KGV: 5/- purple & blue. An English single. LMM Cat £250 (image available) {MH} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £36.00)
Auction UPA 102
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Lot #16055 - south west africa 1923
KGV: South African stamps ovpt as type 1 and 2. Short set of 7 bilingual pairs, ½d to 3d & 6d UM marginals, 4d & 1s mint with h/r. Cat £85 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #16056 - south west africa 1923
KGV: South African stamps ovpt as type 1 and 2. 1/3d pale violet in bilingual pair, mint with h/r. Cat £45 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40)
Lot #16057 - south west africa 1923
KGV: South African stamps ovpt as type 1 and 2. 2/6d purple and green in bilingual pair, mint with h/r. Cat £75 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £30.40)
Lot #16058 - south west africa 1923
KGV: Postage Due - 6d black and slate, De La Rue printing, mint with large hinge trace. Cat £50 {PD} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #16059 - south west africa 1923-26
KGV: 5s purple and blue in bilingual pair, wmk Springbok's Head, setting III. Mint with h/r. Cat £95 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £38.40)
Lot #16060 - south west africa 1923-26
Setting 6 6d, 1s (toned gum), 1s3d, 2s6d (single), 10s (couple of tone spots) and £1 (light hinge), m.m. Cat £500 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £109.60)
Lot #16061 - south west africa 1923-26
KGV: 2/6d purple and green in bilingual pair, wmk Springbok's Head, setting VI. Mint with h/r. Cat £48 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #16062 - south west africa 1923-72
Postage Dues - various odd values to 3d in bilingual pairs, plus 1961 & 1972 sets. Mix of UM and mostly MM. Comprises 18 pairs and 8 singles with cv c£130. {PD} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #16063 - south west africa 1923-90
Balance collection on Hawid stock pages, all mint, mostly UM. Odd values from KGV to QEII, and includes omnibus sets from 1935 Silver Jubilee to 1963 Red Cross, and mostly complete from 1963 to 1990. Contains approx 450 stamps & 4MS with cv c£400. {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £81.60)
Lot #16064 - south west africa 1924
2s6d purple & green (of S.Africa) 'KGV' pair, opt'd 'South West Africa', setting VI, springbok Wmk, P14, VFM (2) Cat £48 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #16065 - south west africa 1924
5s purple & blue (of S.Africa) 'KGV' pair, opt'd 'South West Africa', setting VI, springbok Wmk, P14, VFM (2) Cat £65 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £36.00)
Lot #16066 - south west africa 1924
10s blue & olive-green (of S.Africa) 'KGV' pair, opt'd 'South West Africa', setting VI, springbok Wmk, P14, VFM (2) Cat £120 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £68.00)
Lot #16067 - south west africa 1925
4d Registered envelope with 1d and 2d used from Windhoek to Frankfurt, fine (image available) {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #16068 - south west africa 1926
KGV: set of 3v, ½d to 6d in bilingual pairs, wmk Springbok's Head. Lightly MM. Cat £45 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #16069 - south west africa 1926
KGV: set of 3v, ½d to 6d, w9, MM. ½d & 1d with large h/r, ½d with no gum. Cat £45 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #16070 - south west africa 1927
KGV: Pictorial Issue - lower 3v from set of 6, 2d, 3d & 1s in bilingual pairs, ovpt types 5 & 6 in blue, mint with h/r. Cat £30 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #16071 - south west africa 1927
KGV: Pictorial Issue - 2/6d green and brown in bilingual pair, ovpt types 5 & 6 in blue, lightly MM. Cat £40 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #16072 - south west africa 1927
2s6s green & brown (of S.Africa) 'Ox-wagon inspanned' pair, opt'd 'South West Africa' reading upwards, springbok Wmk, P14, VFM (2) Cat £40 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #16073 - south west africa 1927
KGV: Pictorial Issue - 5s black and green in bilingual pair, ovpt types 5 & 6 in blue, mint with h/r. Cat £75 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £30.40)
Lot #16074 - south west africa 1927
5s black & green (of S.Africa) 'Ox-wagon outspanned' pair, opt'd 'South West Africa' reading upwards, springbok Wmk, P14, VFM (2) Cat £75 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #16075 - south west africa 1927
10s blue & bistre-brown (of S.Africa) 'Cape Town & Table Bay' pair, opt'd 'South West Africa' reading upwards, springbok Wmk, P14, VFM (2) Cat £70 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #16076 - south west africa 1927
KGV: Postage Due - 5d black and violet ovpt types D1 & D2 on stamps of Transvaal, MM. Cat £24 (image available) {PD} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #16077 - south west africa 1927
Set mint(4 pairs), the 2d pair is separated Cat £550 {O} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Lot #16078 - south west africa 1927-30
KGV: Pictorial Issue - short set of 8v to 1/3d in bilingual pairs (1/3d single as issued), ovpt type 10, mint with h/r, 1/3d UM. Cat £55 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)











