The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XIX
69 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4ET, UK
Lot | India | Estimate | |
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151 | India. 1854 Issue. 4a. blue and red, third printing, cut square with large even margins, cancelled by diamond of bars; fine. S.G. 21b | €1,000 | |
152 | India. 1854 Issue. 4a. blue and red, fourth printing, cut square with clear to large margins, used by diamond of dots obliterator; toned, otherwise a good example. S.G. 23 | €250 | |
153 | India. 1854 Issue. 4a. blue and red, fourth printing, cut square with clear to good margins, cancelled by clear '1' in diamond of bars; fine. S.G. 23 | €250 | |
154 | India. 1854 Issue. 4a. blue and rose-red, fifth printing, good to very larg margins and with clear 'b/1' octagonal cancellation of Bangkok; fine. S.G. 25 | €600 | |
155 | India. 1856-64, prepared for use but not issued, 2a. yellow-green, large part original gum; fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). S.G. 50, £4,250 | €1,600 | |
156 | India. 1902-11 25r. brownish-orange and blue, lightly mounted mint; fine. Ceremuga Certificate (2023). S.G. 147, £3,250 | €1,000 | |
157 | India. 1911-23 almost complete group of thirty-five values to 25r. with most listed shades and 1922-26 set of four to 3a; generally fine mint. S.G. 151-191 and 197-200, £1,200+ | €400 | |
158 | India. 1926-33 Multiple Star complete set to 25r., large part original gum; generally fine. S.G. 201-219 group, £650+ | €200 | |
159 | India. 1904 Telegraph 50r. carmine, horizontal pair from the top of the sheet; large part original gum, some light gum discolouration mainly affecting the selvedge and the left stamp, the right stamp unmounted. fresh colour. S.G. T65, £750+ | €250 | |
160 | India. A collection of Queen Victoria Revenue stamped papers (20) with a range of denominations comprising 105r., 112r., 115r., 135r., 137r.8a., 155r., 165r., 212r.8a., 325r., 350r., 362r.8a., 387r.8a., 412r.8a., 450r., 475r., 487r.8a., 512r.8a., 700r., 925r. and 1000r. in various colours andn all perforated "cancelled"; all proof impressions on white wove paper (263 x 420mm., folded either side of Frank Godden album pages); a lovely group | €2,000 | |
Lot | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika | Estimate | |
161 | India. Convention States. Chamba. 1940-43 Service overprint set of fifteen to 10r., lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. O72-86, £450 | €150 | |
162 | India. Feudatory States. Jaipur. 1931 Investiture of the Maharaja set of twelve, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 40-51, £950 | €250 | |
163 | Iraq. 1917 Issues for Baghdad. Stamps of Turkey Surcharged Pictorial Designs of 1914. ¼a. on 5pa. dull purple (Leander's Tower), surcharged in black with large part original gum, expert signature on reverse, fine. Brandon Certificate (2022) S.G. 2 £475 | €150 | |
164 | Iraq. 1917 Issues for Baghdad. Stamps of Turkey Surcharged Pictorial Designs of 1914. 2a. on 1pa. bright blue surcharged in black, wider lower and left margins, large part original gum, fresh and fine. Sorani certificate (1995), S.G. 6 £700 | €150 | |
165 | Iraq. 1917 Issues for Baghdad. Stamps of Turkey Surcharged Postal Jubilee. ½a. on 10pa. carmine with black surcharge lightly cancelled, a couple shorter corner perforations nevertheless well-centred and a good used example. S.G. 9 £1,800 | €350 | |
166 | Iraq. 1917 Issues for Baghdad. Stamps of Turkey Surcharged Postal Jubilee. 2a. on 1pi. black and violet, with large part original gum, horizontal crease though still fresh and attractive. S.G. 11 £900. | €250 | |
167 | Iraq. 1917 Issues for Baghdad. Stamps Opt With Six-Pointed Star and Crescent. ½a. on 10pa. green, with large part original gum, a few short perfs nevertheless a fine unused example. S.G. 13 £475 | €200 | |
168 | Iraq. 1917 Issues for Baghdad. Stamps Opt With Six-Pointed Star and Crescent. 2a. on 1pi. ultramarine, centred to the left with large part original gum, expert signatures on reverse, fresh colour, fine. S.G. 17 £550 | €350 | |
169 | Iraq. 1917 Issues For Baghdad. Stamps of Turkey Surcharged Date Between Crescent and Star. ½a. on 10pa. carmine, perforation 13½, , large part original gum, small thin and diagonal crease only across the bottom left corner otherwise a fine unused example. S.G. 20a £1,500 | €600 | |
170 | Iraq. 1917 Issues For Baghdad. Stamps of Turkey Surcharged Date Between Crescent and Star. 1a. on 10pa. on 20pa. claret centred to the left with large part original gum, small gum bend on the right. R.P.S. certificate (2021) S.G. 23 £750 | €600 | |
171 | Jamaica. 1883-97 2d. grey, block of four, the top pair lightly mounted, the bottom pair unmounted mint, fresh colour and fine, scarce multiple. S.G. 20 £600 | €250 | |
172 | Jamaica. 1905/11 1/- deep brown vertical pair with lower stamp showing variety '$' for 'S' in shilling and with upper margin showing sheet number '173', upper stamp with noticeable hinge remnants though the lower stamp unmounted mint, a couple toned perforations, still a rare multiple. S.G.53/53b £1428Provenance: Spink 12 April 2007, lot 1197. | €600 | |
173 | Jamaica. 1919-21 1/- orange-yellow and red-orange, variety frame inverted, a fine mint example with large part original gum, an important rarity with fewer than twenty known examples. S.G. 85a, £40,000 | €15,000 | |
174 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. East Africa And Uganda Protectorates. 1903-04 50r. grey and red-brown overprinted specimen, well-centred and with large part original gum, fine and fresh. S.G.16s £450 | €150 | |
175 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. East Africa and Uganda Protectorates. 1912-21 1c. to 50r. partial set with additional shades overprinted specimen, large part original gum, noticeable peripheral toning up to the 10r. otherwise fine. S.G. 44-61 group | €400 | |
176 | Kenya, Uganda And Tanganyika. East Africa and Uganda Protectorates. 1912-21 500r. green and red on green, large part original gum, very faint gum disturbance at top, fresh and fine. S.G. 63s £1,600 | €600 | |
177 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £3 purple and yellow, well-centred and unmounted mint; very fine. Signed A.D(iena). S.G. 97, £1,800 | €600 | |
178 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £4 black and magenta, well-centred and lightly mounted mint; fine. Signed Raybaudi and with his Certificate (2007). S.G. 98, £3,000 | €800 | |
179 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £10 black and green, overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; fine. S.G. 100s, £1,200 | €400 | |
180 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £20 red and green, overprinted "specimen", well-centred and lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 101s, £2,000 | €800 | |
Lot | Malaya | Estimate | |
181 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £25 black and red, from the right of the sheet, handstamped "specimen" locally in violet, traces of original gum; a scarce local specimen overprint. S.G. 102s var. | €700 | |
182 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £50 black and brown from the foot of the sheet, handstamped "specimen" locally in violet, traces of original gum; a scarce local specimen overprint. S.G. 103s var. | €600 | |
183 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £75 purple and grey from the left of the sheet, handstamped "specimen" locally in violet, traces of original gum; a scarce local specimen overprint. S.G. 104s var. | €1,000 | |
184 | Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. 1922-27 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. £75 purple and grey, overprinted "specimen", centred to the left, large part original gum. S.G. 104s, £4,750 | €1,000 | |
185 | Kuwait. 1923-24 complete set of twenty-seven unissued with the obsolete spelling 'koweit' overprinted on each, comprising the ½a. to 10r. set of fourteen values and the 'service' overprint set of thirteen; fine and fresh mint, only a very few complete sets remain, this being one of the finest. B.P.A. Certificate (2014) for all values. S.G. see footnote below No. 15, £45,000Note: Produced in 1923, these essays were prepared prior to adopting the name 'Kuwait' for postal purposes and making it closer to the pronunciation in Arabic. Two panes of twelve of each value were overprinted in Calcutta. . . The first pane was broken-up, a set of blocks of four now resides in the Royal Philatelic collection, two sets were sent to the then Viceroy and one set to the Deputy Director General. The second pane was obtained by a London stamp dealer, therefore no more than seventeen sets were available to private collectors. Many sets have been broken up and few complete sets remain.. | €22,000 | |
186 | Kuwait. 1939 ½a. to 15r. set of thirteen, each value in a block of four, unmounted mint; fine and scarce multiples. S.G. 36-51w, £1,600+ | €600 | |
187 | Kuwait. 1939 10r. purple and claret, horizontal pair, right stamp variety extended 't', lightly mounted mint; fine. S.G. 50, 50b, £2,590 | €250 | |
188 | Kuwait. 1923-24 Service set of fourteen to 15r. and 1929-33 Service set to 15r.; generally fine and fresh mint. S.G. O1-O27, £1,450 | €400 | |
189 | Lagos. 1876-79 1d. to 1/- set of six, large part original gum, some toning though still fine appearance. S.G. 10-16 £1,400 | €400 | |
190 | Lagos. 1884-86 5/- blue (2), a mint and used example, both well centred, the former with large part original gum and some gum disturbance, the latter cancelled by neat barred oval cancellation, a useful duo. Sismondo Certificate (2018) for the mint. S.G. 28 £1,350 | €200 | |
191 | Lagos. 1904 ½d. to 10/- complete set of ten with an additional 2½d. showing variety smaller letters of value, part to large part original gum, generally fine. S.G. 44-53 £675 | €200 | |
192 | Long Island. 2½d. on 1pi violet and buff, with large part original gum, faint diagonal corner crease to the right, only twenty-five stamps originally issued, an extremely rare stamp, fine. R.P.S. certificate (1917) S.G. 3 £8,000Provenance: ex Houtzamer. | €5,000 | |
193 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1880 (Apr.) '10' on 30c. claret, a group of seven used examples showing all the overprint types (except Type h), generally good to fine, Type g with a few short perfs. and Type i with a slight corner crease at upper left, otherwise good to fine. S.G. 33-36, 37-39, £3,900+ | €700 | |
194 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1892-94 3c. on 32c. carmine-rose, variety surcharge omitted, large part original gum; fine and fresh. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). S.G. 94a, £4,500 | €1,200 | |
195 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1906 Labuan overprint almost complete set of ten to $1 (no 2c.), each showing variety line through 'b', large part original gum. S.G. 141b, 143a-151b, £6,700+ | €1,500 | |
196 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1906-12 MCA $500 purple and orange, overprinted "specimen", well-centred and lightly mounted mint; a fine example. S.G. 169s, £5,000 | €1,800 | |
197 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1912-23 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. $25 purple and blue on blue, fairly well-centred and with large part original gum; fine. S.G. 213, £3,250 | €600 | |
198 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1912-23 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. $100 black and carmine on blue, well-centred and with large part original gum; fine. S.G. 214s, £1,600 | €600 | |
199 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1912-23 Watermark Multiple Crown CA. $500 purple and orange-brown, overprinted "specimen", some fain gum toning on the reverse; otherwise fine. S.G. 215s, £5,500 | €1,500 | |
200 | Malaya. Straits Settlements. 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition $1 black and red on blue, block of four with interpanneau margin at right, the upper right stamp with variety small second 'a' in 'malaya', full original gum; fne. S.G. 247, 247d, £3,250+ | €1,000 |