Auction 257 September 2023
Our 257th sale features an impressive Bosnia collection (the D.M. van Gelderen collection including proofs and many variaties). Furthermore we offer specialised and large collections of Italy, Latin America and Poland. An extensive philatelic library is also on sale for collectors of philatelic literature.
For Netherlands collectors and dealers this sale features the 2nd part of Dutch collector C. Avezaat (Netherlands and Colonies single frankings and fdc's). In addition the 2nd part of postal historian C. van Hoek is included. These 2 name sales are supported by a wide and diverse range of single lots, collections and stock of our other consignors.
- All World (65) Apply All World filter
- British Commonwealth (59) Apply British Commonwealth filter
- Europe (1073) Apply Europe filter
- Literature (137) Apply Literature filter
- Netherlands and Colonies (1578) Apply Netherlands and Colonies filter
- Numismatics (340) Apply Numismatics filter
- Overseas (168) Apply Overseas filter
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1840 Victoria one penny black TI plate 4 and TK plate 5 both good to large margins, fine ex. (both a tiny thin spot) with Maltese crosses in red and black respectively, cat.v. £ 825
1840 Victoria one penny black JB plate 6 with good to large margins, a very fine ex. with a crisp strike of the Maltese cross in red, cat.v. £ 425
1840 Victoria one penny black AI plate 7 good to large margins, a fine to very fine ex. with a rather heavy Maltese cross in red, cat.v. £ 450
1840 Victoria two pence blue HK plate 1 with good to large margins, a very fine ex. with a good strike of the Maltese cross in black, cat.v. £ 975
1840 Victoria 2d. blue lettered I-I, a very fine used ex. with four good to large margins and a neat black Maltese cross, cat.v. £ 975+
1840 Victoria 2d. blue lettered K-A, a very fine used ex. with four margins and a Scottish 1844 type numeral 28 (Ayton), cat.v. £ 2000
1841 Victoria two pence blue PD plate 3 with good margins, a fine ex. (small corner crease) with a good strike of the number 12 in Maltese cross, cat.v. £ 550
1d. red-brown and 2d. deep blue both cancelled by - Charlotte Place - Scots local postmark, very fine cat.v. £ 135+
1848 Victoria 10d. brown embossed , a very fine used ex. with strong deep colour and a crisp numeral 754 (Stratford on Avon), cat.v. £ 1500+
1848 Victoria 6d. embossed, a very fine used ex. with strong deep colour and a crisp numeral 634 (Ramsgate), cat.v. £ 1000+
1848 Victoria 6d. embossed watermark inverted and reversed, a very fine used ex. with Irish numeral 137 (Clonee), cat.v. £ 1000+
Victoria a wonderfull archive containing six hand illustrated covers (by Francis Egerton Bridgewater House) all sent to a Miss Duckworth (Exeter later Sandplace Cornwall) between 1864 and 1882, condition varies (SG 40 most perfs cut off, some envelopes imperfections)