William H. Gross Collection of Important Postage Stamps and Postal History of the British Empire continued...

BAHAMAS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
21		S.G. #18	S.G. #18, 1862 4p Dull rose, perf. 13, a very rare unused example of this difficult stamp, strong rich color, small part disturbed o.g., fine; 1999 BPA certificate (Scott #9; $3,500.00). (Image)	£2,750 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
22		S.G. #34	S.G. #34, 1877 1p Scarlet, aniline ink, perf. 14, an especially attractive unused example of this elusive stamp, featuring exceptional centering and unusually deep luxuriant color, very fine; signed "W.H.C(olson)." and H. Bloch; ex-Gibralter (Scott #17; $1,500.00). (Image)	£1,000 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
23		S.G. #43	S.G. #43, 1882 4p Rose, perf. 14, an incredibly choice top sheet-margin mint example, being virtually perfectly centered, plus it possesses a marvelous overall freshness and brilliance, rich luxuriant color, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; quite likely one of the finest known; 1996 BPA certificate; ex-Schneider (Scott #21; $1,000.00). (Image)	£800 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
24		S.G. #97a	S.G. #97a, 1918 "War Tax" overprint on 1p Carmine, watermarked sideways, a pristine left sheet-margin example of this scarce variety, deep rich color, wonderfully well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1992 RPS certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp (Scott #MR7a; $675.00 for hinged). (Image)	for hinged £300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction

BARBADOS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
25		S.G. #4b	S.G. #4b, 1854 (2p) Greyish slate, vertical bisect, right half with large margins virtually all round, neatly tied by both an oval barred "1" obliterator and "Paid / at / Barbadoes" Crowned circle h.s. in red, on 1854 (Aug. 11) entire letter to Baltimore via British P.O. at St. Thomas (Aug. 15) and Kingston, Jamaica (Aug. 22), rated "1/-", showing partial strike of "New York / Ship / 7 cts. / Sep..." c.d.s., a very fine and especially handsome example of the bisected use of the 1p for the single rate; ex-Arnould (Scott #3b; $8,500.00). (Image)	£7,500 SOLD for $9,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
26		S.G. #44	S.G. #44, 1870 (1p) Blue, rough perf. 14 to 16, wmk. large star, unused, fresh intense color, well centered, only a trace of o.g., choice very fine example of a difficult stamp to find unused; 1956 RPS certificate; ex-Harris (Scott #25; $2,000.00). (Image)	£2,000 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
27		S.G. #62	S.G. #62, 1873 6p Orange vermilion, perf. 11 to 12, wmk. large star, unused right sheet-margin horizontal strip of four, lovely bright color, scissors trimmed at top close to the design, otherwise well centered within the strip and fresh; this value is analogous to the (1/2p) Grass green and (1p) Blue on unwatermarked paper with these same perforations (S.G. #36, 37), they were all prepared in small quantities but unissued, as noted in Stanley Gibbons there are only eight examples of this value known, contained in two strips of four, they were in fact a block of eight one time, this being the top strip with the other strip being also a right sheet-margin strip from the row directly below this, which had been previously thought to be the only strip known, as far as we know that strip is yet intact, so there are, in fact, only two items of this issue to be had; a great rarity of Barbados; 1990 RPS certificate; ex-Harris (Scott #41 var.; $32,000.00+). (Image)	£30,000+ SOLD for $50,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
28		S.G. #70	S.G. #70, 1875 6p Chrome yellow, perf. 12 1/2, wmk. crown and "CC", exceedingly well centered, deep vibrant color, o.g., very fine; an unusually select example; signed H. Bloch; ex-Gibralter (Scott #48; $750.00). (Image)	£650 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
29		S.G. #84	S.G. #84, 1875 4p Red, perf. 14x12 1/2, wmk. Crown "CC", an exceptional quality mint example of this seldom offered stamp, featuring intensely rich color and a crisp impression on bright white paper, marvelously well centered, o.g., very fine; among the finest existing examples of this important rarity, of which only twelve are recorded; 1976 and 1991 BPA certificates; ex-Hind (Scott #53b; $9,000.00). (Image)	£6,000 SOLD for $6,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
30		S.G. #86b	S.G. #86b, 1878 "1D." Surcharge on half of 5/- Dull rose, unsevered pair, surcharge reading up, an unusually handsome appearing and well centered example of this exceedingly rare mint pair, this example possesses a deep rose shade with brightness that is not often found on this stamp, it also retains a large portion of its original gum, h.r., accompanying certificate states "repaired tear lower right corner", which we do not find to be so much repaired as just a laminated small tear, which is quite unobtrusive and hardly apparent from the face, extremely fine appearance; this is a wonderfully attractive example of this rarity of which there are only a tiny number extant in any condition; 2003 RPS certificate; ex-Harris (Scott #57a; $25,000.00). (Image)	£20,000 SOLD for $7,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
31		S.G. #197 var.	S.G. #197 var., 1917 "War Tax" overprint on 1p Bright red, imperforate horizontal pair, a very scarce unissued variety, clear to large margins all around, o.g., right stamp with light creases, otherwise very fine; one of the important "War Tax" rarities of the British Empire and the only example of this we have ever offered; unlisted in Stanley Gibbons; 1965 RPS certificate; ex-"Olive Blossom", Harris (Scott #MR1a; unpriced). (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction

BERMUDA

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
32		S.G. #13	S.G. #13, 1874 "Three Pence" surcharge on 1/- Green, surcharge in italic capitals with plain "P", an especially fresh mint example, possessing strong vibrant color and impression on bright paper, attractively centered, o.g., nearly very fine for this, particularly when one compares this to most existing copies, many of which are found terribly off center, without gum and/or with faults; ex-Gibralter (Scott #12; $2,850.00). (Image)	£2,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
33		S.G. #19, 22	1893 "One Penny." provisional postcard surcharge, setting C of the surcharge (the rarest of the three settings known), perfectly positioned between 1/2p Stone and 1p Dull rose Victoria adhesives (S.G. #19, 22), used on post card to Erfurt, Germany, stamps neatly tied to card by "Kingston/SP 20 94/Bermuda" duplex cancel, Erfurt arrival c.d.s. at bottom left, a very fine and choice example; this very rare provisional resulted from a reduction in the overseas postcard rate to 1p, with existing stocks of postcards being surcharged, including those cards in stock that had the 1/2p and 1p adhesives applied, it is believed that only 80 or 87 of these cards were so surcharged, with only a very few of these ever being used, and fewer still survive today, with this being among the finest available used examples. (Image)	Est. $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1853-63 PERKINS, BACON & CO. ISSUES

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
34		S.G. #1	S.G. #1, 1853 1p Pale brick red, two blocks of four each, both with ample to mostly large margins, deep rich color, together used to frank an impressive April 18, 1854 blue folded entire from Post Elizabeth to London (one block on front and the other on reverse), stamps tied by multiple strikes of black triangular cancellations, partial Port Elizabeth red oval datestamp, lovely "Cape Town/Ap 20 1854/Cape of Good Hope" red transit c.d.s. and London "29MY29/1854" red arrival backstamp, small bit of letter sheet with backing added at top to improve overall appearance where wax seal was cut away, very fine; a rare and remarkable first issue franking; ex-"Batavia", Indhusophon (Scott #1). (Image)	Est. $10,000-15,000 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
35		S.G. #5a	S.G. #5a, 1858 1p Rose on cream toned paper, an extraordinarily handsome and choice corner sheet-margin block of four, huge margins all around, bright fresh color and impression, full o.g., couple of natural and trivial paper wrinkles, extremely fine; one of the finest quality mint multiples available; 1986 BPA certificate; ex-Sir Maxwell Joseph, Melat, "Salisbury" and Indhusophon (Scott #3). (Image)	Est. $4,000-5,000 SOLD for $13,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
36		S.G. #7	S.G. #7, 1858 6p Pale rose lilac on white paper, choice mint example, large balanced margins all around, fresh color, o.g., h.r., couple of light pencil notations on reverse, extremely fine: ex-Indhusophon. (Scott #5; $925.00). (Image)	£800 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
37		S.G. #7b	S.G. #7b, 1858 6p Deep rose lilac on white paper, a gem mint marginal pair, featuring large to huge margins all around and lovely rich color, wonderfully fresh overall, nearly full o.g., extremely fine; a magnificent quality pair of a very scarce stamp; ex-West, Schofield, Huston, "Salisbury" and Indhusophon (Scott #5a). (Image)	Est. $4,000-5,000 SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
38		S.G. #7b	S.G. #7b, 1858 6p Deep rose lilac on white paper, a lovely square pair with large balanced margins all around and rich color, used in combination with a single 1p Rose red (S.G. #5b, with deep rich color and large margins as well) on a petite December 14, 1860 cover from Grahamstown to Montreal, Canada, cover ms. endorsed "Canada" at top center, stamps tied by light strikes of Grahamstown wide bars cancellations, front of cover showing red ms. "11" and London transit c.d.s., reverse with red oval "Grahams Town/De 14/1860", "Cape Town/De 21 1860/Cape of Good Hope" c.d.s. also in red and "Montreal/Fe 12/1861" c.d.s. in black upon arrival, two small tears to cover at top extending into backflap on reverse, overall very fine and extraordinarily handsome; one of the finest covers from this famous correspondence to a very scarce destination; ex-Greene, Indhusophon (Scott #5a). (Image)	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
39		S.G. #7c	S.G. #7c, 1862 6p Slate lilac on blued paper, a magnificent quality mint pair, with large to huge margins all around, including one side with a partial sheet margin, gorgeous rich color and impression on marvelously bright paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, superb; a stunning showpiece, easily being the finest mint multiple known of this rare stamp; 1990 BPA certificate; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, Indhusophon (Scott #5b). (Image)	Est. $15,000-20,000 SOLD for $22,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
40		S.G. #8	S.G. #8, 1858 1/- Bright yellow green on white paper, select unused example, possessing intense color and impression, as well as having large margins all around, very fine and handsome; 1993 BPA certificate; ex-"Bonaventure", Indhusophon (Scott #6; $3,150.00). (Image)	£2,750 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction