General Foreign continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 466° |
 |
 GAMBIA, 1906, 1p on 3sh Edw. VII, Double Surcharge (66a, SG 70a). tered, small h.r., fresh and Extremely Fine, only one sheet of 60 issued with double overprint, most of which are very close impressions,
this is an unusually clear example, ex Col. Green, with 1994 Holcombe certificate, SG £1,800 (Image
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1,900.00 |
1,350.00 |
| 467 |
 |
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1, SG 1). Two horizontal pairs, LH-LI, LF-LG, each with four margins, slightly overlapping and arranged as a block, tied by multiple strikes of vivid red Maltese Cross cancel
on 1840 folded letter with matching "Hull My. 15, 1840" rimless datestamp, Extremely Fine first month usage (Image
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E. 1,000-1,500 |
3,000.00 |
| 468° |
 |
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2, SG 5). Block of four, full to large margins all around, beautiful deep shade and fine impression, large part of original gum, faint pressed horizontal crease in bottom pair,
still Very Fine and a rare block of Great Britain's first issue, SG £20,000 as four unused singles, Scott Retail as singles (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
20,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 469° |
|
 GREAT BRITAIN, 1890, 10sh
Ultramarine, I.R. Official (O9, SG O10). Original gum, small h.r., accompanying Holcombe certificate mentions soiling at top, Very Fine, scarce, SG £2,250 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,500.00 |
1,000.00 |
| 470 |
|
 IONIAN ISLANDS, 1859, (1p) Blue (2). Large margins except touched at bottom left, tied by ms. cancel and blue Zakynthos cds on inter-island 1859 folded letter to Corfu, partial arrival cds on face, Very
Fine, very rare usage, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
1,800.00 |
| 471° |
|
 NATAL, 1857, 6p Green Embossed (2, SG 5). Clear embossing and good even margins, tied by "POST OFFICE P.M.BURG" Pietermaritzburg oval hs on cover to London, ms. "6" due, "Cape-Packet-Devonport Fe6 1858" and red
London backstamps, most of backflap missing, soiled and slightly creased, all of which could be improved with simple restoration, essentially a Very Fine example of this rare usage (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
0.00 |
| 472° |
|
 NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 1sh on 1m G.R.I. Surcharge, No Period After "I" (39c, SG 59a). Well-centered, fresh, tied by purple "Rabaul, NEw Britain, Jan. 15, 1915" double-line oval ds on piece (corner clipped at bottom
left), Extremely Fine and choice, rare in used condition, with 1994 Holcombe certificate, unpriced used in Scott (Image
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E. 750-1,000 |
1,700.00 |
| 473 |
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 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 3p Green (11A). Full to large margins, tied by neat oval grid on small mourning cover to New Perlican, clear "St. Johns-Newfoundland-Paid- Ja. 9, 1864" rimless ds, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1962
Friedl certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
2,100.00 |
| 474° |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919, 3c Red Brown, Hawker Air Post (C1, SG 142). Perfectly centered, tied by St. John's Apr. 12, 1919 wavy line machine cancel on flown cover with address to England, neatly typed in red and
violet, G.P.O. London official seal affixed and postmarked on back, Very Fine and choice example of the pioneer air post rarity, only 95 used on mail that survived the ill-fated transatlantic flight of Lieut. H. Hawker, SG £8,000 off cover, Scott
Retail for used stamp (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
8,000.00 |
9,000.00 |
| 475° |
|
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1927, 60c De Pinedo, Air Post (C4, SG 163). Well-centered, tied by St. Johns May 20, 1927 wavy line machine cancel on small piece, Very Fine, a major air post rarity, with 1971 P.F. certificate, SG £5,000 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,250.00 |
5,250.00 |
| 475A |
|
 NEW ZEALAND, 1855, 1sh Yellow Green on Blued Paper (3, SG 3). Unused, ample to large margins, beautiful color and impression, tiny tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, one of the great rarities of the Chalon Head issues, SG
£25,000 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
15,000.00 |
0.00 |
