THE "SAPPHIRE" HOLDING OF BRITISH INDIA continued...

**EMPIRE ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
3081	O	SG 147	S.G. #147, 1909 25R Brownish orange and blue, gorgeous used single, with vivid rich colors on crisp white paper, outstanding centering, postally used with neat c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine and quite choice. (Image)	£950 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
3082	O	SG 147	S.G. #147, 1909 25R Brownish orange and blue, choice used example, gorgeous rich colors on fresh white paper, postally used with c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine. (Image)	£950 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3083	O	SG 147	S.G. #147, 1909 25R Brownish orange and blue, select postally used single, rich luxuriant colors on fresh white paper, very well centered, neat c.d.s. cancel, choice very fine. (Image)	£950 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3084	O	SG 147	S.G. #147, 1909 25R Brownish orange and blue, select used example, postally used with sock-on-the-nose 14 May 1910 datestamp, well centered, good colors on fresh paper, choice very fine. (Image)	£950 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
3085	O	SG 147	S.G. #147, 1909 25R Brownish orange and blue, postally used with 14 May 1910 datestamp, strong fresh colors, fine. (Image)	£950 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
3086	O	SG 147	S.G. #147, 1909 25R Brownish orange and blue, six examples, five used with G.T.O. telegraph cancels, including one used in Rangoon, Burma, the sixth with violet datestamp, very fine or better. (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
3087		SG 151-91	S.G. #151-91, 1911-22 3p-25R George V, watermarked single star, complete set of all 41 stamps, including all the Gibbons listed shade varieties, o.g., except a few low values no gum or part o.g., most h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine set. (Image)	£843 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
3088	P	SG 172P	S.G. #172P, 1911 3a Black large die proof on glazed card, 92x60mm, "17/124 Die proof of 11/9/11 appd 15/9 by Govt of India" pencil notation on reverse, mounting adhesions in the corners on reverse, otherwise fresh and very fine. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
3089	E	SG 192E	S.G. #192E, 1921 "Nine/Pies" essay surcharges on 1a Rose-carmine, the five different surcharges and an issued example, usual slightly toned o.g., l.h., very fine set. (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
3090	E	SG 192E	S.G. #192E, 1921 "Nine/Pies" essay surcharges on 1a Rose-carmine, singles of the five different essay surcharges, plus a pair of one and a block of four of another, o.g., l.h. or n.h., one stamp in pair and two in block with stained perfs., otherwise fine-very fine. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
3091	/	SG 192a, 192b	S.G. #192a, 192b, 1921 "NINE/PIES" surcharge on 1a Rose-carmine, errors "NINE/NINE" and "PIES/PIES", right sheet-margin mint block of sixteen (4x4) with horizontal gutter between the top two horizontal rows, the top horizontal row showing the "PIES/PIES" error and the third horizontal row showing the "NINE/NINE" error, the other stamps normal, well centered, o.g., two h.r.'s in the gutter only, all stamp n.h., very fine; a scarce and desirable multiple; cataloged as hinged error singles. (Image)	£640+ SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
3092		SG 192a, 192b	S.G. #192a, 192b, 1921 "NINE/PIES" surcharge on 1a Rose-carmine, errors "NINE/NINE" and "PIES/PIES", right sheet-margin mint block of 32 (4x8) with horizontal gutter, being the right four vertical rows from the sheet, the fourth horizontal row showing the "PIES/PIES" error and the sixth horizontal row showing the "NINE/NINE" error, the other stamps normal, well centered, o.g., h.r.'s on the face of the selvage and on the top left pair, other stamps all n.h., horizontal crease through the gutter, very fine; a scarce and attractive multiple; cataloged as hinged error singles. (Image)	£640+ SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
3093	/	SG 192a, 192b	S.G. #192a, 192b, 1921 "NINE/PIES" surcharge on 1a Rose-carmine, errors "NINE/NINE" and "PIES/PIES", full sheet of 128 with horizontal gutter, the fourth horizontal row showing the "PIES/PIES" error at right and the sixth horizontal row showing the "NINE/NINE" error at right, the other stamps normal, well centered, o.g., hinge reinforced perf separations away for the error block, error block of sixteen n.h., horizontal crease through the gutter and portions of top selvage missing, errors very fine; a scarce and attractive multiple; cataloged as hinged error singles.	£640+ SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3094	p	SG 192c	S.G. #192c, 1921 "NINE/PIES" surcharge on 1a Rose carmine, double surcharge, tied to small piece by neat town cancel, very fine; signed Jal Cooper. (Image)	£250 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
3095		SG 195a	S.G. #195a, 1922 "¼" surcharge on ½a Bright green, inverted surcharge, mint block of 32 (8x4), with full selvages at top, left and bottom, bottom selvage with perf. separations and creases, stamps all o.g., n.h., very fine; cataloged as hinged singles.	£320 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
3096	/	SG 197w	S.G. #197w, 1922 1a Chocolate, watermark inverted, bottom left corner margin mint block of 29, with the 22 bottom stamps the watermark error, the top seven stamps showing inverted "STAR" watermark, bit brownish o.g., three error stamps hinged, the others all n.h., two error stamps torn and not counted, severe perf. separations, otherwise very fine.	£550 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
3097	E		1925 2a George V Delhi essays die proofs, three different in black and white on art paper, first 60x52mm of unframed vignette, second 48x44mm of framed vignette, these being for the 1R value, and third 59x61mm of finished design for the 2a value, some corner mounting thins, otherwise very fine and unique; the finished specimens were printed in Delhi for circulation amongst the members of the Central Legislative Assembly to show what could be produced in India, and a year later India began printing her own stamps, these unique proofs represent an important transition from Indian stamps printed in London by De La Rue & Co. to those printed by the Security Printing Press at Nasik. (imagea) (imageb) (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3098		SG 201-19	S.G. #201-19, 1926-33 3p-25R George V, watermarked multiple star cplt., o.g., l.h., fresh and very fine set. (Image)	£300 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
3099		SG 201-19	S.G. #201-19, 1926-33 3p-25R George V, watermarked multiple star cplt., o.g. or l.h., fresh and fine-very fine set. (Image)	£300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3100		SG 201-19	S.G. #201-19, 1926-33 3p-25R George V watermarked multiple star cplt., fresh mint set, o.g., a few low values h.r., most l.h., 15R small natural inclusion, fine-very fine set. (Image)	£300 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction