Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1061

216

#216, 1900 2p Brown and green, "V.R.I." overprint, well centered, fresh colors, tied to small piece by British Army Field Post Office 25 pmk. dated October 8, 1900, very fine; a rare stamp, especially with this cancel; ex-Asch (S.G. #3; £550). (Image)

700.00

Closed or SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1062

217

#217, 1900 2 1/2p Ultramarine and green, "V.R.I." overprint, a lovely used single of this truly rare stamp, being well centered, with bright colors, and wonderfully postmarked with a central British Army Field Post Office 25 c.d.s. of October 8, 1900, choice very fine; the first certified used example we have seen; 1967 BPA certificate; ex-Asch (S.G. #5; £750). (Image)

800.00

Closed or SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1063

223-29

#223-29, 1900 1/2p to 6p Rustenburg "V.R." overprints cplt., a very scarce "set" of these terribly scarce and elusive stamps, each neatly tied to matching blue pieces by central "Rustenburg/27 Jun/1900" squared circle postmarks, all wonderfully fresh and well centered, very fine; ex-Asch (S.G. #1-6; £730). (Image)

1,040.00+

Closed or SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1064

232-35

#232-35, 1900 1/2p to 6p Schweizer Renecke "BESEIGED" handstamps in black on the stamps of Transvaal cplt., a rarely offered set of these elusive stamps, each tied to individual small pieces by postmarks dated September 10 or 12, includes the very rare 6p of which less than two dozen genuine examples are thought to exist, all quite fresh and well centered, the 6p with minor wrinkle, very fine; these handstamps are known to exist only used; 6p accompanied by a 1973 RPS certificate; ex-Asch (S.G. #1-4; £1,550). (Image)

1,875.00+

Closed or SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1065

234 var.

#234 var., 1900 2p Brown and green, with "BESEIGED" handstamp reading down at left, tied to piece by socked-on-the-nose September 11, 1900 c.d.s., fine; a most unusual inverted overprint variety on this scarce stamp, unlisted as such in either Scott or Stanley Gibbons; signed H. Bloch; ex-Asch (S.G. #3 var; £300+) (Image)

450.00+

Closed or SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1066

236

#236, 1900 1/2p Green Cape of Good Hope, with "BESIEGED" overprint, fresh single tied neatly to small piece by "Schweizer Renecke/10.Sep.00" c.d.s., fine and scarce; 1969 RPS certificate; ex-Asch (S.G. #5; £400). (Image)

650.00

Closed or SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Uganda

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1067

#38, 1895 20(c) Violet, narrow letters, used, portions of dividing lines showing on three sides, crayon cancel as always, affixed to backing paper for preservation (may have the usual small paper flaws), fresh and fine; very difficult to find used (S.G. #38; £275). (Image)

350.00

Closed or SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Zanzibar

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1068

J3, J4B, J8B

#J3, J4B, J8B, 1926-30 3c, 12c and 25c Black on magenta typeset postage dues, attractive singles of each tied to a single piece by light strikes of Zanzibar pmks. at left of each stamp, each stamp well margined, trivial faint gum soaking on the 3c and 12c, very fine; an enormously rare piece, as the 12c and especially the 25c values are almost never seen, to find all three values on one piece is quite amazing; 1995 Brandon certificate; only two of the three values are priced in Scott. (Image)

S.G. £1,935

Closed or SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Zululand

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1069

#23, 1894 £1 Violet on red, a used bottom sheet-margin single, tied to piece by complete Eshowe c.d.s., well centered, fresh color, very fine and handsome (S.G. #28; £475). (Image)

550.00

Closed or SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1070

#24, 1894 £5 Violet and black on red, used, unusually well centered, Eshowe c.d.s., very fine; a rare stamp to find genuinely used; 1994 Brandon certificate (S.G. #29; £1,500). (Image)

1,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Australian States

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1071

Australian States specialized used collection of hundreds on album pages, all states represented except Queensland, the New South Wales is represented by a showing of plate and shade varieties on the 1851-55 1p-6p Queen Victoria heads, the other states have most of the value in cancel studies on lower values from the turn of the century, although there is an occasional high cataloging stamp, usual mixed condition; should hold keen interest to a specialist.

Est. 500-750

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Barbados

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1072

15/56

Barbados Sitting Britannia used collection of the perforated issues from 1861-1878, about 70 stamps total, values from 1/2p to 1/-, duplication includes some shades (note 1861 1/2p Blue green with RPS certificate), better stamps include two examples of the 1873 3p Claret, usual mixed condition, fine appearance; could certainly hold interest to the specialist.

Est. 200-300

Closed or SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

General

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1073

British Commonwealth extensive used collection from the Victor Van Bourg estate of thousands of stamps and dozens of covers to 1952 in fifteen homemade albums, a wide range of colonies are represented, with many 19th century stamps cataloging $50.00-$500.00 apiece, especially strong and desirable 20th century, with many of the King Edward VII and King George V "tablet" sets and high values, many of which are quite elusive to find used, not only are there straightforward sets and singles, but many of the colonies are nicely augmented with shades, varieties, multiples, covers, as well as specialized studies of some issues, there is a particularly interesting volume of South Africa and realted colonies, the highlights are too numerous to list and no description can really do this collection justice, as the diligent viewer will find value in the most unlikely of places; this is the ultimate basis on which to start building an advanced used collection of the entire British Commonwealth.

Est. 15,000-20,000

Closed or SOLD for $52,500.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1074

British Commonwealth interesting balance of the Van Bourg estate, with many hundreds of mint or used, early to modern, from a wide range of colonies, we note many better items mixed in with more common stamps, therefore close inspection is required to properly evaluate; our estimate could well prove to be conservative.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1075

British Commonwealth fascinating accumulation of better postal history, a widely diverse group of 41 covers whose sole connection to one another is that each is not your "typical" cover, ranging from 1857 to 1946, containing covers from far flung desirable countries as Batum, Cook Islands, North West Pacific Islands, New Guinea. Transvaal, etc., we note early Great Britain usages to scarce destinations such as Gambia and Russia, just a couple of random individual highlights include an 1885 OHMS stampless cover from Labuan to the Netherlands Indies, an 1895 OHMS stampless from Tonga (with fancy Government handstamp frank) to San Francisco, 1897 native cover from Canton, China franked with a pair of Hong Kong 20c on 30c Surcharges, an 1891 bisect usage from British Honduras, plus many others, condition a bit mixed, but largely fine-very fine; examination is essential to fully appreciate and evaluate this lot.

750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1076

British Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II used collection hinged on quadrille pages in 22 binders, several thousand stamps with almost every colony represented, starts with the first QEII issues to the mid-1970's, loaded with complete definitive sets to the £1 values, includes many better sets such as the British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia, Falkland Islands, and other higher catalog definitives, lot also includes some groups of FDC's, and some mint gutter pairs and booklet panes, fine-very fine; excellent opportunity for the collector of used issues which are most often available mint and almost impossible to find used.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Burma

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1077

Burma Japanese Army Administration collection of over 150 mint or used stamps and a couple covers, includes several examples of the 1942 Farmer (both surcharged and unsurcharged), with a range of different cancels, used examples of the surcharges on Japanese stamps, a specialized group of the 1943 issues, with shades, plate varieties, cancels, perforations varieties, etc., plus a couple pieces of postal stationery, mostly fine or better (Scott #2N1/64; S.G. #J45/111).

Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Ceylon

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1078

Ceylon interesting accumulation of many hundreds of mint or used on album pages, stockbook, stockcards, etc., with some high cataloging classics including used 1857 9p and 1/9, a useful range of later 19th century, a cancellation study of the 1872-90 issues, some 1885 Surcharges, perforations varieties on King George V and King George VI stamps, and much more including other specialized material, usual mixed condition though much is fine or better; absolutely worth inspecting.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

Canada

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1079

Canada extensive mostly used collection of many hundreds to about 1950, contains not only a straightforward collection, but also numerous varieties, cancels, multiples, booklet panes, a few covers, etc., the 1851-55 imperforates include a 6p and over a dozen 3p (mostly four-margin examples) including different shades and papers, an imprint copy, and pair with a strong re-entry (pos. 80), the 1859 perforated issue including numerous shade and printing varieties, the Large Queens include some on watermarked paper, the Small Queens include plate varieties and cancels, the Jubilee issue is complete less only the $4.00, the later issues also have a similar specialized nature, of particular note are a group of semi-official air post covers and King George VI stamps with "O.H.M.S." perforated initials, condition is a little mixed as expected on a collection this in depth, though many fine-very fine or better stamps will be found; the serious Canadian collector or dealer should allow plenty of time to carefully inspect this most interesting collection.

Est. 3,000-4,000

Closed or SOLD for $6,750.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

1080

Canada Queen Elizabeth II mint and used collection in three albums plus some loose, includes mint or used singles, booklet panes, full panes, booklets, etc., also some specialized material including tagging varieties, imperforate coils, hibrites, etc., mint are o.g., some n.h., virtually all fine-very fine.

Est. 300-400

Closed or SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM