British Empire & Commonwealth Stamps & Postal History Auction
153-157 London Rd, Derby DE1 2SY, UK
| Lot | NEW ZEALAND | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | KGV MINT 'OFFICIALS' COLLECTION: The three KGV Official sets of 1925-31, 1931 and 1932-34. All values fine and fresh. SG O22/O54 £585. (33 stamps) |  2 | $100 |
| 252 | MOUNTED MINT COLLECTION, 1908-70: KEVII to QEII ranges on album leaves, various wmks. Includes 1938 'Gold Currency' set. Fine throughout. (c.127 stamps) |  6 | $100 |
| 253 | QV/KEVII MINT COLLECTION INC. OFFICIALS: Mint ranges on album pages. From 1882-1900 values through to 1907-11 Officials. Includes long type Postal Fiscal values to £1 rose-pink (SG 144 £500), Life Insurance Dept. types L1/L6, 1898-1907 Pictorials (mixed wmks.) to 5/- Mt. Cook, 1907-11 Officials to 5/- (SG O59/O67 £1,300+), etc. (c.69 stamps) |  2 | $340 |
| 254 | QV CHALONS MINT/UNUSED SELECTION: Range of unused Chalons on part album page. Identified by vendor as SG 33, 35, 38, 40 (no gum), 41, 44, 110, 132a, 114, 130, 117, 119 (ironed out crease, no gum), 120 (no gum), 122a (thinned & pin hole), 136 & 125. Margins and gum state variable throughout. Identification mostly accurate but veracity not guaranteed. SG cat. many £'000s. (16 stamps) |  | $500 |
| 255 | CHALON HEADS: 1857-63 6d chestnut, 1862-64 3d brown-lilac and 1/- yellow green. Good used. SG 15, 40 and 45. £1,675. (3) |  | $130 |
| 256 | 1874-78 MINT/UNUSED GROUP: Set of 8 values to 5/- grey mint (1d & 6d values without gum). The top value particularly fine & well centred. The 2d value heavily mounted & optd. "SPECIMEN". Unchecked for perf./wmk. type. SG cat. min. £2,200. (8 stamps) |  2 | $200 |
| 257 | 1906 CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION: Mounted mint set of 4. Fine & fresh. SG 370/373 £300. (4) |  | $48 |
| 258 | KEVII DEFINITIVE & OFFICIALS: Mounted mint range inc. complete set of nine definitive values, 1909-16 plus Official range of nine values to £1 rose-carmine SG O84 (£1,200). Fine. Total cat. c.£1,550. (19 stamps) |  | $200 |
| 259 | 1913 AUCKLAND EXHIBITION SET: Mounted mint set of 4 values. SG 412/415 £450. (4) |  | $55 |
| 260 | KGV-QEII MINT COLLECTION: 1915-79 exclusively mint collection on album pages. Essentially a 'one of each' type collection, irrespective of wmks. from KGV heads through to 1979 flowers & shells, etc. including Officials. All the better KGV Health types present. (Few 100s) |  4 | $260 |
| Lot | SOUTHERN NIGERIA | Estimate | |
| 261 | 1931-50 POSTAL FISCAL ARMS TYPES MOUNTED MINT COLLECTION: A 'one of each' value collection with mixed wmks. Mostly KGVI period types with multiple NZ & Star wmk (SG F191/F211), notable exceptions being 7/- pale blue (SG F174 £300), 12/6d plum (SG F156 £250), 25/- greenish blue (SG F159 £700), 35/- orange-yellow (SG F161 £6.500, though this stamp with a small thin), £3/10- rose (SG F165 £2,250) and £4/10- deep olive-grey (SG F167 £2,250). Otherwise all fine and fresh. Highly catalogued assembly. (24 stamps) |  | $800 |
| 262 | 1939 SURCHARGE 35/- on 35/- ORANGE-YELLOW: Fine mint example with tiny natural inclusion above lower value tablet. SG F186 £950. |  | $120 |
| 263 | 1940-58 SURCHARGES MINT: Four values, 3/6d on 3/6d, 5/6d on 5/6d, 11/- on 11/- and 22/- on 22/- all mounted mint examples SG F212/F216 £730. (4 stamps) |  | $95 |
| 264 | FISCALS: 1935 £4 10/- deep olive-olive grey. A fine used example. Likely fiscal cancel and estimated accordingly. SG F167 £2500. |  | $80 |
| 265 | FISCALS: 1948 £3 10/- rose. Fine used. Likely fiscal cancel and estimated accordingly. SG F209 £2,250. |  | $80 |
| 266 | FISCALS: 1951 £2 10/- red. A fine used example. SG F207 £550. |  | $65 |
| 267 | KGV-QEII MINT COLLECTION: 1914-61 mint collection on 4 album pages. Includes 1914-32 KGV heads (mixed wmks.) to 10/- & £1 (both Die II); 1935 SJ set, 1936 pictorial set to £1 black & orange (SG 34/45) then a solid range of KGVI issues ending with 1961 Independence set. (100) |  4 | $130 |
| 268 | 1914-32 MIXED ISSUE GROUP: Most values to £1 inc. 1915 10/- and 1917 £1 purple & black on red. Fine. (17) |  | $65 |
| 269 | 1935-61 USED COLLECTION inc. 1936 ½d to £1, 1938-51 ½d to £1948 RSW 1d & 5/- and 1953-58 ½d to £1. A fine lot. (83) |  2 | $65 |
| 270 | OIL RIVERS & NIGER COAT PROTECTORATES: Mint collection on album page. Includes 1892-94 Oil Rivers set of six (SG 1/6 £170); also a range of 7 surcharges (none with guarantees or certificates and offered as seen) inc. SG 7, 19, 29, 37, 59, 62 and 65; lot also inc. 1894-98 Niger Coast Protectorate values to 10/- violet SG between 45-50 and 66-74. (28 stamps) |  | $200 |
| 271 | 1893 1/- ON 2d IN VIOLET: A fine used example. SG 37 £500. |  | $75 |
| 272 | 1893 TYPE 7 SURCHARGES: "Half" on 2d and "Half" in vermilion on 2½d. Fine used. SG 20 & 21 £475. (2) |  | $50 |
| 273 | 1894 ½d ON 2½d BLUE: A fine used example. SG 65 £250. |  | $36 |
| 274 | QV USED RANGE, 1876-86: A mix of CC & CA wmk perf. 14 types inc. 2/6d olive-black (SG 27 £300) and 5/- blue (SG 26 £600), the latter with a heavy cancel. SG between 10-28. (12 stamps) |  | $65 |
| 275 | QV-KEVII MINT COLLECTION: Album page with mixed wmks. range of QV issues inc. 1884-1886 types to 2/6d olive-black (SG 27 £375), 5/- blue with Brandon Cert. (2006) stating 'regummed' (SG 28 £750) and 10/- purple brown optd. "SPECIMEN" (SG 29s); also 1887-1902 set of 12 vals to 10/- green & brown (SG 30/41 £225) and KEVII 1904-06 mixed wmk Crown CA/MCA set of 10 values to 10/- green & brown (SG 63), etc. (37 stamps) |  | $180 |
| 276 | 1886 10/- PURPLE-BROWN: Good used example with clear profile. SG 29 £1,200. |  | $130 |
| 277 | QV 1900 DEFINITIVE SET: Complete, fine used set of 9 values to 10/- green & brown. SG 1/9 £1,900. |  | $200 |
| 278 | QV 1900 MINT SET: Complete set of 9 values to 10/- green & brown. SG 1/9 £600. |  | $100 |
| 279 | KEVII & KGV MINT RANGE: Includes 1902 set of 9 to 10/- green & brown (SG 10/19), 1910-11 values to 10/- green & red/green (SG 28/39) and 1912 set of 13 to £1 purple & black/red (SG 40/52). Cat. £540. (33 stamps) |  | $95 |
| 280 | 1901-12 COMPREHENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on album leaf with 1901-02 QV set of 9, 1903-09 KEVII complete set of 12 vals but mixed wmks, 1907-11 colour changes set of 12 & 1912 KGV set of 12. Impressive looking lot. Cat. value approx. £1450. (45) |  | $200 |
| Lot | NORTH BORNEO/SABAH | Estimate | |
| 281 | KEVII TO QEII MINT COLLECTION: 1902-71 ranges on album pages. Includes (SG 1 £350) beginning a solid run of KEVII, KGV & KGVI issues inc. high values to £1 (2). Fine & fresh throughout. (109) |  5 | $130 |
| 282 | KGVI/QEII MINT COLLECTION: From 1947 Ball Bay set through to 1970-71 Birds set. Complete for basic issues. Presented on album pages. (c.121) |  5 | $28 |
| 283 | QV MINT RANGES, 1883-96: Presented on album pages, a fine inc. 1883 opts. 8c on 2c brown (not guaranteed), 1883 50c & $1 (SG 4/5 £500), 1886 set of 6 (cat. £450), 1886 (Sep.) ½c & 10c opts. (SG 14/15 £550), 1886 (Sep.) 3c on 4c pink & 5c on 8c green (SG 18/19), 1888-92 defins. set of 10 to $2 green (SG 36/48 £650), various 1890-92 surcharges inc. both 8c on 25c types, etc., 1894 pictorial set to $2 and 1895 surcharges on $1 red values set of six (SG 87/92). Also, 1897-1902 pictorials with 1897 corrected inscriptions. High cat value assembly. (c.75) |  3 | $340 |
| 284 | 1886-1961 MINT COLLECTION on stock pages with much of note inc. 1888-92 most values to $2 with some middle vals. being in imperf. vertical pairs (not guaranteed or inc. in SG cat. val.) and all four top vals. present (SG cat. £590), 1894 vals. to 24c, 1899 4c surcharges top ten vals. (some gum crazing, SG cat. £400),1909 vals. to 16c plus 20c on 18c, 1918 Red Cross set to $2, 1931 Anniv. to $1, 1939 set complete (SG cat. £1400), 1947 set (SG cat. £100), 1950 set (SG cat. £140) plus others. Generally fine with odd gum tone and heavy hinge in earlier material, some slight duplication with SG cat. value exceeding £3000. (191) |  2 | $200 |
| 285 | QV 1889 HIGH VALUE PAIR: $5 bright purple & $10 brown. The former without gum, the $10 mint with expertisers mark on reverse. SG 49/50 £750. (2 stamps) |  | $80 |
| 286 | 1894 HIGH VALUE MINT PAIR: $5 bright purple & $10 brown, both fine mounted mint. SG 32e/32f £650. (2 stamps) |  | $100 |
| 287 | 1899 "4 CENTS" SURCHARGE ISSUE (LARGE "4"): Mint set of 12 values to $10 brown. SG 112/123 & 126 £355. (12) |  | $50 |
| 288 | 1901-05 PICTORIAL SET OPTD. "BRITISH PROTECTORATE": Compete mint set of 18 values to $10 brown, this value with missing perfs., otherwise fine & fresh. SG 127/145 £1,400. (18) |  2 | $100 |
| 289 | 1904-05 OVERPRINTS: 4c on 5c to 4c on $10. Used with squared circle or cds cancellations. Fine. SG 146-157 £450. (12) |  | $65 |
| 290 | 1904-05 "4 CENTS" SURCHARGE ISSUE (SMALL "4"): Mint set of 12 values to $10 brown. SG 146/157. (12) |  | $46 |
| 291 | 1909-32 PICTORIALS & 1916 SURCHARGES: Mint set of 13 values to 24c (SG 158/176 £425) plus 1909 20c on 18c (SG 177) and 1916 surcharge trio (SG 186/188). Total SG cat. £545. (18) |  | $65 |
| 292 | 1911 HIGH VALUES MINT: Set of six values to $10 black & brick-red. SG 178/183 £1,000. (6 stamps) |  2 | $200 |
| 293 | 1911 ISSUE: 25c to $10 used with part cds cancellations. Fine SG 178-183 £950. (6) |  | $110 |
| 294 | 1916 RED CROSS ISSUE: Mint set of 13 values optd. with cross in vermilion or carmine. SG between 189-213. Minimum cat. value £1,000. (13) |  2 | $200 |
| 295 | 1916 RED CROSS OVERPRINTS: 1c to 25c used. SG 189-201 £1,300. (13) |  | $180 |
| 296 | 1918 RED CROSS (AUG.) "TWO CENTS" SURCHARGE SET: Mint set of 17 values to 2c on $10 black & brick-red. SG 214/234 £1,200. (17 stamps) |  2 | $200 |
| 297 | 1918 (OCT.) RED CROSS "FOUR CENTS" SURCHARGE SET: Mint set of 17 values to $10 black & brick-red. SG 235/252 £900. |  3 | $180 |
| 298 | 1922 "MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION" MINT SET: Complete set of 14 values to 50c. (SG 253/275) plus 1923 3c on 4c black & scarlet (SG 276). (15 stamps) |  | $38 |
| 299 | KGV 1931 50th ANNIVERSARY SET: Mint set of 7 values to $5 black & purple. SG 295/302 £325. (7) |  2 | $65 |
| 300 | 1939 PICTORIAL SET MINT: Complete set of 15 values to $10 indigo & pale blue. SG 303/317 £1,500. Also 1941 War Tax pair. (17 stamps) |  2 | $240 |
