1886-87 - Gibraltar-1s bistre on CA watermarked paper with A26 cancel, Sperati forgery, fine [US3] (Start Price = £54.40) [Estimate price: £68.00]
Sale #63
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Universal Philatelic Auctions Sale #63
It’s easy to test UPA: New Bidders Receive 1st US$73 WINNINGS FREE (£55 GBP FREE)**: Continuing 16 years tradition of their Unique Reducing Estimate Auctions PLUS No Buyer’s Premium Universal Philatelic Auctions (UPA) presents one of their most valuable ever 23,517 lot 63rd mail-bid sale closing Tuesday 11th October 2016. In keeping with previous auctions ALL lots estimated at £1,000+ (US$1,350+) will be offered LIVE online at the-saleroom.com 5pm (UK time) Wednesday 12th October 2016. Live bidders for GBP£1,000+ (US$1,350+) estimate lots now benefit by no charge for bidding live online. The sale offers 23,517 lots to the value of $2,528,796 USD (£1,891,919 GBP) comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire - with amazing British Africa, KGV, KGVI, Australia, Malaya, India, Hong Kong plus exceptional Europe (France & Switzerland in particular), good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention... There are No Buyer’s Premiums plus all lots covered by their 28 day Total Guarantee. UPA prides itself on offering unique material that Collectors may not be able to source elsewhere and all with their unique reducing estimate system. With No Buyer’s Premium 2,000+ regular bidders stay with UPA saving up to 27% OFF – which is why UPA can offer new winning bidders a free trial of 1st US$73 OFF (£55 GBP OFF). Please start now.
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Lot #77 - General king george vi
1937 - Coronation of KGVI complete (less Niue), very fine used. (199 stamps) Cat £250 [US2] (Start Price = £88.00) [Estimate price: £110.00]
Lot #78 - General king george vi
1937-52 - Substantial mainly mint collection in red Crown album(about 4,250 stamps) including Aden 1951 Surcharge set, Ascension 1938-53 set, Australia 1937-49 set, Bahamas 1942 Columbus set, 1948 Eleuthera set, Basutoland 1938 set, Bermuda 1938-53 set, Br Honduras 1938-47 set, Br Solomons Islands complete, Falkland Is 1952 set, Gibraltar 1938-51 set, Gold Coast complete, India, Montserrat 1938-44 set, Nyasaland 1938-44 set, Sarawak 1950 set...
Lot #79 - General literature
AUSTRALIA; Stanley Gibbons sectional catalogue, 9th edition, 2014, virtually as new condition. Original cost £29.95. (Start Price = £12.00) [Estimate price: £15.00]
Lot #80 - General literature
Stanley Gibbons 'Cyprus,Gibraltar,& Malta' Catalogue 2nd.Edition, 2008.Used but sound & clean.Latest cost £22 (Start Price = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #81 - General literature
Stanley Gibbons 'Italy & Switzerland' Part 8,7th Edition. 2010.Used,very clean. Latest cost £46 (Start Price = £18.40) [Estimate price: £23.00]
Lot #82 - General literature
GREAT BRITAIN; SG Concise semi-specialised catalogue, 30th edition, 2015, very good condition. Excellent reference. Original cost £34.95. (Start Price = £12.80) [Estimate price: £16.00]
Lot #83 - General literature
FRANCE; Stanley Gibbons sectional catalogue, 7th edition, 2010, also includes all FRENCH COLONIES, good condition. Original cost £44.95. The last combined, single-volume, edition. Heavy lot, UK bidders only, please.. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Start Price = £14.40) [Estimate price: £18.00]
Lot #84 - General literature
COMMONWEALTH KING GEORGE VI specialised catalogue, by Murray Payne, 19th edition, 2008, as new condition, 343 detailed pages. (Start Price = £12.00) [Estimate price: £15.00]
Lot #85 - General literature
AFRICA SINCE INDEPENDENCE A-E; Stanley Gibbons sectional catalogue, 2nd edition, 1983 for the countries Algeria to Ethiopia, excellent condition for its age. (Start Price = £4.00) [Estimate price: £5.00]
Lot #86 - General literature
2015 - Great Britain Concise catalogue by SG, little used, super condition - cost £34.95 new. (Start Price = £13.60) [Estimate price: £17.00]
Lot #87 - General middle east
BOX (9X2X2'') with an interesting and diverse range of Middle East. Mainly middle period .With much early Palestine u.m. and m.m. including blocks, Jordan and Iraq including u.m. blocks. Also early to modern Iraq duplicated used in packets. Many many 100s (Start Price = £120.00) [Estimate price: £150.00]
Lot #88 - General Miniature Sheets
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MINIATURE SHEETS 1960's-90's (maybe some later also), a mainly unmounted mint (few fine used etc) accumulation sorted by country into packets in a box, some light to moderate duplication here and there, but loads of different and not heavy in royal omnibus issues (!), incl. for example Cyprus (90+), South West Africa (30+), Tristan Da Cunha (90), New Zealand (70, incl. 1969 Cook x4), Ascension (90), plenty of B.W.I and...
Lot #89 - General omnibus issues
1935 - Silver Jubilee range of used sets with Cyprus, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Nigeria, Straits Settlements, and Trinidad & Tobago. (28 stamps) Cat £274 (Start Price = £112.00) [Estimate price: £140.00]
Lot #90 - General omnibus issues
1935 - Silver Jubilee, range of fresh mint sets with Bahamas, Br. Solomon Is, Cayman Is, Dominica, Falklands (unmounted), Grenada, Newfoundland and Swaziland. (32 stamps) Cat £169 (Start Price = £64.00) [Estimate price: £80.00]
Lot #91 - General omnibus issues
1937 - Coronation used collection(188) nearly complete in special album, some, including Newfoundland long set, Southern Rhodesia set, are on covers, a little light toning, mainly fine [US1] (Start Price = £56.80) [Estimate price: £71.00]
Lot #92 - General omnibus issues
1937 - Coronation sets (29) on covers ranging from Aden to Turks & Caicos Is, all except one are Registered, several with tone spotting, mostly to same addresses in Bournemouth. (Start Price = £88.00) [Estimate price: £110.00]
Lot #93 - General omnibus issues
1946 - Victory x 45 different sets in mint pairs, incl.Falklands, Ascension, Pitcairn, Malta etc. Very fresh & fine in small album. (180) [US1] (Start Price = £28.80) [Estimate price: £36.00]
Lot #94 - General omnibus issues
1946 - Victory, 19 different sets in blocks of 4, with extra incl. Ceylon plate blocks, Jamaica both perfs, many on piece, f.u. (57 blocks) Cat £215 [US1] (Start Price = £56.80) [Estimate price: £71.00]
Lot #95 - General omnibus issues
1946 - Victory, 43 sets in blocks of 4, incl. N. Rhodesia 1½d perf 13½, odd plate block, many on piece, fine used. Cat £300 [US1] (Start Price = £64.00) [Estimate price: £80.00]
Lot #96 - General omnibus issues
1953 - Coronation set complete(106) mint in Rapkin souvenir album, a few are toned Cat £140 [US1] (Start Price = £17.60) [Estimate price: £22.00]
Lot #97 - General south america
1858-1950 - Valuable old time collection in an album, rich in 19th century with Argentina (540) incl. classic issues, later 'Muestra' Specimens, Officials; Brazil (170) incl. 'Bulls Eye' 30r and 60r (2) in mixed condition, many small numeral imperfs to 280r, 430r, 600r, later 19th century etc, Chile (180), Uruguay (425) from a range of classic issues, and Venezuela (125) etc. A very good lot. (approx 1450 stamps). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS...
Lot #98 - General thematics
CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS: extensive, mainly um or mm worldwide sets & singles arranged by country in three binders, with many attractive sets & singles inc Belgium 1928 TB set plus Orval sets for 1929, the very elusive 1933 set (fu), 1939, 1941 & 1943, France inc SG 472, 480, 527, 546, 601 & 1013 all um, good Germany inc Baden MS FB41a&b and 1951 St Mary's pair um, Saar SG 296-300, Italy inc SG 260-266, 760-769, 803...
Lot #99 - General thematics
OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES 1896-2004 COLLECTION a marvellous collection of stamps and covers written up on custom made pages, incl. 1896 Greece to 1d. Used, 1924 France sets mint and used, Syria set mint, 1928 Netherlands sets u/m mint and used, 1932 Los Angeles display covers, 1936 Berlin Stadium postcards and covers, 1948 GB AND Bahrain sets in u/m mint blocks of four, 1952 Berlin set u/m mint, through to modern issues, a lovely basis to expand...
Lot #100 - General thematics
Flora & Fauna - seln sets singles & m/sheets comprising 436 stamps 6 m/s & 3 booklets all mint with a large proportion being unmounted Cat £337 [US3] (Start Price = £163.20) [Estimate price: £204.00]
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