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Worldwide Thematic Collection – Aviation & Airmail, 1828–2014 ...more
Worldwide Thematic Collection – Aviation & Airmail, 1828–2014 (47
Exhibition Pages). An extensive and highly specialised worldwide
thematic collection devoted to aviation and the development of
airmail, presented on 47 exhibition pages and accompanied by a
supplementary stockbook. Carefully written-up and structured as a
study of mankind’s progress from myth to flight, the collection
traces the evolution of “mail by air” over nearly two centuries.
The principal exhibit comprises: 19 sunken die proofs, 36 colour
proofs (including a notable quantity of Spain Los Desparates
“Follies”), 2 signed artist’s essays (Albert Decaris’ unadopted
colour design of Blaise Pascal, and preliminary sketch for the 1968
Jeanne d’Arc), a substantial range of aviation/airmail/flight
stamps (notably including Italian Occupation of Ionian Islands 1945
Daedalus & Pegasus), 17 booklets, 19 covers/cards (including an
1840 1d. black Mulready with personal letter), 8 pieces. The
thematic storyline follows the broad sweep of aeronautical history:
Before Flight, Myths & Legends, Science, Literature and Art, First
Powered Flight Attempts, Vertical Take-off, Hydroplanes, and the
rise of Airmail services. In addition, a stockbook of supporting
aviation material includes 5 photographic proofs (Argentina 1947
Aeronautical), a further 34 colour proofs, 132 stamps, and 2
miniature sheets. Coverage is worldwide, from the earliest
experimental issues to modern commemoratives, and includes numerous
scarce sets, predominately unused, with condition mostly fine
throughout (modern material especially fine). This is far more than
a topical assembly – it is a carefully constructed thematic
exhibit, rich in proofs, essays and postal history, with a strong
intellectual framework and many items of standalone philatelic
importance. A collection that could be re-exhibited with
distinction or readily broken down into highly desirable specialist
lots. Ex. The ‘Izhak Barak’ Collection: The Development of Aviation
and Transportation of Mail by Air until 1914.
The Plating of the Cape Triangular 4 d. blue. This study is
probably ...more The Plating of the Cape Triangular 4 d. blue. This study is probably the finest known extant at the present time. Clients are referred to the original work by Commander F.W. Collins RN., in the London Philatelist digital archives (available online to members) from Volume LXIX, number 812, July 1960 almost continuously running through to Volume LXX, number 823 of July 1961 (a printed copy is available to viewers with the lot). The illustrations with this plating study are taken from this original article. The sheet size was the usual British 240 positions, however the plate was in fifteen horizontal rows of eight pairs. This made the Plate unusually large for Perkins Bacon and when the top eight horizontal rows had been printed, the sheet had to be turned round in the press and the work continued with the relative positions of the dies now reversed. Above the "Die Shift Line" dividing the sheet between the eighth and ninth horizontal rows, the stamps are Type A over B; below the Die Shift Line the stamps are orientated Type B over A. The collection on beautifully written-up leaves with the nigh on complete plating of the Triangular 4d. blue from all printings, made up with a total of 245 stamps from the plate of 240: Horizontal Row I: Two used sheet marginal blocks of four (PB), strip of three used and singles unused (1) and used (4) Horizontal Row II: Block of four used, unused marginal pair (DLR), used pairs (3), singles unused (1) and used (4) Horizontal Row III: Two blocks of four unused (DLR), used pairs (PB, two) and singles unused (1) and used (6) Horizontal Row IV: Plate Proof pair, Block of four used (PB), Pair unused (DLR) and singles used (6, one marginal) Horizontal Row V: Block of six used (PB), Strip of five used (PB), Block of four unused (DLR), Block of four used (PB), Pairs used (3), and singles unused (1) used (5, one sheet marginal) Horizontal Row VI: Block of four unused (DLR), used block of four (PB) and singles unused (1) and used (7) Horizontal Row VII: Strip of three used, Pairs unused (DLR, 3), Pairs (2) used (PB) and singles unused (1) and used (8) Horizontal Row VIII: Pair unused (DLR) and singles used (5) Horizontal Row IX: Block of four on piece (PB), Pair used, singles unused (1) and used (7) Horizontal Row X: Block of eight unused (DLR), Strip of three used (PB), Pairs used (2), unused (1) and used (1, on piece) Horizontal Row XI: Strip of three used, Pair used (PB), unused (1) and used (3) Horizontal Row XII: Used strip of six (ex Stevenson and Huston), used block of four (ex Caspary), used pair, singles unused (1) and used (3) Horizontal Row XIII: Block of four unused (DLR), used pairs (2) and singles unused (5) and used (3) Horizontal Row XIV: Block of four used (two, PB), block of four used (DLR), unused pair and singles unused (1) and used (2) Horizontal Row XV: Used pairs (2) and singles unused (3) and used (4). All blocks (when vertical) are listed from the top row of the block. All the above singles, pairs and blocks are in generally fine to very fine quality and this is a spectacular achievement when combined with the single items from this Exhibit Gi = £ 50'000+.
Lots & Collections 1921/89: Collection on leaves and stockbooks
with ...more Lots & Collections 1921/89: Collection on leaves and stockbooks with 1921/22 set of fourteen unused (Gi = £ 225), 1922 Proclamation of the Monarchy set incl. 100 m. slate wmk. Star & Crescent unused, 1923 Harrison 5 m. Proof pairs in chestnut and a different example in deep brown and single 10 m. in carmine (both unadopted); 1923 Fuad set to £ 1 unused (Gi = £ 400) with useful Control blocks of 1 m., 2 m. and 4 m., 1926 King's Birthday 50 pi. purple unused (Gi = £ 190), 1927/37 issue with 27 Control blocks of four from the lower values and Farouk Oblique perforations group (22 items) with values to 100 m., March 1932 100 m. on £ 1 dull violet & blue unused (2) and scarce example used on piece (Gi = £ 925), 1933 Aviation Congress set unused and used, 1939/46 Boy King set to £ 1 in Control blocks of four (£ 200+), commemoratives in Control blocks of four, later with album of Miniature Sheets and 1972-1989 with seemingly complete run of Commemoratives, a useful collection.
1920/1990 (ca.), mainly mint collection of stamps and souvenir ...more
1920/1990 (ca.), mainly mint collection of stamps and souvenir sheets, comprising e.g. Portugal 1941 Costumes souvenir sheet MNH, Aitutaki imperf. (progressive) proofs, cutouts with special event and slogan marks, etc. (M)
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1923/1961, POSTAGE METER PROOFS, collection of apprx. 90 pieces, ...more
1923/1961, POSTAGE METER PROOFS, collection of apprx. 90 pieces, comprising Trinidad&Tobago, Mauritius, Nyasaland, Denmark, Netherlands, Colombia, Canada, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaya, Peru, Ireland, Greece, Poland, Uruguay, Finland, Yugoslavia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Pakistan, Burma, etc. (M)
1922–1935 Overprints – Comprehensive and Specialised Collection. ...more
1922–1935 Overprints – Comprehensive and Specialised Collection. An
extensive and valuable specialised collection/accumulation,
predominantly mint with some used, housed in three albums and ten
folders. Outstanding in both scope and depth, the collection
includes proofs, complete sets of lower values (½d to 1s), and a
fine representation of high values (2s6d to 10s) in singles,
blocks, and multiples throughout. Superb coverage of major
overprint varieties, including missing accents (on both low and
high values), circumflex accent, PENCF corrected, date at top,
offsets on gum side, and missing “1922” and much more. Also present
is a broad study of minor and constant varieties, such as “1022”
for “1922”, broken letters, misplaced overprints, and related
anomalies. Further enhanced by coil leaders, joins, and positional
pieces, providing an exceptional research resource. Much
duplication. A fresh, mostly very fine, and remarkably complete
assembly, seldom offered in such scope. An important lot for the
serious Irish specialist. (Thousands) (STC Hibernian €40,000+)
1865/1952: Assortment of specialised material, predominately back
of ...more 1865/1952: Assortment of specialised material, predominately back of the book, comprising Special Delivery Stamps/mail (express), Registration Stamps, Air Post and a few esoteric pieces. Included are a set of unused 1926/1929 express stamps with varieties "Double Overprint" on 20 c. and the "EXRPESO" variety on both the 10 c. orange & black and 20 c. brown & black in unused blocks of four (Scott E1a/E2a = $ 378+ as singles), also a scarce express stamp usage on a 1924 10 c. red registered stationery envelope (H&G C3) franked with 2 c. carmine and 1929 Express 10 c. orange sent to Sandusky, Ohio. A group of eleven air post items including several overprint varieties, for example; 1929 25 c. on 10 c. "Inverted Surcharge" (Scott C1a), also 10 c. orange "Inverted Overprint" and an example of "Double Overprint" (Scott C2a-C2b) and an example with a red overprint (Scott indicates this as possibly a proof), as well as "Imperforate Between" varieties on both the 1935 10 c. on 20 c. and the 1931 5 c. - which is in a strip of three (Scott C18b & C15b = $ 175+) with one vertical perforation between first & second stamp (left marginal side) and three examples of the 1952 2 c. in red on 1949 10 c. showing varieties including on a vertical strip of four showing variety "Surcharge Omitted" (Scott C127a = $ 250+) and also singles with "Transposed" & "Triple" overprint respectively (unlisted). There is also an air mail cover franked with two 25 c. on 20 c. dark brown sent to Argentina. Several other items including; 3 covers, a cover front, British Consular fiscals used in Colon, an 1865 "Estado Soberano de Panama" Une Peso bank note (faults but rare) and various stamp items relating to registered (2 blocks of four) and "A.R." (3 pairs) the latter which also have varieties. A very useful and generally fine to very fine selection. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate
Collection: 1899-1936, small collection incl. 1899-1900 1/2a ...more
Collection: 1899-1936, small collection incl. 1899-1900 1/2a lilac
imperf. unused with fine to good margins, heavy crease along top
with signs of splitting and other minor faults (SG 7 £400),
1899-1900 1/2a slate-blue unused and a used on piece with cds, both
four-margined and both with minor faults (SG 11 £140), 1899-1900 1a
pink unused, good to large margins, slightly heavy hinge with trace
of thin (SG 12b £170), two 1899-1900 1a pink error of colour,
unused, minor creases (SG 27b £200 each), 1899-1900 2r brown-red on
toned laid paper in unused vertical tête-bêche pair, small tear and
slight thin on the side (SG 34a var), 1904-10 1a imperf.
lithographic proofs in green, carmine and brown on thin wove paper,
1943-47 1a red-orange used imperf. pair with part of a third stamp
on right, creased and small thin at left (SG 85da £180) plus 1/2a
deep green (1944) imperf pair, 1/2a yellow-green (1946) imperf.
strip of three and 1a carmine red (1944) imperf. vertical pair (SG
83a, 84a, 85b £153), 1943-47 1r green, used, tiny thin (SG 90
£225), Officials 1917-18 1a mauve used, fine to large margins, some
minor wrinkles (SG O3 £120), Officials 1917-18 2a dull orange used
showing inverted overprint, two horiz. creases (SG O10 £325), a
great lot for the specialist
1852-1867 exhibition collection from the Provinces, starting ...more
1852-1867 exhibition collection from the Provinces, starting with
some "FRANCA" covers and the complete unissued set Buenos Aires
1857, Barquitos the complete set of eight stamps incl. A 4 Cuato
(signed Kirchner and Stanley Gibbons), 5 Cinco yellow (Michel set
7000 EURO). Buenos-Aires 1 Peso on cover 1861 and 2 P (cut into) on
cover 1863, each to Rosario. Corrientes with the different prints
and covers. Argentina main issues with very fine set used 1862
issue 5c black proof and covers and cancellations, Rivadavia with
the Roberto Lange set of 3 and some proofs (the cpl. imperforated
set with watermark unexpertised), perf set 1864 different printings
and good range of covers. Exhibited many times in the 1980/1990´s,
but now untouched for 3 decades, a good opportunity to buy such an
advanced collection
1951/1952, POSTAGE METER PROOFS, collection of 20 single strikes ...more
1951/1952, POSTAGE METER PROOFS, collection of 20 single strikes "0000" and three sheets bearing nine proofs 5c.-3.50fr. each. (M)
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probably ...more The Plating of the Cape Triangular 4 d. blue. This study is probably the finest known extant at the present time. Clients are referred to the original work by Commander F.W. Collins RN., in the London Philatelist digital archives (available online to members) from Volume LXIX, number 812, July 1960 almost continuously running through to Volume LXX, number 823 of July 1961 (a printed copy is available to viewers with the lot). The illustrations with this plating study are taken from this original article. The sheet size was the usual British 240 positions, however the plate was in fifteen horizontal rows of eight pairs. This made the Plate unusually large for Perkins Bacon and when the top eight horizontal rows had been printed, the sheet had to be turned round in the press and the work continued with the relative positions of the dies now reversed. Above the "Die Shift Line" dividing the sheet between the eighth and ninth horizontal rows, the stamps are Type A over B; below the Die Shift Line the stamps are orientated Type B over A. The collection on beautifully written-up leaves with the nigh on complete plating of the Triangular 4d. blue from all printings, made up with a total of 245 stamps from the plate of 240: Horizontal Row I: Two used sheet marginal blocks of four (PB), strip of three used and singles unused (1) and used (4) Horizontal Row II: Block of four used, unused marginal pair (DLR), used pairs (3), singles unused (1) and used (4) Horizontal Row III: Two blocks of four unused (DLR), used pairs (PB, two) and singles unused (1) and used (6) Horizontal Row IV: Plate Proof pair, Block of four used (PB), Pair unused (DLR) and singles used (6, one marginal) Horizontal Row V: Block of six used (PB), Strip of five used (PB), Block of four unused (DLR), Block of four used (PB), Pairs used (3), and singles unused (1) used (5, one sheet marginal) Horizontal Row VI: Block of four unused (DLR), used block of four (PB) and singles unused (1) and used (7) Horizontal Row VII: Strip of three used, Pairs unused (DLR, 3), Pairs (2) used (PB) and singles unused (1) and used (8) Horizontal Row VIII: Pair unused (DLR) and singles used (5) Horizontal Row IX: Block of four on piece (PB), Pair used, singles unused (1) and used (7) Horizontal Row X: Block of eight unused (DLR), Strip of three used (PB), Pairs used (2), unused (1) and used (1, on piece) Horizontal Row XI: Strip of three used, Pair used (PB), unused (1) and used (3) Horizontal Row XII: Used strip of six (ex Stevenson and Huston), used block of four (ex Caspary), used pair, singles unused (1) and used (3) Horizontal Row XIII: Block of four unused (DLR), used pairs (2) and singles unused (5) and used (3) Horizontal Row XIV: Block of four used (two, PB), block of four used (DLR), unused pair and singles unused (1) and used (2) Horizontal Row XV: Used pairs (2) and singles unused (3) and used (4). All blocks (when vertical) are listed from the top row of the block. All the above singles, pairs and blocks are in generally fine to very fine quality and this is a spectacular achievement when combined with the single items from this Exhibit Gi = £ 50'000+.
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with ...more Lots & Collections 1921/89: Collection on leaves and stockbooks with 1921/22 set of fourteen unused (Gi = £ 225), 1922 Proclamation of the Monarchy set incl. 100 m. slate wmk. Star & Crescent unused, 1923 Harrison 5 m. Proof pairs in chestnut and a different example in deep brown and single 10 m. in carmine (both unadopted); 1923 Fuad set to £ 1 unused (Gi = £ 400) with useful Control blocks of 1 m., 2 m. and 4 m., 1926 King's Birthday 50 pi. purple unused (Gi = £ 190), 1927/37 issue with 27 Control blocks of four from the lower values and Farouk Oblique perforations group (22 items) with values to 100 m., March 1932 100 m. on £ 1 dull violet & blue unused (2) and scarce example used on piece (Gi = £ 925), 1933 Aviation Congress set unused and used, 1939/46 Boy King set to £ 1 in Control blocks of four (£ 200+), commemoratives in Control blocks of four, later with album of Miniature Sheets and 1972-1989 with seemingly complete run of Commemoratives, a useful collection.
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Lot 7875 D
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David Feldman S. A. Geneva
Lot 60356
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of ...more 1865/1952: Assortment of specialised material, predominately back of the book, comprising Special Delivery Stamps/mail (express), Registration Stamps, Air Post and a few esoteric pieces. Included are a set of unused 1926/1929 express stamps with varieties "Double Overprint" on 20 c. and the "EXRPESO" variety on both the 10 c. orange & black and 20 c. brown & black in unused blocks of four (Scott E1a/E2a = $ 378+ as singles), also a scarce express stamp usage on a 1924 10 c. red registered stationery envelope (H&G C3) franked with 2 c. carmine and 1929 Express 10 c. orange sent to Sandusky, Ohio. A group of eleven air post items including several overprint varieties, for example; 1929 25 c. on 10 c. "Inverted Surcharge" (Scott C1a), also 10 c. orange "Inverted Overprint" and an example of "Double Overprint" (Scott C2a-C2b) and an example with a red overprint (Scott indicates this as possibly a proof), as well as "Imperforate Between" varieties on both the 1935 10 c. on 20 c. and the 1931 5 c. - which is in a strip of three (Scott C18b & C15b = $ 175+) with one vertical perforation between first & second stamp (left marginal side) and three examples of the 1952 2 c. in red on 1949 10 c. showing varieties including on a vertical strip of four showing variety "Surcharge Omitted" (Scott C127a = $ 250+) and also singles with "Transposed" & "Triple" overprint respectively (unlisted). There is also an air mail cover franked with two 25 c. on 20 c. dark brown sent to Argentina. Several other items including; 3 covers, a cover front, British Consular fiscals used in Colon, an 1865 "Estado Soberano de Panama" Une Peso bank note (faults but rare) and various stamp items relating to registered (2 blocks of four) and "A.R." (3 pairs) the latter which also have varieties. A very useful and generally fine to very fine selection. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate
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