British Empire & Commonwealth Stamps & Postal History Auction
153-157 London Rd, Derby DE1 2SY, UK
| Lot | BARBADOS | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KGVI MINT & USED SET & SINGLES: Group on stock cards inc. Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 fine used definitive complete set of 21 (SG 25/45), Bahrain 1948-49 10r on 10/- (Arms type) unmounted mint (SG 60a), Kuwait 1948-49 10r on 10/- (Arms type) unmounted mint (SG73a) and 1948 RSW 15r on £1 mint (SG 75). (24 stamps) Cross Reference: NORTHERN RHODESIA/ZAMBIA, KUWAIT, BAHRAIN |  2 | $48 |
| 2 | NO LOT. |  | $0 |
| 3 | 1937-66 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on leaves as per SG catalogue inc. 1937 'Dhows' set. 1939 set, 1948 S. Wedding, 1951 new currency set, 1953 set inc. both shades of 10/- & 20/- plus complete States collections of Seiyun, Hadhramaut & South Arabia. Fine lot. Cat approx. £2200. (236) |  3 | $260 |
| 4 | 1882-1932 COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on leaves with 1882 set (4d no gum), 1884-87 set, 1903 set, 1913 KGV 5/-, 1921-29 all vals to £1 (mixed wmks) & 1932 Tercentenary set. Cat approx. £1500. (51) |  2 | $200 |
| 5 | 1935-76 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on leaves starting with 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1939 set, 1948 S. Wedding, 1953 set, 1966 set (ex perf. 13 set) plus all later definitive & commemorative sets. Fine lot. (few 100) |  2 | $48 |
| 6 | ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS: 1908 Shackleton Expedition 1d rose-carmine vertically opt. "King Edward VII Land" and signed on reverse (SG A1 £475); 1911-13 Scott Expedition ½d green (SG A2 £850) with RPSL Cert. (1985), and 1d carmine (SG A3 £60), both fine mint examples optd "VICTORIA LAND". Total cat. £985. (3 stamps) Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND |  | $200 |
| 7 | 1922-35 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1922 set, 1924-33 set, 1934 set & 1935 Silver Jubilee set. Cat £850. (35) |  2 | $130 |
| 8 | 1937-76 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1938-53 set, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1956 set, 1963 Birds set then all definitive & commemorative sets. (100+) |  3 | $65 |
| 9 | QV 1854-97 MINT RANGES ON ALBUM LEAVES: Good selection of issues up to 1897 Charity pair. Earliest issues without certificates, so cannot be guaranteed. Many better singles throughout inc. 1875 5/- rose-lilac, 1885-86 optd. fiscal stamps values, 5/-, 10/- & £1 (reprint), 1888 20/- cobalt (SG 262 £750). Also inc. a useful range of Officials to 5/- (2) & 20/- inc. O18, O49a & O50s, etc. Careful inspection required with some earlier issues missing gum, but generally in good condition. Huge cat. value. (c.73 stamps) |  3 | $800 |
| 10 | MINT/UNUSED COLLECTION ON ALBUM PAGES: A 'one of each type' collection with many sets containing different wmks. and perf. sizes. Includes 1d carmine-rose (SG 1 £6,500) with faults, 1880 Chalon types to 10/- bistre-brown & 20/- rose (SG 126/127), and later high values from 2/- bright blue (SG 152) to £1 dark green (SG 161); scarce 1880 ½d on 1d reddish brown (SG 151 £400); fine range of 1890 types to 2/- red-brown and 1897-1908 types to 2/- turquoise green. Also 1900 Boer War Patriotic Fund pair (SG 263/264 £500). A very useful lot with high cat. value. Mostly fine, a few without gum. (60 stamps) |  2 | $400 |
| 11 | 1913 £1 BROWN & ULTRAMARINE Die II, fresh hinged mint. SG15 cat £3000. |  | $480 |
| 12 | 1913-76 ALMOST COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on leaves with 'Roos', one of each value/colour; unchecked for wmks with vals to 5/- (2/- brown has tone spot) plus 10/-, £1 grey & £2 overprinted 'Specimen' (SG 136s/138s) (no £1 brown & ultramarine), then 'KGV Heads' similarly all vals/colours to 1/4d and then virtually complete to 1976 except for wmk/perf. varieties inc. 1913- 14 set of 2, 1931 Kingsford Smith Airs inc. Officials, 1932-33 Officials to 1/- (ex 6d, SG O127), 1932 Lyre Bird & Sydney Harbour Bridge sets, all 1930s commemorative sets, 1937 set, 1948 set to £2 & 1963-65 set. Also inc. 1946-47 BCOF Japan set of 7 & a range of AAT. Fine lot where cat. value exceeds £3300. (100s) |  2 | $440 |
| 13 | 1860-1935 COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1860 1d dull lake fresh mint, 1863-77 1d red, 4d bright rose & 6d deep violet with BPA Cert. (1980), 1882 1/-, 1883 4d on 6d with weak top corner (ovpt not guaranteed), 1884-90 set complete to £1, 1901 'Queens Staircase' all vals to 3/- mixed wmks, 1902-11 & 1912-37 both complete to £1 with mixed wmks, all War Tax issues/sets, 1920 Peace set, 1930 Tercentenary set & later 1931 2/- & 3/-, 1935 Silver Jubilee & 8d 'Flamingoes'. Cat. value approx. £2,700. (71) |  3 | $320 |
| 14 | 1937-81 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1938 sets, 1942 Columbus set, 1948 Tercentenary & Silver Wedding sets, 1954-63 set, 1964 Self Govt. set, 1965 set, 1966 New Currency set & 1967 decimal Currency set. (100s) |  2 | $80 |
| 15 | 1947 TERCENTENARY: Eleuthera Master Die proof of frame only in black on thin wove paper, affixed to card, hinge remnant on reverse, fine. |  | $65 |
| 16 | 1933-57 VIRTUALLY COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1933-37 set, 1934-37 set (ex 2a die 2), 1938-41 set, 1942-45 set, 1948-49 set, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1950-55 set, 1952-4 set, 1955-60 set & 1957-59 set plus all commemorative issues. Cat approx. £1850. (109) |  2 | $240 |
| 17 | 1934-64 COMPREHENSIVE MINT & USED COLLECTION on hingeless leaves with 1934 set complete, mix of mint & used (rupee vals. used), 1934-7 set used (ex 2a), 1938-41 set most vals. to 5r used plus 1r to 25r mint (slight toning), 1942-5 set mint, 1948-9 set complete mix of mint & used, 1948 Silver Wedding mint, 1950-55 set with low vals. mint & high vals. used, QEII range of mint sets, 1960 mint or used, 1964 set mint plus locals sets for 1953 & 1961 mint SG cat. in excess of £1400. (153) |  2 | $110 |
| 18 | QV-QEII USED COLLECTION: 1852-1966 collection on album pages. Range of 'Britannia' imperfs. to 1873 5/- dull rose (SG 64 £300), imperfs. (margins fair to average) to 1/- black (inc. SG 4a with RPSL Cert. 2005) plus perf. types to 1/- inc. 3d purple (SG 63 £140); 1882-86 set of 9 vals. to 5/- bistre (SG 89/103 £275), 1892-1903 set to 2/6d (both colours, SG 105/115 £425), 1897 Jubilee set of 9 to 2/6d (SG 116/124 £190), 1906 Nelson set, KGV 1912-16 set to 3/- green & violet (SG 170/180 £300), 1916-19 range to 3/- deep violet (SG 181/191 £300) plus 1918 3/- green & deep violet (SG 200 £110), 1920-21 Victory set of 11 (SG 202/211 £275), 1921-24 set of 12 to 3/- (SG 213/228 £325) and 1925-35 set to 3/- (SG 229/239), etc., plus various KGVI & QEII sets to 1966. High cat. value. (c.230 stamps) |  2 | $260 |
| 19 | 1852-81 'SEATED BRITANNIAS' MINT SELECTION comprising imperfs 1852 SG 4a & 5 both 4 margins, the former with Brandon Cert. (1998), 1855 SG 8 (poor margins, not inc. in final cat.), 10 superb marginal example hinged on selvedge, 11a & 12a all 4 margins, 1861-70 (SG 20, 24, 25, 29, 31 & 35), 1873-74 (SG 63 & 65), and 1875-81 (SG74, 75, 76, 79 & 81). Fresh looking lot with variable amounts and grades of original gum; a few with no gum. Cat. value approx. £3500. (19) |  | $280 |
| 20 | 1878 1d ON HALF 5/- DULL ROSE surcharge type 3a unused with part o.g; with RPSL cert. (2004) stating genuine but 'the foot of the surcharge has just punched through the paper during printing and has a small ink spot on the reverse' (SG86, £5000), together with the 1873 original 5/- dull rose unused, part og. with some tones (cat. £950). (2) |  | $800 |
| Lot | BRITISH EAST AFRICA | Estimate | |
| 21 | 1882-86 QV SET complete to 5/- bistre, fresh hinged mint. SG 89/103, £750. (9) |  | $120 |
| 22 | 1892-1966 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on leaves for all basic issues not inc. wmk/perf. variations. Includes 1892-03 set, 1897 Diamond Jubilee set, 1906 Nelson set, 1916-19 & 1918-20 set, 1920 Victory set, 1921-24 set, 1925-35 set, 1938-47 set, 1950 set, 1953-61 set & 1965 set plus all commemorative issues to 1966. Cat. value in excess of £1600. (few 100) |  2 | $200 |
| 23 | 1933-63 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1933 set, 1938 set, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1954-58 set, 1961 New Currency surcharges, 1961-63 Decimal currency set plus all commems. and later Lesotho ovpt set. Cat. value approx. £800. (108) |  3 | $100 |
| 24 | 1885-1904 COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on leaves with 1885-87 all vals to 1/- (ex ½d SG 1), 1888 ½d plus the set to £5 with the £1 & £5 having 'Specimen' ovpts, 1888 surcharges set of 5 plus the ½d on 3d & ½d, 1891-1904 set of 5 & 1893-95 both vals. Fine and fresh looking lot. Cat. value in excess of £3240. (35) |  | $440 |
| 25 | 1888-1966 BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on leaves being a 'one of each stamp' regardless of perf. or wmk variations. inc. 1888 set to 5/- (cat £3275), 1888 ½d, 1889 4d on ½d, 1890 ½d (SG 54), 1897-1902 set, 1904-13 all five vals, 1912-27 KGV all vals to 5/-, 1932 set, 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1938-52 set, 1955 58 set and all commemorative issues to 1966. Fine lot. Cat. value approx. £5200. (157) |  2 | $650 |
| 26 | QV-KGV USED COLLECTION: 1885-1914 fine used collection on album pages. Inc. 1885-87 opts on C.O.G.H. types to 1/- green, 1888 (Jan.) range on unappropriated GB fiscal types with values from 1d black & lilac to 10/- green & black (SG 10/19 £750+) and similar types surcharged from 1d on 1d to 1/- on 1/- (SG 22/28 inc. the scarce 4d value). Later ranges inc. 1888 types optd "Protectorate" and surcharged values from 1d on 1d to 2/6d green & black (7 vals. SG 41/48 £2,750+); also a range of QV-KGV issues of GB optd "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" inc. 2/6d & 5/- Sea Horses. (c.65 stamps) |  2 | $650 |
| 27 | 1888 £1 & £5 LILAC & BLACK: The £5 value fiscally used, the £1 value (tone spots) with part squared circle and barred numeral cancels probably also fiscally used, though not obviously so. SG 20/21. (2 stamps) |  3 | $65 |
| 28 | BRITISH BECHUANALAND BORDER POLICE: 13 Sep. 1892 env. (minor faults) from Capt. Sitwell at Macloutsi to Beal, Northumberland franked with QV 6d Jubilee overprint tied with fine MACLOUTSI cds with Vryberg 26 Sep. and Beal 19 Oct. cds on reverse. [Ex John Lea] |  | $32 |
| 29 | 1865-1936 COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1865-1903 perf. 14 x 12½ set of 3, 1874 3d on 1/- (SG14, £1500, expertised on reverse), 1875 surcharges set of 3 with 3d trimmed perfs. at left & 1/- no gum, 1d on 2d bright blue (SG 15) accompanied by BPA (1973) Certificate; 1880 & 1883 sets, 1902 3d plus 1906-10 set, 1910 -25 'sailing ship' types all vals to 1/- (mixed wmks), KGV 'Key Plates' 1918-22 4/-, 5/-, 10/- & £1 (top val. umm) & 1924-32 2/-, 2/6d & 12/6d, 1920 & 1921 both Tercentenary sets, 1935 Silver Jubilee & 1936 set. Fine lot cat approx. £4,300. (75) |  3 | $500 |
| 30 | 1937-76 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION: basic 'one of each stamp' on album leaves inc. 1938-52 set, 1948 RSW, 1953-62 set, 1962-68 set, 1970 Decimal Currency & Flowers sets plus much more. Cat. value in excess of £650. (100s) |  2 | $80 |
| 31 | 1948-60 MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1948 set of 9, 1948 RSW & Olympic Games, 1949 UPU, 1950 -55 set of 7, 1952-54 set, 1955-60 2/6d & 5/- (SG56/57), plus later issues & a complete collection of Muscat issues with both 1944 set & Officials set. Fine lot. (84) |  3 | $38 |
| 32 | 1948-61 SMALL MINT COLLECTION on hingeless pages starting with Muscat issues complete 1944 set plus the Officials set, Postal Agencies issues with 1948 set, 1950-5 to 4a on 4d , 1952-4 set (12a & 1r used), 1953 Coronation 1955-60 2r & 5r, 1956-7 set plus a small range of mint & used Qatar issues. (124) |  2 | $18 |
| 33 | 1963-89 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1963 set with both £1 values, 1971 Decimal Currency set & all commemoratives. Cat. value approx. £400. (152) |  2 | $32 |
| 34 | 1860-65 SMALL MINT SELECTION with 1860 2½d pale reddish rose (SG2) with gum crazing & blind perfs top left (cat. £450) & Vancouver Island 1865 5c rose & 10c blue (SG 13/14) fresh hinged mint (cat. £600). (3) |  | $190 |
| 35 | 1867-71 MINT SELECTION with 1867 3c pale blue (SG 22) poor (thinned, S/E & no gum) & 1868-71 perf. 12½ 10c (SG24) with some paper adhesion (cat. £1500) & perf. 14 2c (thinned, no gum) 5c, 25c, 50c & $1 all fresh hinged mint (SG 28/29 & 31/33, the 50c & $1 with expertising marks on reverse). Cat. value £2650. (7) |  | $500 |
| 36 | 1890-1903 VIRTUALLY COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1890 GB ovpts. set of 3, 1890 set of 15, 1895 surcharge set of 2, 1895 set of 2, 1895 ½a on 3a with manuscript value & initials (T.E.C.R.), 1895 set handstamped 'British East Africa' plus surcharge 2½a on 4½a, 1895-96 stamps of India ovptd 'British East Africa' plus surcharge 2½a on 1½a, 1896-1901 set, 1897 Zanzibar ovpts set plus surcharges SG 86 & 89, 1897-1903 high values complete with 10r, 20r & 50r having 'Specimen' ovpts. Fine lot that may contain forgeries & reprints so careful viewing is advised. Cat. value approx. £8000 if genuine. (83) |  3 | $1,000 |
| 37 | 1895 ENV. REGISTERED TO UK WITH SPECTACULAR 'SUN & CROWN' 15R FRANKING: Attractive franking on large env. to UK of 'Sun & Crown' 1R + 2R + 3R + 4R + 5R 1890 issue stamps all tied by single ring "MOMBASA/A/MY 9/95" cds's, blue crayon cross & ms "685" on front which does not affect stamps, and oval "REGISTERED/F 7/3 JU 95/PADDINGTON" ds on back. Exhibition item. (SG cat. £8160 off cover). |  | $500 |
| 38 | 1897 STAMPS OF ZANZIBAR OPTD "British/East/Africa" ON LOCAL COVER: Very attractive 1898 env. (minor fault on back) addressed to and postmarked Mombasa franked with 2a + 4½a + 5a + 7½a Zanzibar stamps optd "British/East/Africa" (SG 82-85) tied by & backstamped "MOMBASA/A/JA 3/98" cds's. SG cat. £1600 on cover. Cross Reference: ZANZIBAR |  | $130 |
| 39 | 1897-1903 ISSUE STAMPS ON REGD COVER TO UK: 1901 printed env. (minor faults) registered in Mombasa to UK franked 15r comprising 3r + 4r + 5r of the 1897-1903 issue (SG 77-79) + 1r + 2r of the 1896 issue (SG 75 & 76) on back tied by faint "MOMBASA/19 NO./1901" cds's, with boxed "R/MOMBASA" hs & partially faint red "REGISTERED/NN/12 DE 01/LONDON" on front. SG cat. £16,950 on cover. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL |  | $1,100 |
| 40 | QV MINT POSTAL STATIONERY INC. SPECIMEN, REGISTERED, ETC.: Fine display of unused p.stat. PCs & envs inc. 1893 Imperial BEA Company ½a & 1a PCs (H&G 1 & 2, also ½a with "SPECIMEN" opt); 1893 2½a green embossed env. with imprint (H&G 1); 1896 ½a & 1a PCs & Reply Paid PCs (H&G 7 & 8, plus "SPECIMEN" opts); 1896 2½a env. (H&G 5, also larger env. optd "SPECIMEN"); 1896 2a Registered envs. size F type 3 with embossed coat of arms (H&G 1b), 2a red-brown definitive issue sizes F & H2 (H&G 4 & 4a); 1902 1a Reply Paid PC & 2a size H2 registered env. both optd "UGANDA"; also KEVII ½a Reply Paid PC optd "SPECIMEN". Mostly v. fine. (20 items) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, UGANDA |  | $85 |
| Lot | CANADA | Estimate | |
| 41 | 1855-1907 MINT COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1855 4c with 4 margins unused (SG 20), range of 1860-76 issues with vals to 48c plus 1875 Officials (SG O1/3), 1876-79 set (cat. £1100), plus 1877 Officials to 4c, good range of 1878 Provisionals (SG 137/141, 144/5 & 148), 1881 Surcharges (SG 149/50, 152/155 & 157), 1882 1c & 2c perf. 'specimen' 1888-89 'Inland Revenue' ovpt set (cat £2000) plus 1889 2c surcharge, 1889 set, 1890 1c surcharge and finally 1890-91, 1900-03 & 1905-07 sets with one of each value (mixed wmks). Fine & fresh looking collection with very high cat. value, although some have no gum or other gum issues, and ovpts cannot be guaranteed. 1863-7512c brownish grey (SG 99) is accompanied by BPA (2004) Certificate. (84) |  3 | $600 |
| 42 | EARLY QV USED RANGE: Small collection on part album page inc. 1855 4c pale blue (SG 20 £700, faults), 1860-63 & 1863-76 values, various perfs, papers and colours from 1c to 48c. Inc. 1860 1c pale rose (SG 29 £275) and 1862 1c brown (SG 41 £275). Also 1862 1c, 2c & 4c on coloured paper (appear to be SG 116, 119 & 122 £3,350 but not guaranteed). (16 stamps) |  | $200 |
| 43 | 1898-1966 COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves inc. 1898 set, 1899 surcharges set, 1905 $2.40, 1913-27 set (mixed wmks), 1931 set, 1934-50 set, 1938-52 set, 1948 RSW, 1954-63 set, 1966 Independence set plus all commemoratives for the period. Cat. value in excess of £1000. (118) |  2 | $130 |
| 44 | 1872-99 QV COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on album leaves with 1872-79 perf. 12½ 6d (SG9, expertised on reverse), & perf. 14 3d & 1/- (expertised on reverse), 1882-87 set (ex SG 19), 1888 surcharges perf. 14 2c on 6d & 3c on 3d plus later set of 4, 1888 'TWO' cents on 50c, 1888-91 surcharges set of 7, 1891 surcharges set of 3, 1891-1901 set (ex 10c) & 1899 'Revenue' ovpt set of 4. Fine lot. Cat. value approx. £3750. (43) |  2 | $550 |
| 45 | QV 1872-87 USED GROUP: Values from 1d (2) to 1/- (2). Mostly CA wmk. types inc. the difficult 6d yellow (SG 21 £250) and 1/- grey (SG 22 £180). The 1/- green SG 16 with some toning. (8 stamps) |  | $65 |
| 46 | QV MINT & USED TRIO: Inc. 1885 6d yellow fine used (SG 21 £250), 1888 3c on 3d chestnut mint (SG 26 £110) and 1888 "TWO" on 50 on 1/- grey used on piece (SG 35 £110). (3 stamps) |  | $32 |
| 47 | 1902-35 MINT COLLECTION on leaves being complete except for wmk variations with 1902-11 all vals to $5 (mixed wmks), 1908 colour changes (ex 1c), 1913-21 set, 1915-16 ovptd. set, all War Tax issues, 1921-2 2c & 4c, 1922-33 set (ex 25c, SG 124), 1932 Belize Relief set & 1935 Silver Jubilee set. Fine lot. Cat. value approx. £1450. (54) |  2 | $200 |
| 48 | 1937-76 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on leaves for all basic issues inc. 1938-47 set, 1948 RSW, 1953-62 set, 1962 Birds set, 1968 Wildlife set, and much more. Cat. value in excess of £500. (few 100) |  2 | $50 |
| 49 | 1943-51 COMPLETE MINT COLLECTION on leaves, except for Postage Dues issues. Inc. 1943-47 MEF set, then all three sets each of Eritrea, Somalia & Tripolitania plus Cyrenaica 1950 set & Libya set. Fine lot. Cat. value £1000+. (132) |  2 | $130 |
| 50 | USED RANGE ON ALBUM PAGE: A mixture of wmk CC & wmk CA types with all values from 2c to 96c (with the exception of 5c) being present. Identified as SG 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 & 22. Undoubtedly a mix of genuine and forged opts. and estimated accordingly. If genuine the group would have SG cat. value in excess of £35,000+. (13 stamps) |  | $500 |
