1916-23 opt KGV set ½d to 1/-. VF fresh MNH. SG 1-12 cat £85 for M, should be at least double, £170 MNH. (11) (P)
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 338
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 338
Status International - Sale 338 - December 17th, 2017.
Auction 338 has 3,450 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items. This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $30 to $80,000 so there's something for everybody. This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections. There are nearly 300 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 107-382) and almost 600 lots of World collections (Lots 383-898).
Following on there is over 800 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 935-1636). The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values - this includes a First Watermark £2 Black & rose, constant variety 'Kangaroo with broken tail'. Superb fresh MLH appearance (expertly regummed), excellent centring. SG 16(var) cat £6500+ plus premium for variety. ACSC 55A(V)e cat $14,500. The key Kangaroo stamp & desirable with variety.(Lot 957). There are almost 1,700 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 1637-3450) with the British Empire well represented, highlighted by a Great Britain 1882-1901 IR OFFICIAL opt QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns.
Superb M, original gum bit disturbed at top of hinge removal, excellent centring & nice original colour. SG Spec L9, SG O11 cat £75,000 & much under-catalogued compared to non-official opt issues. Great rarity of GB philately with less than 30 M/UN examples recorded, of which most of the others are no gum, regummed or with faults. This original gum example is definitely one of the best quality examples known. Provenance is ex the famous collections of Arthur Hind & of King Carol of Romania. 1987 RPSL photo-cert.(Lot 2288) Numerous other European and Asian rarities as well.
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Lot #2884 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV set ½d to 1/-, plus 1d carmine red & another shade. VF M/MLH. SG 1-12 cat £109. (13) (P)
Lot #2885 - World nauru
1916-23 opt KGV 1d carmine-red, variety 'DOUBLE opt, one albino'. Superb fresh MNH. SG 2b cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MNH. Copy of 2003 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert of blk it came from. (P)
Lot #2886 - World nauru
1916-23 opt KGV 2d orange, Die I, horiz marg strip of 3, centre stamp error 'NAUP.U', plus right stamp variety 'broken N'. VF fresh 1MLH/2MNH. SG 4/4a cat £455 for M singles, should be at least +50% premium for positional multiple, so £680+. (3) (P)
Lot #2887 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV 2d orange Die II blk of 4, two with varieties 'broken N of Nauru' & 'broken U of Nauru'. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 59(var) cat £280++ as normals, plus premium for varieties. (P)
Lot #2888 - World nauru
1916-23 opt KGV Seahorses 5/- rose-carmine, Waterlow printing. MLH, sm cnr crease & sl surface stain, superb appearance. SG 17 cat £2500. Only 120 issued & rare genuine example of this often misidentified stamp. 2017 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert (P)
Lot #2889 - World nauru
1916-23 opt Seahorse 10/- indigo-blue Waterlow printing opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 18s cat £1000 (normal cat £11,000) (P)
Lot #2890 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 2/6 sepia-brown, DLR printing, opt SPECIMEN. VF UN. SG 19s cat £350. (P)
Lot #2891 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 2/6 distinct shades 2/6 deep yellow-brown, 2/6 yellow-brown & 2/6 brown from DLR printings. The deep yellow-brown is a rare shade which is stupidly unlisted by SG under Nauru but listed as basic stamp under GB. VF M/MLH. SG 20, 20(var), 21 cat £210++ as cheapest, scarce shade should be rated same as SG 19, so est cat £740. (3) (P)
Lot #2892 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 yellow-brown, 5/- carmine & 10/- deep bright blue, DLR printings, plus 2/6 chocolate-brown BW printing. VF M/MLH. SG 20-23d cat £760. (4) (P)
Lot #2893 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6 yellow-brown, 5/- carmine & 10/- deep bright blue, DLR printings. VF fresh MNH. SG 20, 22, 23d cat £670 for M, should be at least double, £1340 MNH. (3) (P)
Lot #2894 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses set 2/6, 5/- & 10/-, DLR printing. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 21-23 cat £420. (3) (P)
Lot #2895 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 5/- carmine, DLR printing. VF MNH, R marginal. SG 22 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MNH. (P)
Lot #2896 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 5/- bright carmine, DLR printing. VF MNH. SG 22 cat £100 for M, should be at least £200 MNH. (P)
Lot #2897 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 5/ bright carmine, DLR printing, opt SPECIMEN. VFM, sl tropicalised gum. SG 22s cat £325. (P)
Lot #2898 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 10/- pale blue, DLR printing. Superb MLH, LL cnr marginal. SG 23 cat £250 (P)
Lot #2899 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 10/- deep bright blue, DLR printing. VF fresh MLH. SG 23d cat £500. (P)
Lot #2900 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 2/6 chocolate-brown, BW printing. VF fresh M. SG 24 cat £90. (P)
Lot #2901 - World nauru
1916-23 Opt KGV Seahorses 2/6 pale brown, BW printing. VF MLH, L marginal. SG 25 cat £80. (P)
Lot #2903 - World nauru
1937-54 Ship set ½d to 10/-, shiny paper, plus ½d perf 14. VFU/CTO. SG 26-39B cat £235. (15) (P)
Lot #2904 - World nauru
1937-48 Ships set ½d to 10/- shiny paper in imprint strips of 4 from the base of the sheets. F-VF MNH some with sl tropicalised gum, but a rare set of imprints, very few known thus. SG 26B/39B cat £800++, plus huge premium for imprints. (56) (P)
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Status International from Sydney, Australia is holding 4 - 6 auctions a year of Philatelic & Numismatic items. The emphasis is on Australian and area material as well as All World stamps,... Read More