357 / März 2014

1857/64, 1 sh. scarlet-vermilion bisect, lower right half, tied by clear grid to large piece with adjacent "ST.JOHNS NEW FOUNDLAND PAID SP26 1860" and London arrival mark; filing crease in one corner nicely ironed, very attractive and rare, certificate RPS (not mentioning the crease) Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein (H.R.Harmer 1970)

1851/60, 6 d. deep-green, bisect with clear to wide margins, tied by oval of bars to envelope of March 6, 1860 with adjacent "Paid 5" to Halifax; certificate Philatelic Foundation (1956)

1851/60, 1 sh. cold-violet, clear to mostly wide margins, neatly cancelled by oval of bars, very fine, certificates Philatelic Foundation (1990) and Holcombe (1991)

1852/57, handmade wove paper: 3 d. brown-red, good to large margins, tied to wrapper-style letter sheet March 1858 to Kingston, fine, signed Holcombe with certificate

1852/57, 6 d. greenish-grey on medium wove paper, large margins all around, neatly cancelled, very fine, certificate Holcombe

6 d. dark grey, plate proof on India with vertical "SPECIMEN" in deep red, block of four, ungummed, certificate Friedl Expert Committee (Unitrade 2TCvii)

1935, Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen, essay of the Canadian Bank Note Co., 3 c. in unissued design, using George V. 3 c. stamp with photographic centre, partly retouched, fixed on carton and to presentation board with explanation of the Assistant Deputy Postmaster General of February 20, 1935 on reverse; scarce and attractive

1937/38, airmail 6 c. blue, imperforated vertical pair from the lower left sheet corner, unused o.g., the lower stamp unmounted mint

1855/58, 1 sh., plate proof in black on greyish wove paper without watermark, pair with large margins, fine, certificate BPA (1990) Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein (1989)

1855/63, 1 sh. deep dark green, pair with large margins all around and sheet margin at one side, unused o.g., very fine, signed in the margin only

1966, Lafayette chicken 60 c. with strong shift of blue color, mint never hinged, fine

1904, King Edward VII 5 s. red and 3 s. green, used, fine

1889/1898, 5 c. - 5 pta., complete set with 8 stamps and issue 1898 2 p. - 1 sh., complete set with 4 stamps, unused, fine

1938/51, George VI ½d.- 10s., 36 stamps including colour and perforation varieties, mounted mint, very fine

1950, St. George's 2½ d. bright-blue, perforated 12½ x 13½, fresh colour and unused with large part original gum, very fine, a scarce stamp, BPA certificate, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

1938/52, George VI 1c.-10$, 23 mounted mint stamps including colour varieties, 10$ chalk-paper with few short perfs, otherwise very fine

1855, 4a. blue and red with large part of watermark, good margins, clear central "B/127", very fine

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., tied by special first day cancellation to special booklet, fine

OFFICIALS: 1948, Ghandi 1½ a. brown and 3½ a. violet, unused with large part original gum, 3½ a. slightly disturbed gum, otherwise very fine and scarce, BPA certificates, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

FEUDATORY STATES: Cochin, 1942, 2¼ a. sage-green, fresh color and unused with large part original gum, very fine and scarce, BPA certificate, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

FEUDATORY STATES: Cochin, 1943, 9 p. on 1½a. purple, fresh color and unused with large part original gum, very fine, BPA certificate, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

FEUDATORY STATES: Cochin, 1943, 1a.3p. on 1a., fresh color and unused with large part original gum, small wrinkle at upper right, otherwise very fine, BPA certificate, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

OFFICALS: 1937/43, ½a .- 10 rs., two different overprints, mounted mint, 10 rs.. JIND STATE SERVICE unmounted mint, very fine 

1778, entire letter from St. Elizabeth to London, endorsed "By His May. Ship The Winchelsca"; bishop-mark on reverse, fine

JAPANESE OCCUAPTION: 1942, 1-3 c. and 10-15 c. each as block of four showing the complete overprint, 3 and 15 c. with lower sheet margin, unused with large part original gum, very fine and scarce, BPA certificates, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

1939, Airmail postage ½ d.- 1£, mounted mint, fine

OFFICALS: 1936/61, 1d.-5s., 29 stamps including colour and perforation varieties, mounted mint, very fine

POSTAL FISCAL STAMPS: 1s 3d. orange-yellow - 22/- on 22 scarlet, mounted mint, very fine

POSTAL FISCAL STAMPS: 1940/58, 3£ 10 s. rose and 5£ indigo-blue, mounted mint, very fine

 POSTAL FISCAL STAMPS: 1940, 3/6 on 2s6. - 22/- on 22 s. scarlet, mounted mint, very fine

1900, 6 d. on 6 d. bright carmine with "6" omitted, used, fine (SG £ 300,-)

POSTAGE DUE: 1960, 6 d. on 7½ d. blue, mounted mint, very fine

1909, 5£. deep blue, unused without gum, fine, Raybaudi certificate

1961, Tristan Relief Fund 2½-10 c., unmounted mint, very fine, an extremely rare set of which only 434 have been sold, BPA certificate, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

1899, 1/2 d. lilac and green, 3 d. on 1 d. lilac, 5 d. on 6 d. brown-carmine and 4 d. yellow tied by cds. "KINGSTOWN OC.9.99" to registered cover with registered label on reverse via London to Prenzlau, Germany with arrival mark, folded, otherwise fine

1945, fiscals 2s6d.-5£, mounted mint, very fine