Canadian Provinces 1850s-1880s colln of 100+ on 4 pages - Newfoundland & 6 Hagner pages (& others). Noted British Columbia & Vancouver Isl SG 3, 13, 28, 31 all mint; Nova Scotia imperf 1d SG 1 x 3 FU (3-4 margins), 3d SG 3-5 unused, FU x 2 (all 4 margins), 6d SG 5 FU x 2 3-4 margins (1 with small back thin), perf m & u; New Brunswick imperf SG 1, 2 FU (3-4 margins), perf SG 7-19 simpl set mint (5c Connell is dark brown imperf...
Public Stamp Auction #37
By: Mowbray Collectables
Mowbray Collectables Public Stamp Auction #37
Welcome to our 37th sale. This bi-annual auction comprises nearly NZ$1.2 million of estimates. We
are honoured to feature stamps from several major collections of outstanding quality, including
Hilton Dicken's estate, NZ Postage Dues ex Jim Shaw, and a private client's massive Australia.
• 250 collections, all world, including about 40 New Zealand & 30 Australia.
• A nice range of postal history and stationery.
• SG1 and the scarce 1d brown NZ wmk.
• Some good NZ decimal varieties.
• Over 70 lots of Postage Dues
• Strong Great Britain and British Commonwealth, incl Cape of Good Hope 4d Perkins Bacon cancel.
• Overall the property of over 100 vendors.
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Lot #52 - collections and accumulations
Canada 1927-49 largely GV period with sets (with coils where relevant) of 1937 Historical issue, 1928-9 to $1, 1930-1 to $1 (lacks 5c, 8c colour changes), 1932 Ottawa, 1932 Defins, 1935 Jubilee, 1935 to $1, & scattered later. 121 stamps. Cat £1700. Mint/MUH.
Lot #53 - collections and accumulations
Cape of Good Hope 1853-64 imperf triangulars, range of 31 on 3 Hagner pages (30 used). Noted 4d "Woodblock" SG 14 (3 margins, 1 close) GU (alone cat £2000), 1d SG 5a unused (2½ margins, cat £800), 1/- SG 8b (2 margins) GU/FU x 2 (£1100), 1/- SG 21 (2 margins, £700). Mostly sound but some heavier pmks. High cv.
Lot #54 - collections and accumulations
Cape of Good Hope 1853-64 imperf triangulars, range of 41 used on 3 pages incl 1d x 21 (incl 2 pairs SG 1, 3 - these alone cat £1850), 4d x 9, 6d x 7, 1/- x 4. Many diff shades/printings. Good margins on many. Variable cancels. Some faults noted. High cv.
Lot #55 - collections and accumulations
Cayman Isl 1900-64, strength in mid-century issues with complete sets incl 1935 Picts, 1935 Silver Jubilee, GVI with all listed shades & perfs, Silver Wedding, 1950, 1953-62 & 1964 sets. 135 stamps. Cat £1100. Mint/MUH.
Lot #56 - collections and accumulations
Cayman Isl 1900-35 seln on Hagner, noted: 1902, 1905 & 1907 EVII sets; 1912 GV set (no 5/-), 1921-6 GV sets & 1935 Silver Jubilee sets mint & FU. Plus 1909 2½d Postal Stationery envelope ovpt specimen. Nearly all mint. Cat £1000+.
Lot #57 - collections and accumulations
Ceylon 1857-9 imperf mostly used seln on 4 Hagners, incl SG 1 x 5 (incl horiz pair apparently unused); 1d x 7 (1 mint but extensive repairs); 2d x 11 (incl 1 mint); 4d (poor cond); 5d x 5 (1 with cert), 6d x 6 (1 with cert), 8d (heavily repaired); 9d x 2 (1 rebacked); 10d x 2; 1/- x 3, 1/9d x 2 (1 rebacked); 2/- x 2 (2 shades); ½d x 3 & 5d forgery. High CV but many minor faults. Scan/photocopy available.
Lot #58 - collections and accumulations
Ceylon 1857-1900 QV colln, almost all used, a few later to 1935, on old s/b pages. Considerable dupn in earlies (shades etc). Noted 58 imperf to 2/- incl 8d SG 7 x 2, 10d x 5, 1/- x 3, 1/9d, 2/-, but variable condition & many close-cut. A dubious "4d SG 4" (close cut) has been ignored in cv. Also same series perf x 127 used (again, variable cond). Good range of later issues. High cv (STC £15,000+).
Lot #59 - collections and accumulations
Ceylon 1861-70 perf mostly used colln on 14 Hagners annotated with description & SG No's. Good range of shades etc, all issues. Incl: ½d x 8 (incl 7 mint); 1d x 20; 2d x 14 (incl 1 mint with cert), 4d x 7 (incl 3 mint); 5d x 8; 6d x 17 (incl 1 mint); 8d x 6 (incl 1 mint); 9d x 11 (incl 3 mint); 10d x 11 (incl 4 mint); 1/- x 10 (incl 1 mint); 2/- x 9 (incl 1 mint). Also 1866-8 DLR issues, crown CC wmk 1d x 8 (incl 1 mint) & 3d x 3...
Lot #60 - collections and accumulations
Ceylon 1872-1900 QV DLR printings, specialised mostly used colln on Hagners with descriptions and SG No's. Good seln shades, all issues, wmk varieties, invtd ovpts, some blocks interesting pmks etc. Noted 1899-1900 wmk crown CA specimen ovpts short set (no 12c). Over 400 stamps plus 40 Revenues. High CV but some mixed condition.
Lot #61 - collections and accumulations
Ceylon/Sri Lanka 1937-90 GVI-QEII mint & used colln/accum on Hagners with interleaved annotated pages. Good range. Noted: 1938-49 Picts with perf varieties (no key ones seen); 1932 5c Palms apostrophe flaw FU (SG 387fa) with BPA cert (1994); 1958 Picts x 2 sets MUH etc. 750+ stamps.
Lot #62 - collections and accumulations
China c1898-48 extensive mostly mint/MUH colln on Hagners. Incl many key stamps but a few faults. About 900 stamps. Pages catalogued well over £13000+ but many pages (mostly defins) at back not catalogued. Some dupn.
Lot #63 - collections and accumulations
China 1913-47 colln/accum blocks of 4 on Hagners. Range of issues incl some higher vals, ie 1913 $5 block of 6 (on piece) & block of 4 FU. Total 203 used & 152 mint/MUH. A remarkable assemblage.
Lot #64 - collections and accumulations
Churchill c1965-1974 comprehensive colln of the memoriam & birth centenary omnibuses neatly laid out alphabetically by country (British Commonwealth & Foreign) in 5 folders. Incl also 1942 Waikato (NZ) Winter Show label (V symbol with Churchill inset) (Heslop J96 cat $300 2002) plus some covers, extra m/s, blocks. Well over 1000 stamps plus about 20 covers.
Lot #65 - collections and accumulations
Columbia 1859-1979 noted pen cancelled earlies: Cartagena Civil War issues (cat €120); Airline stamps (cat €430) incl SCADTA 10c "EU" used (alone cat €275); unissued 1936 Cali quadcentenary set & Granadine Confederation issues. Some perf varieties but basically simplified colln with no m/s seen. Cat £2850+ & €550 as above.
Lot #66 - collections and accumulations
Cook Isl 1892-1997 seln of 45. Cat £345+. Mint/MUH/used.
Lot #67 - collections and accumulations
Cook Isl colln 1892-1949. Incl 1892 original set, range of 1893-1919 issues to 1/- (2) incl 1899-1901 ONE HALF PENNY & Crown ovpts (latter unused); blocks of SG 5 & 18; 1919 & 1920 sets; 1921 RAROTONGA ovpt set to £1 (10/- MUH; 2/- carmine ovpt rusty); 1924-27 set + 4 x 2½d proofs; 1927-28 GV Admiral 2/- & 3/- in MUH blocks; Arms types (8) to 10/- (2), £1 & £3; 1932, 1933, 1938 & 1944 sets; 1949 set in singles &...
Lot #68 - collections and accumulations
Cook Isl 1893-1919 Queen Makea & Tern extensive seln/colln on Hagners with many blocks. All perfs & papers apparently covered, incl 3 covers & 1 front. Some annotations. About 300 stamps. Noted 1901 1d crown ovpt unused no gum, 1899 ½d on 1d partial double ovpt mint & block of 4 used.
Lot #69 - collections and accumulations
Czechoslovakia 1918-1970s substantial colln on pages, mainly used with good coverage, various m/s. Also noted SG 27 Castle 30h imperf used (not trimmed perfs). c2000 stamps. SG cat £1800+.
Lot #70 - collections and accumulations
Denmark & Sweden 1852-2000 Denmark & Davo album, pages to 2000, stamps to 1969. Noted: 1852 SG 4 (4 margin); 1854 2s, 4s, 16s (4 margin), 1863 16s roulette; 1870 3s (SG 41), 8s, 16s; both 1904 ovpts; 1915 both 80ö ovpts u; 1921 Red Cross set of 2 u; 1907 Newspaper set u; 1926 Newspaper ovpts set appears complete m&u. Sweden in Davo album 1981-2000 partially complete only, used.
Lot #71 - collections and accumulations
Dominica 1874-1951 colln. Noted: 1874 1d SG 1 & 1877 2½d & 6d SG 6 & 8, all fine & scarce, later incl a range of ‘Roseau view’ type, 1923- 33 GV & Ship script wmk set SG 71-88, 1935 Silver Jubilee set, GVI set complete, 1948 Silver Wedding set of 2 MUH, 1951 set. 114 stamps. Cat £1130. Mint/MUH.
Lot #72 - collections and accumulations
Europe c1850s-70s classics untidy seln, 3 pages, 2 stock cards - German States, Finland, Denmark (noted SG 3) etc. About 100 stamps, good cv, massive if all genuine.
Lot #73 - collections and accumulations
Europe & Colonies 1870s-1910 small group of better stamps: France 1853 1c imperf, 4 margins, MNG & used; 1870 2c REPUB mint perf; 4 better German states; 1872 9kr FU; Spain 1850 5r 4 margins, used; Switzerland RAYON III 3 margins, used. Useful Italian colonies. Total 29 stamps. Cat £3000.
Lot #74 - collections and accumulations
Falkland Isl 1869-1968 specialised colln on Hagners in album. Falklands from both 1869-76 franks on piece, then first issue 6d & 1/- both MUH. Useful QV with SG 5, 7, 8, 12, 12x (slight stain on margin), 18 & 21; 1891-issues to 9d (2); EVII complete + the 2½d deep blue SG 46b; GV 1912 to £1; 1929 Whale & Penguins set to 10/- with line perf varieties; 1933 Centenary complete to 2/6; Silver Jubilee set; GVI set to £1 with extras...
Lot #75 - collections and accumulations
Falkland Isl c1885-1929 seln on 3 Hagners incl QV short set to 1/-; EVII short set to 1/-; GV short set to 3/-; 1921 GV set; 1929 GV short set to 10/- (VLH mint). Cat £1000+. Mint.
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