Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1981

S.G. #203a

S.G. #203a, 1920 1p Victory, "A" in "CA" missing in watermark, an unusually attractive stamp with the error right in the center so there is no chance of mistake, exceptionally well centered, neat portion of 1921 c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; purported to be the discovery example of this stamp, only known used and despite the modest catalog value may be unique or one of only a very small handful (Scott #142 var.). (Image)

S.G. £300

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1982

S.G. 204a

S.G. #204a, 1920 2p Victory, "C" of "CA" missing in watermark, mint single with the error clearly showing in the center portion of the stamp, o.g., fine centering and scarce; purported to be the discovery copy of this variety (Scott #143 var.). (Image)

S.G. £325

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1983

S.G. #208wa

S.G. #208wa, 1920 6p Victory, inverted watermark with "C" of "CA" missing, quite unusual to have this combination of varieties but this is apparently the only way it is found, the "C" is clearly missing near the top of the stamp, very well centered, o.g., l.h., tiny spot of gum toning on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine (Scott #147 var.). (Image)

S.G. £800

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1984

S.G. #209a

S.G. #209a, 1920 1/- Victory, "C" of "CA" missing in watermark, fresh mint single with bright colors, the watermark on the high values is normally sideways and the error clearly shows at right, o.g., very fine and very scarce, this purported to be the discovery example for the error on this value (Scott #148 var.). (Image)

S.G. £750

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1985

S.G. #211a

S.G. #211a, 1920 3/- Victory, "C" of "CA" missing in watermark, top left corner sheet-margin block of four, unusually well centered, normal sideways watermark and error occurs at the left of the bottom right stamp, o.g., stamps are all n.h. being hinged in the top selvage only, extremely fine; extremely scarce, especially in a position multiple which shows the approximate location of the error (Scott #150 var.). (Image)

S.G. £740+

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1986

193A var.

#193A var., 1942 1/2p Bister, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" of "CA" missing, top right corner sheet-margin block of ten with control number, the watermark error occurs in the bottom left stamp, very fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; this watermark did not appear until late in this issues manufacture and thus is quite rare with only a very few recorded (S.G. #248ca). (Image)

S.G. £1,100+

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1987

193A var.

#193A var., 1942 1/2p Bister, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" of "CA" missing, top sheet-margin block of sixteen, the watermark error occurs in the right pair of the second row from the top, this block possesses virtually perfect centering, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine and a rare variety (S.G. #248ca). (Image)

S.G. £1,100+

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1988

194A var.

#194A var., 1942 1p Green, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" of "CA" missing, Thomas De La Rue bottom sheet-margin imprint block of eight, the watermark error being in the bottom selvage, exceptionally fresh with intense deep green color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; at the time this was sold by Stanley Gibbons in 1997 this was the only known example of this error and the basis for the listing (S.G. #249ca). (Image)

S.G. £1,100+

SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1989

194A var.

#194A var., 1942 1p Green, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" of "CA" missing, exceptionally well centered used single with the watermark error in the center of the stamp, lightly cancelled, extremely fine; used examples of this watermark error are not listed, and we know of only one other mint example in the lot above (S.G. #249ca). (Image)

S.G. for mint £1,100

SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1990

195 var.

#195 var., 1938 1 1/2p Red Orange, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" of "CA" missing, Thomas De La Rue bottom sheet-margin imprint block of eight, well centered and fresh, the watermark error is found in the bottom selvage below the second stamp from the right, light natural gum wrinkle at left, well away from the error, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a very rare error and this may be the discovery example that resulted in the listing in Stanley Gibbons (S.G. #250a). (Image)

S.G. £1,100+

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1991

196 var.

#196 var., 1938 2 1/2p Ultramarine, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" in "CA" missing, mint top sheet-margin block of six, watermark error is found in the selvage above the center stamp, particularly dark shade of Ultramarine (called blue by Stanley Gibbons), possesses pristine freshness, with excellent centering, extremely fine; another very rare error of which there are only a very few examples known from some of the values of this series (S.G. #251ba). (Image)

S.G. £1,000+

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1992

201A var.

#201A var., 1941 5/- Indigo, wmk. multiple Crown and script "CA", "A" of "CA" missing, lovely Thomas De La Rue bottom sheet-margin imprint block of six of this high value, marvelously fresh and well centered, the watermark error is found in the selvage below the second from the right stamp, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; when this was sold by Stanley Gibbons in 1997 it was the only known example of this error on this value, and may still be unique today (S.G. #256ab). (Image)

S.G. £1,400+

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1993

209a/b

#209a/b, 1947 "One/Penny" surcharge on 2p Bright rose red, perf. 13 1/2x13, double surcharge, mint single with two distinct surcharges that are of nearly equal intensity, the first overprint is displaced about 1/2mm higher, o.g., centered to the left as all known examples are, very fine; Stanley Gibbons does not list this variety and Scott is requesting information about its existence, the reason is the collector knows of only three copies, all of which were last sold in the 1970's and two are offered here; 1957 Friedl and 1976 APS certificates (S.G. #264d var.). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1994

209a/b

#209a/b, 1947 "One/Penny" surcharge on 2p Bright rose red, perf. 13 1/2x13, double surcharge, another mint single as above with two distinct surcharges that are of nearly equal intensity, the first overprint is displaced about 1/2mm higher, o.g., centered to the left as always, very fine; one of only three copies known: 1957 Friedl certificate (S.G. #264d var.). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1995

270a

#270a, 1965 4c Olive green and dark blue, imperforate, mint right sheet-margin block of six (2x3), o.g., n.h., very fine and scarce (S.G. #325a; £675+). (Image)

900.00+

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1996

S.G. #398, 398a-f

#398, 398a-f, 4c on 5c Sepia, rose and lilac, a specialized collection of this locally surcharged definitive, which received simply a "4" and an "X" to obliterate the former 5c denomination, this was done in settings of 25 on sheets of 100 so each sheet had to go into the press four times producing numerous types of errors and varieties, the collection consists of a full sheet of 100 of the normal stamp, plus 61 mostly mint singles and blocks showing all the different listed varieties including some in multiples, also some that are unlisted such as a horizontal pair with and without surcharge (only listed this way as vertical pair of which there are four including one on cover), there are three different showing triple surcharges of various intensities and positions, etc., in addition to the stamps there are 26 covers including three with major varieties and postmarks of all twelve of the parish post offices, mint have o.g. and are n.h. with only a couple of exceptions, the Stanley Gibbons catalog value for just the mint is over £1,200; a lovely assemblage of very fine material that would be hard to duplicate (Scott #327 var.).

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1997

S.G. #SB2

S.G. #SB2, 1913 2/- King George V complete booklet, black on red covers, containing two panes of six of the 1/2p Green and three panes of six of the 1p Red (S.G. #171, 172), stapled at left, o.g., n.h., made from sheet stamps but nearly full perfs. on all panes and well centered, covers are also exceptionally fresh for a booklet of this period with only trivial wrinkles, choice very fine and very scarce, especially in such nice condition (Scott #117a, 118b; unpriced). (Image)

S.G. £1,200

SOLD for $2,700.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1998

S.G. #SB3

S.G. #SB3, 1916 2/- Badge of the Colony complete booklet, black on red covers, containing six panes of two of the 1/2p Green and nine panes of two of the 1p Deep red (S.G. #182, 183), stapled at right in the bottom selvage of the stamps, light creasing to front cover, o.g., n.h., some gum toning to some of the panes, still a fine and scarce booklet with few remaining intact (panes not listed in Scott) (Image)

S.G. £900

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

1999

S.G. #SB3

S.G. #SB3, 1916 2/- Badge of the Colony complete booklet, black on red covers, containing six panes of two of the 1/2p Green and nine panes of two of the 1p Deep red (S.G. #182, 183), stapled at right in the bottom selvage of the stamps, light creasing to front cover, o.g., n.h., first 1p pane has a small ink spot and some gum toning to some of the panes, still another fine intact booklet (not listed in Scott). (Image)

S.G. £900

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2000

S.G. #SB5

S.G. #SB5, 1932 2/- Badge of the Colony complete booklet, black on pale green with Austin Cars advertising on the front cover, containing panes of ten of the 1/2p Green and 1p Scarlet, and a pane of six of 1 1/2p Orange, all the scarcer perf. 13 1/2x12 1/2 of the first printing (S.G. #230a, 231a, 231ba), stapled at right with a trace of rust and minor opening bends (covers are actually quite fresh), o.g., n.h., very few clipped perfs. at bottom as usual from these sheet made panes, very fine and scarce being listed but unpriced in Stanley Gibbons (Scott #166b, 167b, 168a; unpriced). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,350.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM