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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1441

S.G. #12

S.G. #12, 1871 6p Rose, tied to combination franking cover to H.B.M's Consul in Noumea, New Caledonia by rare "G.P.O./Fiji" cds of Levuka, transit was through New South Wales as was normal for foreign mail in this period where two 3p Dull green (S.G. #158) are tied by two clear strikes of "Sydney/NO 15 71/NSW" duplexes, one of which also ties the Fiji franking, backstamped in Noumea on December 5, 1871, the cover has minor flaws that are very typical of covers of this period (and usually much worse) including a light horizontal crease that affects the top of the New South Wales stamps, and filing pin holes at bottom left, but overall appearance is very attractive and this is indeed a very fine cover of the Cakobau Kingdom period. (Scott #17) The Royal Post of the King Cakobau government was the first official state post that took over the delivery of mails in late 1871 that the "Fiji Times Express" had been fulfilling in the previous year. While this service lasted for over three years, covers surviving from this period are decidedly rare. This is particularly true of the first "pence" issue of stamps. The stamps are scarce in their own right with only a total of 17,500 issued for all three values, with the 6p being the scarcest with an issue of 2,500. Further these are particularly rare used because surcharged values in the local "cents" currency were issued just three months later. The result is that covers with first pence issue are extremely rare, and though in popularity they fall in the shadow of the "Fiji Times Express" issue, the number of recorded covers with this issue is actually less than that of the "Fiji Times Express". The cover offered here is extremely rare in a number of respects. First it is believed that there are only a total of four first-issue Cakobau covers recorded. Additionally this is an unusual and rare foreign mail destination to the French Colony of New Caledonia, and finally the cancel used in posting from Fiji is one of the rarest Fiji cancels, being used for only 41 days and is only found on the unsurcharged pence issues. Of the four recorded covers only this and one other cover bear this cancel. A wonderful cover that is essential for any award winning collection documenting this period of Fiji's postal history and one of the most important covers in the Meis collection. Signed A. Diena; ex-Purves, Boker, Jersey and Robertson. (Image)

Est. 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $14,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1442

S.G. #14

S.G. #14, 1872 "Six Cents" surcharge on 3p Yellow green, lovely horizontal strip of three tied to small piece by two neat strikes of "G.P.O./Levuka-Fiji/JU 8 1874" double arc c.d.s., very trivial perf. flaws to the right stamp, marvelous centering for this early issue, extremely fine; a particular choice and scarce used multiple not reflected in its modest catalog value; ex-Robertson (Scott #19; $187.50). (Image)

£195+

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1874-1875 Overprints

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1443

S.G. #16

S.G. #16, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge on 1p Blue, with Gothic "V.R." overprint, an unusually attractive mint single, full o.g., minor flaws including a very faint horizontal crease, very fine appearance; clear 1980 RPS certificate (Scott #22; $750.00). (Image)

£900

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1444

S.G. #16b

S.G. #16b, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge on 1p Blue with Gothic "V.R.", variety cross pattee period after "R", position 26, an unusually well centered used example of this scarce variety, repaired faults, very fine appearance; it is believed that only 705 of the variety were printed, the number surviving far less; clear 2001 RPS of Victoria certificate; ex-Col. Evans (Scott #22b; $1,000.00). (Image)

£1,000

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

1445

S.G. #16c

S.G. #16c, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge on 1p Blue with Gothic "V.R.", variety round raised period after "V", position 28, used with "G.P.O./Levuka-Fiji/DE 17 1874" double arc c.d.s., pinhole and small faults from cancel, fine centering; scarce with only 705 of this variety issued; 1996 RPS certificate (Scott 22 var.). (Image)

£1,000

SOLD for $100.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1446

S.G. #16e

S.G. #16e, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge on 1p Blue with Gothic "V.R.", variety inverted "A" for "V", position 30, a scarce mint single, o.g., h.r., fine centering; only one position in the setting of 50 with 705 of this variety issued, most of which were used; 1986 BPA certificate (Scott #22a; only priced used at $1,500.00). (Image)

£2,250

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1447

S.G. #16e

S.G. #16e, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge on 1p Blue with Gothic "V.R.", variety inverted "A" for "V", position 30, used example with light 1875 Levuka cds, small faults, otherwise fine; signed Pemberton (Scott #22a; $1,500.00). (Image)

1,000.00

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

1448

S.G. #17

S.G. #17, 1874 "Six Cents" surcharge 3p Green with Gothic "V.R.", sound unused single, fresh, centered into the perfs. at top, still fine for this rare stamp of which only a total of 1,675 stamps were issued and most of these were used; the catalog value does not reflect this rarity as this issuance is less than 10% the number of the 2c on 1p Blue of this set; signed H. Bloch and accompanied by a 1978 BPA certificate (Scott #24; $1,100.00). (Image)

£1,400

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

1449

S.G. #17

S.G. #17, 1874 "Six Cents" surcharge 3p Green with Gothic "V.R.", well centered used example, clean "Levuka/Fiji/MR 31 1876 " double arc cds, tiny thin specks, otherwise very fine and a scarce value; signed Gilbert and accompanied by a clear 1986 RPS certificate (Scott #24; $550.00). (Image)

£675

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

1450

S.G. #17d

S.G. #17d, 1874 "Six Cents" on 3p Green with Gothic "V.R.", variety round raised periods after "V" and "R", position 29, a used example of this variety with "sunburst" cancel of Levuka, couple small tears, one hinge repair at bottom right, very fine appearance; a very rare variety which occurred once in each setting of 50, thus only 67 were issued and considerably less have survived; signed Pemberton and accompanied by a 1986 BPA certificate (Scott #24 var.). (Image)

£1,600

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1451

S.G. #17e

#S.G. #17e, 1874 "Six Cents" surcharge on 3p Green with Gothic "V.R.", variety inverted "A" for "V", position 30, an exceptionally attractive unused example of this scarce variety but expertly repaired at right, very fine appearance; very rare with only 67 of this variety issued and most of these were used (Scott #24; $3,250.00). (Image)

£3,500

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

1452

S.G. #17e

#S.G. #17e, 1874 "Six Cents" surcharge on 3p Green with Gothic "V.R.", variety inverted "A" for "V", position 30, used with pen cancel, vertical crease ending in repaired tear, nevertheless a rare variety; 1995 BPA certificate; ex-Tippett and Robertson (Scott #24a; unpriced used). (Image)

£1,600

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1453

S.G. #18

S.G. #18, 1874 "Twelve Cents" surcharge on 6p Rose with Gothic "V.R.", a remarkably high-quality mint single, uncommonly fresh with bright color, well centered, o.g., h.r., very fine; this stamp is not common with a total of only 7,300 believed to have been issued, and particularly scarce in such premium quality; 1986 RPS certificate (Scott #26; $500.00). (Image)

£600

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1454

S.G. #18g

S.G. #18g, 1874 "Twelve Cents" surcharge on 6p Rose, se-tenant vertical pair with Gothic and Roman "V.R.", a lovely unused pair lacking the faults that plague so many of these early issues, bright color, well centered, very fine; this variety occurs because the top three rows of the sheet had Gothic type and the bottom two rows used Roman type for the "V.R.", thus the third and fourth rows produced ten such pairs in each sheet, needless to say not many were kept intact so multiples showing the two types are very scarce; RPS of Victoria certificate; ex-Col. Evans (Scott #25-26; $1,100.00+). (Image)

£1,800

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1455

S.G. #18a

S.G. #18a, 1874 "Twelve Cents" surcharge on 6p Rose with Gothic "V.R.", variety no period after "R", position 13, well centered unused example within large margins, attractive with good color, central thin, very fine appearance; a rare variety with only 292 originally printed; 2001 RPS of Victoria certificate; ex-Col. Evans (Scott #26 var.). (Image)

£2,000

SOLD for $250.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1456

S.G. #18b

S.G. #18b, 1874 "Twelve Cents" surcharge on 6p Rose with Gothic "V.R.", variety with cross pattee period after "R", position 26, used example with Levuka "sunburst" cancel that causes pinholes and small tears, fine appearance; a rare variety found in only one position in the setting of 50, thus only 292 stamps were originally printed and far less are available today; 2001 RPS of Victoria certificate; ex-Col. Evans (Scott #26b; $1,350.00). (Image)

£1,000

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

1457

S.G. #18e

S.G. #18e, 1874 "Twelve Cents" surcharge on 6p Rose with Gothic "V.R.", variety inverted "A" for "V", position 30, an exceedingly handsome mint example of this rare variety that appears in only one position of the setting of 50, marvelously well centered within large margins and full even perforations, deep rich colors of both the stamp and overprints, o.g., h.r., extremely fine and one of the few entirely sound stamps in gem quality of this variety; only 292 of this variety were originally printed and strangely Stanley Gibbons prices it less mint and used than the same variety on the 2c on 1p Blue (S.G. #16e) of which there were 705 printed, regardless one would be hard pressed to find another as nice; 1981 BPA certificate (Scott #26a; unpriced mint). (Image)

£2,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1458

S.G. #18e

S.G. #18e, 1874 "Twelve Cents" surcharge on 6p Rose with Gothic "V.R.", variety inverted "A" for "V", position 30, an amazing perfectly centered used example, possessing extremely large margins and full even perforations, central "sunburst" cancel of Levuka impresses the paper as usual causing a couple of tiny pinholes, still extremely fine and incredibly attractive; very scarce, particularly as nice as this; clear 1986 RPS certificate (Scott #26a; $1,350.00). (Image)

£1,000

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1459

S.G. #19

S.G. #19, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge 1p Blue with Roman "V.R.", unused, regummed over small faults, still attractive with excellent color, fine centering (Scott #21; $700.00). (Image)

£1,000

SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1460

S.G. #19a

S.G. #19a, 1874 "Two Cents" surcharge on 1p Blue with Roman "V.R.", variety no period after "R", position 43, a marvelously fresh mint example of this very scarce variety, o.g., strong bright color, fine centering; this variety only comes in one position of the setting of 50 and it is believed that only 705 were originally printed with the majority of those used; a very difficult stamp particularly in such nice condition; signed Thier and accompanied by a 1994 Rendon certificate (Scott #21 var.). (Image)

£2,250

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM