Lots 213 - 244, Catalogue of Auction #89, Raritan Stamps, Inc

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

1907, King Edward VII, black surcharge 1p on 4p black and red on yellow paper, watermark Multiple Crown CA, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare, several experts' hs on reverse, these stamps were intended as revenues, however postally used examples are known, SG #35 fn, £250

1921-26, King George V, engraved issue, 1/4p-10s, complete set of 16, including two shades of 6p and 10s, nice and fresh, full OG, NH (both 10s and several low values) or VLH, mainly VF and really nice unit, SG #69/83,77a, 83 var, £229 as hinged

1921-26, King George V, engraved issue, 3p-10s, complete set of 11, including all paper and color varieties, watermark Multiple Crown CA, all inscribed on page from a Collection, full OG, NH (2) or LH, mostly VF and scarce assemblage, SG #60/67, £490 as hinged

1935, King George V, Booby, Turtles, Map, Sailing Ship, 1/4p-10s, complete set of 12, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, SG #96/107, £200

1935, King George V, Booby, Turtles, Map, Sailing Ship, 1/4p-10s, complete set of 12, somewhat rough perforation, mostly VF, SG #96/107, £200

1943-64, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, Living Creatures, Maps, Ships, Scenes, including King George VI stamp of 2s from the first set in block of four, Silver Wedding, UPU and three definitive issues, the total is53 stamps, full OG, NH (#126 is LH), mostly VF, SG #124a/79, £412

War Tax stamps
1917, King George V, large three-line surcharge "War Tax 1 1/2p on 2 1/2p deep blue, bottom sheet margin block of four, top right stamp without fraction bar of the surcharge, full OG, NH, VF, SG #54, a, £91 as hinged singles

Postal Fiscal stamp used on cover
1952, King George VI, 10r orange and green, top sheet margin single, used on registered air mail cover from Colombo (December 31, 1953) to NYC, arrival ds "1.4.1954", roughly opened at top, still F/VF

1965, Internal Self Government, Map, Flag and Scenes, imperforated complete set of four in vertical pairs, NH, VF and rare, SG #175/78 var

Penrhyn Islands
1918, King George V, blue overprint on New Zealand 6p carmine, perforation 14x14 1/2, bottom sheet margin horizontal strip of three, middle stamp without period after "Island" variety, nice quality, full OG,NH (error stamp) or LH, VF and scarce, only 197 such errors possible, C.v. £460 as hinged singles

1924-28, King George V, £1 violet and black on red paper, portrait in a shield, watermark Multiple Crown CA, full OG, NH, fine, SG #102, £300 as hinged

1928, 50th Anniversary of the British Rule, 3/4pi- £1, complete set of ten, very fresh and choice, full OG, NH (£1 value) or LH, mainly VF, SG #123/32, £300 as hinged

1928, 50th Anniversary of the British Rule, 3/4pi-£1, complete set of ten, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $412

1934, King George V and Historical Places, 1/4pi-45pi, complete set of 11, full OG, mainly LH, VF, SG #133/43, £200

1960-61, Queen Elizabeth II, blue overprint "Cyprus Republic" on 2m-£1, complete set of 15, full OG, NH, VF, A. Bolaffi certificate for the high value, SG #188/202, £130

1951, King George VI and Lime Plantation, 48c red orange and bright green, horizontal pair, right stamp has missing "C" of Multiple Script CA watermark, full OG, NH (error stamp), VF and rare, ex-Sir Gawaine Baillie Collection, C.v. £1,000

Falkland Islands

1933, Centenary issue, Ram, Whale, Map, Scenes, 1/2p- 2s6p, set of nine without high values, full OG, NH or LH (1s), VF, SG #127/35, £501 as hinged

1935, King George V Silver Jubilee issue, 4p dark blue and green, flagstaff on right-hand turret variety, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. £850

South Georgia
1977, second surcharges on Queen Elizabeth II, Animals, Birds, Map, 1/2p on 1/2p - 50p on 10s, complete set of 12, blocks of four on paper with watermark Crown and Block CA, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $213++

1904-12, King Edward VII, 1/2p-1s, 1/2p-£1, two complete sets of three and seven, both with Multiple Crown CA watermark, nice condition, full OG, LH or previously hinged, F/VF, SG #115/17, 118/24, £465

1922-29, King George V and Elephants, two complete sets of 19 and 4, watermarks Multiple Script CA and Multiple Crown CA respectively, first set has seven extra low values from 1/2p to 6p of distinctly different shades, all with full OG, NH (five penny values and 4s) or LH/hinged, mainly VF, SG #118/21, 122/42, £446++

1904-08, King Edward VII, complete set of nine and 1p, 6p, 1s and 2s on chalk-surfaced paper, nice and fresh unit, full OG, mainly LH, VF, C.v. £1,360

1924, King George V, 8s violet and green, Multiple Script CA watermark, the high value of the set, full OG, very light trace of hinge, appears NH, VF, SG #101, £325

1925, King George V, £5 violet and black, watermark Multiple Script CA, nicely centered with bold colors and intact perforation, full OG, VLH (appearing as NH), VF, C.v. $1,750, SG #108, £1,600

1953-59, Queen Elizabeth II, Fishes, Ships, Scenes, Coat of Arms, 1/2p-£1, complete set of 14, full OG, NH, VF, SG #145/58, £180

Zeppelin Flight
October 14-17, 1933, Chicago Zeppelin Flight registered cover on shoulder to Brazil, franked by two stamps, Berlin-Friedrichshafen connection (on reverse) and confirmation markings in red, Pernambuco"17.X.33" arrival ds, VF and scarce, Sieger #238, €850++

Ghana and Nigeria

Collections on Pages
1957-68, over 500 mint stamps (more then 350 for Ghana and 150 for Nigeria) and 37 souvenir and miniature sheets (29 - Ghana, 8 - Nigeria), nice topical items, long definitive sets, apparently complete for the period, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. is over $650 ($440++ - Ghana and $210++ - Nigeria), SG is about £600 (website photo)

1921-24, King George V, 15s dull purple and green, Die I, bottom sheet margin single with watermark Multiple Script CA, full OG, VLH and fine, C.v. $200, SG #100, £200

1890, Queen Victoria, black surcharge "Postage and Revenue d.1" on revenue stamp of 2s orange and green, inverted first "S" in "SHILLINGS" variety, full OG, previously hinged, F/VF and scarce, C.v. $825, SG #44c, £750

1891, 50th Anniversary of the Colony, black overprint on 2c carmine, broken first "1" in "1891" variety (position R2/1), excellent centering, very fresh, unused, no gum, VF, C.v. $1,000. SG #51c, C.v. £950

1935-82, Silver Jubilee and two Queen Elizabeth II definitives sets of 1954 and 1982, the total is 34 stamps, all with full OG, NH, mainly VF, C.v. $440

Middle East "Damask-Baghdad-Damask" First Flight covers
April 1-4, 1930, four covers - three for direct flight with Syrian (Damask), Alaouites (Latakia) and Lebanon (Beirut) origin and one for return flight originated from Baghdad, all appropriate franking, markings and labels, fresh and VF

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
213	*	20 fn	1907, King Edward VII, black surcharge 1p on 4p black and red on yellow paper, watermark Multiple Crown CA, full OG, previously hinged, VF and rare, several experts' hs on reverse, these stamps were intended as revenues, however postally used examples are known, SG #35 fn, £250	(Ph)	150.00
214	*/	50-63, 58a, 63 var	1921-26, King George V, engraved issue, 1/4p-10s, complete set of 16, including two shades of 6p and 10s, nice and fresh, full OG, NH (both 10s and several low values) or VLH, mainly VF and really nice unit, SG #69/83,77a, 83 var, £229 as hinged	(Ph)	150.00
215	*/	64-68, var	1921-26, King George V, engraved issue, 3p-10s, complete set of 11, including all paper and color varieties, watermark Multiple Crown CA, all inscribed on page from a Collection, full OG, NH (2) or LH, mostly VF and scarce assemblage, SG #60/67, £490 as hinged	(Ph)	200.00
216	*	85-96	1935, King George V, Booby, Turtles, Map, Sailing Ship, 1/4p-10s, complete set of 12, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, SG #96/107, £200	(Ph)	75.00
217	U	85-96	1935, King George V, Booby, Turtles, Map, Sailing Ship, 1/4p-10s, complete set of 12, somewhat rough perforation, mostly VF, SG #96/107, £200	(Ph)	75.00
218	**	109/67	1943-64, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, Living Creatures, Maps, Ships, Scenes, including King George VI stamp of 2s from the first set in block of four, Silver Wedding, UPU and three definitive issues, the total is53 stamps, full OG, NH (#126 is LH), mostly VF, SG #124a/79, £412	(Ph)	100.00
219	**	MR2, a	War Tax stamps 1917, King George V, large three-line surcharge "War Tax 1 1/2p on 2 1/2p deep blue, bottom sheet margin block of four, top right stamp without fraction bar of the surcharge, full OG, NH, VF, SG #54, a, £91 as hinged singles	(Ph)	60.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
220		SG F1	Postal Fiscal stamp used on cover 1952, King George VI, 10r orange and green, top sheet margin single, used on registered air mail cover from Colombo (December 31, 1953) to NYC, arrival ds "1.4.1954", roughly opened at top, still F/VF	(Ph)	100.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
221	**	160-63 imp	1965, Internal Self Government, Map, Flag and Scenes, imperforated complete set of four in vertical pairs, NH, VF and rare, SG #175/78 var	(Ph)	200.00
222	*/	SG 26a, b	Penrhyn Islands 1918, King George V, blue overprint on New Zealand 6p carmine, perforation 14x14 1/2, bottom sheet margin horizontal strip of three, middle stamp without period after "Island" variety, nice quality, full OG,NH (error stamp) or LH, VF and scarce, only 197 such errors possible, C.v. £460 as hinged singles	(Ph)	300.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
223	**	110	1924-28, King George V, £1 violet and black on red paper, portrait in a shield, watermark Multiple Crown CA, full OG, NH, fine, SG #102, £300 as hinged	(Ph)	200.00
224	*/	114-23	1928, 50th Anniversary of the British Rule, 3/4pi- £1, complete set of ten, very fresh and choice, full OG, NH (£1 value) or LH, mainly VF, SG #123/32, £300 as hinged	(Ph)	150.00
225	*	114-23	1928, 50th Anniversary of the British Rule, 3/4pi-£1, complete set of ten, full OG, previously hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $412	(Ph)	100.00
226	*	125-35	1934, King George V and Historical Places, 1/4pi-45pi, complete set of 11, full OG, mainly LH, VF, SG #133/43, £200	(Ph)	75.00
227	**	183-97	1960-61, Queen Elizabeth II, blue overprint "Cyprus Republic" on 2m-£1, complete set of 15, full OG, NH, VF, A. Bolaffi certificate for the high value, SG #188/202, £130	(Ph)	60.00

Lot		Cat.#	Description		Est.$
228	**	131a	1951, King George VI and Lime Plantation, 48c red orange and bright green, horizontal pair, right stamp has missing "C" of Multiple Script CA watermark, full OG, NH (error stamp), VF and rare, ex-Sir Gawaine Baillie Collection, C.v. £1,000	(Ph)	600.00