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The BESANÇON Collection – British Africa (part II)
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Lot# : 2626 South West Africa
1923: Setting I, South West Africa overprint, the set of twelve values complete in single examples, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" vertically in black at left (Samuel type SWA1), very fresh appearance, two values with tiny thin spots, part og. (1 s.) to large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'700.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 2627 South West Africa
Lot# : 2628 South West Africa
1923: ½ d. green, an unused pair with variety "Wes" for "West" (Row 20, stamp 8), with 4 d. orange-yellow & sage green, 6 d. black & violet and 2 s 6 d. purple & green all with partial "Wes" for "West" varieties, the ½ d. large part og, balance unmounted og. An attractive and unusual group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 2629 South West Africa
1923: Setting I, ½ d. green, 4 d. orange-yellow & sage green, 6 d. black & violet, 1 s. orange-yellow, 1 s. 3 d. pale violet and 2 s. 6 d. purple & green, part set of six values with variety "Lithographed Overprint in Shiny Ink", fresh and very fine, large part og. Certs (6) vy RPSL (1979). A scarce group Gi = £ 420+.Starting bid : 160 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2630 South West Africa
Lot# : 2631 South West Africa
1923: 1 d. rose red, an unused horizontal pair of fine colour, marginal from top of the sheet, variety "Overprint Misplaced" with Country names in sheet margin and repeated again at base of each stamp, natural gum bend, unmounted og. A scarce and spectacular example of this attractive error.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1226.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 2632 South West Africa
1923: 1 d. rose-red, an unused block of four, variety "Overprint Misplaced Vertically" with "Africa/Afrika" at top, the lower pair in the block with "Africa/Afrika" only, fresh and very fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple.rnProvenance: Collection Bill Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 936.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 2633 South West Africa
Lot# : 2634 South West Africa
1923: Setting I, 1 d. rose-red, an unused interpanneau marginal block of four from the lower left pane, fourth stamp (Row 12, stamp 2) showing variety "Wes" for "West", fine, large part og. with variety pair unmounted og. Cert. BPA (1979) Gi = £ 190+.Starting bid : 90 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 2635 South West Africa
1923: Setting I, 1 d. rose-red, an unused corner block of four from the lower left pane, fourth stamp (Row 12, stamp 2) showing variety "Wes" for "West", fine, large part og. (Gi = £ 190+, cert. BPA, 1979) and lower sheet marginal block of four with fourth stamp (Row 20, stamp 6) showing variety "Af.rica" for Africa", large part og. with variety pair unmounted og. (Gi = £ 180+). A scarce pair of positional multiples.Starting bid : 140 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 2636 South West Africa
Lot# : 2637 South West Africa
Lot# : 2638 South West Africa
Lot# : 2639 South West Africa
1923: 1 s. orange-yellow, an unused horizontal pair (Row 17 stamps 7-8), the right hand stamp showing variety "No Stop after Africa", of delightful appearance, both stamps slightly affected by toned gum that does not affect the obverse, large part og. A truly remarkable and extremely rare pair - the first pair located and certified in the UK with correspondence to SG Ltd. and cert. BPA (1999) Gi = £ 6'000. rnrnProvenance: Collection "Weston", Spink, London, 14 March 2008, Lot 1174.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHFLot# : 2640 South West Africa
Lot# : 2641 South West Africa
Lot# : 2642 South West Africa
1923 (March 31): Setting II, 5 s. purple & blue, an unused horizontal pair, sheet marginal at left (Row 6, stamp 1) showing variety "Africa without Stop", fresh rich colour, very fine, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'300.rnrnProvenance: Collection Bill Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 938.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2643 South West Africa
1923 (March 31): Setting II, 10 s. blue & olive-green, an unused horizontal pair, first stamp (Row 6, stamp 1) showing variety "No Stop after Afrika", fresh and very fine, large part og. Most attractive and very scarce Gi = £ 2'750.rnrnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 22-23 Sept 1980, lot 1823.Starting bid : 850 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 2644 South West Africa
1923 (March 31): Setting II, £ 1 green & red, an unused horizontal pair, first stamp (Row 6, stamp 1) showing variety "No Stop after Afrika", fresh and very fine, large part og. Most attractive and of great rarity Gi = £ 5'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection William Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 942.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 5,000 CHFLot# : 2645 South West Africa
Lot# : 2646 South West Africa
1923/26: Setting VI, the set of twelve values to £ 1 green & red and with additional £ 1 pale olive-green & red; all in unused horizontal pairs, fresh colours with the 2 s. 6d. and the 5 s. values being marginal; both the two shades of the £ 1 value being very fine, large part og. Scarce and most attractive set Gi = £ 875.Starting bid : 280 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 2647 South West Africa
1923/26: Setting VI, 1 s. orange-yellow, 10 s. blue & olive-green and £ 1 green & red, the set of three values in horizontal pairs as distributed to the UPU, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in violet (Samuel type SA5), fresh and very fine, large part og. Somewhat rarer than the Gibbons catalogue suggests Gi = £ 500.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 6 May 2004, lot 1284.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2648 South West Africa
1923/26: Setting VI 10 s. blue & olive-green and £ 1 green and red, in unused blocks of four, with local handstruck "SPECIMEN" overprint in violet (Samuel type SA5), the two top values, slight wrinkles on very fresh large part og., the lower pair of the £ 1 being unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'000+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 2649 South West Africa
Lot# : 2650 South West Africa
1927: ½ d. black & green and 6 d. green & orange in unused horizontal pairs, together with 1 d. black & carmine in a block of four; all showing variety "Africa without Stop" (Row 13, stamp 8), all fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce, the pairs being ex Bill Frazer collection Gi = £ 650+.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2651 South West Africa
Lot# : 2652 South West Africa
1927 (April): 2 d. grey & purple, 3 d. black & red, 1 s. brown and blue and 10 s. blue & bistre-brown, all in unused blocks of four showing sheet marginal Bradbury Wilkinson imprints at base, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" in violet (Samuel type SA5), fresh and very fine, large part with lower pairs unmounted og. Extremely rare in multiples, more especially so with imprint Gi = £ 800+.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 2653 South West Africa
Lot# : 2654 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 1 s. 3 d. pale violet and £ 1 pale olive-green & red, unused examples, each of good colour, large part og. (Gi = £ 220) and 1 s. 3 d. pale violet in an unused block of four with first stamp (Row 3, stamp 4) showing variety "Without Stop after A", fine, large part og. (Gi = £ 100+).Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2655 South West Africa
Lot# : 2656 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA £ 1 pale olive-green & red, an unused block of four, first stamp (Row 3, stamp 4) showing variety "S.W.A without Stop after A", of fine fresh colour, slightly browned large part og., the upper pair with variety unmounted og. An exceedingly scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'700+.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Weston", Spink, London, 14 March 2008, lot 1246.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2657 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA the set of nine values to 10 s. bright blue & brown unused, all overprinted "SPECIMEN" in violet (Samuel type SA5), without the 4 d. value as this was issued in 1928 and not sent to the UPU, fresh and fine set, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 600.Starting bid : 220 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2658 South West Africa
Lot# : 2659 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA ½ d. black & green, 1 d. black & carmine, in unused blocks of four; 6 d. green & orange and 2 s. 6 d. green & brown iun horizontal pairs, all showing variety "Without Stop after A", fresh and fine group, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 350+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 2660 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA ½ d. black & green, with SWA above value, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Overprint Omitted" on the two right hand stamps, variety possibly caused by two light vertical bends on right hand stamps and margin, superb appearance and very fresh, unmounted og. Rare and unlisted by Stanley Gibbons.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Feb 2001, lot 1458.rnStarting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 2661 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA ½ d. black & green, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from top of sheet with variety "S.W.A. below value", the two upper stamps in the multiple showing variety "Overprint Omitted", fresh colour and most attractive, a spectacular variety, large part og. with upper six stamps unmounted og. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1972) Gi = £ 1'300+.rnrnProvenancxe: Collection Bill Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 951.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 2662 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 2 d. grey & maroon, 3 d. black & red, 4 d. brown, 2 s. 6 d. green & brown, 5 s. black & green and 10 s. bright blue & brown; all in unused horizontal pairs (three are marginal at left), each showing variety "Without Stop after A", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce and most attractive group Gi = £ 1'150+.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 2663 South West Africa
Lot# : 2664 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 2 d. grey & maroon, perf. 14 x 13½, an unused corner marginal block of eight from lower left of sheet with full Bradbury Wilkinson imprint at base, each stamp showing variety "Overprint Double, One Inverted", fresh and fine appearance, minor natural gum bends do not detract, unmounted og. Rare and very fine Gi = £ 3'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Feb 2001, lot 1459.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 4,000 CHFLot# : 2665 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 3 d. black & red, perf. 14 x 13½, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet showing variety "Without Stop after A" on the second, third and fourth stamps, brillianty fresh, unmounted og. A very scarce multiple. Cert. BPA (1983) Gi = £ 275+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2666 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 1 s. brown & deep blue, perf. 14 x 13½, an unused block of four, marginal from top of sheet with third stamp (Row 2, stamp 3 of the right pane) showing variety "Without Stop after A", fresh and fine, large part og. with the variety pair unmounted og. The rarest of all the "Stop" varieties on this issue and an attractive positional multiple Gi = £1'750+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Feb 2001, ex lot 1461.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 2667 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 2 s. 6 d. green & brown, perf. 14 x 13½, an unused block of four, corner marginal from base of sheet with fourth stamp showing variety "Without Stop after A", and the first stamp with weak stop: neither of these being the listed position, fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 300+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 2668 South West Africa
Lot# : 2669 South West Africa
1927/30: SWA 5 s. black & green, perf. 14 x 13½, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet with first stamp (Row 8, stamp 1 of the left pane) showing variety "Without Stop after A", slight bend on fourth stamp otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325+.Starting bid : 140 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2670 South West Africa
Lot# : 2671 South West Africa
1930 (Dec): Airmail SWA 1 s. orange, a well centred unused example, showing variety "Overprint Double", superb unmounted og. A rare stamp so fine. Cert. RPSL (1984) Gi = £ 550.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Weston", Spink, London, 14 March 2008, lot 1257.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 2672 South West Africa
1931: Pictorial and Airmail Issue printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, the complete set of fourteen values on watermarked paper, all in imperforate horizontal pairs, all excluding the 10 s. being sheet marginal from right of sheet, from the single sheets of 60, the 1 d. and Airmail 3 d. values showing part of the handstamp "R.H. FAIRBAIRNS for THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA" in violet (the 3 d. also with part ink manuscript), fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A magnificent set.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 Oct 1997, lot 1095.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 3,200 CHFLot# : 2673 South West Africa
1931 (March 5): Pictorial and Airmail Issue printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, the complete set of fourteen values unused in horizontal pairs, with additional examples of the ½ d., 1 s. 3 d. and 2 s. 6 d. values in horizontal pairs and in blocks of four; all fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 350+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 120 CHFLot# : 2674 South West Africa
1935/36: Voortrekker Memorial Fund, 2 d. + 1 d. grey-green & purple, an unused block of eight, corner marginal from lower right of sheet, second stamp showing variety "Without Stop after A", hinge remnant on variety otherwise large part or unmounted og. An attractive positional block Gi = £ 220+.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 2675 South West Africa
Lot# : 2676 South West Africa
Lot# : 2677 South West Africa
1943/44: War Effort, bantam 4 d. slate-green, an unused vertical strip of three (overprint Gi type 31) marginal at top, showing variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Superb and scarce Gi = £ 900.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 10 May 1994, lot 1373.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 2678 South West Africa
Lot# : 2679 South West Africa
1943/44: War Effort, bantam 1 s. brown, an unused block of four (overprint Gi type 29), all showing variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Superb and rare Gi = £ 1'800.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 12 Jan 2011, lot 543.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 2680 South West Africa
1945: Victory 1 d. brown & carmine, a sheet marginal block of four from right of sheet, variety "Overprint Inverted", of fine fresh colour, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive. Opinion Holcombe (1989) Gi = £ 800+.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Weston", Spink, London, 14 March 2008, lot 1260.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 2681 South West Africa
Official 1927 (March 16): First Official set of four values in horizontal pairs, the 6 d. with one slight tone spot on gum, the rare 2 d. pair very fine, fresh colours, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 550.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 25 Oct 1977.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 2682 South West Africa
/ /Official 1945/50: 1½ d. purple-brown, a complete sheet of 60 subjects with thirty horizontal pairs, full sheet margins all round, unmounted og. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 1'050+.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 21 Feb 2001, lot 1491.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 2683 South West Africa
Lot# : 2684 South West Africa
Lot# : 2685 South West Africa
Lot# : 2686 South West Africa
Lot# : 2687 South West Africa
Lot# : 2688 South West Africa
Postage Due 1923 (Jan-July): Setting I, De La Rue printing 6 d. black & slate, perf. 14, an unused block of six, marginal from base of sheet, second stamp (Row 8, stamp 6) showing variety "Wes" for "West", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Bend in margin only, a scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 450+.rnProvenance: Collection "Weston", Spink, London, 14 March 2008, lot 1289.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 2689 South West Africa
Postage Due 1923 (Jan-July): Setting I, Pretoria printing ½ d. black & green, perf. 14, an unused horizontal pair with part sheet margin at right, variety "Overprint Inverted", fine colour, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 600.rnrnProvenance: Collection Bill Frazer, Spink, London, 25 March 2004, lot 964.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 2690 South West Africa
Postage Due 1923 (Jan-July): Setting I, 1 d. black & rose, Pretoria printing, rouletted, a fine unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate between Vertically", centred somewhat to right, fresh appearance, superb large part og. Rare Gi = 1'800.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 May 2002, lot 1291.Starting bid : 600 CHFHammer price : 1,400 CHFLot# : 2691 South West Africa
Postage Due 1924 (July 1): Setting IV, Transvaal 5 d. black & violet, a fine unused horizontal pair with sheet margins on two sides, well centred and of fresh vibrant colour, slight vertical gum bend on first stamp not affecting the appearance, large part og. Elusive and very rare Gi = £ 950.rnrnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 9 Dec 2007, lot 1623.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 2692 South West Africa
Lot# : 2693 South West Africa
Postage Due 1931: Lithographed by Bradbury Wilkinson, the Postage Due set of five, each value Imperforate in issued colours and adhered to display cards (5) with "Engraved & Printed by / Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. / New Malden, Surrey" labels at base of each Proof, the ½ d. black & green card dated "23 Feb 1931" on reverse in pencil; the 2 d. black & violet Proof marked on reverse "Presented to the Administrator of S.W. Africa Mr. Werth" in pencil; a fine and wonderful group.rnrnProvenance: Christies, London, 13 Sept 1994, lot 1172.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 4,400 CHFLot# : 2694 South West Africa
Revenues 1931: Pictorial Sets of seven (2) from 3 d. - 20 s. values, in horizontal pairs overprinted in black or red, the first with INKOMSTE / REVENUE, the second set of seven pairs overprinted PENALTY / BOETE with unusual marginal pair of the 20 s. value with "Double Overprint" variety, all ex the Brabury Wilkinson achive and ungummed. A most attractive and unusual group.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 18 March 1999, lot 1600.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHF
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