Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Sierra Leone

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

861

S.G. #130

S.G. #130, 1912 £5 Orange and green, wmk. multiple Crown CA, fresh mint single of this high value, deep rich colors, and possessing excellent centering, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; a premium example of a scarce stamp (Scott #121; $1,200.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

862

S.G. #148

S.G. #148, 1923 £5 Orange and green, wmk. multiple Crown script CA, a precisely centered mint example, with rich sharp colors set on bright white chalky paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; signed H. Bloch (Scott #139; $1,000.00). (Image)

£1,100

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

Tasmania

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863

S.G. #41

S.G. #41, 1858 1/- Vermilion, unused horizontal strip of three, intense color, large to very large margins all around, faintest trace of toning at bottom edge, still a very fine and very rare multiple (Scott #16; $1,200.00+). (Image)

£1,500+

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

Togo

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864

S.G. #H3a var.

S.G. #H3a var., 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 10pf Carmine, overprint inverted, position 23 in the setting of 50, which shows the additional variety of broken "e" in "French", stamp is very well centered, fresh on bright white paper, light portions of Lome cancels, choice very fine; since only one setting of this was printed inverted, it makes this stamp with this variety unique, making for all that more a desirable example of an already rare error; 1983 BPA and 2001 Robert Gibbs certificates (Scott #37a var.; $5,000.00+). (Image)

£3,000+

SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

865

S.G. #H3c

S.G. #H3c, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 10pf Carmine, unwatermarked, a delightful example of this outstanding rarity, a fresh and well centered example beautifully tied to piece by full "Assahun/Togo/14 1 15" c.d.s., very fine and choice; evidently a sheet of unwatermarked stamps was mixed into the stock of 10pf stamps being overprinted, it is identified by being a duller shade than the watermarked issue, and even on piece it is easily seen to have no watermark, a great rarity of this country with only five or six examples having been discovered, all of which are used; 1982 BPA certificate (Scott #37b; $5,500.00). (Image)

£5,500

SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

866

S.G. #H10 var.

S.G. #H10 var., 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French Occupation" overprint on 1M Carmine, Gibbs setting 1, position 2, mint single showing the variety of narrow spacing between "Anglo" and "French" making the length of that line more like setting 3 of the Sansane-Mangu issue, lovely mint single with virtually perfect centering, fresh with bright color, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; this value is a scarce stamp in its own right, with only about 100 stamps printed and most being used, but it is particularly desirable with this fascinating variety that only comes from positions 1 and 2, meaning that only about ten examples were printed showing this variety; 1945 Friedl and 2001 BPA certificates (Scott #44; $5,000.00+). (Image)

£5,000+

SOLD for $5,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

867

S.G. #H11a

S.G. #H11a, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" on 2M Blue, "Occupation" double, an impressive bottom right corner sheet-margin single tied to small piece by clear "Lome/Togo/29.9.14." c.d.s., wonderfully fresh, attractively centered being a bit to the left as are all known examples of this variety, very fine and choice; one sheet was printed with the overprint misplaced to the bottom so that "Occupation" was into the perforations, the printer in an attempt to correct this, removed all the type from the setting except "Occupation" and printed it a second time above the other overprint, only fifteen of the printed twenty examples have been recorded, of these a mint bottom left corner block is in the Royal collection, only eight examples, all singles, are recorded used, this being one of the most desirable from the bottom right corner, which went undiscovered for years; signed Friedl, Calves and others, and accompanied by a 1989 Holcombe certificate (Scott #45b; listed but unpriced). (Image)

£11,000

SOLD for $9,250.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

868

S.G. #H11b

S.G. #H11b, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 2M Blue, overprint inverted, a stunning top sheet-margin single of this rare issue and very rare error, marvelously well centered, possessing pristine freshness including full original gum with the stamp being never hinged, just lightly hinged in the top selvage, extremely fine gem; this value is rare either with the overprint upright or inverted, it is believed that only about 40 stamps or two sheets were overprinted correctly, but only one sheet or twenty examples were printed inverted, the example offered here is among the finest of these and quite likely the only never hinged example in private hands; signed P.L. Pemberton and accompanied by a 2000 Brandon certificate (Scott #45a; listed but unpriced). (Image)

for hinged £10,000

SOLD for $10,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

869

S.G. #H16

S.G. #H16, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 10pf Carmine, narrow setting, a remarkably attractive example of this incredibly rare issue, wonderfully well centered, tied to piece by bold central "Lome/Togo/26.11.14." c.d.s., extremely fine example of this rarity; Gibbs notes that only fifteen or at most twenty examples exist, all are used being cancelled at Lome or Anecho, all purported mint copies have turned out to be forgeries; quite underpriced in the major catalogs in comparison to its rarity with other Togo occupation issues; 2000 Brandon certificate (Scott #50; $2,600.00). (Image)

£2,750

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

870

S.G. #H17a

S.G. #H17a, 1914 "TOG/Anglo-French Occupation" overprint on 20pf ultramarine, narrow setting, variety "TOG" for "TOGO", lovely used example of this striking error, tied to small piece by light "Lome/Togo/1.10.14." c.d.s., sharp overprint showing the error well, stamp has strong color on bright white paper, extremely fine; a total of only about 40 examples have been reported of this error, and only about twenty examples of those are recorded used, this being a particularly desirable copy on piece; signed Calves and accompanied by 1980 Georg Buhler and 2001 BPA certificates (Scott #51a; $4,750.00). (Image)

£4,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

871

S.G. #H17b

S.G. #H17b, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 20pf Ultramarine, se-tenant vertical, pair wide and narrow setting, contained in gorgeous unused vertical strip of three, the bottom stamp setting 1, position 9, the top pair setting 2, positions 39/49, beautiful centering, fresh color and paper, extremely fine; this rare variety occurred when the bottom of a sheet of 100 was overprinted with the early wide setting of 50, the top portion of the sheet apparently stuck to the sheet above when it was printed receiving only a light albino impression, by the time the error was discovered they were using the second setting of the overprint, which was applied to the top half of the sheet, only six unused examples out of the possible ten se-tenant pairs are known; 1990 Holcombe certificate; ex-Bute from a block of twelve (4x3) with four examples of the error (Scott #51b; listed but unpriced). (Image)

£6,500

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

872

S.G. #H24

S.G. #H24, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 2M Blue, narrow setting, a particularly choice bottom sheet-margin single of this rare issue of which no more than 20 were printed, and only twelve used examples are recorded, including one in the Royal collection, no unused are known, this is tied to piece by "Lome/Togo/29.9.14." c.d.s., very well centered and fresh, extremely fine; a major rarity of the occupation issues of Togo; 1992 Holcombe certificate (Scott #58; $8,500.00). (Image)

£8,500

SOLD for $9,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

873

S.G. #H31a

S.G. #H31a, 1915 "TOGO/Anglo-French /Occupation" on 10pf Carmine, unwatermarked, Gibbs individual setting 3c, used example of this exceptionally rare variety, central "Lome/Togo/24.3.15." c.d.s., very fine; this stamp shows the shorter length of "Anglo-French" similar to the Sansane-Mangu issue, but it is printed from an individual setting of the type, very few examples have been recorded and it is one of the great rarities of this country; signed T. Allen and accompanied by a 1992 Holcombe certificate. (Image)

£7,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

Tonga

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874

S.G. #48a

S.G. #48a, 1897 7 1/2p Black and green King George II, Center Inverted, a sensationally fresh mint example of this very scarce and popular inverted center, deep colors on fresh white paper, well centered, though slightly to the top left as are most copies since only one sheet of 60 stamps was printed, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and a premium example of this rare stamp; signed H. Bloch (Scott #47a; $3,500.00). (Image)

£3,750

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

Turks Islands

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875

S.G. #61a

S.G. #61a, 1889 "One Penny" surcharge on 2 1/2p Red brown, "One" omitted variety, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 1 block of twelve, being the bottom two full rows of the setting with complete selvage, the two error stamps being the right vertical pair, this variety occurred because of the misplacement of the overprint, and results in the other ten stamps being the variety "Penny One", also since the overprint is at an angle with the overprint moving to the right as it progresses up the sheet, the right row stamps above this block begin to show portions of the "One" making these two stamps the only true examples of this variety, stamps are uniformly very well centered, o.g, h.r. reinforcing a few separated perforations, extremely fine; a marvelous position piece of the only known examples of this error; 1966 RPS certificate; ex-Ludington (Scott #55c; unpriced). (Image)

£3,000+

SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

Western Australia

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876

S.G. #25

S.G. #25, 1860 2p Orange-vermilion, unused top sheet-margin block of four, with interesting contrasting impressions of the top and bottom rows, large margins all around, strong color, a few small wrinkles, otherwise very fine and handsome (Scott #14; $300.00+). (Image)

£280+

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM

Zululand

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877

S.G. #12b

S.G. #12b, 1888 1/2p Dull green, with "Zululand." overprint with period, overprint inverted, a marvelously fresh example of this error, well centered with excellent color on fresh white paper, o.g., small h.r., very fine and choice; 1992 RPS certificate; ex-Wong (Scott #12c; $1,350.00). (Image)

£1,200

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Jun-27, 05:00 PM