Sale 913 — 2006 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 May, 2006
Category — General Foreign
1913, 1p Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperf Vertically (17a; SG 17ca). Mint NH block of four (two error pairs), fresh and well-centeredVERY FINE. A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE PERFORATION ERROR. ESPECIALLY RARE AS A BLOCK OF FOUR CONTAINING TWO EXAMPLES OF THE ERROR.
The ACSC notes that two sheets had a line of perfs omitted between the 3rd and 4th horizontal rows. Only one other block of four is recorded, in the archives of the Australia Post.
SG £3,400 as two errors.
BRITISH HONDURAS, Caye Service 3 Cents. Purple three-line typed label, tied by straightline "Cuthbert Bros." handstamp with matching "Sep. 18, 1895" handstamp struck in mauve on cover to Belize, British Honduras, few vertical file folds do not affect adhesiveVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE CAYE SERVICE LOCAL POST ISSUE. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN COVERS ARE KNOWN.
Around 1892 a Belize merchant named Cuthbert built a house on St. George's Cay. He also bought a steam yacht which sailed daily to and from Belize. After abuse of the free service by others on the caye, who expected their mails to be carried free of charge, he created this local typewritten stamp (the cost of producing dies and normal stamps was prohibitive). Approximately seven covers are known, used between July 28, 1894 and Sept. 27, 1895.
CANADA, 1959, 5c Seaway Invert (387a; SG 513a). Mint N.H., deep rich colors, well-centered, light soiling on a few perf tipsVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE CANADA SEAWAY INVERT.
SG £9,000
CUBA, 1910, 10c Orange & Blue, Special Delivery, Center Inverted (E4a). Deep rich colors, choice centering, Very Fine, scarce