Public Auction 323 Thursday, May 12, 2016

3913 1888-91 "POSTAGE & REVENUE" opt QV 1d/8d, variety "stop after 1d almost totally missing", plus extra "1d" inverted partially at base. Superb U. SG 46b cat £275, plus premium for partial invert surch, with normal to compare. (2) (P) $150 $250

3914 1913-22 KGV diff papers, 3d purple on yellow (white back), & 1/- black on green (white back), both opt SPECIMEN (1/- in red), wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 96as, 98as cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (2). (P) $90 $120

3915 1913-22 KGV 1/- black on green-emerald back, wmk crown CA INVERTED in UR plate no.2 blk of 4, plus normal wmk in UL plate no.2 blk of 4. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 98d/98dw cat £484++ as M singles, plus premium MUH plate blks. (2 blks) (P) $500 $800

HELIGOLAND

3916 1869-73 QV ¼Sch green & rose ERROR OF COLOUR on quadrille paper. VFU appearance, sl flts, nice colours. SG 5a cat £3250, Mi 8F cat €4500. Very rare genuine. BPA photo cert (P) $700 $1000

HONDURAS

3917 1927 Arms Renta Revenue 5L brown, printer's sample proof, opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. Rare! (P) $20 $40

HONG KONG

3918 1863-71 QV 2c brown, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 8a cat £130. (P) $80 $120

3919 1863-71 QV 6c lilac, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh M. SG 10 cat £450. (P) $250 $350

3920 1863-71 QV 96c brownish-grey, wmk crown CC INVERTED. FU, barred numeral B62 pmk. SG 19w cat £200. (P) $100 $150

3921 1879 QV 5c/18c lilac Postcard stamp on original postcard. VF UN, stamp with straight edge at left, unusually fresh. SG P2 cat £375+. Very scarce. (P) $300 $450

3922 1879 "5 CENTS" opt QV 18c lilac Postcard stamp, variety "short leg of T". F-VF UN (only sold affixed to postcards). SG P2(var) cat £375+ as normal. (P) $250 $350

3923 1879 "5 CENTS" opt QV 18c lilac Postcard stamp. F-VF fresh UN (only sold affixed to postcards). SG P2 cat £375. (P) $250 $350

3924 1879 Postcard stamp QV 5c/18c lilac variety short leg of T, affixed to Postcard. Fresh UN, stamp irregularly separated by knife or scissors by PO clerk & then affixed to card for sale. SG P2 cat £375. (P) $275 $400

3925 1880 QV 2c dull rose, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh UN. SG 28 cat £275. (P) $100 $150

3926 1882-96 QV 4c slate-grey, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 34 cat £30 . $20 $30

3927 1882-96 QV 5c blue, wmk crown CA INVERTED. VFU. SG 35aw cat £120. (P) $90 $120

3928 1882-96 QV 10c purple on red, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 38 cat £45. $30 $40

3929 1882-96 QV 10c purple on red, opt SPECIMEN, wmk crown CA. VF fresh UN. SG 38s cat £200. (P) $100 $150

3930 1885 QV surch set 20c/30c orange-red, 50c/48c yellowish brown & $1/96c grey-olive, all h/s SPECIMEN (type HK4) diag INVERTED reading up from LR to UL. VF fresh M. SG 40s-42s(var) cat £1300 normal specimen, & estimated at triple for inverted so £3900+. 2012 Ceremuga photo cert. (3). (P) $1500 $2500

3931 1891 "14 cents" opt QV 30c mauve. VF fresh MUH, tiny natural paper irregularity. SG 44 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH. (P) $300 $500

3932 1891 "50 CENTS" opt QV 48c dull purple with Chinese h/s. VF fresh MUH. SG 49 cat £80 for M, should be at least £160 MUH. (P) $150 $250

3933 1891 "50 CENTS" opt QV 48c dull purple, with Chinese h/s. F-VF MLH. SG 49 cat £80. $40 $60

3934 1891 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c purple on red, with h/s Chinese characters. VF fresh MLH. SG 50 cat £450. (P) $375 $475

3935 1891 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c purple on red, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh MLH, nice deep colour. SG 50 cat £450. (P) $350 $450

3936 1891 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c purple on red, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh MLH. SG 50 cat £450. (P) $350 $450

3937 1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine. VF MLH. SG 51 cat £475 (P) $375 $475

3938 1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine, variety "broken '1' in 1891". VF MUH, sl tropicalised never hinged original gum. SG 51c cat £950 for M, should be at least double, £1900 MUH. (P) $900 $1200

3939 1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine, variety space between "O" & "N" of Hong. VFU, "Hong Kong JA 22 91" FDI cds. SG 51f cat £750. Rare variety -certificates for any of the 1891 opts can be obtained on request. (P) $600 $800

3940 1891 opt QV $5 on $10 purple on red Postal Fiscal. Superb fresh MLH. SG F9 cat £400. (P) $300 $400

3941 1897 QV Stamp Duty $1/$2 olive-green Postal Fiscal, with 2 Chinese h/s, perf 15½x15. Postally F-VF U with "Hong Kong DE 1 97" cds. SG F10 cat £130. (P) $100 $130

3942 1897 QV Stamp Duty $1/$2 dull bluish-green Postal Fiscal, error both Chinese h/s OMITTED. Superb fresh MLH. SG F11a cat £2000+. Rare so nice. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1800 $2500

3943 1898 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c black, with Chinese characters h/s, error h/s DOUBLE one at right & one at left. VFM. SG 52(var), normal cat £225, Yang 51e lists this variety as x5, so est £1125. Extremely rare. (P) $1000 $1500

3944 1898 QV $1/96c grey, wmk crown CA, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh M. SG 52a cat £200 (P) $140 $180

3945 1898 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c grey-black, variety Chinese character h/s, at right. VFM. SG 52a(var), normal cat £225, Yang 51i lists this variety as x10, so est £2250. Extremely rare -certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1800 $2800

3946 1898 "10 CENTS" opt QV 30c grey-green. VF fresh M. SG 54 cat £600. Rare stamp. (P) $550 $750

3947 1898 "10 CENTS" opt QV 30c grey-green, w/o Chinese h/s. Superb MUH, nice never hinged original gum. SG 54 cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH. Very rare genuine MUH. (P) $1200 $1800

3948 1898 "10 CENTS" opt QV 30c grey-green, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh MUH. SG 55 cat £75 for M, should be at least £150 MUH (P) $150 $250

3949 1898 "10 CENTS" opt QV 30c grey-green, h/s with Chinese character, variety figures "10" widely spaced (1½mm). Superb fresh MLH. SG 55b cat £700+. (P) $600 $900

3950 1898 "10 CENTS" opt QV 30c grey-green, h/s large Chinese character. VFU with cds, nice original colour as never washed. SG 55c cat £1000. Rare stamp. (P) $800 $1200

3951 1900-01 QV 12c blue, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 60 cat £48 for M, should be at least double, £96 MUH. (P) $90 $130

3952 1900-01 QV 12c blue blk of 4, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MUH, horiz gum bend on 2 stamps. SG 60 cat £192 for M, should be at least double, £384 MUH. (P) $200 $400

3953 1900-01 QV 12c blue, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 60 cat £48 for M, should be at least double, £96 MUH. (P) $90 $130

3954 1900-01 QV 30c brown, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 61 cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (P) $100 $150

3955 1900-01 QV 30c Brown, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 61 cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (P) $100 $150

3956 1903 KEVII 1c-50c, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 62-71 cat £368. (10). (P) $250 $350

3957 1903 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, wmk crown CA. VF MUH. SG 72 cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MUH. (P) $200 $300

3958 1903 KEVII $10 slate & orange on blue, top value, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh M, tiny natural paper inclusion, bright colours. SG 76 cat £1400. Beautiful example of this rare top value. (P) $1200 $1800

3959 1904-06 KEVII 2c-50c, (ex 8c), wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG ex 77-85 cat £420. (9). (P) $275 $400

3960 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. Superb fresh MLH. SG 85 cat £110. (P) $70 $100

3961 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, chalk-surface paper, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 85a cat £95. (P) $70 $100

3962 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 86 cat £200. (P) $100 $130

3963 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh M. SG 86a cat £180. (P) $150 $250

3964 1904-06 KEVII $3 slate & dull blue, wmk mult crown, chalky paper. VF fresh MLH. SG 88 cat £375. (P) $250 $350

3965 1904-06 KEVII $3 slate & dull blue, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 88 cat £375. (P) $275 $375

3966 1904-06 KEVII $10 Slate & orange on blue, top value, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. VF fresh MLH, nice colours. SG 90 cat £1900. Beautiful example of this rare top value. (P) $1700 $2500

3967 1907-11 KEVII 1c-50c, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 91-98 cat £341. (8). (P) $200 $300

3968 1907-11 KEVII 1c brown, opt SPECIMEN wmk mult crown. VF MLH. SG 91s. (P) $50 $100

3969 1912-21 KGV 1c-50c wmk mult crown, plus 6c, 12c, 30c & 50c shades. VF fresh MUH. SG 100-111 cat £368 for M, should be at least double, £736 MUH. (15). (P) $600 $900

3970 1912-21 KGV 12c purple on yellow, white back, opt SPECIMEN, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MUH. SG 106as cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH. (P) $250 $400

3971 1912-21 KGV 50c black on blue-green, white back opt SPECIMEN, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MUH. SG 111as cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (P) $300 $450

3972 1912-21 KGV 50c black on blue-green, emerald back, opt SPECIMEN, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 111ds cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH. (P) $300 $450

3973 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red on green, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 115 cat £700. (P) $600 $800

3974 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red on green -white back, wmk mult crown. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 115a cat £600. (P) $450 $600

3975 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red on green, white back opt SPECIMEN, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MUH. SG 115as cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. Rare so nice. (P) $800 $1200

3976 1915 Officially Sealed label in grey-blue, imperf. VFU, 4 margins, "Hong Kong 15 NOV 13" cds. Yv R2. Rare with pmk. (P) $100 $200

3977 1921-37 KGV 1c-$1 (ex 2c & 12c) wmk script, plus 2c & 4c shades. VF M/MLH. SG ex 117-29 cat £260. (17). (P) $150 $250

3978 1921-37 KGV 2c green, wmk script INVERTED. VF MUH marginal, darker gum. SG 118bw cat £110 for M, should be at least £220 MUH. Desirable with margin as wmk error clearly visible from the front. (P) $130 $200

3979 1921-37 KGV $2 carmine-red & grey-black, wmk script. Stamp VF fresh MUH, top marginal. SG 130 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. (P) $250 $350

3980 1921-37 KGV $2 carmine-red & grey-black, wmk script. VFM. SG 130 cat £140. (P) $100 $130

3981 1921-37 KGV $3 green & dull purple, wmk script. VF fresh MLH. SG 131 cat £200. (P) $150 $250

3982 1921-37 KGV $5 green & red on emerald, top value, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH. SG 132 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (P) $900 $1200

3983 1923-56 Postage Due set 1c-10c wmk script upright. VF MLH. SG D1-5 cat £130. (5). (P) $100 $130

3984 1933 "10 Cents Stamp Duty" & 2 Chinese characters opt KGV 12c purple on yellow, UR cnr marginal blk of 6 with control no.J8289. Superb MUH. Bft 152 cat £150 for M, should be at least £300 MUH, plus premium for control blk. Spectacular & very rare. (P) $400 $600

3985 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 5c, variety "extra flagstaff" on UL stamp of LL cnr blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 134/134a cat £350 for M, should be at least £700 MUH singles, plus premium for positional blk. (P) $500 $800

3986 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 20c blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 136 cat £160 for M, should be at least £320 MUH. (P) $200 $300

3987 1937 KGVI Coronation set 4c-25c, FULL SHEETS of 60 with margins, 4c with control no.S00099, 15c S15501 & 25c S00099. VF MUH. SG 137-39 cat £1200 as singles, plus big premium for sheets. (3 sheets of 60). $500 $1000

3988 1938-52 KGVI 30c yellow-olive, perf 14. Superb fresh MUH. SG 151 cat £150. (P) $150 $250

3989 1938-52 KGVI $5 Green & violet, ordinary paper. VF fresh MLH, almost MUH. SG 160 cat £80. (P) $40 $60

3990 1938-52 KGVI $10 green & violet, 1st issue colours. Superb MLH & much fresher than usual. SG 161 cat £700. (P) $400 $600

3991 1938 Numeral 5c green Postal Fiscal. VF fresh MUH. SG F12 cat £100. Only authorised for postal use for 9 days. (P) $100 $150

3992 1941 KGVI Centenary set 2c-$1, all UR cnr marginal requisition number blks of 4. VF MUH, sl traces of gum aging. SG 163-68 cat £360 for singles plus premium for requisition blks. (6 blks of 4). (P) $450 $700

3993 1946 Victory set 30c & $1, both with variety "extra stroke, the 30c in pr with normal. VF MUH. SG 169-70a cat £254+. (3) (P) $180 $250

3994 1975-82 QEII 10c Bright orange, wmk crown CA sideways, variety printing error of a vert white line through Queen. VF fresh MUH. SG 311(var). (P) $50 $100

3995 1936 Registered FFC Hong Kong-Penang-London (toned) franked KGV $1 tied by Hong Kong Air Mail 25 MR 36" cds, with reg label & boxed flight cachet to Australia with 4 diff b/s. $70 $120

3996 1937 Registered FFC Hong Kong-USA by Pan-Am, franked KGV $3 tied by "Hong Kong Air (R) Mail 29 AP 37" with pictorial flight cachet & original registration receipt. To Canada, with b/s of San Francisco transit & Vancouver arrival. SG 131 cat £70 as loose U & "from x3" on cover. Very rare high value single franking. (P) $200 $300

3997 1951 use of KGVI 40c Air Letter, "Hong Kong" 25½mm long, grey stock. U, light folds, "Kowloon 24 JUN 1951" pmk. Yang AL3. $50 $100

HONG KONG - POs IN CHINA

3998 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV 1c-$1, wmk mult crown. VF MLH. SG 1-13 cat £340. (12). (P) $250 $350

3999 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV 1c-$1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-13 cat £329. (12). (P) $250 $350

4000 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV 1c-$1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 1-13 cat £329. (12). (P) $250 $350

4001 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV $1 reddish purple & bright blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 13 cat £85. (P) $70 $100

4002 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV $1 grey-purple & blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 13a cat £90. (P) $70 $100

4003 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV $2 red & black, wmk mult crown. VFM. SG 14 cat £225. (P) $150 $200

4004 1917-21 CHINA opt KGV $2 carmine-red & grey-black, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 14 cat £225. (P) $180 $250

4005 1918 CHINA opt KGV 1½c on 1c brown on buff Postcard. VF UN, typical darker stock. H&G 5, Yang P36. Rare. (P) $200 $300

4006 Shanghai: 1911 use of real photo PPC, franked KEVII 2c pr, tied by "Shanghai Br PO AU 5 11" cds. VF. SG Z850. $50 $100

4007 Wei Hai Wei: 1912 use of PPC of Half-Moon Bay Wei Hai Wei, franked on view KEVII 1c wmk mult crown, tied by "Liu-Kung-Tau JY 1 12" cds. To France. SG Z1084. (P) $100 $200

HUNGARY

4008 1871-73 King 3Kr green lithographed. F-VF fresh M, with nice original gum. SG 3 cat £1700, Mi 2 cat €1500. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600 $800

4009 1871 Newspaper 1Kr red, imperf, part sheet wmk "kr" in circle, this being the 1896 official reprint. Superb fresh M, 4 margins. SG N14(R), Mi ND14 cat €600. Only 1800 printed. (P) $300 $400

4010 1914 War Charity opt set 1+2f - 5+2Kr, the rare PROOF opts with sl diff opt setting, inc 10+2f with red opt (issued in black). Odd perf flt, o/w, VF fresh MUH. SG 153-69(p) cat £300, Mi 145-61(p) cat €280 -both for normals, plus premium MUH proofs. (2 sets). $100 $200

4011 1926 Madonna & Child set 1P-5P. VF fresh MUH. Mi 427-9 cat €140, SG 476-8 cat £195 for M, should be at least £390 MUH. (3). (P) $60 $100

4012 1932 Madonna set 1P-10P. VF fresh MUH. Mi 484-7; SG 535-8 cat £500 for M, should be at least double, £1000 MUH. (4) (P) $300 $400

4013 1918 Airmail cover franked Repulo Posta opt set 1K50 & 4K50, plus Harvester 5f & Parliament 80f & 1K, all tied by "Budapest 918 JUL 10" cds. To Poland, with Flugpost Wien transit cds & Flugpost Krakau arrival b/s. VF. SG 271-2, Mi 210-11. Budapest-Krakau covers are very rare. (P) $600 $1000

4014 1920 cover (partial back) franked general Revenue 50f brown & red pr of the 1914 issue, tied by "Szeged" cds date. Rare usage $50 $100

HUNGARY - OCCUPATIONS

4015 West Hungary (Lajtabansag): 1921 Postage Due 50t black & green, error centre INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Mi P1(var). Only 1 sheet recorded. 2015 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $200 $400

INDIA

4016 1852 Sind Province "Scinde Dawk" ½a white embossed stamp. FU, sl staining from cancel, cut square with almost 4 margins & nice embossing. SG S1 cat £2500. Respectable genuine example of this famous classic no.1. 2008 RPSL photo cert. (P) $1200 $1800

4017 1856-64 QV ½a blue Die I, IMPERF blk of 4, no wmk. Superb MUH, "dried" never hinged original gum, all 4 margins. SG 37a cat £1800 for M, should be at least double, £3600 MUH, plus premium for rare blk. Certificate can be obtained on request. (4). (P) $1800 $3000

4018 1856-64 QV ½a blue Die I, IMPERF bottom marginal blk of 12, no wmk (sheet wmk in margin). Superb MUH, "dried" never hinged original gum, all 4 margins. SG 37a cat £5400 for M, should be at least £10,800 MUH, plus huge premium for exceedingly rare large blk. Certificate can be obtained on request (12) (P) $5000 $8000

4019 1856-64 QV ½a blue Die I, IMPERF horiz pr, no wmk. Superb MUH "dried" never hinged original gum, 4 large margins. SG 37a cat £900 for M, should be at least double, £1800 MUH. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000 $1500

4020 1865-74 QV range with 1865 ½a, 8p, 1a & 2a & 1866-78 4a, all opt thick CANCELLED (13x2mm), plus 1874 1R opt thin CANCELLED (14x2½mm), all wmk elephant. From DLR archives colour sample proof sheets. VF fresh MUH. SG ex 54-63, 71, 79 cat £206 for M, should be at least double, £412 MUH normals & much rarer with opt (6) (P) $200 $300

4021 1865-78 QV range with 8p purple, 1a brown, 2a orange & 4a green, all marg blks of 4, all opt CANCELLED 13 x 2½mm, all wmk elephant. From De La Rue archives, being from colour sample proof sheets. VF fresh MUH. SG ex 56-62 & 71 cat £512 for M, should be at least double, £1024 MUH normals & much rarer with opt, especially as blks. (16) (P) $500 $700

4022 1866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, wmk elephant head. VFM, usual tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £500. Rare stamp. Copy of Holcombe photo cert of blk of from where it came. (P) $300 $400

4023 1866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, UR marginal blk of 4, wmk elephant head. VFM, usual tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £2000 as singles, plus premium for blk. Rare. Copy of Holcombe photo cert of larger blk it came from. (4). (P) $1300 $1800

4024 1902-11 KEVII 25R brownish orange & blue, top value. Superb U, light cds at top only leaving King's head clear. SG 147 cat £1700++. The most attractive used example we have seen. (P) $1200 $1800

4025 1911-22 KGV 1a carmine, UL cnr marginal blk of 8, error grossly misplaced perfs through middle all 8, wmk star. Stamps VF MUH, darker gum. SG 160(var). Spectacular error blk. (P) $500 $1000

4026 1911-22 KGV 15R blue & olive, wmk large star. VF fresh M. SG 190 £275. (P) $230 $300

4027 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 15R blue & olive, wmk single star. VFU. SG O95 cat £225. (P) $100 $150

4028 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV 25R orange & blue top value. Superb M. SG O96 cat £350. (P) $275 $375

4029 1926-33 KGV 10R green & scarlet, wmk mult star. VF fresh MUH. SG 217 cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MUH. (P) $200 $300

4030 1926-33 KGV 25R orange & blue, top value, wmk mult star inverted. VF fresh MUH. SG 219w cat £375, should be at least double, £750 MUH. (P) $700 $1000

4031 1929 Airmail set 2a-12a. VF MUH. SG 220-25 cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. (6). (P) $100 $150

4032 1937-40 KGVI 1a red uncut booklet panes sheet of 256 with barred gutters every 5th row, ea pane of 16x4 has tete-beche prs across the centre, giving a total of 64 tete-beche prs, plus another 64 inverted wmk & 64 normal. Superb fresh MUH. SG 250/250a/250w cat £416+++, plus premium for fresh sheet. Spectacular. $500 $700

4033 1937 KGVI 2R & 10R blks of 20 (5x4). VF MUH. SG 260 & 262 cat £860+. Nice multiples. (40). (P) $300 $500

4034 1911 FFC franked KEVII ½a tied by red aeroplane cachet "First Aerial Post UP Exhibition Allahabad 1911" To Ambala, with b/s of "Allhabad 18 FE 11" & Ambala arrival cds. (P) $700 $1000