1861-1920 - An old-time collection on 1920s French leaves with a good range of Large Hermes Heads (2 to 4 margins), Small Hermes vals to 1D, useful 1900 opts(8), 1901 to 5d (ex 3d), 1906 Olympics set used (5d small corner fault?), a few dues on last page. A few later issues loose in envelope. Great scope for study, some faults but much very fine.(c170) (Reserve = £112.00) [Estimate price: £140.00]
Sale #59
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Oct 13, 2015 Europe/London
UPA UPA Sale #59
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015 15:00 Europe/London
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2015 15:00 Europe/London
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The sale offers 23,161 lots to the value of $2,775,158 USD (£1,795,691 GBP) comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more.
Highlights once again include remarkable Great Britain and Empire, but this time valuable British Empire Mint and Used including RHODESIA, SW AFRICA 'Specialised' incl Postal History, GB includes £5 ORANGE x 13 (!), valuable EUROPE, CHINA, USA, GERMAN Colonies etc...
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Lot #10411 - Greece
1861-1971 - Mint and used collection on leaves inc imperf Hermes Heads to 80l used, 1896 Olympics set to 1D used, 1926 Air set mint, 1930 Centenary set used, later mainly used(100s), mainly fine (Reserve = £160.00) [Estimate price: £200.00]
Lot #10412 - Greece
1861-62 - First Athens without figures on back fine print 1L pale chocolate, 3½ mostly good margins, tiny corner thin, fresh unused Cat £425 [US5] (Reserve = £24.00) [Estimate price: £30.00]
Lot #10413 - Greece
1861-87 - Large Hermes heads to 80L mm (mainly without gum) & fu, mixed condition with variable margins, odd small fault but good selection of shades with some better values noted inc SG 14a & 14Ba - interesting lot. (82) Cat £4000 [US2] (Reserve = £250.40) [Estimate price: £313.00]
Lot #10414 - Greece
1875-1943 - Postage dues m or u with better values inc SG D96-97 mm, 1912 opts etc. Interesting, highly-catalogued lot. (84) Cat £845 [US2] (Reserve = £175.20) [Estimate price: £219.00]
Lot #10415 - Greece
1886-88 - Belgian print imperf 2L pale ochre, good margins, light cds, fine used Cat £150 [US4] (Reserve = £23.20) [Estimate price: £29.00]
Lot #10416 - Greece
1886-95 - Small Hermes heads - good range of shades on leaves, perf & imperf plus few 1900 surcharges - mainly fu. (68) Cat £230 [US2] (Reserve = £49.60) [Estimate price: £62.00]
Lot #10417 - Greece
1889-95 - Athens print perf 11½ 25L deep blue, centred to SW, m.m. Cat £130 [US5] (Reserve = £17.60) [Estimate price: £22.00]
Lot #10418 - Greece
1896 - Olympics 1l - 2d fu. (10) Cat £150 [US3] (Reserve = £32.80) [Estimate price: £41.00]
Lot #10419 - Greece
1896 - 1st Olympic Games 10d brown very fine used, a key stamp of Greece Cat £500 (image available) (Reserve = £160.00) [Estimate price: £200.00]
Lot #10420 - Greece
1896 - 1st Oympic Games 5D green mint, hinge remains, very good colour & perfs etc. Very fine for this. Cat £550 (image available) (Reserve = £144.00) [Estimate price: £180.00]
Lot #10421 - Greece
1896 - 1st Olympic Games set to 2D nicely used, 25L,40L & 60L with faults(not counted in cat value), the rest very fine.(10) Cat £116 (Reserve = £32.00) [Estimate price: £40.00]
Lot #10422 - Greece
1896 - Olympics 1D,2D fine used Cat £100 [US4] (Reserve = £14.40) [Estimate price: £18.00]
Lot #10423 - Greece
1896 - Olympics 1D blue mint, off centre Cat £100 [US1] (Reserve = £28.80) [Estimate price: £36.00]
Lot #10424 - Greece
1900 - Surcharges on large Hermes issues inc SG 130a, 131, 135a & 136 mm plus SG 132, 133 & 137 fu. (7) Cat £124 [US2] (Reserve = £30.40) [Estimate price: £38.00]
Lot #10425 - Greece
1900 - Surcharge 1d on 40l bistre on blue, 4 margins fresh unused with some gum. Cat £110 [US3] (Reserve = £18.40) [Estimate price: £23.00]
Lot #10426 - Greece
1900 - Surcharged issue 5l on 1d & 50l on 1d fu. (2) Cat £106 [US3] (Reserve = £22.40) [Estimate price: £28.00]
Lot #10427 - Greece
1900-01 - 25L on 40L Olympics & 50L on 2D Olympics, both fine used. Cat £160 (image available) (Reserve = £44.00) [Estimate price: £55.00]
Lot #10428 - Greece
1901-02 - thick paper 1d Hermes, h/r, fresh m.m. Cat £40 [US5] (Reserve = £6.40) [Estimate price: £8.00]
Lot #10429 - Greece
1901-02 - Standing Hermes issue inc thick paper to 5d (less 3d) m or u inc Die II 40L mm, thin paper Die I to 30L & 50L m or u and Die II to 20L & 50L m or u. (47) Cat £143 [US2] (Reserve = £34.40) [Estimate price: £43.00]
Lot #10430 - Greece
1902-58 - back-of-the-book mint range on leaves with airs sets of 1942, 1943, 1952, 1944 Charity opt air sets, 1954 NATO & 1958 Harbours. Postage dues sets of 1902 & 1913-26 (this with the 2 5d shades). A very fine lot (66) Cat £440 [US2] (Reserve = £68.80) [Estimate price: £86.00]
Lot #10431 - Greece
1902-78 - Album containing extensive m &/or fu collection inc 1906 Olympics to 1D, good range of commemoratives, airs, surcharges etc. Substantial lot. (100s) Cat £1300 [US2] (Reserve = £225.60) [Estimate price: £282.00]
Lot #10432 - Greece
1912-40 - Occupation issues etc inc Dodecanese 1912 Apollo issue fu, 1912 Lemnos m or u to 1d, Samos 1912 perf set & opts, 1940 Albania set mm inc dues etc. (77) Cat £235 [US2] (Reserve = £49.60) [Estimate price: £62.00]
Lot #10433 - Greece
1913-23 - Victory issue with shades to 1D & 3D fu plus a few mm inc SG 268; also 1923 revolution opts on various m or u inc some Cretan values eytc to 5D plus dues. (40) Cat £269 [US2] (Reserve = £62.40) [Estimate price: £78.00]
Lot #10434 - Greece
1914-53 - Charity tax issues m or u, back of the book stamps, fiscals etc. Interesting lot. (Qty) Cat £120 [US2] (Reserve = £28.00) [Estimate price: £35.00]
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