1853 1d Pale Blue unused, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, fine margins, small corner crease otherwise very fine and fresh appearance
Summer Specialised Auction
By: David Feldman S.A.
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Jun 27, 2014 Europe/Zurich
David Feldman S.A. Summer Specialised Auction
Friday Jun 27, 2014 06:00 Europe/Zurich
David Feldman SA is honoured to announce the auction of two fantastic properties, both famous Grand Prix winners.
The British Guiana Collection from John E. du Pont.
The collection includes over 200 individual items with mint, used, covers and several great rarities. It features many items from the collections of famous philatelists such as Ferrari, Hind, Burrus and Caspary, and comes to the market almost 30 years after last being seen on display and over 50 years since the last significant auction of British Guiana stamps. The collection spans the pre-stamp period, the famous primitive “Cotton Reels” of 1850, through the various issues up to 1889, including British Post Offices and Official stamps.
The collection includes now fewer than 33 “Cotton Reels”. To put this in to perspective, the Royal Collection has 20 examples and the Tapling Collection (in the British Library) has only 15. The major rarities of this issue featured in the auction include:
- 1850-51 2c rose of which less than ten are known
- 1850-51 4c pale yellow on cover, thought to be the only known single usage
The British Guiana collection was the greatest achievement of the collector and enabling John E. du Pont to win his 5th Grand Prix award which ranked him third in the list of multiple Grand Prix winners.
The Tasmanian Collection formed by Koichi Sato of Japan.
The collection won the National Grand Prix in Australia in 1999 and was judged again fourteen years later at the Melbourne International Exhibition (2013) where it won the Grand Prix d’Honneur. This award is given for the best collection among collections that have already achieved the highest awards!
These collections will be offered on June 27, 2014 in Geneva and we expect that another page of philatelic history will be written on this day !
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Lot #50001 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue unused showing a very distinct "kiss" print, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, frameline cut into on three sides, couple of thins and minor yellowing, fresh colour, an unusual and desirable variety
Lot #50002 - tasmania
1853 1d Pale "milky" blue unused pair, early impression, medium soft yellowish paper, pos.5-6, fine to large margins, small tear at top and some trivial imperfections, a fresh colour and a very rare unused multiple
An exceptional unused pair and an important showpiece
Provenance: Burrus (lot 389), Tinsley (1990, lot 53 (featured on front cover))
Lot #50003 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue unused, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, with fine to large margins, small thin spot and couple of tiny spots, very fine and fresh appearance
Provenance: Earl (1980, lot 2007 realised CHF 2'300)
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1955)
Lot #50004 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue unused lower left corner marginal with printer's inscription "Printed by H & C Be", early impression, pos.19, with good to huge margins, closed tears at top, a very fine looking stamp and extremely rare
A stunning showpiece and desirable positional item
Lot #50005 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue unused without gum, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, with fine to good margins, slight trace of thin, fine and fresh colour
Expertise: Cert. RPSV (1999)
Lot #50006 - tasmania
1853 1d Pale blue unused strip of three, worn impression, thin hard white paper, pos.22-24, just touched at left & some thin spots, close to fine margins showing tiny portion of marginal inscription
A very rare unused multiple with a lovely appearance
Provenance: Earl (1980, lot 2027 realised CHF18'000)
Lot #50007 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used vertical strip of four with printer's inscription "C.W. Coard Sc", medium soft yellowish paper, early impression, pos.6/24, just touched at top and faults incl. repaired tears, "23" numerals of Cleveland, fine to huge margins with deep shade
A very scarce used multiple especially as strips of four are the largest multiples recorded
Note: "23" numerals of Cleveland rated RR by Avery
Lot #50008 - tasmania
1853 1d Pale Blue used, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, fine to very large margins, "68" numeral of Hobart, very fine
Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1998)
Lot #50009 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used right marginal strip of four, pos.9-12, early impression, medium soft yellowish paper, touched at left only, indistinct numeral cancels, vertical crease affecting right stamp otherwise fine and a very scarce used multiple
Provenance: Earl (1980, lot 2012 realised CHF 4'400)
Lot #50010 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used pair, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, pos.8-9, good margins, faint traces of thins, with what appears to be "63" numeral of Hobart (rated RR by Avery), fresh and very fine appearance
Lot #50011 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used with printer's inscription "Printed by H & C Be", showing a distinct "kiss-print", medium soft yellowish paper, intermediate impression, pos.19 with fine to large margins, "68" numeral of Hobart and part of red ds, corner crease at lower left and tiny thin, scarce positional item with inscription
Lot #50012 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used, early impression, medium soft yellowish paper, with fine to huge margins, small faults, showing light "45" numeral cancel of Norfolk Plains (rated RR by Avery), very fine
Lot #50013 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, fine margins, "68" numeral of Hobart, fine
Expertise: Cert. Brandon (1981)
Lot #50014 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, fine to large margins, light indistinct numeral, very fine appearance
Lot #50015 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue, intermediate impression, medium soft yellowish paper, with close to good margins, tied to piece by "64" numeral of Hobart and boxed "PAID / 4 O CLOCK" ds, very fine
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1947)
Lot #50016 - tasmania
1853 1d Pale Blue strip of four, pos.13-16, worn impression, thin hard white paper, clear margins all around, "60" numeral cancels, some faults, a very scarce used multiple
Provenance: Earl (1980, lot 2029 realised CHF 3'200)
Lot #50017 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used pair, intermediate impression, thin hard white paper, fine to very good margins, "60" numerals of Launceston, very fine with crisp clear cancels
Lot #50018 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used, intermediate impression, thin hard white paper, good to very large margins, "42" numeral of Macqurie River (rated RR by Avery), very fine to superb
Lot #50019 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used, pos.13, intermediate impression, thin hard white paper, fine to large margins, "60" numeral of Launceston, very fine
Lot #50020 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue sheet reconstruction of 24 incl. pos.21-24 strip of four which has been cleaned to remove pen strokes (ex Burrus & Robson Lowe Jul 1979), pos.15-18 used strip of four with faults (ex Earl realised CHF 3'000), and 16 used singles, mixed condition
Lot #50021 - tasmania
1853 1d Blue used selection of 24 singles, 2 pairs (one with "42" numeral of Macquarie River) and a strip of three, all with varying degrees of faults, all singles with four margins (some very large), an attractive looking group (31) (Est. € 5'000/8'000)
Lot #50022 - tasmania
Covers: Note: Only 23 covers with 1d Courier frankings are known; one 6d rate, nine 4d rate and thirteen 1d rate covers
Earliest Known Usage of the 1d Courier
1853 (Nov 9) Entire from Private R. Robertson in Hobart Town (from the same correspondence as the 1855 1d concession rate cover featured later in the auction), sent to Scotland with two pairs of 1853 1d blue, medium soft yellowish paper, pos. 11-12 & 17-18,...
Lot #50023 - tasmania
1854 (Feb 1) Wrapper sent locally in Launceston with 1853 1d blue, early impression, pos.24 showing tiny portion of imprint, just touched at lower right, tied by "59" numeral, with "10 O'CLOCK" cds adjacent, cover soiled, scarce
Lot #50024 - tasmania
1854 (Mar 28) Entire from Red Hill to Launceston with vertical strip of four 1853 1d deep grey-blue, medium soft yellowish paper, pos.6/24 showing small portion of marginal inscription, cut into at top and a couple of small tears at left caused by being placed over the top edge, tied by "25" numeral of Deloraine (rated RR by Avery), arrival bs
A very rare usage of this deep shade and probably unique from this town
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