Ceylon: 1872-80 64c. red-brown used on 1878 (Mar. 14) envelope to London, tied by oval bars and firm’s cachet. S.G. 131. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,900 lots, with special sections presenting the Robert De Keyser Collection of King George V Key Plates and the Nick Rand Collection of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, together with several important country offerings including the exceptional ‘Trevol’ Collection of Saint Lucia.
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Lot #1723 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Lot #1724 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1882 20c. on 64c. red-brown, variety surcharge double, used, straight edge at right has been reperforated, otherwise fine. R.P.S. certificate (2007). S.G. 143a, cat. £1,700. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Lot #1725 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1882 20c. on 64c. red-brown, variety “CENTS” double, used, straight edge at left, otherwise fine. R.P.S. certificate (1936). S.G. 143 var. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1726 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1883-98 unissued 24c. brown-purple, unused, part original gum, thinned at top, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 152, cat. £1,700. Photo.
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #1727 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 14 10c. on 20c. green, unused, part original gum, fine. B.P.A. certificate (1987). S.G. 162, cat. £500. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1728 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 14 10c. on 36c. blue, unused, small part original gum, fine. R.P.S. certificate (1973). S.G. 163, cat. £475. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1729 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 14 10c. on 64c. red-brown, unused, large part original gum. S.G. 164, cat. £450. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1730 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 14 x 121/2 5c. on 64c. red-brown, unused, large part original gum. S.G. 173, cat. £950. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1731 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 14 x 121/2, 10c. on 64c. red-brown, an unused vertical pair, variety imperforate between, fine and very rare. Only five examples exist. Ex. Arthur Hind, Sir Ernest da Silva. S.G. 174a, cat. £6,000. R.P.S. certificate (2007). Photo.
[Proposed price: £4000-5000]
Lot #1732 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Watermark Crown CA, Perf. 14 5c. on 24c. brown-purple, used, a few blunted perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 182, cat. £500. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1733 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1912-25 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 50r. dull purple, fine mint. S.G. 320, cat. £600. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1734 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1912-25 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 500r. dull green overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12a), fine with gum. S.G. 322s, cat. £700. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1735 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA 15c. green on pale yellow in a die I and die II right margin interpanneau block of four from combined plates 7 and 12, a few gum wrinkles otherwise fine mint. S.G. 349b, cat. £650. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]
Lot #1736 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA 100r. dull purple and blue, overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D16), fine with gum. S.G. 360s, cat. £475. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1737 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark. Mult. Script CA 100r. dull purple and blue mint, extremely fine. R.P.S. certificate (1981). S.G. 360, cat. £2,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Lot #1738 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - collections
Ceylon: A Q.V accumulation in a stockbook, incl. 1857 6d. brown-purple used with Brandon certificate (1990), 1857-59 2d. yellowish-green unused with R.P.S. certificate (1996), 6d. used, 9d. used, 1s. used (2), 1s.9d. large part original gum (pinhole) with B.P.A. certificate (2004), 1861-64 4d. dull rose used with R.P.S. certificate (1996), 8d. (both) unused, 1872-80 4c. with watermark inverted used, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
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Lot #1739 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - collections
Ceylon: A collection in an album, incl. a range of 1857-59 values, 1861-64 to 8d. used (2), 1863-65 2d. ochre used, 1885 10c. on 24c. to 1r.12 on 2r.50 overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1899-1900 set mint, 1910-11 to 10r. mint, 1935-36 set perforated “SPECIMEN”, 1938-49 set (less 5c.) perforated “SPECIMEN” (no gum), etc., varied condition. (few 100s)
[Proposed price: £700-900]
Lot #1740 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - collections
Ceylon: A Q.V. to K.G.V selection in a stockbook, incl. 1903-05 set mint, 1904-05 set mint, 4c. with watermark inverted used, 1910-11 set overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1912-25 to 10r. mint, duplication, etc., varied condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1741 - british empire and foreign countries ceylon - collections
Ceylon: A selection in a stockbook,, incl. 1927-29 to 10r. mint, 1935 Silver Jubilee 9c. with ‘dot to left of chapel’ used, 1938-49 2c. perf. 131/2 x 13 mint, 3c. perf. 14 mint, 50c. perf. 13 x 131/2 mint, etc., varied condition. (few 100s)
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #1742 - british empire and foreign countries Chile - Cancellations and Covers
Chile: Great Britain used in Chile: 1867-74 5s. rose selection comprising plate 1 GC, HB, plate 2 AC-AE strip, BF, EI, FD, fair to fine.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1743 - british empire and foreign countries china - collections
China: A collection on leaves, from 1890s to 1980s, incl. 1963 Hwangshan landscapes set used, 1964 Peonies set used, 1967 Labour Day set unmounted mint, 1968 Revolutionary Literature and Art set mint, 1967-68 Poems range with 8f. Huichang and 8f. Yellow Crane Pavillion mint, etc., mostly fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
Lot #1744 - british empire and foreign countries china - collections
China: An accumulation on leaves and in stockbooks and packets, mostly middle period, some P.R.C., Japanese Occupation, French P.O.’s, etc., mostly fine. (1,000s)
[Proposed price: £300-400]
Lot #1745 - british empire and foreign countries Colombia - Regular Issues
Colombia: United States of Colombia: 1862 1p. lilac on bluish, fine used with large part “BOGOTA” fancy oval cancellation. R.P.S. certificates (1959 and 2003). S.G. 20, cat. £2,250. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]
Lot #1746 - british empire and foreign countries Colombia - Regular Issues
Colombia: 1919 Air 2c. carmine fine used on flown cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia, rare. S.G. 379. Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]
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Lot #1747 - british empire and foreign countries cook islands: aitutaki - regular issues
Cook Islands: Aitutaki: 1917-18 1s. vermilion in a combined perf. 14 x 131/2 and perf. 14 x 141/2 block of four, fine used with Raratonga c.d.s. S.G. 18b, cat. £450. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
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