U.S. Gem Series Sale
3824 Cedar Springs Rd 801 6372, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
| Lot | Single Stamps and Sets | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Gibraltar, 1908, King Edward VII, 4s deep purple & green, Multiple Crown CA watermark (Scott 61. SG 63), fresh and well centered, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. SG £350 ($450). |  | $100 |
| 270 | Gold Coast, 1883, Queen Victoria, ½d olive yellow, Crown CA watermark (Scott 10. SG 9), fresh and well centered, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. SG £300 ($380). |  | $100 |
| 271 | Gold Coast, 1883, Queen Victoria, 1d blue, Crown CA watermark (Scott 12. SG 10), large part o.g., Fine. SG £1,000 ($1,280). |  | $250 |
| 272 | Grenada, 1906-11, Colonial Seal, ½d to 10s complete (Scott 68-78, 71a. SG 77/88), set of 12, including 2½d ultramarine, o.g., hinged, Fine to Very Fine. SG £361 ($460). |  | $120 |
| 273 | India, 1937-40, King George VI, 3p to 25r complete (Scott 150-167. SG 247/264, 277), set of 19, o.g., pealable hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine. SG £620 for n.h. ($800). |  | $120 |
| 274 | Indian States: Chamba, 1943, King George VI, 1r to 25r complete (Scott 101-106. SG 102-107), set of 6, o.g., pealable hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine. SG £528 ($680). |  | $120 |
| 275 | Indian States: Patiala, 1937-38, King George VI, 3p to 25r complete (Scott 80-97. SG 80-97), set of 18, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. SG £750 ($960). |  | $180 |
| 276 | Ireland, 1922-23, 1st Pictorial definitive issue, ½d to 1s complete (SG 71/82. Scott 65-76), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $416 for n.h. |  2 | $120 |
| 277 | Ireland, 1934, Map coil, 1d carmine rose (SG 72b var. Scott 87a), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $200. |  | $60 |
| 278 | Kuwait, 1939, King George VI, ½a to 15r complete (Scott 45-57. SG 365/51w), set of 13, o.g., pealable hinge remnants (10r n.h.), Fine to Very Fine. SG £400 for n.h. ($510). |  | $75 |
| 279 | Kuwait, 1981, Sief Palace complete (Scott 853-871), set of 19, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $50 |
| 280 | Lesotho, 1981, Royal Wedding, a selection of 3 imperf. items (Scott 335, 337, 337b,c vars.), including 25s and 75s in full sheets of 2 panes of 25 each (folded in the central gutters), plus 2 booklet panes, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. |  2 | $100 |
| 281 | Malta, 1904-11, King Edward VII and Pictorials, ¼d to 5s complete (Scott 28-45. SG 45/63, 45b), Multiple Crown CA watermark, set of 18, o.g., hinged, Fine to Very Fine. SG £332 ($430). |  | $100 |
| 282 | Montserrat, 1876, "MONTSERRAT" on Antigua 6d blue green (Scott 2d. SG 3), Crown CC watermark, unusually nice, o.g., very lightly hinged, Very Fine. SG £1,500 ($1,930). |  | $400 |
| 283 | New Guinea, Airmail, 1939, Bulolo Goldfields, ½d to £1 complete (Scott C46-C59. SG 212/225), set of 14, o.g., pealable hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,100 for n.h. ($1,410). |  | $250 |
| 284 | New Zealand, Postal-Fiscal, 1931, 25s greenish blue (Scott AR60. SG F159), Cowan paper, Single NZ & Star watermark, o.g., pealable hinge remnant, Very Fine. SG £700 ($900). |  | $180 |
| 285 | New Zealand, Postal-Fiscal, 1940, 35/- on 35s orange yellow (Scott AR70. SG F186), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine, with 1999 B.P.A. certificate. SG £950 for n.h. ($1,220). |  2 | $150 |
| 286 | New Zealand, Postal-Fiscal, 1946, 25s greenish blue (Scott AR87. SG F204), Multiple NZ & Star watermark, o.g., pealable hinge remnant, Very Fine. SG £850 for n.h. ($1,090). |  | $150 |
| 287 | North Borneo, 1889, Coat of Arms, $5 bright purple (Scott 48. SG 49), o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine. SG £375 ($480). |  | $100 |
| 288 | North Borneo, 1939, Pictorial definitives, 1¢ to $5 complete (Scott 193-207. SG 303/317), set of 15, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. SG £1,500 for n.h. ($1,930). |  | $200 |
| Lot | British Commonwealth Collections | Estimate | |
| 289 | North Borneo: Labuan, 1880, Queen Victoria, 12¢ carmine (Scott 9. SG 9), fresh and well centered, o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine. SG £300 ($380). |  | $100 |
| 290 | North Borneo: Labuan, 1899, 4¢ surcharges on Coat of Arms complete (Scott 87-95. SG 102/110), set of 9, o.g., hinged or hinge remnant (4¢ on 50¢ with somewhat brownish o.g.), Fine to Very Fine. SG £275 ($350). |  | $80 |
| 291 | Nyasaland: British Central Africa, 1897-1900, King Edward VII, 1d to £1 complete (Scott 60-68. SG 59/66), set of 9, o.g., pealable hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine. SG £700 ($900). |  | $250 |
| 292 | St. Kitts-Nevis, 1963, 2¢ Queen Elizabeth II, yellow omitted (Scott 147a), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $80 |
| 293 | Sierra Leone, 1911, King Edward VII, £1 purple & black on red (Scott 102. SG 111), o.g., hinged, Very Fine. SG £300 ($380). |  | $100 |
| 294 | South Africa: Cape of Good Hope, 1853, Triangular, Perkins Bacon printing, 4d deep blue on deeply blued paper (SG 2. Scott 2a), large margins all around, Very Fine. Scott $375. |  | $100 |
| 295 | South Africa: Cape of Good Hope, 1863-64, Triangular, De La Rue printing, 6d bright mauve (Scott 14. SG 20), an exceptionally choice pair, large margins all around, unused without gum, Extremely Fine. Catalog values are for o.g. SG £900 ($1,160). |  | $100 |
| 296 | South Africa: Cape of Good Hope, 1863-64, Triangular, De La Rue printing, 1s bright emerald green (Scott 15. SG 21), used on an 1863 cover to London, with red seal and transit stamp on reverse, Fine. SG £3,750 on cover ($4,820). |  2 | $300 |
| 297 | South Africa: Natal, 1902, King Edward VII, £1 10s green & violet, Crown CC watermark (Scott 97. SG 143), o.g., very lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. SG £650 ($840). |  | $200 |
| 298 | South Africa: Transvaal, 1892, Coat of Arms, £5 dark green (Scott 135), large part o.g., hinge remnant; small thin, Fine to Very Fine appearance. |  | $200 |
| 299 | Tanganyika, 1922, Giraffe, 10s black & deep blue, watermark sideways (Scott 27a. SG 87), o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. SG £275 ($350). |  | $100 |
| 300 | Virgin Islands, c. 2010, 55¢ and $1.50 Michael Jackson, imperf., unissued, complete sheets of 50 (2 of the 55¢) with black ink bars, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 301 | Great Britain, 1840-1900, Queen Victoria issues, an extensive mint and used collection including many high value rarities. Mainly used, over 95% complete for the period (no officials), in mounts on Scott pages. Better items include:1862, 3d pale carmine rose, unused, part o.g. (Sc. 37, $2900; S.G. 77, £2700);1867, 2s dull blue, unused without gum (Sc. 55, $5250; S.G. 118, £4500);1876, 4d vermilion, unused o.g., creased (Sc. 69, $3500; S.G. 152, £3000);1876, 4d gray brown, part o.g., repaired (Sc. 71, $3250; S.G. 154, £2800);1878, 10s Maltese Cross watermark, used, small tear (Sc. 74, $3750; S.G. 128, £3000);1878, £1 brown lilac, Maltese Cross watermark, used, creased (Sc. 75, $5250; S.G. 129, £3750).In addition there are many other items in the $400 and up range.Centering and condition are typical of the period, ranging from V.G. to Fine, a few Very Fine, some with small faults. Fully imaged on the web. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $4,000 |
| 302 | Great Britain, 1853-1901, a selection of Queen Victoria issues used on 13 foreign mail covers. Embossed issues include 1847 1s pale green (cut to shape) on an 1854 cover to India (£1900), and 1854 6d mauve (cut close or just in) on an 1855 Ship Letter to Sydney, Australia. Surface printed issues include 9 covers to the U.S.A. with 3d, 6d and 1s stamps, used 1861-1874 (£3560), the best being an 1870 cover to New York with a 3d pair (£750) and another 1870 cover with a single 3d (£500). There are also 2 later covers of less value (1890-1901). Condition is V.G. for the embossed issue covers and averages Fine for the surface printed. A nice lot for the postal history enthusiast. SG £7,300+ ($9,380). |  4 | $600 |
| 303 | Great Britain, 1902-70, The Four Kings and Queen Elizabeth II, an extensive mainly mint collection. Over 95% complete for the period, in mounts or hinged on Scott pages. Includes better high values such as the £1 King Edward VII used, several King George V Seahorses mint, Queen Elizabeth II Castles, numerous other mint definitive sets, commemoratives galore, some postage dues, 3 World War II wartime propaganda forgeries, some postal stationery cut squares, and Offices in the Turkish Empire. A nice collection with excellent coverage of this period, generally Fine to Very Fine. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $1,500 |
| 304 | Great Britain, 1971 Postal Strike, a nice selection of covers and stamps, including 23 covers, to the Netherlands, Germany and the Channel Islands, plus a few misc. stamps, all inscribed "Europa 1971 Mail Delivery", Fine to Very Fine. |  3 | $100 |
| 305 | Great Britain, Revenues, 1860's-1920's, a selection of approximately 150 mostly different, hinged or in mounts on blank pages. There is considerable variety, we note Bankruptcy, Chancery Court, Civil Service, Consular Service, Contract Note, Customs, District Audit, Foreign Bills, Mayor's Court, Railways and more. Fully imaged on the web - have a look. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $150 |
| 306 | Anguilla, 1967-87, a predominately mint collection, neatly mounted on pages and housed in a Palo 5-ring album with slip case, truly only a few used stamps on the first page the rest is mint, the earlier stamps are hinged and then later stamps are n.h.; a good portion of the pages are imaged to give a flavor of the lot! A nice modern issues collection with many attractive complete sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 6 lbs / 2.7 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $400 |
| 307 | Australia and States, 1855-1998, an extensive mint and used collection, hinged or in mounts in a Scott album. Includes scattered States (nothing major), then many use Roos and KGV Heads, a few better King George V commemoratives. Queen Elizabeth II issues are nearly complete for the period with much mint (but some used also), including Australian Antarctic Territory nearly complete. No rarities but a huge number of stamps, generally Fine to Very Fine. A nice lot for the collector beginning this area. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 7.5 lbs / 3.4 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $350 |
| 308 | Australia, 1952-89, a beautiful collection of Queen Elizabeth II issues, complete for the period, mostly mint (there are a few used here and there in addition to the mint), in mounts on blank pages, including all the key definitive sets, commemoratives galore, souvenir sheets and some varieties. In excellent condition throughout, spot check shows all o.g., never hinged, generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 2 lbs / 0.9 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $500 |
| 309 | Australia & States, 1850-1986, a mint and used collection. Australia proper is neatly mounted on pages and housed in a Palo 5-ring album with slip case, the early material is predominately used and then becomes more mint around 1940, then about 60% complete; plus there are collections of Victoria and Western Australia on pages. Occasional small faults, but mostly Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 7 lbs / 3.2 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $1,000 |
| 310 | Bahamas, 1861-1986, a quite attractive mint and used collection, neatly mounted on pages and housed in a Palo 5-ring album with slip case, early issues to 1950 are mixed used (a few are mint) and then the collection becomes mint (hinged), includes a few semi-postals, modern airmail, special deliveries and war tax stamps; a lovely clean collection with many mint complete sets, o.g., hinged, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 5 lbs / 2.25 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $1,200 |
| 311 | Barbados, 1850's-2000's, a rambling collection of mint and used, hinged or in mounts on Scott pages, with value in early issues, then much King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, including better singles, part sets and some complete sets, with occasional duplication; lots of colorful issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 1.5 lbs / 0.7 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $200 |
| 312 | British Commonwealth, 1896-1963, an eclectic selection of better sets, including British Antarctic Territory, British East Africa (this set has 3 used stamps), British Guiana, Burma, Dominica, Montserrat, Swaziland, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia, and Turks & Caicos plus a few sets from French Andorra and New Herbrides; a few images are on the website showing the more expensive sets, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged, overall Very Fine. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $400 |
| 313 | British Commonwealth, 1866-1990, a group of country collections on pages, including Aden, Cook Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, New Hebrides, Pitcairn Islands, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda; mounted in various albums (including Palo quite luxurious) or on album pages; with value in early definitives plus many later mint complete sets and souvenir sheets; quite clean overall, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 52 lbs / 24 kilos. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot View PDF #3 of images for this lot |  | $1,000 |
| 314 | British Honduras, 1866-1972, a mint and used collection, neatly mounted on pages, the early issues in part sets, plus many King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II complete sets, and some semi-postals and postage dues. A nice lot for a collector, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 1.5 lbs / 0.7 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $400 |
| 315 | Canada, 1851-1990, an extensive mint and used collection with many better values, neatly mounted on pages and housed in two Palo 5-ring albums with slip case, mostly used until about 1912 (although note Queen Victoria Jubilees mint to the 50¢), then becomes more 50-50 used and mint (hinged), turns to all mint around 1950; plus a handful of semi-postals, airmail, special deliveries, registration, postage due, officials and war tax stamps. A clean and attractive collection with few if any faults, generally Fine to Very Fine, virtually all imaged on the website. Shipping weight 9 lbs / 4 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $1,500 |
| 316 | Canada, 1893-1950's, a selection of premium mint n.h. items, housed in a stock book. 8 pages of better items such as the King George V $1 Chateau and King George VI $1 Destroyer, many back-of-the-book, also some coil strips. All selected for exceptional centering and freshness. Fully imaged on the web. Shipping weight 1.5 lbs / 0.7 kilos. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $750 |
| 317 | Canada & Provinces, 1851-1983, a mint and used collection, predominately used, including New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Islands, all mounted on album pages; also includes a small box of stamps in glassines, mainly Canada plate blocks from Sc. #320//977 (not complete) plus a handful of glassines filled with many duplicate used stamps from both Canada and Newfoundland. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $100 |
| 318 | Canada and Provinces, 1880-1935, a small selection of exceptionally well centered stamps, includes Newfoundland #51 (h.r.), #106 (light gum bend); Canada #105d, #146-148, #168, #C1 and #MR4; an incredibly clean and well centered group, o.g., never hinged unless noted, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. |  | $150 |
