367th. Auction

1 d. brick-red on slightly blued paper, clear to large margins and lightly cancelled, very fine, sign. Brun and Dr. Knopke BPP, certificate RPS (2016)

1855/63, 1 d. brick-red on cream toned paper, ample to large margins and lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate RPS (2015) (SG £ 900,-)

6 d. deep rose-lilac good margins all around, close at bottom right tied by CGH obliterator to folded letter from Uitenhage to Yorkshire, cover with closed tear at top, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1996) Provenance: M. Burrus (1962), Sir Maxwell Joseph (1982)

6 d. slade-lilac on blued paper, ample to good margin, lightly cancelled, fine, certificate RPS (2016) (SG £ 500,-)

6 d. slade-purple on blued paper, good to large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate RPS (1995) (SG £ 1.000,-)

1 s. deep dark-green, good to large margins and nice colour, cancelled by triangular handstamp, very fine, certificate RPS (1995) (SG £ 550,-)

1863/64, De La Rue 6 d. bright-mauve, good to enormous margins with parts of 2 neighbour stamps, lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate RPS (2016)

1 s. bright emerald-green with clear to large margins, very lightly used, very fine, certificate RPS (2016) (SG £ 700,-)

1894, Victoria 5£. purple/black on red, fresh colour, unused, fine, signed Schlesinger a.o. and certificate PF (1992) (SG. 5.500,-)

Wide setting, lines 3 mm apart: 1 m. carmine, unused, fine, scarce, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke and Both with certificates (1976) (SG. 5.000£)

2004, WWF Subantarctic Seals 35 p., imperforated strip from sheetlet with sheet margin, mint never hinged

2004, WWF Subantarctic Seals 35 p., imperforated pairs with sheet margins, mint never hinged

1913, 100 r. unused, o.g., very fine and fresh (SG 900£)

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 shahi black, Plate A, position 10, cancelled by corner bite together with India ½a. on cover with adjacent cds of Amritsar and Nowshere, opened out for display and some minor tears, 

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 shahi black, Plate A, position 12, cancelled by corner bite on cover (opened out for display), a fine and attractive cover

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 shahi black, Plate A, position 5, cancelled by corner bite and tied by pen stroke to cover (openend out for display; with original contents), cover some tears, otherwise fine

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 shahi black, Plate C, position 12, cancelled by corner bite and tied by typical red smear cancellation to reverse of envelope to Kabul, a fine and attractive cover

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 senar black, Plate C, position 2, worn state with vertical white line through the entire design, cancelled by corner bite on cover (opened out for display), a fine and attractive cover

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 senar black, Plate D, position 2, cancelled by corner bite on cover (opened out for display), somewhat unfresh and small faults to cover, otherwise fine

1871/72 (dated 1288), 1 abasi black, Plate C, position 10, unused example with mostly large margins, clearly showing part of watermark, small crease, otherwise fine and rare

1873 (dated 1290), 1 sh. black, large Plate B, complete sheet of 60 types printed on medium laid paper watermarked PRO BONO PUBLICO, bottom row with faults, folded once horizontally not affecting stamps, few small stains, otherwise a fresh and fine multiple

2nd Afghan War 1878-80: 1880, incoming cover franked with horizontal pair GB 2½d. blue, addressed to Col. Iredell in command of the 16th reg. Bombay N.I, received in Quetta with "Field P.O. No.3" cds. on reverse, some stains, otherwise fine

1858, Barquitos 1p. light-brown with double-print, used, fine Provenance: Ferrary Sale VII, lot 148 (1923)

Over the counter production: 5 r. on Romanov 10 on 7 k. brown, block of 25 from the lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, a scarce multiple, fine, signed I.I. Kaushavili (the Caucasion commisar for Philately 1922-24) in the margin

Over the counter production: 5 r. on Romanov 4 k. red as block of four with central authenticating cancellation, originally from a larger multiple which had a Stefan Berger opinion which ich included in this lot, fine. Ex PT Ashford collection  

1997, CEPT 170 and 200 d., each seven imperforated progressive single proofs incl. the final stamps, seven pairs and seven minature sheets, unmounted mint, fine

2000, 40 d. and 500 d., each 7 imperforated progressive proofs miniature sheets incl. the final stamp, 500 d. all with large right sheet margin, umounted mint, only 6 such sets issued

2001, 50 d. and 500 d., each 7 imperforated progressive proofs miniature sheets incl. the final stamp, all with large right sheet margin, unmounted mint, fine

1997, CEPT 20 q. and 60 q. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10 and imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2001, CEPT 1000 m. and 3000 m. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10, unmounted mint

2002, CEPT 1000 m. and 3000 m. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10 and imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2003, CEPT 1000 m. and 3000 m. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10 and imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2004, CEPT 1000 m. and 3000 m. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10 and imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2006, CEPT 20 q. and 60 q. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10 and imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2008, CEPT 20 q. and 60 q. in imperforated miniature sheets of 10 and imperforated booklet sheet, unmounted mint

2008, CEPT 120-550 d., imperforated proofs printing sheet with eight miniature sheets, unmounted mint, fine, rare