The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XIX
69 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4ET, UK
Lot | Barbados | Estimate | |
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51 | Ascension. 1922 St. Helena overprint set, short set of seven values to 1/-, each value in a corner block of four with plate number '1'; generally fine with large part original gum, some minor creasing in places otherwise fine. S.G. 1-6, 9, £490+ | €200 | |
52 | Ascension. 1924-53 group on a Hagner page comprising 1924-33 set of twelve to 3/-, 1934 set of ten to 5/- and 1938-53 set to 10/-; the first two sets with large part original gum, a few values with slightly toned gum and the 1938-53 set unmounted mint. S.G. 10-30, 38b-47b, £755 | €200 | |
53 | Ascension. 1938-53 set of sixteen values in blocks of four, perf. 13, (except original 1d. green and 3d. ultramarine perf. 13½ and 2d. scarlet perf. 14), almost all unmounted mint (except 1d. yellow-orange and 2d. red-orange each mounted on one stamp). a very fine and fresh group of attractive multiples. S.G/ 38b-47a group, £1,100+Provenance: Stanley Gibbons. | €350 | |
54 | Bahamas. 1861 No Watermark 1d. lake, rough perf. 14 to 16, trace of thin spot on Queen's neck mentioned for accuracy and not affecting the appearance; large part original gum. S.G. 4, £650 | €150 | |
55 | Bahamas. 1938-63 mint group on stockcards including 1938-52 set to £1, 1938 set of three to 8d., 1942 Landfall of Columbus set to £1, 1948 Tercentenary set to £1 and 1954-63 set to £1. S.G. cat. value in excess of £1,000 | €150 | |
56 | Bahamas. 1942 Landfall of Columbus 8d. ultramarine and scarlet, variety 'coiumbus'for'columbus, used with part 'nassau/ bahamas' c.d.s.; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1958). S.G. 170a, £4,000 | €1,000 | |
57 | Barbados. A mint and used group on a Hagner page comprising 1852-55 ½d. deep green pair mint, 1861-70 1d. blue block of four mint, 1/- brown-black block of four mint, 1873 Star ½d. green mint,3d. brown purple, 1873 5/- dull rose overprinted "specimen" and also a used examples, 1875-81 1/- violet mint and 1906 Nelson Centenary ¼d. block of four used showing variety watermark inverted; a good group. S.G. cat. value £2,700+ | €800 | |
58 | Barbados. 1852-64 page from an early French stamp album including a range of early imperforate examples with ½d. deep green and 1d. blue mint and then a range of used including ½d. green, 1d. blue and 4d. brownish-red, 1858 6d. and 1/- used and then a range of perforated with values to 1/- all used; a useful group | €200 | |
59 | Barbados. 1861 Perkins Bacon "Cancelled", no watermark, clean-cut perf 14 to 16, (½d.) deep green neatly cancelled by two part strikes of the "canceled" obliterator; straight edge at right and perfs clipped at foot. Extremely rare, being one of four recorded examples. S.G. 17, £12,000Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958. Robson Lowe Auction, June 1977. Dr. Conrad Latto, May 1995. Peter Jaffé, November 2006. 'Britannia', February 2016. 'Dubois, March 2020 .. | €4,000 | |
60 | Barbados. 1878 (28 Mar.) 1d. with straight serif on half of 5/- dull rose, an unsevered pair, value tablet removed at foot, used with boot-heel cancellation; colour a little oxidised otherwise fine and rare. B.P.A. (1953) and (2020) Certificates. S.G. 87a, £4,250 | €2,000 | |
Lot | Burma | Estimate | |
61 | Barbados. 1892-1903 CA ½d. to 2/6d. set of eleven, 1905 MCA set to 2/6d. and 1909-10 MCA 1/-, generally good to fine mint, some low values with faint gum toning. S.G. 105-114, 135-144 and 169, £500+ | €150 | |
62 | Bermuda. 1865-1975 mainly mint collection in an album including 1865 set to 1/-, 1874 provisional surcharges with 3d. on 1/- (S.G. 14, with BPA Cert.) and 1d. on 3d., 1d. on 2d. and 1d. on 1/- etc., 1884 set to 1/-, later sets including Key Types with 1910 to £1, 1922-24 to 12/6d., 1938 with values to £1, most later sets complete to 1975; generally good to fine | €1,000 | |
63 | Bermuda. 1918-34 small mint group on a Hagner page comprising 1918-22 4/- black and carmine variety break in scroll, 1921 Tercentenary set of nine to 1/- overprinted "specimen", 1924-32 Script with 2/6d. black and carmine on pale blue with variety break in scroll, 2/6d. black and carmine on pale blue with variety broken crown and scroll, 2/6d. black and scarlet vermilion on deep blue with variety broken crown and scroll and 12/6d. grey and orange marginal from the top of the sheet (unmounted mint); a good group. S.G. 52ba, 68s-76s, 89a, 89b, 89jb and 93, £1,950 | €500 | |
64 | Bermuda. 1924-32 Script 2/6d. grey-black and pale orange-vermilion on grey-blue paper, large part original gum which a fraction toned, otherwise fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 89h, £2,750 | €600 | |
65 | British East Africa. 1890 on 'GB' ½a. on 1d. deep purple horizontal pair cancelled by 'Mombasa May 9 1895' code A c.d.s's in black, the late usage suggests the pair could be from a Whitfield King cover, a good used pair. S.G. 1 £600 | €200 | |
66 | British East Africa. 1892 (28 Mar.) Hayman envelope registered from Mombasa to London bearing 1890-94 1a. blue green vertical pair and 4a. vertical pair and single, all variety imperforate tied by 'Mombasa' squared circle cancellations, the front showing part London registered handstamp (18.4.) in red, the reverse with the same handstamp in black, a great usage of these varieties with high catalogue value. S.G. 5a, 9a £3,400 (for the two imperf pairs, on cover from x30) | €2,000 | |
67 | British East Africa. 1895 Imperial Administration 7½a. black, variety 'overprint double', handstamped heavily on 'British', large part original gum, a scarce unused example. S.G. 41a £850 | €250 | |
68 | British East Africa. 1895 Imperial Administration 5r. grey-green showing variety overprint double, large part original gum, fresh and fine. BPA certificate (1959) S.G. 47a £1,800. | €700 | |
69 | British East Africa. 1895-96 on 'India' ½a. to 5r. set of fifteen, the 5r. unmounted mint otherwise large part original gum, the three high values very well-centred, a scarce and fine set. S.G. 49-63 £850 | €300 | |
70 | British East Africa. 1895 (11 Nov.) Chambers envelope to Mombassa, apparently the "first day after transfer", bearing 1895-96 on 'India' ½a. with upper margin, 1a. variety 'Britlsh for British' , 2a. and 2a.6p. with two margins cancelled by squared circle 'Mombasa' cancellations, the reverse showing 'Mombasa' c.d.s, horizontal fold not affecting the stamps, an interesting envelope. S.G. 49, 50a, 52, 53, £5,500 + (used on cover from x12) | €3,000 | |
71 | British East Africa. 1897 on 'Zanzibar' ½a. to 7½a. set of six with an additional 2a. black of four, all cancelled in Mombasa by either squared circle or c.d.s cancellations, a useful group, generally fine. S.G. 80-85 £445 | €150 | |
72 | British East Africa. 1897-1903 50r. overprinted specimen, with large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 99s £400 | €150 | |
73 | British Guiana. 1853-59 imperforate 1c. dull red, type c, large even margins; used with Demerara (20.3.1860) c.d.s., tiny thin not affecting the appearance; attractive and scarce. S.G. 16, £2,750 | €1,500 | |
74 | British Honduras. 1872-79 CC 6d. bright rose-carmine, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 9b, £600 | €150 | |
75 | British Honduras. 1891 6c. on 10c. on 4d. mauve, marginal example showing variety '6' and bar inverted, signed on the reverse; large part original gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1966). S.G. 43a, £600 | €200 | |
76 | British Honduras. 1913-21 MCA set of ten to $5, 1915-16 1c. green, 2c. scarlet and 5c. bright blue and 1922-33 MCA/Script set of thirteen to $2 all overprinted or perforated "specimen"; good to fine. S.G. 101s-113s and 124s-137s, £815 | €200 | |
77 | British Solomon Islands. 1907 (14 Feb.) 2½d. orange-yellow horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, cancelled by two strikes of the Tulagi c.d.s; also 1d. rose-carmine fine used example with variety imperforate at right from the right of the sheet. Fine and very scarce. S.G. 2 var. and 4b. £7,000Provenance: 'Dubois', March 2020. | €3,000 | |
78 | Brunei. 1906 (1 Oct.) 1c. black and purple, error overprint in black, part original gum with heavy hinge remnant, still a good example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1938). S.G. 11a, £2,500 | €700 | |
79 | Brunei. 1979 Opening of Ports and Harbours, prepared for use but not issued 12s., 20s., 25s. and 75s., fresh and fine unmounted mint. Extremely rare, very few sets known. Unlisted in S.G.; ISC 301-304, unpriced | €1,000 | |
80 | Burma. 1937 Service overprint set of fourteen, each value in a block of four, the 2r., 5r. and 10r. each in a marginal block, lightly mounted mint, some values unmounted; superb and rare multiples. S.G. O1-O14, £4,000+ | €4,000 | |
Lot | Cayman Islands | Estimate | |
81 | Bushire. 1915 (16 Aug.). 3ch. green and grey, horizontal pair, the right stamp variety no stop after 'occupation', tied to large piece by 'bouchir (depart)' c.d.s., some minor toning otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 3, 3a, £580+ | €200 | |
82 | Bushire. 1915 (16 Aug.). 6ch. green and red-brown, (setting III, pos.7) used and tied to reverse of envelope by 'bouchir (depart)' c.d.s., and with a further strike alongside; fine, scarce used on cover. S.G. 5 | €150 | |
83 | Bushire. 1915 (16 Aug.). A valuable used group on stockcard (13) comprising 10ch. (2), 24ch. (2), 1kr. (2), 2kr. (2), 3kr., 5kr. (2) and 10kr. (2); one 10kr. toned and a little discoloured otherwise fine. S.G. 7-14, £3,250 | €1,500 | |
84 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 1ch. dee blue and carmine, unused and affixed to piece; fine. Mehrdad Sadri Certificate (2023). S.G. 15, £1,500 | €500 | |
85 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 3ch. deep green, used and tied to small piece by part 'bouchir (depart)' c.d.s., scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1942). S.G. 17, £1,500 | €600 | |
86 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 9ch. deep violet and brown, [4], large part original gum; fine and scarce. Signed M. Sadri and with his Certificate (2015). S.G. 20, £2,250 | €1,000 | |
87 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 10ch. brown and deep green, [5], large part original gum, fine and fresh; scarce with just sixty-six stamps overprinted. S.G. 21, £4,000 | €1,000 | |
88 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 24ch. sepia and brown, large part original gum; several expert signatures and an expert handstamp, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978). S.G. 23, £1,700 | €700 | |
89 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 1kr. black, brown and silver, [1], unused and affixed to piece, fine and scarce, only one-hundred and seventy-four examples overprinted. Mehrdad Sadri Certificate (2023). S.G. 24, £2,000 | €500 | |
90 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 2kr. carmine, slate and silver, used and tied to piece by 'bouchir (depart)' c.d.s., fine and scarce thus. R.P.S. Certificate (1981). S.G. 25, £1,800 | €500 | |
91 | Bushire. 1915 (11 Sept.). 3kr. sepia, dull lilac and silver (4); a part reconstruction of the five types with four used examples, [1] and [3] with part 'bouchir' c.d.s., [4] and [5] both tied to small pieces by 'bouchir' c.d.s., a fine and hard to assemble group. S.G. 26, £8,000 | €2,000 | |
92 | Canada. 1851 12d. black on laid paper, good to large margins and crisp impression, light central target cancellation; a very fine example of this extremely rare and coveted classic. One of the world's most iconic and desirable rarities, and an example of exhibition quality. Vincent Greene Certificate (2017). S.G. 4, £100,000; Scott $135,000Note: A total of 50,000 were printed from 250 sheets. Only 1,450 examples were sold with the balance being destroyed. A total of 37 used single examples and two pairs are recorded, over half of which have faults to some degree or are cut into on at least one side.. | €35,000 | |
93 | Cape of Good Hope. 1853, 1d. pale brick-red on blued paper, a pair with ok to very large margins, cancellation leaving much of the multiple clear, a fresh and desirable pair. Dr. Ulrich Ferchenbauer Certificate (1999) S.G. 1 | €250 | |
94 | Cape of Good Hope. 1853, 4d. deep blue pair with four margins though running close at the bottom right and centrally cancelled by triangle cancellation, a fine multiple, signed on the reverse. Ferchenbauer Certificate (1998) S.G. 2 £650 | €200 | |
95 | Cape of Good Hope. 1853 4d. blue pair with good margins, cancelled by triangle cancellation, signed on the reverse, a fine multiple. Ferchenbauer Certificate (1998) S.G. 4a £450 | €150 | |
96 | Cape of Good Hope. 1855-63 6d. slate lilac on blued paper, a pair with three good margins, the right side running close, cancelled by smudged triangle, signed on the reverse, a desirable pair. Ferchenbauer Certificate (2000) S.G. 7c £1000 | €300 | |
97 | Cape of Good Hope. 1863-64 deep carmine red and 1/- bright emerald green unused pairs, the former with good margins and the latter with large to very large margins, large part original gum, very fresh and fine. S.G. 1, 21 £2050 | €650 | |
98 | Cape of Good Hope. Mafeking Siege. 1900 1d. deep blue on blue, a few short perfs, unused with large part original gum, fine S.G. 18 £1,200 | €350 | |
99 | Cayman Islands. 1900-64 mainly mint collection on pages including 1902 and 1905 sets to 1/-, 1907 set to 5/-, 1907 Provisional ½d. on 5.- and 1d. on 5/-, 1907 set to 10/-, 1908 2½d. on 4d. (with BPA Cert.), 1921-26 set to 10/-, 1932 Centenary set to 10/-, 1935 set to 10/-, later sets including KGVI and QEII sets, etc. a good group, generally fresh, a few with slightly toned gum; also a few used sets. S.G. cat value in excess of £4,800 | €1,200 | |
100 | Cayman Islands. 1907 MCA 5/- salmon and green, variety dented frame [1/6], lightly cancelled by 'cayman brac' c.d.s. leaving the variety clear; a very fine example of this scarce variety. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). S.G. 16a, £6,000 | €2,000 |