Great Britain, May 6, 1840 First Issues Collectors Club of stamps and philatelic material

Auction #30.

The auction is closed.

 

Featured lots

Each month I will feature some of the lots in the current auction. Following are the lots I chose to feature.

 

South Australia Scott #1, lot 29 New Brunswick Scott #1, lot 72
South Australia Scott #1, lot 29 New Brunswick Scott #1, lot 72
Epirus Scott #1, lot 108
Epirus Scott #1, lot 108
Falkland Islands Scott #1, lot 113 Naples Scott #1, lot 167
Falkland Islands Scott #1, lot 113 Naples Scott #1, lot 167

New feature: Starting with this auction, I am providing an assessment of light/moderate/heavy cancellations on the used stamps. This was suggested by one of our bidders. Please share any suggestions for improving the auctions. I may not be able to implement all of them, but I will certainly entertain them all. If you have questions regarding any specific lot(s), please contact me. I will always try to answer questions -- plus, I'm now able to send scans (e-mail or postal mail) of up to five lots you wish to see.

NOTE!!!! Lot numbers with a double asterisk (**) indicate 100% of the bidding price was donated to FICC. Lot numbers with a single asterisk (*) by the lot numbers indicate that 50% of the high bid will be donated to FICC. There are 93 lots with a * and 2 lots with a **. Bidding on those lots will benefit the club most. Thanks to the members who made those donations!

 

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Change of Government First Issues
BOB #1's
Misc. Stamps from All First Issue Sets
Forgeries

 

#1's

Lot Description CV Min Bid Realized
1* Abu Dhabi #1 mhr f/vf $1.10 $0.35 $1.25
2* Aitutaki #1 mh f/vf  $4.25 $1.40 $2.65
3 Aitutaki #1 mhr vf $4.25 $2.25 $3.00
4* Aitutaki #1 u(l-cxl) f $6.00 $2.00 $3.05
5* Ajman #1 mnh f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $1.10
6* Alaouites #1 mh avg $1.00 $0.35 $1.00
7* Algeria #1 u(m-cxl) avg $0.20 $0.10 $0.32
8* Andorra-Fr #1 mnh f $0.45 $0.15 $0.22
9* Andorra-Fr #1 u(l-cxl) vf $0.60 $0.20 $0.36
10* Andorra-Fr #1-12 mhr f-f/vf $44.85 $15.00 ---
11 Angola #1 mhr vf $2.00 $1.00 $1.85
12 Angra #1 mhr f/vf $2.25 $1.25 $2.50
13* Angra #1 u(SON m-cxl) f $1.25 $0.45 $1.55
14* Anguilla #1 mnh f/vf $25.00 $8.50 $18.00
15* Anjouan #1 mhr f/vf $0.85 $0.30 $0.36
16* Annam & Tonkin #1 mng f $20.00 $6.50 $10.00
17 Annam & Tonkin #1 mng hr avg $20.00 $5.00 $5.35
18* Annam & Tonkin #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $18.00 $6.00 $12.50
19 Argentina #1 mlh 4-mrgn $1.50 $0.75 $2.20
20 Armenia #1 mlh vf $2.50 $1.25 $2.00
21* Armenia #1 mnh f/vf $2.50 $0.85 $2.00
22 Armenia #1a (Sc type I) mhr 4-mrgn $1.00 $0.50 $1.00
23 Aruba #1-21 mnh vf $11.90 $4.00 $8.50
24* Ascension #1 mh f/vf $3.75 $1.25 ---
25 Ascension #1 mhr f/vf $3.75 $2.00 ---
26 Ascension #1 mhr vf $3.75 $0.90 $1.26
27* Ascension #1 mnh f/vf $3.75 $1.25 $1.50
28 Australia-New South Wales #1 u(h-cxl) 3.5 mrgn $400.00 $200.00 $200
29 Australia-S Australia #1 u(m-cxl) almost 4-mrgn
  [1967 Royal Phil Soc cert "genuine  thinned"]
$400.00 $200.00 ---
30 Australia-Victoria #1 u(m-cxl) 3.5 mrgn
  [clipped UL corner, sealed 3mm tear near UL]
$110.00 $19.00 $20.00
31* Australia-W Australia #1 u(h-cxl) 4-mrgn $190.00 $62.50 ---
32 Australia-W Australia #1 u(l-cxl) 3-mrgn $190.00 $85.00 ---
33 Australia-W Australia #1 u(m-cxl) nearly 4-mrgn $190.00 $70.00 ---
34 Austria #1 u(h-cxl) cut close around (nice CDS) $85.00 $35.00 ---
35 Australia #1 mlh f/vf (wmk 8) $6.00 $3.00 ---
36 Australia #1 u(m-cxl) f/vf (wmk 8) $2.75 $1.50 ---
37* Australia #1 u(m-cxl) vf $2.75 $0.90 $1.65
38* Azerbaijan #1 mng 4-mrgn $0.20 $0.10 $0.18
39* Azerbaijan #1 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn $0.30 $0.10 $0.35
40 Azores #1 u(m-cxl) 3-mrgn (REPRINT) $20.00 $10.00 $13.30
41* Bangladesh #1-8 mnh f/vf $3.50 $1.20 $4.00
42* Bangladesh #1-8 u(m-cxl) f/vf $3.75 $1.20 $3.20
43* Barbados #1 mh 4-mrgn (sm ink spot UL) $100.00 $30.00 $33.00
44* Barbados #1 u(l-cxl) nearly 4-mrgn $300.00 $100.00 ---
45 Barbuda #1 mlh f/vf $1.50 $0.85 1.05
46* Barbuda #1 mnh f/vf $1.50 $0.50 $1.50
47* Belarus #1 mnh f/vf $0.35 $0.10 $0.32
48 Belarus #1 mnh vf $0.35 $0.20 $0.27
49* Belarus #1 pair u(l-cxl) f/vf $0.40 $0.15 $0.50
50 Belgian Congo #1 mng hr f/vf (ink transfer - back) $8.50 $4.25 ---
51* Belgian Congo #1-2 mhr avg-f/vf $12.50 $4.00 ---
52 Belgium #1 u(m-cxl) 3-mrgn $75.00 $24.00 --
53* Bermuda #1 mh avg $80.00 $26.50 $26.50
54 Bermuda #1 u(m-cxl) f/vf (CC wmk) $2.50 $1.25 $1.37
55* Bhutan #1-7 mnh f/vf $3.25 $1.10 ---
56 Bosnia & Herzogovina #1a mh vf $10.00 $6.00 ---
57* Botswana #1-4 mnh f/vf $2.00 $0.65 $2.10
58 Brazil #1 u(l-cxl) 4 close mrgns [sm sealed tear] $550.00 $195.00 ---
59* British Antarctic Terr #1 mnh f/vf $0.75 $0.25 $0.50
60 British East Africa #1 mh vf (3mm rnd hinge thin) $300.00 $90.00 ---
61 British Honduras #1 mh avg $60.00 $20.00 ---
62 Bulgaria #1 u(l-cxl) hr vf (clipped perfs along btm) $21.00 $4.00 ---
63* Bulgaria #1 u(l-cxl) vf $21.00 $7.00 $10.00
64* Burkina Faso #1 mnh(gum dist) f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.25
65* Burkina Faso #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.40
66* Burundi #1 mnh f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $1.10
67* Cambodia #1 mh f/vf $0.75 $0.25 $0.75
68* Cambodia #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $0.60 $0.20 $0.70
69 Cameroun #1 mh f/vf $8.50 $2.50 $3.00
70* Cameroun #1 mvlh f/vf $8.50 $2.80 ---
71* Cameroun #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $13.50 $4.50 ---
72 Canada-New Brunswick #1 u(m-cxl) 4-mrgn (all even) $375.00 $170.00 ---
73 Canada-Newfoundland #1 mhr 4-mrgn (crease) $70.00 $35.00 ---
74 Cape of Good Hope #1 u(h-cxl) 3-mrgn (2 huge) $200.00 $49.00 ---
75 Cape Verde #1 mhr f $2.75 $1.40 $2.00
76* Cayman Island #1 mhr vf $4.00 $1.25 $2.10
77 Cayman Island #1 mnh just-f (CA wmk) $4.00 $2.00 ---
78* Cayman Island #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $12.50 $4.25 $7.00
79* Central Africa #1 u(m-cxl) vf $0.20 $0.10 $1.20
80* Central Lithuania #1 (both perf & imperf) mlh f/vf $0.50 $0.20 $0.42
81 Ceylon #1 u(m-cxl) 3-mrgn $175.00 $70.00 ---
82* Chad #1 mh f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $1.10
83* China-ROC (Taiwan) #1007 u(m-cxl) vf $2.40 $0.80 $2.28
84* China-ROC NE Prov #1 pair mnh vf $0.40 $0.15 $0.40
85* China-PRC #1 mng f/vf $2.00 $0.60 $0.66
86* Christmas Island #1-10 mnh f/vf $27.00 $9.00 ---
87* Christmas Island #1-3 (blocks/4) mnh vf $9.00 $3.00 ---
88* Cocos Island #1-6 mlh f/vf $40.00 $13.00 $14.00
89* Comoro Island #30 mnh vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.32
90* Congo Peoples Republic #89 mlh vf $0.30 $0.10 $0.38
91* Costa Rica #1 mh avg $0.25 $0.10 $0.16
92* Costa Rica #1 u(m-cxl) f/vf $1.00 $0.35 $0.51
93* Croatia #1 u(m-cxl) vf $0.75 $0.25 $1.00
94* Croatia #1-8 mnh f/vf $30.00 $10.00 $12.50
95 Cuba #1 u(pen cxl) 3-mrgn $5.00 $2.00 $2.50
96* Cuba #1 u(pen cxl) 4-mrgn $5.00 $1.75 $1.88
97* Czechoslovakia #1-10 mh 4-mrgn $5.90 $2.00 $2.25
98 Dahomey #1 mhr f/vf $0.60 $0.25 $0.27
99* Dahomey #1 u(l-cxl) f $0.45 $0.15 $0.22
100* Dalmatia #1 mh f/vf $1.25 $0.40 $1.30
101 Danish West Indies #1 u(SON m-cxl) 1+ mrgn $190.00 $55.00 $57.50
102 Danzig #1 mhr f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.21
103* Danzig #1 u(h-cxl) vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.22
104 Denmark #1 u(m-cxl) cut close all around $825.00 $174.00 ---
105 Dominica #1 mhr f/vf (partial gum) (CC wmk) $150.00 $40.00 ---
106* East Africa & Uganda #1 u(m-cxl) f/vf $6.50 $2.25 $3.00
107 East Africa & Uganda #1 u(m-cxl) f/vf (wmk unverified) $6.50 $2.50 $3.35
108 Epirus #1 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn $125.00 $25.00 $62.00
109 Eritrea #1 mhr f (rnd corner on UL) $3.00 $1.00 ---
110* Estonia #1 mh 4-mrgn $0.50 $0.15 $0.30
111* Estonia #1 u(m-cxl) 4-mrgn $0.50 $0.15 $0.26
112* Ethiopia #1 u(l-cxl) f $2.00 $0.65 $1.45
113 Falkland Islands #1 mvlh f/vf (nearly vf) $575.00 $300.00 ---
114* Finland-Aland #1 mnh vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.20
115 Finland-Aland #1 u(l-cxl) vf $0.20 $0.20 $0.32
116* Finland-Aland #1-22 mnh vf $37.95 $12.50 ---
117* Fiume #1-2 mh f $52.50 $17.50 $21.00
118 France #1 u(m-cxl) 4-mrgn $300.00 $200.00 ---
119 French Colonies #1 mhr nearly 4-mrgn (thin) $13.50 $3.00 ---
120* French Equatorial Africa #1 mhr vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.20
121 French Southern Antarctic Terr #1 mnh f/vf $10.50 $4.00 $4.11
122* Fujiera #1 mh f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.32
123 Fujeira #1-18 mnh f/vf $10.75 $2.50 $6.50
124* Fujiera #1-18 used (cto? ng) f/vf $4.10 $1.00 ---
125 Funchal #1 mh f/vf (perf 13.5) $3.00 $1.50 $1.85
126 Funchal #1a bisect u(m-cxl) on piece $5.00 $3.00 $11.00
127 Gambia #1 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn $200.00 $90.00 $111.00
128* German East Africa #1 mh vf $32.50 $11.00 $22.50
129 German East Africa #1 mng f/vf
   [signed A.BEVEST]
$32.50 $9.00 $15.00
130 German South West Africa #1 mh vf (sl selv stain) $6.00 $2.00 ---
131* German South West Africa #1 mhr f/vf $6.00 $2.00 $2.11
132 German States-Baden #1 u(m-cxl) hr 3.5 mrgns $190.00 $74.00 $81.00
133 German States-Bavaria used cut square (like #1) ----- $24.00 ---
134* German States-Bergedorf #1 mh almost 4-mrgn $35.00 $12.00 $25.00
135 German States-Bergedorf #1 mhr 4-mrgn $35.00 $17.00 $20.00
136 German States-Hanover #1 u(m-cxl) hr 4 large mrgns [6mm tear at top] $35.00 $7.50 ---
137 German States-Oldenburg #1 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn (close at btm) $16.00 $5.00 ---
138 German States-Oldenburg #1 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn (ty III) $16.00 $8.00 ---
139 German States-Prussia #1 mhr 3.5 mrgns $72.50 $35.00 ---
140* German States-Thurn&Taxis #1 u(m-cxl) 2-mrgn $26.00 $8.50 ---
141 German States-Thurn&Taxis #1 u(m-cxl) 3.5 mrgns $26.00 $15.00 $15.00
142 German States-Wurttemberg #1 u(m-cxl) 3+ mrgns [thin and missing sm piece of LL corner] $62.50 $14.00 ---
143 Germany #1 u(h-cxl) f $80.00 $20.00 ---
144* Germany #1 u(m-cxl) f/vf $80.00 $27.00 ---
145** Ghana #1-4 mnh vf $0.80 $0.25 $0.44
146 Gibraltar #1 mhr f/vf $10.00 $5.00 ---
147* Gibraltar #1 u(l-cxl) f $6.00 $2.00 $3.25
148 Gibraltar #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $6.00 $3.00 $3.04
149* Gilbert & Ellice #1 (block/4) mnh vf $30.00 $10.00 $12.00
150 Gilbert & Ellice #1 u(l-cxl) vf $27.50 $14.00 $17.50
151 Great Britain #1 u(h-cxl) hr 2+ mrgns (5mm thin) $190.00 $49.00 ---
152 Great Britain #1 u(m-cxl) 1+ mrgns $190.00 $70.00 ---
153 Greenland #1 mhr f/vf $0.20 $0.15 $0.20
154 Grenada #1 mvlh avg (shifted left) $50.00 $23.00 ---
155 Guatemala #1 block/8 5-mnh/3-mlh f $6.00 $2.00 $6.00
156 Honduras #1 u(l-cxl) hr 3.5 mrgns unpriced $12.50 ---
157* Honduras #1-2 mhr 4-mrgn $1.00 $0.35 $0.45
158* Honduras #1-2 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn unpriced $0.50 $0.60
159 Horta #1 mhr f $1.75 $1.00 $1.65
160* Horta #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $1.00 $0.35 $1.10
161 Hungary #1 u(m-cxl) avg $75.00 $20.00 ---
162 Ionian Islands #1 mng hr 3 mrgns $70.00 $30.00 ---
163* Ionian Islands #1-3 #1,2 mng; #3 mh (#1 cut close, others 3 or 4 mrgns) $110.00 $35.00 ---
164 Ionian Islands #1-3 mhr (1,2 ng) 3- or 4-mrgn $110.00 $25.00 ---
165 Italian States-Parma #1 u(l-cxl) hr close all around $95.00 $47.00 ---
166 Italian States-Roman St #1 u(m-cxl) close around $95.00 $45.00 ---
167 Italian States-Two Sicilies #1 u(l-cxl) 4-mrgn
   [1988 APS cert "used, genuine"]
$250.00 $150.00 $171.66
168 Jamaica #1 u(m-cxl) hr f (light toning) $12.50 $4.00 ---
169 Kazakhstan #1 (pair) mnh vf $0.50 $0.10 $0.50
170 Kazakhstan #1 mnh vf (1 nibbed perf) $0.25 $0.10 $0.32
171 Montserrat #1 mhr f/vf (2mm tear at top) $25.00 $5.00 ---
172 Netherlands #1b u(l-cxl) 2-mrgn $95.00 $28.00 ---
173 Qatar #1 mnh f/vf $0.20 $0.15 $0.32
174 United Nations-NY #1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $0.20 $0.20 ---

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#A1s/K1s/L1s/N1s

Lot Description CV Min Bid Realized
175* Australian Antarctic Terr #L1 u(l-cxl) f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $0.15
176* Australian Antarctic Terr #L1-5 mlh f/vf $15.00 $5.00 ---
177* Australian Antarctic Terr #L1-5 mnh f/vf $15.00 $5.00 ---
178 China #2N1 mnh vf $1.25 $0.50 $2.25
179 China-PRC #7L1-5 (blocks/4) mngai $5.60 $0.80 $3.50
180 Falkland Islands #3L1 mhr f/vf $0.50 $0.25 ---
181 Germany 11N1-7 mnh f/vf $1.10 $0.35 $2.00
182* Ionian Islands #N1 mvlh f/vf $2.75 $0.90 $2.55
183 Italy #1N1-9 mlh f/vf $14.75 $3.00 ---
184 Philippines #N1 mhr f/vf $0.20 $0.10 $1.10
185 Romania #3N1 u(m-cxl) f/vf $1.00 $0.35 $0.88
186 Saudi Arabia-Hejaz #L1 mlh f/vf $40.00 $12.00 $26.50
187 VietNam-North #1L1 mh ngai f/vf $8.00 $2.40 $4.00

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Change of Government First Issues

Lot Description CV Min Bid Realized
188 Saudi Arabia #138 (Kingdom) mlh imperf with 4 large mgns $7.25 $3.00 $6.50
189 Saudi Arabia #138 (Kingdom) mvlh f/vf perf with small thin $7.25 $2.00 $3.65
190** Yugoslavia #2154-56, 2139 (Federated Republic, Mi#2534-37) mnh vf $11.95 $3.50 $7.50

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BOB #1's

Lot Description CV Min Bid Realized
191** Croatia #C1,C1a mnh f/vf $0.40 $0.10 $2.25
192** Macedonia #RA1 mnh vf $0.30 $0.10 $2.25
193 Turkey #M1-5 u(m-cxl) f/vf $5.50 $1.65 ---

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Misc. Stamps from All First Issue Sets

Lot Description CV Min Bid Realized
194 Ajman #2-14,16-18 mnh f/vf $9.75 $2.90 ---
195 British Indian Ocean Terr #2-15 mhf/vf $37.00 $11.00 $12.00
196 Cocos #2-6 mnh f/vf $38.50 $9.00 ---
197 Ghana #2-4 mnh f/vf $0.60 $0.30 ---
198 Gibraltar #2 u(l-cxl) f (paper wrinkle) $4.50 $0.95 ---
199 Gibraltar #4 u(l-cxl) f/vf $3.25 $0.65 ---
200 Greenland #2-3 mnh(dg) f/vf $3.90 $1.50 ---
201 Guatemala #2 u(l-cxl) avg (thin, LR corner rounded) $7.50 $1.50 $3.00
202 Honduras #2 mlh 4-mrgn $0.50 $0.25 $1.00
203 India #2a u(h-cxl) 4-mrgn $17.70 $7.00 $9.00
204 Japan-Off in China #3 mnh vf $3.50 $0.75 ---
205 Malaya #2 mng f (thin) $24.00 $4.75 ---
206 Malaya #3 mhr f/vf $2.25 $0.45 ---
207 Malaya #9 mhr f/vf $11.00 $2.25 ---
208 Monaco #2 mnh avg $42.50 $5.00 ---
209 Monaco #9 u(m-cxl) f/vf $350.00 $50.00 ---
210 Mozambique #7 mng f/vf $3.00 $0.50 ---
211 Netherlands #2(4-mrgn) u(m-cxl) $24.00 $4.80 $7.00
212 Netherlands #3(cut close) u(m-cxl) $110.00 $22.00 $25.00
213 Philippines #N3 mlh f $5.00 $0.75 ---
214 Romania #23 mhr (thin, toning) 4-mrgn + #26 mh cut close $57.50 $3.00 ---
215 Russia-Offices in China #2 mng f/vf $0.75 $0.15 $0.30
216 Ryukyu Islands #3a (1st printing) mnh f/vf $1.40 $0.75 $0.75
217 Saint Kitts-Nevis #2-9 mhr/mh f/vf (wmk verified) $57.75 $17.50 $20.00
218 Seychelles #2 mhr vf $1.85 $0.75 $5.00
219 Solomon Islands #2 mpg hr f $22.50 $4.50 ---
220 Solomon Islands #4 mlh f $32.50 $6.50 ---
221 Spain #O3 mng 3-mgn (nick in rt mrgn) $6.75 $0.60 ---
222 Spanish Morocco #3,4,6-11u(m-cxl), #5(mh) $17.55 $1.75 ---
223 Swaziland #2 mlh f $19.00 $4.00 ---
224 Tobago #2 mng vf $65.00 $7.50 ---
225 Trinidad #2 mh 4-mrgn $10.00 $1.00 $6.50
226 Trinidad #3 mh 3.5-mrgn $10.00 $1.00 $2.00
227 Yugoslavia #2L6-15 mnh f/vf $3.40 $1.00 ---

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Forgeries

Lot Description CV Min Bid Realized
228 Japan #1 u(m-cxl) 4 large mrgns (FORGERY) $260.00 $29.00 ---

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Abbreviations:
Centering:
vf if there are even margins all around.
f/vf if the margins are uneven.
f if perfs touch the design.
avg if perfs cut into the design.

Other abbreviations:
mnh = never hinged.
mlh Mint lightly hinged.
mint = hinged / hinge remnants.
ng = no gum.
ngai = no gum as issued.
se = straight edge.
sf = space filler.

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