| Lot | Great Britain & British Commonwealth Malaysia - Fe | Estimate | |
| 541 | INDIA Rocket Mail 1935-37 Sikkim Rocket Experiment, selection of ten different unused vignettes, various overprints included ("livestock", "Rocket Mail Experiment by Sanction Sikkim Durbar") also four covers or cards, three signed Stephen Smith, fine-v.f., rare group |  4 | $475 |
| 542 | IRAQ - Baghdad under British Occupation (N1-5) 1917 1/4a-2a surcharges, set of five, h.r., last three signed Kneitschel, Brun, etc., fine and scarce group, each with 2025 Dr Al-Manaseer certificate. cat. value $3,600 |  | $900 |
| 543 | IRAQ - Baghdad under British Occupation (N6) 1917 2a on 1pi ultramarine, h.r., well centered, slight gum toning as often, fine and scarce stamp, signed Champion, etc., cat. value $1,150 |  | $325 |
| 544 | IRAQ - Baghdad under British Occupation (N11) 1917 1a on 20pa ultramarine, perf. 13 1/2, well centered, h.r., faint perf. toning, good color, fine stamp, signed Champion, etc., rare cat. value $2,650 |  | $700 |
| 545 | IRAQ - Baghdad under British Occupation (N15) 1917 1a on 20pa carmine, l.h., bright color and fresh, faint toning, fine and scarce stamp, signed Champion, cat. value $1,000 |  | $280 |
| 546 | IRAQ - Baghdad under British Occupation (N18,21,22) 1917 2a, 1/2a and 1a surcharges, three different, h.r., good colors and centering, fine-v.f., signed Champion, Brun, etc., cat. value $1,650 |  | $450 |
| 547 | IRAQ - Baghdad under British Occupation (N24-27) 1917 1a-2a surcharges, four different, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine, mostly signed Champion, Brun, etc., each with a 2025 Dr. Al-Manaseer certificate cat. value $1,725 |  | $450 |
| 548 | IRAQ (27) 1931 25r violet, l.h., well centered, fresh, v.f., cat. value $1,900 |  | $700 |
| 549 | IRAQ Officials (O38) 1931 25r violet, h.r., well centered, fresh, v.f., cat. value $1,600 |  | $700 |
| 550 | JAMAICA (83a) 1920 1sh bright orange & orange, Frame Inverted, h.r., slight overall toning, small surface rub at top right, really of no consequence, well centered A v.f. example of the 1sh Statue of Queen Victoria, with frame inverted (according to most accounts this "Inverted Frame" variety was discovered by a local collector at the small Post Office in Manchioneal, a village on the coast of Jamaica in March 1922. It is presumed that only one sheet of 60 must have had the error, with half the sheet going to Manchioneal and some being fiscally used, while, more than likely, the other half sheet going to Kingston, as used copies of the error exist with Kingston cancelations. Estimates vary among specialists as to the exact number of these errors that still exist - some as low as only ten - to no more than approximately 20). An important British Commonwealth rarity, ex Cameron and Mahfood collections (SG 85a, ?40,000) cat. value $40,000 |  | $14,000 |
