Lot
598 
Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, Center Inverted, o.g., never hinged, gem centering within large balanced margins, bright and Post Office fresh, Extremely Fine to Superb; with 2002 P.F. certificate and 2013 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF-Sup 95). SG No. 513a. Scott No. 387a $10,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE 1959 5¢ ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY ISSUE WITH CENTER INVERTED.
The stamps, issued on June 26, 1959, coincided with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway by Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The planning and production of the stamps to commemorate the event took almost as long as the construction of the Seaway itself with proposals coming forward in 1954 in the US and in 1956 in Canada. The first report of the discovery of the Seaway Inverts was when a young office boy from the Marlborough Hotel in Winnipeg purchased 30 stamps from a Post Office outlet in the Eaton store on August 20, 1959. It is believed that approximately 200 examples exist today.
Realized: $7,000
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Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, Center Inverted, light machine cancel, wide margins, strong bright colors, Very Fine; with 2015 Richard Gratton certificate. SG No. 513a.Scott No. 387a $8,000.
ONE OF THE FEW USED OFF-COVER EXAMPLES OF THE 1959 5¢ ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY WITH CENTER INVERTED.
There are about 200 mint Seaway Inverts in private hands. Quite a few of the Seaway Inverts were actually used by the public before they realized what they had. With only 16 examples recorded on cover, it would seem even a used example would be far rarer than mint however catalog values seem to indicate to the contrary.
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Lot
600 
Cayman Islands, 1907, King Edward Vii, ½d-2½d & 1908, ¼d Brown, vertical pairs of ½d-2½d, all tied by "Georgetown, Cayman, JY 6 '08" cds on registered cover to Coventry, England, forwarded to Liverpool, Mobile, Ala. (FX-MO1) and New York (FX-NY1a) registry exchange labels, no backflap, Very Fine and scarce registry use, ex-A.R.T. collection. Scott No. 21-23, 31 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
601
Ceylon, 1863, Queen Victoria, 6d Sepia, in combination with 1868, Queen Victoria, 1d blue, horizontal strip of four on cover to Mystic, Conn., tied by multiple strikes of barred "E" ovals, red "Kurnegalle, Paid, Ju 24, 69" origin cds, Colombo (6.24) and Galle (6.27) backstamps, London (8.2) transit, red "2/Cents" credit handstamp and red crayon rating, red New York Paid All (8.14) exchange cds; one 1d with small fault, part of left flap missing, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 53+61. SG No. 55+61 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A RARE COMBINATION FRANKING AND USAGE FROM CEYLON TO THE UNITED STATES.
Lot
602
Falkland Islands, 1964, 6d "H.M.S. Glasgow" Vignette Error, o.g., small hinge remnants, well centered, bright vibrant colors and exceptional freshness, Extremely Fine; with 2015 R.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 151a $32,500 for n.h. SG No. 216a £40,000 ($56,950).
A WONDERFUL MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR MAJOR 20TH CENTURY FALKLAND ISLANDS RARITY.
When the error first came onto the market, it was first discovered by a North American collector in 1970. The owner had acquired the set in 1965 and noticed the Glasgow vignette on the two values yet believed at the time it to be normal. It was not until later, after reading an article in a British philatelic magazine, that he realized that the stamp was a major error. It is believed that only one sheet of 60 of this famous error had been produced. A note in the Stanley Gibbons catalog regarding this stamp states: "There have been seventeen reports of stamps showing this error, although it is believed that some of these may refer to the same example." .
Realized: $17,000
Lot
603
Grenada, 1875, Queen Victoria, 1d Green, Perf 14, Diagonal Bisect, upper right portion of stamp, in combination with 1875, Queen Victoria, 1d green + 1s deep mauve, perf 14 paying the 1s1½d rate on 1879 cover to Luzern, Switzerland, all tied by "A15" barred oval handstamps, red crayon "1/½" credit with red "London, Paid, 28 Fe 79" cds struck over, reverse with "Grenada, Fe 08, 79" origin and receiving cds's; 1d with slight corner nick and some slight spotting around stamps, otherwise Very Fine; with 2014 M. Eichele certificate. Scott No. 7Ab+7A+11. SG No. 14a+14+13 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
A UNIQUE PROVISIONAL BISECT USAGE OF THE 1875 1D QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUE ON COVER TO SWITZERLAND.
Four other 1d bisect covers are known, all of which are to France with the same rate. Two of which the frankings cut-out and restored.
Lot
604 
Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, 1945, 2y-5y Complete, matched set of corner margin blocks of 4, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in selvage only, all bright and fresh with rich colors, trivial crease in selvage of low value not affecting stamps, Very Fine. Scott No. N1-N3 $4,200 for o.g. singles.
A CHOICE COMPLETE MATCHED CORNER MARGIN BLOCK SET OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION ISSUES IN NEVER HINGED CONDITION.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
605 ()
Labuan, 1901, $2 Dull Green, "Labuan" Overprint, without gum, rich color on fresh paper, Very Fine; with 2009 R.P.S. certificate. SG No. 140 £3,500 ($4,980).
AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1901, $2 "LABUAN" OVERPRINT ISSUE.
Lot
606
Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking, 1900, Sgt Mjr Goodyear, 1d Deep Blue on Blue (plate II, stamp 4) in combination with 1900, Gen Baden-Powell, 3d pale blue on blue on cover addressed to "Trooper J.J. Bennett, C. Troop D. Squadron, Protectorate Regiment, B.S.A. Fort, Mafeking", each tied by single strike of "Mafeking, C.G.H., My 9, 1900" cds, Very Fine; with 2013 Philatelic Federation of South Africa and 2014 M. Eichele certificates. SG No. 18+19 Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
ONE OF THREE RECORDED USAGES OF BOTH MAFEKING "BLUES" ISSUES ON COVER AND UNIQUE BEARING BOTH VALUES ONLY.
In 1899 the second Anglo-Boer war broke out. Colonel Baden-Powell and his men held the town of Mafeking in a siege against overwhelming numbers of the enemy. A cadet corps was organized to deliver military orders and messages to and from the forts, keeping outlook, acting as orderlies, and delivering civilian mail. During the siege there became shortage of postage stamps. 1d and 3d stamps were produced locally by a photographic ferro-prussiate blue-print method. These stamps were only intended for local usage within the besieged Mafeking.
Realized: $15,000
Lot
607
Mafia Island, 1915 "G.R. Post 6 Cents Mafia" on German East Africa 4h Green, surcharge in black, top margin single, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine, a very scarce Mafia Island issue in never hinged condition. SG No. M12 £2,500 for hinged ($3,560). Scott No. NL43 $2,550 for hinged.
Realized: $2,000