SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011

FIJI

688

SP

#59-69 (SG104s-14s) 1903 KEVII ½d - £1 set of 11 values complete wmk Crown CA overprinted SPECIMEN. OG, HR. F, F-VF. (SG £300). PHOTO

$      160

689

#J2 (SG D5a) 1917-18 ½d black Postage Due narrow setting. Ungummed as issued. Fine. (Scott $550, SG £475). PHOTO

$      275

690

#J2 (SG D5a) 1917-18 ½d black Postage Due narrow setting. Ungummed as issued. Faults. Looks Fine. (Scott $550, SG £475). PHOTO

$      150

691

#J3var (SG D5b) 1917-18 1d black Postage Due, narrow setting. Ungummed as issued. F-VF for issue. (SG £300). PHOTO

$      160

692

#J3var (SG D5b) 1917-18 1d black Postage Due, narrow setting, used with sunburst cancel. Fine+. (SG £140). PHOTO

$        80

693

#J4 (SG D3) 1917 2d black Postage Due, wide setting. Ungummed as issued. F-VF. (Scott $325, SG £300). PHOTO

$      160

694

#J5 (SG D4) 1917 3d black Postage Due, wide setting, used. Fine+. (Scott $110, SG £120). PHOTO

$        70

GAMBIA

695

SP

#54var (SG65s) 1905 KEVII 7½d blue-green and carmine wmk Multiple Crown CA with unrecorded local SPECIMEN hs (12 x 1.5mm), a double impression, with partial strike of the receiving hs “Colonie de Gabon et du Congo Francais/ Direction de L’interieur.” From the Gabon UPU archive. Probably no more than 5 originally existed and this example is likely unique with double SPECIMEN hs. Unused. Crease. F-VF appearance. PHOTO

$      190

GIBRALTAR

696

#293var (SG307w, Pierron GR614WEa) 1972 QEII 7p Silver Wedding 25^th Anniversary, variety watermark inverted. Very scarce with just 25 examples recorded. NH. F-VF. (SG 2008 £450, Pierron £575). PHOTO

$      400

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

697

#31 (SG35) 1924 KGV 10/ green and red on emerald. NH. F-VF. (Scott $160+, SG £160+). PHOTO

$      100

698

ca1923 KGV 1d scarlet on cover to Apia cancelled XF violet double ring GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY P.O. ATAFU ISLAND rubber hs, Vernon type 11. Very scarce cancel in use only two years. VF. PHOTO

$      375

699

ca1923 KGV 4d black and red on yellow with margin at bottom on cover to Apia cancelled very scarce XF GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY P. O. ATAFU ISLAND rubber hs. Attractive and very scarce. VF. PHOTO

$      400

700

ca1925-26 KGV ½d yellow-green horizontal strip of three with margin at left on cover to Capt. Williams, “Fetuao,” Apia cancelled violet double ring GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY P.O. FAKAAFU rubber hs, type TG7. Note incorrect spelling of Fakaofo. A rare cancellation with only seven examples recorded. PHOTO

$      400

GOLD COAST

701

SP

#38-48 (SG38s-48s, vars) 1902 KEVII ½d - 20/ wmk Crown CA complete set of 11 values, the ½d, 2½d, 3d and 1/ each with variety broken “M” in “SPECIMEN,” row 7, pos. 3. Just 13 examples of each possible. OG, HR. The 2/ lightly creased, rest F-VF. (SG £200). PHOTO

$      150

702

1935 Incoming cover from GB with KGV 6d cancelled Canterbury with hexagonal “T” and horizontal pair of the 3d first issue Postage Dues affixed and cancelled indistinct G.P.O. cancel. Paris, Dakar, Senegal and Accra bs. F-VF. PHOTO

$      150

703

1944 Internal OHMS cover with Accra machine cancel and “T” in circle to the Director of Cacao Research. Block of 4 of the 1d Postage Dues affixed at left cancelled VF TAFO 14 MAY 44. Scarce and uncommon usage. F-VF. PHOTO

$      200

704

COLL

1947//58 Collection of five commercial Postage Due covers with two KGVI and one QEII short paid covers to England with various due markings and GB dues affixed. Also two QEII local covers, one with contents bearing 1d margin block of 4 cancelled SEKONDI 26 JU 58, the other with 1d due cancelled ACCRA 24 JY 57. Interesting group. F, F-VF. 

$      100

705

1952 Incoming stampless cover from Sevenoaks, Kent with hexagonal “T5d.” and with 2d and 3d Postage Dues affixed and cancelled ACCRA 23 OC. Ms notation at top reads “This was posted w/o stamps! PW Accra.” Cover tears. Fine. PHOTO

$      120

706

1957 QEII ½d unoverprinted and 3d Independence overprint on local cover to Mora with 1d Postage Due affixed and all stamps overprinted bold GHANA hs and cancelled LABIATAE 24 JY 57. S/l “T over .....oz” hs at LL. Unusual usage. F-VF. PHOTO

$      200

707

1958 Stampless local cover with 1/ Postage Due affixed and cancelled CAPE COAST 5 JY 58. The stamp has a margin at right and is therefore a proving piece for the stroke of the 1/ stamp. Small tear at top, o/w F-VF. PHOTO

$      120

708

COLL

1958 QEII Four short paid covers, three bearing POSTED ON TRAIN/WITHOUT EXTRA FEE/_____D TO PAY, all bearing various Gold Coast Postage Due denominations each surcharged GHANA. Two bear additional INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID hs. An excellent lot ..

$      160

709

COLL

1958//59 QEII Collection of 10 short paid covers, some commercial, with Gold Coast unoverprinted dues including set of 1d - 1/ cancelled Tarkwa plus 1d - 1/ Ghana dues on two covers. KGVI 1d pair cancelled NSUTA Wassawa, local use with 1d due cancelled ABOSO, etc

$      100

710

COLL

1959//68 Group of three covers bearing Ghana Postage Dues, one unoverprinted with a pair of the 2d cancelled Accra cover faults, the 3d overprint pair with variety overprints misplaced cancelled Accra and pair of unoverprinted 1d dues plus overprinted 6d and 1/ pair on registered cover used locally. F-VF. Interesting group. .

$      130

711

GHANA #J11var (SG D19, 19c) 1965 1p on 1d carmine UL corner margin plate number strip of 4, variety surcharge omitted in horizontal pair (strip of 3) with normal. NH. A few perf separations. F-VF. (SG £100+). PHOTO (with block photoplates). 

$        80

GREAT BRITAIN (See also Lot 794)

712

#1 (SG2) 1840 QV 1d black Plate 1b, lettered E - C, with 4 margins tied on cover to Halifax by red Maltese Cross cancel. Red unframed MANCHESTER DE 31 1840 G double arc on reverse and red ASHTON UNDERLINE of the following day on face. Fine. (Scott $625, SG £550). PHOTO

$      150

713

#1 (SG2) 1840 QV 1d black lettered M - D, plate 6, a nice three margin example tied on cover to the Stamp Office, Winchester by red Maltese Cross. Guideline in UR corner and portion of adjacent stamp visible. On reverse BASINGSTOKE DE 6 1840 double arc. Contents are an order for revenue stamps. Fine. (Scott $625, SG £550). PHOTO

$      120

714

#1 (SG2) 1840 QV 1d black plate 2, lettered E - I, three margins with red Maltese Cross cancel on portion of folded outer sheet to Leeds with blurry WORCESTER AU 7 41 double arc on reverse. Fine. (Scott $625, SG £550). PHOTO

$        90

715

#8 (SG17) 1854 QV 1d red-brown Die I wmk Small Crown, blued paper, perf 16 lettered E - D. OG, HR. Fine. (Scott $325, SG £300). PHOTO

$        90

716

#11 (SG22) 18 QV 1d red-brown Die I wmk Small Crown, blued paper, perf 14 lettered T - B. Unused. Fine. (Scott $625, SG £550). PHOTO

$      150

717

#59 (SG123) 1872 QV 6d chestnut plate 11 on folded outer sheet to Moscow cancelled LONDON X SP 23 72 cds. Red “Wfr. 1½” on face and Russian arrival markings on reverse. A very uncommon destination. File folds. Fine. (Scott $130, SG £250). PHOTO

$      150

718

#111-12, 114, 116-17, 120-21 (SG197-98, 201, 205-6, 209-10) 1887-92 QV ½d, 1½d, 2½d, 4d, 4½d, 9d and 10d Jubilee group of 7 values all NH! Each selected for freshness and centering. F-VF. (Scott $197 for hinged, SG Concise for NH £354). PHOTO

$      190

719

SP

#173e (SG Four Kings N64t) 1915 KGV 2/6 sepia Seahorse with margin at right, De La Rue printing, overprinted CANCELLED, type 24. NH. F-VF. (SG £1,000 for hinged). PHOTO

$      550

720

SP

#174var (SG Four Kings N66t) 1913 KGV 5/ rose-carmine Seahorse vertical pair, Waterlow printing, both overprinted CANCELLED, type 24. NH. F-VF. (SG £1,200 for hinged). PHOTO

$      600

721

#249-51A, 267-68, 275 (SG476-78b, 493-94) 1939-48 KGVI 2/6 - £1 complete set of 6 high values including the scarce 10/ dark blue, plus 2½d - £1 Silver Wedding complete set of 2. All very fresh and NH. F-VF. (Scott $551, SG £440). PHOTO

$      225

722

#O43 (SG O78) 1902 KEVII 1/ dull green and carmine high value overprinted GOVT. PARCELS. . Excellent color and beautifully centered. OG. Vertical crease. VF appearance. 2010 BPA certificate. (Scott $1,000, SG £1,300). PHOTO

$      550

GRENADA

723

1843 SFL incoming to the Colonial Bank headed Harmans (Antigua) April 25^th 1843. Rated ms “4”. Faint Antigua double arc ds on reverse. Nice inter-island usage. F-VF. PHOTO

$      100

724

1849 Stampless incoming letter to Gouyave Estate with red PAID AT EDIN. MAR 15 1849, London transit and Grenada AP 10 double arc on arrival. Ms “p West India steamer.” Interestingly, the letter is headed Grenada 20 Jany. F-VF. PHOTO

$      150

725

1859 Folded outer sheet to Glasgow franked by vertical pair of GB 6d lilac with wing margin, each stamp cancelled partial A15. Ms “per RMS packet.” On reverse Grenada SP 9 1859 double arc, red London transit and Glasgow arrival of OC 2. File fold affects both stamps. VG-F. PHOTO

$      200

726

SP

#20 (SG30) 1883 ½d dull green with local overprinted SPECIMEN, not listed by Samuel. OG, HR. PHOTO

$      150

727

P/REV

1903 £1 orange-brown and black Badge of the Colony Revenue imperf printer’s sample on thick, gummed, unwatermarked paper overprinted SPECIMEN. Very attractive. F-VF. PHOTO

$      180

728

SP

#91-112 (SG112s-34s) 1921-32 KGV ½ - 10/ complete set of 23 values wmk Multiple Crown Script CA overprinted or perf SPECIMEN and including both 2½d values. Most OG. The odd area of toning and the 4d with rounded corner, rest F-VF. (SG £375). PHOTO

$      180

POSTAGE DUES

729

#J2 (SG D2) 1892 2d blue-black Postage Due wmk Crown CA. NH! F-VF. (Scott $190+, SG £225+). PHOTO

$      140

730

1892 QV 1d on 8d Postage Due cancelled SP 07 92 and used locally. Originally believed to be philatelically inspired, the use of the surcharged Postage Dues is now regarded as commercial. Fine. PHOTO

$        70

731

1892 QV 1d on 6d Postage Due on local cover cancelled NO 14 92, a commercial use. VF. PHOTO

$        70

732

1919 Incoming short paid cover from the US with NY “T” opera glass due marking and 2d due affixed and cancelled G.P.O. 26 FE 19 cds. Small cover faults. Fine. PHOTO

$      100

733

1946 Incoming short paid commercial cover from South Africa with “T” in oval and 2d (2) Postage Dues affixed and tied G.P.O. 21 FE 46. Fine. PHOTO

$      200

734

1951 Incoming cover to St. Georges from San Marino with typewritten “EXPRES”, green ms “T” and “TO/PAY (ms 1½) D” hs. The 1½d Postage Due affixed and cancelled VF G.P.O. JU 26 51. An unusual origin. Immaculate. VF. PHOTO

$      150

735

1961 GB 2½d on cover sent from London on 16 DEC to Bath, redirected to Grenada with red ms “Mis-sent/to/ Bahamas” and Nassau bs of 15 FEB. Redirected to Barbados and finally arriving in Grenada with purple “T” and ms “4¢” with a 4¢ Postage Due affixed and cancelled 30 MR, a journey of 3½ months! F-VF. PHOTO

$        90

736

COLL

1955//81 Collection of 10 Postage Due covers each bearing stamps of the 1952 Cents issue with all values represented. Two covers are used internally each with 2¢ due affixed and five are incoming from Barbados, two of which are cancelled Sauteurs, one with boxed purple MISSENT TO JAMAICA, W. I. Others originated in England, Spain and Canada. A very nice group. All F-VF. 

$      225

HONG KONG

737

1899 QV 2¢, 4¢ (pair) and 5¢ (pair) on cover to Virginia cancelled HONG KONG C JU 13 99. San Francisco transit and Greenwich arrival on reverse. Toned. Fine. PHOTO

$        80

738

1910 KEVII 2¢ and 4¢ (pair) on cover to Boston cancelled SWATOW C AP 9 10. Ms “via Siberia.” Victoria transit. Backflap missing. Fine+. PHOTO

$      100

739

#154var (SG140aa) 1938 KGVI 1¢ brown Definitive, variety doubly printed. This stamp is the discovery copy, the only example recorded to date and the basis for the new listing by SG. A major KGVI rarity! OG. F-VF. 2007 Murray Payne certificate. (SG unpriced). PHOTO FRONT COVER

$  2,500

740

#175, variety (SG170, 70a) 1946 KGVI $1 brown and red Peace Issue block of 4, the UR stamp, variety extra stroke, used. HONG KONG 12 NO 46 double ring central cds. VF. (SG £62). PHOTO

$        45

741

#175, variety (SG170, 70a) 1946 KGVI $1 brown and red Peace Issue vertical pair, the top stamp variety extra stroke, used. VF. (SG £60). PHOTO

$        40

742

WH

#174-75 (SG169-70) 1946 KGVI 30¢ - $1 Peace Issue wholesale lot of over 90 sets mostly blocks of 6 and larger. Clean lot. F-VF. (Scott $270, SG £225)

$        70

OFFICES IN CHINA

743

/

#1, variety (SG1, 1b) 1917 KGV 1¢ brown block of 9, center stamp, variety Crown broken at right. A dramatic flaw! Two stamps LH, others, including the variety NH. Slightly brownish gum. F-VF. (SG £422). PHOTO

$      250

INDIA (See also Lot 1003)

744

1948 1½a (2), 3½a (2), and 12a Ghandi registered, illustrated FDC to Florida cancelled BANGALORE 15 AUGUST 1948. One 1½a and one 3½a plus NY transit and Hialeah arrival of AUG 21 all on reverse. Slight overall toning. PHOTO

$        70

SORUTH

745

SH

#38 (SG57) 1935 1a black and carmine Khan inscribed “Postage and Revenue” complete sheet of 40 (8 x 5) and scarce as such. NH and very fresh but with slightly brownish gum. F-VF. (Scott $480, SG £400). 

$      200

IRELAND

746

BKLT

SG SB10var, 113w 1954 4/ booklet, black on buff cover, Edition 37-54, the 1½d pane of 6, variety watermark inverted. All panes F-VF. Fresh. (SG £120 for booklet + £180 for 1½d pane). PHOTO

$      150

JAMAICA

747

PS/COLL

H & G 39 1967-68 Collection of 48 postal stationery cards most addressed to Kingston and each bearing a different TRD. Includes two for the BCPSG dated 23 NOV 1967. Nearly all F-VF. Many better villages included. (H & G 1978 $480)

$      130

748

#MR9c (SG 72aa) 1916 KGV 3d purple on lemon War Tax overprint, variety overprint inverted. LH. F-VF. (Scott $160, SG £300). PHOTO

$      170

749

#MR7b (SG73c) 1917 ½d blue-green War Tax, variety overprint on back only. NH. F-VF. (Scott $210, SG £225). PHOTO

$      140

750

#389var (SG392w) 1974 50¢ UPU Centenary LR corner margin plate number block of 4, variety watermark top of “J” to right. NH. F-VF. (Pierron £200). PHOTO

$      130

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA

751

#1-10 (SG65-74) 1921-22 KGV 1¢ - 5R set of 10 values complete wmk Multiple Crown Script CA. NH. F, F-VF. (Scott $469++, SG £375+). PHOTO

$      190

752

#18-37 (SG76-95) 1922-27 KGV 1¢ - £1 set of 20 values complete. NH. F-VF, VF. (Scott $536++, SG £425++). PHOTO

$      350

753

SP

#46-59 (SG110s-23s) 1935-37 KGV 1¢ - £1 Pictorial set of 14 values complete perf SPECIMEN. OG. The 3/ with some offset, rest F-VF. (SG £400). PHOTO

$      250

754

#46-59, 42-45 (SG110-23, 124-27) 1935-37 KGV 1¢ - £1 Pictorial set of 14 values complete. NH. F-VF. Also includes Silver Jubilee set complete NH. (Scott $725, SG £306++). PHOTO

$      350

755

#85a (SG150) 1938 KGVI £1 black and red Pictorial first printing perf 11¾ x 13. OG slightly glazed from hinge removal. F-VF. (Scott $275, SG £400). PHOTO

$      140

POSTAGE DUE COVERS

756

1933 Incoming short paid Air Mail cover from England with GB KGV 3d and 4d cancelled London 18 JA 33. Purple “T TO PAY (ms) 1/- CENTS/INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID” hs and 20¢ yellow-green and 40¢ dull blue vertical pair Postage Dues affixed and cancelled KIAMBU 2 FE 33 cds. Folded and portion of cover removed but a scarce commercial use of the dues. VG-F. PHOTO

$      150

757

1933 Incoming cover from the US with 3¢ Washington used from Schenectady JUN 20 with “T” in partial circle, ms “over 1 oz/ T30” and 30¢ brown Postage Due affixed and cancelled bold, XF NAIROBI 26 JY 33 REGISTERED double oval. Scarce. Fold through NY marking, o/w F-VF. PHOTO

$      150

758

1934 Incoming short paid Air Mail cover from England with GB KGV 3d and 4d and sent to a kennel. Black “T” and ms “over ½oz 1/-” The 1/ grey-green first issue Postage Due affixed and cancelled LIMURU 13 AP 34. The 1/ of this set is very rare commercially used on cover. Fine. PHOTO

$      750

759

1936 Incoming short paid flown cover from Mozambique with 30c, 40c (2) and 45c (2) Air Mails cancelled Beira with hexagonal T and ms “T 35cts” at right and “40cts” at left. The 40¢ ultramarine Postage Due affixed and cancelled ENTEBBE 1 DE 36. Bs Kampala 30 NO and Entebbe 1 DE. F-VF. PHOTO

$      250

760

1941 Incoming cover from Durban, South Africa franked with 2/6 Wagon on large (11" x 4¾") censored cover. “T” in circle and various ms due markings on face and the 10¢, 20¢ vertical strip of 5, 40¢ and 1/ Postage Dues affixed and cancelled MOMBASA 2 MR 41. An amazing commercial usage. F-VF. PHOTO

$      250

761

COLL

1929//33 Collection of 4 short paid covers each with various values of the first issue Postage Dues affixed. Includes incoming from So. Africa with 5¢ and 10¢, two from Tanganyika with 10¢ and 20¢ and 20¢ on other and an internal cover from Kisumu to Mombasa (cover fault) with 10¢ and vertical pair of the 30¢. F, F-VF.

$      200

762

COLL

1936//64 Collection of 3 short paid covers representing usages of the second Postage Due issue. Includes incoming ps Air Letter from South Africa with 10¢ and 40¢ on reverse, 1936 KGV registered cover from Nairobi to Tanga with 30¢ due affixed on face and incoming long cover from Oklahoma to the American Embassy, Nairobi with 5¢ and 30¢ dues on reverse. F, F-VF. ..

$      150

763

COLL

1937//51 Group of 4 short paid covers, all with second Postage Due issue stamps affixed, with two incoming from England, one to Jinja with 5¢ and 20¢ dues, the other to Dar es Salaam with 5¢ vertical pair and 30¢ margin strip of 3 on reverse, an internal reg. cover from the Mombasa Exhibition with 1937 Coronation set, violet POSTED OUT OF COURSE hs and 20¢ due on face and a 1939 commercial stampless cover from Kampala to Nairobi with boxed due hs applied on arrival and 30¢ due on reverse. Interesting group. F, F-VF.

$      150

764

COLL

1976//92 Collection of 4 Postage Due covers each with stamps of the 1967 issue applied. Includes 3 incoming items, a ppc from the Netherlands with 30¢ and 40¢ (2) dues, Germany to Nairobi with 40¢ affixed, GB to Mwanza with 20¢ and 40¢ pair and a stampless internal cover from Kisumu to the US Embassy at Nairobi with 1¢ and 2¢ strip of 3 on reverse. Scarce modern commercial usages with a nice variety of due markings. F-VF. 

$      120

KUWAIT

765

#53var (SG47a) 1939 KGVI 1R grey and red-brown definitive, variety extended “T”, left pane, row 3 pos. 2. A prominent flaw. Scarce and seldom offered. OG. F-VF. (SG £650). PHOTO

$      325

LABUAN

766

#J6a (SG D6ba) 1901 8¢ black and vermilion Postage Due, variety inverted frame. Only 33 examples have been recorded, all of which were cancelled to order in London office. A very nice example with good color. F-VF. 1997 RPS certificate. (Scott $11,500, SG £9,500). PHOTO FRONT COVER

$  6,000

LAGOS

767

SP

#33, 35, 37 (SG 27-29) 1886 QV 2/6 - 10/ key values overprinted SPECIMEN, complete set, each stamp, variety spur on left leg of “M” in “SPECIMEN,” row 1 position 5. Quite scarce. Only 6 examples of each possible. OG, HR. (SG £425 as basic set of Specimens). PHOTO

$      300

LEEWARD ISLANDS (See also Lots 840, 860)

768

PS

H & G C5c 1926 KGV 3d ultramarine postal stationery registered envelope, the very scarce size K. Some toned spots but very scarce unfolded. Fine

$        70

769

#83 (SG80) 1928 KGV £1 purple and black on red. NH. Tiny adherence. F-VF. (Scott $240, SG £225). PHOTO

$      140

770

#114var (SG113a) 10/ Mar 42 second printing with margin at left, pos. 25, used on portion of registered cover showing St. John’s reg. hs and partial St. John’s NO 5 47 double ring cds. NY transit and Jenkintown, PA arrival. Interesting, detailed article regarding this scarce printing accompanies. VF. (SG £375). PHOTO

$      250

771

/

#115b (SG114a) 1942 KGVI £1 purple and black on carmine block of 4 pos. 20-21, 32-33, with flaws 21a, 21e and 33a. Top two stamps LH, bottom two NH. F-VF. (SG £340+). PHOTO

$      200

MALAYA (See also Lots 1003-4)

SELANGOR

772

#72-73 (SG86-87) 1941 $1 - $2 Sultan Shah complete set of 2 values in blocks of 6, each with margin. NH. The usual streaky brownish gum. F-VF. (Scott $453, SG £420). PHOTO

$      225

773

#72-73 (SG86-87) 1941 $1 - $2 Sultan Shah complete set of 2 values in blocks of 4. NH. Streaky brownish gum as normal for these. F-VF. (Scott $302, SG £280). PHOTO

$      150

774

#72-73 (SG86-87) 1941 $1 - $2 Sultan Shah complete set of 2 values in blocks of 4, the $1 a LR corner margin control number block. NH. Streaky brownish gum generally seen on these. F-VF. (Scott $302, SG £280). PHOTO

$      150

775

#72-73 (SG86-87) 1941 $1 - $2 Sultan Shah complete set of 2 values in blocks of 4, each with margin at side. NH. Streaky brownish gum as normal for these. F-VF. (Scott $302, SG £280). PHOTO

$      150

TRENGGANU

776

see note after #41 (SG see note after SG47) 1941 2¢ orange-yellow Sultan Suleiman wmk Multiple Crown CA, prepared for use but not issued. OG. Fine. (SG £275). PHOTO

$      150

777

see note after #41 (SG see note after SG47) 1941 8¢ rose Sultan Suleiman wmk Multiple Crown CA, prepared for use but not issued. LH. Fine. (SG £275). PHOTO

$      150

778

see note after #41 (SG see note after SG47) 1941 15¢ ultramarine Sultan Suleiman wmk Multiple Crown CA, prepared for use but not issued. OG. Fine. (SG £275). PHOTO

$      150

MALTA

779

#73 (SG104) 1922 10/ black St. Paul wmk Multiple Crown Script CA. NH. Creamy gum. Fine. (Scott $400, SG £350). PHOTO

$      200

780

#82 (SG111) 1922 KGV 2/ purple and blue on blue Keyplate wmk Multiple Crown CA overprinted red SELF-GOVERNMENT, the scarcer watermark. NH. F-VF. (Scott $250, SG £250). PHOTO

$      150

781

#93 (SG121) 1922 10/ black St. Paul wmk Multiple Crown Script CA overprinted SELF-GOVERNMENT in red. NH. Natural gum creasing and very slight toning. Fine+. (Scott $160, SG £140). PHOTO

$        80

782

#336var (SG354b) 1965 6d Anniversary with margin at left, variety black (hulls) omitted. Quite scarce. NH. F-VF. (SG £325). PHOTO

$      200

MAURITIUS

783

#9 (SG27) 1858-62 (4d) green Seated Britannia imperf, on blue paper, used. Four nice margins. Almost VF. (Scott $240, SG £200). PHOTO

$        90

784

#9 (SG27) 1858-62 (4d) green Seated Britannia imperf, on blue paper, used with PAID in circle. Four nice margins. F-VF. (Scott $240, SG £200). PHOTO

$        90

785

COLL

#9//21 (SG27//35) 1858-61 Collection of mint and used imperf Seated Britannia issues consisting of 23 mint and 18 used stamps. Also includes interesting group of 8 forgeries. Highlights include 1858 4d green mint pair and single (SG £1,350), 1860 6d blue unused (£650), etc. Mostly 4 margin examples. Excellent starter collection. Fine, F-VF. (SG £3,600+). .

$      950

786

#60 (SG93) 1879 QV 4¢ orange wmk Crown CC block of 4, the left pair showing one blind perf due to a broken perforator pin. Attractive and Fine. OG, HR. (Scott $300, SG £240). PHOTO

$      140