Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2001

#31, 1881 "2 1/2" on 1/- Lilac, setting 8, surcharge type l, perfs. intact all around, o.g., fine (S.G. #36; £550). (Image)

500.00

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2002

#31, 1881 "2 1/2" on 1/- Lilac, setting 8, surcharge type l, warm rich color, large margins, perfs. intact all around, fine (S.G. #36; £550). (Image)

500.00

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2003

#32, 1881 "2 1/2" on 1/- Lilac, setting 8, surcharge type o, bright color for this, from the lower row of the sheet with the perfs. trimmed at bottom as usual, o.g., very fine; 1993 Holcombe certificate (S.G. #37; £1,200). (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2004

#38, 1881 "4" on 1/- Lilac, settings 2-6, surcharge type p, deep color, very well centered for this with intact perfs. all around, fresh, part o.g., fine (S.G. #45; £375). (Image)

375.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2005

#38, 1881 "4" on 1/- Lilac, settings 2-6, surcharge type p, strong color, well centered for this with intact perfs. all around, part o.g., fresh and fine (S.G. #45; £375). (Image)

375.00

SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

Uganda

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2006

2,20

#2, 20, 1895 10(c) Black, wide letters, wide stamp, and 1895 20(c) Black, wide letters, narrow stamp, on separate fragments, both cancelled in manuscript, the former is irregularly separated showing portion of adjoining stamp at bottom and defective top left corner, the latter shows dividing lines on two sides but is in at left and slightly creased as usual, a rare duo; ex-Baumann (S.G. #2, 20; £1,750). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2007

#8, 1895 50(c) Black, wide letters, wide stamp, a nice example of this always fragile stamp showing dividing lines at sides, cancelled by crossed manuscript lines with initials in red pencil, creased in places which is not an uncommon occurrence on these stamps, otherwise fine (S.G. #8; £1,000). (Image)

1,150.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2008

47-49

#47-49, 1896 20(c) Violet, 25(c) Violet, and 30(c) Violet, fifth issue, without gum as issued, the first shows interesting variety "V" typed over ":", mainly fresh and showing parts of most borders, usual small faults associated with these fragile typewritten stamps, very fine appearance; ex-Baumann (S.G. #47-49; £1,175). (Image)

1,150.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2009

#51, 1896 50(c) Violet, fifth issue, unused, without gum as issued, type face particularly sharp resulting in period after "96" piercing paper, parts of or complete guide lines are visible on all four sides, margin a little irregular at bottom, a few minor toned spots, otherwise fine; 1980 BPA certificate (S.G. # 51; £600). (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2010

#53, 1896 100(c) Violet, fifth issue, unused, without gum as issued, bright exceptionally clear type face on pristine white paper, dividing lines nearly complete on three sides, very fine; 1996 BPA certificate (S.G. #53; £1,200). (Image)

1,400.00

SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

Western Australia

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2011

31a

#31a, 1879 2p Lilac, error of color, lovely bright distinctive color, well centered, a few blunt perfs. at left and roughish perfs. at right as usual, a very fine example of this rare and highly desirable error; 2001 Brandon certificate (S.G. # 55d; £3,750). (Image)

3,750.00

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

Zanzibar

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2012

#2, 1895 1a Violet brown, with "Zanzibar" overprint in blue, rich color contrasted by the fine distinct impression of the overprint, well centered, o.g., thin spot and toning mainly visible on reverse only, otherwise very fine; 1994 BPA certificate (S.G. #2; £2,250). (Image)

1,500.00

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2013

2 var

# 2 var., 1895 1a Violet brown, with "Zanzibar" overprinted in blue, an incredibly fresh mint example of this rare stamp, which displays a small second "z" of "Zanzibar" variety which is not listed in Stanley Gibbons or Scott, gorgeous color on bright paper, o.g., l.h., couple of minor corner creases at bottom left, otherwise fine; an excellent item for the Zanzibar specialist; 1996 BPA certificate specifically describing the variety (S.G. #2 var.; £2,250+). (Image)

1,500.00+

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2014

113-114,134-136

#113-114, 134-36, 1908-09 10R and 20R and 1913 10R to 30R, o.g., fresh and mostly very fine (S.G. #239-40, 260-260b; £580). (Image)

460.00

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

Worldwide Collections and Large Lots

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2015

#Afghanistan specialized unused and used collection of over 225 stamps to 1919, replete with multiples and 6 covers, including 1872 dated "1289" 6/- Violet used, 1873 dated "1290" 1/- pair on cover, 1874 dated "1291" 1ab Black strip of four and 1r Black strip of five unused, 1875 dated "1292" 1sa Violet with wide outer circle unused and 1ab Brown violet strip of five unused, 1876 dated "1293" 1/2r Black used (1948 RPS certificate), 1/2r Purple and 1r Purple unused, 1878-80 Shahi Yellow brown block of forty unused, and 1880-90 issues in a range of colors and papers, generally fine-very fine; a truly remarkable collection.

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2016

Australia specialized mint and used collection to 1960 neatly mounted on album pages, many issues well represented in a specialized format, replete with shades, multiples, perforations, varieties, and cancellation interest, commencing with a noteworthy section of Kangaroo issues, which includes 1913-14 3p Olive Die II mint, 2/- mint and block of four used, 5/- mint (2) and used (2), and 10/- to £2 with "Specimen" overprint mint and perforated telegraph cancellations with punch holes, 1915 (Jan. 15-Aug.) 2/- mint and 5/- mint and used (2, one with watermark inverted), 1915 2/- mint, 5/- mint and block of four used, 10/- mint and used, £1 used, and £2 with "Specimen" overprint mint (2) and used, 1929 (Feb.)-30 5/- mint and 10/- and £2 with "Specimen" overprints mint, 1932 5/- block of six used and £1 used, then continuing with commemorative issues from 1927 which include 1932 Sydney Bridge 5/- used (2), 1937-43 Definitives perf. 13 1/2x14 or 13 1/2 1/2p to £1 mint, a very extensive section of Postage Dues including 1902 values to 8p (2) mint and perf. 11 1p used, 1902-04 10/- with "Specimen" overprint mint, 1906 1p to 6p bright green mint, 1907 1p to 6p dull green mint, Officials, Airpost with flight covers, World War II, British Commonwealth Occupation Force 1/2p to 5/- set in singles and blocks of four mint, used (2 sets, with covers), two other sets used on separate covers (one is May 8, 1947), and Antarctic; the pages are beginning to show signs of foxing/rust which has not yet really had any significant effect on the stamps, some small faults, but overall fine-very fine; an excellent basis for further specialization and expansion with many unusual items.

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2017

Azores representative mint and used collection with over 200 stamps to 1905, many issues complete, including 1868 20r to 100r, 1868-70 5r (both) to 80r mint, 100r used, 120r mint and 10r block of four mint (some trimmed perfs. at bottom), 1871-75 100r and 120r mint, 1875-80 150r mint, 1882-85 red overprints 500r and 1000r mint, 1895 Birth of St. Anthony mint or used; Angra, Horta, and Ponta del Gada 1892-1905 complete mint or used, etc., generally fine-very fine.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2018

Belgium highly representative mint and used collection of over 300 stamps to 1932, including classic issues, 1915-20 5Fr used, 1919 Tin Hat 2FR (creased) to 10Fr used, and Semi-Postals basically complete with 1918 Red Cross, 1928 Orval Restoration overprinted "Antwerp/Journees Philateliques", and 1929 Orval with Crown/"L/19-8-29" overprint, some small faults, but overall fine-very fine.

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $975.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2019

British Commonwealth incredibly comprehensive collection 1840-1936 housed in two Imperial albums, formed over many years by a collector who tried to fill every space in the albums, and he was remarkably successful in his quest, with well over 95% of the spaces filled, in fact a good many of the colonies have every space filled, including better colonies such as Canada (the 12p Black is a plate proof with Specimen ovpt. removed), the 19th century contains many scarce and elusive stamps from a wide range colonies, including some specialized Great Britain line engraved and surface printed issues, Cape of Good Hope both Woodblocks in two different shades, New Zealand includes seldom offered roulette and perforation varieties on the Chalon heads, high cataloging Canadian provinces (many with certificates) as well as scarce high cataloging stamps from Australian states, Hong Kong, British Caribbean islands and many other areas, the 20th century contains many popular mint King Edward VII and King George V complete tablet sets, it also contains some of the very rare high values, although these are often with a "Specimen" overprint, or to a lesser extent fiscally cancelled, there are also plenty of $200.00-$800.00 or higher cataloging clean mint stamps throughout the collection, in addition there are many higher cataloging attractive appearing stamps with minor imperfections, and there are many elusive colonies with a very high degree of completion such as Indian States and New Republic, the condition of the 19th century is mixed as one would expect, but there are many scarce or rare stamps with fine or better appearance, much of the 20th century is fine-very fine, and as usual for a collection of this magnitude, there is a small amount of questionable stamps, although many of the better items were purchased individually at various auctions and over 30 certificates (mainly BPA or RPS) accompany better stamps; this is far and away the most complete British Commonwealth collection we have ever offered as one lot and represents a rare opportunity to acquire an advanced collection with which to build upon; just to give a flavor, we have included a photo page of some of the many highlights, however this collection must certainly be viewed to be fully appreciated; our estimate will represent only a small fraction of the enormous total catalog value involved. (Image)

Est. 40,000-50,000

SOLD for $135,000.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM

2020

British Commonwealth intriguing remainder of the important Gibralter collection, of over 40 items, comprised mostly of failed extensions which now cannot be offered on an individual basis due to the new certificates noting faults, cleaning, forged overprints, or have came back as a genuine but different stamp than submitted, but the fascinating portion of the lot is in the many items with conflicting certificates, these include three scarce G.B. officials (#O43, O48 and O70) with good Brandon, PF or APS certs but with negative BPA certs, a G.B. 3p King Edward with RPS cert and signed Holcombe as the rare S.G. #285a, but current BPA states it to be a sub-shade of #285, Bushire #N19 with good Friedl but negative BPA cert, New Britain #14 signed Bothe BPP but negative BPA, N.W.P.I. 2 1/2p with faint watermark, a Calves certificate states it is the rare wide Crown and narrow A wmk while the BPA states it is the narrow Crown and narrow A, Sudan #MO2 with good BPA cert but negative Hass cert, and perhaps most interesting of all are eight rare Japanese Occupation of Malaya ovpts. cataloging £5,500, all with good Brandon certificates but with negative BPA certs; inspection is obviously essential to determine the true value.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Dec-08, 01:30 PM