Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1541

S.G. #249 var

S.G. #249 var., 1938 1/2p Green, imperforate, unused without gum, on the issued watermarked stamp paper, four large to extremely large margins, extremely fine; a great rarity from the De la Rue archives and believed to be unique (Scott #117 var.). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,250.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1542

S.G. #252 var

S.G. #252 var., 1940 1 1/2p Carmine, Die II, imperforate, full margined single on the issued watermarked stamp paper, a very rare item from the De la Rue archives and may be unique, disturbed partial o.g., extremely fine (Scott #132 var.). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1543

S.G. #254 var

S.G. #254 var., 1940 2p Brown and green, Die II, imperforate, full to large margins, on the issued watermarked stamp paper, disturbed partial o.g., extremely fine; another very rare stamp from the De la Rue archives and may well be unique (Scott #133 var.). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1544

S.G. #261 var.

S.G. #261 var., 1940 6p Black, Die II, imperforate, full to large margins, on the issued watermarked stamp paper, disturbed partial o.g., small closed tear at bottom, extremely fine appearance and very rare; from the De la Rue archives and may well be unique (Scott #135 var.). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1545

S.G. #268a

S.G. #268a. 1946 2 1/2p Victory, printed double, one albino, second albino impression is shifted to the top right, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and scarce variety (Scott #137 var.). (Image)

£275

SOLD for $240.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1546

S.G. #271S

S.G. #271S, 1948 5/- Royal Wedding, perforated "Specimen" in the type with "Specimen" in a half circle that was used on large size stamps of the British Commonwealth, a well centered stamp with good color, without gum, very fine. British specimens have been issued for many purposes over the years. In the twentieth century the primary purpose was distribution to the U.P.U., however this ended in March of 1948 prior to the 1948 Royal Wedding series. The last general perforated "Specimen" issue for the Commonwealth was the 1946 Victory issue. This single example is the only known example from Fiji of the 1948 Royal Wedding and we have never seen another from any other colony. A great specimen rarity that is unlisted in Stanley Gibbons or Scott; ex-Bradbury, Wilkinson archives; 1997 BPA certificate (Scott #140S). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1547

S.G. #377 var

S.G. #377 var., 9p Bamboo Raft, imperforate, attractive vertical pair, o.g., n.h., mild vertical crease in top stamp only, otherwise very fine; scarce and unlisted (Scott #246 var.). (Image)

Est. 400-500

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

1548

S.G. #MS525a

S.G. #MS525a, 1975 Festivals of Joy souvenir sheet, imperforate between vertically, a very scarce error with the center vertical perforations missing from the se-tenant block of four in this sheet producing two se-tenant imperforate between pairs, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and very few known; 1989 BPA certificate (Scott #360a var.). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

Booklets

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1549

S.G. #SB1

S.G. #SB1, 1909 2/- Edward VII nearly complete booklet, this handmade booklet was issued with 1/2p Green (S.G. #118) in one pane of six and one pane of five, plus three panes of six of the 1p Red (S.G. #119; one pane is missing one stamp), the booklet has been exploded for display, stapled at left, in addition to the covers there are four sheets of interleaving to separate the panes, one of these is slightly adhering to the 1/2p pane of six, some perf. separation particularly in the 1/2p panes and some gum toning, the red covers have minor faults including a small piece missing around the staple holes of the front cover, despite the flaws this is a reasonably well preserved example of an extremely rare booklet of which very few are still extant; Stanley Gibbons for fully complete booklet is £2,750. (Image)

Est. 500-750

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

1550

S.G. #SB2

S.G. #SB2, 1914 2/- George V complete booklet, exploded for display this handmade booklet was issued with one pane each of six and five of the 1/2p Green (S.G. #126) and three panes of six of the 1p Carmine (S.G. #127), red covers similar to the earlier Edward VII booklet and four pieces of interleaving to separate the five panes, stapled at left, minor bend and small corner creases to the front cover, the panes are fresh and crisp with very light hinging or trace of gum disturbance that takes them out of the never hinged category, overall in an excellent state of preservation, very fine and very scarce with only a very few still in existence. (Image)

£2,250

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1551

S.G. #SB3 var.

S.G. #SB3 var., 1939 3/- George VI complete booklet, handmade and unexploded, stapled at right, the catalogs and literature are a bit confused in the listing of this booklet, probably owing to the rarity of intact examples, this is apparently the earlier locally made booklet with green covers, includes 1/2p Green and 1p Brown and blue, die I, panes of eight and two 2p Brown and green panes of six (S.G. #249-50, 253), unlike the listing in Stanley Gibbons this booklet contains the four advertising pages with two at the front and two at the back with the stamps stapled all together in the center, o.g., n.h., light gum toning and mild rust stains around the staples, both factors quite normal on booklets of this tropical area, very fine; Stanley Gibbons prices the normal without advertising pages at £750. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

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

1552

S.G. #SB3a

S.G. #SB3a, 1940 3/- George VI complete booklet, handmade and unexploded though cover and first advertising page are loose due to rust deterioration around the staples, stapled at right, covers are buff color of De La Rue manufacture and contains 1/2p Green and 1p Brown and blue panes of eight and two 2p Brown and green, Die I, panes of six, also contains the four advertising sheets and seven sheets of waxed tissue interleaving, all arranged in the order as listed by H.R. Work in his British Empire Postage Stamp Booklets, stamps with o.g., n.h., gum is toned apparently caused by the nature of the interleaving, covers with minor faults including rust stains from the staples, a fine and rare booklet; listed but unpriced in Stanley Gibbons. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

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

Postage Dues

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1553

S.G. #D1

S.G. #D1, 1917 1/2p Black postage due, wide setting, unused, without gum as issued, well centered showing the sheet watermark over a large portion of the stamp, very fine example of one of the key postage dues with only 372 stamps issued; signed Holcombe and accompanied by his 1996 certificate (Scott #J1; $500.00). (Image)

£700

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1554

S.G. #D1

S.G. #D1, 1917 1/2p Black postage due, wide setting, a handsome used example of this scarce value, central "sunburst" cancel of Suva, extremely fine (Scott #J1; $425.00). (Image)

£375

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

1555

S.G. #D2

S.G. #D2, 1p Black postage due, wide setting, unused, without gum as issued, fresh and well centered, scarcer than the catalog value implies as most of the modest issuance of only 1,116 stamps were used, extremely fine; 1992 BPA certificate (Scott #J3 var.; $250.00+). (Image)

£300

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

1556

S.G. #D3

S.G. #D3, 2p Black postage due, wide setting, natural s.e. at left, tied to attractive local cover by "sunburst" cancel of Suva, a 1p Carmine with "War Stamp" overprint (S.G. #139) had been used, which paid the war tax but not the postage, tied by "G.P.O Suva/Fiji/5 May 1917" cds, boxed "T" due marking, stamps are fresh and well centered, an extremely fine cover in all respects; the early postage dues were issued in relatively small quantities and used on cover they are particularly scare and desirable, especially in this premium condition (Scott #J4, MR2). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1557

S.G. #D4

S.G. #D4, 3p Black postage due, wide setting, unused, without gum as issued, scarce and very fine stamp with only 1,116 issued of which most were used; 1990 BPA certificate (Scott #J5; $400.00). (Image)

£300

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

1558

S.G. #D5

S.G. #D5, 4p Black postage due, wide setting, used single with light Suva "sunburst" cancel, very fine and scarce with only 372 stamps of this value issued (Scott #J6; $425.00). (Image)

£375

SOLD for $290.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

Stamp Collection Balances

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1559

S.G. #1/103c

S.G. #1/103c, Substantial and valuable nineteenth century balance of the mint and used collection, this collection was being formed for exhibition so some is mounted on pages in padded leather Godden album, but because a large portion of the material in this period has so many overprint, shade and perforation varieties, most are found identified on stock pages in preparation for mounting, starts with three "Fiji Times Express" issues including a 1p Black and 6p Black on rose quadrille paper and a 6p Black on rose laid batonne, each faulty and/or trimmed close as is often the case with these scarce stamps, the early government issues of 1871-77 are one of the significant sections of this collection starting with both mint and used complete of the six different King Cakobau issues, the first issues as a Crown Colony include ten different with Gothic and Roman "VR" surcharges including all four of the red and black "2d" surcharges on the 6c on 3p Green values, used (S.G. #22-24), there is a total of 45 mint and used with the monogram "VR" overprints plus a mint overprinted pair of the 1p Blue on laid paper imperforate vertically, other varieties of this issue include used examples of the 1p Blue with blank top left corner on both wove and laid paper, the last section with the monogram "VR" design and the new Piroque designs are significant for the many perforation varieties and shades that are present as collected by Stanley Gibbons, these are collected mint and used and in multiples up to a mint block of twelve of 2p Yellow Green (S.G. #40), in all there is a total of over 325 nineteenth century stamps in this collection, early issues have condition problems that are par for the course for this country, early used stamps often have the faults that are simply the result of the sharp cancelling devices that were used and are to be expected, yet there are also fine-very fine stamps present particularly in the later period where the mint have o.g.; a collection well worth examining because of the large amount of material that is so difficult to acquire; includes 40 BPA or RPS certificates (Scott #1/58).

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,750.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM

1560

S.G. #104/358, D3/18

S.G. #104/358, D3/18, Comprehensive twentieth century collection of over 200 mostly different to 1966, nearly all are mint in leather Godden album, includes 1903 and 1906-12 Edward VII issues complete with both pound values, the George V issues are also complete with both dies of the £1, plus 1/2p Green with inverted watermark and 2p Grey imperforate vertical pair trial print on Irish watermarked paper, also includes a nice selection of George VI issues showing the different dies and perforation varieties complete, there is good value to be found in the scarce early postage dues with unused and used examples of the 2p Black wide setting and two 3p Black wide setting used, one on piece, plus mint and used copies of the 1/2p Black and 1p Black narrow setting, last set of postage dues is also complete both mint and used, collection is clean and attractive, o.g. or used fine-very fine (Scott #59/228, J4/MR2).

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Mar-08, 12:00 PM