Sale 913 — 2006 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 May, 2006
Category — Mariana Islands thru Uruguay
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1029
MARIANA ISLANDS, 1899, 15c Slate Green (6). Original gum (slightly toned as always), Fine and very scarce, much better condition than usually encountered, with 1992 Graus certificate
1,500
1,300
1030
MARIANA ISLANDS, 1899, 25pf Orange, 48 Degree Overprint (15a; Mi 5I). Exceptionally well-centered, multiple strikes of a purple circular datestamp, small thin spot, Very Fine and choice appearance, with 1996 Steuer certificate, Mi e3,500
2,400
700
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MARIANA ISLANDS, 1899, 50pf Red Brown, 48 Degree Overprint (16a; Mi 6I). Well-centered, trifle heavy Saipan circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 1994 Lantelme certificate, Mi. e3,500
2,400
550
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NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 1sh on 1m Carmine, Second Setting (27; SG 27). Position 1, fresh, well-centered, Very Fine, with 1998 B.P.A. certificate stating "part original gum" (full gum in our opinion), SG £
2,250
1,350
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NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 1sh on 1m Carmine (27; SG 27). Fresh, small hr, Fine, singed A. Diena and Champion, SG £
2,250
0
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NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 3sh on 3m Black Violet, First Setting (14; SG 14). Fresh, nicely centered, minor hr, Very Fine, with 1955 B.P.A. certificate, SG £
3,500
1,250
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NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 5sh on 5m Slate and Carmine, First Setting (15; SG 15). Right sheet margin single, unused (regummed), cleaned and with pressed crease, perfs very trivially shortened at bottom, Fine appearance, signed A. Diena and with 1990 Holcombe certificate, SG £
6,000
950
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NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 3sh on 3m Violet Black (41; SG 61). Nicely centered, intense color, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, with 1998 B.P.A. certificate, SG £
2,500
550
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NEW BRITAIN, 1914, 5sh on 5m Slate and Carmine (42; SG 62). Tiny thin speck or gum soak in extremely top margin, otherwise Fine, rare, signed H. Bloch and with 1967 P.F. certificate, SG £
8,000
1,200
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NEW CALEDONIA, 1886, 5c on 1fr Bronze Green (10). Original gum, margins all around, Fine, signed Bernichon and Thier and with 1996 A.P.S. certificate
7,900
1,900
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NORTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS, 1922, £1 Ultramarine and Brown (38; SG 118). Very lightly hinged, in the distinctive pale shade of this printing more aptly described in Gibbons as "Grey-blue", fresh and Fine, SG £2,750
3,250
1,200
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SAMOA, 1914, 2sh on 2m Blue (111; SG 112). Beautifully centered, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1956 B.P.A. certificate, SG £
3,000
3,250
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TOGO, 1914, 10pf Carmine, Unwatermarked (37b; SG H31a). Tied on small piece by Lome March 24, 1915 double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and rare, with 1998 B.P.A. certificate, SG £
5,500
0
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TOGO, 1914, 1m Carmine, Second Setting (57; SG H23). Light circular datestamp, Fine and rare, signed H. Bloch, SG £
4,500
2,100
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TOGO, 1914, 20pf Ultramarine, Third Setting (64; SG H32). Fresh, lightly hinged, Fine, very scarce, signed Bothe and E. Diena and with the latter's 1980 certificate, SG £
1,600
1,600
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TOGO, 1914, 40pf Lake and Black (161; Mi 6). Block of four, Anecho Oct. 22, 1914 double-circle datestamp, very well-centered, bottom right stamp small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine and choice, signed Bothe, Mi e2,600
1,800
425
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TOGO, 1914, 80pf Lake and Black on Rose (162; Mi 7). Block of four, Anecho Oct. 22, 1914 double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, signed Bothe, Mi e3,000
1,800
525
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URUGUAY, 1856, 1r Vermilion (3). Margins to barely touching at left, uncancelled as often, used on January 14, 1859, folded letter datelined Montevideo to Tacuarembo, Very Fine, a great rarity on cover, with 1991 Chiaverello and 1993 P.F. certificates
E. 2,000-3,000
1,500
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URUGUAY, 1857, 60c Blue (3B). Large margins with portions of three adjoining stamps, barely touching frameline at lower right, uncancelled as often, used on February 1, 1859 folded letter from Montevideo to Tacuarembo, Very Fine and rare cover, signed by several experts, with 1993 P.F. certificate
E. 5,000-7,500
6,500
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