Lots 109 - 148, Catalogue of Auction #84 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
109 **   C1-6

India
Air Post stamps

1929, King George V and Airplane de Havilland Hercules over the Lake, 2a-12a, complete set in unfolded blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SG #220/25, £220 as hinged singles
(Ph)
150.00
110  101-06

Convention States
Chamba

1943, King George VI, black overprint "Chamba" on 1r-25r, complete set of six, full OG, LH or hinged, VF, C.v. $561, SG #102/07, £528
(Ph)
250.00
111  O55-61

Jind
Official stamps

1937-42, King George VI, black overprint "Jind State Service" on stamps of India, 1/2a- 10r, complete set of seven, full OG, LH, mostly VF, SG #O66/72, £1,100
(Ph)
400.00
112 **   176a

Jordan

1939, Emir Abdullah, 10m red, perforation 13 1/2x13, full OG, NH, F/VF, SG #199a, £190
(Ph)
100.00
113 **   54, a

Kuwait

1939, King George VI, black overprint "Kuwait" on 2r brown and purple, bottom right corner sheet margin block of six (3x2), middle stamp in the top row has elongated "T" variety (position R3/2, lower left pane), full OG, NH, VF, SG #48, a, £1,150
(Ph)
600.00
114  83

Leeward Islands

1928, King George V, £1 violet and black on red paper, watermark Multiple Crown CA, perfect centering, full OG, very light trace of hinge, appears NH, VF, SG #80, £225
(Ph)
100.00
115 **  SG 113ca
1944, King George VI, 10s deep vermilion and deep green on green ordinary paper, missing pearl variety (position R5/1), excellent centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF and rare key plate error, C.v. £1,600
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(Ph)
1000.00
116 **  SG 114a, ae
1942, King George VI, £1 black and purple on carmine paper, bottom right corner sheet margin plate No.1 block of nine, stamp at the LR corner has broken lower right scroll variety (position R5/12), while bottom middle stamp has repaired break in top right scroll, nice centering, full OG, NH (hinged on margins only), VF and rare positional piece, C.v. £2,720 as single stamps
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(Ph)
1200.00
117 **/*   N5

Malaya
Japanese Occupation of Malacca

1942, complete carmine hand stamp on King George VI 8c gray of Straits Settlements in block of four, full OG, NH (one stamp) or hinged, VF, each stamp with tiny back stamp, BPA certificate, C.v. $1,200 as hinged, SG #J49, £1,400++
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(Ph)
500.00
118 **   114

Malta

1925, "Malta", £1 carmine red and black, upright watermark Multiple Script CA, left sheet margin single, full OG, NH, VF, SG #140, £110 as hinged
(Ph)
75.00
119 **  SG 229a
1938-43, King George VI and Statue of Neptune, 2s6p red and black, damaged value tablet variety, translucent one tip of perforation at the top, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £400
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(Ph)
150.00
120 **   211-22 var

Mauritius

1938-49, King George VI, 2c-10r, complete set of 12, two high values are on chalk-surfaced paper, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SG #252/63, £212++
(Ph)
100.00
121 **   94-105

Muscat and Oman

1966, Sultan's Crest and Historical Places, 3b-10r, complete set of 12 in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $494, SG #94/105, £400++
(Ph)
200.00
122 **   45

New Guinea

1932, Bird of Paradise, £1 olive gray, high value without date scroll, full OG, NH, VF, SG #189, £120 as hinged
(Ph)
75.00
123 **  SG 568ca

New Zealand

1935, Capt. Cook at Poverty Bay, 2s olive green, perforation 13 1/2x14, single NZ and Star watermark, top sheet margin stamp with "COQK" variety (position R1/4), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £200 as hinged
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(Ph)
150.00
124  1-3, 6-7, 8-13

North Borneo

1883-86, Coat of Arms and Ship, 1/2c-$2, inscribed "North Borneo", imperforated compound proof sheetlet of 11 stamps in brown, including two unissued values of 25c and $2, printed on white wove paper, no gum as produced, VF and rare
(Ph)
1000.00
125  103
1899, Orangutan, perforated (L12 1/2) essay of proposed design for 4c in bluish green and black, miniature sheet of nine, each stamp with black overprint "Waterlow and Sons, Ltd. Specimen" and security punch, no gum as produced, VF and scarce multiple
(Ph)
500.00
126 **   280-95
1961, Queen Elizabeth II, Animals, Birds, Coat of Arms, 1c-$10, complete set of 16, full OG, NH, VF, SG #391/406, £170
(Ph)
75.00
127 **   280-95
1961, Queen Elizabeth, Animals, Birds, Coat of Arms, Scenes, 1c-$5, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margins, 20k and 50k with rounded upper right corner, 35k and $5 have toned gum, otherwise nice quality, full OG, NH, mainly VF, SG #391/406, £680++
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(Ph)
150.00
128  J20-31

Postage Due stamps

1903-11, Animals, Birds, Coat of Arms, Scenes, black horizontal overprint "Postage Due" over black, blue or red overprint "British Protectorate", 1c-24c, complete set of 12, large part of OG, mostly VF, SG #D31/49, £508
(Ph)
200.00
129 **  SG 113f

Nyasaland Protectorate

1926, King George V, 10s red and green on pale emerald paper, watermark Multiple Script CA, broken leaf at bottom right variety, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £750 as hinged
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(Ph)
600.00
130 **/*  SG 26a, b

Penrhyn Islands

1918, King George V, blue overprint on New Zealand 6p carmine, perforation 14x14 1/2, bottom sheet margin horizontal strip of three, middle stamp without period after "Island" variety, nice quality, full OG,NH (error stamp) or LH, VF and scarce, only 197 such errors possible, C.v. £460 as hinged singles
(Ph)
250.00
131 **  SG 97, b

Saint Helena

1923, King George V and Seal of the Colony, 1/2p black and gray, horizontal pair, right stamp with Torn Flag variety, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £279.50 as hinged singles
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(Ph)
200.00
132 **   140-52
1953, Queen Elizabeth II, Birds, Map, Ships, Scenes, 1/2p-10s, complete set of 13, bottom sheet margin imprint blocks of four (1 1/2p in imprint strip of four), post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, SG #153/65, £340 as singles
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(Ph)
150.00
133 **  SG 68w

Saint Vincent

1899, Queen Victoria, 1p lilac and carmine rose, single with interpanneau at right, inverted watermark Crown CA variety, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. £300 for hinged
(Ph)
250.00
134  25f

Sarawak

1892, Sir Charles Johnson Brooke, black surcharge 1c on 3c brown on yellow paper, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, imperforated horizontally, light fold between bottom stamp and margin, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce, C.v. $800, SG #27c, £750
(Ph)
350.00
135 **   79-93
1928-29, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, 1c-$1, complete set of 15, printed on watermarked Multiple Rosettes paper, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SG #76/90, £75 as hinged
(Ph)
75.00
136 **   125-48, var

Seychelles

1942-45, King George VI, Palm Tree, Turtle and Fishing Canoe, 2c-5r, set of 46 values, chalk-surfaced and ordinary paper, all SG listed shades varieties and more, nice quality unit mounted on two album pages, full OG, NH, mainly VF, SG #135/49 var, C.v. is over £1,300
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(Ph)
400.00
137 **   125-48a
1942-45, King George VI, Palm Tree, Turtle and Fishing Canoe, 2c-5r, complete set of 15, mainly sheet margin blocks of four (15c and 20c have no margin), printed on ordinary paper, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SG #135a/49a, £635++
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(Ph)
250.00
138 **  SG 181, b

Sierra Leone

1935, Silver Jubilee issue, 1p gray black and ultra, top left corner sheet margin block of four, lower left stamp with short extra flagstaff variety (position R2/1), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £257 as hinged singles
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(Ph)
150.00
139 **  SG 183, a
1935, Silver Jubilee issue, 5p indigo and green, bottom left corner sheet margin block of four, upper left stamp with extra flagstaff variety (position R9/1), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £195 as hinged singles
(Ph)
150.00
140 **   41

Solomon Islands

1914, King George V, £1 violet and black on red paper, watermark Multiple Crown CA, nicely centered and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, SG #38, £250 as hinged
(Ph)
200.00
141  18a

Somaliland Protectorate

1903, Queen Victoria, double inverted black overprint "British Somaliland" (one is albino) on 3r green and brown, nicely centered stamp with strong colors, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce, photocopy of BPA certificate for a pair from which this single originated, C.v. $1,000, SG #23a, £950
(Ph)
450.00
142 **  SG 75a

South Africa

1937, King George VI Coronation, 1s blue and red brown, block of four includes two se-tenant pairs, bottom left stamp (Afrikaans) has omitted hyphen variety (position R2/13), full OG, NH (pair with error), VF, C.v. £80++
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(Ph)
50.00
143 **  SG 100w

Sudan

1948, Postman, 5m black and olive brown, inverted watermark "S G", block of four, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £320++
(Ph)
150.00
144 **   J12-15

Postage Due stamps

1948, Gunboat, 2m-20m, complete set in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, SG #D12-15, £200++
(Ph)
100.00
145  10-28

Tanganyika

1922-24, Giraffe, 5c-£1, complete set of 18, high values except 3s with upright watermark Multiple Script CA (3s has only sideways watermark), nicely centered for this difficult set, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $820, SG #74/88a, £700
(Ph)
300.00
146 **   102

Trinidad

1907, "Britannia", £1 green and carmine, watermark Multiple Crown CA, nice quality, full OG, NH, mostly VF and scarce in such condition, SG #145, £300 as hinged
(Ph)
250.00
147 **  SG 239a/43a

Trinidad and Tobago

1935, Silver Jubilee issue, 2c-24c, complete set of four, bottom left corner sheet margin blocks of four (3c with left margin), upper left stamp of each block with extra flagstaff variety (position R9/1), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. £413 as hinged singles
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(Ph)
250.00
148 **/*   

Group of Early Queen Elizabeth II Topical Sets

1961-75, 13 practically complete issues (missing just two cheap stamps), from Birds of Ascension to Birds of Turks and Caicos, nice and fresh unit, full OG, mainly VLH (two sets are NH), VF, SG C.v. £560 (website photo)
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(Ph)
75.00

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