Public Auction 327 Thursday, October 6, 2016

4428 Locals: (London) Foster's Parcels Express Co Ltd. 1874 (no value) black on grey, perf 12½, inscribed "Always Ready To Serve By Land Or Sea". VFM. RL 2. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $200

4429 Locals: (London) Foster's Parcels Express Co Ltd 1874 (no value) black on green, perf 12½, inscribed "Always Ready To Serve By Land Or Sea". VFU, black crayon cancel. RL unlisted colour. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $200

4430 Locals: (London) Carter, Paterson & Co Ltd range inc "Cash On Delivery" label red on buff, "Paid" label red on white "Paid" black on pink, "Islington Paid" black & white on red, "Islington Nelson Terrace NI" black & white on red, "Brighton The Drive Paid" both white & black on red. Also Circular labels (2), 1 inscribed "Brighton The Drive Home" & the other "Paid Central St E.C.E", plus 2 rectangular labels, 1 inscribed "Islington" & the other "Central Street", both red & green with black inscriptions. All diff. All U. Unlisted in RL. Extremely rare group. (11). (P) $400 $800

4431 Locals: Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd 3d black on green, Parcel Ticket, with black control no. Uc5585. F-VF UN. Unlisted in RL. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

4432 Locals: Manchester Parcel Delivery ca1890 2d vermilion, Frank stamp, inscribed "Chief Office 32A Fountain St J Burgess", perf 12. FU, black ink "Cancelled". RL 2. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

4433 Locals: Manchester Parcel Delivery ca1890 3d blue, 4d green & 9d brown, Frank Stamps, inscribed "Chief Office 32A Fountain St J Burgess", perf 12. U, flts, m/s signature, "Cancelled" in black & black bar cancels. RL 3, 4 while 9d is unlisted! Very rare. (3). (P) $150 $250

4434 Locals: Manchester Parcel Delivery ca1890 3d blue, Frank stamp, inscribed "Chief Office 32a Fountain St J Burgess", perf 12. VFU, tiny tear, m/s signature cancel. RL 3. Very rare. (P) $80 $150

4435 Locals: Manchester Parcel Delivery ca1890 4d green, Frank stamp, inscribed "Chief Office 32a Fountain St J Burgess", perf 12. VFU, m/s signature & cross cancels. RL 4. Very rare. (P) $70 $120

4436 Locals: Manchester Sutton & Co ca1890 3d deep blue, Frank stamp, "J Burgess", perf 11. U, flts, blue crayon cancel. RL 3. Extremely rare. (P) $150 $300

4437 Locals: (Manchester) Sutton & Co selection with 1890s 6d brown, Frank stamp "J Burgess" UL half diag bisect, plus 2 labels inscribed "This Parcel Is Paid Thru To Destination", 1 black/buff, other black on greenish, imperf. F-VF. RL lists 3d & 4d, with 6d unlisted. (3). (P) $100 $200

4438 Locals: Manchester Sutton & Co 1890s "Passenger Train Traffic" red label, dark violet control no.495. VFU, black crayon cancel. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $150

4439 Locals: (Manchester) Sutton & Co 1890s 3d bluish-green Frank Stamp "J Burgess" inscribed "Chief Office 32a Fountain St". U, flts, blue crayon cancel. RL unlisted. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $200

4440 Locals: Manchester Sutton & Co 1890s 2d red Prepaid Parcel Stamp, J Burgess, perf 11. VF UN. RL unlisted. Extremely rare. (P) $200 $400

4441 Locals: Manchester Sutton & Co 1890 6d brown, Prepaid Parcel Stamp J Burgess, perf 11. VFU, blue crayon cancel, plus boxed "Sermans Depot 1900" cancel in black. RL unlisted. Extremely rare. (P) $200 $400

4442 Locals: Wigan Goods & Parcels Delivery Co. 1d black on white monogram. FU, pen cross cancel. RL unlisted. Extremely rare (P) $250 $400

4443 Railway Newspaper Parcels: ca1880 Midland Railway ½d to 1/- (ex 6d), opt SPECIMEN diag in red, black control no. VF fresh MUH, 1/- horiz bend. Very rare. (8). (P) $200 $300

4444 Railway Newspaper Parcels: ca1880s Preston & Wyre Railway ½d-6d with black controls. VF fresh MUH. Very rare. (5). (P) $120 $180

4445 Railways: MH & Co for NB (North Britain?) railway (Passenger Train) black/green label, with control no.C9627, inscribed "not exceeding 112lbs. FM. Extremely rare. (P) $100 $200

4446 Telegraphs: 1864 Universal Private Telegraph Co set 6d brown & 1/- lilac, ea with control no. in both black & green. VF M/MUH. RL 1-2, Bft 1, 4, 6, 9. Very scarce. (4). (P) $70 $100

4447 Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Company 1d to 1/- (no 6d) Col Raynsford-Jackson. VF fresh M/MLH. RL ex1-6, Bft ex1-5. Very scarce. (4). (P) $50 $80

GREAT BRITAIN - POs ABROAD

4448 Constantinople: QV selection 1857-83 all with barred "C" pmks. 1857 4d Rose & 1856 6d lilac (2 shades), no cnr letters. 1862 4d Red (2 shades) & 1/- green (2 shades), small cnr letters. 1867 5/- Rose plates 1 & 2. 1876 2½d Rosy mauve plate 4. F-VFU. SG Z90, Z91, Z97, Z112, Z121, Z81 cat £960+, ridiculously low as normal GB cat £3400+! (10). (P) $400 $800

GREAT BRITAIN - JERSEY

4449 1940 German Occupation "swastika JERSEY 1940" opt GB Stamp Centenary 1½d. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. At the start of German Occupation, the commandant ordered all stocks of GB stamps be delivered to Bigwoods printery & opt with a swastika etc. However, after objections from Bailiff of Jersey & consultations with Berlin, a decision was made not to issue the opt stamps & destroy all stock. All were then burnt, apart from several sets which were kept for archives or souvenirs. SG JW15 cat £3250+++, much under-catalogued as no examples have been on the market for very many years, & only several genuine examples exist (forgeries being plentiful!). The only MUH example known to us. We previously sold the 2d from same issue for $8700 in 2009. Great rarity of significant historical importance. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $7000 $10000

4450 1940 German Occupation Arms of Jersey "Etats de Jersey" 1d scarlet design prepared by Bigwoods, both normal stamp & also with "swastika / 1940" opt. These stamps were prepared by the Bigwoods printery but due to objections from Bailiff of Jersey & consultations with Berlin, they were never issued. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum & both matching left marginal. SG JW19 & JW20 cat £6000++, & under-catalogued (examples in our auction 295 sold for $5800+). Only 2 sheets of 30 recorded of each, & of those many were creased etc, with only tiny number of perfect MUH such as these existing. Major rarity of significant historical importance. 1984 Mohle BPP photo certs for blks, plus 2013 Ceremuga photo certs. (P) $5000 $7000

4451 1941 German Occup Arms 1d scarlet on chalk-surfaced paper. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 2Z cat €80, SG 2d cat £55+. (P) $35 $50

4452 1941 German Occup Arms 1d scarlet on chalk-surfaced paper, variety "white circle flaw". Superb fresh MUH. Mi 2z(var) est cat €120, SG 2d/j cat £82+. (P) $60 $90

4453 1943-44 German Occup Pictorial 1d red imperf DIE PROOF "Epreuvre de luxe" M/Sheet (143x118mm) on wove paper, with French imprint at base. VF fresh UN as made, gum stain at top edge where tissue paper overlay attached. SG 4(p). Very rare (P) $500 $800

4454 1943-44 German Occup Pictorial 2d orange DIE PROOF (78 x 60mm) in close to issued colour, on thin horiz laid cloth-type paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG 6(p). Extremely rare & probably unique on this paper. (P) $600 $900

4455 1943-44 German Occup Pictorial 2d orange DIE PROOF "epreuvre de luxe" (143x118mm), wove paper with imprint at base. VF fresh UN as made, with attached interleaf, plus presentation sheet ex the King Farouk collection, with his pyramid h/s on reverse of epreuvre. SG 6(p). Attractive & very rare. (P) $500 $800

4456 1943-44 German Occup Pictorial 2½d blue imperf DIE PROOF "Epreuvre de luxe" M/Sheet (143x118mm) on wove paper, with French imprint at base. Superb fresh UN as made, with tissue paper attached. SG 7(p). Very rare (P) $500 $800

GREECE

4457 1896 Olympics set 1L-10Dr. VFM, in far above average condition for this difficult set. Vl 109-20, SG 110-21 cat £1500+. This is the 1st Olympic issue of the world & genuine sets are quite rare (beware of forgeries, especially of 5Dr & 10Dr). Top 2 values with 2009 Ceremuga photo certs. (12). (P) $1200 $1800

4458 1896 Olympic Games set 1L-10Dr. The 1L-5Dr F-VF U, 10Dr F-VF M, 2 vert gum creases. Mi 96-107; SG 110-21 cat £1100. Rare set. Top value 10Dr with 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (12) (P) $600 $900

4459 1940 Youth Organiosation Airmail set 2Dr-100Dr. VF fresh MUH. SG 544-553 cat £900 for M, should be at least double, £1800 MUH. (10) (P) $400 $600

GREECE - TERRITORIES & OCCUP

4460 Samos: 1899 Arms set 5pa-1Gr in se-tenant prs. VF fresh MUH, typical irregular original gum. Mi II-IV cat €150+ for M, should be at least double, €300 MUH. Very scarce. Exp. (4). (P) $200 $300

4461 Samos: 1912 Hermes set 1L-50L, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH. VI 4-8, Mi 4-8A, SG 4-8A cat £37 for M, should be at least double, £74 MUH. (5). (P) $50 $70

4462 Samos: 1912 opt Hermes set 1L-1D, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH. VI 9-14 cat €60+, Mi 9-14, SG 9-14 cat £38 for M, should be at least double, £76 MUH. (6). (P) $50 $70

GREENLAND

4463 1915-33 Polar Bear 2o, printing II (1924), perf 11¼, white paper, white gum. VF fresh MUH. SG P5 cat £275 M, should be at least double, £550 MUH, Facit P5III, cat Kr8000. Scarce stamp. Dr Debo BPP photo cert. (P) $350 $500

GRENADA

4464 1875 POSTAGE ONE SHILLING opt QV 1/- deep mauve, error "SHLLIING" for "SHILLING". Superb U, light cancel. SG 13a cat £700+. Holcombe photo cert. (P) $500 $700

4465 1883 "POSTAGE" opt QV Chalon 1d orange, error "POSTAGE" INVERTED. Superb U. SG 27a cat £2250+, under-catalogued. Extremely rare genuine. 2012 Scheller photo cert. (P) $1800 $2500

4466 1888 Surch "HALF PENNY POSTAGE" on 2/- orange revenue, error opt double. VFU. SG 43a cat £350. 1929 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $200 $300

4467 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

4468 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) $80 $120

4469 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

4470 1869-73 QV ¼ Sch 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

4471 1875-90 Numeral 5Mk (5s) deep green, aniline rose, black & yellow. VF fresh M. Mi 20A cat €180, SG 19 cat £225. Nice genuine example. (P) $150 $250

HONDURAS

4472 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

4473 1863-71 QV 2c brown, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 8a cat £130. (P) $80 $120

4474 1863-71 QV 6c lilac, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh M. SG 10 cat £450. (P) $250 $350

4475 1863-71 QV 24c green, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M. SG 14 cat £650. (P) $250 $350

4476 1863-71 QV 30c mauve, wmk crown CC inverted, variety "GKON damaged". VFU, blue barred oval pmk, probably Shanghai in China. SG 16aw cat £600 for normal wmk. Non variety cat x13 with inverted wmk, thus this should be £7800! Extremely rare combination -certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $2000 $4000

4477 1863-71 QV 96c brownish-grey, wmk crown CC INVERTED. FU, barred numeral B62 pmk. SG 19w cat £200. (P) $100 $150

4478 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

4479 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

4480 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

4481 1880 QV 2c dull rose, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh UN. SG 28 cat £275. (P) $100 $150

4482 1882-96 QV 4c slate-grey, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 34 cat £30. $20 $30

4483 1882-96 QV 5c blue, wmk crown CA INVERTED. VFU. SG 35aw cat £120. (P) $90 $120

4484 1882-96 QV 10c purple on red, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 38 cat £45. $30 $40

4485 1882-96 QV 10c purple on red, opt SPECIMEN, wmk crown CA. VF fresh UN. SG 38s cat £200. (P) $100 $150

4486 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

4487 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

4488 1891 "20 CENTS" opt QV 30c grey-green & "50 CENTS" on 48c dull purple, both with Chinese h/s. VF fresh M. SG 48-49 cat £122. (2) (P) $70 $100

4489 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

4490 1891 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c purple on red with Chinese h/s. Superb fresh M. SG 50 cat £450. (P) $300 $400

4491 1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine. VF MLH. SG 51 cat £475 (P) $375 $475

4492 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

4493 1891 opt QV $5 on $10 purple on red Postal Fiscal. Superb fresh M. SG F9 cat £400. (P) $300 $400

4494 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

4495 1897 QV Stamp Duty $1/$2 olive-green Postal Fiscal, with 2 Chinese h/s, perf 14. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG F11 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. Very rare in genuine MUH condition. (P) $500 $700

4496 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

4497 1898 "1 DOLLAR" opt QV 96c black, with Chinese characters h/s, error h/s DOUBLE. VFM. SG 52(var), normal cat £225, Yang 51b lists this variety as x3 so est £675. Very rare. (P) $600 $900

4498 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

4499 1898 QV $1/96c grey, wmk crown CA, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh M. SG 52a cat £200 (P) $140 $180

4500 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

4501 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

4502 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

4503 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

4504 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

4505 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

4506 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

4507 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

4508 1903 KEVII 1c-50c, wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 62-71 cat £368. (10). (P) $250 $350

4509 1903 KEVII 1c-$1, wmk crown CA. VF M/MLH. SG 62-72 cat £500. (11). (P) $250 $350

4510 1903 KEVII set 1c-$10 opt SPECIMEN. VFM, some disturbed gum, all nice bright colours. SG 62-76s cat £2000. Rare set. (15) (P) $1700 $2500

4511 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

4512 1903 KEVII $3 slate & dull blue, wmk crown CA. SG 74 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. (P) $700 $1000

4513 1903 KEVII $5 purple & blue-green, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 75 cat £650. (P) $450 $650

4514 1903 KEVII $10 slate & orange on blue, top value, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh M, bright colours. SG 76 cat £1400. Beautiful example of this rare top value. (P) $1200 $1800

4515 1904-06 KEVII 2c-50c, (ex 8c), wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG ex 77-85 cat £420. (9). (P) $275 $400

4516 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. Superb fresh MLH. SG 85 cat £110. (P) $70 $100

4517 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, chalk-surface paper, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 85a cat £95. (P) $70 $100

4518 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 86 cat £200. (P) $100 $130

4519 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh M. SG 86a cat £180. (P) $150 $250

4520 1904-06 KEVII $3 slate & dull blue, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 88 cat £375. (P) $275 $375

4521 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

4522 1907-11 KEVII 1c-50c, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 91-98 cat £341. (8). (P) $200 $300

4523 1907-11 KEVII New Colours 1c-50c, wmk mult crown plus 4c shade. F-VF M, odd tropicalised perf. SG 91-98 cat £360. (9). (P) $130 $180

4524 1912-21 KGV 1c-$2, wmk mult crown plus 10c shade. VF M/MLH, most fresh. SG 100-113 cat £576. (14). (P) $300 $450

4525 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) $220 $300

4526 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) $250 $350

4527 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) $275 $400

4528 1912-21 KGV $2 carmine-red & grey-black, wmk mult crown. VF MLH. SG 113 cat £200. (P) $130 $170

4529 1912-21 KGV $3 green & purple, wmk mult crown. Superb M. SG 114 cat £300. (P) $200 $300

4530 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red on green, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MLH. SG 115 cat £700. (P) $600 $800

4531 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red on green -white back, wmk mult crown. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 115a cat £600. (P) $450 $600

4532 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

4533 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

4534 1921-37 KGV 1c-$2, wmk script. VF M/MLH, mostly fresh. SG 117-130 cat £407. (16). (P) $200 $300

4535 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

4536 1921-37 KGV $2 carmine-red & grey-black, wmk script. VFM. SG 130 cat £140. (P) $100 $130

4537 1923-56 Postage Due set 1c-10c wmk script upright. VF MLH. SG D1-5 cat £130. (5). (P) $100 $130