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**St. Settlements continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
2201		S.G. #168	S.G. #168, 1906 $25.00 Purple and blue on blue, exceptionally well centered and with much stronger colors than usual, o.g., h.r., choice very fine; signed Champion (Scott #145; $1,000.00). (Image)	£1,000 Closed or SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2202		S.G. #168	S.G. #168, 1906 $25.00 Purple and blue on blue, large margins all around and being quite well centered within them, fresh colors, o.g., very fine and choice; 1996 BPA certificate (Scott #145; $1,000.00). (Image)	£1,000 Closed or SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2203		S.G. #213	S.G. #213, 1912 $25.00 Purple and blue on blue, fresh colors, o.g., very fine; 1977 PF certificate (Scott #172; $725.00). (Image)	£850 Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2204		S.G. #213	S.G. #213, 1912 $25.00 Purple and blue on blue, exceptionally well centered and margined, strong colors, o.g., mild vertical bend and with small facial scuff at bottom right, choice very fine appearance (Scott #172; $725.00). (Image)	£850 Closed or SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2205		S.G. #214	S.G. #214, 1912 $100.00 Black and carmine on blue, a handsome mint example of this rarely offered value, featuring especially rich colors on bright paper, quite well centered as well, very fine; the first mint example we have sold in many years; signed A. Diena (Scott #173; $3,750.00). (Image)	£4,000 Closed or SOLD for $4,250.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2206		S.G. #215	S.G. #215, 1912 $500.00 Purple and orange brown, a fabulous mint example of this important British Commonwealth rarity, possessing physical qualities that would be impossible to improve upon, with huge perfectly balanced margins all around, plus its colors are especially strong and unrubbed on brilliantly white paper, and its reverse features unusually clean full o.g. without a single bend, lightly hinged, a superb gem in every regard; quite likely the finest known example of this great Straits Settlements rarity; a stamp destined for placement in the most formidable collection of British Empire stamps; signed and accompanied by 1989 and 1998 BPA certificates (Scott #174; $30,000.00). (Image)	£32,000 Closed or SOLD for $37,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2207		S.G. #240b	S.G. #240b, 1923 $25.00 Purple and blue on blue, extraordinarily well centered and margined, strong colors, o.g., extremely fine (Scott #202; $375.00). (Image)	£475 Closed or SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2208		S.G. #240b	S.G. #240b, 1923 $25.00 Purple and blue on blue, well centered, deep rich colors, o.g., small tone spot, still very fine (Scott #202; $375.00). (Image)	£475 Closed or SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2209		S.G. #240c	S.G. #240c, 1923 $100.00 Black and carmine on blue, a remarkable "post office" fresh left sheet-margin mint example of this rare value, possessing an impressive overall freshness and brilliance few other known examples can boast, strikingly intense colors on pristine paper, outstanding centering as well, unblemished o.g., never hinged, very fine and choice; among the finest known examples of this rarity (Scott #203; for hinged $1,600.00). (Image)	for hinged £2,750 Closed or SOLD for $6,000.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2210		S.G. #240d	S.G. #240d, 1923 $500.00 Purple and orange brown, a marvelous mint example of this world-class rarity, exceptional colors on bright fresh paper, well centered, especially clean full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and particularly choice; one of the very few mint examples to be offered at public auction in years; signed A. Diena and accompanied by a 1989 Brandon certificate (Scott #204; $20,000.00). (Image)	£23,000 Closed or SOLD for $32,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2211		S.G. #240da	S.G. #240da, 1923 $100.00 Purple and orange brown, break in scroll variety, an incomparable top right corner sheet-margin control no. mint single, in the most pristine state possible, brilliantly fresh, with gorgeous intense colors on fresh paper, wonderfully well centered as well, pristine o.g. that is never hinged, extremely fine; an extraordinary stamp that is surely the finest example of the 1923 $100.00 King George V in existence, that is further enhanced by the presence of an early state of the "break in scroll" variety; signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied by his detailed 1990 certificate, as well as a 1998 BPA certificate (Scott #204 var.). (Image)	for hinged £30,000 Closed or SOLD for $32,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
2212		S.G. #147	S.G. #J147, 1942 2c Green, with violet single frame chop, deep rich color, o.g., fine; one of the rarest of all the Japanese occupation stamps of Malaysia; ridiculously undercataloged in Scott; signed M.D. Rowell and accompanied by a 1988 Brandon certificate (Scott #N6A; $500.00). (Image)	£1,600 Closed or SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM

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