1896 Type-written 'Half-penny' on 1½d on 2d, with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12x11. VFU. SG 36B cat £450. Rare genuine. (P)
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352
Status International - Sale 352 - July 19th, 2019.
Auction 352 has 3,483 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items. This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $30 to $200,000 so there's something for everybody. This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections. There are over 300 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 87-398) and 600 lots of World collections (Lots 399-999). Following on there is almost 900 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 1078-1959). The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values. This auction includes the very rare 1936 KEVIII 2d red wmk Crown CofA UNISSUED due to his abdication. A full sheet was presented to the Governor of Victoria when he visited the printer. When the decision was made not to issue KEVIII stamps the Governor was asked by the printer to return the sheet which he did, with the exception of the blk of 6 removed from the LL cnr of the sheet, which he had sent to William, Baron Vestey in England, so the printer did not press the point. Vestey's grandson offered the blk of 6 in 2014 through Spinks London, where it sold for £240,000. A single was sold at a 2015 Melbourne auction for almost $173,000. Comes with copies of correspondence between the printer & the Governor regarding the return of the stamps. VF fresh MUH. A great rarity of Australian philately. (Lot 1209). There are over 1,500 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 1960-3483). Numerous other British Empire, European, The Americas and Asian rarities.
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Lot #3361 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half Penny' on 7½d on 2d, with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading down, perf 12x11. Stamp VF fresh MLH, LR cnr marginal. SG 37A cat £85+. (P)
Lot #3362 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-Penny' on 7½d on 2d horiz setenant pr, with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading down, perf 12x11, right stamp variety 'comma & hyphen after HALF'. F-VF M. SG 37A(var) cat £170 for normals alone while other varieties cat £750-£2250. Very rare genuine & certificate can be obtained on request. (2) (P)
Lot #3363 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-Penny' on 7½d on 2d with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading down, perf 12x11, variety 'no hyphen after HALF'. F-VF UN. SG 37Ai cat £1000. Very rare genuine & certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Lot #3364 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-Penny' on 7½d on 2d with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12x11½, top marginal horiz pr variety Tongan opt shifted to centre instead of at right. F-VF UN. SG 37B cat £170+ as singles. (P)
Lot #3365 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-penny' on 7½d on 2d, with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12x11½, variety Tongan opt shifted to right, so partly missing. VF UN. SG 37B(var) cat £85+. (P)
Lot #3366 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half Penny' on 7½d on 2d, with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12x11. VF fresh M, some interleaving adhering as usual, bottom marginal. SG 37B cat £85. (P)
Lot #3367 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-Penny' on 7½d on 2d with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12x11. VF UN. SG 37B cat £85. (P)
Lot #3368 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-penny' on 7½d on 2d, with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12x11. FU. SG 37B cat £120. (P)
Lot #3369 - World tonga
1896 Type-written 'Half-Penny' on 7½d on 2d with 'VAEUA OE BENI' reading up, perf 12. F-VF UN. SG 37BP cat £800. Very rare genuine & certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Lot #3370 - World tonga
1962 Emancipation opt Official 5/- orange-yellow & slate-lilac, UR cnr marginal blk of 5, right stamp 2nd row error 'MAII' for 'MAIL'. VF MNH. SG O14/O14a cat £1175 as singles, plus premium for very rare positional setenant blk should be +50%, est £176. (P)
Lot #3371 - World tonga
1966 Tupou College Official Airmail opt UPU 10/- on 4d, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MNH, UR cnr marginal with sheet no 41. SG O19a cat £275. Only 1 sheet of 60 believed printed. RPSL photo cert of blk it came from. (P)
Lot #3372 - World tonga
1973 Commonwealth Games Official $1.50 self-adhesive, error opt DOUBLE, vertically shifted. VF fresh MNH, LL cnr marginal with imprint. SG O111a cat £170+. RPSL photo cert for blk of 4 it came from. (P)
Lot #3373 - World tonga
1973 Commonwealth Games Official $1.50 self-adhesive, error opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & close together. VF fresh MNH, right marginal. SG O111a cat £170. (P)
Lot #3374 - World tonga
1974 Official Airmail Royal Marine Institute 35s self-adhesive, error black 'Tonga' OMITTED, normal to compare. VF fresh MNH. SG O128a cat £180. 2002 RPSL photo cert. (P)
Lot #3375 - World tonga
1980 Official Airmail Bird 5s self-adhesive, redrawn w/o foliage. VF fresh MNH. SG O213 cat £110+. (P)
Lot #3376 - World tonga
1980 Official Airmail Bird 5s self-adhesive, redrawn w/o foliage, on piece with 1978 Pineapple 20s coil stamp. VFU. SG O213 & 686 cat £81. (P)
Lot #3377 - World tonga
1980 Official Airmail Bird 5s self-adhesive, redrawn w/o foliage, on Airmail cover with 1978 Bananas 4s coil stamp with '6 March 1980' cds. VFU. SG O213 & 678 cat £81+ as loose stamps. Covers are scarce & previous owner paid £150 for it in 1995. (P)
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