382nd Auction

1904, ½ a. pale blue, Type 2, complete sheet of 24, unmounted mint, margins parly slightly stained and light crease, otherwise very fine

2 a. pale green, 2 copies, tied  by native c.d.s. to registered envelope, fine and scarce

½ anna pale blue, horizontal pair, together with ½ anna deep blue, tied to reverse of small native cover, very fine

1890, ½ a. green, complete horizontal sheet of twelve on vertically laid paper, unused without gum as issued, fresh colour, folded vertically in the middle along one stamp, one light crease, fine and very scarce

1866, Circular 4 a. sage-green, fresh colour, very large margins all around, unused without gum as issued, very fine and scarce, certificate Philatelic Foundation (1959)

1876, 6p red, tied by large native intaglio seal cancel to British India ½ a. postal stationery envelope from Poonch to Rawalpindi

1949, ½a.  black/deep blue with red overprint "SARKARI" in type O2, with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce, certificate RPSL (1968)

1859, Queen Victoria 1 d. blue, position 14, fresh colours, good to large margins with parts of two adjoining stamps, pen crossed and tied by fancy cancel "KEFALONIA 1859 7 JULY" to entire letter to Corfu, arrival cds. "CORFU 7 JULY" alongside, a delightful early usage in appealing condition, certificate Simmermacher BPP (2008)

1 d. blue, fresh colours, four very good even margins, pen crossed to an entire letter with fancy cancel "KEFALONIA 1859 11 JULY" to Patras, alongside framed "FRANCA", 15 leptas collected for maritime fee, reverse arrival cds. "PATRAS 1 JULY 59" (Julian calendar). Some minor toning and address crossed out, still fine and very scarce, certificate Simmermacher BPP (2008)

1921, Jamaica Discovery 3 d. green/sepia, Trial Colour Proof on thick paper, fresh and good to large margins, very fine

"DRY HARBOUR JAMAICA": Very fair strike in black on reverse of a 1845 folded entire to London, adjacent red arrival cds., fully dated inside "15 August 1845", endorsed in manuscript "1½" on the obverse for internal transit, light archival fold, fine and very unusal, an interesting item

1895/96, overprint issue 6 a. in block of nine and 12 a. in block of seven, each tied by squared circle of Mombasa to piece, fine/very fine, each with certificate Dr. Knopke

1859/61, Britannia imperforated 6 d. dull purple-slate, good to large margins, with 1862, perf. 14 to 16, 6 d. slate, tied by numeral “B53” to letter sheet from “MAURITIUS SP 18 73” to France. Very fine and scarce.

1855/58, blued paper, 1 d. red, good to large margins, lightly cancelled, tiny corner crease, just touching the frame, otherwise very fine.

1857/63, Chalon Head 6d. chestnut, fresh color and good even margins, used with light barred oval, fine

1862/64, wm large star, 6 d. black-brown, brown and red-brown, 5 copies in shades, all with ample to large margins, used, very fine

1864/71, 1 sh. yellow-green and 1871/73, 6 d. blue, both perf. 12½, tied by Wellington duplex cancellation to entire double rate letter 1873 via Brindisi to England, very fine

1891, "O.P.S.O" red handstamp on 5d. olive-black, fresh color and good perforation, tiny gum free spot, fine, a very rare and elusive stamp, virtually unavailable in unused condition, certificate Brandon (1999)

1903/18, Columbus Die Proof without value in black on thick card, together with Vignette Proof of the centre after hardening; very fine and scarce pair

1 "Shilling" on 1m., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a very rare stamp with only 35 printed, certificate PF (1972)

1903, 8 a. dull mauve and 1 r. green and carmine, used, vf, signed Holcombe with opinion

"GENERAL POST OFFICE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NO 4 1837", a very fair strike of the crowned oval third dated letterstamp on a folded entire to Graaff-Reinet, endorsed "paid" and "11" with adjacent framed handstamp "POST PAID", both postmarks used at the General Post Office of Cape Town (Goldblatt DLS4, PP2), very fine red seal on the back, small paper holes on the front otherwise fine, a very rare combination of both pre-paid handstamps

1839, entire letter from Cape Town to London, showing on front clear "INDIA LETTER DEAL"

1853, Perkins Bacon 1 d. brick-red on blued paper, used block of four with fresh colours lightly cancelled with CGH obliterator, one stamp slightly touched on one side otherwise good to wide margins, portion of adjoining stamp at top, light horizontal crease not detracting, still very fine, ex Hudson

1863, De La Rue Issue 4d. deep blue as pair, fresh color and close to good margins all around, unused with original gum, fine and attractive

1915, Sansane-Mangu 3 pf. brown, used, few slightly shortened perfs, otherwise fine and rare, signed and certificate BPA (1968)

1895/96, overprint issue 1 r. slate and 5 r., used on registered envelope 1896 with adjacent "AR", to France, on reverse "ADEN REG." and arrival marks, on front red french railway mark. A fine and scarce franking.

1871 (dated 1288): Shahi black, Plate A, position 8, cut square, used on cover to Kabul, cancelled by bite and red sealcancel of Peshawar, very fine

1878, 1 shahi yellow-brown, cut square, used on cover from Kabul to Taxkorgan

2 a. ultramarin, fresh colours, complete imperforate sheet of eighteen, consisting of three panes leaving the central one as a tête-bêche,  unused without gum as issued, showing large part of "HOWARD & JONES LONDON" watermark; horizontal crease at the bottom and a trivial horizontal bend, both not affecting the adhesives, still very fine and rare

1907, Coat of Arms 2 a. ultramarin, fresh colours, complete imperforate sheet of eighteen, consisting of three panes leaving the central one as a tête-bêche, unused without gum as issued; a trivial light horizontal bend, still very fine and rare

1921, Independance 10 p. rose and 30 p. light green, fresh colours, complete unused sheets, 30 p. showing the tête-bêche at position 13, fine and scarce

5 c. dark blue, sheet of 50 with all selvages, with full inscriptions at top, a few hinge reinforcement, separated perfs and trivial gum toning, still fine and very scarce

1892, Americas Discovery 5 c. Trial Colour Proofs (6) on thick card, incl. one in adopted dark blue, sharp impressions, also an official commemorative souvenir card for the stamp issue (toned), very fine and rare assembly

1853, First London Printing 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, ample to large margins and nice fresh colour, unused without gum. Very fine and fresh. An extremely rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Sociedad Filatelica de Chile (1977) and BPA (1992) (Scott1)

Provenance:  Gerhard Blank (Robson Lowe 1991)

5 c. red-brown on blued paper, block of 4, nice colour, the right vertical pair partly touched/cut into at right, otherwise clear to large margins, used with 6-bar target. A very rare block in fine condition; just 2 further blocks of 4 have been recorded of this stamp. (Scott 1)

Provenance: Count de Welczeck (Corinphila 1959)  Joaquin Galvez(Corinphila 1979)     ‘Islander' (Corinphila 1996)