Large accumulation including 1871 1d, 3d, 6d, (SG 10-12) unused, 1d used, 1872 2c on 1d used (3), some later sheets with 1891-1902 ½d (SG 95) two sheets, some KGVI and QEII issues, strength housed in the two stockbooks with KEVII to £1 (3), KGV to £1 (8), various KGVI with values mixed mint and used to £1 (16), 10/- (9), 5d Blue Cane (125), QEII to £1 (19) various issues, commems in singles, blocks, some imprints, etc, mixed condition throughout (few 1000). Very high catalogue value
Lot 639
Estimate: $800
Realised Price : $650
1870-81 'Times Express' on Quadrillé paper 1d, SG 1, slightly soiled and corner fault at upper right, part o.g. Cat £3250. Ex Threlford, Welsh
Lot 640
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $900
1870-81 'Times Express' on Quadrillé paper 3d, SG 2, manuscript # cancel, slightly soiled. Cat £3500. Ex Welsh
Lot 641
Estimate: $1,250
Realised Price : $1,000
1870-81 'Times Express' on Quadrillé paper 6d, SG 3, manuscript # cancel, minor stain from being hinged, otherwise fine. Ex Welsh
Lot 642
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $550
1870-81 'Times Express' on Laid Bâtonné paper 3d, SG 6, ironed-out crease, 'PEMBERTON' guarantee handstamp on reverse. Unused. Ex Welsh
Lot 643
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $460
1870-81 'Times Express' on Laid Bâtonné paper 3d, SG 6, slight staining/thinning from previous hinging, unused
Lot 644
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $180
1876-77 script 'VR' underprint on wove paper 1d Dull Blue, variety 'Doubly printed', SG 28ab, second impression is shifted to the base and left, perfs at base have double perforation characteristics, heavily cancelled. Cat mint only at £550. Ex Welsh
Lot 645
Estimate: $800
Realised Price : $725
1876-77 Script 'VR' underprint on laid paper 6d Rose horizontal pair, variety 'IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY', SG 33b, very fresh
Lot 646
Estimate: $750T
1878-99 Perf 10 2d Blue-Green, SG 40a, corner block of 20 (4x5) from right of sheet, pencil annotations in selvedge, odd blemish
Lot 647
Estimate: $1,500T
1878-99 Perf 11x10 1d Ultramarine, SG 53, sheet of 50 (10x5), pencil annotations in selvedge, odd blemish
Lot 648
Estimate: $1,250
Realised Price : $1,100
1878-99 Perf 11 6d Dull Rose pair, variety 'Printed both sides', SG 57a, left unit with concealed tear not detracting from this rare multiple variety. Only two such pieces are recorded. Cat £3000. Ex Welsh
Lot 649
Estimate: $200
1891-99 QV 1/- Dark Brown, forgery sheet of 16 affixed to portion of Fournier album page
Lot 650
Estimate: $3,500T
1891-1902 Perf 11 5d Ultramarine, SG 91, marginal block of twelve (4x3), minor blemishes. A great rarity in such a large multiple
Lot 651
Estimate: $500T
Realised Price : $440
1891-1902 Perf 11x11.75 2½d Yellow-Brown, SG 103a, part sheet of 50, odd minor blemishes. Scarce multiple
Lot 652
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $480
1903 Wmk Crown CA KEVII 1/-, 5/- and £1 in the scarce Grey-Black shade, SG 112-114
Lot 653
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
1903 Wmk Crown CA KEVII £1 Grey-Black and Ultramarine, SG 114, marginal example with Control No. '1', hinged in selvedge only, stamp unmounted. [Only 3,000 of this value printed and probably less than ten examples with Control No. survive]
Lot 654
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $650
1903 Wmk Crown CA KEVII £1 Brown-Grey and Ultramarine and £1 Grey-Black and Ultramarine shades, SG 114 (2)
Lot 655
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $1,050
1903 Sperati Forgery of KEVII £1 Black and Ultramarine. Quite scarce [missing from the Baillie collection]
Lot 656
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $230
1938-55 KGVI 1d, 3d, 5d (green), 2/-, 2/6d, 5-, 10/- and £1 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD' imprint blocks of four, lower units unmounted, generally fine (8 blocks)
Lot 657
Estimate: $2,500
Realised Price : $4,200
1938-55 KGVI 5d 'Cane' Die Proof (35x40mm) in Yellow-Green and Scarlet on Wmk Multiple Script CA paper. Fine and rare
Lot 658
Estimate: $300
Realised Price : $420
1938-55 KGVI 10/- and £1, SG 266a,b in 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD' blocks of four, fresh
Lot 659
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $115
Revenue: Piece bearing KGV 1/- strip of three, 5/- single and £1 strip of three and strips of five (2) obliterated with bar and 'R', cancelled by pen and crayon strokes
Lot 660
Estimate: $500
Realised Price : $380
Postal Stationery: 1887 6d 'Cake Fair' Essay or Proof (55x54mm) Deep Claret on pale green paper, central ink mark and minor blemishes. Of unknown status
Lot 661
Estimate: $1,000
Realised Price : $750
Postal Stationery: 1887 6d 'Cake Fair' unused Envelope in Slate-Blue on off white stock, minor toning and small tear at left, otherwise a collectable example of this rarity
Lot 662
Estimate: $600
Realised Price : $750
Postal History: Range including 1893 Levuka to Devon bearing ½d + 2d; 1897 registered covers (2) to same addressee in Scotland, bearing 6d + ½d or 4d + 1d (4); 1919 registered to USA with 'WAR STAMP' ½d, 1d singles and blocks; 1930 printed flight cover flown Suva to Lautoka (2 signed), some FDC's, few Stationery items, early PPC's (11), etc, mixed condition (60 items)
Lot 663
Estimate: $500
Postal History: 1901 (28 Sep) registered cover to Massachusetts bearing 1d, ½d, 4d and 6d tied by 'G.P.O./SUVA' datestamps, handstamped registration pane with mss. numbers, San Francisco transit backstamp. Attractive four-colour franking
Lot 664
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $120
Postal History: 1934 (21 Nov) registered cover Suva to Luxembourg bearing KGV 1d Violet and 2d Grey pairs, handstamped registration panel, Suva, Luxembourg and Dommelgange backstamps. Fantastic destination/origin cover
