Auction 258 March 2024
Some highlights:
- 'Ramones' Collection of Great Britain
- Field post WWII, Legion issues and Propaganda forgeries (including Dr. Keizer collection)
- Extensive collection of Turkey
- Postal Stationery Netherlands (including change of address cards Verhoeven collection)
- Many original country collections including British Commonwealth
Auction order
Thursday 14 March
09:00 1-314 Netherlands and Colonies, collections & stock
350-420 Netherlands and Colonies, collections & stock in large boxes
13:00 450-953 Coins
Friday 15 March
10:00 1000-1064 Picture Postcards
10:30 1100-1611 Foreign countries, collections & stock
1800-1936 Foreign countries, collections & stock in large boxes
Saturday 16 March
09:00 2000-2367 Netherlands and colonies single lots
11:00 2500-2633 Foreign countries single lots
13:00 3000-3261 Ramones Collection of Great Britain
15:00 3500-3588 WWII Collection of Dr. Keizer
1881 Postally used fiscal on registered envelope sent from London 1889 to Paris France bearing a 1d. Inland Revenue (perfin C.I.H. & S), ½d. vermillion, 1d. Venetian red (perfin C.I.H. & S), 3d. purple/yellow, and 1s. dull green, a very colourfull and attractive combination cover paying the correct rate of 7x 2½d and 2d. registration rate, cover small imperfections
1895 Postally used fiscal on envelope (opened at right) sent registered from Cardiff 1895 to Germany bearing two 1d. Inland Revenue (both with perfin) and a 10d. Jubilee (corner marginal), several redirections, very scarce usage
1913 Seahorses £1 green, a fine to very fine used ex. with an oval registered postmark, cat. £ 1400
1976 Elisabeth 9p. deep violet error - imperf - block of four, unmounted mint, cat. £ 360
1860 Probate Court 3d., 6d., 1s., 2s.6d., 5s., 10s., £1 and £5 Ultramarine all overprinted Specimen, a fine to very fine unmounted mint set
1866 Matrimonial Cause 1s., 2s.6d., 5s., 10s. and £1 Ultramarine all overprinted Specimen, a fine to very fine unmounted mint set (£1 a few gumbends and gum lightly toned)
1867-1881 Companies Registration, a fine group in violet and lilac, up to £1 all overprinted Specimen and a few overprinted Cancelled and four Plate Proofs in black, a mostly fine to very fine mounted and unmounted mint group (totally twenty two examples)
1876 Judicature stamp, De La Rue Head Dies, Die Proof in black - Orig. Head Prep. For Judicature Stamps 1876 - mounted in a sunken frame (58 x 74 mm), a fine example with minor imperfections
1876 Judicature stamp, De La Rue Head Dies, Die Proof in black - Orig. Head Prep. For Judicature Stamps 1876 - mounted in a sunken frame (73 x 50 mm), a fine example with minor imperfections
1883 De La Rue Head Dies, Die Proof in black with uncleared surround on card (92 x 61 mm) dated 2 May 83, a fine example with minor imperfections
1888-1892 Transfer Duty, a fine group in green, violet, orange and olive green up to 10s. all overprinted Specimen and a few overprinted Cancelled, a mostly fine to very fine unmounted mint group (totally thirty three examples) (5s. 1889 corner perf. missing)
1891 Companies Winding Up 1d. up to £5 lilac and green all overprinted Specimen (set of twelve), a fine to very fine unmounted mint set