Mint collection on Hagner leaves(62) including 1942-49 set to 5s with a few duplicates, 1953 set to £1, mainly fine [US2] (Start Price = £26.40)
Sale #78 worldwide Collections
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UPA UPA Sale #78 worldwide Collections
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The auction offers 20,288 lots to the value of £1,853,535 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Sale of Unsold Lots : 10th July 2020, 6pm (UK time) onwards until 3rd August 2020, 10am (UK time)
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Lot #18675 - tonga 1886-88
perf 12 x 11½ 1d and 2d (no gum), 1891 4d and 8d surcharges, most o.g. (4) Cat £103 [US3] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #18676 - tonga 1891
Local Envelope Letter 1d (rather like a letter sheet), fine mint. [US3] (Start Price = £12.00)
Lot #18677 - tonga 1891
Local Envelope Letter 1d (rather like a letter sheet), opened out, age spots on reverse, o/wise fine. [US3] (Start Price = £8.00)
Lot #18678 - tonga 1892
King George I Plate Proof of 8d in blue, Die Proof of 1s in black and in brown, postcard of the King as supplied to the engraver, Arms type Die proofs of 1d blue(2), believed to be the only ones known, ex the reference collection of the engraver A.E.Cousins (image available) [US7] (Start Price = £147.20)
Lot #18679 - tonga 1892
Arms 1d essay die proof in blue with large margins, fine (image available) [US10] (Start Price = £15.20)
Lot #18680 - tonga 1892
2d, 4d and 8d, fine mint. (3 stamps) Cat £162 (image available) (Start Price = £68.00)
Lot #18681 - tonga 1893
G.F.B.' Official overprint block of 4 mint, small part gum, paper adheres to back. Good colour, fine & scarce. Cat £96 [US2] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #18682 - tonga 1893
Officials-Specialized collection on leaves(54) including G.F.B. set at least two of each mint, 1d unused block of six, Surcharges set two of each mint, also set in mint pairs, 7½d on 8d mint with 'D' partially omitted, 5d on 4d in a fresh mint marginal block of eight, condition generally much above normal for these Cat £2066 [US7] (Start Price = £176.00)
Lot #18683 - tonga 1893
Officials: Set of 5 sucharged values unused, 2½d & 5d with gum. Fresh colours & fine for these. Cat £150 [US1] (Start Price = £29.60)
Lot #18684 - tonga 1894-19711
A mint or later unmounted mint range on stock pages, useful pre-war pictorials to 5/-, post war with many imperfs, overprints and some considerable duplication. A very nice clean lot (c270) Cat £460 [US1] (Start Price = £89.60)
Lot #18685 - tonga 1895
Surcharge issue specialized collection on leaves(34) including 1½d on 2d mint block of four(adhesions on gum), 2½d on 2d no stop fine used with certificate, 2½d on 2d fine used block of four, 7½d on 2d used pair and block of four with HAAPIA postmarks, mainly fine Cat £2010 [US7] (Start Price = £205.60)
Lot #18686 - tonga 1895
Cover to New Zealand with ½d on 2½d red, 1d on 2½d red tied NUKUALOFA postmarks, fine Cat £382 (image available) [US7] (Start Price = £74.40)
Lot #18687 - tonga 1897
duplicated set to 5s (2), either mint, used or both, shades and wmk types, fair to fine. (30) Cat £360 [US3] (Start Price = £56.80)
Lot #18688 - tonga 1897
complete Pictorial set, fine mint. (14 stamps) Cat £225 (image available) (Start Price = £110.40)
Lot #18689 - tonga 1897
Tree 1d black & scarlet on obverse of real photo postcard of 'Native Village' incl. villages used in 1934, tied by NIKOALOFA cds, very fine. [US3] (Start Price = £5.60)
Lot #18690 - tonga 1897
King George II Die I 2d sepia and bistre part sheet of 48 split into block of 36 and two blocks of six unmounted mint, lightly toned gum, five stamps with thin 'T' Cat £1676 (image available) [US7] (Start Price = £235.20)
Lot #18691 - tonga 1897-1943
Pictorials values (First watermark) vals to 2/6 plus 1943 5/. All fine mint (11) Cat £146 [US1] (Start Price = £36.80)
Lot #18692 - tonga 1897-1949
A mint collection on a stock page from 1897 to 1/- with some sideways wmks, 1920 series with values to 1/- incl. 2d x 5, Quenn Salote 20th Anniversary & Silver Jubilee, 1942 to 1/-, UPU set, etc. A very clean lot. Some hinge remains & a couple with toned gum, mainly very fine Cat £450 [US2] (Start Price = £65.60)
Lot #18693 - tonga 1897-1950
A small used group with1897 vals to 4d, 1942 2/6 & 5/-, 1950 Birthday set, etc. Mainly very fine Cat £139 [US2] (Start Price = £26.40)
Lot #18694 - tonga 1898
On His Majesty's Service envelope to Paris with Pictorial 1d,2d,2½d,5d tied VAVAU postmarks, from the Postmarster William Campbell, lower left corner missing, light filing crease [US7] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #18695 - tonga 1899
On His Majesty's Service Registered envelope with Pictorial ½d,2½d,6d tied NUKUALOFA cancels, to London via SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, written by the Postmaster William Campbell, the 2½d apparently re-used, interesting cover (image available) [US7] (Start Price = £29.60)
Lot #18696 - tonga 1900
Registered cover to Dubrovnik, Dalmatia with King George 2d violet, Pictorial ½d,4d, Surcharge 1d on 2d blue tied NUKUALOFA postmarks, NEW YORK Registered label, fine and attractive Cat £330 (image available) [US7] (Start Price = £58.40)
Lot #18697 - tonga 1900
Cover to New Plymouth, New Zealand with Pictorial ½d,1d pair tied PACKET BOAT cancels, written by the Postmaster William Campbell, slightly stained [US7] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #18698 - tonga 1905
(c) real photo postcard with pictures of King's Palaces in Tongatabu and Haabai, undivided back, postally used to England (message in pencil on front) but adhesive carefully lifted. [US3] (Start Price = £4.00)
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