358 / September 2014

 2d. blue, plate 5, watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, the selection of 20 horizontal and vertical pairs, many fine to very fine, some with imperfections, interesting group for plating and research! (SG No. 34; £ 2.800.-) Michel Nr. 11B

2d. blue, plate 5, watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, the selection of  3 horizontal strips of four, some imperfections (e.g. slight creasing),  impressive small group of multiples! (SG No. 34; £ 840.-) Michel Nr. 11B                                   

 1855/ 57, 2d. blue, plates 5 and 6, perforated 14 , Large Crown watermark, the fascinating study of «matched letterings» from plate 5 and 6 showing alphabet II (plate 5) and alphabet III (plate 6). In total 199 singles and one pair which include approx. 80 «matched pairs» with the same lettering from plate 5 and 6, some showing constant plate varieties, average to good condition with many fine (SG No. 34, £ 14.000.- ) Michel Nr. 11B

 2d. blue, plate 6, watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, the attempted reconstruction of  89 stamps, very few duplications, some better cancellations ( Scots Locals; Edinburgh Roller), incl. one on piece with two 1d.»s, condition a little mixed, many fine to very fine (SG No.: 35; £ 6.230.-) Michel Nr. 11B                                                              

 2d. blue, plate 6, watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, nice group of  4 horizontal pairs, 2 vertical pairs and  a strip of  3, few imperfections , some are fine, the vertical pair NE +OE both stamps showing re-entries, interesting group of multiples (SG No. 35; £ 1.210.-) Michel Nr. 11B                                                               

2d. blue plate 6, watermark Large Crown, perf. 16, small group of 12 singles, including AF re-entry (state 2) few imperfections, mostly fine (SG No. 36a; £ 4.500.-) Michel Nr. 11A                                                                      

 1858/79, 2d. blue, plate  9, 2 singles, 3 pairs and a strip of three and the scarcer plate 12 with 23 singles mostly good condition, many fine (SG No. 45; £ 3.374.-) Michel Nr. 17           

1841, Postal Stationary 2 d. blue, 8 unused envelopes, various types with shades, misplaced silk threads (Huggins EP 6 var.)

2 d. blue, Plate 1, horizontal pair (NG-NH), good to wide margins all around and fresh colour, used with two clear red MC, fine, certificate BPA

1887/92, Jubilee 4½ d. and 2½ d. tied to registered illustrated envelope 'Hugo Griebert & Co./Foreign stamps merchants' 1897 to Eger, Austria; light fold not affecting the stamps

5 d. deep blue, head B, imperforated in horizontal pair, unmounted mint

1978, Cyclists 9 p. imperforated horizontal pair, unmounted mint, very fine

British Fair, Artist drawing on glassine paper, stamps showing different denominations, very fine and interesting

BOOKLETS: 1969, 'Stamps for Cooks' booklet 1 £, all panes cancelled with Philatelic Bureau postmark of 8 June 1971; a rare item (SG specialized ZP1as)

"QUEENSTOWN MY 6 76" on lettersheet via St. Petersburg to Jakobstad in Finland with clear blue accountancy mark "5 3/4" and red "ANK 18 5"

1912, Caledonian Railway Company Privatpostmarke 2 d. grün zusammen mit Edward 1 d. auf Brief nach London, dort nachgesandt nach Kent

2012, Olympic games souvenir sheet 3 £ with strong miscut, unhinged mint

1857/59, Black swan 2 d. brown-black on red with clear to wide margins, small part of neighbour stamp at top, fresh colour, unused without gum; a very faint and minor horizontal crease at top; fine and attractive, certificate BPA (2014)

1944, Airgraph-Letter with content and an A4-sheet "Airgraph Service", fine

1852/57, 3 d. red on horizontally ribbed paper, horizontal pair with good to wide margins, tied by numeral "10" to lettersheet with adjacent somewhat faint dispatch mark "COBOURG JAN 26 1858" and red curved "CANADA" to Massachussetts; the right stamp with small adhesion, otherwise very fine, certificate BPA (2014)

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)

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

1921/23, overprint "RAROTONGA" on postal fiscal stamps 2 s.-1 £ and 1926/28, 2 s.-3 s. and 1931/32, 2 s. 6 d. and 5 s., unused, some smaller values unmounted mint

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

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

1911/22, 3 p.-25 r., 17 values unused, 10 r. regummed, otherwise unmounted mint, fine and scarce set

1926/33, George V. with wm 'stars', ½ a.-25 r., 13 values, unused, most unmounted mint

1937/40, George VI. 3 p.-25 r. complete, unmounted mint, 10 r. tiny gum fault

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. unused, 10 r. unmounted mint, cheap 1½ a. small stain, otherwise fine

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. unused, 10 r. unmounted mint, fine

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., 2 used sets

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

1949/52, 3 p.-15 r., 16 values complete, unmounted mint

BURMA: "PROME APR 24"(1877) on registered envelope with India 1865, ½ a. and 2 a. (2),tied by diamond of barrs, with adjacent boxed register mark with manuscript "Prome 24 april 77" and clear "STEAMER LETTER G.P.O. CALCUTTA"; on front transit mark of Rangoon; fine and scarce

"JAMAICA PAID SE 30 1837" on front of lettersheet via London and Hamburg to Berlin with several transit and arrival marks

"B/172", octagonal marking, 3 strikes on India 1856/64, 2 a. yellow, 8 a. carmine and 1860, 8 p. mauve, all tied additionally with red Singapore merchant's chop, on letter sheet endorsed "Via Marseilles" to England with arrival mark of September 30 1865. A scarce and delightful cover