Lot 884 Falkland Islands #22S-29S 1904-07 ½d to 5sh King Edward VII Set with SPECIMEN Overprint, mint, mostly lightly hinged, a few are never hinged. The 3sh has a light diagonal crease, else overall fresh and fine to very fine. SG 43S-50S, £600. Scott CV U$700.
Auction #42
May 9-12, 2022
Lot 650, Canada 1926 50c Patricia Airways “style two” without overprint, VF NH sheet margin single
Lot 650 Canada #CL18e 1926 (50c) Patricia Airways “Style Two” without Overprint, with “FED” Handstamp in Green, a mint never hinged right sheet margin single, fresh and very fine. The “FED” initials are for F.E. Davidson, the financier for Patricia Airways. A rare stamp, especially in this pristine and positional condition, as most were used on mail. Unitrade CV $3,750.
Lot 1057, Italy 40c carmine King Victor Emmanuel II, mint o.g.
Lot 1057 Italy #31 1863-77 40c Carmine King Victor Emmanuel II, mint with full original hinged gum. This rare mint stamp shows two pre-printing natural paper folds, still with very fine appearance. Scott CV U$6,500.
Lot 339, Canada 1925 one dollar brown orange Admiral dry printing, XF NH
Lot 339 Canada #120iv 1925 $1 Brown Orange Admiral, Dry Printing, mint never hinged, with four huge and even margins, plus the freshness of a new stamp, extremely fine. An outstanding stamp. Accompanied by a 2017 Richard Gratton AIEP certificate. Rsv. $450. Unitrade CV $750.
Lot 874, Falkland Islands 1894 two and a half pence deep blue Queen Victoria, F-VF mint block of four
Lot 874 Falkland Islands #14 1894 2½d Deep Blue Queen Victoria, Watermark Crown CA, a mint block of four, with full original gum, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps very lightly hinged. A fresh block with a distinctive and sought-after shade, fine-very fine. SG 29, £1,100 (Prussian blue). A rare multiple. Scott CV U$1,100.