Sale 692 — 1988 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 23 April, 1988
Category — General Foreign
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
521
ARGENTINA, 1864-72, 5c-15c Rivadavias (12-15). Tied on Four Folded Covers or Letters, Various Attractive pmks. including Fancy Star (Cordoba), Oval Blue Grid, Santa Fe Oval Dotted Grid, etc., Fresh, Generally Fine-Very Fine, Attractive Classic Cover Lot
E. 1,000-2,000
700
522
AUSTRIA, Lombardy-Venetia, 1864, 15s Yellow Brown (24). Block, Top Right stamp repaired (not affecting design), used with 10s Blue (23), all tied by "Venezia 22/3" pmks. on Exceptionally Fresh Folded 1864 Printed Financial Report for The Province of Venetia (mailed in early 1865), Blocks of the 15s are Extremely Rare When Used in Venetia, with Raybaudi Certificate
0
3,500
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BELGIUM, 1875, 5fr Deep Red Brown (39a). Well-centered, Fresh, o.g., Very Fine, with A.P.S. Certificate
2,000
800
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BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND, 1865, 3p Blue (7). Two, One Tied by Blue "Dietz & Nelson's Express" Double Circle pmk. on Yellow Orange Cover to "New Westminster, B.C.", Oval "Collect" Handstamp, Other tied by Blue Oval "Wells Fargo & Co." "Victoria, VI" cancel on Cover to Portland Oregon, "Wells Fargo & Co." "Victoria, Vancouver Island" Printed Frank, some slight soiling and toning, still Fine, Rare Lot, ex-Haas
E. 1,000-2,000
1,350
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1855, 6p Gray Violet, Thick Hard Paper (5d). Large to Enormous Margins, Neat Numeral Target cancel, Extremely Fine, "A Gem", with Robson Lowe Certificate
1,500
2,100
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1855, 10p Blue (7). Four average Singles, tied by Grids on legal size 1859 Cover to England, opened at sides (bit reduced at left), Rare Multiple Franking
4,000
10,000
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1857, 71/2P Green (9). Margins Virtually All Around, tied by Target on 1859 Folded Letter to Wales, Fine, Very Attractive
E. 2,000-5,000
2,600
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1857, 71/2P Green (9). Huge Margins to just clear, tied by Grid on Small 1859 Cover to Scotland, Red "Paid Liverpool" etc., negligible cover toning, Fine
E. 2,000-5,000
2,600
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1859, 10c Black Brown (16). Deep Rich Color, Choice Impression, trivial corner perf. crease, top perfs. touch, Fine Example of This Rarity, with P.F. Certificate
6,500
2,100
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1859, 17c Blue, Imperforate (19b). Top Right Corner Block, Large to Immense Margins, Deep Rich Color, Prooflike Impression, Full o.g., Extremely Fine "Gem", Gorgeous Rare Block
10,000
5,750
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1893, 50c Deep Blue, Imperforate (47a). Mint Never Hinged Horizontal Pair with Part Top Impt., hinged in selvedge only, Extremely Fine
1,750
1,000
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533
1897, $3.00 Jubilee (63). Block, Purple Winnipeg pmks., Rich Color, Fresh and Fine, Rare, Attractive, with P.P. Certificate
4,000
1,400
Back to Top534
1897, $4.00 Jubilee (64). Block, Violet Winnipeg pmks., Deep Rich Color, Fresh, Fine-Very Fine, Rare and Handsome, with P.F. Certificate
4,000
1,700
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1903, 2c Edward, Imperforate (90a). Mint Never Hinged Pane of 100 with Plate No., Very Fine
1,875
900
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1903, 7c Olive Bistre, 10c Brown Lilac, Imperforate (92a, 93a). Margin Blocks, without gum as issued, Fresh, Extremely Fine
3,800
1,500
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1928-29, 1c-$1.00 George V, Views, Imperforate (149b-159a). Mint Never Hinged Horizontal Pairs, Extremely Fine Set
4,150
1,850
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1928-29, 1c-$1.00 George V, Views, Imperforate Horizontally (149b-159a). Mint Never Hinged Vertical Pairs, Very Fine Set
4,150
1,350
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1930, 12c-$1.00 Views, Imperforate (174a-177a). Mint Never Hinged Vertical Pairs, Extremely Fine Lot
4,200
1,550
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1959, 5c St. Lawrence Seaway, Center Inverted (387a). Mint Never Hinged, Beautifully Centered, Extremely Fine, Popular Rarity
15,000
8,000
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1916, 50c Blue "Law Stamp", Red "In Prize" Overprint (Van Dam FSC28). Fresh, lightly hinged, Fine, Extremely Rare, Only Four Examples Believed to Exist
3,750
2,100
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1861, 4p Blue, "Wood Block" (9). Margins All Around (close but clear at bottom), Fresh Color, tied by Triangular Grid on Folded Cover, Red Oval Anysna pmk., trivial cover tear, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
3,000
2,700
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CEYLON, 1859, 4p Dull Rose (5). Three Ample Margins, trifle in at right, Fresh and Fine Example of This Great Commonwealth Rarity of which Very Few Exist, with B.P.A. Certificate
75,000
7,500
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-----, 1912, 100r Gray Black (216). Lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, with Royal Certificate
2,500
1,300
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-----, 1912, 500r Gray Green (217). Fresh and Fine, Rare, signed Bloch, with Friedl Certificate
5,500
3,500
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-----, 1925, 1000r Violet on Red (218). Top Right Control Number Single, Stamp Mint Never Hinged, with Portions of Adjacent Stamps at Left and Bottom, Extremely Fine "Gem", Incredible Stamp, The Finest Example Extant, with Friedl Certificate
20,000
25,000
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COLOMBIA, 1920, 10c Mulicolored (C2-C10). Complete Set of Nine Values, Beautiful Fresh Colors, quality varies including No. C7 which has light creases and minor stains, A Very Rare Set and seldom offered as a unit, with Diena Certificate for No.7 which declares the stamp "genuine and it is in good condition" (stamp also signed by Roumet, Rendon, et al)
39,000
20,000
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CYPRUS, 1928, £5 Black on Yellow (109). Top Left "1" Control Number Block, bottom pair barely hinged, top pair Mint Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine, Extremely Rare, Only Two Control Number Blocks Exist
28,000
26,000
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DANZIG, 1920, 60pf, 1m, 2m "Innendienst" (44, 47, 48). Michel Nos. 47-49, The Complete Set in Mint Never Hinged Corner Margin Plate No. Blocks, All With Plate Varieties, The 60pf Clearly Shows The Broken Cliche on Three Stamps, Extremely Fine, with Kniep Certificates (notes microscopic adherence on gum from P.O. interleaving on 60pf), Probably Only Four Sets of Blocks Known, This Set Being The Only Set Known With Plate Numbers, catalogues DM 56,000 as four sets of Mint Never Hinged singles
E. 20,000-25,000
23,000
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DENMARK, 1863, 16s Violet (10). Used With 2s Blue No.3 and Three 4s Red No. 13 on 1864 Cover to England via Lubeck, tied by Numeral "1" Targets & Red "P.O", Copenhagen pmk., small sealed cover tear, Very Fine, Rare and Beautiful Mixed Issues Cover, signed Diena, with Diena and B.P.A. Certificate
E. 5,000-10,000
4,500
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FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1933, 5sh Centenary, Normal & Color Variety (74, 74a). Blocks, All Stamps Mint Never Hinged except one of latter light hinge mark, Very Fine
13,800
9,500
Back to Top550
-----, 1933, £1 Centenary (76). Top Left Corner Margin Block, one stamp very lightly hinged, other three Mint Never Hinged, Beautifully Centered, Extremely Fine
11,000
10,000
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FRANCE, 1852, 10c Dark Bistre (10a). Clear to Huge Margins, Fresh, o.g., tear, otherwise Fine, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
25,000
1,700
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P
-----, 1929, 10fr La Rochelle, Rose Vermilion Imperforate Trial Color Proof (251TC). Mint Never Hinged Block, one with natural wrinkle, otherwise Extremely Fine, with E. Oiena Certificate
E. 2,000-5,000
1,150
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-----, 1928, 10fr on 90c, 10fr on 1.50fr "Ile de France" (C3, C4). Complete Set, No. C4 light crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
9,900
4,000
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-----, 1936, 50fr Bank Note (C15). Mint Never Hinged Coin Date Block, Well-centered, natural gum crease affects two (one trivially), Very Fine
3,600
18,001
Back to Top554A
GUATEMALA, 1871-81, A Fabulous Collection of 12 Extremely Rare Covers and one front, includes No. 2 (three of the five known), 5 (six known), 6 (this is a front, only one full cover and one other front known), 7 (only one full cover and two fronts known), 9a Bisect (four covers known), 10 Single Usage (four single usages and four double usage covers), 12 (single usage (seven known), pair (four known), 13 (two single usages, ten covers known), and 19 (one cover known), A Fantastic Opportunity to Own One of the Most Important Groupings of Classic Guatemala Postal History Ever Assembled, all ex-Friegstad or Madden
E. 20,000-25,000
75,000
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-----, 1881, 5c Red & Green, Center Inverted (23a). Light target cancel, Fine, Popular Invert Rarity
1,600
950
Back to Top556
GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2). Plate I, Ample to Large Margins, Wonderful Color and Impression, Fresh, o.g., Very Fine and Choice, ex-Caspary, Lilly
7,750
5,500
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-----, 1882, £5 Bright Orange (93). Fresh, o.g., minor hinge remnants, few usual natural gum wrinkles, Extremely Fine
6,000
2,800
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559
-----, 1935, 21/2p Jubilee, Prussian Blue Error of Color (229a). Well-centered, small hinge remnant, Very Fine, Rare, with P. F. Certificate, normal included for comparison
7,000
2,800
Back to Top560
HONDURAS, 1925, 5c Light Blue, Red Overprint (C3). Without gum, usual rough perfs., Fine, Only Seven Examples Known, One of the Great World Air Post Rarities, with P.F. Certificate
11,000
7,500
Back to Top561
INDIA, 1948, 11/2a-10r Gandhi, "Service" Overprints (O112A-O112D). Mint Never Hinged, 10r couple trivial gum toning specks, otherwise Very Fine Set, with B.P.A. Certificate
12,715
7,500
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ITALY, 1934, 50c Soccer Championship Overprinted "Posta Aerea Transatlantica Roma-Dublin-New York" (C62 var). The Unique Single Used With 75c and 1.251 values (327, C63) on Attempted Rome-New York Westward Atlantic Crossing Cover (AAMC 1214) tied by "Posta Aerea Roma Fefmv-a, 17.8.34" pmks., postmarked "Newport Pembrokeshire 19 Au 34" after Pilots Labelli and Pond were forced down in England. This is the Only Stamp So Overprinted and was Specially Prepared for the Addressee Mr. Heinmuller, a Famous Collector of Aerophilately, Very Fine. First Time offered at Public Auction, with Diena Certificate
E. 20,000-25,000
17,500
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-----, Sardinia, 1819-20, 15c-50c Blue, also Albino Embossing, Cavallini Letter Sheets (Bolaffi 1-6). 93/4-103/8 x 71/2-151/8", Unused except No. 1, Fresh, couple with minor toning, Very Fine Set of Extremely Rarity, signed Facci and Dr. Kalkoff... Bolaffi Lit
71,700
4,500
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JORDAN, 1923, 5/10pi on 3m Light Brown (83B). Gibbons 72, Fresh, Well-centered, Very Fine Example of This Major Commonwealth Rarity, with R.P.S. Certificate
15,000
0
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LIECHTENSTEIN, 1934, 5fr Vaduz Souvenir Sheet (115). Stamp Mint Never Hinged, selvedge hinged, Well-centered, Extremely Fine
2,000
1,050
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MALTA, 1919, 10sh Black (65). Fresh, trivial hinge remnant, usual natural gum crease, Very Fine
5,750
3,250
Back to Top566
NATAL, 1902, £20 Green & Carmine (100). Fine Example of This Major Commonwealth Rarity, with Royal and A. Diena Certificates
30,000
9,000
Back to Top567
NORW AY, 1855, 4s Blue, "Double Foot" Variety (1a). Ample to Huge Margins, 12 Bar Grid cancel, Very Fine, Rare, signed Buhler, with Buhler Certificate
3,500
1,200
Back to Top568
1851, 3p Blue, Diagonal Half Used as 11/2p (2a). On Mourning Cover to England Used With Two Very Fine No. 2 Singles, All tied by Oval Grids, Bisect and one single also tied by Red "London Paid", minor cover toning, still Very Fine
2,750
2,900
Back to Top569
1851, 3p Dark Blue, Diagonal Half Used as 11/2p (3a). Used With Two Very Fine No.3 Singles tied by Oval Grids and Red "Paid" on 1857 Cover to England, minor cover edge wear, Very Fine
2,750
2,500
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1851, 6p Yellow Green (4). Clear to Huge Margins, tied by Oval Grid on Orange Buff Cover to Maine, Red "Paid 10", Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
900
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1851, 6p Yellow Green (4). Huge Margins to trifle in, Fresh Color, tied by Oval Grids on Fresh Buff Cover to Canada, Red "Portland Me 10" pmk., "Province of New Brunswick", "Paid" and "Express Mail St. John" also in Red, Fine, Rare and Handsome, ex-Dale Lichtenstein
E. 1,000-2,000
1,850
Back to Top572
1851, 6p Yellow Green (4). Two Singles, Ample to Huge Margins, tied by Oval Grids on Buff Cover to New Brunswick, Registered Usage, part of flap missing, slight soiling and cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine
E. 1,000-2,000
1,550
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1851, 6p Yellow Green, Diagonal Half Used as 3p (4a). Tied by Oval Grid on Cover to Antigonish, without flap and small edge tears, otherwise Very Fine, signed Jarrett
3,500
1,500
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1851, 6p Dark Green (5). Horizontal Pair, right stamp slightly in at bottom and tiny tear, Left Stamp Fine, Used With 3p Blue No. 2 and tied by Grids on Double Rate cover front to England, Scarce
2,125
600
Back to Top574A
1851, 1sh "Cold Violet" (6 var). Gibbons No.7, Pair, Margins on sides, barely in top and bottom, used with 3p Deep Blue Pair tied by Oval Grids on Small Cover to India, transit markings, including 1852 Sydney C.B. Backstamp, Fine and Exceedingly Rare Cover, with B.P.A. Certificate
0
26,000
Back to Top575
RHODESIA, 1901, £5 Dark Blue (74). Fresh and Very Fine, Rare Stamp, with Royal Certificate
10,000
2,800
Back to Top576
-----, 1910, £1 Bluish Slate & Carmine, Perforated 15 (U8c). Used, Fine and Rare, with Royal Certificate
9,000
1,800
Back to Top577
ST. VINCENT, 1862, Ip Rose, 6p Dark Green (2, 3). Horizontal Pair of Former, Tied by Numeral "10" Grid and Red "London/Paid/A 15 My 67" cancels on 1867 Folded Cover to Paris, St. Vincent pmk., Red "7" Rate and "PD" Markings, French Transit, Fresh, Very Fine, Rare Cover, signed Bloch, with Royal Certificate
E. 1,000-2,000
2,900
Back to Top578
SHANGHAI, 1865, 16ca Vermilion, "1" of "16" Omitted (15a). Very Fine, ex-Ferrari, Lilly, signed Friedl, with Friedl Certificate, An Extremely Rare Stamp (Scott Catalogue Volume IV notes only one known, however we are informed that a second example may exist)
3,750
28,000
Back to Top579
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1908, $500.00 Violet & Orange (146). Well-centered, crease, slight soiling, somewhat discolored, Nevertheless a Very Acceptable Example of This Great Commonwealth Rarity, with Royal Certificate
42,500
3,250
Back to Top580
-----, 1915, $100.00 Red & Black (173). Barest trace of hinging, Fine, Scarce, signed A. Diena, with Diena Certificate
5,000
2,100
Back to Top581
-----, Johore, 1926, $500.00 Ultramarine & Orange Brown (125). Fresh, Deep Rich Color, trivial hinge remnant, Very Fine Example of This Major Commonwealth Rarity, with Holcombe Certificate
30,000
17,500
Back to Top582
-----, Trengganu, 1921, $100.00 Red & Green (41). Minor gum adherence, Very Fine
6,000
3,250
Back to Top583
SAINT HELENA, 1961, 21/2c-10c Tristan Relief (B1-B4). Mint Never Hinged Left Margin Singles, Extremely Fine Set, Rare (434 Sets Issued)
7,000
3,750
Back to Top584
-----, 1961, 21/2c-10c Tristan Relief (B1-B4). Very Fine Set, Rare (434 Sets Issued), with B.P.A. Certificate
7,000
2,700
Back to Top585
TOGO, 1915, 25pf Orange & Black, Overprint (168). Town pmk., Well-centered, Very Fine, Rare, signed Bloch, Calves et aI, with Calves Certificate
10,000
3,500
Back to Top586
TRANSV AAL, 1871, 3p Pale Reddish Lilac, Imperforate, TeteBeche Pair (Gibbons 7 var). Ample to Large Margins, Fresh, o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine Example of This Rare Variety, Signed Buhler
0
1,150
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587A
A. WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1854, 4p blue, Frame Inverted (3a). The Famous "Inverted Swan", Position 36 and Number Seven of the 16 Recorded Examples (11 are cut square [as is this example] and the remaining five are cut to shape), Red Numeral Grid cancel, Fresh Color, with Holcombe Certificate which describes the condition in detail (tear, repair, etc.) and gives the provenance of this stamp from early 1900 to 1970 (on back of certificate), A More Than Acceptable Example of this Great Philatelic Classic Rarity (Many of the 16 recorded examples are in museum collections)
100,000
0
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ZANZIBAR, 1908, 200r Palace (119). Very Fine and Choice, with P.F. Certificate
2,500
950
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