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1938-1953 King George VI Key Plates continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2541

S.G. #121a var.

S.G. #121a var., 1938 £1 Pale purple and black on pale red, perforated 14, "ER" joined, position 2, a similar used example in the second printing shades, similar to the above mint example and showing the variety well, tied to piece by "Hamilton/Bermuda/6 Oct. 45" c.d.s., nearly very fine centering and attractive (Scott #128b var.). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2542

S.G. #121b

S.G. #121b, 1943 £1 Pale purple and black on pale red, perforated 14, bottom sheet-margin single on commercial legal size bank cover to England, registered and sent by air mail, tied by "Hamilton/Bermuda/3 MAY 43" c.d.s., Stanley Gibbons lists the earliest use of this printing as 13.5.43 making this ten days earlier, stamp is in excellent conditiion and attractive, cover has vertical fold and edge wear because of large enclosures causing small tear at bottom, still a scarce single franking of this high value (Scott #128b). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2543

S.G. #121bb

S.G. #121bb, 1943 £1 Pale purple and black on pale red, perforated 14, shading omitted from top right scroll, position 1, one of the most striking and scarce plate flaws, and this example being a particularly dramatic example, deep intense colors, wonderfully well centered, o.g. ,very lightly hinged, extremely fine; an incredibly rare variety that only exists on the 2/- and £1 values, in the enormous specialized collection that Mr. Gosling formed he had only one example of each value (Scott #128b var.). (Image)

£2,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2544

S.G. #121b, 121be

S.G. #121be, 1943 £1 Pale purple and black on pale red, perforated 14, broken lower right scroll, the variety being the bottom right stamp in a bottom right plate no 1 corner sheet-margin block of four, in addition to the listed variety position 59 is the position with broken top right scroll, this example shows retouching and remnants of that flaw as well, bright and fresh colors, o.g., stamps are never hinged, small flaws to selvage, stamps are all very fine (Scott #128b var.). (Image)

£1,640+

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2545

S.G. #121be

S.G. #121be, 1943 £1 Pale purple and black on pale red, perforated 14, broken lower right scroll, position 60, a remarkably handsome used bottom right corner sheet-margin single, deep and especially pretty colors, choice very fine and lovely position piece (Scott #128b var.). (Image)

£950

SOLD for $1,350.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2546

S.G. #121bf

S.G. #121bf, 1943 £1 Pale purple and black on pale red, perforated 14, gash in chin, position 17, delightful mint single of this variety, possessing rich colors with razor sharp impressions showing the variety well, o.g., n.h., choice very fine and a key variety of this value (Scott #128b var.). (Image)

£1,400

SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2547

S.G. #121e

S.G. #121e, 1952 £1 Bright violet and black on scarlet, perforated 13, mint top sheet-margin block of four, positions 3-4/15-16, incredibly fresh with the deep intense colors of the last printing, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a premium block of this issue (Scott #128 var.). (Image)

£740+

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2548

S.G. #121e

S.G. #121e, 1952 £1 Bright violet and black on scarlet, perforated 13, eighth and last printing, the scarcer of the two perforation 13 shades, this being the one with the intense deep bright violet vignette making one of the prettiest color combinations of this value, full sheet of 60 with complete selvage all around, incredibly well centered, o.g., n.h., folded along two rows of vertical perforations, also vertical crease through ninth row, but not detracting from this sheet's great appearance, otherwise extremely fine; a rare and remarkably difficult sheet of this scarce high value (Scott #128 var.). (Image)

£9,600+

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

1962-1973 Modern Errors

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2549

S.G. #164a

S.G. #164a, 1962 2p Lilac, indigo, yellow and green, lilac omitted, fresh and attractive mint example of this error that makes the roofs of the buildings white, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #176a; $800.00). (Image)

£900

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2550

S.G. #164c

S.G. #164c, 1962 2p Lilac, indigo, yellow and green, imperforate, mint left sheet-margin block of four, other margins are full and large as well, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an important error rarity of the Elizabethan era (Scott #176d; $2,500.00+). (Image)

£2,800+

SOLD for $2,800.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2551

S.G. #220a

S.G. #220a, 1968 3p Olympic Games, red brown omitted, mint single of this very striking error omitting "Bermuda" and the denomination, fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine and choice; a rare color omitted error (Scott #226a; $2,500.00). (Image)

£2,500

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2552

S.G. #233a

S.G. #233a, 1970 "2c" surcharge on 2p Lilac, indigo, yellow and green, lilac omitted, pristine mint single of this color missing error, o.g., n.h., choice very fine (Scott #239b; $700.00). (Image)

£800

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2553

S.G. #243w

S.G. #243w, "24c" surcharge on 2/- Red brown and orange, watermark Crown to right of "CA", bottom left corner sheet-margin block of four showing this sideways watermark inverted, o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott #249 var.). (Image)

£320+

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2554

259a

Scott #259a, 1970 5c Poinsettia, imperforate, mint bottom left corner sheet-margin plate no. 1A block of four, attractive and fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; it is quite likely that only one sheet was found imperforate making the plate block very rare; this variety not listed in Stanley Gibbons (Stanley Gibbons #253 var.). (Image)

Scott $3,000.00+

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2555

S.G. #279w

S.G. #279w, 1971 Golfing, watermark Crown to right of "CA", mint top right corner sheet-margin block of four, this sideways watermark is inverted, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #284 var.). (Image)

£320+

SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2556

S.G. #294a

S.G. #294a, 1973 15c Tree Planting Year, brown omitted, lovely mint block of four of this exceptionally rare color omitted error that removes both the Queen's head and the denomination, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #299a; $4,000.00+). (Image)

£3,600+

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Bermuda Collection Lots

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2557

S.G. #1/30b

Nineteenth century extensive mint and used collection on album pages and extra stock pages with blocks, consists of over 150 singles with the collector trying to obtain different shades and printings of each values in both mint and used, plus 66 mint blocks of four or larger, this collection is limited to only the Queen Victoria designs and the surcharges on those designs ending with the "One/Farthing" surcharge on 1/- Bluish grey of 1901, the unsurcharged values are quite comprehensive with at least one mint and used single of each value and often several of each are present showing different shades, surcharges include three different used "THREE PENCE" surcharges on 1/- Green including a S.G. #13b accompanied by a 1950 RPS certificate, minor faults are present, plus the three different "One/Penny." surcharges complete mint and used, most of the blocks are of the Crown and "CA" watermarked issues, but they start as early as the 1874 6p Dull mauve first issue, these have also been collected for their different shades, minor faults are to be expected on some of the early singles, nearly all mint have original gum, the blocks are quite fresh with some n.h. and never hinged singles are found within many blocks, generally an attractive and valuable collection with the large portion being fine-very fine; total Stanley Gibbons catalog value is over £18,000 (Scott #1/26).

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2558

S.G. #1/28

S.G. #1/28, Nineteenth century cancellation collection consisting of 250 stamps with various types of cancellations, the largest portion are different types of numeral cancels that were assigned to the different towns, we note examples from numeral "1" to "19" identified by location, also various types of circular date stamps with town names, some of the smaller towns are quite uncommon, just the used stamps will add up in catalog value, condition varies but many are fine-very fine and a nice lot for the cancel collector (Scott #1/23).

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2559

1902-1953 Twentieth century collection balance through the George VI period, several hundred singles and blocks on pages and stock pages, starts with the 1902-1910 Dry Dock issues and includes King George V commemorative issues and the last 1936 definitive issues, King George VI issues include extensive low value definitive issues and commemoratives (no keyplates of either King George V or George VI), each issue is usually collected with several mint singles to show shades and printings, used singles and mint blocks of four and other size blocks, sometimes several of each value, a few varieties are present, plus the first two booklets of this country with George VI values, both are complete but exploded, and there are even a few sets with "Specimen" overprints or perforations, a nice extensive collection of this period with very few faults, o.g. or used, some gum toning will be found on some items, but generally this is minimal, mostly fine-very fine or better and well worth examining.

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2560

S.G. #44-51a, 76b-87a

S.G. #44-51a, 56, 58, 76b-87a, 1910-1934 Caravel ship design voluminous and specialized collection containing thousands of stamps in singles and multiples up to full sheets of some values, includes the issues with both watermarks, this collection is a combination of several sources including a collection on pages, plus numerous pages of a specialized collection that were offered as lots in a Robson Lowe auction years ago, and stock books and binders with stamps sorted into them, many of the specialized pages are for the plate varieties that exist on this design, for example there is a a whole series of pages for the 2 1/2p values with a page devoted to each position where mint and used of the 2 1/2p Ultramarine with multiple Crown and "CA" watermark and both the Sage Green and Ultramarine colors with multiple Crown and script "CA" are mounted, each page may have numerous mint and used singles and blocks of various sizes, etc., while throughout the material has been collected both mint and used, emphasis is on the mint and each value has numerous blocks as well singles showing shades, varieties, different die types, especially of the 1p value, there are even some "War Tax" overprinted issues which were issued on the 1p value of this design, there is far too much here to go into great detail but this is an ideal lot for the person who wants to study these issues and build a highly specialized and award-winning collection, condition is overall quite nice, mint has o.g., numerous never hinged items are found within the great number of multiples, and the vast majority of material is fine-very fine or better; a rare opportunity to acquire such a hoard that if totaled would have an enormous catalog value simply by volume alone (Scott #40-48a, 81-93, MR1-2).

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM