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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH LONG ISLAND 1916 (25 Jan) "On His Majesty's ...more
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH LONG ISLAND 1916 (25 Jan) "On His Majesty's Service" envelope addressed to the Government Secretary at "H.M.S. Europa", at Mudros (Lt. Commander Lucach, later Sir Harry Luke), franked with seven stamps including 1/2d, 1d, 2 1/2d (two different colors), 4 1/2d, 6d and 1sh, canceled "Afon" 25.1.1916, fine and scarce (contemplated issue for the Holy Community situated on Mount Athos. In the winter of 1915-16, the Allies considered the occupation of the Holy Mountain and in anticipation, prepared a set of six stamps intended for issue on the 25th January, for use by the governing body of the Monastic Republic. They were designed by Lt.Cmdr Luke and printed in imperf. sheets of 12, by a photographic process (similar to that used in Mafeking during the Boer War) aboard the H.M.Aircraft Carrier "Ark Royal". The 1948 edition of the Robson Lowe Encyclopedia raises two points of interest with these stamps. They bore currencies of three different languages and alphabets (English, Cyrillic and Greek) and were produced during war on a naval vessel)
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LONG ISLAND 1916 SG31 Mint unused 2d mauve on thin wove paper
1916 ...more LONG ISLAND 1916 SG31 Mint unused 2d mauve on thin wove paper
1916 (7 May) 2d mauve on thin wove, typewritten (carbon) with initials in indelible pencil, fine unused. Only 96 produced, with just 30 unused examples recorded by Gibbs. - P234006566
Long Island 1916 ISLANA error Unique plate block of eight
SG20/a ...more Long Island 1916 ISLANA error Unique plate block of eight SG20/a
1916 (7 May) 1s black on thin horizontally laid, typewritten (carbon), unused BLOCK OF EIGHT (4x2) from plate 4, being the two top rows of a sheet of 20 (4x5) with full margins, showing plate number '4' at upper left, error 'ISLANA' on pos. 2, and variety 'One (two) semi-colons for colons in left frame' on pos. 1 and 5. Slight horizontal creasing (mainly along top framelines of second row) and indentation of a paperclip at top of pos. 1, still very fine and fresh. A unique positional multiple, including the only recorded example of the 'ISLANA' error as a black carbon, and the largest known block from plate 4 (any colour). Ex 'Mountrobeck' (CRL 1/6/94, lot 99). [Production of the 1s black comprised 96 top copies (one sheet each from plates 1-4 and a sheet of 16 from plate 5) and 168 carbons (apparently three sheets each from plates 3-5 only), but 62 remainders were destroyed, giving a total issue of 202. 80 unused carbons have been recorded including a sheet of 20, from plate 3 and two blocks of 8, of which this is one]. Cat £11,950
LONG ISLAND 1916 SG7 Mint unused ½d black on horizontally laid
paper ...more LONG ISLAND 1916 SG7 Mint unused ½d black on horizontally laid paper
1916 (7 May) Ωd black on thin horizontally laid, typewritten (top copy) with initials in red ink, fresh unused. Light bend at foot but very fine appearance. Only 60 produced, with just 19 unused examples recorded by Gibbs. (cat ¨®£1200) - P234006563
LONG ISLAND 1916 SG9 Mint unused ½d mauve on horizontally laid
paper ...more LONG ISLAND 1916 SG9 Mint unused ½d mauve on horizontally laid paper
1916 (7 May) ¬Ωd mauve on thin horizontally laid, typewritten (carbon) with initials in red ink, fresh and fine unused (trivial wrinkles). 117 issued, from which 65 unused and 15 used examples have been recorded, but 46 of the unused are in multiples (which are unlikely ever to be separated). - P234006564
Long Island 1916 2½d essay x2
1916 2¬Ωd pair of imperforate ...more Long Island 1916 2½d essay x2
1916 2¬Ωd pair of imperforate essays in shades of red and violet, the first handstamped on white wove in three operations (frame, cypher, and value tablet), the second undenominated. Minor creasing otherwise a fine and important pair. [These essays were apparently prepared in advance of the military occupation and subsequently discovered (in September 1917) by Paymaster C.F. Phillips in the British Legation, Athens.]
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Lot 670
2300.00 USD
(app. 1995 EUR)
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(app. 1995 EUR)
Stanley Gibbons
Lot P234006566
1916 ...more LONG ISLAND 1916 SG31 Mint unused 2d mauve on thin wove paper
1916 (7 May) 2d mauve on thin wove, typewritten (carbon) with initials in indelible pencil, fine unused. Only 96 produced, with just 30 unused examples recorded by Gibbs. - P234006566
Fixed Price
550.00 GBP
(app. 630 EUR)
(app. 630 EUR)
Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Lot 318
SG20/a ...more Long Island 1916 ISLANA error Unique plate block of eight SG20/a
1916 (7 May) 1s black on thin horizontally laid, typewritten (carbon), unused BLOCK OF EIGHT (4x2) from plate 4, being the two top rows of a sheet of 20 (4x5) with full margins, showing plate number '4' at upper left, error 'ISLANA' on pos. 2, and variety 'One (two) semi-colons for colons in left frame' on pos. 1 and 5. Slight horizontal creasing (mainly along top framelines of second row) and indentation of a paperclip at top of pos. 1, still very fine and fresh. A unique positional multiple, including the only recorded example of the 'ISLANA' error as a black carbon, and the largest known block from plate 4 (any colour). Ex 'Mountrobeck' (CRL 1/6/94, lot 99). [Production of the 1s black comprised 96 top copies (one sheet each from plates 1-4 and a sheet of 16 from plate 5) and 168 carbons (apparently three sheets each from plates 3-5 only), but 62 remainders were destroyed, giving a total issue of 202. 80 unused carbons have been recorded including a sheet of 20, from plate 3 and two blocks of 8, of which this is one]. Cat £11,950
2500.00 GBP
(app. 2863 EUR)
03/31/2026 09:00 CEST
(app. 2863 EUR)
Stanley Gibbons
Lot P234006563
paper ...more LONG ISLAND 1916 SG7 Mint unused ½d black on horizontally laid paper
1916 (7 May) Ωd black on thin horizontally laid, typewritten (top copy) with initials in red ink, fresh unused. Light bend at foot but very fine appearance. Only 60 produced, with just 19 unused examples recorded by Gibbs. (cat ¨®£1200) - P234006563
Fixed Price
950.00 GBP
(app. 1088 EUR)
(app. 1088 EUR)
Stanley Gibbons
Lot P234006564
paper ...more LONG ISLAND 1916 SG9 Mint unused ½d mauve on horizontally laid paper
1916 (7 May) ¬Ωd mauve on thin horizontally laid, typewritten (carbon) with initials in red ink, fresh and fine unused (trivial wrinkles). 117 issued, from which 65 unused and 15 used examples have been recorded, but 46 of the unused are in multiples (which are unlikely ever to be separated). - P234006564
Fixed Price
550.00 GBP
(app. 630 EUR)
(app. 630 EUR)
Stanley Gibbons
Lot P256000497
1916 2¬Ωd pair of imperforate ...more Long Island 1916 2½d essay x2
1916 2¬Ωd pair of imperforate essays in shades of red and violet, the first handstamped on white wove in three operations (frame, cypher, and value tablet), the second undenominated. Minor creasing otherwise a fine and important pair. [These essays were apparently prepared in advance of the military occupation and subsequently discovered (in September 1917) by Paymaster C.F. Phillips in the British Legation, Athens.]
Fixed Price
850.00 GBP
(app. 973 EUR)
(app. 973 EUR)
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