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Lots (655)
1876 6d blue-green Perf 14 unused no gum with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Couple of toned perfs otherwise sound. SG does not price this as mint but as used £140. SG18w
1886 1s mauve fine used CDS showing broken top triangle variety, heavy thinning but does not detract too much, scarce stamp, SG 30a, Cat £2000.
1932 (28 Nov) 4d purple on yellow adhs tied by DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / NEW YORK cds cancel with two line Thanksgiving Day Cruise / M.S. ST LOUIS h/s in violet vertically applied on the left, minor smudge, very fine and scarce usage.
1925 British Arctic Expedition Specimen Algarsson Airship Flight label on printed cover. Blue label tied by vertical SPECIMEN handstamp in violet numbered 60. The expedition was led jointly by Frank Worsley & Grettir Algarsson to sail to Spitzbergen and Algarsson would fly to the Pole by plane or small airship, crash the plane and sledge back. Lack of funds forced them to abandon the idea of the conquest by air. Labels were produced for a proposed trial flight by dirigible from London to Liverpool and this is one of approx. 100 covers produced. Very scarce. AA #PP38a.
1859-62 Buenos Aires 4R green, 1 Peso blue and 2 Pesos red SPIRO forgeries in COMPLETE SHEETS OF 25 with usual dotted square cancels. Some peripheral toning to edges of sheets actually adds to the superb appearance of these items. Would display very well (3 sheets)
1913 (15 Jul) PPC of road up the mountain Ascension addressed to Lisbon bearing GB 1902 2½d ultr. (corner fault) tied nice ASCENSION / A / 15 JY / 13 cds, couple of hinge marks, written in English on obverse. SG Z2.
1924-33 1d grey black and deep blue green, re inforced pair mounted mint, with right hand stamp showing torn flag variety SG11b.
1924-33 3d blue mounted mint pair with right hand stamp showing torn flag variety, SG14b.
1935 Silver Jubilee 5d green and indigo hinged mint displaying kite and vertical log VARIETY with few toned perfs SG33k (cat £400) plus a set of 4 hinged mint SG31/4
1916 2/- brown hinged mint with couple of blunt perfs top right otherwise fine SG 41 Cat £275
1936-1958 Mint and unmounted mint collection on Scott printed leaves with better including 1946 Robes set 5s, 10s mint, £1 unmounted mint, 1940 AIP set m, few earlier airs, postage dues. Nice little lot STC $475. (115).
1984-1998 Year books, fancy books well written up in slipcase with 12 different year sets included unmounted mint, fine. (12).
