Spring Auction Series 2016

1992-2008, MASCOTS: Group of soft toy mascots incl. 1992 Albertville (2), 1992 Barcelona, 1994 Lillehammer boy & girl plus 2 smaller of the boy, 1996 Atlanta (1 with tag, 1 without), 2004 Athens (with tag), 2006 Torino pair of window hangers (still sealed) and pair of smaller, plus large 1998 WORLD CUP mascot, plus 1964 Tokyo wooden plate

Arctic and Antarctic Expedition Collection





1897- 1997 Attractive and valuable collection of Expedition postcards, cigarette cards, covers etc., with Arctic (350 items) and Antarctic (188 items), Mount Everest (19 items), plus array of other expeditions incl. Paris to Peking, plus array of African expedition items (210 items) from the classic period of the early expeditions to the more modern era, including...

1890 Postal Telegraph Conference bound report presented to Hon. B. Stafford Bird (the Tasmanian Postmaster General), signed on inside page by J. H. Gordon (Minister of Education and President of the Conference), featuring page of 30 reprints and 1867 6d & 1890 4d Specimens, page of Specimen ovpts on thirteen 1886-96 high values to £20 plus 1883-99 3d & 6d, and set of 13 Postal Notices with Specimen ovpts all with serial 00001, all in...

1886-96 £6 Yellow and Pale Blue "Stamp Duty", no gum, very fine and rare (SG £9'000)





Expertise: Cert. APS (2011)





Estimate: € 4'000 - € 5'000

Austria used in Liechtenstein





The Casoli Correspondence





1863 Three small neat folded entires all addressed to Monsignore Giacomo di Casoli in Reggio di Modena and described as follows:





- 1863 (22.7) Folded entire from Balzers via Chur in St. Gallen Switzerland, Como through the lake mail to Reggio di Modena, franked 1861 Austria 5kr rose...

The Largest Franking of Brazil Classics





1870 Large front with 1861 430r yellow imperf. multiple franking of 16 examples (strip of 9 block of 7), registered (red oval cancel) packet from Rio de Janeiro (24.08 cds) to Bahia, red manuscript 7300 (reis) being the rate for 2kg190g (a 60r and two 430r detached).





By far the largest postal franking in Brazil classic philately and...

1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type B, security initials "EDW" of postal clerk Wight, cut round, light cds of August 1851, some discolour and internal faults, rare (SG £16'000 as cut round)





Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2006)





Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000

1850 Cottonreel 4 cents black on orange, Townsend type A, security initials "EDW" of postal official Wight, paying single postage on cover "p Inland Mail" to Plantation Helena, Mahaica, tied by Demerara cds MY 13 1851 (same backstamp), cut round, good original colour, one flap missing from cover, extremely rare used on entire.





Expertise: Cert. Brandon





Estimate: € 30'000...

1850-51 Cottonreel 4 cents black on lemon-yellow, paper of 1851 printing, Townsend type B, security initials "WHL" of postal official Lorimer, light Demerara cds JA 2 1852 (Townsend quotes latest date known as DE 23 1851), cut round and very fresh colour, rare (SG £24'000 as cut round)





Provenance: Ferrary 1924





Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2006)




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1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on blue-green, Towvsend type C with thin oval frame, security initials "WHL" of postal official Lorimer, cut octagonally with clear margins all round, light Demerara cds November 1850, natural clear spot in paper typical for this issue, fine and fresh, very rare in this quality (SG £16'000 as cut round)





Provenance: Ferrary (1921), Burrus (1963), Small (1970)


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1850 Cottonreel 8 cents black on green, Townsend type B, security initials "EDW" of postal clerk Wight, cut round with frame clear, doubly struck cds of November 1851, tiny thin and trace of central crease, a good example of this rarity (SG £16'000 as cut round)





Provenance: Ferrary 1921, Burrus 1963





Expertise: Cert. Brandon





Estimate: € 3'...

1850 Cottonreel 12 cents black on blue, horiz. pair Townsend types A thick C thin rule se-tenant, security initials "ETED" of postal official Dalton, cut square into design, light cds cancels of Berbice and again of Demerara February 1851, trace of faint crease on left stamp, an extremely rare piece as pairs are the largest known multiples (6 pairs are recorded, of which two in institutions) (SG £70'000 as singles)



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