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**New Britain continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1817		S.G. #62	S.G. #62, 1914 5/- on 5M Carmine and black, wonderfully fresh, with strikingly intense colors, rather well centered, clean o.g., small h.r., mild natural gum bend, very fine; a handsome example of this important rarity of which only 30 were printed; 1934 BPA certificate (Scott #42; $8,000.00). (Image)	£6,500 Closed or SOLD for $4,250.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1818		S.G. 1/63	S.G. #1/63, O1-2, Desirable mint balance of 33 different stamps, with several stamps cataloging £100-£300 each, the first setting includes values to the 50pf, second setting to the 50pf, Marshall Island surcharges also to the 50pf including the 1p on 2p on 10pf, five different registration labels, the two official stamps and a couple varieties including S.G. #51 with straight-serif "1" (BPA cert.), o.g., a few minor flaws but generally fine-very fine; several of the better stamps have been signed by recognized experts (Scott #1/44, O1-2; $4,010.00).	£4,227 Closed or SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM

**Newfoundland**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1819		S.G. #2	S.G. #2, 1857 2p Scarlet vermilion, an impressively margined unused example of this important classic rarity, featuring far larger margins than found on most existing examples, and the margins are especially well balanced, deep luxuriant color on bright paper, completely sound, save for some slight stain spots that are not terribly distracting, otherwise extremely fine; 1949 RPS certificate; ex-Perez, E. Carey Fox, Schneider (Scott #2; $12,000.00). (Image)	£9,000 Closed or SOLD for $2,200.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1820		S.G. #4	S.G. #4, 1857 4p Scarlet vermilion, a sound unused example of this rare stamp, margins tight but clear all around, deep luxuriant color, fine; a rare stamp unused in any condition; 1996 BPA certificate (Scott #4; $7,500.00). (Image)	£6,000 Closed or SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1821		S.G. #6	S.G. #6, 1857 6p Scarlet vermilion, an extremely rare unused example of this classic, with quite ample margins all around, deep luxuriant color, small corner crease and a minute expert repair in the bottom right corner not affecting this stamp's fine appearance; an affordable copy of a very difficult stamp that exists unused in only very small numbers; 1992 BPA certificate; ex-Col. Green, Adler, Schneider (Scott #6; $12,500.00).	£12,000 Closed or SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1822		S.G. #9	S.G. #9, 1857 1/- Scarlet vermilion, a seldom seen sound unused example of this rare 1857 Pence issue, uniformly ample margins all around, especially deep luxuriant color, fine; only a very few unused examples exist without any faults; 1978 PF certificate; ex-Schneider (Scott #9; $15,000.00). (Image)	£13,000 Closed or SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1823		S.G. #12	S.G. #12, 1860 4p Orange vermilion, most attractive unused example, possessing four well clear and balanced margins, bright fresh color, very fine; especially scarce both unused and sound (Scott #12; $2,300.00). (Image)	£2,250 Closed or SOLD for $1,200.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1824		S.G. #14	S.G. #14, 1860 6p Orange vermilion, a handsome and choice unused example of this classic Pence rarity, featuring large margins all around, rich color, completely free of any of the faults which affect so many of these, very fine; signed Richter and accompanied by a 1987 Brandon certificate (Scott #13; $3,250.00). (Image)	£2,750 Closed or SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1825		S.G. #15	S.G. #15, 1857 1/- Orange vermilion, an extraordinarily rare unused example of this value, being among the very few which exist without any faults, deep rich color and impression, margins range from just barely touching at one small point at bottom right to mostly full elsewhere, fine; an attractive sound unused example of the rarest of Newfoundland's Pence issues; 1996 BPA certificate (Scott #15; $21,000.00). (Image)	£19,000 Closed or SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1826		S.G. #80, 82	S.G. #80, 82, 1897 "ONE CENT" surcharges Types 36 and 38 on 3c Grey purple, vertical se-tenant pair, top stamp being Ty. 36 and the bottom stamp is the very scarce Ty. 38 surcharge, attractively centered, fresh color, o.g., some strengthening of perforations between stamps, fine-very fine; the scarce surcharge type is especially desirable in a se-tenant pair (Scott #75, 77; $540.00). (Image)	£490+ Closed or SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1827		S.G. #142	S.G. #142, 1919 3c Brown, with "First/Trans-/Atlantic/Air Post/April, 1919" overprint, the so-called "Hawker" air post stamp, the mint example offered here is, unquestionably, one of the freshest and brightest mint examples of this rarity we have ever seen, with manuscript initials (of the postmaster) "J.A.R." on reverse as always, deep luxuriant color and a crisp detailed impression on unusually bright paper, wonderfully well centered as well, with full clean o.g. that has been lightly hinged, very fine and especially choice; of the 200 originally issued, only 87 (at most) still exist mint, and fewer still are in premium quality; an important air post rarity of the world: signed and accompanied by 1979 Andre Nussbaum and 1997 BPA certificates; ex-Matejka, Schneider (Scott #C1; $15,000.00). (Image)	£15,000 Closed or SOLD for $11,000.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM
1828		S.G. #142	S.G. #142, 1919 3c Brown, with "First/Trans-/Atlantic/Air Post/April, 1919" overprint, the so-called "Hawker" air post stamp, another mint example of this great air post rarity, this particular copy possesses the finest centering possible, with large margins all around, deep rich color, with the typical postmasters "J.A.R." initials on reverse, o.g., lightly hinged, just the faintest trace of a mild corner crease at top right, otherwise extremely fine; signed H. Bloch, Kessler and Sanabria (Scott #C1; $15,000.00). (Image)	£15,000 Closed or SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 09:00 AM

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