Auction 260 March 2025
Some highlights:
Varieties Netherlands. Australian States. Many original country collections including Turkey
THURSDAY 13 MARCH | ||
10:00 | 1- 321 | Netherlands and colonies collections and stock |
- | 400- 456 | Netherlands and colonies collections and stock in boxes |
14:00 | 500- 626 | Coins |
15:30 | 700-775A | Postcards |
16:30 | 800-819 | Literature |
FRIDAY 14 MARCH | ||
09:00 | 1000-1775 | Foreign countries collections and stock |
- | 1800-1925 | Foreign countries collections and stock in boxes |
SATURDAY 15 MARCH | ||
09:00 | 2000 - 2487A | Netherlands and colonies single lots |
13:00 | 2500 - 2996 | Foreign countries single lots |
- (-) Remove British Commonwealth filter British Commonwealth
Classic lot of six stamps including SG 19, 32 (2), 117 var. (double impression), 118 var. (overprint on top and bottom), 136 var. (design partially double), tiny imperfections. An attractive lot with Certificate Ceremuga for each stamp. SG £ 1.200++
Classic lot of mint and used stamps including SG 37, 54, 84, 119, 120, 132, 138, 174, 177, 178, 181 and more, few with tiny imperfections. An attractive lot with high catalogue value in envelope
1883/99: Early issues on album page including ½ d. brown (shades) to 6 d. pale blue (shades), wmk. Crown SA, perf. 10, the unused selection with ½ d. chocolate, ½ d. red-brown pair and ½ d. brown; 3 d. sage-green and olive-green. 4 d. pale violet, 6 d. pale blue, ½ d. red-brown perf. 10 x 11½-12 pair and a double perfed pair, 4 d. purple and slate-violet, 6 d. blue; 1895/99 perf 13 set incl. ½ d., 4 d. and 6 d. in blocks of four, a fine lot
Tannenberg Issue 1894/1906: The unused collection with 2½ d. violet-blue and overprinted SPECIMEN, 5 d. brown-purple unused and overprinted SPECIMEN, 2½ d. violet-blue perf. 15, 5 d. brown-purple unused, 2½ d. indigo blocks of four (2) perf. 12½ and 5 d. brown-purple in a block of four, and 1899/1905 ½ d. block etc. A fine group (18 items) Gi = £ 660 in envelope
Surcharged Issue 1891/94: The unused collection with 2½ d. on 4 d. pale green (shades) with single examples (3) and a corner Plate number "1" strip of three, one example optd. SPECIMEN, 5 d. on 6 d. brown (shades) unused (4), 2½ d. on 4 d. green showing the different perf. varieties etc. (15 items) in envelope
1874/1891: "The Official Stamps" collection, predominantly unused, with 2 s. carmine in a horizontal pair, 4 d. mauve in a pair, 1 s. red-brown in a pair, later issues in blocks of four and nine, many stamps in various shades, a high range of multiples including a (SG O43) perf. 10 block of nine, (SG O34a) pair with one stamp 'No. Stop' variety, pairs with additional row of horizontal perforations etc. A highly catalogued collection largely in premium quality throughout
“O.S.” Overprints on two stockcards including SG O34a, O43f, O44f, O83 shifted, attractive errors on pairs and one block of four, please inspect carefully
Classic lot of mint and used OFFICIAL stamps on album page, all overprinted “O.S.” including SG O10, O12b, O18, O23, O25, O27, O30, O31, O44, O60, O61, including varieties. Some slightly different. An attractive lot for the specialist
Printed by Thomas Ham 1863, 6 d. bright apple-green and a horizontal pair of 2 d. blue, no wmk., rough perf. 13, used on attractive 1864 cover to Isle of Arran / Scotland endorsed 'via Marseilles', from WARWICK clear cancelled in black “18”. Reverse with transit cds LIVERPOOL 17/FEBR/65 in black, part of flap missing, fine
1853, PORT ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA AU/27/1853 c.d.s. on envelope with 1/- rate and 6 d. registration ms. “per first ship” to Leith. On reverse 27/Dec. Edinburgh arrival handstamp applied, tiny flaw and crease. Fine postal history to Scotland on exhibition page
Recess by Perkins Bacon 1855: 2 d. rose-carmine, wmk. Large Star, imperforate, mint hinged, clear to good margins all round, fine and fresh SG £ 1.500
1855: Perkins Bacon 2 d. Plate Proof in carmine-lake, on medium wove paper without watermark, well margins all around. A fine and scarce Proof