Spring Auction Series 2016

1866 1r Black on pale green, laid paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large even margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely fine and exceedingly rare especially in its fault free state





Note: This stamp is considered to be one of the rarest Dominican Republic classic issues, very seldom seen offered in auction





Estimate: € 1'000 - € 1'500

The Unique Pair & An Important Discovery





1866 1r Black on pale green, top sheet marginal PAIR, watermarked, unused without gum as issued, large to very large margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely fine and a unique pair, a most desirable Dominican Republic rarity, a stunning showpiece





Estimate: € 10'000 - € 15'000

1866 1r Black on pale green, watermarked, unused without gum as issued, good to very large margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, extremely fine and the rarest and most desirable of Dominican Republic stamps, a true world rarity





Estimate: € 4'000 - € 6'000

1866-67 1r Black on blue, unwatermarked, used, good even margins, showing variety No space between "Un" and "real", very fine & a scarce error





Estimate: € 150 - € 200

1867-71 1/2r Black on olive, unwatermarked, on pelure paper, unused without gum as issued, good to large margins, an extremely fine example for this very delicate issue on the very thin fragile paper, an important showpiece of great rarity





Estimate: € 1'500 - € 2'000

1870-73 1r Black on yellow, bottom right sheet marginal block of nine, unwatermarked, unused without gum as issued, large to very large margins, excellent impression on crisp clean paper, an extremely fine unused multiple, a attractive showpiece





Estimate: € 200 - € 300

1866-73 Attractive selection of fifteen different unused singles, mostly all without gum as issued, almost all appear to have good to large margins, a wonderful lot of the connoisseur and an excellent basis for study and expansion (15) (Scott 9/31)





Estimate: € 1'500 - € 2'000

The Osterhofen Bisect





The famous Kohl handbook lists the 10pf Official of Bavaria's 1876 issue bisected and used from Osterhofen; this cover is that bisect, and no other example is known. Missing even from the fabulous Boker collection, this cover was exhibited in 2003 at the Club de Monaco as one of the outstanding Rarities of the World.





Estimate: € 30'000 - 40'000

1840 (May 8) Wrapper from London to Great Yarmouth with 1d black pl.1a QF, QJ, QL, RD, RJ and RK (which does not belong), all four-margined, tied by neat red MCs, clear despatch cds, vertical filing folds (one with a little splitting and one affecting one stamp), attractive multiple franking (SG from £9'000)





Literature: Illustrated in May Dates by Mike Jackson, p.97





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1840 (May 10) Envelope from London to Petworth with 1d black pl.1a CC, fine to very good margins, tied by a neat red MC, with clear despatch backstamp on backflap ideal for displaying, very fine, surely one of the finest of the recorded examples (less than 20) used on the first Sunday (SG £65'000)





Literature: Illustrated in May Dates by Mike Jackson, p.121





Expertise: Cert....

1840 (May 11) Entire from London to Edinburgh with 1d black pl.1a HC, close to good margins, tied by a neat red MC, top backflap with legible despatch and clear manuscript date by sender as well as clear May 13th arrival, horizontal filing fold affecting stamp, fine (SG £3'500)





Estimate: € 700 - € 1'000