REST OF THE WORLD, NIUE, 1920 PICTORIALS

Lot 1100		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 1920 Pictorials ½d - 1/- Die Proofs in Issued Colours (except 3d, in Black and Brown) on Wove Paper, each showing guide lines on all four sides, the 1½d and 1/- endorsed 'New', and the 6d endorsed 'OK'. Very fine and attractive, and rarely offered as a set (6 proofs)
Lot 1101		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $460 1920 Pictorials: group of Imperforate Vignette Plate Proofs on Wove Paper, comprising ½d and 3d blocks of 4 in Black, 1½d block of 4 in Black with uncleared margins, and pair (on gummed paper) in Black with cleared margins, and 6d block of 4 in Red-brown. Generally very fine (18)
Lot 1102		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $270 1920 Pictorials range of Imperforate Plate Proofs in issued colours on ungummed wove paper, comprising 2½d frame plate single, 6d vignette plate single, and complete design ½d pairs (2), 1d, 1½d, 2½d, 3d, 6d blocks of 4, 1/- strip of 3, and 3d single. very fine other than 11d block, which is partly oxidised (31)
Lot 1103		Estimate: $300 1920 Pictorials ½d - 1/- Imperforate Plate Proofs in Issued Colours on Gummed Paper in corner blocks of 4 (½d, 1½d, 3d) or 6 (1d, 6d, 1/-), Few gum creases, and 1/- with diagonal crease in corner affecting one unit, otherwise of fine appearance (30)
Lot 1104		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 1920 Pictorials ½d - 1/- Imperforate Plate Proofs in Issued Colours on Gummed Paper, each in marginal block of 4, very fine (24)
Lot 1105		Estimate: $300 1920-1931 Pictorials the duplicated collection including 1920 ½d - 1/- No Wmk, 1925-27 ½d, 1d, 2½d and 4d Wmk NZ and Star, and 1931 2d on 1½d Surcharge, mostly mint, with multiples, plate varieties, 3d with offset of vignette (some toning), 2½d Imperforate Plate Proof pair, 4d stamp-size die proof in Black and Brown. Some stamps with toning, but mostly fine (146 M, 12 U)
Lot 1106		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $380 1920 Pictorials ½d - 1/- handstamped diagonal 'COLONIAS' in violet (some inverted), plus 1927 2½d and 4d Pictorials handstamped diagonal 'Especimen' in red, affixed to four small pieces, from the Lisbon distribution of U.P.U. stamps to Portuguese colonies, very fine for these (8)
Lot 1107		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $600 1920 Pictorials ½d - 1/- vertical strips of 3 affixed to two pieces cut from ledger and with multiple strikes of the Madagascar triple ring receiving handstamp in red as applied to U.P.U. specimen stamps. Very fine and a unique group (18)
Lot 1108		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $480 1920 Pictorials: ½d Frame Plate Die Proof in Black on Thick Wove Paper (63mm x 73mm) and showing die sinkage, very fine and attractive, ex Lady Mairi Bury and Sir Gawaine Baillie
Lot 1109		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $230 1920 Pictorials: ½d Die Proof in Black and Green (issued colours) on Wove Paper (63mm x 52mm), showing guide lines on all four sides and endorsed in pencil 'Niue' '½' and 'lighter?', very fine
Lot 1110		Estimate: $80 1920 Pictorials ½d Black and Green and 1d Black and Dull Carmine Imperforate Plate Proof blocks of 4 on gummed unwatermarked paper, ½d from lower right corner of sheet, very fine (8)
Lot 1111		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1920 Pictorials ½d Black and Green Imperforate Plate Proof sheet of 60 on Gummed Paper, some faint creasing which does not affect the appearance, small pieces of selvedge missing at top left and bottom right corners, and slight toning at periphery. Ex Lady Mairi Bury
Lot 1112		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $80 1920 Pictorials ½d Black and Green block of 10 (5 x 2) from lower right corner of sheet, showing additional strike of perforating comb in lower selvedge resulting in five stamps being 'Double Perforation'. Partially split between upper and lower rows, otherwise very fine with large part OG and variety stamps all MUH
Lot 1113		Estimate: $70 Realised Price : $55 1920 Pictorials No Wmk ½d Black and Green block of 6 (3 x 2) showing additional strike of perforating comb in lower selvedge, some perf separation between upper and lower rows, and with overall gum toning
Lot 1114		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1920 Pictorials: 1d Frame Plate Die Proof in Black on Thick Wove Paper (63mm x 71mm) showing die sinkage, very fine and attractive and the only such proof we can trace, ex Sir Gawain Baillie
Lot 1115		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $190 1920 Pictorials: 1d Die Proof in Black and Carmine (similar to issued colours) on Wove Paper (61mm x 51mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, very fine
Lot 1116		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $675 1920 Pictorials 1d Imperforate Proof in Black and Dull Carmine (issued colours) affixed in sunken frame in Perkins, Bacon & Co. presentation folder, fine and rare
Lot 1117		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1920 Pictorials 1d Black and Dull Carmine Imperforate Plate Proof on gummed unwatermarked paper, block of 9 from base of sheet, few gum creases
Lot 1118		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1920 Pictorials 1d Black and Dull Carmine Imperforate Plate Proof Sheet of 60 on Gummed Paper, few minor marks otherwise very fine, and showing the 'Double Derrick' re-entries on R2/8, 3/6 and 5/2. Ex Lady Mairi Bury
Lot 1119		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $420 1920 Pictorials 1½d Die Proof of Vignette in Black on Wove Paper (67mm x 55mm) showing faint outline of frame and with guide lines at left and right. Diagonal crease at top away from design, otherwise very fine and the only example of a vignette die proof which we can trace. A fine Captain Cook thematic item
Lot 1120		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1920 Pictorials 1½d Die Proof in Black and Deep Blue on Wove Paper (63mm x 50mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, very fine
Lot 1121		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $0 1920 Pictorials 1½d Die Proof in black and Deep Blue on Wove Paper (63mm x 52mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, very fine
Lot 1122		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $420 1920 Pictorials 1½d Die Proof in Black and Red (similar to issued colours) on Wove Paper (69mm x 55mm) showing guide lines on all four sides and with manuscript 'Stronger Vermilion' endorsement in pencil at top (the shade appears slightly deeper than that of the proof in the previous lot), very fine
Lot 1123		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $210 1920 Pictorials 1½d Die Proof in Black and Red (similar to issued colours) on Wove Paper (69mm x 54mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, and with manuscript 'X' in pencil at lower right and 'Rejected' on reverse, very fine. Die proofs in near-issued colours are scarcer than those in Black and Blue
Lot 1124		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $260 1920 Pictorials 3d Frame Plate Die Proof in Black on Wove Paper (63mm x 68mm) showing die sinkage, very fine and the only example which we can trace, ex Sir Gawaine Baillie
Lot 1125		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $175 1920 Pictorials 3d Die Proof in Black and Brown on Wove Paper (65mm x 51mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, very fine
Lot 1126		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1920 Pictorials 6d Frame Plate die Proof in Black on Wove Paper (62mm x 83mm) showing full die sinkage. Very fine, and the only such die proof recorded by us, ex Sir Gawaine Baillie
Lot 1127		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $175 1920 Pictorials 6d die Proof in Black and Red-orange on wove Paper (51mm x 64mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, very fine
Lot 1128		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $160 1920 Pictorials 6d Die Proof in Black and Red-brown on Wove Paper (52mm x 63mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, mark in lower left corner otherwise very fine
Lot 1129		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1920 Pictorials 6d Die Proof in Red-brown and Green (issued colours) on Wove Paper (55mm x 68mm), showing guide lines on all four sides and endorsed in pencil at lower right 'Elder Denfrles Grn'. Very fine, die proofs in the issued colours are much scarcer than those in unissued colours
Lot 1130		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1920 Pictorials 6d Red-brown and Green Imperforate Plate Proof Sheet of 60 on Gummed Paper, two small tears in lower selvedge and some minor marks, otherwise very fine. Ex Lady Mairi Bury
Lot 1131		Estimate: $600 1920 Pictorials 6d Red-brown and Green error 'Vignette Inverted' from base of sheet, very fine with large part OG and lightly mounted. From the sheet illicitly removed from the printers, with 2001 BPA Certificate. See SG footnote, cat £850
Lot 1132		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $320 1920 Pictorials 1/- Frame Plate Die Proof in Black on Wove Paper (63mm x 84mm) showing die sinkage, very fine and the only such die proof recorded by us
Lot 1133		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1920 Pictorials 1/- Die Proof in Black and Purple on Wove Paper (51mm x 65mm), showing guide lines on all four sides, very fine
Lot 1134		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 1920 Pictorials 1/- Die Proof in Black and Purple on Thin Wove Paper (62mm x 49mm) showing faint guide lines on all four sides, couple of minor tone spots otherwise fine
Lot 1135		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1920 Pictorials 1/- Die Proof in Black and Khaki on Wove Paper (54mm x 68mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, and endorsed in pencil at lower right 'Khaki'. Very fine and ex Sir Gawain Baillie
Lot 1136		Estimate: $180 Realised Price : $135 1920 Pictorials 1/- Die Proof in Black and Red-brown on Wove Paper (55mm x 69mm) showing guide lines on all four sides, endorsed 'Orange red' and 'Ok' in black ink, crossed through and 'Deeper brown' added in pencil. Very fine