Catalogue
British North Borneo, FDC BMA set to fifty cents, twelve values including scarce four cents (SG.320-331), 17 DEC 1945 Kuching local; plus plain envelope with 'THE BISHOPS HOUSE/ KUCHING, SARAWAK' stamped in two lines on back. Used, mint. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Ceylon 1856-1960, small collection of covers, includes Queen Victoria, postal stationary envelope one penny '653' to Romsey UK 9 JAN 1856; another five cents 1893 Colombo to Bombay via Tuticorin; cover three by two cents 1902, Colombo to London; postal ststionary newspaper wrapper two cents 1902 to London; Edward VII, five cents 1910 Colombo to Calcutta; George V, covers, twenty cents 1925 Colombo to Minnesota, six cents 1931 Nuwara Eliya to Kandy, seven by five cents and ten cents WAR STAMPS 1932 Colombo to Bombay via Madras-Bombay FIRST FLIGHT with two official Madras-Karachi first airmail cachets 17 OCT 1932 on back, nine cents 1934 Niwitigala to London, three by two cents 1934 Jaffna to London POSTAGE DUE with additional postage due stamp and markings, two by three cents 1935 Slave Island to Jaffna, another pictorials, nine cents 1936 pictorial Colombo to London, nine cents and two by three cents pictorials 1936 Kandy to Washington D.C. POSTAGE DUE with additional postage due stamp and markings, fifty cents 1937 Colombo to London. George VI, selection of covers (9); Elizabeth II forces mail to UK; later covers including several FDC's. (5). Used. (31)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
India, East India Company postal stationary postcard, quarter anna, Majeeiamandi 20 JULY 1898 to Lahore with additional markings including 'dead Letter Office' Lahore and Bombay, and extra piece affixed and marked UNCLAIMED LETTER and square date stamp LAHORE 25 JUL 98 FREE in three lines, Armister CDS 26 JL 26 on back of piece, returned Bombay D.L.O. 28 July 1898. Rare. Used.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
India, 1865-1964, group of covers and postcards, includes Queen Victoria commercial covers (6) 1865 half anna postal stationary envelope Amritsar to Lahore, six sided red Lahore arrival back stamp; another 1903 to Ceylon; illustrated (religious?) cover 1896 half anna Calcutta to Simla; registered postal stationary covers Srinagar to Lahore; postal stationery postcards quarter anna used various cancellations (19); others overprinted '1/4' (4), various types and values unused (10); Edward VII (4); George V covers (7), postal stationery postcards used 94), unused (8); later issues (5); Native States, Jaipur covers/postcard (6), Gwailor overprinted on Queen Victoria (5), Kashmir (2), a wide selection. Used, unused. (80)
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
India 1884- 1954, collection of postal stationery postcards including Queen Victoria (100); Edward VII (19); George V (8), contains a wide selection of cancels and markings. Housed in a yellow album. (127)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
India, Bharatpur State, an extensive collection of Court Fee notes in various denominations and colours from one anna to one rupee four annas, all different; Indian States, Gwalior 1901- 1949, extensive collection of mostly printed merchants covers (57) and postcards (84), contains a wide range of postmarks and frankings; also covers from Chambi, Jind, Nabha and Patiala states, these housed in a yellow photo album. Mostly very fine or better. (201)
Estimate $180
SOLD $90
New South Wales Government Railways, Berala station, parcels stamps, one cent to five dollars (21 values) in blocks of ten (except sixty cents, block of seven) all overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black. MUH. (207)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Bolivia, Charles IIII, silver bust type eight reales 1797PP, Potosi mint, (KM.73); Spain, Charles III, gold half escudo, 1786DV Madrid Mint (KM.415.1). Last coin holed, otherwise very fine, first coin fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Brazil, Maria, six thousand four hundred reis or half Johanna, 1799 R (Rio) (KM.226.2). As struck, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Great Bitain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Scratches, very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel penny, 1797 (S.3777). Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel penny, 1797 (S.3777). Several rim bruises, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Great Britain, George III, farthing, 1799 (S.3779). With some mint red, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
India, E.I.C., Bengal Presidency, gold mohur, Murshidabad mint, AH 1202, Year 19, issue of 1790, oblique milling, (KM.103). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $760
Netherlands, West Freisland, gulden 1764 (KM.97.3). Good fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Lima eight reales dated 1800 I.J (Mira-Noble 1800/1 dies B/5: II/3). Toned good very fine, the countermarks clear and nearly extremely fine, a most attractive example and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known Lima Mint holey dollars and in the top fifteen per cent of all known (approx 300) holey dollars.
Estimate $140,000
SOLD $128,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1792 F.M. (Mira/Noble unlisted, dies II/7:B/3). Attractive with eye of king visible, H of Henshall weakly struck as usual on die B otherwise good very fine and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $120,000
SOLD $0
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales 1797 FM (Mira-Noble 1797/- unlisted, dies B/10:II/9.30). Countermarks clear both sides with sharp H for Henshall on the obverse, nearly very fine, the coin overall good fine and rare.
Estimate $70,000
SOLD $64,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813 struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1794 F.M. Mira - Noble (1794/10) (dies A/12: I/8). Coin well worn, obverse countermark barely visible, reverse clear and fine, full vertical scratch through obverse and graffiti initials JRS at 2 o' clock, overall good/ nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $26,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Old marks on left field at 9 o'clock on reverse, overall well struck with deep attractive gun metal grey patina, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $34,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Evenly worn, light grey tone nearly fine and clear.
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $8,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of the centre of the reverse of the original eight reales on the obverse, die axis at 45 degrees, holed at top of obverse otherwise toned good fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,100
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenelated inner circle on the reverse. Struck from early die state, extremely fine and well struck, rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $32,000
SOLD $29,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852. Later die state with five raised dots or notches above 22 and C of carats, rims flat and a little polished otherwise very fine.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $14,000
Queen Victoria, pattern proof half sovereign, 1856, with second type or wreathed head by L.C.Wyon for the Royal Mint , London, edge plain (3.89 grams). Minor surface marks, especially on the obverse otherwise nearly FDC and extremely rare.
Estimate $160,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $4,200