1854 8a red-brown photolithographed impression printed singly on wove paper, 141x109mm, crease in top right corner, fine (Spence 1).
British Empire - Day 6
By: David Feldman S.A.
David Feldman S.A. British Empire - Day 6
We are thrilled to announce the opening of our prestigious June Spring Auction series. The sale features an exquisite array of over 5’300 lots of stamps, essays, proofs, postal history and collections from all over the world, just waiting to become a cherished part of your collection!
Egypt
This auction presents the 10th in a series of auctions featuring the Joseph Chalhoub Collection of Egypt. It includes the early postal history of the Venetian mail, Napoleonic period, Posta Europea, Waghorn and other Agents, plus the stamps and postal history of both the First and Second Issues, King Fouad I and King Farouk.
Europe and Overseas
This auction features stamps and postal history from around the world, with better Austria, Italy, Portugal, particularly strong Romania including the “Marcel” Collection (part II), China, USA and important Persia, with the first part of the Bjorn Sohrne FRPSL collection with his International Large Gold Medal collection of postal stationery.
Olympics & Football
The auction features rare football World Cup medals and memorabilia from the 1930s and 1950s, as well as important Olympic philately and memorabilia including official decrees for the 1896 Athens issue, Specimen ticket albums from 1932 Los Angeles and 1936 Berlin, 1972 Sapporo participant's badges and IOC Session badge, Pierre de Coubertin handwritten letter, etc.
France & Colonies
This auction includes major rarities of classic France such as the exceptional mixed franking of the Ceres 1F carmine and 1F vermilion on cover plus a Ceres 1F tête-bêche pair on cover, as well as the second part of a fantastic collection of over 240 lots of Liberation issues. French Colonies also includes the unique Saint Pierre & Miquelon set of unissued "Libres France" overprints.
Great Britain
This auction presents the greatest offering of Great Britain that we have ever had the pleasure to offer in over 50 years, with an exceptional array of Line Engraved including major rarities, as well as important Surface Printed and KGV.
All World Collections:
This auction features groups, collections and estates from around the world, including specialised exhibit collections such as the John Davis collection of British Forces in Egypt and an FIP Large Gold medal exhibit collection of the Argentina Liberty Heads. This auction represents a great opportunity for collectors looking for a new area to collect, or for dealers looking to add fresh material to their stock.
Indian States
This auction presents 440 lots of Indian States with a wide range of material from many of the States with stamps, varieties and covers, and at price levels from the very affordable to the showpiece rarities. The particular highlight is certainly the Barwani collection of Tony MacGillycuddy, formed over many decades.
Sperati’s Art of Philately
The auction features over 130 lots from philately's most famous forger, Jean de Sperati, with his working clichés and impressions on glass and celluloid paper. It includes a complete approval book that features 235 finished reproductions of some of the world’s rarest classic stamps gifted by Sperati to his daughter, as well as forgeries of some of the most iconic stamps such as the Mauritius Post Office issues, the Swedish 3sk, Australia Roo issues, Great Britain's 2s brown and VR Officials, Austria's Mercury issue, etc.
British Empire
The British Empire auction features attractive British West Indies throughout, with rare stamps, proofs, postal history, stationery and collections. The British Offices in Siam section has a stunning range Bangkok “B”s, with mint and used and no fewer than 8 covers. From Ireland we have the second portions of the Des Quail collection of postal history and the Barry Cousins collection of essays and overprints. As well as better India and Cape of Good Hope triangulars.
Egypt – Chalhoub Part X
Europe and Overseas
Olympic Philately and Memorabilia
France and Colonies
Great Britain
All World Collections
Indian States
Sperati
British Empire
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Lot #51151 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 (Feb 22) Captain Thullier's 1a essay in reddish brown on wove paper, 145x110mm, printed singly, very fine (Spence 27).
Lot #51152 - india 1854 Lithographs
1894 Reprint 1/2a dark blue with "SPECIMEN" on reverse spaced out with letter on each stamp, in block of six, two stamps with some faults (rounder corner and small tear at top) otherwise fine and scarce (Spence 108).
Lot #51153 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 ½a and 1a values, big selection mounted on old pages, ½a 54 used, including strip and block of four with good range of shades and cds, 1a 5 unused and 56 used examples, including strip of three and pairs; an impressive accumulation with four-margin copies in generally very fine condition, with great potential for the specialist.
Lot #51154 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 ½a, 1a, 2a, selection on two stockpages, including five proofs, two covers with ½a (one die II), 1a on very small native letter, eight 2a with different shades and postmarks, quality from fine to superb.
Lot #51155 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 1/2a blue die I on complete letter from Dacca to Calcutta, stamp tied by mute diamond of dots, letter dated 4 Oct and with boxed Dacca Paid dated 6 Oct on back; a very early usage of 4 Oct with the official date of issue being 1 Oct, probably the earliest use from Dacca.
Lot #51156 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 lithographs 1/2a, 1a, 2a, eight stamps with a selection of shades, dies, and pms, all very fine.
Lot #51157 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 ½a blue, a small specialised collection mounted on three pages. Page 1 with three unused examples with position and notes about retouches to A stone, also an unused pair with marginal inscription. Page 2 with die II, stone B superb no 1 with full corner margin and three unused ex. Page 3 with multiples, A stone unused strip of four pos. 5-8 with decorated corner margen, as well as used strip of three (“chignon redrawn”), and used strip...
Lot #51158 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854, ½a blue, a collection of 257 used stamps mounted in an old paper booklet with a very good range from dies I and III with attempted plating (which we’re unable to guarantee), showing a fine selection of shades and cancels, condition is mixed but generally very fine four-margin examples, some with light toning; an impressive accumulation that includes a supposed complete plating of die I A stone.
Lot #51159 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 1a deep red die I, spectacular block of ten with wide margins all round, obliterated by mute diamond of dots, the second stamp in top row displaying the remarkable plate flaw "missing cross in top left corner"; a particularly scarce multiple in this choice condition; signed Calves.
Lot #51160 - india 1854 Lithographs
1855 4a pair head die II, frame die I, 2nd printing, two singles cut to shape together with 1a die I cancelled by diamond dots on cover sent from Cherrapunjee with boxed pm on back with manuscript dating to England, endorsed on front “Via Southampton Steamer Postage Prepaid” and docketing “July 22 1855”, also on front boxed “INDIA PAID”; a very attractive India mail in relatively fresh condition for its age and with stamps in very fine...
Lot #51161 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 1a deep red die II and 1855 4a black on glazed paper, cancelled by diamond numeral 76, on letter to Dalkeith, Scotland, with boxed Dalkeith receiver on back 22 Feb 1859, a scarce mixed franking of imperforate lithograph and perforate De la Rue issues; one stamp probably missing from the envelope which has some minor wrinkling and age toning.
Lot #51162 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and red, 1st printing, head die I, frame die I, used pair with good margins but a little close on the left stamp and lightly touched in a few places, stamps widely spaced with wavy line between, clearly cancelled by diamond dots, with reversed watermark variety, some light brown spots to front; a very attractive pair and scarce in this condition; signed Behr (slightly showing through to front) and cert. Behr (2008) (S.G. £7'000...
Lot #51163 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and red, 2nd printing, head die II, frame die I, used pair with very good margins (left stamp just touched at top) and stamps widely spaced with wavy line between, clearly cancelled by well-struck diamond dots, with reversed watermark variety; a very attractive pair and scarce in this condition; signed Behr (slightly showing through to front) and cert. Behr (2008) (S.G. £4'500).
Lot #51164 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and red, 2nd printing head die II, frame die I, a very fine used pair with mute diamond dots with stamps widely spaced and wavy line separation, there is a a diagonal fold chiefly in the marginal space between the stamps but touching the right stamp (S.G. £4'500).
Lot #51165 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and red, second printing head die II, frame die I with watermark reversed, a very fine used pair with complete to wide margins with stamps widely spaced and wavy blue line separation, cancelled by mute diamond of dots; an extremely fine and full-margined pair (SG £4'500).
Lot #51166 - india 1854 Lithographs
1855 4a blue and red on cover from Bombay to Canton via Singapore, a pair struck (but not tied) by barred diamond obliterator, showing stamps widely spaced and with wavy line separation; the pair was placed so as to seal the back flap and has been torn when opening, with a tear running in the margin between stamps and almost touching the right stamp, with Bombay despatches and Hong Kong transit.
Lot #51167 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and red, 3rd printing head die III, frame die I, a very fine used example struck by mute dotted obliterator cut square and with full to close to very wide margins, with some very light toning; very fine and attractive.
Lot #51168 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and red, 3rd printing, head die III, frame die I, pos. 7, cut square with very wide margins on all sides, used with combination of pen cds and dotted numeral, with RPS certificate 2024 that mentions toning and stains, as well as a pre-printing horizontal crease, still a wide-margined and scarce stamp that was not cut to shape (S.G. £2'500).
Lot #51169 - india 1854 Lithographs
1857 4a red and blue cut to shape (with some toning) together with 2a green, both cancelled 233 of Rawalpindi in diamond bars on small mourning letter to England, endorsed “via Marseille & Bombay”, with transit and arrival pms on front and back, “8” noted in crayon on front; a very fine India mail with a scarce combination of stamps.
Lot #51170 - india 1854 Lithographs
1855 4a head die III, frame die II, 4th printing, stamps closely spaced 2.5mm apart, pair on letter from Hameerpore to England, stamps cancelled by diamond of bars and tied to cover by manuscript “Paid/Eight annas”, with transit and arrivals on front and back. A very fine example of India mail with a stamp pair cut to shape, cover with some browning and signs of aging; cert. Ceremuga (2017) (S.G. £2'500 for used pair off cover).
Lot #51171 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 4a blue and rose-red, 5th printing, head II frame II, pos.15, good to huge margins and very fine strike of the "158" barred diamond of Lahore, rare in this superb condition with colour guide crosses at right, a gem; cert. BPA (2014) (S.G. £1'300).
Lot #51172 - india 1854 Lithographs
1854 lithograph 2a, beautiful wide-margined pair with two superb strikes of barred diamond cds, extremely fiine.
Lot #51173 - india 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1936 Parcel tag from Srinagar to Gulmarg, franked with Indian KGV 3a and 1r on one side and 1r in strip of three on the back, all stamps tied by Srinagar cds 7 July; attractive and scarce.
Lot #51174 - india 1855-1946 De La Rue and later Crown Colony Issues
1856 2a yellow-green, prepared for use but not officially issued, mint unused with full original gum and a hinge remnant; with gum toning slightly showing through to front, very scarce (S.G. £4'250).
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