1870-71 Fiji Times Express 1/- black on rose, thin vert ribbed paper, roulette on 3 sides. U, with black m/s cross cancel, plus signature & NSW concentric ring pmk, tiny expert repairs but superb appearance. SG 9 cat £1800 for normal m/s cancel, while examples with pmks etc are very rare & should be at least double, so £3600. Significant rarity for specialist & certificate can be obtained on request. (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.
Sale Terms
Lot #2392 - World fiji
1870-71 Fiji Times Express set 1d to 1/- full sheet of 30, 2nd imitations in normal format made by Fiji Times Express newspaper for sale to collectors, with 6 of ea value in horiz strips roulette, giving 6 vertical setenant strips of 5 diff values. Also with wrong font '3' & '1' at LR. Stamps superb fresh MNH. SG 5-9 would cat £56,700 as originals! Very rare as a full sheet in such nice quality. Fantastic item for reference or display. (P...
Lot #2393 - World fiji
1874 VR opt 'Six Cents' on 3d green, opt type 5. VFU, black cross m/s cancel, unusually w/c. SG 17 cat £700. (P)
Lot #2394 - World fiji
1874 VR opt 'SIX CENTS' on 3d green, opt type 5. FU, postal m/s cancel, irregular perfs etc. SG 17 cat £700. 2012 Sismondo photo cert. (P)
Lot #2395 - World fiji
1876-77 Crown CR with VR underprint 1d deep blue imperf PROOF on horiz laid paper, error printed DOUBLE. Superb fresh M. SG 31a(p), double print unlisted on laid paper.
Lot #2396 - World fiji
1876-77 Crown CR with VR underprint 1d deep blue on laid paper, variety 'void cnr'. FU. SG 31b cat £350. (P)
Lot #2397 - World fiji
1876-77 'VR' opt CR monogram 1d blue, horiz pr, error IMPERF vert, on horiz laid paper. F-VF fresh M. SG 31c cat £700. (P)
Lot #2398 - World fiji
1891-1902 VRcrown 2½d yellow-brown perf 11x11¾, error printed DOUBLE. Superb U/CTO. SG 103a(var) footnote cat £180+ & undercatalogued as only 1 sheet believed printed (P)
Lot #2399 - World fiji
1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA. F-VF M/MLH, £1 is superb fresh MLH. SG 104-14 cat £450. (11) (P)
Lot #2400 - World fiji
1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 104-14s cat £325. (11). (P)
Lot #2401 - World fiji
1903 KEVII £1 grey-black & ultramarine. VF MNH. SG 114 cat £375 for M, should be at least double, £750 MNH. (P)
Lot #2402 - World fiji
1912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red, Die I, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 137s cat £275 as normal. (P)
Lot #2403 - World fiji
1912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red Die II, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MNH. SG 137a cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MNH. (P)
Lot #2404 - World fiji
1912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red Die II top value, wmk mult crown. F-VF fresh M. SG 137a cat £250. (P)
Lot #2405 - World fiji
1912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red Die II, wmk mult crown UL gutter cnr. W/C superb fresh MNH. SG 137a cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 positional MNH. (P)
Lot #2406 - World fiji
1915-19 WAR STAMP opt on KGV ½d green, error opt INVERTED. VFM, sl tropicalised gum. SG 138c cat £650. Only 1 sheet printed & certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Lot #2407 - World fiji
1915-19 'WAR STAMP' opt KGV 1d bright scarlet, error opt INVERTED. Stamp VF MNH, UL cnr marginal. SG 139ac cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MNH. Brandon photo cert. (P)
Lot #2408 - World fiji
1917 Postage Due 2d, wide setting. VFU. SG D3 cat £80
Lot #2409 - World fiji
1917 Postage Due 2d black, wide setting. Superb fresh UN, as issued. SG D3 cat £325+. Only 2604 printed & vast majority used. (P)
Lot #2410 - World fiji
1918 Postage Due set ½d-4d, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG D6-10s cat £160. (5). (P)
Lot #2411 - World fiji
1922-29 KGV set ¼d to 5/-, wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 228-41s cat £400. (14). (P)
Lot #2412 - World fiji
1938-55 KGVI Pictorial set ½d-£1, plus ½d perf 12 & 14, 1½d Die I, 1½d Die II perf 12 plus dark carmine, 2d Die I & Die II, 2½d perf 14 & perf 12, 6d Die I, Die II & violet-black shade, 8d perf 14 & 1/6 perf 14. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 249-66B cat £393. (33)
Status International
Status International from Sydney, Australia is holding 4 - 6 auctions a year of Philatelic & Numismatic items. The emphasis is on Australian and area material as well as All World stamps,... Read More