Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1801

114-23

#114-23, 1928 3/4pi-£1 50th Anniversary of British Rule cplt., pristine mint set, all are well centered and attractive with strong colors on bright white paper, o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #123-32; £275 for hinged). (Image)

for hinged $329.75

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1802

125-35

#125-35, 1934 1/4Pi-45Pi King George V Pictorials cplt., lovely mint set, "post office" fresh, strong colors and impressions on bright paper, o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #133-73; £130 for hinged). (Image)

$300.00

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

DENMARK

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1803

120/127

#120, 123a, 124-27, 1915-20 50o-90o King Christian X, six different, including the scarce 60o brown and ultramarine (with photocopy of Nielsen opinion for the block from which this came), bright fresh colors, o.g., #123a with a small h.r., others never hinged, very fine group. (Image)

$336.00

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

FIJI

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1804

117-35

#117-35, 1938-40 1/2p-£1 King George VI definitives cplt., all 22 values including the new re-drawn dies, a selected set with excellent centering throughout, fresh colors, o.g., n.h., very fine-extremely fine (S.G. #249-66b; £250). (Image)

for hinged $219.00

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

GERMANY

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1805

#14, 1872 1/4gr Violet Large Shield, impressive mint bottom sheet-margin block of nine (3x3), attractive in a lovely light pastel shade, each stamp is well centered with full even perforations, full fresh o.g., top left stamp lightly hinged, bottom selvage has some sensible hinge reinforcement of a few separated perforations, the other eight stamps are never hinged and "post office" fresh, very fine and choice; a remarkably scarce block in such premium condition, its value is properly reflected by the catalog value totals of one hinged and eight never hinged singles; 2001 Sommer BPP certificate (Michel #16; €2,490). (Image)

$1,462.50+

SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction

1806

#23, 1872 3kr Rose Large Shield, pristine mint top sheet-margin block of six (3x2), with registration dot in selvage above the right stamp, exceptionally fresh with rich bright color on fresh white paper, the stamps are all well centered with nice even perforations, full flawless o.g., never hinged, choice very fine; catalog values are for six never hinged singles; 2001 Sommer BPP certificate (Michel #25; €600+). (Image)

$525.00+

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

1807

#28, 1874 9kr on 9kr Brown Large Shield, very pretty mint block of eight (4x2), possessing fresh bright color on white paper, well centered with crisp perforations, full o.g., neatly hinged in the top corner stamps, the other six stamps are never hinged, very fine-extremely fine; catalog values are for two hinged and six never hinged singles; 2001 Sommer BPP certificate. (Image)

$910.00+

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

GREAT BRITAIN

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1808

#1, 1840 1p Black, plate 6, position O-I, used single with large to extra-large margins all around, showing a portion of the next stamp below, red Maltese cross cancel, choice very fine (S.G. #2; £275). (Image)

$275.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1809

173a

#173a, 1915 2/6 Light brown, De La Rue printing from a worn plate, a distinctive printing, fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #407; £225). (Image)

$325.00

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

1810

J1-8

#J1-8, 1914-22 1/2p to 1/- First Postage Dues cplt., fresh mint set with attractive bright colors, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine (S.G. #D1-8; £100 for hinged). (Image)

$483.10

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1811

J9-17

#J9-17, 1924-30 1/2p to 2/6 Postage Dues cplt., a well centered set, bright and fresh, o.g., three key values lightly hinged, very fine (S.G. #D10-18). (Image)

$176.45

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

GRENADA

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1812

#4, 1863 6p Rose, rough perf. 14 to 16, wmk. small star, unused horizontal pair with traces of gum, fresh bright color in one of the lighter rose shades, quite well centered for this early issue, o.g., couple of trivial stains that are barely noticeable, otherwise very fine; unused multiples of this value in any of the colors that were issued between 1863 and 1871 are of the greatest rarity, a total of only seven such multiples are recorded; 2006 RPS certificate (S.G. #6; £1,200+). (Image)

$1,400.00+

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1813

7Ac

#7Ac, 1875 1p Yellow Green, perf. 15, wmk. large star, a marvelously well centered example of this extremely rare stamp, with perforations well clear of the design all around, "B" cancel of Victoria dated October 1877, extremely fine; this rare stamp resulted because of a tiny printing in perforation 15 by Perkins Bacon to replace some poorly perforated 14 sheets by Somerset House, all 4,800 of the stamps were sent to Grenada, but few have survived, a census of known examples revealed ten used singles, a used strip of four and an unused single, this being among the best centered of this small population; 2006 RPS certificate (S.G. #15; £2.250). (Image)

$2,600.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1814

14a

#14a, 1883 Half of 1p Orange revenue with provisional "Postage." overprint, unsevered pair, scarce used example with portion of blue c.d.s., quite well centered for this, couple of uneven perforations at top, otherwise fine; even used pairs used as 1p values are scarce with less then a couple dozen known; clear 2006 RPS certificate (S.G. #28a; £1,200) (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1815

S.G. #28b

S.G. #28b, 1883 Half of 1p Orange revenue with provisional "Postage." overprint, inverted, diagonal bisect of the top portion of the stamp with exceptionally clear inverted overprint, tied to small piece by early blue "Grenada/JA 07 83" c.d.s., well margined and attractive, extremely fine example of this scarce variety; despite the relatively modest catalog value of this variety it is rarely found in the major collections, particularly in this premium condition; 1977 and 2006 RPS certificates; ex-Pilkington (Scott #14 var.). (Image)

S.G. £1,200

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

HONG KONG

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1816

#5, 1862 24c Green, bright color, disturbed o.g., two light natural paper wrinkles, stray mark at top left, fine appearance (S.G. #5; £1,000). (Image)

$1,100.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

ICELAND

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1817

150

#150, 1926 1K on 40a Dark blue, pristine mint single, deep luxuriant color on immaculate white paper, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; photocopy of a 2005 Moeller certificate for the block of four from which this came (Facit #159; SK3,500). (Image)

for hinged $150.00

SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction

ITALIAN COLONIES

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1818

Italian Colonies Second Colonial Exhibition covers, eight different complete sets of the postal issues and air mail sets for Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, each set on matching attractive registered cover to Switzerland, stamps are all fresh and well centered, covers with the appropriate transits and backstamps, fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEW BRUNSWICK

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1819

#9a, 1860 10c Vermilion, diagonal half used as 5c, neatly tied to petite cover by numeral "1" grid of St. John with that city's July 26, 1860 c.d.s. on the reverse, posted to Dorchester, New Brunswick with light receiving c.d.s. of the next day on front and back, stamp well centered with clipped perfs. at bottom, very fine bisect cover (Unitrade C$1,000.00). (Image)

$675.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEWFOUNDLAND

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1820

Unitrade #2i

Unitrade #2i, 1857 2p Scarlet vermilion, line through both "2"'s variety, an exceedingly rare unused example of this classic, brilliantly fresh, with vibrant color and a crisp impression, four close to mostly ample margins (as is typical of these first issues), fine; 1993 Brandon and 1995 Greene Foundation certificates; ex-"Crossings" (Unitrade catalog value is for fine and specifically without gum; Scott for the normal stamp $12,500.00). (Image)

Unitrade C$11,500.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction