Sale 36: The Winter Sale

Lot 815    

Ceylon 1857, 5d chestnut. Full o.g., lightly hinged, ample margins all around, beautiful rich deep color, bright and very fresh, Very Fine, a choice mint stamp. Scott No. 6 $1,750.
SG No. 5    £1,500 ($2,355).

Realized: $650

email this lot to a friend

Lot 816    

Ceylon 1857-59, 1sh slate violet. Full o.g., strong color, ample to large margins, Very Fine, a beautiful example of this rare high value issue, especially so with original gum; with 1980 Bloch certificate. SG No. 10 £5,000 ($7,850).
Scott No. 11    $5,500.

Realized: $3,500

email this lot to a friend

Lot 817 ()   

Ceylon 1859, 2sh blue. Without gum, clear to large margins, rich color and sharp detailed impression, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful example of this rare key top value stamp, ex de Worms, de Silva Amundson. Scott No. 13 $6,500.
SG No. 12    £6,000 ($9,420).

Realized: $3,500

email this lot to a friend

Lot 818    

Ceylon 1904, 2c-2r25c KEVII issue complete. O.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 166-177 $203 for hinged.
SG No. 277-288    £70 for hinged ($110).

Realized: $220

email this lot to a friend

Lot 819    

Christmas Island Cocoanut Plantations Ltd., Central Pacific Mail Boat Service. 5 covers bearing 5¢ or 10¢ local; 5¢ (first type) on 1918 registered cover to Switzerland via Papette with large cachet handstamp and one on 1924 cover to Honolulu via San Francisco with small cachet handstamp, 10¢ (red denomination) on locally addressed cover with enclosure and two blue denomination singles on separate 1934 & 1936 cacheted Christmas Day covers (via Papette), Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

email this lot to a friend

Lot 820    

Cook Islands 1893, 1d blue + 1½d mauve. Slightly overlapping on cover to Philadelphia, Pa., tied by "Raratonga, 12 Jl, 95" cds, reverse with appropriate transit backstamps and printed corner card on backflap, Very Fine, scarce.
SG No. 6+7    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $240

email this lot to a friend

Lot 821    

Cyprus 1881, 6pi olive gray. Crown CC watermark, o.g., exceptional centering with full intact perfs all around, strong bold color, fresh and Very Fine, a choice and scarce high value. Scott No. 15.
SG No. 15    £1,700 ($2,669).

Realized: $850

email this lot to a friend

Lot 822    

Cyprus Cyprus, 1886, ½pi on ½pi emerald green. Crown CC watermark, normal setting surcharges (type 10), strong color, nicely centered, small surface rub at top right, Very Fine appearance, a very rare stamp; with 2008 D. Brandon certificate. Scott No. 27 $8,750.
SG No. 28    £8,000 ($12,560).

Realized: $2,500

email this lot to a friend

Lot 823    

Falkland Islands 1948, 2½d-£1 Silver Wedding complete. Tied by "Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, 1 No, 48" First Day of Issue cds's on locally addressed cover, Very Fine. SG No. 166-167.
Scott No. 99-100    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $110

email this lot to a friend

Lot 824    

Falkland Islands War Tax, 1919, ½d deep olive, block of 4 and pair + 1d orange vermilion, pair. Values separate on front and reverse of registered letter to Philadelphia, Pa., all tied by "Falkland, Island, 8.00, 19" cds's, with Dec 15, 1919 receiving backstamp, Very Fine. SG No. 70b+71c.
Scott No. MR1+MR2    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $220

email this lot to a friend