Virgin Islands: Early History of the British Virgin Islands - from Columbus to Emancipation by VW Pickering 248 pgs. First Edition pub 1983. A non-philatelic large Coffee Table style book. Minor foxing F-VF condition.
Estimate A$20
Status International - Sale 387
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Status International Status International - Sale 387
Status International - Sale 387 – February 1st, 2024.
Auction 387 is huge with a total of 7,809 lots. This includes many cheaper lots that we would not normally offer at public auctions.
There are more than 17 ,000 photos and with reserve prices starting at less than $10, going up to $60,000+, there is something for everyone.
Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented.
Reduced Reserves. Original reserve prices of more than 1000 previously offered lots have been reduced, sometimes drastically to ensure the sale of these lots. Make sure you check out all the bargains.
Total reserves and estimates of this auction are more than $2.52 million and $3.79 million respectively.
It is just not possible to list all the highlights of this auction, suffice to say there are many and the time spent searching the catalogue will not be wasted as there are a huge number of new lots.
Among the items offered are extensive sections of Australian and World Collections and our ever popular box lots, Australian Commonwealth singles including Kangaroos, KGV, Pre-Decimal and Decimals, Missing Colours, Full sheets and Varieties, Booklets including overprints, Postage Dues, BCOF, Australian First Flight Covers and more plus Australian Colonies. These are followed by good offerings of the Rest of the World, including Asia, Great Britain and British Colonies/Commonwealth and Europe, plus more.
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Lot #302 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Lot #303 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-65 near complete collection in Seven Seas hingeless album with Kangaroos 1st wmk (11) to 2/- with extra 2/- brown, plus 1/- 3rd wmk to fill the gap. 2nd wmk 9d, 2/-, 5/- (ACSC cat $1100), 3rd wmk set of 10 to 5/-. SM wmk (5) to 5/-, CofA (8) to £1, plus both OS opts. KGV (72) with single wmk to 1/4 inc 4d lemon, violet, blue. SM wmk perf 14 set of 8 to 1/4 inc 2d brown, 4 olive. Perf 13½x12½ comp to 1/4 inc 1d green Die II FU & 4½d...
Lot #304 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1911-79 Booklets collection with 1911-17 type (cover only). 1928-30 1½d red inverted wmk (3 stamps), 1930 Airmail (1 stamp), 1930-34 inverted wmk 2d (4 stamps) - these all poor to fair with all covers written on. Then 1927 Canberra, 1934-5 new cover 2d (3 stamps), 1935-37 2d (9 stamps), 1938 KGVI 2d 2 diff, 1942 KGVI 2½d (2 diff), 1952 KGVI 3½d (2 diff), QEII 3/6 (2), 4/- (3), 5/- (5), 1966 4c red (4), 5c/4c/50c & $1 (4) & 5c blue $1...
Lot #305 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-79 collection on Scott leaves with Kangaroos (29) inc 1st wmk 4d, 5d VF M & 10/- opt SPECIMEN. 2nd wmk 5/-, U, Parcel Cancel. 3rd wmk 3d olive, 6d blue VF M & 5/-, 10/- U. SM wmk 6d, 9d, 1/-, 5/- M & CofA wmk 6d chestnut MLH. KGV (47) inc single wmk ½d green - 4d blue M. SM wmk ½d to 1/4 M inc 2d brown perf 14, plus 4d, 5d & 1/4 perf 13½x12½. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved U, then largely comp M inc 1934 VIC Cent &...
Lot #306 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-32 Kangaroos MLH selection (12) to 5/- with 1st wmk ½d, 1d, 4d, 6d (ACSC cat $640). 3rd wmk 2d, 4d Die IIB, 9d Die IIB ($335). SM wmk 6d opt OS & 5/- ($490). CofA wmk 6d opt & 2/- maroon (2). All with good colour. Total ACSC cat $1545. (12)
Estimate A$350
Lot #307 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-36 Kangaroo & KGV selection with Kangaroos 1st wmk ½d, 2d (wmk INV), 4d, 5d, 6d. 3rd wmk 2d, 3d & 2/- brown. SM wmk 6d & 1/-, CofA wmk set to 5/-, plus £1 grey opt SPECIMEN. All F-VF M. ACSC cat $2675, plus CofA wmk 5/- (2) inc CTO. KGV (23) inc 1/4 inc Single wmk, 1d Red rough paper shades (2, MNH), 1½d brown MNH pr, 2d orange MNH (3), 4d orange, blue & violet all F-VF M, 4d violet cnr single MNH, SM wmk 2d Die III MNH...
Lot #308 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-36 collection in s/book pgs with Kangaroos (58) to 10/- inc 1st wmk (14) to 1/-, plus extra 1/- CTO wmk INV (ACSC 30wb cat $100). 2nd wmk 2d, 9d, 2/- (cat $465). 3rd wmk (13) to 1/-, plus 2/- brown (2), 2/- maroon & 5/- SM wmk (5) to 1/-, CofA (7) to 10/- all G-VFU (cat $1800), plus 6d opt OS (2) & 6d SM wmk F-VF M & CofA wmk 2/- blks of 4 M/MNH (2) cat $300. KGV (126) to 1/4 inc single wmk 4d pale orange-yellow perf OS/NSW,...
Lot #309 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-1937 collection in hagners & on loose pgs with Kangaroos (72) to 5/- with 1st wmk to 1/- inc 2d, 6d 1/- on piece with 'English Mail' pmks & 1/- M. 3rd wmk to 5/- inc 2d grey strip of 5, 6d brown (5), plus 9d & KGV 1d, 1½ on piece 1/- (4), plus KGV 1d violet on piece, 2/- (2), plus KGV 1½ on piece, 6d & 2/- (2), plus KGV 1d 3d on piece, 5/- on piece with 'Late Fee/Spencer pmk, plus 6dd brown & 2/- maroon (ACSC cat $340...
Lot #310 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-49 collection in hagners with Kangaroos (150) inc 2/- 2nd wmk blue pmk (ACSC cat $350), 2/- brown 3rd wmk (4, cat $240) inc OS Perfin & NWPI opt. 2/- maroon perf OS (2, cat $200), 5/- (5, $175), 10/- (2, $550) & £1 grey CofA wmk ($450). KGV (450) to 1/4 inc 1d red Die II & Die III, 1d red LM wmk (4), 2d brown (8), 49d Die II CTO & OS opts (9) to 5d brown. Others (100) inc 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved M, then mostly G-F U...
Lot #311 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-65 virtually comp pre-decimal collection in Seven Seas hingeless album with Kangaroos 1st wmk (12) to 5/-, 2nd wmk set to 2/-, 3rd wmk to 5/-, plus 10/- 'Star' Telegraph Puncture. SM & CofA wmk sets to 5/- inc both OS opts G-F U, listed retail $2550. KGV Heads comp set of 72 (retail $750) to 1/4 inc 1d red Die III, 4d lemon, 1d green Die II, 4½d violet Die II & OS opt set of 7. Then 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1928 Kookaburra M/...
Lot #312 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-65 M/MNH collection in hagner album with few Kangaroos inc £1 grey rounded cnr opt SPECIMEN. KGV (55) mixed wmks to 5d inc 1½d black-brown (6), 1½d brown (8), 1½d green (3) & 1½d red (12) inc single wmk 'thin 1 in LVT' (ACSC 89(24)n cat $40) & no wmk (4) cat $100. 1914 6d Engraved, VF M. 1927-29 Commems per OS set of 6 MNH (cat $430). 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d opt OS M. 6d Airmail (2) & 1/- Lyrebird (2) MNH inc OS opts (cat $...
Lot #313 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-65 collection in Seven Seas hingeless album very near comp with Kangaroos 1st wmk set to 1/-, plus 5/- 3rd wmk to fill the gap FU. 2nd wmk set of 7 to 5/-. 3rd wmk set of 10 to 5/- inc 2/- maroon, plus 10/- perf OS CTO. SM wmk set to 10/- inc 5/- CTO. CofA wmk set to 10/-, plus both 6d opt OS. Generally G-FU, ACSC cat $4100. KGV comp set to 72 (cat $1300) inc 1d red Die II & III, 4d lemon, violet & blue. SM wmk perf 14 to 1/4 inc...
Lot #314 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-68 collection in s/book with Kangaroos (47) to 5/-, KGV (92) to 5d inc OS opts, 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1932 Bridge set of 6 to 5/- green (5/- VF) inc opt OS CTO, 1934 VIC Cent (2) & Macarthur sets. 1935 ANZAC 1/-, plus 2d Plate 2 cnr blk. 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set, plus 2d Plate 5 cnr blk. 1936 SA sets inc Private Perfins to 1/-. 1937 KGVI Robes set to £1. 1940 AIF sets (2). 1940s Commem sets inc imprint blks of 4 to 4/-....
Lot #315 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-75 collection/accumulation in 2 old-time albums, plus s/book with Kangaroos (95) to £1 grey inc 3rd wmk 10/- perf OS, SM 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/- perf OS all CTO (ACSC cat $635) & 3rd wmk £1 grey, SM wmk 2/- pr & strip of 3, 5/- U (cat $1075). KGV (100) in 4d lemon (3), 4½d Die II CTO & 1/4 SM wmk horiz strip of 3. 1930s Pics & Commems inc Kingsford Smith 2d, Kangaroo 6d chestnut & 1932 Lyrebird 1/- all opt OS CTO. 1934 VIC...
Lot #316 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-77 collection in springback album with Kangaroos crown A wmk (82) to 5/- inc perf OS, plus £1, £2 replica space fillers, SM wmk (21) inc 2/- maroon (4). CofA wmk (7) inc 6d opts OS & 5/- (3). KGV wmk crown A (86) to 5d inc ½d, 1d inv wmk & 4d lemon. SM wmk (36) to 1/4 inc 3d blue perf OS wmk INV pr (ACSC cat $350). CofA wmk (74) to 1/4 inc OS opts to 5d. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. 1929 Airmail 3d green Ash imprint blk of 4 (cat...
Lot #317 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-78 collection in SG illustrated album with Kangaroos 1st wmk set to 1/-, 2nd wmk comp to 5/-, 3rd to 10/-. SM to 2/-, & CofA to 10/-, mostly G-F U -ACSC cat $2900. KGV (50) to 1/4 inc 1d red LM wmk. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. 1929 Kookaburra 3d M/sheet on darker paper. 1934 Vic Cent sets (2) & Macarthur set to 9d. 1935 ANZAC 1/- U & KGV Silver Jubilee set M. 1937 KGVI set to £1, plus extra 10/- Robes opt SPECIMEN. 1937-59...
Lot #318 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-80s Used collection in Seven Seas album & blue hagner album with Kangaroos (30) to 2/- inc 1st wmk to 6d, 3rd wmk to 2/- (both), SM opt OS 6d U, KGV (50) to 1/4 inc OS opt set to 5d U, 1928 Kookaburra M/Sheet M, 1931 6d Air opt OS, 1932 1/- Lyrebird opt OS, other 1930s Commems U, 1949 Arms set to £2 U. Pre-decimal inc 1964 Navigators to £1. Then post 1966 collection to mid 1980s mostly U also a stock style arrangement of late 1970s-...
Lot #319 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-88 collection/accumulation in Seven Seas binder & 3 cover albums inc Kangaroos to 5/-, KGV Heads to 1/4 U, 1931 Airmail 6d brown opt OS M, 1930s Commems M or U, Robes set to £1 U, 1964 Navigators inc £2 U, decimals to 1980s MNH FV $260+, 1941-78 inc 1937 Sesqui, 1940 AIF, other pre-dec Commem FDCs, decimal FDCs inc 1971 Christmas blk of 7 (3), packs range inc AAT 1966 Defs pack, Aust 1970 Defs pack (opened), other packs to late 1970s...
Lot #320 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-84 collection on illustrated leaves with Kangaroos (35) M & U inc 1st wmk 6d, 9d, 1/- M, CofA 5/- CTO & 6d opt OS U, KGV Heads to 1/4 U, opt OS set to 5d M/MLH. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved CTO. 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet M. 1932 1/- Lyrebird (2) inc opt OS M/MLH, 1931 Kingsford Smith opt OS CTO, 1932 5/- Bridge CTO, 1934 VIC Cent set (both perfs), 1934 Macarthur set of 4, 1935 ANZAC set, 1935 Jubilee set M/MLH. Robes sets (2) to...
Lot #321 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-89 comprehensive collection in SG illustrated loose leaf album with Kangaroos (44) inc 1st wmk 4d, 5d, 9d FU & 5/- CTO, 2nd wmk 5/-, 6d, 2½d & 2d. 3rd wmk to 10/-, plus £1 grey. SM wmk set to 5/-, CofA to £1 grey, plus both 6d opt OS. KGV (63) inc 1/4 SM wmk perf 14 (cat $175) & OS opt set to 5d. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. 1930s Commems appear comp inc 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d, 3d opt OS, 1932 Bridge set of 6 to 5/- green,...
Lot #322 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1913-96 comprehensive M & U collection in 3 black binders with Kangaroos (50) to 5/- inc OS Perfins, plus 10/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN. KGV (145) to 1/4 U inc perf OS, plus another 30 M to 4d violet. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved M & CTO. 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet VF U & MLH. 1932 Lyrebird 1/- M & CTO. 1930s Commems sets inc 1932 Bridge to 5/- green M & U, 1934 VIC Cent sets (3) & Macarthur to 9d (2). 1935 ANZAC 1/- (3)...
Lot #323 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1914-36 mostly Mint collection in 4 hagners inc 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1929 Airmail 3d (4), Swan 1½d lower marginal MNH variety 're-entry TR' (ACSC cat $225). 1931 Kingsford Smith set, plus extra 6d (2). 1931 Airmail 6d brown (5) inc OS opt (2). 1932 Kookaburra 6d (3) inc perf VG. 1932 Lyrebird 1/- (3) inc OS opt, plus another 2 OS opt CTO. 1934 VIC Cent set M, plus another 4 1/- VFU/CTO. 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk perf 11 VFM & CTO (2...
Lot #324 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1914-1938 collection mint in 2 hagners with 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet, 1931 Kingsford Smith sets (3), plus OS opts 2d & 3d & Airmail 6d brown 1932 Lyrebird 1/- opt OS, 1934 Vic Cent to 1/-. Macarthur sets to 9d. 1935 ANZAC 1/- (2) & KGV SJ set to 2/- MNH. 1938 NSW Sesqui set, plus 1964 Navigator £2 King U. Mostly F-VF M few MNH, ACSC cat/retail $1750.(47, plus M/S). (P)
Estimate A$600
Lot #325 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1914-65 extensive G-VFU ex dealer's stock in well-filled Lighthouse 60 pg s/book inc 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved (5). 1928-40 3d blue Commems (140+). 1929 3d green Airmail (26). 1931 Kingsford Smith sets (7), plus Airmail 6d brown (9). 1932 Lyrebird 1/- (70, cat $350), plus opt OS (2). 1934 VIC Cent sets to 1/- (11) & Macarthur sets of 4 inc 2d 'dark hills' (10). 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk perf 11 (25). 1935 ANZAC 1/- (5) & KGV Silver...
Lot #326 - COLLECTIONS & LOTS AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
1914-73 collection in VGC Lighthouse 48pg s/book with 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved w/c M. 1931 Kingsford Smith sets M & U, plus 6d brown opt OS. 1934 Vic Cent sets MLH & U, plus Macarthur to 9d. 1935 ANZAC 1/- M & U & KGV Silver Jubilee sets (2) to 2/-. 1936 SA sets (2) to 1/-. 1937 KGVI Robes sets to £1 M & U. 1942 Zoologicals set of 6 to 1/- Authority imprint blks of 4 MNH. 1953 Produce Food set blks of 9 MNH. 1964...
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