Auction #140 - Public Auction

18d (14ac) 1917 1' vermilion K George V of New Zealand overprinted, ERROR - "Tiringi" without dot on second "i" (row 8, pos 12 or row 10, pos 7), a very scarce stamp (only 70 printed), unusually well centered example of this variety, OG,HR, VF-S

1 (1) 1862 6d blue-green Q Victoria, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, left-hand sheet-margin example, OG, HR, fine, with RPSL certificate

9 (19) 1879 2½d red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, a rare and substantially undercatalogued key stamp of the Colony, large part OG, XF, with Brandon certificate

42-57 (62//80) 1921-29 ½d-4' St John's Harbor, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (16), used, F-VF

67-76 (81-90) 1932 ½d-5' Antigua Tercentenary, wmkd MCA, perf 12½, cplt (10), this is a magnificent, hand-picked and perfectly centered set!, OG,VLH, SUPERB

1-9 (1-9) 1922 ½d-3' K George V of St. Helena overprinted "ASCENSION" SG Type 1, cplt (9), elusive used, VF

10-21 (10-20) 1924-27 ½d-3' K George V Badge of St. Helena set, wmkd Script CA, cplt (12), much more scarce used than mint, F-VF

18 var (18c) 1924 1' grey-black and brown K George V Badge of St. Helena on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, VARIETY - cleft rock (row 5, pos 1), scarce as it only occurs once per sheet, OG, VLH, F-VF

9a (39) 1850 3d yellow-green Seal of the Colony, soft yellowish wove paper, Plate V (fourth re-engraving: Pearl in fan), unwmkd, imperf, four full to large margins, "mute" barred-oval cancel (Sydney), VF, with Sismondo certificate

B1-B2 (280-81) 1897 1d (1')-2½d (2'6d) Diamond Jubilee and Hospital Charity "Consumptives Home" set, the world's first semi-postal issue, wmkd Crown over NSW, high value is large part OG the other is OG, LH, OG, LH, F-VF

O33 (O50) 1890 20' ultramarine Lord Carrington with "OS" overprint, wmkd 20' NSW in circle, perf 10, quite rare mint, OG, HR, F-VF