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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1401

S.G. #2-3

S.G. #2-3, 1870 3p Black and 6p Black on rose quadrille paper, positions 2 and 20, on the third of the three known complete covers with the rose quadrille paper issues, this a small lady's cover, the stamps and cover are in typical faulty condition, this one more so than the other two with serious faults to the stamps, heavy edge wear and portion of backflap missing, each of the two stamps with ms. "#" cancel and the 3p is additionally tied by "DE 31 1870 Sydney/NSW" duplex, the "NSW" portion of another strike of this duplex was used to tie the New South Wales 3p Green (S.G. #158) at bottom left, posted to Melborne where backstamped, on January 3, 1871. Like the other two covers this one also has an interesting unique characteristic. At upper left it is endorsed "with newspaper". Whether this was to indicate that it was attached to a newspaper, or a message to the recipient that he should expect a newspaper at the same time is not known. Additionally this cover is important in the authentication of the previous cover. Both of these covers arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on the same day, were handled in an identical manner and each went to Melbourne, but each is from a different correspondence and the covers have entirely different philatelic provenance. Examination of the Sydney duplexes and the Melbourne backstamps show numerous characteristics confirming that they were struck by the same devices as would be expected and should be the case. Thus this cover, which has the older provenance, confirms the authenticity of the Rewa cover. Despite the condition problems, which are a given, this is a marvelous and rare cover of the "Fiji Times Express"; ex-Sir Lacon Threlford and "Missionary" collection; photocopy of 1975 RPS certificate and 1981 RPS certificate being a duplicate of the previous (Scott #2-3). (Image)

Est. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1402

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose on laid batonne paper, position 1, fresh mint single with bright color, three large margins, full rouletting at right, closer but well clear at bottom, o.g., h.r, faint horizontal crease along the hinge line, otherwise nearly very fine (Scott #8; $1,300.00). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1403

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 2, a wonderfully fresh mint single that is in rarely found sound condition, margins are large and balanced on all four sides with complete rouletting at sides, good color, o.g., small h.r., extremely fine and desirable example of this top row position; signed Friedl and others (Scott #8; $1,300.00). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1404

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 2, an impressive mint example with margins about as large as they come, virtually complete rouletting on three sides, top closer with no rouletting as usual because it was the edge of the sheet, o.g., h.r., small thin spot and minor gum crease, otherwise extremely fine (Scott #8; $1,300.00). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1405

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose on laid batonne paper, position 3, a scarcer used example with ms. "#" cancel, three large margins, soiled and edge tears, fine appearance; unlike the first issue, used stamps of the second issue are significantly scarcer than their unused or mint counterparts (Scott #8; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,800

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1406

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose on laid batonne paper, position 4, a large margined unused single, complete rouletting on the three sides that have them on this position, closer but well clear at top, a fresh bright stamp, small thin spot, otherwise extremely fine (Scott #8; $1,300.00). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1407

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 4, mostly large margined stamp (small piece added to left margin at bottom), full rouletting at right and bottom, partial at left, a used example with light ms. initials on either side of the numeral, some soiling as usually found on used stamps and small faults including thins, very fine appearance; used stamps are scarce, especially with this type of manuscript cancel (Scott #8; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,800

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1408

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 5, attractive large margined unused single, virtually complete rouletting on the three sides that have it in this position, rose color is particularly strong, corner thin at top right that caused a tiny edge tear, extremely fine appearance (Scott #8; $1,300.00). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1409

S.G. #7

S.G. #7, 1871 6p Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 6, an impressively margined unused single from the corner of the sheet, nearly full rouletting at left and bottom, fresh with light rose color, this stamp is virtually sound lacking the typical faults that are usually found on these issues, extremely fine; 1967 RPS certificate (Scott #8; $1,300.00). (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1410

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 7, a wonderfully margined unsued example from the left edge of the sheet, virtually full rouletting on the other three sides, fresh with light rose color, couple of tiny thin spots, otherwise extremely fine and a premium example of this position; signed Bernichon, H. Bloch, and accompanied by a 1982 Friedl certificate (Scott #10; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1411

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 8, a most uncommonly well margined stamp with nearly complete rouletting on all four sides, rouletting on all four sides is only possible on four positions of the 1/- and four positions of the 1p values and even on these values rarely do they have them, fresh rose color, o.g., thin spots that do not detract from this stamp's extremely fine and impressive appearance; signed Bernichon (Scott #10; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1412

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 8, used stamp with ms. "#" cancel, impression is strong causing the left margin to be trimmed at the frame, other three margins with nearly full rouletting, quite strong rose color, tiny thins, otherwise fine; this is the most commonly found used value of the second issue but still scarcer than unused or mint; 1955 RPS certificate (Scott #10; $1,400.00) (Image)

£1,400

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1413

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 9, lovely mint single, nearly complete rouletting on three sides, a little closer at bottom but large as well, fresh bright color, o.g., edge thins, otherwise extremely fine and a handsome stamp; 1995 BPA certificate (Scott #10; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1414

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 9, three large margins with full rouletting, trimmed along the frame at left, perhaps the sharp impression caused it to separate there, o.g., small corner thin, otherwise a fresh fine stamp (Scott #10; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1415

S.G. #9 var.

S.G. #9 var., 1871 1/- Black on deep rose laid batonne paper, position 9, used example in the deep rose shade which is quite scarce, ms. "#" cancel, full clear margins all around, full rouletting at right, edge tear at right and small thin spots, very fine appearance; 2001 RPS of Victoria certificate ex-Col. Evans (Scott #10 var.; $1,400.00+). (Image)

£1,400+

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1416

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 10, sound mint single, full rouletting at top and bottom, trimmed along the frame at right, fresh rose color, o.g., h.r., fine; signed Stanley Gibbons (Scott #10; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1417

S.G. #9 var.

S.G. #9 var., 1871 1/- Black on deep rose laid batonne paper, position 11, an exquisite unused example of this scarce shade variety, while the catalogs do not make mention of this shade it has long been recognized that the second issue comes in two distinct colors, the normal rose, which is similar to the first issue though usually a little brighter, and a deep rose that the Robson Lowe Encyclopedia calls rare, this stamp is an exceptional example with full rouletting on three sides and with large matching margin at bottom showing about half the rouletting, also completely sound, lacking the faults that nearly all of the "Fiji Times Express" stamps have, extremely fine in all respects; 1987 RPS certificate (Scott #10 var.; $1,500.00+). (Image)

£1,200+

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1418

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 11, used single with less commonly seen ms. "X" cancel, attractive with strong rose color, full even margins all around though tiny surface scrape in top left corner with the frame line slightly touched up, still very fine appearance and scarce used (Scott #10; $1,400.00) (Image)

£1,400

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1419

S.G. #9

S.G. #9, 1871 1/- Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 12, mint single with complete rouletting at top and bottom and most of it showing at left, the sheet edge at right is closer as usual for this position, a fresh stamp with nice rose color, o.g., light diagonal gum crease, otherwise very fine (Scott #10; $1,500.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1420

S.G. #5

S.G. #5, 1871 1p Black on rose laid batonne paper, position 13, an incredible mint single with large balanced margins on all four sides, full rouletting is found on three sides, and more amazing is the fact that the left margin is large enough that if there were rouletting on the sheet edge it would show, this stamp then gives the evidence that there was none, fresh with bright color, o.g., h.r., this stamp has to be considered essentially sound for these issues as the only flaws are a couple of nicks in the top margin, extremely fine and a wonderful example of this position (Scott #6; $950.00). (Image)

£900

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM