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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1937		S.G. #50b	S.G. #50b, 1889 $10.00 Brown, "DOLLAPS" for "DOLLARS" plate variety, a highly select left sheet-margin mint example of this popular and scarce stamp, well centered, rich color, full o.g., very fine and handsome; signed (formerly Scott #49a). (Image)	£1,000 Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1938		S.G. #51a	S.G. #51a, 1890 "Two Cents." surcharge on 25c Indigo, surcharge inverted, an extraordinarily fresh and choice top sheet-margin mint example of this scarce error, deep luxuriant color, well centered, pristine o.g., never hinged (hinged in selvage only), tiny tone speck, still very fine; signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied by a 1950 BPA certificate (Scott #50a; for hinged $250.00). (Image)	for hinged £350 Closed or SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1939		S.G. #54	S.G. #54, 1892 "6 cents." surcharge on 8c Green issue of 1896, a mint example of this enormously rare stamp, the first example we have ever had the pleasure to offer in our sales, being exceptionally well centered within very large margins, strong color, large part o.g., very fine; one of the key rarities of North Borneo; signed A. Diena (Scott #54; $5,250.00). (Image)	£6,500 Closed or SOLD for $6,500.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1940		S.G. #55a	S.G. #55a, 1891 "6 cents." surcharge on 8c Green issue of 1891, surcharge inverted, unused as always the case with this value, bright fresh color, attractively centered, nearly very fine (Scott #52c; $200.00). (Image)	£275 Closed or SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1941		S.G. #55b	S.G. #55b, 1891 "6 cents." surcharge on 8c Green issue of 1891, "c" of "cents." inverted, unused as is always the case on this value, rich color, well centered, a very fine example of this unusual surcharge variety; 1986 RPS certificate (Scott #52a; $300.00). (Image)	£325 Closed or SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1942		S.G. #55c	S.G. #55c, 1891 "6 cents." surcharge on 8c Green issue of 1891, "cetns." for "cents." surcharge error, unused as always, rich color, corner crease at bottom right, fine appearance for this scarce and unusual variety; 1988 BPA certificate (Scott #52b; $325.00). (Image)	£350 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1943		S.G. #147a, 148a	S.G. #147a, 148a, 1904-05 "4 cents" surcharges on 6c and 8c issues of 1897, surcharges inverted, fresh mint single of each value, rich colors, o.g., accompanying certificate on 8c value inexplicably describes gum as disturbed, fine; 1986 RPS and 1992 BPA certificates respectively (Scott #125a, 126a; $500.00). (Image)	380.00 Closed or SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1944		S.G. #157a	S.G. #157a, 1904-05 "4 cents" surcharge on $10.00 Brown, surcharge inverted, a particularly handsome and choice mint example of this rare surcharge error, in much nicer quality than any other we have seen, quite fresh, with rich color on bright paper, unusually well centered as well, o.g., very fine; signed and accompanied by a 1996 BPA certificate (Scott #135a; $1,700.00). (Image)	£1,200 Closed or SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1945		S.G. #157a	S.G. #157a, 1904-05 "4 cents" surcharge on $10.00 Brown, surcharge inverted, remarkably the Gibralter collection contains a second mint example of this rare surcharge error, featuring lavishly large margins all around and being wonderfully well centered within them, strong rich color, o.g., very faint gum toning at top of little consequence, otherwise extremely fine and handsome; signed D. Field and accompanied by a 1992 BPA certificate (Scott #135a; $1,700.00). (Image)	£1,200 Closed or SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1946		S.G. #184-85	S.G. #184-85, 1912 $5.00 Dull purple and $10.00 Brown with "British Protectorate" overprints in red, an unusually fresh set of these scarce high value overprints, rich colors on bright paper, well centered, clean o.g., $10.00 with small h.r., very fine; $5.00 signed Champion and $10.00 signed Turpin (Scott #158-59; $2,000.00). (Image)	£1,800 Closed or SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1947		S.G. #185	S.G. #185, 1912 $10.00 Brown with British Protectorate" overprint in red, well centered, rich color, o.g., very fine and quite scarce; signed H. Bloch (Scott #159; $1,200.00). (Image)	£1,000 Closed or SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM
1948	/	S.G. #189-201	S.G. #189-201, 1916 1c to 25c Cross overprints cplt., an unusually bright and fresh set of these scarce semi-postals, rich colors throughout, o.g., most n.h. (25c small h.r.), fine-very fine (Scott #B1-13; $730.25). (Image)	£700 Closed or SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Sep-16-2000, 12:00 PM

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