Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark. Mult. Script CA 1/2d. to 8d. all with variety ‘broken mainmast’ [R. 2/1], the Sir Gawaine Baillie study, with an additional 11/2d. shade, fine mint. S.G. 97a-105a, cat. £1,365. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-700]
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 nearly 1,500 lots, including the fine collection formed by the late Dennis Clarke, the balance of the collection formed by the late Michael Ensor, the Graham Winters FRPSL collection of Queen Victoria period Ceylon with scarce covers from the decimal period 1872–1904, the fascinating collection of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902 formed by Dr Guy Leroux, the W.E.J. ‘John’ Major collection of Hong Kong, and rarities from Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha and other countries
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Lot #1203 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Lot #1204 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. grey and black and 3d. bright blue, variety ‘torn flag’ [R. 4/6], mint, fine. S.G. 97b, 101b, cat. £405. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1205 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. grey and black with ‘torn flag’ variety [R. 4/6] fine mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. S.G. 97b, cat. £275. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-140]
Lot #1206 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. grey and black in lower left corner and lower marginal blocks of four, each with rare inverted watermarks, the first showing ‘cleft rock’ variety [R. 5/1] and the second ‘torn flag’ [R. 4/6], one non-variety stamp in ‘cleft rock’ block with some short perfs. at top otherwise very fine and fresh mint, very rare items. As only four sheets with inverted watermark are known these may well be...
Lot #1207 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. grey and black, last printing (1937) complete sheet of sixty, with margins all round less a part at left, with ‘broken mainmast’ and ‘cleft rock’ varieties but without ‘torn flag’, with the dark brown gum similar to the scarce 11/2d. shade, a few split perfs., a rare complete proving sheet. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
Lot #1208 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1d. to 15s., twelve values less 1/2d., 11/2d., 3d. and 8d. but with additional 5d.(without gum), all overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel types D12 or D16) with gum, some toning and other imperfections but mainly fine appearance. (13) Btwn. S.G. 98s and 113s. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1209 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1d. grey and green and 1s. grey and brown, both variety ‘broken mainmast’ [R. 2/1], 11/2d. rose-red variety ‘torn flag’ [R. 4/6], used, odd short perf. otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 98a, 99b, 106a, cat. £770. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1210 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 11/2d. and 3d. showing ‘torn flag’ variety[ R. 4/6], and 2d. with ‘broken mainmast’ variety [R. 2/1], fine mint. S.G. 99b, 100a, 101b, cat. £370. Photo.
[Proposed price: £160-180]
Lot #1211 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 11/2d. rose-red with ‘cleft rock’ variety [R. 5/1], used, light toning and tiny crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 99c, cat. £200. Photo.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #1212 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 5d. green and deep carmine on green, 6d. grey and bright purple and 8d. grey and bright violet, each variety ‘cleft rock’ [R.5/1], mint, fine. S.G. 103c, 104c, 105c, cat. £680. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]
Lot #1213 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 8d. grey and bright violet showing ‘torn flag’ variety [R. 4/6], and another with ‘cleft rock’ variety [R. 5/1] , fine mint. S.G. 105b, c, cat. £380. Photo.
[Proposed price: £160-180]
Lot #1214 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1s.6d. grey and green on green showing ‘broken mainmast’ variety [R. 2/1], fine mint. S.G. 107a, cat. £425. Photo.
[Proposed price: £190-200]
Lot #1215 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1s.6d. grey and green on green, variety ‘cleft rock’ [R.5/1], mint, fine. S.G. 107c, cat. £425. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1216 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1925 (Oct. 3) “SOUTH ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS EXPEDITION/THE SCHOONER BLOSSOM, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.” envelope registered to Campinas, Brazil, by a member of the crew (O.B. Netto?) with sender’s return endorsement “ “St. Helena” Island/(Via England)/South Atlantic Ocean/(four U.S. Schooner “Blossom”, franked by 1922-37 11/2d. and 8d. with registration label no. “351”, London Oct. 21 transit on reverse, the cover eventually...
Lot #1217 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1925 (Oct. 3) “SOUTH ATLANTIC AND INDIAN OCEANS EXPEDITION/THE SCHOONER BLOSSOM, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.” envelope registered to Campinas, Brazil, by a member of the crew (O.B. Netto?) with sender’s return endorsement “ “St. Helena” Island/(Via England)/South Atlantic Ocean/(four U.S. Schooner “Blossom”, franked by 1922-37 11/2d. and 8d. with registration label no. “352” at left, and Bordeaux Station ‘Admis sans Visite’ violet...
Lot #1218 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1934 Centenary 1/2d. to 10s. set mint, fine. S.G. 114-123, cat. £425. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1219 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1934 Centenary 1/2d. to 10s. set good to fine mint. S.G. 114-123, cat. £425. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1220 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1961 Tristan Relief Fund 21/2c.+3d. to 10c.+1s. set, each marginal from the top of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. B.P.A. certificate (2006). S.G. 172-175, cat. £8,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £4000-4500]
Lot #1221 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1961 Tristan Relief 21/2c.+3d. black and brown-red, mint. fine. S.G. 172, cat. £1,500. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #1222 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1961 Tristan Relief 5c.+6d. black and blue, fine used with first day “OC 12/61” c.d.s. S.G. 173, cat. £700. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1223 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - regular issues
Saint Helena: 1969 Mail Communications set of four, each locally overprinted tiny “SPECIMEN” and affixed to a P.O. ‘grill card’ (261x209mm) for advertising, the only one known. S.G. 241-244. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #1224 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - collections
Saint Helena: A lightly duplicated mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, incl. range of Q.V. issues, 1903 values to 2s. mint (2), 1912-16 to 2s. mint and values to 3s. overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1922-37 values to 10s mint (2) and 5s. used, 1935 Silver Jubilee set perforated “SPECIMEN”, 1938-44 to 10s. and set perforated “SPECIMEN”, 1953-59 1/2d. to 10s. sets (2) mint, range of booklets, etc., slightly mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed...
Lot #1225 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - collections
Saint Helena: An unmounted mint collection in a boxed album, incl. 1938-44 and 1953-59 to 10s., 1961-65 to £1 with chalky papers, then with issues largely complete to 1999, fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1226 - british empire and foreign countries saint helena - collections
Saint Helena: A collection on Imperial leaves, incl. range of early issues to 1s. mint and used, 1934 Centenary to 5s. mint, etc., slightly mixed condition. (113)
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1227 - british empire and foreign countries Saint Kitts-Nevis: St. Christopher - Regular Issues
Saint Kitts-Nevis: St. Christopher: 1885 (Mar.) 1/2d. on half of 1d. carmine-rose, variety surcharge inverted, a strip of six and a pair used together on an envelope (part of front cut out) to Dominica, tied by “A12” barred ovals with St. Kitts “MR 31/85” and Dominica “AP 2/85” c.d.s.’s below, some cover stains just affecting two stamps. B.P.A. certificate (1937). S.G. 23b, cat. £880+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
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