Great Britain Postage Stamps continued...

GOVERNMENT PARCEL OFFICIALS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
221		O64a	S.G. #O64a, 1883 1/- Orange brown, Plate 13, "Govt/Parcels" overprint without dot under "T", select quality mint example of this scarce variety, exceptionally well centered, strong fresh color, o.g., extremely fine; 1995 BPA certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #O30 var.). (Image)	£1,200 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
222		O72	S.G. #O72, 1900 1/- Green and carmine, "Govt./Parcels", unusually well centered, deep rich colors, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and quite choice; 1979 RPS certificate (Scott #O38). (Image)	£425 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
223		O77	S.G. #O77, 1902 9p Purple and ultramarine, "Govt./Parcels", premium mint single, excellent centering, rich colors, o.g., faintly hinged, extremely fine; 1984 Brandon certificate (Scott #O42) (Image)	£480 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction

ADMIRALTY OFFICIALS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
224		O111	S.G. #O111, 1904 2 1/2p Ultramarine, "Admiralty/Official", rich color, rather well centered, o.g., faint trace of hinging, fine; 1973 RPS certificate (Scott #O82). (Image)	£1,200 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
225		O112	S.G. #O112, 1903 3p Dull purple on orange yellow, "Admiralty/Official", extraordinarily well centered, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and uncommonly choice; 1973 RPS certificate (Scott #O83). (Image)	£1,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

BALANCE OF THE WILLIAM GROSS COLLECTION

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
226	/	5/512, D1-39, O3/108	S.G. #5/512, D1-39, O3/103, The comprehensive and valuable balance of the William H. Gross Collection of Great Britain, approximately 550 different items, mostly singles and, with the exception of one stamp, all are mint, all neatly displayed in a single Lighthouse hingeless album, plus a few additional pages for varieties, with the Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers noted under each stamp, the collection is not only noteworthy for an exceptional representation of major numbers, but a wealth of plate, shade and watermark varieties as well, there is an impressive number of stamps that catalogue between £300 and £750 each (and several even higher), the collection begins with only a spotty representation of Line Engraved items, however the 1853-83 Surface Printed issues is where the collection really shines, with a plethora of desirable and salable stamps, with many stamps collected by all of the various plate numbers as detailed in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, shade varieties abound as well, the 1887-1951 issues also are extremely well represented with many shade and watermark varieties, even some high value Seahorses are noted, the postage dues are complete for the period, again with some shades and varieties, concluding with a nice representation of official stamps and issues for Offices in China; while there are some earlier issues with small flaws as to be expected, the overall condition found in this collection is well above the norm, with very few exceptions the stamps possess o.g. and hinging is typically fairly light, in fact as the collection progresses there are many n.h. stamps to be found; a very valuable and exciting lot as the Stanley Gibbons catalogue value will surely exceed £100,000.	Est. $20,000-30,000 SOLD for $85,000.00 Will close during Public Auction