Prestige Philately - Auction No 150 Page: 1Sep 05, 2009Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

GREAT BRITAIN

Ex Lot 572

O*/**C QV-KGVI Collection with many better items, 1d red imperf & perf varieties Ivory Head, Wmk Inverted, 1d "Stars" on cover (5), perf 2d blue plates, 1855-57 4d (8), 1870 ½d plates (ex #9) with unused Plates '4' & '10', 3d Wmk Emblems SG 76 unused, 1865-76 4d Plates, 9d straw SG 98 110 & 111 fine used, 10d Wmk Spray of Rose (4), 2/- blue (5), 2/- brown (trimmed perfs at right), 1874-67 5/- (2), 2½d Wmk Orb Plates '3' to '17' plus Plate '14' Watermark Inverted, 3d Spray of Rose Plates '11' to '20', 1/- green Plates, 8d orange, Lilac & Greens to 1/-, Jubilee set unused and fine used, KEVII mint and used with various printings to 1/-, also used 2/6d (4), 5/-, 10/- and £1 green, KEVIII blks 4, FDCs and 3/- booklet, KGVI control strips, pairs and on cover, 2/6d booklet SG BD20[2] and high values (both sets */**), good range of official overprints including 1d 'R.H./OFFICIAL' on piece and QV 'GOVT PARCELS' to 1/-, condition variable. Huge catalogue value. (100s)

572

3,000

Ex Lot 573

WO Collection in 4 volumes with 1840 Penny Black (2, both with full margins) & 2d blue, 1841 2d (10), sparse Surface Printed including 1855-57 1/- (3), pedestrian KEVII-QEII including early 1960s (no Phosphors) & 1980s-90s commemorative sets **, duplicates mint & used including Machins; also Offshore Islands with 1970s-80s sets **; early issues in mixed condition, improves thereafter. (many 100s)

573

400

Ex Lot 574

OC QV selection on annotated pages including 1841 2d blue pair with Re-Entry & Burr Flaw and strip of 6 (the four central units with full margins), 1d red "Stars" strip of 4, 1855-57 Small Garter 4d on blued paper (small faults) & Large Garter 4d on white paper, 6d (2, one on cover to Italy) & 1/-, 1858-79 2d Plates 7 to 15 complete plus Plate 13 on cover, 1870 ½d Plates 1 to 20 (ex 4 & 10, Plate 9 with poor centring), 1883-84 Lilacs & Greens set, Jubilee set to 1/- (both) + 2½d on cover to Spain, condition a bit mixed but many fine stamps included. (72 + 12covers)

574

850T

Lot 575

OBC Consignment remainders including four reasonable "Penny Blacks", Seahorses including De La Rue 2/6d (4, including "seal brown"), 5/- & 10/- (2), a few unfolded booklet covers, 1919 cover to Switzerland with 1d pair & a bisect, and 1936 & 1937 commercial airmail covers to Argentina both with KGV 6d 1/- & Re-Engraved Seahorses 2/6d, condition variable.

575

400T

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Lot 576

O 1840 "Penny Black" 1d intense-black SG1 Plate 1a ['FH'] 4 margins good to large, neat Maltese Cross cancellation in red, Cat £400.

576 A A1300

Lot 577

F 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 2 ['DE'], good margins, neat Maltese Cross cancellation in red, Cat £275.

577 A- A1200

Lot 578

F 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 3 ['BH'], margins close to good, neat Maltese Cross cancellation in red, Cat £375.

578 A250

Lot 579

G 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 3 ['AC'], good even margins, red Maltese Cross cancel, Cat £375.

579 A275T

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Lot 580

G 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 4 ['HA'], margins just touching (at lower-left) to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, on piece with central Maltese Cross cancel in black, 'PONTEFRACT/FE20/1841' b/s, Cat £300+.

580 A-

250T

Lot 581

F 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 5 ['JB'], margins clear to large, characteristic Weak Frame at Left, light cancel in red, Cat £275.

581 A200T

Lot 582

G 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 5 horizontal pair ['CI-CJ'], margins close to good, a little aged, Maltese Cross cancels in red, Cat £850 (SG Spec).

582 A-400T

Lot 583

F 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 stated to be Plate 6 ['II'], good margins, light Maltese Cross cancellation in red, Cat £275.

583 A-200

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Lot 584

F 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 7 ['RI'], margins close to large, Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £300.

584 A200T

Lot 585

G 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 7 horizontal pair ['EC-ED'], margins just clear to large, small faults, Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £1900 (SG Spec).

585 B500T

Lot 586

G 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black SG 2 Plate 7 horizontal pair ['OA-OB'], margins close to large, Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £1900 (SG Spec).

586 A800T

Lot 587

O 1840 "Penny Black" 1d greyish-black SG 3 Plate 1a ['DH'], margins good to huge, neat Maltese Cross cancellation in red, Cat £400.

587 A- A1250

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Lot 588

S 1840 "Penny Black" 1d black, margins just clear to large, ironed-out heavy vertical crease, very fine strike of '68' cancellation.

588 C A1150T

Lot 589

O 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d blue SG 5 six examples with 2 to 4 margins, Maltese Cross cancellations in black (4) or red (2), some small faults, Cat £3900+.

589 A-750

Lot 590

O* 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d blue SG 5 Plate 2 ['QD'], good margins, two Maltese Cross cancellations in red, Cat £800.

590 B A1300

Lot 591

O 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d blue SG 5 Plate 1 horizontal pair ['LA'-'LB'], good margins, two Maltese Cross cancellations in black, Cat £1350+.

591 A- A1750

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Lot 592

G 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d blue SG 5 Plate 1 horizontal pair ['HG-HH'], margins close to good except at right where just shaved, Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £1700 (SG Spec).

592 A/B800T

Lot 593

H 1840 "Tuppence Blue" 2d (bright) blue SG 5 Plate 1 horizontal pair ['GK-GL'], margins close to large, untidy Maltese Cross cancels in red, Cat £2000+ (SG Spec).

593 A1,000T

Lot 594

W 1841-51 White Lines Added 2d blue SG 14, complete but uneven margins (close-cut in places), vertical crease at left, surface marks behind Queen's Head, light aging, unused, Cat £4250.

594 C500

Lot 595

G 1841-51 White Lines Added 2d blue SG 14 horizontal strip of 3 ['E-C' to 'E-E'], margins close to huge with a significant portion of the adjoining unit at left, neat BN '383' cancels & traces of a red cds at lower-right, Cat £225++. A lovely item.

595 A

600T

Lot 596

O 1841-51 White Lines Added 2d blue SG 14 on horizontal strip of 4 ['PC-PF'] all with Filled 'P' at Lower-Left, margins just touching to large - the two central units would make for a very fine pair - BN '603' cancels, Cat £300+.

596 A/B

150T

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Lot 597

F 1841-51 White Lines Added 2d blue SG 14 horizontal strip of 5 ['AH-AL'], margin touching on fourth unit otherwise close to large, BN '293' cancels, Cat £375++.

597 A/B400

Ex Lot 598

W* 1858-79 Penny Plates unused/mint selection on Lighthouse album leaves with better items including Plate '149' with part marginal inscription and Plate '224' both with o.g., condition variable, Cat £6000 approximately. (114)

598

1,000

Ex Lot 599

O 1858-79 Penny Plates Plates '71' to '225' complete (yes, including '77' BUT it's a faked '177') on Lighthouse 'Turn-bar' album leaves, condition variable, Cat £1500+. (152)

599300

Lot 600

*/** 1858-79 Penny Plates 1d deep lake-red SG 44 Plate '213' block of 4, an intense and arresting shade, virtually full o.g. with the upper units very lightly mounted & the lower units being unmounted, Cat £260++.

600 A

400

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Lot 601

G 1858-79 Penny Plates 1d Plate '225', minor toning, Cat £700.601 B A1 250

Lot 602

W 1860 1½d rosy mauve SG 53a ['PB'] SG Spec #G5, unused, Cat £7000. Prepared for use but not issued. Brandon Certificate states "Slight thin". [Gibbons Specialist Catalogue. states "..Only a few stamps survive in unused condition"]

602 B C1

3,500

Lot 603

O 1847-54 Embossed 1/- green SG 55, margins just clear to large, indistinct numeral-in-diamond cancel, Cat £800. An unusually fine & attractive example.

603 A A1500

Lot 604

* 1847-54 Embossed 10d brown SG 57, margins just touching to good, with 'SPECIMEN' handstamp Type I, SG Spec #H2(1)s, Cat £2400.

604 A- A21,000

Lot 605

W 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters 9d bistre SG 86 with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 6, regummed, Cat £600 (SG Spec).

605 A-250T

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Lot 606

F 1865 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters 1/- green SG 101 Plate 4 horizontal pair, left hand unit with wing margin, rich colour, neat '498' numeral cancels, Cat £400+.

606 A- B2200

Ex Lot 607

O 1867-80 Spray of Rose 3d rose Plate '7' block of 4 ['QJ/RK'], excellent centring, rounded corner at upper-left, 'LIVERPOOL/WATER-ST' cds cancels, Cat £400 (SG Spec); also 1/- Plate '5' ['PA'] & 2/- Plate '1' ['GL'] fine singles, Cat £210. (6)

607 A/B

250T

Lot 608

* 1880-81 New Designs 1½d Venetian red SG 167 block of 4, exceptional centring, large-part o.g., Gibbons Spec Cat £900.

608 A A1750T

Lot 609

** 1883-84 High Values 2/6d lilac SG 178 (mounted, hinge remainder) 5/- crimson SG 180 (corner creases and blemishes on face, unmounted) & 10/- ultramarine SG 183 (minor faults, unmounted), Cat £3350 (for mounted).

609 B B1

500

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Lot 610

G 1883-84 High Values 10/- ultramarine SG 183, exceptional centring, 'HASTINGS' cds cancel, a copy of very minor blemishes, Cat £475.

610 A-200T

Lot 611

F 1883-84 High Values Wmk Imperial Crowns £1 brown-lilac SG 185 ['JA'], minor surface abrasions, two oval registered cancels, Cat £2400.

611 B B1600

Lot 612

G 1883-84 High Values Wmk Imperial Crowns £1 brown-lilac SG 185 ['RC'], well centred, 'NOTTING HILL/NORLAND TERRACE W' cds & boxed telegraphs cancel, Cat £2400.

612 A B1750T

Ex Lot 613

* 1883-94 Lilac and Greens ½d to 9d SG 187-195, the 4d & 9d a little aged, large-part o.g., Cat £2920. (9)

613 A/B1,000

Ex Lot 614

* 1887-92 Jubilee ½d to 1/- SG 197-211 & 214 (ex Die I 5d) on Lighthouse 'Turn-bar' album page, large-part o.g., Cat £720+. (23)

614 A/A-300

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Lot 615

F 1887-92 Jubilee £1 green SG 212 ['RA'], some very minor soiling, central registration cds, Cat £700.615 A- B1 400

Lot 616

** 1887-92 Jubilee New Colours 1/- green and carmine SG 214 marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, light vertical gum-bend affects the left-hand units, full unmounted o.g., Gibbons Specialised Cat £350.

616 A/A-

250

Lot 617

* 1902 KEVII 2/6d lilac SG 260 (rubbed) & 5/- bright carmine SG 263 (a couple of light creases), Cat £575.

617 C/B B1200

Lot 618

* 1902 KEVII £1 green SG 266, excellent centring, nibbled perfs at base, hinge remainders, Cat £2000.618 B A2 750

Lot 619

* 1912 KGV 3d violet SG 375 block of 4 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type 26 SG Spec #N22v, bright shade, Cat £800+. Scarce multiple.

619 A B1500

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Ex Lot 620

* 1913-19 Seahorses comprising Waterlow 10/- indigo-blue SG 402 (centred low, very lightly mounted), De La Rue 2/6d yellow-brown & Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- rose-red (both with some short/defective perfs), Cat £1325. (3)

620 A/B

400

Lot 621

** 1913-19 Seahorses Waterlow 2/6d sepia-brown SG 400, well centred, unmounted, Cat £500. A premium-grade stamp.

621 A A1750

Lot 622

* 1929 PUC £1 black SG 438, a few shortish perfs at top, lightly mounted, Cat £750.622 B A2 400

Lot 623

** 1934 Re-Engraved Seahorses 2/6d chocolate-brown SG 450, well centred, unmounted, Cat £125.623 A B1 140

Ex Lot 624

P 1936 KGVI Waterlow No Denomination essay perforated marginal plate proof blocks of 4 in red-lake or violet, unmounted. (2 blocks)

624 A200T

** 1962-67 Commemoratives with Phosphor Bands apparently complete, a few very minor blemishes otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat £280+. (88)

625 A/A-150T