British Commonwealth: G.R.I. The Postage Stamps of the German Colonies occupied by the British 1914-18. By R M Gibbs. 275 pgs, illustrated throughout, pub by Christies/Robson Lowe 1988. The definitive work on this subject. Near new.
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 341
By: Status International
Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 341
Status International - Sale 341 - May 31st, 2018.
Auction 341 has 3,845 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items. This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $30 to $50,000 so there's something for everybody. This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections. There are nearly 300 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 96-384) and almost 500 lots of World collections (Lots 385-866).
Following on there is over 1000 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 910-1941). The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values - this includes a Small Multi Watermark £2 Black & rose. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, nice colours & perfect centring. SG 114 cat £4500 for M, should be at least double, £9000++ MUH. ACSC 57 cat $20,000++, plus premium for the fantastic centring. Exceptional quality stamp. 1996 RPSL photo-cert.(Lot 1140). There are almost 1,800 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 1943-3734) with the British Empire well represented, highlighted by a Great Britain 1867-83 QV £5 orange, letters DF, on white paper. F-VF M, redistributed gum. SG Spec J128, SG137 cat £14,500. Very rare in mint condition as only very rich collectors could afford to buy such a high denomination stamp (=5 gold sovereigns!)(Lot 2683). Numerous other European and Asian rarities as well.
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Lot #52 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 2. The Empire in Africa. 1st ed 1949 inc stamps, pmks, postal history, stationery, specimens, forgeries etc. Much invaluable information not available elsewhere. Sl scuff to outer spine & minor foxing to end papers, VF.
Lot #53 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 3, 'Empire in Asia' 1st edition, 1951 inc Ceylon, Hong Kong, India & States, Straits Settlements, Malay States, British POs abroad inc Asia Treaty Ports, postal history, postal stationery, Telegraph, Specimens pmks etc. Much invaluable information not easily available elsewhere. Minimal foxing or spine wear, solid VG condition.
Lot #54 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Sir Gwaine Baillie Collection. Sotheby's sales London comp set of auction catalogues inc GB parts 1&2, Australian States/Commonwealth (3), New Zealand, British Africa, British West Indies, Rhodesia, plus 'Missed Opportunities'. All VG/near new. One of the most valuable collections sold in the last 20 years. (11)
Lot #55 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Empire: Madam Joseph Revisited, by B M Cartwright, 95 pgs, pub RPSL 2005. Detailing & illustrating over 420 diff FORGED pmks inc Numeral cancels, noted BNG & cds types (inc Registered) from Aden to Wellington. All very dangerous, plus folder of transparencies for comparison on actual stamps. Invaluable reference. Interestingly Madam Joseph cancels are much sought after & sell for considerably above the prices that cheaper...
Lot #56 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Empire; The Royal Collection by Sir John Wilson (Keeper of the Collection). Huge expensive (original cost £63) limited Morocco leather-bound edition 270x360x80mm thick, pub privately 1952. Massive tome cataloguing & describing the entire collection with 12 colour plates showing dozens of stamps inc GB 1840 QV 2d blue cnr blk of 38, NSW Sydney View 3d blk of 9, Cape of Good Hope 1d blue Woodblock in pr with issued 4d & many...
Lot #57 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
China: The Large Dragons by Ireland, 130pgs illustrated throughout, 1978. The definitive work. VGC with original DJ.
Lot #58 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Europe/Great Britain/USA: The Postal History of the Forwarding Agents by K Rowe, 280pgs, pub 1984. Near new.
Lot #59 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Fakes-Forgeries-Experts: The Journal of 'Association Internationale Des Experts En Philatelie' (AIEP). Set Vol 1 (Oct 1998) - Vol 10 (Mar 2007). Amazing publications on fakes, forgeries, re-gums, repairs & other nasties. Written by the most knowledgeable in their field. Near new, some out of print, retail €60 ea (when available). Total €600 = A$850. Very hard to find. (10)
Lot #60 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
France: Yvert Catalogue. Two Vol set in large format no.1 1849-1900 (pub 1975) & no.2 1901-1945 (1982). In French very informative & profusely illustrated. Outer DJs bit tally o/w VGC. Original cost £100. Exc ref. Highly recommended as large amounts of info not obtainable elsewhere.
Lot #61 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
France: Ligne Nogues, Histoire Aerophilatelique Air Orient/Air France 1911-41 by Collot & Cornu in French plus colour plates & valuations. As new.
Lot #62 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
German Colonies: Handbook with valuations of all pmks on all forerunner Germany used in colonies, & on colony stamps, by Friedman. 3 Volume set, in German, illustrated throughout inc Maps. Ist edition in loose leaf binders, pub 1967. Faded spines o/w VGC, over 500pgs. Invaluable reference.
Lot #63 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Germany: Michel 'Deutschland Special' Vol 1 & 2 Klein 1872-74 Shield issue h/book 2014, Peter Sem Bayern Specialised Cat Vol 1&2. Plus ACSC Kangaroos & the Early Federal Period 1901-12 2004 ed, SG British Commonwealth Part 1 1995 2 vols, also SG 'Stamps of the World' A-Z (in 2 vols). Some with well thumbed pages & cover wear, mixed condition but still useful. The old SG cats can be sent to recycling if the buyer wishes. (10)...
Lot #64 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Germany Airmails: The North Atlantic Catapult Parts 1 & 2. By Stanley-Smith, 420 pgs, pub 1990 Pier Point. Near new. (2)
Lot #65 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Gibraltar: Posted in Gibraltar - An illustrated Postal History by W Hine-Haycock, 122 pgs inc 2 colour plates & illustrated throughout, pub Robson Lowe 1978. Near new inc DJ.
Lot #66 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Great Britain: British Pictorial envelopes of the C19th by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, 330pgs, illustrated throughout inc 32 colour plates, pub 1984, Collectors Club of Chicago. As new.
Lot #67 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Great Britain: British Postal Stationery by Huggins & Baker listing Postcards & Envelopes inc PTPO, Officials, Telegraph Forms, Officials & Forces issues, Wrappers, Reg envelopes & Airmail letter-sheets. Illustrated throughout inc colour plates. New condition, pub by GBPS 2007 (latest edition). Invaluable reference.
Lot #68 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Great Britain: Discovering KGV high value Seahorses by Brian Kearsley, pub 2006, 278pgs with in-depth coverage inc plate varieties & Colonial opts. Illustrated throughout. New inc original jacket.
Lot #69 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Great Britain: History of British Army Postal Service, Vol 1, 1882-1902 by Proud, 283pgs, 1983. No DJ o/w near new.
Lot #70 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Hong Kong: 'The Philatelic & Postal History of Hong Kong & the Treaty Ports of China & Japan' by Webb OBE FRPSL (1991 reprint). A vital reference work for collectors of this area. A similar volume sold for $260+ in Auction 340.
Lot #71 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Japan's Classical Forgeries by Wilhelmoen, 360 pgs & superbly illustrated throughout. 1981 edition in Norwegian, English & German. Near new. A must have for anyone interested in early Japan.
Lot #72 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Malaya: Postmarks of Japanese Occupied Malaya 1942-45 by Kearney, 118pgs, 1990. Profusely illustrated inc rarity ratings. Near new. The standard reference.
Lot #73 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
New Zealand: Airmails, 2 vol set with Vol 1 'The Internal Flights' 1897-1955, 114 pgs, first pub 1955 (1985 reprint). Vol 2 'The Overseas Flights 1928-40' by D A Walker, 346 pgs, some illustrations, 1986, hard cover, DJ flts o/w VGC -both pub by NZ Airmail Soc. Plus 'The NZ Airmail Cat 1987' by Stapleton, 36 pgs listing FFC 1916-85. (3)
Lot #74 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
New Zealand: 'The Postage Stamps of, ' Vol 1, pub by RPSNZ 1938, edited by Collins & Falkes, 678pgs plus both QV Chalon photo plates, with coverage of Proofs, Specimens, Essays etc not listed elsewhere. Odd minor tones & leather spine sl worn, o/w beautiful.
Lot #75 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
New Zealand: 'The Postage Stamps of', Vol 2, 1949, 410pgs inc comp set of 8 reprinted QV Chalon Die Proofs in near original colours (retail $400 if removed). Covers the 1855-70 Chalons, 1936 Pictorials, 1940 Centennial, Officials, Postal Stationery, Postal Fiscals etc. DJ damaged, o/w VGC.
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