1862-63 QV 96c brownish grey, no wmk. F-VF fresh M, nice original gum, centring as always. SG 7 cat £3750. Very rare 1st issue top value, especially rarely seen with original gum. (P)
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 359
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 359
Status International - Sale 359 - June 4th, 2020.
Auction 359 is huge with 7,578 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 $80,000 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 300 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 247 - 551) and almost 400 lots of World collections (Lots 552-929). Following on there is almost 2200 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 968-3116). 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 includes a C of A Watermark £2 Black & rose Ash imprint pr inc variety 'open mouthed kangaroo' at right. Superb fresh stamps both MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, MLH in gutter only, bright colours. SG 138(var) cat £8500 as M singles, should be at least double, £17,000 MUH singles plus premium for imprint multiple. ACSC 58za cat $25,000, cat $30,000 MUH normal singles & should be at least +50% premium for imprint & variety = $45,000+. Major rarity (Lot 1319).
There are almost 4,500 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 3117-7578) with the British Empire well represented, highlighted by a Malaya - FMS: 1900 opt Elephants $25 green & orange top value. VF fresh M, nice original gum & beautiful colours. SG 14 cat £17,000+. Major rarity & the key of all the Malayan States Elephant issues. Exp Bolaffi & Alberto Diena (Lot 5849). Numerous other European and Asian rarities as well.
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Lot #5160 - World Hong Kong
1863-71 QV 6c lilac, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh M. SG 10 cat £450. (P)
Lot #5161 - World Hong Kong
1863-71 QV 24c green, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh M. SG 14 cat £650. (P)
Lot #5162 - World Hong Kong
1863-71 QV 30c mauve, wmk crown CC, h/s SPECIMEN diag INVERTED! F-VF fresh MLH, original gum. SG 16(s) cat £275 as normal, unpriced as specimen. Very rare specimen, especially as inverted. (P)
Lot #5163 - World Hong Kong
1863-71 QV 30c mauve, wmk crown CC inverted, variety 'GKON damaged'. VFU, blue barred oval pmk, probably Shanghai in China. SG 16aw cat £600 for normal wmk, non-variety cat x13 with inverted wmk, thus this should be £7800! Extremely rare combination -certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Lot #5164 - World Hong Kong
1874-1902 QV Stamp Duty $3 dull violet Postal Fiscal, perf 15½x15. F fresh M. SG F2 cat £400. (P)
Lot #5165 - World Hong Kong
1876-77 '16 Cents' opt QV 18c lilac variety split '1' in '16'. F-VF U, oval barred 51 pmk of Shanghai. SG 20(var) cat £150+ as normal, other varieties cat £900. (P)
Lot #5166 - World Hong Kong
1879 '5 CENTS' opt QV 18c lilac Postcard stamp. F-VF fresh UN (only sold affixed to postcards). SG P2 cat £375. (P)
Lot #5167 - World Hong Kong
1880 '5 Cents' opt QV 8c bright orange. F fresh M, part gum. SG 23 cat £1100. Rare stamp. (P)
Lot #5168 - World Hong Kong
1880 QV 2c dull rose wmk crown CC. F-VF M. SG 28 cat £275. (P)
Lot #5169 - World Hong Kong
1880 QV 2c dull rose, wmk crown CC. F-VF fresh UN. SG 28 cat £275. (P)
Lot #5170 - World Hong Kong
1880 QV 2c dull rose, wmk crown CC. VF fresh M, with nice original gum. SG 28 cat £275. (P)
Lot #5171 - World Hong Kong
1882-96 QV 10c purple on red, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MNH. SG 38s est cat £150 for M, should be at least £300 MNH (P)
Lot #5172 - World Hong Kong
1885 QV surch set 20c/30c orange-red, 50c/48c yellowish brown & $1/96c grey-olive, all h/s SPECIMEN (type HK4) diag INVERTED reading up from LR to UL. VF fresh M. SG 40s-42s(var) cat £1300 normal specimen, & estimated at triple for inverted so £3900+. 2012 Ceremuga photo cert. (3). (P)
Lot #5173 - World Hong Kong
1885 '50 CENTS' opt QV 48c yellowish-brown. F-VF M, darker gum. SG 41 cat £400. (P)
Lot #5174 - World Hong Kong
1891 QV Surch set 20c on 30c, 50c on 48c & $1 on 96c, no Chinese characters, opt SPECIMEN. VF MLH. SG 45-47s cat £850. Very rare set. (3). (P)
Lot #5175 - World Hong Kong
1891 '20 CENTS' opt QV 30c grey-green, with Chinese h/s, error h/s DOUBLE. VFM. SG 48a(var) normal cat £42, Yang 45c lists this variety as x7.5, so est £315. Very rare. (P)
Lot #5176 - World Hong Kong
1891 '20 CENTS' opt QV 30c grey-green, with Chinese h/s, error h/s DOUBLE, at left & right. VFM. SG 48a(var) normal cat £42, Yang 45e lists this variety as x12.5, so est £525. Very rare. (P)
Lot #5177 - World Hong Kong
1891 '20 CENTS' opt QV 30c grey-green, with Chinese h/s, error h/s at ea side & double at left. VFM. SG 48a(var) normal cat £42, Yang 45g lists this variety as x15, so est £630. Very rare. Certificates for any varieties can be obtained on request. (P)
Lot #5178 - World Hong Kong
1891 '50 CENTS' opt QV 48c dull purple, with Chinese characters h/s, error h/s DOUBLE. Superb fresh MLH. SG 49(var), normal cat £80, Yang 46b lists this variety as x8, so est £640. Very rare. (P)
Lot #5179 - World Hong Kong
1891 '50 CENTS' opt QV 48c dull purple, with Chinese characters h/s, error h/s DOUBLE, one at right & one at left. Superb fresh MLH. SG 49(var) normal cat £80, Yang 46e lists this variety as x13, so est £1040. Very rare! (P)
Lot #5180 - World Hong Kong
1891 QV $1/96c purple/red with Chinese h/s. VF fresh M, lovely colour. SG 50 cat £450. (P)
Lot #5181 - World Hong Kong
1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine. VF fresh M. SG 51 cat £475. (P)
Lot #5182 - World Hong Kong
1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine, variety 'short J in Jubilee'. VFM. SG 51a cat £800. (P)
Lot #5183 - World Hong Kong
1891 Jubilee opt QV 2c carmine, variety short 'U' in Jubilee. Superb fresh MLH with nice original gum. SG 51b cat £800+. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
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