Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

StampAuctionNetwork Extended Features

William H. Gross Collection of Important Postage Stamps and Postal History of British North America continued...

NEWFOUNDLAND 1919-1932 AIRMAIL ISSUES continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

321

#C4, 1927 60c Black, "Air Mail/De Pinedo/1927" overprint, a magnificent quality mint example of this major Newfoundland and air post rarity, extraordinarily well centered within large margins, brilliantly fresh, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; of the mere 300 printed, four were damaged and destroyed, 258 were sold over the post office counter, of which 255 were used on letters, leaving only 33 mint, with this particular example being among the finest available; 1968 BPA certificate (Unitrade C$60,000.00). (Image)

$42,500.00

SOLD for $37,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

322

#C5, 1930 50c on 36c Olive green "Columbia" Flight overprint, select mint example of this air post rarity, position 1, being unusually well centered within large margins, strong rich color, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; of the original printing of 300 stamps, only about 200 still exist mint; signed multiple times including by A. Diena, Sanabria and Giulio Bolaffi, the latter's 1963 certificate also accompanies (Unitrade C$12,000.00). (Image)

$9,500.00

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

323

C12a

#C12a, 1932 $1.50 "DO-X" Surcharge on $1.00 Deep blue, surcharge inverted, a magnificent example of this important air post rarity, possessing exceptional freshness and being wonderfully well centered, pristine o.g. that has been only very lightly hinged, extremely fine and choice; one of the finest available of the mere 40 known examples; an exciting opportunity to acquire one of the great air post rarities of the world and a cornerstone to an important collection of British North America; 1993 RPS certificate; ex-Melat, Prappas and Gibralter. (Image)

$18,000.00

SOLD for $16,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

NOVA SCOTIA 1851-1857 PENCE ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

324

#1, 1853 1p Red brown, an incredibly well margined and completely sound unused example of this scarce classic first issue, featuring four lavishly large and well balanced margins, outstanding color and a sharp impression, small part o.g., trivial natural inclusion spot of little importance, extremely fine and eye appealing; 1991 PF and 1994 PSE certificates; ex-"Crossings" (Unitrade C$4,000.00). (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

325

#1, 1853 1p Red brown, a spectacular right sheet-margin mint block of four, in a marvelous state of preservation, brilliantly fresh, lovely rich color and impression, clear to large margins all around, full original gum, small h.r., couple of inconsequential thin spots, otherwise very fine.This stunning block is a major rarity of Nova Scotia. There are fewer than five blocks known of the One Pence, the largest being a block of six. A perfect multiple for a gold medal collection.A multiple which has graced several important collections; ex-Cartier, "Foxbridge", Koh and Mayer. (Image)

Est. $15,000-20,000

SOLD for $19,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

326

#3, 1851 3p Dark blue, choice mint example, four exceptionally large margins, strong rich color and a crisp detailed impression, part o.g., extremely fine and handsome; ex-Chapin (Unitrade C$4,400.00). (Image)

$1,600.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

327

#4, 1851 6p Yellow green, unused, four large to very large margins, bright fresh color, extremely fine; a choice example of this scarce stamp; ex-Koh (Unitrade C$6,500.00). (Image)

$4,750.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

328

#5, 1857 6p Dark green, an exceedingly rare unused example, featuring large margins all around, plus its color is especially deep and its impression quite detailed on bright paper, couple of small thin spots which do not detract from this stamp's outstanding extremely fine appearance; 1968 RPS certificate; ex-Caspary, "Halifax" and Koh (Unitrade C$12,500.00). (Image)

$9,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

329

#6, 1851 1/- Reddish violet, an incredibly rare unused example of this important classic, not only in exceptional quality but the stamp also display's a distinctive portion of the papermaker's watermark (which the Unitrade catalog gives a two times premium for this seldom seen variety), four large and well balanced margins, sumptuously rich color, one corner with small crease, otherwise extremely fine; one of the most elusive stamps of the entire BNA area to find unused; 1978 PF certificate; ex-Ferrary, Koh (Unitrade C$60,000.00). (Image)

$25,000.00

SOLD for $12,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

330

#6, 1851 1/- Reddish violet, an absolutely superb used example in the finest condition possible, possessing lavishly large margins all around, plus its color is in an especially deep shade and its impression truly prooflike on brilliantly fresh paper, very lightly and unobtrusively cancelled by a barred oval, extremely fine; a marvelous condition rarity for the finest collection; 1995 BPA certificate (as S.G. #7c, the deep purple shade); ex-Chapin (Unitrade C$7,000.00) (Image)

$5,250.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

331

#7, 1851 1/- Dull violet, a rarely offered unused example of this distinctive shade, featuring ample to mostly very large margins all around, beautifully rich color and a finely detailed impression, slightly creased along "One Shilling" margin, otherwise extremely fine; BPA certificate (#39400) no longer accompanies; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein (Unitrade C$30,000.00). (Image)

$25,000.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

NOVA SCOTIA 1851 1/- COVER

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

332

7, 4

#7, 1851 1/- Dull violet (the so-called "cold violet"), horizontal pair, used in combination with single 6p Yellow green (#4), both the 6p single and the magnificent pair of the 1/- feature large and well balanced margins, in addition to gorgeous intense colors, tied to a petite mourning cover to Madras, India by light strikes of neat barred oval cancels, portion of red "Paid" transit c.d.s. at bottom, and matching manuscript "1/10", reverse of cover displays "Sydney/MY 21 1853" split ring originating c.d.s., Halifax transit and red framed G.P.O. marking, cover addressed to "HM's 9th Regiment", extremely fine.A cover of spectacular quality, rarity and eye appeal. Certainly one of the most beautiful classic covers in existence. Described in the November 1968 Dale-Lichtenstein sale as "...this glorious cover is one of the gems of the collection." Quite an accolade given all of the incredible gems that were found in legendary Dale-Lichtenstein collection. Certainly a key to an international gold medal winning collection of Nova Scotia or British North America.One of Mr. Gross' favorite covers and when one sees this cover in person it is not hard to understand why. Accompanied by a 1982 RPS certificate; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, "Halifax" and Mayer. (Image)

Est. $100,000-150,000

SOLD for $85,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA BALANCE LOT

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

333

The balance of the William H. Gross Collection of British North America, a worthwhile collection of several hundred items all housed in a single album, largely all mint stamps with just an occasional unused or used stamp noted, the greatest concentration of value and the most comprehensive areas being Canada and Newfoundland, with just a smattering of issues from other provinces, the early classics of Canada are a bit sparse, but beginning with the Large and Small Queens and continuing straight through the issues of 1935, the collection is quite comprehensive and contains a wealth of desirable sets and singles, with almost all of the better items of the early 20th century included, Newfoundland is collected in a similarly comprehensive manner and is nearing completion from the issues of 1861 through 1947, with a number of better sets and singles noted (including air posts), as well as a few varieties, the collection contains a wealth of highly collectible stamps that catalog $25.00 to $500.00 or more, vast majority with o.g., hinging ranges from a few with h.r.'s to a number being n.h., a few small faults are noted but the vast majority are fine to very fine; we suspect the total catalog value would be quite substantial; seventeen certificates accompany.

Est. $5,000-7,500

SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction