General Foreign continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 446° |
 |
 BAHAMAS, 1916, 5p Special Delivery, Inverted Overprint
(E1b, SG S1c). Very lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine, with 1994 Holcombe certificate, SG £1,200 (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,500.00 |
900.00 |
| 447° |
 |
 BRUNEI, 1895, 1c-10c
Lithograph (SG 1-10). Tied by "Brunei 22 Jul 1896" cds on registered cover with Labuan postage and appropriate registry markings for transit to London, Very Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
0.00 |
| 448° |
|
 CAMEROUN, 1915, 3sh on 3m Black Violet, Double Overprint (64b, SG 12b). Lightly hinged, fresh and Extremely Fine, only one sheet of 20 issued with double overprint, with 1994 Holcombe certificate, SG £4,000 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 449 |
|
 CANADA, 1851, 6p Grayish Purple, Laid (2, SG 2). Full to large margins, tied by target on fresh cover to Petite nation, Ottawa, clear "St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Sp. 20, 1854" rimless ds, black
Montreal and red Petite Nation backstamps, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1957 Royal certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,700.00 |
| 450° |
|
 CANADA, 1868, 1c Deep Orange (23a, SG 56). Original gum,
exceptionally fresh and rich color, Very Fine, with 1994 Greene certificate, SG £650 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
450.00 |
0.00 |
| 450A° |
|
 CANADA, 1876, 15c Gray, Script Watermark, Perf 11-1/2 x 12
(30d). Grid cancels, well-centered, single nibbed perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, rare (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,250.00 |
0.00 |
| 450B° |
|
 CANADA, 1860, 10c Dark Brown, Nesbitt Entire (U2). Used with 1859 10c Red Lilac (17) tied by target cancel, "Chippawa U.C. Dec. 25 66" cds, addressed to Saratoga N.Y with bold red "CANADA/PAID 20
Cts" two-line handstamp, short sealed opening tear at top center, otherwise Very Fine, the only recorded 10c plus 10c Nesbitt combination according to Firby study, ex Kanee, DeVolpi (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
0.00 |
| 451° |
|
 CHINA, "WESTERN LINE
BOAT". Three straightlines in oval handstamp boldly struck on flap of folded cover to Canton, docketing indicates Hong Knog, Sep. 1845 origin, Very Fine and scarce (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
850.00 |
| 452° |
|
 CHINA, "U.S. Postal Agency * Tientsin * 30 Mar. 89". Purple double oval ds ties U.S. 5c Gray Brown (205) on fresh cover to Rutland Vt., from the Aiken correspondence, red San Francisco transit and Rutland
receiving ds on back, mended nick at top edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare U.S. Postal Agency marking, only two or three known, ex Knapp (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 7,500-10,000 |
7,500.00 |
| 453° |
 |
 CHINA, 1912, $2.00, $5.00 Nanking Overprint (144, 145). Mint, each with bottom sheet margin, fresh and Very Fine, choice examples of these very rare Provisional Neutrality overprints, with 1994 Holcombe certificates (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,250.00 |
7,500.00 |
| 454 |
 |
 CHINA, Port Arthur and Dairen, 1946-1949 Issues (2L20/2L50). Specialized collection of 25 pieces, from a holding originally acquired by a collector directly from the post offices there, in the late 1940s.
Includes 2L20-21 blocks of four, 2L23 pair, 2L24 block of eight, 2L25 pair, two blocks of four & block of eight, 2L26 two singles, pair, block of four & eight, 2L27 four blocks of 4 and block of eight, 2L29 & 2L31 each two blocks of four, 2L36 block
of four, 2L48 single, 2L50 used single, are are Mint (some with dried o.g.), 17 of the blocks are position pieces including corner margin blocks, some overprint shifts, lettering errors, etc., the used single has a small sealed tear but
otherwise the group is fresh, Fine-Very Fine, a rare opportunity (cat value is for singles only - the used single is unpriced) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
7,780.00 |
3,250.00 |
