Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1938 Second Printing, 10s. black and light orange, upper right corner marginal block of four with sheet number “009” in top margin, very light vertical bend through right-hand pair otherwise fine unmounted mint. Rare, the only recorded block of four. SH 92b, S.G. 162a, cat. £1,400+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,570 lots, the property of 112 vendors, featuring the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, a further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection of Dr L Philips of Brighton, outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager of Bookham, and a full section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including the remarkable study of the 1938–50 Issue created by AG Belfield FRPSL
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Lot #1308 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Lot #1309 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1938 Second Printing, 10s. black and light orange, in an imprint block of four, hinged in margin only, fine. SH 92b, S.G. 162a, cat. £1,400+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Lot #1310 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1938 Second Printing, £1 black and reddish violet, upper right corner marginal example with sheet number “096” in top margin, unmounted mint with lightly toned gum, otherwise fine. SH 93b, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1311 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1938 Second Printing, £1 black and reddish violet, upper right corner marginal example with sheet number “040” in top margin, mint with a light gum toning, otherwise fine. SH 93b, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1312 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1938 Second Printing, £1 black and reddish violet, upper right corner marginal block of four with sheet number “039”, unmounted mint, fine. Rare, the only recorded block of four. SH 93b, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]
Lot #1313 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1938 Second Printing, £1 black and reddish violet, in an imprint block of four, unmounted mint, fine. SH 93b, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1314 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1941 Third Printing and 1942 Fourth Printing, Selection of scarce sheet number mint multiples comprising 1941 2d. “0816” (hinged and slightly toned), 1942 1d. “2630” and 2d. “4422” in upper left corner horizontal strips of three with numbers above third column, 1941 2d. “1180” left margin block of nine (hinged on two and slight toning), and 1942 1d. “4596” lower right corner plate no. block of fourteen (3 x 5...
Lot #1315 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1941 Third Printing and 1942 Fourth Printing, Comprehensive mint selection of sheet number items comprising upper right corner singles of 1941 1d. “0761” and “1090” (slightly toned), 3d. “0036” (tone spot), 1942 1/2d. “0957” and 3d. “0141” (without upper margin) each showing sheet number in side margin; upper right corner singles of 1942 1/2d. “4620”, 1d. “1951” (perf. faults), 2d. “1480”, 3d. “0129” and “3124” with...
Lot #1316 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1941 Third Printing and 1942 Fourth Printing, 1942 2d. black and deep carmine-red, three quarter sheets (blocks of fifteen, 3 x 5) with margins and sheet number, comprising blocks from the upper right (“4700” in top margin), lower left (”4856” in side margin) and lower right (“4933” in side margin) of the original full sheets, mainly fine unmounted mint. (3 items) SH 80b, S.G. 150.
[Proposed price: £80-100]...
Lot #1317 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 1/2d. to £1 set of twelve values, each in an upper right corner marginal mint block of four, a few bends and the 9d. block reinforced otherwise mainly fine unmounted. (48) Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1318 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 1/2d. to 1s., together with 1941 1d. to 3d., 1942 1/2d. to 3d., 1946 1s.3d., 1947 1/2d. to 9d. and 1949 2d. to 6d., each in an imprint block of four, the 1944 9d. and 1941 3d. hinged on two otherwise mainly fine unmounted mint. (22 blocks) Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1319 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 1/2d. to 1s. with 1941 1d. to 3d., 1942 1/2d. to 3d., 1946 1s.3d., 1947 1/2d. to 1s. and 1949 2d. (horizontal pair) to 6d., all tied to individual pieces by Port Stanley c.d.s’s dated between “14 JY 41” and “9 JU 51”, chiefly fine. (25)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1320 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 4d. BLACK AND REDDISH PURPLE, the rare shade in a fine unmounted mint upper left corner marginal block of six (2 x 3) with part sheet location hole. This shade comes from the October 1943 printing intended for the Dependencies overprint issues. Just twelve unoverprinted sheets were later released together with the Aug. 1944 printing (see Bradbury, Wilkinson records 50479/2/5/44). This is the largest...
Lot #1321 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 2s.6d. yellowish slate, in an imprint block of four, hinged in margin only, fine. SH 90c, S.G. 160. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1322 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 2s.6d. yellowish slate, upper marginal example tied to piece by Port Stanley “4 OC/48” c.d.s., slight surface marks otherwise fine and scarce usage in Stanley. SH 90c, S.G. 160. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1323 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: §938-50, 1944 Printing, 2s.6d. to £1, with 1941 1d. to 3d., 1942 1/2d. (horizontal pair) to 3d. and 1946 1s.3d., each tied to individual piece by South Georgia c.d.s’s (various) dated between “28 OC/41” and “27 AP/50”, mainly fine. (13) Btwn. S.G. Z73, Z75, Z77, Z79, Z84, Z85, Z86b, Z87a, Z88, cat. £1,185. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1324 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 5s. dull deep blue and dark yellow-brown, in an imprint block of four, hinged in margin only, fine. SH 91c, S.G. 161c. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1325 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 5s. dull deep blue and dark yellow-brown, a scarce vertical pair on piece with light central “23 AP/53” Port Stanley c.d.s.. SH 91c, S.G. 161c, cat. £950. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1326 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 10s. black and orange, in an imprint block of four, unmounted mint, mainly fine. SH 92c, S.G. 162c. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1327 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, 10s. black and orange, tied to piece by Port Stanley c.d.s., date unclear (probably 1953), fine. SH 92c, S.G. 162c, cat. £450. Photo.
[Proposed price: £140-160]
Lot #1328 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, £1 grey-black and bluish violet, in an imprint block of four, hinged in margin only, some toning on gum and bend in margin. SH 93c, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1329 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, £1 grey-black and bluish violet, tied to piece by Port Stanley c.d.s., date unclear (probably 1953), fine. SH 93c, cat. £325, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1330 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1944 Printing, £1 grey-black and bluish violet, a left marginal example tied to piece by light Fox Bay FB.1 “AU 19/50” c.d.s., very scarce usage SH 93c, cat. £325+, S.G. 163. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1331 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1947 Printing, Upper right corner marginal blocks of four of 1/2d. “363” (rejoined), 1d. “0818” (upper left corner marginal), 1946 1s.3d. “0332” and 1949 6d. “0562” with sheet numbers in top margin, 1949 2d. “0041” and 21/2d. “2065” with numbers in side margin, also 1d. and 9d. upper right corner marginal blocks without sheet numbers, the 9d. from Crown Agents delivery, mainly fine with most unmounted. (8 blocks)...
Lot #1332 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50, 1947 Printing, 1/2d. to 1s. with 1941 1d. to 3d., 1942 1/2d. to 3d. (1d. vertical pair), 1946 1s.3d. and 1949 2d. to 6d., each tied to individual piece by Fox Bay FB.1 c.d.s’s dated between “SP 2/41” and “MY 23/51”, mainly fine, scarce. (16)
[Proposed price: £80-100]
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