1937 KGVI High value Revenue set 3/- to £50 inc very rare 7/6 black, all ex printer's archive with security punches. VF fresh MNH/UN with patchy part gum from archive pages. Bft 18-26 cat £1116. Very rare & impressive set. (9) (P)
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 354
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 354
Status International - Sale 354 - October 24th, 2019.
Auction 354 has 3,829 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 $150,000 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 52 - 269) and almost 600 lots of World collections (Lots 270-861).
Following on there is over 1600 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 922 - 2211). 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 Small Multi Watermark £1 Red-brown & blue. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum & beautiful colours. SG 15 cat £3000 for M, should be at least 200% premium MUH for 1st wmk, so £9000. ACSC 51 cat $17,500. Very rare genuine MUH.(Lot 956). There are almost 1600 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 2212 - 3826) with the British Empire well represented. In the asian section of China - Republic a 1925 Surcharge issue '3 Cts.' in red on Junk 4c slate-grey 2nd Peking printing, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum & excellent centring. Sc 274a cat US$300,000. SG 370a, Chan 281a. CSS 327b cat US$250,000. One of the greatest rarities of 20th Century Chinese philately, certainly the top of the 'Four Treasures of the Republic'. Only ten examples of this error were originally reported discovered in 1925, seven mint & three used. Amazing opportunity to purchase this pristine quality rarity.
Reserve & estimate are conservative. 2010 Philatelic Foundation (New York) photo cert (Lot 2511). Numerous other European and Asian rarities as well.
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Lot #3693 - World southern rhodesia
1937 KGVI ½d, 1d & 1½d, IMPERF Proof, vert gutter blks of 8, ea stamp with security punch. VF fresh MNH, all 4 margins. SG 40-42(p). (3 blks of 8) (P)
Lot #3694 - World southern rhodesia
1937 KGVI ½d, 1d & 1½d, IMPERF Proof, horiz gutter blks of 8, ea stamp with security punch. Stamps VF MNH, vert folds through gutters as always. SG 40-42(p). (3 blks of 8) (P)
Lot #3695 - World Spain
1850 Queen 12c pale lilac. Fresh UN, 4 margins, central thin, VF appearance, nice colour. SG 3 cat £2750 = A$5000, Edifil 2 cat €3375. Very rare genuine. 2018 Scheller photo cert. (P)
Lot #3696 - World Spain
1865 Queen 19c rose & brown, perf 14. Postally GU appearance, repaired at left, barred 1 Numeral. SG 89 cat £2750, Edifil 77 cat €3360. Rare genuine example. (P)
Lot #3697 - World Spain
1950 Stamp Centenary set 50c-25P imperf. VF fresh MNH, 4 margins. Ed 1075-82 cat €625, SG 1141-48 cat £675. (8) (P)
Lot #3699 - World sudan
1897 SOUDAN opt Egypt Sphinx & Pyramid set 1m-1Pi. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-9 cat £200. Top 3 exp Ela. (8). (P)
Lot #3700 - World sudan
1897 Specialist Collection of opt Egypt stamps with 1897 SOUDAN opt Sphinx & Pyramid set to 10Pi plus shades, sterios & pmks. 1897 'TEL' opt Sphinx & Pyramid set to 5Pi. Also 5m perf SG, error 'SG' inverted & reversed. 1897 opt Postage Due set to 2Pi M & U. Also a well annotated range of forged opts inc diff types & sizes with some forged pmks. Range of Postal stationery envelopes inc 5m & 1Pi plus Embossed...
Lot #3701 - World sudan
1906-11 'Army Service' opt Camel Postman 1m-5Pi, wmk mult star & crescent. VFU. SG A6-12 cat £85. (7).
Lot #3702 - World sudan
1906-11 'Army Service' opt Camel Postman 5Pi brown & green wmk mult star & crescent. VF MLH. SG A12 cat £190 & under-catalogued. (P)
Lot #3703 - World sudan
1906-11 'Army Service' opt Camel Postman set 2Pi-10Pi wmk Rosette. VFU. SG A14-16 cat £650. Very rare but opt doubtful on 10Pi. (3). (P)
Lot #3704 - World sudan
1913-22 'AS' perf Camel Postman set 1m-10Pi wmk mult star & crescent. VFU. SG A17-25 cat £375 & much under-catalogued. (9). (P)
Lot #3705 - World sudan
1913-22 'AS' perf Camel Postman 5Pi brown & green, wmk mult star & crescent. VFM. SG A24 cat £110. (P)
Lot #3706 - World sudan
1913-22 'AS' perf Camel Postman 5Pi brown & green, chalk paper, wmk mult star & crescent. VF MLH. SG A24a cat £140 (P)
Lot #3707 - World sudan
1922-34 'AS' perf Camel Postman set 2m-10m, wmk mult star & crescent. VFU. SG A26-28 cat £65. (3).
Lot #3708 - World sudan
1935 Gordon set 5m-50Pi. VF fresh MLH. SG 59-67 cat £130. (9) (P)
Lot #3709 - World swaziland
1889-90 opt Transvaal Arms 2d olive-bistre perf 12½, variety missing 'd' in Swaziland. Superb fresh M. SG 5b cat £475. A rare genuine variety. (P)
Lot #3710 - World swaziland
1937 KGVI Coronation set 1d-3d perf SPECIMEN. Mostly VF MNH, 3d disturbed gum. SG 25-27s cat £120. Scarce genuine set. (3). (P)
Lot #3711 - World Sweden
1855-58 Arms 3s green. FU, tiny expert repair LR cnr, 'Stockholm 16 4 1856' cds. SG 1a cat £5000 = A$9000, Mi 16 cat €3500, Fa 1 cat 45,000Kr. Rare no.1. 2018 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
Lot #3712 - World Sweden
1855-58 Arms 24s vermilion. VFU appearance, expertly repaired in right margin. SG 5 cat £2500 = A$4500, Mi 5 cat €2000, Fa 5 cat 18,000Kr. (P)
Lot #3713 - World tanganyika
1916 NF opt KGV 3d purple on yellow, opt DOUBLE, with 2nd opt shifted up 12mm which is weakly inked but equally strongly impressed, plus some partial traces of 3rd opt at base. VF fresh MNH, never hinged fresh original gum, with some opt ink smudged on reverse as on all the known examples. Great rarity as only 1 row of 6 believed printed, & only a strip of 3 has ever been recorded, (Additionally a row of 6 of a closely spaced double...
Lot #3714 - World tanganyika
1917-21 GEA Opt KGV set 1c-50R with 1c-20R wmk mult crown, plus extra 25c & 1R shades, plus other odds inc extra 1c, 75c, 3R & 10R, plus 50R opt SPECIMEN (UN) & 1921 12c, 15c, 50c, 2R & 5R, 1922 1c & 10c. Mostly F-VF M/MLH. SG ex 45-73 cat £1330. (30) (P)
Lot #3715 - World tanganyika
1917-21 GEA Opt KGV set 1c-20R wmk mult crown (5R is wmk script). VF fresh MLH. SG 45-61 cat £550. (16) (P)
Lot #3716 - World tanganyika
1917-21 GEA Opt KGV 10/- red & green on emerald, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M, SG 60a cat £200. (P)
Lot #3717 - World tanganyika
1917-21 GEA opt KGV 50R red & green top value. VF fresh MLH. SG 62 cat £750. (P)
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