386th Auction

1958/2000, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including miniature and souvenir sheets. Fine. 

1840/1891, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, selection of  used classic singles and covers, over thirty stamps, strongest in Great Britain, with two four-margin Penny Blacks, range of Surface Printed including 1883 2sh6p lilac, 1882 10sh. slate (significantly repaired), and 1891 £1 green (reperforated on one side, repair), Malta, Australian States including Tasmania and Victoria, Cape of Good Hope three-margin 6d. Hope, etc, three British covers accompany including 1 d. black from Pimlico to Surrey, 5sh Embossed on 1852 cover to the United States, and 1861 Hastings to Mauritius via Marseilles, quality varies, with much being quiet fresh, much fine or better.

1840/1950(ca.), used and unused collection with better items including Great Britain, Barbados, Trinidad , Ceylon, Malaysian States, India and States, Cape, Bechuanaland, Falklands, Australian states, Rhodesia in 16 stockbooks

1850/1970, used, unused and mint never hinged A-Z country stock with India, Malayan States, Borneo, Barbados, Australian states etc. with better material in 2 stockbooks 

1852/1900 (ca.), mostly used collection incl. many better issues and high values, starting with Antigua Mi.-Nr. 2 (2) unused, some specimen, Bermuda 116 with sheet margin, Barbados Nr. 2 signed Pfenniger, 12 fine (opinion Ferchenbauer), Trinidad 1 unused, St. Helena 1 used, Cape of Good Hope 2Iby, 2IIa, 4Ib signed Bühler/Alcuri, good part Mauritius with e.g. Mi. 8 faulty signed Bühler, further early India, Ceylon and asia with e.g. Hong Kong 96 c. value, etc., also some covers, some occasional faults as to be expected, otherwise mostly good condition

1860/2000, used, unused and mint never hinged collection of Coats of arms, with better Malaysian states, Zanzibar, Brunei etc. on album pages in ringbinder

1860/1970, used and unused lot of mostly older material in 6 stockbooks

1874/2000, used and unused holding of Australia and New Zealand in 12 stockbook/albums 

1960/2000, mostly mint never hinged collection of miniature sheets, with many topical issues in 17 stockbooks in large box

1856/1950 ca., covers/cards (50+) New Zealand Dunedin 1897, earth quake, 1937 with Greece censor to Germany, Uganda registered coversTrinidad & Tobago air mail 1934, Sierra Leone, Gambia, India, C.O.G.H., Natal, South Africa, Burma overprinted issues, ship mail Paquebot Egypt, some different

1891/1960 (ca.), few hundred covers with strength in the 1930/60 period, some interesting and attractive frankings and usages, airmails, omnibus, Toga Tin Can mail, etc., slightly mixed condition, an interesting assembly neatly housed in five albums

1945/65, Aerogramme 31, mostly used to Austria with censor marks on front and inside, from Falkland Islands with non reclame label to Prag, Nigeria, Kenya Uganda, Trinidad & Tobago, Southern Rhodesia, Mauritius, Aden, Nyasaland, Jamaica and Fiji

1853/1921 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used group with 3 covers, including Cape of Good Hope Triangulars with SG-Nr. 2 used pair, Boer War mail, Somaliland, some specimen overprints, etc., together with a small selection of German Togo, except for the occasional fault overall in good condition

1860/1950 (ca.), Australian States and Papua New Guinea, small collection in stockbook, with some better items

1897-1910, Four album pages with a fine and unused collection, incl. 1 d. range with differing perfs. incl. blocks of four (2), 1902 chalky paper values from ½ d., 6 d. orange pair, 1 s. maroon, 2 s. 6 d. green (two shades); 1905/10 issue with fine range from 1 d. with 8 d. lilac-rose, 10 d. violet (7), 1 s. maroon (2) and 2 s. 6 d. green (2) etc. Majority fresh and fine

1879/1903, “O.S.” perfins on 33 used stamps, not studied, values to 9d on stockcards in envelope

1853/1899, mostly used collection on stock pages, comprising an 1853 4d yellow-orange (cut to shape), useful range of 1855-60 imperforate Chalon issues (26), including a diverse selection of shades particularly of the 1d, 2d,  4d, and 6d, unusual 6d light blue block of nine cancelled “Tasmania / Post”, range of 1864 perforated Chalon issues from the 1d through 1sh, also with good representation of shades, and 1870/96 later Victoria issues (80+), many used examples with clear c.d.s. strikes, with unused examples also included, owner's accompanying inventory notes Michel catalogue value exceeds €5,100, some small flaws to be expected, but an overall fine collection.

1885-95, The unused collection, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, with shades, 8 d. rose on pink, 2 s. olive on bluish-green, ½ d. rosine and salmon, 1 d. green, 2 d. rosy-mauve, 3 d. yellowish brown, 4 d. magenta, 6 d. cobalt, 8 d. scarlet on pink, 2 s. olive on green, 2 s. apple-green and 2 s. blue-green, generally fair to fine, a scarce group

1896-99, Unused collection on leaves, wmk. third V over Crown, perf. 12½, with shades, perf. varieties including ½ d. emerald, 1 d. brown, 1½ d. apple, 2 d. violet, 2½ d. blue incl. a block of four, 3 d. ochre and buff, 4 d. red, 5 d. red-brown, 9 d. rosine and dull rose, 1 s. brownish red, 2 s. blue-green, 4 s. orange no gum and 5 s. rosine no gum, generally fine

1899-1901, Unused collection on leaves, wmk. fourth V over Crown, perf. 12½, with shades, perf. varieties including ½ emerald, 1 d. rose-red and rosine, 1 d. olive, 2 d. violet, 2½ d. blue, 3 d. slate-green, 4 d. rose-red, 5 d. red-brown, 9 d. rose-red, 1 s. 6 d. orange, 2 s. blue-green, a fine lot

1901-1910, Unused collection on leaves, wmk. fourth V over Crown, perf. 12 x 12½, with shades, perf. varieties and multiples including bantam ½ d. incl. block of eighteen, 1 d. rose incl. block of four, 1½ d. maroon on yellow incl. blocks of four and ten and twelfe, 2 d. violet incl. a block of four, 2½ d. blue, 3 d. orange, 4 d. bistre, 5 d. brown incl. block of four, 6 d. emerald, 9 d. rose, 1 s. yellow, 2 s. blue on pink and 5 s. rose & blue (10 stamps). A generally fine collection, please inspect carefuly

1901/1910: Unused collection on leave, wmk. fourth V over Crown, perf. 11, with shades, perf. varieties and multiples including bantam ½ d. incl. a block of four wmk. inverted, 3 d. yellowish-brown, 6 d. emerald, fine group

1905/13: New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 12 x 12½ or 12½, the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, perf. "OS" examples and multiples, with bantam ½ d. incl. blocks, 1 d. rose incl. many multiples, three blocks of four and rare "rose-carmine" shade (ex Purves), 2 d. mauve incl. two blocks of four, 2½ d. blue incl. blocks, 3 d. orange incl. block of four, 4 d. bistre incl. corner block of six, 5 d. brown, 6 d. green, 9 d. brown-red and shades, 1 s. orange incl. a corner block, 5 s. rose & blue, £ 1 salmon and £ 1 dull rose, £ 2 blue unused two single stamps; a generally fine lot

1905-13, New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, perf. 11, the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, perf. "OS" examples and multiples, with bantam ½ d., 1 d. rose incl. eight blocks of four; 2 d. bright mauve pair, 2½ d. blue, 3 d. orange-brown with inverted watermark block of four, 4 d. yellow-bistre block of four, 6 d. emerald, 5 s. rose & ultramarine (4), fresh and generally fine collection

1905/13, New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, compound perfs., the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, perf. "OS" examples and multiples, with bantam ½ d. blue-green with block of four with 'cut and patch' perf. repair and 1 d. rose magnificent "OS" 1 d. lower marginal block of 24 with "CA" and "JBC" Monograms, a charming group

1912, New Designs, wmk. Crown over A, compound perfs., the unused collection on leaves with shades, perf. varieties, 1 d. on 2 d. lilac incl. blocks of four, eight and nine, 1 d. incl. lower marginal strip of twelve with "CA" and "JBC" Monograms, 1 d. with sideways wmk. in block of four, 2 d. violet incl. two blocks of four, 9 d. rose, 1 d. rose and 9 d. carmine; generally fine, an elusive group

1895-1909, Postage Dues collection, 6 d. pale scarlet & yellow-green, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12 x 12½ and 1900/04 Postage Due set of seven values to 5 s. and 1905/09 set of four values to 4 d., a fine and scarce group (40 items)

1901/38, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. official stamps, specialized with types, plate flaws and multiples including some complete sheets, together with some duplicates, starting from the first Lakatoi “British New Guinea” type with SG-Nr. 8 both unused and used, 37 (x3), in the later issues noted both Ash and Harrison printings, some with the lower border sheet imprints, also a selection of cancellations together with few forerunners, some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition. A great specialist assembly, neatly housed in 3 albums (ex SG-Nr. 1-159)

1901/89 (ca.), New Guinea Postal History, large collection with hundreds of covers and cards, many interesting usages, rates and frankings with an abundance of better items throughout, noted mail from the German internees in Liverpool with Australian 1 d. stationery card with straightline “GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP” to Canberra, fine choice of the 1915 NW Pacific overprints, the later issues well represented with the Native Village and Ragian Bird up to the 1 Pound, many airmail covers including 1934 First Australian New Guinea Flight, postal stationery card 1½ d. with “SAMARAI SP 2 1902 BRITISH NEW GUIENA” to London with arrival, 2s.6d. with “PORT MORESBY 15.AUG.08” as a single franking to registered envelope to England (SG-Nr. 37), etc. The collection follows with a large choice of the modern cancellations from the various post offices on covers, together with a small part of stamps with some multiples, etc… Except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition, neatly housed in 15 albums