Sale 127: The December Sale

Lot 1065    

Great Britain, Inland Revenue Official, 1889, Queen Victoria, 1s dull green, o.g., lightly hinged, bright color & well centered, trivial corner wrinkle at bottom left, Very Fine. SG No. O15 £1,000 ($1,260).
Scott No. O12    $950.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1066    

Great Britain, Inland Revenue Official, 1902, King Edward VII, 2½d ultramarine, o.g., well centered & bright color, Very Fine; signed Holcombe. SG No. O22.
Scott No. O21    $1,150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1067 o   

Great Britain, Govt. Parcels, 1883, Queen Victoria, 9d dull green, light 1885 postmark, well centered, Very Fine and scarce; with 1981 Brandon certificate. SG No. O63 £1,200 ($1,510).
Scott No. O29    $1,350.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1068    

Great Britain, Admiralty Official, 1903, King Edward VII, 1½d dull purple & green, o.g., never hinged, bright color, Superb, rarely offered this nice. SG No. O103.
Scott No. O74    $350 for hinged.

Realized: $90

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Lot 1069 S   

Great Britain, Revenues, 1880, Queen Victoria, Probate, overprinted "Cancelled", set of 7: 5s, 10s, £1, £2, £3, £5 & 6£ o.g. (the 3 low values "dry"), fresh, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1070 S   

Great Britain, Revenues, 1902-06, King Edward VII, Unappropriated Revenues, selection of 13 different, each overprinted "Cancelled" in the blank tablet where the revenue category would go, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1071    

Great Britain, 1893, ½d vermilion and 3d rose compound die entire, in combination with 1887, ½d vermilion, pair (111) tied on registered cover from London to Port of Spain, Trinidad with oval "Registered 25 Ap 93 W.D.O." oval datestamp, large oval "R" in circle below dies, Very Fine, a very scarce destination in this period.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1072    

Great Britain, 1895-97 Compound Die Advertising Covers, group of four with matching advertising for Alfred Smith & Son. (stamp dealers) in different colors, showing their place of business, each with a different compound die combination with some additional franking: including 3d + 4d Indicia to Austria, ½d and 4d Indicia with additional five singles of 1881 1d lilac (89) to Zurich, 3d and 3½d Indicia additionally franked with 1d strip of 5 to Canada and last 1d + 6d Indicia to Zurich, all from Bath and registered, Very Fine, a scarce group and difficult to duplicate.
Estimate    $300 - 400.




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Lot 1073    

Great Britain, 1895, 10d red brown and 1s pale green compound die entire, in combination with 1889 1d lilac and 1887 + 1½d violet and green (89, 112) tied on registered cover with "Ipswich Registered Sp 2, 95" oval datestamp to Bahia, Brazil; backstamped Bahia cds, Very Fine, a scarce usage & destination.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1074    

Great Britain, 1896, 3d rose and 4d vermilion compound die entire, canceled with oval "Registered Queen Victoria St. Ja 31, 1896" (London) datestamp, addressed to Rarotonga, Cook Islands; purple "R" in oval at left, "Rarotonga MR 21, 96" receiving cds below, backstamped with "Registered Auckland MR 14, 96" double ring transit cds, slightly reduced at left, still Very Fine, an extremely rare compound die usage to an extraordinary destination.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $170

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