British Commonwealth (Cape of Good Hope thru Trinidad)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1721 |
|
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1853, 1p Brick Red, Deeply Blued Paper (1a, SG
1). Pair and single, large margins, rich color on nicely blued paper,
neat grid cancels, Very Fine and choice, SG £825 (as singles) |
825.00 |
170.00 |
| 1722 |
|
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1855, 1p Brick Red on White Paper (3b, SG 5).
Full to large margins, rich color, light cancel, Very Fine and choice, SG
£900 |
900.00 |
150.00 |
| 1723 |
 |
CYPRUS, 1928, £5 Geo. V (109, SG 117a). Unused (regummed),
sharp impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine, a rare stamp in unused
condition, SG £2,750 |
3,250.00 |
850.00 |
| 1724 |
 |
GAMBIA, 1869, 4d Pale Brown (1, SG 2). Original gum, large even
margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, an outstanding stamp, SG £400 |
375.00 |
160.00 |
| 1725 |
|
GREAT BRITAIN, 1882, £1 Brown Lilac on White Paper (92a, SG
136). Well-centered, detailed impression, sharp "London Ju. 28 '83"
circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 1990 R.P.S. certificate describing
paper as "fortuitously bluish", SG £2,750 |
2,750.00 |
1,100.00 |
| 1726 |
|
GREAT BRITAIN, 1913, £1 Seahorse (176, SG 403). Vertical pair,
bright color and detailed impression, indistinct cancels, Fine-Very Fine, a
scarce used pair, SG £1,500 |
1,400.00 |
400.00 |
| 1727 |
|
GREAT BRIATIN, 1929, £1 U.P.U. (209, SG 438). Well-centered,
detailed impression, small crease at bottom only visible in fluid, appears
Very Fine, SG £550 |
650.00 |
290.00 |
| 1728 |
 |
GREAT BRITAIN, 1959-69, 10sh Castle, 2sh6p-£1 Machins (373,
510-513). 100 Mint N.H. of each, mostly blocks, Extremely Fine |
2,310.00 |
140.00 |
| 1729 |
 |
GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Mulready Lettersheet (U3). Maltese cross and
"Bath Mattlock" rimless circular datestamp to Mattlock, Derbyshire, with
printed billboard advertisement for perfumes, ink, portable chemical
cabinet, cement for joining china and glass, usual creases from folding
into folded letter, small piece out at top, otherwise Fine and attractive |
E. 200-300 |
160.00 |
| 1730 |
|
GRIQUALAND WEST, 1874, 1d on 4d Blue (1, SG 1). Unused (no gum),
rich color, Very Fine, signed incl. Bloch, SG £750 |
800.00 |
260.00 |
| 1731 |
|
INDIA, SCINDE DISTRICT POST, 1852, -1/2a White (A1, SG S1). Large
margins, Very Fine, signed, SG £800 |
675.00 |
160.00 |