1859 Sherwin 2d in black, plus the unissued 1d in black, the "Royal" reprints of the defaced plates 3x4 made in 1911, presented to the officers of the Royal Philatelic Society by King George V, one of 20 sets made, on die sunk card with vertical defacement lines.
Special Jubilee Auction #204 - British pound (£)
By: David Feldman S.A.
David Feldman S.A. Special Jubilee Auction #204 - British pound (£)
David Feldman Auctioneers is proud to announce that the offering of our Jubilee Auction, which will be held from December 5th to 9th in Geneva, will be spectacular in its depth and variety. With specialised collections of Finland, French Levant, Indian States, Mafia Island, Mauritius, and Tibet, joining our customary selections of France & Colonies, Great Britain & Empire, All World and Collections and our prized Rarities of the World auction – further testimony that David Feldman remains the world’s most international stamp auction company.
If you have any questions or would like to order a catalogue, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].
You will find below the detailed agenda of the auction week:
Tuesday 5th December
10:00 CET: Finland Grand Prix Collection (Lots 10000-10245)
14:00 CET: Tibet (Lots 20000-20607)
Wednesday 6th December
10:00 CET: French Levant Grand Prix Collection (Lots 30000-30189)
12:00 CET: France & Colonies (Lots 40000-40542)
17:00 CET: Europe – From A to G (Lots 41000-41419)
Thursday 7th December
10:00 CET: Europe – From H to Z (Lots 41420-42118)
16:30 CET: Rarities of the World (Lots 70000-70117)
18:00 CET: Mauritius (Lots 80000-80278)
Friday 8th December
9:00 CET: Mafia Island (Lots 81000-81302)
12:00 CET: Indian States (Lots 82000-82325)
14:00 CET: Great Britain and British Empire (Lots 60000-60789)
Saturday 9th December
10:00 CET: Overseas (Lots 50000-50712)
16:00 CET: All world collections (Lots 50713-50912)
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Lot #80070 - Mauritius - 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 1 on the plate of 12, superb with sheet margin at top and large margins other sides, neat barred oval leaves most of face free, small shallow thin in top margin only, brilliant colour and an exceptional stamp (SG £8'000)
Provenance: ex Burrus 1963 ("superb example")
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1988)
Lot #80071A - Mauritius - 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d blue, horizontal pair from positions 7-8 on the plate, fine to good margins and light target cancels, extremely fine and very rare multiple in this quality (SG £16'000 )
Provenance: Ferrary 1921
Lot #80071 - Mauritius - 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 3 on the plate, deep colour with four even margins, neatly cancelled by circular PAID in black, fine and rare (SG £8'000)
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1974)
Lot #80072 - Mauritius - 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
The Finest Known Sherwin Cover
1859 Entire letter to Bordeaux, franked with no less than FOUR 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos. 4, 11, 2, 5, tied by void ovals and red French Suez transit cds tying stamp at right. Backstamps include G.P.O.MAURITIUS/NO 10 1859, Paris and Bordeaux transits.
All stamps with just clear or good margins for this issue, the third stamp showing scarce underinking flaws at right. Cover with usual archive...
Lot #80073 - Mauritius - 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
One of Only Two Double Rate Sherwin Frankings
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, a vertical pair (positions 3 6) tied by barred oval grids to folded letter Port Louis to Paris, GPO MAURITIUS despatch of NO 10 1859 on flap, stamps of fine deep colour and with large margins except at top right (where barely touched), a very rare franking with only one other cover bearing a pair for double rate recorded
Provenance: Stevens 1964 (...
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