Lot 2261 /
Samoa, 1881, 1d Deep Blue, Perf 11¾, State IV Remainder. complete pane of 21, full o.g. (mostly n.h.), vertically imperforate between 6th & 7th rows (crease between), rich color, bright and fresh, Very Fine, a rare and seldom seen complete sheet (Odenweller #A1f, catalog $1,575 for singles).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $4,000
Lot 2262 /
Samoa, 1881, 2d Lilac Rose, Perf 11¾, State IV Remainder. complete pane of 21, full o.g. (mostly n.h.), very fresh with rich bright color, small thin in top center stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine, a scarce complete sheet (Odenweller #A2f, catalog $420 for singles).Scott No. 2; $525 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $550
Lot 2263 /
Samoa, 1881, 3d Vermilion, Perf 11¾, State IV Remainder. complete pane of 12, full o.g. (mostly n.h.), very fresh with rich bright color, small spot on position 10, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare complete remainder sheet (Odenweller #A3f, catalog $3,000 for singles).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 2264 /
Samoa, 1881, 6d Deep Mauve, Perf 11¾, State IV Remainder. complete pane of 21, full o.g. (mostly n.h.), bright vibrant color, quite fresh with a hint of edge soiling at upper right, Very Fine, very rare with only four complete intact sheet known, with one residing in the Royal Philatelic Collection.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,300
Lot 2265
Samoa, 1881, 1d//5sh Express, State IV, Remainder Issue Balance. Selection of remainder issues including 15 1d on plating, 2d with block of 9 and 12 forming complete plate, several 9d & 1sh issues (checked with Royal Collection examples) and 5sh block of 8 and two singles forming partially reconstructed sheet, F.-V.F (Odenweller No. A1f//A8f, cat. $3,465+).Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $5,250
Lot 2266 /o
Samoa, 1885-92 Express, Whitfield King "Reprint" Facsimiles Study. Mounted on pages in three binders, the collection which was the basis for J. Hughes monograph Plating Samoa Express Facsimiles 1884-1892 which accompanies; comprehensive accumulation of 1,000's of stamps arranged by denominations and printings (when possible), many full panes, Saunders & Whatman watermarks, postmark section including fraudulent cancellations and genuine 1893 small blue & 1893-94 large Apia cancel cancelled-to-order on the various issues, includes additional sheet material, etc., Very Fine, one of the most complete studies of the so-called reprint issue.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot 2267
Samoa, 1877-80 Express Issue, Forgery Collection. Mostly mounted on pages in binder; includes First type 1d forgery (only a few known with two examples in the Royal Collection) perf'd in blue and pale chalky blue and a imperf black proof, Second type forgeries in complete full sheets of 40 of all values, complete set of 8 of the Third type forgery, the only known example of the Fourth 1d forgery in brown on coffee tinted paper, includes several pages of forgery issues with an array of bogus cancellations, crude 2d blue Express issue forgery, small hoard of forgery sheets, etc., generally F.-V.F.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $425