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Lots (938)
1863-1953 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive and clean mint (mainly) and fine used assembly noted 1863 1d SG (5), 6d SG (10). 1884 6d SG (29) mounted mint, 1903 mint set SG (31/40), 1908 mint set SG (41/50, 1938 used £1 SG (109). Interesting lot. Approx (120).
1876 6d blue-green Perf 14 unused no gum with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Couple of toned perfs otherwise sound. SG does not price this as mint but as used £140. SG18w
1886 1s mauve fine used CDS showing broken top triangle variety, heavy thinning but does not detract too much, scarce stamp, SG 30a, Cat £2000.
1932 (28 Nov) 4d purple on yellow adhs tied by DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / NEW YORK cds cancel with two line Thanksgiving Day Cruise / M.S. ST LOUIS h/s in violet vertically applied on the left, minor smudge, very fine and scarce usage.
1932 Tercentenary set of 10 to 5s hinged mint, very fine, SG 81/90.
1936 (Nov) Small OHMS printed brown envelope bearing 4d grey-black and red tied ST JOHN'S cds to Canada. Fine, SG 56.
1925 British Arctic Expedition Specimen Algarsson Airship Flight label on printed cover. Blue label tied by vertical SPECIMEN handstamp in violet numbered 60. The expedition was led jointly by Frank Worsley & Grettir Algarsson to sail to Spitzbergen and Algarsson would fly to the Pole by plane or small airship, crash the plane and sledge back. Lack of funds forced them to abandon the idea of the conquest by air. Labels were produced for a proposed trial flight by dirigible from London to Liverpool and this is one of approx. 100 covers produced. Very scarce. AA #PP38a.
1859-62 Buenos Aires 4R green, 1 Peso blue and 2 Pesos red SPIRO forgeries in COMPLETE SHEETS OF 25 with usual dotted square cancels. Some peripheral toning to edges of sheets actually adds to the superb appearance of these items. Would display very well (3 sheets)
Extensive accumulation jumbled on leaves, on manilla stockpages and others in an overfull binder, over 3200 stamps mint and mainly used, better earlier mint on manilla pages, huge variety, some heavy duplication of mainstream defins and commems, ideal for starter lot, approx 3200+.
Fournier Forgery: 1858-1861 Confederation 5c red (one unused, one used), 10c & 15c unused. 1862 Confederation 5c (4), 10c (4), 15c (4), surcharges 1, 2, 8, 1884, ¼ and oficial (2), two postmarks. (25).
Fournier Forgery, Buenos Aires: 1858 4p brown imperf marginal block of eight, nine singles & two postmarks on one piece. (19).
1986-1989 Unmounted mint complete collection on KA-BE hingeless printed leaves, all nice sets, thematics and good catalogue £180+. Fine.
