Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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2041

#71, 1907 2p Violet and dull violet, a lovely right sheet-margin single, fabulously fresh and with strong colors, bright white paper, actually quite well centered when compared to the very few known examples, full clean o.g. that is very lightly hinged, very fine; only eighteen of this and the 4p Grey green and black ever reached the market as this stamp was produced just as the name was being changed to Nyasaland Protectorate, of these a block of four and a single of each are in the Royal Collection and a single of each are in the British Library Philatelic Collections, thus no more than twelve examples are in public hands; 1961 RPS certificate; ex-Samos (S.G. #69; £9,000). (Image)

8,500.00

SOLD for $17,500.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2042

#72, 1907 4p Black gray and green, the perfect mate to the previous 2p value offered above, being another lovely right sheet-margin single, the black is particularly intense plus a strong gray green vignette, centering is virtually identical to the 2p and is among the better centered of these issues, very fine; a great rarity with no more than a dozen examples available to collectors; 1961 RPS certificate; ex-Samos (S.G. #70; £9,000). (Image)

8,500.00

SOLD for $17,500.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

British East Africa

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2043

14c

#14c, 1890 1/2a Bister brown, horizontal pair imperforate between, exceptionally well centered used example of this variety, central "Mombasa/NO 23 93" squared circle cancel, choice very fine (S.G. #4bb; £650). (Image)

750.00

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

2044

17c

#17c, 1891 2 1/2a Black on yellow, horizontal pair imperforate between, neatly cancelled example with clear "Mombasa/OC 21 93" squared circle cancel, full even perforations, quite well centered for this, very fine (S.G. #7cc; £425). (Image)

525.00

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2045

18a

#18a, 1891 3a Black on red, imperforate, mint horizontal pair with full large margins all around, o.g., very fine and attractive; 1994 PSE certificate (S.G. #8ab; £950). (Image)

850.00

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

2046

20a

#20a, 1891 4 1/2a Dull violet, imperforate, large margined horizontal used pair, with two neat strikes of "Mombasa/JA 16 94" squared circles, stamps have strong deep color, very fine (S.G. #11ab; £450). (Image)

525.00

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2047

20c

#20c, 1891 4 1/2a Brown violet, horizontal pair imperforate between, exceptionally attractive mint example of this scarcer variety, fresh with nice color and impression, well centered, o.g., light h.r., very fine (S.G. #11ac; £1,400). (Image)

1,250.00

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

2048

34A

#34A, 1891 "1 Anna" Mombasa Provisional manuscript surcharge on 3a Black on dull red, initialed "V.H.M.", unusually well centered example of this rare provisional, portion of Mombasa c.d.s. at bottom, plus an additional ms. "15/9/92" date at top, rich red color, extremely fine (S.G. #25; £1,100). (Image)

1,200.00

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

2049

#35, 1891 "1 Anna" Mombasa Provisional manuscript surcharge on 4a Yellow brown, initialed "A.B.", a magnificent mint example of this very rare provisional, this is the style surcharge in the fine petite script, exceptionally attractive possessing lovely brown color, well centered with neat even perforations all around, o.g., h.r., very fine and unusually choice; mint examples of the manuscript provisionals are particularly elusive and it is quite unlikely that not more than a small handful of this value are known to exist; signed H. Bloch (S.G. #26; £4,000). (Image)

3,500.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2050

109

#109, 1898 50R Lilac, a delightful mint example of this key high value, featuring lovely color that this pastel mauve shade can be when it is so fresh, well centered within large margins, o.g., extremely fine; signed Rendon (S.G. #99; £1,600). (Image)

1,900.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

British Guiana

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2051

#5b, 1850 12c Black on indigo "Cottonreel", a magnificent quality example of this classic rarity of the British Empire, used, cut square (rather than cut to shape as found on most "Cottonreel" issues), margins full on one side and just into on other three, clear impression on unusually fresh paper, neat manuscript initials, extremely fine for this; according to the Townsend-Howe book, there are only 11 known examples of this rarity, most of which have faults ranging from minor to severe, the copy offered here is one of just a couple that are known sound and is one of only three or four that are cut square; one of the great classic condition rarities; 1993 RPS certificate; ex-Ferrary (S.G. #6; £9,500). (Image)

13,000.00

SOLD for $9,500.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

Brunei

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2052

N18

#N18, 1944 $5.00 Carmine on green with violet occupation overprint, wonderfully well centered mint single, a pretty stamp with brilliant deep color complemented by the greenish paper, slightly dulled o.g. typical on the occupation issues from tropical conditions, extremely fine; 1976 APS certificate (S.G. #J18; £850). (Image)

900.00

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

2053

N19

#N19, 1944 $25.00 Black on red with violet occupation overprint, a particularly fresh mint single, with exceptionally intense and sharp black impression on bright red paper, very well centered, o.g., extremely fine; 1976 PF certificate (S.G. #J19; £900). (Image)

1,000.00

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

2054

N19

#N19, 1944 $25.00 Black on red with violet occupation overprint, well centered mint single, attractive with sharp impression on the red paper, o.g. slightly dulled from tropical conditions as usual, extremely fine; signed Rendon (S.G. #J19; £900). (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

Burma

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2055

1N16

#1N16, 1942 4a Slate blue with "Service" overprint and black Japanese occupation Peacock overprint done at Henzada, mint block of twelve (4x3), tropicalized o.g. with some adherence, vertical creases affect all stamps and small thin spots to the top pair at right, very fine appearance; this is, in fact, an unissued value that was never used; accompanied by photocopy of 2002 Brandon Certificate for a block of 32, this being the top three rows, stating "... genuine. The overprint is from the posthumous printing made for the Japanese Post Office"; this is the only way this value comes and the block of 32 (with faults) is most of the world's supply of this stamp, thus the considerably higher catalog value in Stanley Gibbons than Scott (S.G.#J36, £12,000). (Image)

2,400.00+

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

Cameroun

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2056

62a

#62a, 1915 "C.E.F./1S." surcharge on 1M Carmine, "S" inverted, variety found in position 12 of the sheet of 20, right sheet-margin mint single, fresh with deep color, o.g., very fine for this scarce variety of which only 100 were issued (S.G. #B10a; £700). (Image)

625.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2057

65 var

#65 var., "C.E.F./5S." surcharge on 5M Slate and red, broken "S" variety, position 9 in the sheet of 20, unusually well centered mint single with bright colors including a distinctive orange red vignette, o.g., lightly hinged, small internal wrinkle otherwise extremely fine; a scarce variety with only 100 examples printed (S.G. #B13b). (Image)

S.G. £550

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

Canada

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2058

#5b, 1855 6p Greenish gray, a most impressive used single, boasting large to huge margins all around, lovely rich color and an unusually crisp impression on fresh paper, light blue target cancel, extremely fine; a stamp with great eye-appeal; 1997 BPA certificate (S.G. #10; £950; Unitrade C$2,000.00). (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2059

#51, 1897 1c Jubilee, gorgeous jumbo-margined mint single, huge wonderfully well balanced margins all around, gloriously rich and vibrant color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a lovely gem; 2003 PF certificate (Unitrade C$90.00). (Image)

37.50

SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM

2060

#57, 1897 10c Jubilee, marvelously well centered amid lavishly large margins, deep luxuriant color and impression, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a striking large-margined gem; 2002 PF certificate (Unitrade C$450.00). (Image)

210.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-18, 01:00 PM