Corbitts Sale - 177
Public auction
Corbitts
5 Mosley St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1YE, UK
| Lot | BASUTOLAND | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 1863-1964 M & U collection on leaves incl. a range of Perf Chalon Heads, good to FU, 1d (2), 4d (3), 6d (3), ST.Cat. £800, 1s green Wmk Crown CC, FU & 1s green Wmk Crown CA, U, 1884-90 CCA set to 5s M, Cat. £165, 1901 Staircase set M, Cat. £90, 1902 CCA set M, Cat. £375, 1906 MCCA set M, Cat. £65, 1911-19 Staircase 5d, 2s & 3s M, Cat. £114, 1912-19 MCCA to 5s M, Cat. £62 (£1 faded), War Tax issues M, 1920 Peace set M, 1921-29 Staircase set M, Cat. £80, 1921-37 MSCA set M, Cat. £225. KGVI defins M range to £1 incl. shades, Cat. £1000+, 1948 Tercentenary set VFU, Cat. £70, 1954 Defin set M or UM (mixed), Cat. £100 etc. Collection accompanied by two publications, the first is 'Bahamas Stamps & Postal Stationery to 1970 (RPS/British West Indies Study Circle)', the second is 'The Postal History of the Bahamas' by Proud. (211 + 6 covers) |  | £400 |
| 202 | 1918 'WAR TAX' set, fine M, SG.91/95 plus 1919 3d 'WAR TAX' with 'wmk reversed' variety, upper marginal UM (slight bend), SG.91/95, 105x. (6) Cat. £205 |  | £50 |
| 203 | 1938-43 Nassau reg cover to Manchester, franked KGVI £1 defin (tone spot affects single perf), tied part Nassau c.d.s. (1) |  | £50 |
| 204 | 1942 Landfall £1 grey green & black left marginal block of four, the upper right stamp (R8/2) showing oblique dash in 'S' of 'COLUMBUS' UM from the 2nd Setting, 4th State. SG.175a variety, Cat. £140+ |  | £40 |
| 205 | 1950 multi franked Official cover headed 'ON HIS HIGHNESS SERVICE (Bahawalpur State)' addressed to Lahore bearing an array of Official & postage stamps. (16 in total) |  | £80 |
| 206 | 1950's-2000 covers collection incl. postal stationery used/unused, airmails, registered, first flights, despatch notes bearing 1 dinar multiple frankings, FDC's incl. 1957 Scouts, 1976 Concorde M/Sheet, single, mixed & multiple frankings, destinations incl. GB, Europe, India, Japan etc. (60) |  | £100 |
| 207 | 1852-1925 M & U collection incl. Imperfs to 1s (2) with 1852-55 4d M (Cat. £110) & 1855-58 6d U (Cat. £120), Perf Seated Britannias with 1861-70 6d M (SG.31, Cat. £160), 1873 5s U (Cat. £300), 1892-1903 set M (Cat. £250), 1897-98 set M (Cat. £325), 1912-26 set M (Cat. £225), 1916-19 to 2s (Cat. £70+), 1921-24 to 3s etc, fair to fine. (140) |  | £200 |
| 208 | 1875-81 CCC (sideways) P.14 ½d bright green h/stamped SPECIMEN in red, o.g, SG.72s, 4d red h/stamped SPECIMEN in blue black unused, SG.76s, 6d chrome yellow h/stamped SPECIMEN in blue black, o.g, SG.76s (only 100 of each distributed by the UPU). Cat. £440. (3) |  | £70 |
| 209 | 1937-64 M collection on leaves incl. 1938-47 MSCA set, 1948 Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1950, 1953 & 1964 Defin sets. Cat. £370. |  | £45 |
| 210 | 1901-26 cards/envelopes (5) first card 1901 to Holland written from Thaba Bosigo but mailed in Ladybrand (Boer War), the other two cards from Quthing to Paris 1910, Roma Mission to Morija 1926 the covers from Tayatayaneng 1903 to Ireland and Mohaleshoek 1910 to the USA. Nice lot. |  | £150 |
| Lot | BERMUDA | Estimate | |
| 211 | 1920-66 group of covers (6), 1920 S.A 4d reg envelope with pair KH 1d's cancelled Leribe, 1948 Wedding FDC, a Coronation cover to the USA taxed on arrival and three QEII registered envelopes. |  | £60 |
| 212 | 1933-46 covers incl. very scarce 1925 South African Air set to 9d used from Mohaleshoek, 1933 cover registered to UK with a 1s & 2/6d, 1937 Wedding set on reg cover, Makoalis cancels and 1946 4d reg envelope with 2d added. (4 covers) |  | £80 |
| 213 | 1948 Wedding set in matching UM upper left corner blocks of four, SG.36/7. (8) Cat. £200+ |  | £50 |
| 214 | 1920 Russian (Arms Types) h/stamped 25r on 5k brown lilac, fine M (signed Houtzamer), SG.29a, 50r on 2k yellow green, fine M, SG.34, 50r on 4k red, fine M, SG.36. (3) Cat. £335. |  | £60 |
| 215 | BELGIAN ROYAL FAMILY collection of PPC's depicting King Leopold & extended family, 200+ cards neatly displayed on leaves depicting individuals, family groups, children etc. Fine lot, well worth viewing. |  2 | £250 |
| 216 | 1851-1972 collection of M & U housed in a Davo printed album incl. 1925 75th Anniv First Stamps set M, 1928 Orval set M, 1930 Scientific Research Fund set M, 1938 Aeronautical set M, 1938 Anti T.B set M, useful postage dues incl. 1916 10c M & U, 20c FU, 10c & 50c M & 50c FU, also a range of Railway Parcel Stamps. (1556) Cat. £3250. |  | £250 |
| 217 | 1918 Red Cross Fund set c.t.o, SG.222/235. (14) |  | £150 |
| 218 | 1919 Helmets set, fine M, SG.237/250. (14) Cat. £1000 |  | £150 |
| 219 | 1932 Anti TB Fund set on two reg covers from Etterbeck to St. Gall, Switzerland, neatly tied Etterbeck c.d.s's. (2) |  | £50 |
| 220 | 1932 Cardinal Mercier Memorial Fund set UM, SG.609/17. (9) Cat. £650 |  | £80 |
| 221 | 1865-1903 1d pale rose, wmk CC with wmk inverted variety, lightly cancelled by part duplex, dated 'AP.1.80' slight faults (surface rubbing, short perfs) still above average and very scarce with dated cancel. SG.2w, Cat. £300. |  | £50 |
| 222 | 1865-1903 3d yellow buff, wmk CC, P.14, with wmk inverted variety, lightly used with part Type K2 numeral, slight faults (nick, rounded corner) but very scarce and above average appearance. SG.5aw, Cat. £350. |  | £50 |
| 223 | 1865-1932 M & U collection incl. 1865-1903 set to 1s U (Cat. £285), 1874 3d on 1s unused (SG.13, Cat. £2500), 1875 One Penny on 2d unused (Cat. £700, straight edge at left), on 3d unused (Cat. £450, straight edge at right), on 1s U (Cat. £250), 1906-10 set M (Cat. £180), 1910-25 set M (Cat. £60), 1920-21 set to 6d M (Cat. £101), 1921 Tercentenary set M (Cat. £100), 1922-34 set M, no 1½d (Cat. £55), 1924-32 2s & 2/6d M (Cat. £115) etc, fair to fine. |  | £150 |
| 224 | 1865-1980 M & U collection on stock leaves incl. 1865-1903 range with 3d, SG.5 (Cat. £65), 1s M, 1883-1904 to 1s M, 1910-25 Ship set M with shades, 1938-53 KGVI range with 2d M, SG.112 (2, Cat. £100), 3d M, SG.114 (2, Cat. £100), vals to 2s M (17), 2/6d M (11), 5s (2), 10s, mixed papers & perfs, also 2s various missing shading (SG.116db) U (Cat. £2000) & other varieties, QEII to 10s etc, fair to fine. (444) |  | £200 |
| 225 | 1880's-1970 covers/stationery range incl. registered, airmails, noted - first flights, censored, slogan cancels, Official mail, postage dues etc, a wide variety of single & multiple frankings, stationery incl. wrappers, postcards & envelopes etc. (130) |  | £150 |
| 226 | Ditto as above - a similar lot. |  | £150 |
| 227 | 1920-21 both Tercentenary sets, fine M, SG.59/67 & 68/76. Cat. £220 |  | £60 |
| 228 | 1924-32 MCCA 12/6d grey & orange showing the 'damaged leaf' variety, M (small tone at base), SG.93f. (1) Cat. £800. |  | £90 |
| 229 | 1924-32 MSCA 12/6d grey & orange, showing 'gash in fruit & leaf' variety, centred low, M (toned gum), SG.93g. (1) Cat. £800. |  | £100 |
| 230 | 1942 2/6d black & red/grey blue Line P.14¼, UM block of four with usual gum toning, SG.117a, Cat. £2400+ |  | £300 |
| Lot | BRITISH GUIANA | Estimate | |
| 231 | 1867-68 collection on pages in a binder of the Condor issues, based around an impressive accumulation of the 1867 5c green with 731 M examples with singles, blocks (and larger multiples) and strips, 208 U examples and 84 fiscally used with shades, printings, Plate positions, paper types etc. Also the 10c M (4), U (3) & fiscal (5), 50c M (10), U (5), & fiscal (2), 100c M (5) & fiscal (31) with a few 1867-68 vals. A remarkable holding with a catalogue well in excess of £6000. |  | £250 |
| 232 | 1910-18 collections covering the Austro-Hungarian Annexation period, there are three collections neatly presented on leaves M or U, also covers/cards showing Austro-Hungarian Military post used in Bosnia. The stamps incl. SG.382 U (Cat. £200), SG.393/410 set U (Cat. £140), SG.D411/D423 set U (Cat. £270) etc. Total ST.Cat. £1500+ plus the value of the covers. (228 + 11 covers) |  | £120 |
| 233 | 1930 Condor flown covers (2) from Brazil to USA, each with BRAZIL - USA - EUROPE cachet. |  | £80 |
| 234 | 1884-1923 mainly M (some U) collection incl. Stellaland 1884 set unused (Cat. £503, fair), 1885-87 ½d, 3d, 4d M (SG.1-3, Cat. £193), 1888 issues with 1s to 5s M (Cat. £325), 1888 Surcharge 1d, 2d, 6d, 1s M (Cat. £533), Later Ovpts, Protectorate ½d (2), 2d, 4d, 6d, 1s Surcharges M (6d unused, Cat. £815), 1889 4d Surcharge (2, Cat. £100), 1897-1902 to 6d M (Cat. £75), Edwards with 1s (SG.71, Cat. £65), 1913-24 set M (Cat. £65), 2/6d Waterlow M (Cat. £140), 5s DLR M (Cat. £300) etc, fair to fine. (89) |  | £350 |
| 235 | 1888 ½d grey black with 'overprint double' variety, part o.g centred high to left, single short perf upper right side, SG.52a. Cat. £650 |  | £60 |
| 236 | 1891 1d card cancelled KURUMAN SP.10.91 (vertical crease), 1897 1d wrapper to Natal, Ramoutsa FE.14 cancel and a 6d on reg cover to Scotland, cancelled Francistown 6.AP.1926. (3) |  | £100 |
| 237 | 1892 two 'Sitwell' covers to England, one with 6d the other with a 3d, both cancelled MACLOUTSI. (MY 31 & OC 17). |  | £80 |
| 238 | 1892-1905 BRITISH BECHUANALAND overprinted postal cards (6), three 1d's with Taungs, Setlagoli & Francistown cancels, two 1½d cards, Gaberones and Vryburg cancels, and a 1d card with ½d added cancelled Vryburg. Worth viewing. |  | £150 |
| 239 | 1892-93 QV 1d stationery cards (2), first 1892 to Bremerhafen, Germany, uprated with ½d adhesive, second 1893 to London via Cape Horn, uprated with ½d (2) both written up. (2) |  | £60 |
| 240 | 1894-1913 covers (3), one to Mafeking with QV 4d cancelled by barred numeral, cover to Mafeking with pair 4d cancelled Gaberones, 1913 cover to Germany with vals 1d to 6d cancelled Gaberones Station. All have faults. |  | £60 |
| 241 | 1894-1948 covers/card, cancels incl. Palachwe, Kanye with 4d tied by numeral 677, Mochudi, Lobatsi and Mafeking. Mixed condition. (5) |  | £100 |
| 242 | 1896-1902 Cape of Good Hope 1d postal cards (7) with BRITISH BECHUANALAND overprinted on the stamp, different settings, Gaberones, Francistown, Palapye Station, Molepolole cancels. Nice group. |  | £200 |
| 243 | 1899-1961 lot of unused registered envelopes (15) incl. five optd SPECIMEN. |  | £60 |
| 244 | 1906-32 covers (14), three of which are postcards and a front, mainly commercial, various cancels. Mixed condition. Worth inspection. |  | £120 |
| 245 | 1933-37 covers (8) five are registered, all with the 1932 issue stamps with vals to 1s, Mafeking, Lobatsi, Serowe and Kanye cancels. Destinations incl. USA, England and Mexico. Useful lot. |  | £120 |
| 246 | 1937-54 covers (17) and a front, eleven are registered, various frankings, one with KGVI 2/6d, 5s & 10s, generally fine but a couple with faults. Viewing recommended. |  | £60 |
| 247 | 1937-60 4d reg envelope to Cape Town with Coronation stamps + 1d, SEROWE cancels, 1948 Wedding reg cover with 5s & 1½d (2), 1953 reg cover to the USA and 1960 cover with Showgrounds Francistown cancel. (4 covers) |  | £75 |
| 248 | 1951 cover from Guatamala to New York, redirected on arrival there to Pitsani where a 1926 ½d Postage Due and a 1932 2d Postage Due (SG.D1 & D6) were affixed and cancelled PITSANI 13.NOV.51. A rare, albeit probably philatelic, usage of these stamps. |  | £200 |
| 249 | 1903-04 Duty Plate Die Proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) h/stamped '3 FEB 03' in blue and 'BEFORE HARDENING' in black, fine. |  | £150 |
| 250 | 1890's-1960's covers/stationery range incl. airmails, registered, postage dues, taxed, single & multiple frankings, stationery incl. postcards, several air letters, envelopes etc. (150) |  | £100 |