Public Auction 329 Thursday, December 1, 2016

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

2007 1853 Triangle 1d pale brick red on blued paper. VFU, full margins. SG 1 cat £450. Exp Rasche. (P) $250 $350

2008 1855-63 Triangle 1d brick-red, on cream paper, Perkins Bacon printing. VFU, large margins. SG 5 cat £900+. Rare so nice! PFSA photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2009 1855-63 Triangle 1/- bright yellow-green, PB printing. Superb fresh UN, full margins. SG 8 cat £3500. RPSL photo-cert (P) $1300 $2000

2010 1855-58 Triangle 1/- deep dark green, Perkins Bacon printing. VFU, all 3 margins. SG 8b cat £550. (P) $350 $500

2011 1863-64 Triangle 4d steel-blue, DLR printing. Superb M, tiny cnr crease full margins. SG 19c cat £2250. A very rare shade. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1800

2012 1863-64 Triangle 1/- bright emerald-green, DLR printing. VFU, full margins. SG 21 cat £700. (P) $350 $500

2013 1893-98 Hope set ½d to 5/-, wmk anchor. VF M/MLH. SG 61-8 cat £275. (8) (P) $200 $275

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR

2014 Mafeking: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d blue on blue, 18½mm. Fresh M, sl creases, tiny tear at right. SG 19/20 cat £1700. Rare in mint condition. (P) $600 $900

2015 Vryburg: 1899 ½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope ½d green. VFU, "Vryburg 8 NO 99" cds. SG 1 cat £80. Only 2400 printed. (P) $70 $100

2016 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VF fresh M. SG 2 cat £250. Only 2400 printed & most used. (P) $200 $300

2017 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. Fresh MUH, small surface scuff at base. SG 2 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. Only 2400 printed & most used. Copy of Brandon photo cert of blk from where it came. (P) $100 $200

2018 Vryburg: 1899 1 PENCE ZAR opt Hope 1d rose. VFU, "8 NO 99" cds. SG 2 cat £100. Only 2400 printed. (P) $80 $110

2019 Vryburg: 1899 2½ PENCE ZAR opt Hope 2½d blue. Fresh M, repaired cnr perf & vert crease, VF. SG 4 cat £1700. Rare stamp as only 480 printed & most were used. (P) $500 $700

CAYMAN ISLANDS

2020 1907 KEVII set 4d to 5/-, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 13-16 cat £300. (4) (P) $200 $300

2021 1907 "One Halfpenny" opt KEVII 1d carmine. VFM. SG 17 cat £60. (P) $40 $60

2022 1907 "½D" h/s on KEVII 5/- salmon & green. VF MLH. SG 18 cat £300. Only 2160 printed. (P) $180 $250

2023 1907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/- wmk mult crown & inc 1/- & 10/- wmk crown CA. VFM. SG 25-34 cat £350. (10). (P) $200 $300

2024 1907-09 KEVII set ½d to 10/- inc both 1/- wmks. F-VFM, lower values sl tropicalised perfs. SG 25-34 cat £350. (10) (P) $130 $200

2025 1912-20 KGV set ¼d to 10/-, wmk mult crown, plus 3d & 1/- diff back. Also 1908-09 ¼d brown. F-VFM, lower values odd tropicalised gum, top value fresh. SG 38, 40-52 cat £237. (16) (P) $100 $150

2026 1912-20 KGV set ¼d to 10/- wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF M/MLH. SG 40s-52bs cat £425. (13). (P) $350 $450

2027 1917 WAR STAMP opt KGV 1½d on 2½d deep blue (SG type 16). VF MUH. SG 55 cat £750 for M, should be at least double, £1500 MUH. Only 3½ sheets of this type were sold. Copy of RPSL photo-cert of blk it came from. (P) $1000 $1500

2028 1921-26 KGV set ¼d to 10/- wmk script CA opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 69-83s cat £450. (14). (P) $350 $500

2029 1935 KGV Pictorial set ¼d to 10/-. VFM. SG 96-107 cat £200. (12). (P) $90 $130

2030 1908 Stampless cover used locally with "Georgetown 16 OC 08" cds & with manuscript provisional endorsement in red "Pd ¼d W.G. MLC". VF. SG MP2, undercatalogued at £250. (P) $350 $500

2031 1942 reg airmail cover franked KGVI 5/- Waterlow & Sons imprint blk of 4 with "Cayman Brac 4 JL 42" cds, customs label at left to Canada, b/s Kingston (Jamaica), Miami, Vancouver & Vernon. Attractive. SG 125 cat £60 & "from x2" on cover. (P) $200 $300

2032 1955 cover franked 1950 KGVI 10/- black & scarlet tied "West Bay 5 AP 50" cds, to Jamaica. SG 147 cat £25 for loose stamp. (P) $100 $150

CEYLON

2033 1857-59 QV 6d purple-brown imperf on blued paper, proof, no wmk wove paper. F-VF UN as made, 3½d margins. SG 1(p) normal cat £12,000. Ideal gap filler. (P) $200 $400

2034 1857 QV 2d yellowish green, imperf. VFM, 4 margins, top marginal. SG 3a cat £500+ (P) $350 $500

2035 1857-59 QV 4d black imperf proof, no wmk wove paper. F-VF fresh UN as made, cut square. SG 4(p) normal cat 70,000. $120 $200

2036 1857-59 QV 4d dull rose, imperf. VFU, cut square with 3 margins barred pmk. SG 4 cat £4500. Rare genuine example of the key classic stamp of Ceylon. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000

2037 1857-59 QV 5d chestnut, imperf. VFM, sl crease, 4 margins. SG 5 cat £1600. BPA photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2038 1857-59 QV 5d chestnut, imperf. Superb M, nice original gum, 4 margins & beautiful deep colour. SG 5 cat £1600. Unusually nice quality example. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1200 $1800

2039 1857-59 QV 8d brown imperf. VFU appearance, thinned & tiny edge tears, cut square with 4 margins. SG 7 cat £1500. (P) $500 $700

2040 1857-59 QV 10d vermilion, imperf. Superb fresh M with original gum. M, 4 margins & bright colour. SG 9 cat £900. (P) $700 $1000

2041 1857-59 QV 1/9 green imperf. Superb fresh UN, cut square, 4 lge margins inc portions of 2 adjoining stamps. SG 11 cat £800++. Stunning colour & unusually nice quality. Exp Holcombe (P) $700 $1000

2042 1857-59 QV 1/9 green, imperf. VFU, cut square with 4 margins, barred pmk. SG 11 cat £800. (P) $550 $800

2043 1857-59 QV 2/- dull blue, imperf. VFU, cut square with 4 large margins, barred pmk. SG 12 cat £1300. Unusually nice quality. (P) $900 $1200

2044 1857-59 QV 2/- dull blue, imperf. VFU, tiny thin, cut square with 4 margins, barred pmk. SG 12 cat £1300. (P) $500 $700

2045 1857-64 QV ½d reddish lilac on glazed paper, imperf. Superb fresh M, nice original gum, 4 margins & beautiful colour. SG 16 cat £4250++ Major rarity such superb quality. Also fantastic provenance as it is ex the Royal collection -from small sale of duplicates in 2001 with the submitter on certificate listed as "The Keeper of the Privy Purse" 2001 RPSL photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000

2046 1857-64 QV ½d dull mauve on white paper, imperf, marginal, huge margins. Extremely fresh MLH, pristine original gum. SG 17 cat £190++. An absolute gem. (P) $300 $500

2047 1872-80 QV set 2c-96c plus 8c shade, wmk crown CC, perf 14. F-VF M/MLH, most fresh. SG 121-32 cat £1355. Rare set! (12). (P) $1000 $1300

2048 1872-80 QV 2c pale brown wmk crown CC INVERTED, perf 14. Superb UN. SG 121w cat £180. (P) $70 $100

2049 1872-80 QV 2R50 dull-rose, wmk crown CC, perf 12½x14. VF fresh M. SG 138 cat £800 & under-catalogued. Very rare (P) $800 $1200

2050 1912-25 KGV 100R grey-black, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 321 cat £2750. Rare high value. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $2500 $3500

2051 1918-19 "War Stamp One Cent" opt KGV 1c/5c bright magenta, wmk INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG 336w (unlisted this shade), other cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH (P) $180 $250

2052 1927-29 KGVI 5R black proof of frame only blk of 4, on no wmk paper, 1 with security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 365(p). Spectacular. (P) $120 $200

2053 1935-36 KGVI Pictorial set 2c-1R plus 1938-49 KGVI Pictorial set 2c-5R plus 50c perf. 1952 KGVI Revenue 10R Postal Fiscal. VF M/MLH, most fresh. SG 368-378, 386-397 & F1 cat £286. (27). (P) $120 $180

CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES

2054 British Indian Forces: 1901 cover franked "BRA 5 Five Cents" black opt China Dragon ½c, error opt INVERTED, tied by "Railway Post Office Tientsin" pmk, plus b/s "FPO No 7 3 MY 01", plus CEF opt QV ½a tied by "FPO No 20 3 MY 01" cds. (cover centre fold well clear of stamp) Chan BRA2a, SG BR 133a cat £2750 for loose stamp & BRA opt on cover cat over triple the loose price, so this should be £9000+. Major rarity as only 1 pane of the error printed & only several covers recorded. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $8000 $12000

CHINA - IMPERIAL

2055 1901 combination franking PPC (edge flts) of Austro-Hungarian warship Zenta & its captain Eduard Thomann of Montalmar who was killed during the Boxer uprising. Franked Dragon 1c(2) & 2c, tied by "Shanghai 20 FEB 01" cds, plus Hong Kong QV 2c carmine pr tied by "Shanghai FE 20 01" cds. To Hungary with arrival cds. Mixed franking as China not a member of UPU, so stamps not valid to overseas address. (P) $500 $800

2056 1902 combination franking on formula Postcard with colour pagoda view, franked Dragon 10c green tied by "Canton 1 JAN 02" cds, plus Hong Kong QV 4c carmine tied by weak "IPO" h/s & "Victoria Hong Kong JU 2 02" cds -date error, should be January. To France, with Lille arrival cds. Mixed franking as China not a member of UPU, so stamps not valid to overseas address. (P) $350 $500

CHINA - REPUBLIC

2057 1912 Revolution 1c-$1. G-VF U. SG 242-51 cat £275. (10). (P) $80 $120

2058 1912 Revolution $5 slate. VFU. SG 253 cat £850. (P) $250 $350

2059 1912 Republic set 1c-$5. F-VFU. SG 254-65 cat £2250 (12) (P) $700 $1000

2060 1913 Express stamp comp 5 part strip with border & black serial numbers, ea part with local Chinese h/s. F-VF UN, as made. SG E266 cat £1600. (P) $500 $700

2062 1936 "New Life" Movement set 2c-$1. VF fresh MUH. SG 444-7 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. (4). (P) $70 $100

2063 1936 New Life Movement set $1, all marginal or cnr marginal blks of 4, 2c & 20c with part imprint. VF MUH. SG 444-7 cat £400 as M singles, should be at least double, £800 MUH, plus premium for blks. (4 blks of 4). (P) $180 $300

2064 1942-44 Military Field Post "Hupeh" opt SYS 4th issue 8c red, but forged opt. VF MUH. SG M676 cat £1800 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $50 $100

2065 1946 Airmail CNC surch $73/25c orange, perf 14. VF MLH. Sc C42 cat US$1500. SG 819 cat £1500. Very rare genuine. Exp Yang & Sanabria. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000 $1500

2066 1946 Airmail CNC surch $73/25c orange, perf 14, but forged opt. VF fresh MUH, typical irregular gum. SG 819 cat £1500 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $50 $100

2067 1946-47 CNC surch Martyr $20/8c orange with wmk, but forged opt. VF fresh MUH. SG 881 cat £800 for genuine. Useful reference. Negative BPA photo-cert. (P) $50 $100

2068 1934 Airmail cover franked 60c blue air tied by Canton cds. To Loyang, with arrival cds, Canton b/s of "9 5 1934". SG 427. (P) $100 $200

2069 1934 Registered FFC Canton-Lungchow franked SYS 4c(2) & 5c, plus 25c Air, tied by Canton cds, with "Lungchow 23 10 34" arrival cds, plus Nanning final delivery b/s. SG 397-8 & 423. (P) $150 $300

2070 1936-38 FFC inc 1936 Registered Hong Kong-Amoy leg of Singapore-Japan Royal Air Force flight franked KGV 25c tied by "Hong Kong 17 FE 36" cds, with flight cachet, Amoy arrival cds, & return Canton & HK cds. 1937 HK-Beijing franked KGV 10c & KGVI Coronation 25c tied by "Victoria 29 JU 37" cds - Peiping arrival b/s. 1938 Shanghai-Japan franked 15c Air (2) - another fallen off, tied by "Shanghai 2 7 38" cds, wit arrival b/s. (3). $100 $200

2071 1936 FFC Canton-Saigon pictorial cover franked Airmail 30c tied by Canton 10 7 36" cds, with violet propeller cachet & Saigon b/s (reverse torn). Also 1937 Beijing-Hong Kong franked Airmail 30c tied by "Peiping 29 6 37" cds & arrival b/s. (2). (P) $80 $150

2072 1936 New Life Movement 2c, 5c & 20c tied to FDC by Canton cds (SG 444-6), 1937 cover with Special pmk for 10th Anniv of Establishment of Govt at Nanking & 1936 commercial receipt with Martyr 1c (2) used as revenues. (3) $60 $100

2073 1937 FFC Hong Kong-Hankow illustrated cover franked HK KGV 10c & KGVI Coronation 25c tied by "Victoria 29 JU 37" cds, plus HK-Kweilin franked KGV 5c & 30c tied by "Victoria 16 DE 37" cds - both with arrival b/s, the last returned, with HK DLO b/s. (2). (P) $80 $150

2074 1937 FFC Hankow-Hong Kong franked Airmail 30c tied by Hankow cds, plus Beijing-HK franked SYS 5c & Airmail 25c tied by "Peiping 29 6 37" cds - both with arrival b/s. (2). $70 $120

2075 1938 FFC Kweiyang-Hong Kong franked SYS 5c & Airmail 25c tied by "Kweiyang 27 1 38" cds, with same cds b/s for return, plus Shanghai-Japan franked Airmail 45c tied by "Shanghai 2 7 38" cds, with arrival b/s. (2). $70 $120

2076 1938 Registered Pictorial FFC Hong Kong-Kunming franked KGVI 5c, 25c & 30c, tied by "Registered GPO Hong Kong 14 JU 38" cds & with Kunming arrival cds. $70 $120

2077 1938 FFC Hong Kong-Liuchow (roughly opened), franked 30c Air tied by boxed "Paquebot" h/s from Canton, with "Hong Kong 14 JU 38" transit cds, plus Liuchow b/s. SG 424. (P) $100 $200

2078 1938 Registered FFC Canton-Liuchow franked Martyr 8c & Air 30c, tied by "Canton 17 JU 38" cds, Liuchow arrival b/s. (P) $100 $200

2079 1937 FFC Beijing-Hong Kong franked SYS 5c & Air 25c, tied by "Peiping 29 6 37" cds, Hong Kong arrival b/s. Plus 1938 Shanghai-Japan franked Air 45c tied by "Shanghai 2 7 38" cds, arrival b/s. (2). $70 $120

CHINA - LIBERATED AREAS

2080 East China: 1950 cover franked Train $30, Marching Troops $270 & Mao $500 tied by Shanghai cds. To Beijing with arrival cds. SG EC360, 379 & 389. (P) $150 $250

2081 NW China-Yili Republic: 1945 Red Diamond h/s SYS set 20c-$5. VF UN. SG NW1-9 cat £3935 for genuine. No certs so sold "as is". Very interesting historical issue by Uyghur rebels. (9) (P) $150 $300

CHINA - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

2082 1949 NE China Trade Union Conference $5000 red official reprint full sheet of 100. VF UN as issued. SG NE261(r) cat £37,500 as originals while reprints are usually 10% so still £3750+ as singles. Very rare sheet. (P) $500 $1000

2083 1951 East Germany Friendship set 12pf-50pf. VF fresh MUH, 2 lower values marginal. SG E43-45 cat £350. (3). (P) $150 $250

2084 1955 Scientists of Ancient China sheetlets (4). 1958 700th Anniv of Publication of Kuan Han Ching Dramatic Works M/Sheet. VFU. C33M & C50M, SG MS1663a & SG MS1762a. $80 $120

2085 1958 5th International Students Congress set 8f & 22f, with a sl diff series of characters below the date, unissued but some were sold in North East China for 1 day. VF UN. SG footnote cat £10,000. Excellent quality printing & extremely rare but sold strictly "as is". (2). (P) $500 $1000

2086 1962 Mei Lan-fang 30f, LL cnr marg blk of 6. Superb fresh MUH. C94-7, SG 2043 cat £2700+. Rare & attractive multiple. (P) $500 $1000

2087 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes set 4f-50f. VF fresh MLH. China cat S57, SG 2124-39 cat £850. (16). (P) $400 $700

2088 1964-78 Selection sets & singles, includes Workers of all Countries Unite 8f set, Liberation of Albania 8-10f set, Chemical Industry 8f set, Chairman Mao goes to Anyuan 8f (W12), Marx & Engels 8f, 15th Anniv of Founding of Peoples Republic strip MLH, 1976 Fourth Five Year Plan 8f plus many more.High Catague value. Mostly MUH, few MLH. (162). $240 $400

2089 1964 Peonies set 4f-52f. F-VF MUH, mostly very fresh. S61, SG 2185-99 cat £475. (15). (P) $200 $300

2090 1967 Labour Day 4f-8f. Mostly VF MUH, 1 aged perfs, others superb fresh. China cat W2-1, SG 2154-58 cat £1000. (5). (P) $700 $1000

2091 1967 Talks on Literature & Art 8f set. VF fresh CTO with gum. W3. SG 2359-61 cat £600. (3) (P) $250 $350

2092 1967 Poems of Mao set 4f-10f. Mostly F-VF CTO. China cat W7, SG 2372-85 cat £1300. (14). (P) $500 $800

2093 1967-70 Cultural Revolution MUH collection comp W issues with 1967 Mao Thoughts set of 8f plus 2 se-tenant 8f strips of 5, Labour Day set, Great Teacher set, 25th Anniv Literature & Art set, 46th Anniv Mao set 4f-52f, 18th Anniv 8f set, Fleet Congress 8f,1967-68 Poems of Mao set 4f-10f 1968 Anti American 8f. 1968 Directives 8f se-tenant strip of 5, Literature & Art 8f set (1st & 2nd issue), 41st Anniv 8f, Mao Thoughts 8f, Bridge set 4f-10f, Mao Words 8f. 1969 Opera 8f set, Agricultural Workers set 4f-10f, Defence set 8f-43f. 1970 Heroic Death 8f. Look all superb fresh MUH, but personal inspection recommended. SG cat £31,300+. Impressive & valuable collection. (80). (P) $15000 $20000

2094 1969 People's Liberation Army unissued design w/o inscription or value. VF UN as made. (P) $100 $200

2095 1973 Panda set 4f-43f. F-VF MUH, sl tropicalised. Yang N14; SG 2498-2503 cat £250. (6) $60 $90

2096 1974 Lion Dance, full sheet of 35 with margins, control & sheet nos. VF fresh MUH, unfolded. Yang T2-1. SG 2555 cat £420+. (35) $80 $120

2097 1975 "Wushu" Sport 8f Leaping with spear, full sheet of 50, with vert tete-beche prs. VF fresh MUH, unfolded. Yang T7-4. SG 2607a cat £238+. (50) $60 $90

2098 1978 Arts & Crafts 3Y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. China cat T29M, SG MS2815 cat £500. (P) $250 $400

2099 1978 Bridge 2Y M/Sheet. F-VF MUH. T31M, SG MS2834 cat £550. (P) $300 $500

2100 1979 Great Wall 2Y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. China cat T38M, SG MS2865 cat £275. (P) $150 $250

2101 1981 Red Mansions 2Y M/Sheet. VF fresh MUH. T69M, SG M3158 cat £225. $100 $150

2102 1974-91 "T" Series collection appears comp T1-168 (no M/Sheets) includes scarce 1980 Year of the Monkey T46 (superb fresh MUH). Nice collection with majority VF fresh MUH, only a few MLH. High retail. (100s). (P) $2200 $3000

2103 1959 cover franked PRC Anniv 4f, 8f & 10f by Wuxi Jangsu 1959 10 12" cds. To Czechoslovakia. (P) $100 $150

2104 1965 Registered cover franked PRC Anniv strip of 3 tied by "Peking 1965 6 29" cds. To Xing Xiang Hennan province. SG 2213a (P) $250 $400

2105 1966 cover franked 1961 Crane 8f, 1963 Panda 10f, 1964 Republic Anniv 8f & 1965 Youth Meeting 22f, tied by "Soochow 1966 5 21" cds, to Germany. SG 2029, 2038, 2118, 2214 & 2271. Interestingly signed at base by designer with his seal etc. (P) $350 $500

2106 1969 covers franked 1968 Words of Mao 8f "Sunrise" tied by Shanghai or Heilongkiang cds, both with Mao propaganda slogans. SG 2406 cat £60 as loose stamps alone. (2 covers). $70 $120

CHINA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION

2107 Kwangtung: 1942 opt SYS 3rd issue set 2c-$20 (ex rare 8c) inc both no wmk & wmk $1-$20. VF MUH. SG 24-43 cat £150. (19). (P) $100 $150

CHINA - TAIWAN

2108 1946 2-line opt Martyrs set 2s/2c-$1/20c, plus $2 on 2½c (1948). VF MUH/U as issued. SG 10-15 & 65 cat £100. (7) (P) $60 $90

CHINA - TIBET

2109 1911 Surch on China Coiling Dragon 12a/50c green. VF fresh M. SG C9 cat £900. (P) $300 $450

CHRISTMAS ISLANDS

2110 1934 Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations 10c sheetlet of 4 with selvedge on 3 sides. Stamps VF fresh MUH. (P) $200 $300

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

2111 1990 Provisional opt set inc both 10c & "Official Paid" (CTO as always), plus $5/65c Aircraft. VF fresh MUH. SG 230, 234-39 & O1 cat £150. Retail $380. (8) (P) $100 $150

2112 1990 Provisional opt set inc Official Paid & both 10c. All fresh CTO with island pmk. Harder to find than MUH! SG cat £125, retail $350. (8). (P) $90 $130

2113 Postal History: 1905-43 covers addressed to G or JS Clunies-Ross with to Cocos Is (10) inc from Bermuda, Ceylon, GB, Singapore (5) inc "per SS Islander", WW2 censored but no pmk (2), HSBC Registered sending of cheque-book & USA 1941 censored (2). To Cocos c/of agents in Singapore from GB (20) inc Registered KEVII 2½d+5d+5d, 7d x 2, 10d & 1/- frankings, KGV (4) & KGVI censored (10), plus with Malay Postal Union Dues 1c+4c+10c. Also 1943 to c/of Cable & Wireless Ceylon & 1908 c/of Norddeutscher Lloyd Genoa. Finally to London inc 1905 from Batavia with "Per French Mail" h/s & 2 others with special Semarang Exhibition pmks, plus 1940 from Mauritius censored. Poor to F-VF, would benefit from careful trimming & flattening. Very interesting lot. (40) $500 $1500

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COOK ISLANDS

2114 1932 Double Maori Canoe 2d black & brown, UL cnr marginal blk of 4, error CENTRE INVERTED, no wmk, perf 13. VF fresh MUH. SG 109var) footnote cat £2000 for M, should be at least double, £4000 MUH, plus premium for blk. Very rare as only 1 o4 2 sheets printed. Holcombe photo-cert. (P) $3300 $4300

2115 1943-54 opt Arms set 2/6-£5. F-VF MUH, very unevenly tropicalised gum. SG 131-6 cat £550. (6) (P) $150 $250

2116 1943-54 opt Arms £3 green mult wmk inverted. Superb MUH. SG 135w cat £70. (P) $50 $80