384. Auction

2 a. red on laid paper, block of 4, unused, pre-folds between the pairs, very fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1885-94,  1/2 anna red on orange-buff wove battone paper block of 10 (SG value £950)

1885/94, 4 a. red on laid blue-green paper, block of 4, unused, 2 stamps faint crease, still fine, certificate ISES (2022)

1885-94  1/2 anna red on yellow-green horizontal laid paper, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £2500)

1887, 4 a. black in block of 12 with three tete-beche pairs and one pair with one stamp sideways, unused, 2 pre-folds between stamps

Wove paper: 4 a. black in block of 4 with one stamp sideways and one stamp with paper makers embossing, goodd margins, unused, light crease in the lower pair, most likely unique, certificate ISES (2022)

1950 Jaipur ¼ a. to 1 r., set missing 3/4a, 1a & 2a, with overprinted "RAJASTHAN" cancelled to order, as always (SG value £1304)

1880, 4 a. red in sheet of 20 without margins, unused, one stamp corner fault, otherwise very fine

1885/96, 3 p. orange, Type B, two copies, and 2 a. carmine, tied by "PAONTA / SIRMOOR STATE 28 OC 01" squared circle cancel 1901 to part envelope, registered from Paonta to Nahan  with "SIRMOOR STATE / NAHAN 29 OC 01" delivery cds on reverse. Internal franked Sirmoor covers are virtually unobtainable because the Maharaja of Sirmoor had issued strict orders to have the stamps removed from all articles of mail prior to delivery. Only a handful of such Sirmoor covers exist, the majority of franked Sirmoor covers are combination covers addressed to areas outside Sirmoor State. BPA certificate

Waterlow Proofs of 1899 complete set of four each in a corner marginal block of four each with a 3mm security punch hole from the unique sheet that was retained in the Waterlow archive.  Variously stained and without gum, certificate ISES 2021.

3 pies orange SG Type "B" mixed Machine printed and handstamped; "On" SG Type 19 machine printed and "S S S" without stops handstamped SG Type 13. Unrecorded. Block of four, right stamps hinged, left stamps never hinged

1892/97, "On S.S.S." in type 13 on Elephant 6 d. green in vertical pair, imperforated between, unused with part original gum. A unique item. This stamp has not been listed so far in Stanley Gibbons, it's status is unknown. The pair without overprint already is a great rarity (SG23a). Certificate BPA (2013)

1864, 1 a. black in horizontal pair, used with manuscript cancellation on small fragment. A fine and very rare multiple. Certificate ISES (2022)

1886  4a red on wove paper perf 12 double sheet two upright impressions of the complete sheet of five. Double sheets of this issue are extremely rare.

1913 3p on 1a emerald-green complete sheet of 20 with error stamps imperforate, certificate ISES 2021 (SG value £4750)

1913, 3 p. on 1 a. on toned wove paper, sheet of 20, the right 5 stamps imperforated at right. Fine and rare, certificate BPA (2008)

1949, POSTAGE & REVENUE ONE ANNA in red on ½ a., variety 'Surcharge double', unused without gum, very rare in this condition. Certificate ISES (2022)

1 a. on 8 a. with variety"ONE ANNE" , lightly used on piece, some minor creasing, still very fine, very scarce, Certificate ISES (2022)

1 a. on 8 a. with variety"ONE ANNN" , lightly used, very fine and very scarce, Certificate ISES (2022)

1896, Coronation 4 c. (3) and 6 c. (2), with 1904/10, 1 c. and  3-50 c., tied by "JOHORE BAHRU" cds. to Straits Settlements registered envelope 10 c., with red register handstamp, to Germany.

1847 Post Office 1d. and 2d., the 1911/12 reprints in black, orange and blue from the original plate, on ungummed paper. Slight marginal faults, still fine and rare. 2 sheets signed Jakubek.

1864/71, 6 d. red-brown, 15 copies incl. a strip of 5 and a strip of 3, tied to front and reverse of opened out registered linen envelope 1867 from Okarito (manuscript note on reverse; a gold mining township of 1500 residents in 1866, today 30) with 3 copies 1 s. yellow-green applied in transit and Hokitika to Darmstadt in Germany, transported via Christchurch and on the 17th. voyage by the "Ruahine" via Panama and London with frontside "REGISTERED LONDON". Apart of the address deleted and few imperfections, but still fine and quite fresh. This is the highest recorded franking of this issue and one of 10 entires of the Chalon issues addressed to Germany. It has been suggested that the small Okarito Post Office may have run out of stamps with the quantity of 6d. values on this cover, and that an extra 3 x 1/- were added in transit at the Hokitika Post Office. Certificate RPS (2006)

Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963), John Woolfe (Spink, 2006)

Reference: No. 2340 in the RPSNZ

1996, Children´s Health Stamps “Road Safety”, $2.60 miniature sheet with the 40 c. value in the unissued design showing teddybear at top right and value at lower left, mint never hinged, fine. 

Note: It was not until a few weeks before issue when New Zealand Post sent out publicity material for their new Children´s Health Stamps advertising Road Safety that it was noticed, the baby pictured in the 40c design appeared to be facing forward, whilst in New Zealand Children under six Months are required to be facing the rear when travelling in a car seat. The design was thus hastily redrawn the week before issue and the teddybear omitted so as to avoid any indication of direction. Perhaps inevitably however a small number of the stamps printend in the original design came into the hands of collectors, it is presumed directly through the printers Joh. Eschede. These exist both as singles and miniature sheets, the latter with or without surcharge of a Capex´96 logo in the bottom right margin. 

1996, Children´s Health Stamps “Road Safety”, $2.60 miniature sheet with the 40 c. value in the unissued design showing teddybear at top right and value at lower left and surcharge of a Capex´96 logo in the bottom left margin, mint never hinged, fine. 

1894, 2½ d. blue, tied by red cds. "OLD CALABAR" to O.H.M.S envelope to Wien, addressed to an officer of the botanical museum, transit red cds. "PAID LIVERPOOL 19 FE 96", arrival cds. "WIEN 22.2.96"; a couple of short perfs and some casual toning, still fine

1894, postal stationery double reply card 1 c. red on cream (H&G-Nr. 10) addressed to Wien, together with 1895 3 c. green/rosy mauve, both used with cds. "JESSELTON 9 MAR 08", transit and arrival cds., very fine

1893, postal stationery card 1½ c. brown yellow (H&G-Nr. 6) addressed to Wien, together with 1892 ½ d. blue/vermilion (2), used with cds. "GUBULAWAYO 23 NO 94", arrival cds., some light toning at top, very fine

1888 (May 25), cover franked with 6d. brown-lake, perforated 12x11.5, tied to cover to London by  Apia c.d.s. (Type 2) in blue, United States Garfield 5c. alongside, cancelled by black segmented cork applied in Samoa, reverse with “San Francisco / St. Shp” (Jun 12) and hooded London E.C. (Jun 28) c.d.s., variously toned, but a rare franking from the early rate period of 6d per ½ oz.; just 3 such combinations have been recorded. (Odenweller Census #283)

1889 (April 23), cover to London franked with 1d. yellow-green and 2d. yellow, perforated 12x11.5, tied by Apia c.d.s. in blue, United States 5c. indigo affixed alongside and cancelled in Samoa by black segmented cork, reverse with dual San Francisco c.d.s. (May 12/13), name in address panel cut-out and crudely replaced, repaired opening tear at top, which had also torn 5c. stamp, still a scarce franking; ex Wilson (1923), Odenweller (1978). (Odenweller Census #26)

1891 (December 10), cover franked with 1/2d, 1d., and 4d. singles, tied to cover from the Consulate General of the United States of America by Apia c.d.s. (Type 3, date inverted), to A. Albrecht in Cleveland, Ohio, with San Francisco (Dec 25) and Cleveland (Dec 29) c.d.s. backstamps, the odd trivial toned perf and small tear to back mentioned for strict accuracy, else an attractive and scarce three-colour franking; ex Guy Hamilton. (Odenweller Census #326).  

1892 (July 20), cover to London franked with 1/2d. purple-brown and 2d. yellow, perf 12x11.5, United States 1890-3 5c. chocolate affixed below and tied by segmented cork cancel applied in Samoa, endorsed “via San Francisco” in manuscript, with San Francisco c.d.s. transit (Aug 4) and Margate c.d.s. arrival (Aug 19) backstamps, vertical fold, cover toned and Samoan adhesives with various faults, yet an uncommon mixed franking; ex Odenweller (1978). (Odenweller Census #56)

1894 (January 3), cover franked with 5d. on 4d. surcharge, thin bar over thick bar, tied to Sellschopp & Co printed cover by Apia c.d.s. in blotchy purple-black ink, reverse with San Francisco Paid All c.d.s. (Jan 19), a fresh and clean cover. (Odenweller Census #380)

1894 (February 28), 5d. on 4d. blue, Type III, tied to cover to Sellschopp & Co by Apia c.d.s. in blotchy purplish-black, backstamped with crisp San Francisco / Paid All entry c.d.s. (Mar 15), piece torn from back flap, else fine.

1894 (August 15), 1/2d. purple-brown, perforated 12x11.5, 5d. dull vermilion, perf 11.5x12, tied to Hawkins registered cover to London by Apia c.d.s., United States 1890-3 3d. purple and 10c green affixed alongside, each cancelled with San Francisco oval transit,  New York registration etiquette affixed above, reverse with New York Reg’y Div (Sep 6), multiple London backstamps on receipt and upon redirection to Richmond, with further strikes on front, cover opened on three sides, a striking franking.

1894 (September 12), 5d. dull vermilion, perf 11.5x12, tied to cover to Chicago by choice strike of Apia c.d.s. (Type 4) in purplish-black, San Francisco machine transit backstamp (Sep 29), fine and most attractive.

1895, 2s.6d. reddish lilac, single franking on Sellschopp & Co cover to Molfette, South Italy, adhesive tied by neat Apia c.d.s. in blue, reverse with London transit (May 24) and Molfetta (May 26) c.d.s. receiver, small stain at upper left, else fine.