Live Bidding Auction #89

1922, Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, black overprints on Brunei River Scene stamps, 1c-$1, complete set of nine plus four color shades and one stamp with unlisted overprint error, in addition 24 listed overprint varieties - complete set with short ''I'', seven of nine stamps with broken ''E'' and eight of nine stamps with broken ''N'', some usual tropical gum as always exists, LH or hinged, F/VF and scarce assemblage, C.v. is over £1,300

COLLECTION IN A RED STOCKBOOK: 1895-1990, over 200 mint stamps, 11 souvenir sheets and 4 unexploited booklets, starting with Star and Local Scene in blocks of eight (unused, no gum), including Brunei River 3c of types I and II (watermark Multiple Crown CA), then Post-World War II material (NH from 1950), nice quality unit, full OG, NH or LH, VF, C.v. is about $2,300

1897, Queen Victoria, ''Maple Leaf'' issue, plate proof of 1c in blue green, horizontal imperforated pair on india paper mounted on card, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$330

1897, Queen Victoria, ''Maple Leaf'' issue, plate proof of 6c in brown, horizontal imperforated pair on india paper mounted on card, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$450

1898, Queen Victoria, ''Numeral'' issue, plate proof of ½c in black, horizontal imperforated pair on india paper mounted on card, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$400

1898, Queen Victoria, ''Numeral'' issue, plate proof of 2c in carmine, Die I, horizontal imperforated pair on india paper mounted on card, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$400

1898, Queen Victoria, ''Numeral'' issue, 8c orange, printed on vertical wove paper, block of four, nicely centered for this difficult stamp, full OG, NH, close to VF, R. Gratton certificate, C.v. $3,000, Unitrade C.v. CAD $7,200 as singles

1914, King George V ''Admiral'' issue, 5c dark blue, block of four, perfect centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, R. Catton certificate, C.v. $1,800++, Unitrade CAD$3,600 as singes

1926, King George V ''Admiral'' one-line Provisional badly shifted surcharge 2c on 3c carmine, excellent centering, full OG, NH, VF and scarce undervalued variety, C.v. CAD$360

1930, King George V ''Arch/Leaf'' issue, Mt. Edith Cavell, $1 dark olive green, unfolded block of four, bold color and intact perforation, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,400++, Unitrade CAD$2,400 as singles

1935, King George V Pictorial issue, plate proofs of 4c in yellow, 5c in blue and 8c in orange, horizontal imperforated pairs printed on india paper and mounted on cards, no gum as produced, VF, Unitrade C.v. CAD$600

1973, Sir John A. MacDonald, 1c orange, printed on gum side, perfectly centered, NH, VF, C.v. $900, Unitrade C.v. CAD$1,250