QE II Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line 2½d. Emerald-green 'Viking Ship' variety IMPERF between TWO vertical pairs corner marginal block of FOUR. Wonderful 65 year-old SG Listed variety catalogued £550= each pair from an old dealers' archive. Reasonably priced. Catalogued £1,100= Absolutely Superb Cat £1100 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £313.60)
Auction UPA 98
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Jul 01, 2025 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 98
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025 15:00 Europe/London
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Lot #9208 - ghana 1957
QE II Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line 2½d. Emerald-green 'Viking Ship' variety IMPERF between TWO vertical STRIPS of THREE marginal block of SIX. Wonderful 65 year-old SG Listed variety catalogued £550= each pair from an old dealers' archive. Extrapolated catalogue value £700+ each strip. Reasonably priced. Catalogued £1,450= Absolutely Superb Cat £1450 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £424.00)
Lot #9209 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green top left vertical corner pair imperf between fine u.m. Cat £550 (image available) {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £73.60)
Lot #9210 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green lower right corner b/4 with sheet number, imperf between vertically fine u.m. Cat £1100 (image available) {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £147.20)
Lot #9211 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green lower left vertical corner pair imperf between fine u.m. Cat £550 (image available) {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £73.60)
Lot #9212 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green lower righ corner imperf b/4 with sheet number fine u.m. (image available) {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £36.00)
Lot #9213 - ghana 1957
Shipping 2½d emerald green top right corner b/4 with sheet number, imperf between vertically fine u.m. Cat £1100 (image available) {UM} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £147.20)
Lot #9214 - ghana 1957
QE II Inauguration of Black Star Shipping Line 2½d. Emerald-green 'Viking Ship' variety IMPERFORATE N.E. Corner marginal inscriptional marginal block of SIX. Wonderful 65 year-old SG Listed variety as IMPERFORATE between catalogued £550= each pair from an old dealers' archive. If listed Estimated catalogue value £1,500+. Valuable piece presently unlisted imperforate state hence Reasonably priced. Estimate Catalogued value £1,500+. Wonderful...
Lot #9215 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top left hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #9216 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top left hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s top right hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 {UM} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #9217 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d and SG387da - 12p on 1s both bottom marginal blocks of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #9218 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d and SG387da - 12p on 1s both top left hand corner marginal blocks of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #9219 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top left hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #9220 - ghana 1965
Pictorial issues ovpt 'Ghana New Currency 19th July. 1965.' vals - SG385a - 6p on 6d bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4, SG386a - 11p on 11d top right hand maringal block of 4 and SG387da - 12p on 1s bottom left hand corner marginal block of 4 all 'Surch Inverted. Superb u.m. (3) Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £29.60)
Lot #9221 - ghana 1965
New currency 19 July 1965 ovpt, 6p on 6d ovpt double very visual, & 6p on 6d green (flag) omitted both very fine & fresh l.m.m. (2). Cat £290 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £94.40)
Lot #9222 - ghana 1967
New Currency set of 10v, 1½n.p. on 2d to 2n.c. on £1, mint with h/r. Cat £32 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #9223 - ghana 1967
New currency definitive set of 15v to 2n.c.50, mint with h/r. Cat £24 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £6.40)
Lot #9224 - ghana 1967
International Tourist Year - set of 4v to 50n.p. & imperf MS, mint with h/r. Cat £33 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #9225 - ghana 1969
New Constitution - full set of 15v to 2n.c.50 ovpt 'New Constitution / 1969' plus 4n.p. with black ovpt, mint with h/r. Cat £31 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #9226 - ghana 1970
Monuments and Archaeological Sites in Ghana - n.p. (Kuduo Brass Casket) with inverted wmk, margin at right, UM (h/r in margin). Cat £25 (image available) {UM} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #9227 - ghana 1981-95
BIRDS - stamps from 4 sets: 1981 Birds (MS only); 1985 Audubon (4, no MS); 1989 Birds 80c, 150c, 200c, 300c (4) & Flycatcher MS; 1995 Ducks 200c, 500c, 800c, 1000c (4). All UM. Cat £29 {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)
Lot #9228 - ghana 1989-97
BIRDS-u.m. collection(75 stamps, 11 mini sheets or sheetlets) including 1989 set and mini sheets, fine {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #9229 - ghana 1991
BIRDS - 2 se-tenant sheetlets of 16 x 100c plus single MS (Saddle-bill Stork). UM. Cat £26 {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #9230 - ghana 1994
BIRDS - 2 se-tenant sheetlets of 12 x 200c plus 2 x MS, UM. Cat £23 {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
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