Lot 887 — 1849 France 15c green Cérès imperf, sold for $3910

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Faulty or repaired classic stamps which get almost no attention when they are common, will still attract significant bidding if they have high catalogue value or are very scarce. This fifteen centimes green Cérès head imperf stamp is such an example (as is the Madagascar set we will feature next month).

Lot 887Lot 887 France #2 1849 15c green Cérès Imperforate unused, with four margins but a couple of faults. Accompanied by a 1986 Roger Calves photographic certificate stating “… neuf, authentique, mais réparé”. Very fine appearance. Yvert #2 value is €10,000 for no gum. Scott CV$23,000, sold for $3,400 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 1485 — Cape of Good Hope 1901 censored POW Cover, sold for $138

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Lot 1485Lot 1485 Cape of Good Hope 1901 Boer War Censored Prisoner of War Cover to Diyatalawa Camp Ceylon, franked with 1p Cape of Good Hope definitive. Cancelled with grid obliterator, BLAUW-VLEY FE.25.01 cds. Addressed to a prisoner in Hut 64, Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, with Wellington FE.25.1901, Durban MR.5(?).1901, Colombo MR.29.01 transit backstamps. British “Paarl” (Snowden & Hepworth Type 18) seal along top, and Type 25 seal along bottom, which was in use at Prisoner of War camps in Ceylon. Some small faults as expected; nevertheless an elusive Boer War cover. Estimate $100, sold for $120 plus buyer’s premium.

Lot 1388 — Northwest Territory postmarks on stamps and covers, sold for $1955

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Lot 1388Lot 1388 Collection of NWT Postmarks on Stamps and Covers, all neatly displayed and annotated on four quadrille pages. Counted twelve different town broken circles on three cards, four covers and many stamps, mostly Small Queens. Better towns include Grand Valley, Strathclair, Prince Albert, Carleton, Fort Cudhay, Broadview, and more. A clean and neat collection, with many desirable postmarks. Estimate $250, sold for $1700 plus buyer’s premium.

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