Sale 91: The December Sale

Lot 1410    

Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue, plate 1, lettered F-A, tied on small piece by neat red Maltese cross cancel, margins large to mostly huge showing portions of adjacent stamps at top and right, deep rich color, Superb, a stunning large margin gem; with 2001 Karl-Albert Louis certificate. Scott No. 2.
SG No. 5    £900 ($1,170).

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 1411    

Great Britain, Packet Of The 5th October., Royal Mail Ship "Schomberg", circular dateline "Liverpool, 10th September, 1855" announcing the sailing of the Schomberg for Australia from "James Baines & Co., Black Ball Line of Australian Packets, Liverpool", the folded circular franked with 1d red brown (S.G. 17) tied by "Liverpool, 11 Sp, 1855 oval" date stamp and "446" barred oval duplex; circular with some edge aging and soiling and hole punched at left, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 1412    

Great Britain, 1860 Hand Illustrated Cover, pen illustrated showing Men Hanging Sign on Wall incorporating address panel, on cover franked with 1d red brown tied by London duplex cancel, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 1413    

Great Britain, 1902, King Edward VII, De La Rue printing, 2s6d lilac, top margin single, o.g., never hinged, fresh with strong color, Very Fine. Scott No. 139.
SG No. 260    £275 for hinged ($360).

Realized: $150

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Lot 1414    

Great Britain, 1934, King George V re-engraved "Seahorse", 10s indigo, top margin single, slightly brownish o.g., never hinged, rich color and choice centering, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 224.
SG No. 452    £350 for hinged ($460).

Realized: $140

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Lot 1415 S   

Great Britain, Inland Revenue Official, 1885, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Crowns watermark, overprinted "Specimen", without gum, bold color, reperfed at top and bottom, Very Fine appearance, a very rare specimen issue, unlisted in the current S.G. catalog. SG No. O11s.
Scott No. O10 var.    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1416    

Guatemala, 1878, ½r green entire, cancelled by light purple "Correos De Quetzaltenango, Sep 20, 1877" cds addressed locally, Very Fine and scarce.
Higgins and Gage No. B1a    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1417    

Hungary, 1899 Registered 5kr Postal Entire to United States, uprated with 1898, 1k pair, 2k, 3k and 8k, each tied by "Beregzasz, 29 Nov 14" cds to Allegheny Pa., Beregzasz registry label affixed, reverse with New York (11.25) transit and Allegheny (11.27) arrival cds; 2k round corner, Very Fine and colorful five-color franking.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 1418    

Hungary, 1901 (Dec. 17) Registered Cover to Nova Scotia via New York, cover bearing Turul 1900, 1f, 2f, 3f, 4f (x2), 5f (x5), 6f claret, 10f and 20f (47-52, 55, 57), all tied by "Prosznyakia" cds's on reverse, Prosznyakfa registry label affixed on face, New York (12.29) oval transit; edge tear, Very Fine and impressive franking.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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Lot 1419    

Iceland, Airmail, 1930, Parliament Millennium complete, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Facit No. 189-193.
Scott No. C4-C8    $570.

Realized: $100

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