Lot 792 — Bahamas 1916 five pence orange and black Special Delivery with inverted overprint, mint

Lot 792Lot 792 Bahamas #E1b 1916 5p orange and black Special Delivery with Inverted Overprint, mint hinged, with full original gum, fresh and very fine. Accompanied by a 2012 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Apparently only thirty examples of this variety exist and this has to be among the finest. (SG S1c) Scott CV$1,750.

Lot 468 — Nova Scotia 1853 1 pence red brown on bluish paper, mint

Lot 468Lot 468 Nova Scotia #1 1853 1d red brown Queen Victoria on bluish Paper, mint with lightly hinged original gum. Four margins, including a large sheet margin at left and deep, rich colour. Accompanied by a 2000 David Brandon certificate. Very fine and fresh. Unitrade CV$8,000

Lot 49 — Canada 1868 three cent red Large Queen block of four, mint

Lot 49Lot 49 Canada #25 1868 3c red Large Queen Block of Four, mint with moderate hinging and some original gum on all stamps. Fresh colour and well centered. There is a small thin at the base of the Queen’s neck on the upper left stamp, still worthy of the finest collection and rare this nice. Accompanied by a 2014 Greene Foundation certificate stating in part “with some original gum but mostly disturbed OG”. Very fine. Unitrade CV$20,000.

The Kookaburra Collection of Australia & States

Lot 671Lot 671 Australia #13 1913 10sh pink and gray Kangaroo, Watermark Wide Crown, Wide A, with deep colour and a c.d.s. postmark. Very fine. (SG 14 £700) From The Kookaburra Collection. Scott CV$800.

Ian Kimmerly’s Introduction to the Kookaburra Collection:

I know the collector of the Kookaburra Australia and States from his albums and notes. These show a meticulous approach to collecting used examples of every Stanley Gibbons listed variety.

He was consistent in measuring perforations and identifying watermarks. He was also consistent in purchasing sound quality stamps, although no collection can avoid a tiny percentage of trivial minor faults. There are a few fiscals (often identified as such) and these, together with a few questionable items, we did not include in the catalogue totals of the collections. As will be evident many of the imperforates do not have full margins. Another weakness was the identification of colour shadings and students of these issues will find discrepancies.

The achievement of near perfection was acquired without a reference collection, without philatelic advice, living far from any metropolitan city and using only the Scott and Stanley Gibbons Catalogues. He purchased from retail stores in his travels, from eBay, and in a minor way from small auctions. Given all that, his accomplishment is remarkable. We expect that successful bidders will enjoy their purchases as much as we have enjoyed preparing this sale.

– Ian Kimmerly

Auction #17 announced for May 26-28, 2015

Our public auction #17 will be held at our premises on May 26th-28th, 2015. The catalogue is currently at the printer and should be ready for mailing in the first week of May. The sale will be posted to Stamp Auction Network by May 1st.

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