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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1769 og S.G. #10b imageS.G. #10b, 1917 1a on 20a Blue, perforated 13 1/2, particularly fresh, well centered, o.g., minor natural gum crease, still very fine; quite scarce as only 148 were issued; signed Alex Rendon, among others (Scott #N11; $900.00). (Image) £700

Closed or SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1770 og unlisted image1917 (Sept.) 1/4a on 5pa Violet, overprinted star and crescent, an extremely rare mint example of this unissued value which is not listed in either Scott or Stanley Gibbons, wonderfully fresh, vibrant color, o.g., very fine; a stamp which is almost never offered at auction, with this particular copy being the top left corner example from a block of four sold in the famous "Bute" collection (Robson Lowe, lot #57, May 20, 1959); signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied by his 1986 certificate. (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $4,750.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1771 og S.G. #15 imageS.G. #15, 1917 1a on 20pa Rose, with star and crescent overprint, quite fresh, intense color, o.g., very fine for this scarce stamp; only 249 issued; signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied by his 1983 certificate (Scott #N15; $300.00). (Image) £325

Closed or SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1772 og S.G. #16 imageS.G. #16, 1917 1a on 20pa carmine, with star and crescent overprint, additionally overprinted in Arabic, a fresh mint example of this terribly rare and seldom offered stamp, of which only a mere 65 examples were issued, deep rich color, nicely centered, o.g., very fine for this rarity; very few of the examples which still exist today are both sound and with original gum; signed Champion and accompanied by a 1970 BPA certificate (Scott #N20; $4,000.00). (Image) £2,750

Closed or SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1773 og S.G. #25 imageS.G. #25, 1917 2a on 1pi Ultramarine, with star and crescent overprint, unusually fresh, rich color, rather well centered for this scarce stamp, o.g., minor h.r., very fine; only 657 issued; signed (Scott #N23; $900.00). (Image) £1,000

Closed or SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1774 ngog S.G. #1/25, etc. S.G. Baghdad #1/24, Mosul #1/8, Iraq #1-18, O19-40, Interesting mint collection on pages, beginning with fifteen different Baghdad overprints, including several better stamps cataloging up to £300 each, and most of these are signed by recognized experts, the Mosul basic issues are complete, and the Iraq issues are complete including officials, a total of 63 stamps in all, the Baghdad issues are either unused or with o.g. and there is an occasional small flaw, the remaining issues all appear to have o.g., and with few exceptions are fine-very fine; a very nice group of these elusive issues (Scott #N1/53, NO1-22). £2,286

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
Montserrat
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1775 og S.G. #6a imageS.G. #6a, 1884 1p Red, perforated 12, with "S" of "MONTSERRAT" overprint inverted, a gem mint example in a quality unlike any other we have seen, being not only fabulously fresh, but incredibly well centered as well, radiant color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine for this; actually much scarcer than most of the other inverted "S" varieties as by this date the error was thought to have been corrected; 1998 BPA certificate as formerly #13a (Scott #11a; $2,250.00). (Image) £1,800

Closed or SOLD for $1,250.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1776 og S.G. #11 imageS.G. #11, 1884 4p Blue, a rare mint example of a stamp often missing in even the most advanced collections, possessing especially fresh and rich color, actually better centered than most, large part o.g., nearly very fine (Scott #9; $2,500.00). (Image) £1,800

Closed or SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1777 og S.G. #1/135 S.G. #1/135, Nearly complete mint collection of over 100 stamps to 1951, the Queen Victoria issues are complete less only the 1876 6p Blue green and the 1884 4p Blue, all of the King Edward VII and King George V stamps are present including the Tercentenary set, and concludes with the two King George VI definitive sets, virtually all o.g. and fine-very fine (Scott #1/126). Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
Natal
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1778 og S.G. #91 imageS.G. #91a, 1877 "POSTAGE/Half-penny" surcharge on 1p Yellow, surcharge inverted, unused, brilliant color, well centered, very fine and quite choice; stamp also features a reversed watermark (Scott #61b; $250.00). (Image) £275

Closed or SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1779 ng S.G. #93d imageS.G. #93d, 1879 "POSTAGE/One-penny" surcharge on 6p Rose, surcharged four times, an unused example of this striking surcharge error, which also happens to display a reversed watermark, extraordinarily well centered, strong color, small thin spot, very fine appearance (Scott #63e; $350.00). (Image) £375

Closed or SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1780 og S.G. #125a imageS.G. #125a, 1895 "HALF" surcharge on 1p Rose, surcharge double, the bottom stamp in a vertical mint pair with a normally surcharged stamp at top, brilliantly fresh, radiant color, well centered, o.g., l.h., very fine; a particularly choice example of this error (Scott #80 var.). (Image) £325+

Closed or SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM

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