Sale 54: The Winter Auction

Lot 1891 /o   

Tobago, Collection, 1879-96, mostly mint mounted on album pages; strong completion starting with 1879 first issues complete mint to the 5sh and £1 (barred oval and manuscript cancels, not counted), 1880-96 QV issue complete missing only the scarce 1880 bisect surcharge issue, 1886-92 surcharges including many of the space varieties; a nice collection with condition above the norm overall, Scott cat $3,873 not counting manuscript items, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,350

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1892    

Tonga, Collection, 1886-99, mint mounted on album pages; virtually complete for the period (missing only Sc. 36) including good 1892 overprints as well a later surcharges with 1894, 2½d on 1sh no period after "SURCHARGE" variety, 1897 Pictorial set and complete mint officials; bright and fresh throughout, Scott cat $2,448, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,200

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1893 /o   

Transvaal, Collection, 1869-1900, of mixed mint and used mounted on album pages; starting with Otto printings with complete roulettes, Viljoen printings missing only the early roulettes, Borrius printing near complete missing some of the scarce issues, mix of the 1874-77 issues with better including used 1875, 6d soft paper issue (Sc. 45, cat $650), British Occupation issues missing the rarer early issues with strong showing of the later, 1878-81 complete mostly used, nice selection of 1879 surcharges with better (including Sc. 112, cat $700), completion in later issues with some 2nd occupation issues; a well formed collection with condition well above the norm, Scott cat $7,865, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1894 /o   

Trinidad, Collection, 1851, mixed mint and used housed on hand-made album pages; starting with complete first design (Sc. 1-8) followed by several better used provisional issues (Sc. 11-12, total cat $1,300), lacking 1859-60 issues with a pleasant selection of later Britannia issues, good completion in later, back-of-the-book with complete dues and officials mint; condition overall a bit above the norm, Scott cat $4,090+, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $850

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1895 /o   

Turks Islands, Collection, 1867-94, mostly mint on album pages; strength in early issues with 1867 first issues complete, over a dozen good 1881 mint surcharge issues and complete issue thereafter; nice bright fresh material, Scott cat $3,321, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,450

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1896 /o   

Virgin Islands, Collection, 1866-99, mostly mint on album page; virtually complete for the period (missing only Sc. 6) and including some of the various white/toned paper varieties in early issues, later Virgin issues including shade variety and 1899 issue with ½d plate varieties; with condition above the norm; Scott cat $2,362, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,600

email this lot to a friend

Lot 1897 /o   

Zanzibar, Collection, 1895-98, well formed collection of mostly mint on album pages; starting with 1895, 1a blue overprint used (Sc. 2, cat $600) followed by complete black overprints mostly mint (high values used), excellent showing of 1896 surcharges missing only the rare issues, 1896 B.E.A. overprint issue complete mint, 1896 Sultan set complete mint and 1897 surchages complete mixed */o, 1898 set complete and 1899 Sultan set complete mint; with condition well above the norm, Scott cat. $5,762, ex Isleham.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,500

email this lot to a friend