| THE RICHARD C.K. CHAN F.R.P.S.L. COLLECTION. THE ADHESIVE STAMPS OF HONG KONG. |
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| Wednesday October 15th | |||||||||||
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Sale 646
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| * = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM | |||||||||||
| 1862-63 NO WATERMARK ISSUE (S.G.1-7) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 48c Rose, lovely pastel colour, exceptional centring, extremely fresh unused, regummed. SG.6, Cat. £2,750. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 2 | 96c Brownish grey, strong deep colour, unused with part original gum, two short perfs., otherwise very fine. SG.7, Cat. £3,750.PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 1863-71 CROWN CC ISSUE (S.G.8-19) | |||||||||||
| 3 | THE 2c IMPRIMATUR; Imperforate imprimatur 2c Brown, nice colour, large mostly even margins, much original gum, a few trivial gum creases. Fine. Illustrated in Webb Plate 3. [Ex George E. Burghard & Ryohei Ishikawa].PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 4 | THE 4c IMPRIMATUR; Imperforate imprimatur 4c Grey, definitive colour, large to ample margins, traces of gum. Very fine. [Ex Admiral George C. Dyer]. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 5 | THE OUTSTANDING BLOCK OF THE 30c IMPRIMATUR; Imperforate imprimatur 30c Vermilion block of four from the left of the sheet showing part inscription "...ing 60 stamps", dazzling colour, large margins all round, no gum, extremely fine and quite exceptional. A very rare block. [Ex Franklin D. Roosevelt]. PHOTO | £10,000-£12,000 | |||||||||
| 6 | THE STUNNING BLOCK OF THE 48c IMPRIMATUR; Imperforate imprimatur 48c Rose-carmine block of four on thin paper with 20mm. sheet margin at foot, deep bright colour, large to ample margins, much original gum, 7mm scissors cut at left between stamps, extremely fine and a wonderfully fresh block of considerable rarity. [Ex Burghard and Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £12,000-£15,000 | |||||||||
| 7 | THE DE LA RUE APPENDIX SHEET; Extract from the De La Rue Private Day Book of 26 March (1866?), cut out bearing issued 2c to 8c, 24c, 30c Vermilion, 48c and 96c Brownish-grey (greenish tinge), bright fresh colours, the 30c partly oxidized and trimmed perfs. at top and the 96c has a trimmed (wing?) margin at left, very fine and remarkable archival item relating to the requisition and supply contracted for these stamps.PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 8 | THE "CANCELLED" OVERPRINTS; 2c to 12c, 24c, 30c Mauve, 48c and 96c, the set of nine imperforate plate proofs from the left of the sheet on chalky surface unwatermarked paper, overprinted "Cancelled", the 24c has minor rust spots mainly in wing margin. Very fine and fresh. (9).GROUP PHOTO / Individual PHOTOS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2c Brown, variety watermark inverted, unused without gum, two light horizontal creases at top, otherwise fine to very fine. SG.8w, Cat. £425. PHOTO | £100-£120 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2c Brown, block of four from the top of the sheet with wing margin at right, much original gum, small defect in wing margin at lower right, five divided perfs. at top, otherwise fine. SG.8. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 11 | THE MAGNIFICENT BLOCK OF 24 OF THE 2c BROWN; 2c Brown, block of twenty-four (6x4) with wing margin at right, extremely fine and fresh mint, with gum displaying characteristic yellowish streaking, faint diagonal crease at top right and some thinning in wing margin. An outstanding multiple. SG.8a. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £2,000-£2,400 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2c Yellow brown block of four, very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. SG.8b. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 13 | 4c Grey block of four, very fine unused with much original gum. SG.9. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 14 | 4c Slate block of four, very fine unused with much original gum. SG.9a. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 15 | 4c Slate block of six, unused with much original gum, well centred, slight toning on reverse. Fine. SG.9a. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 16 | 4c Greenish grey block of four, unused with much original gum. Fine. SG.9c. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 17 | 4c Bluish slate horizontal strip of three, variety watermark inverted, exceptionally fresh unused with large part to much original gum, some toning on the reverse of the left hand stamp, typically centred to foot. Very fine and rare. SG.9d, Cat. £2,700+. PHOTO | £1,200-£1,500 | |||||||||
| 18 | THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE 4c SLATE PERF. 12_; 4c Slate perf. 12_, excellent colour with a bluish tinge, unused with large part gum, slight soiling, light vertical crease and corner crease, otherwise a fine example of this difficult stamp. RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (1983). SG.9e, Cat. £9,000. PHOTO | £2,000-£2,400 | |||||||||
| 19 | 6c Lilac, variety watermark reversed, unused without gum, stained and rubbed, nevertheless a collectable example of this rare variety. SG.10x, unpriced. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 20 | 6c Lilac, block of nine (3x3) unused with much original gum displaying the characteristic yellowish streaking, fresh colour and well centred for this, two trivial short diagonal creases and slight adherences at top left, a very fine and appealing multiple. SG.10. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 21 | THE EXTREMELY FINE BLOCK OF EIGHT OF THE 6c MAUVE; 6c Mauve, block of eight (4x2) unused with much original gum, strong colour, third stamp in lower row has trace of a crease, a choice multiple. SG.10a. PHOTO | £3,000-£3,600 | |||||||||
| 22 | THE VERY RARE 1864 PRINTING OF THE 8c IN A MINT BLOCK OF NINE; 8c Pale dull orange, an exquisite block of nine (3x3) unused with practically full original gum displaying the characteristic streaking, fantastic colour, some diagonal creasing mainly at right and a few blunt perfs., extremely fine and in an excellent state of conservation. SG.11. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £3,000-£4,000 | |||||||||
| 23 | 8c Brownish orange, variety watermark inverted, of fine appearance unused without gum, soiled and creased corner perf. SG.11w, Cat. £850. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 24 | 12c Pale blue, block of four unused with much original gum, near perfect centring, extremely fine and fresh. SG.12a. PHOTO | £100-£120 | |||||||||
| 25 | 12c Pale blue, block of six in deeper shade, very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. SG.12a. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 26 | THE PRISTINE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 18c LILAC; 18c Lilac, incredibly deep rich colour of quintessential freshness, remarkably well centred for what is normally a notoriously off centre stamp, unused with much characteristic streaky yellowish original gum. Extremely fine in every respect, a gem for the connoisseur and irrefutably one of the finest examples extant of this rare stamp unused. SG.13, Cat. £6,000. PHOTO | £5,000-£6,000 | |||||||||
| 27 | THE ONLY RECORDED MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 18c WITH REVERSED WATERMARK; 18c Lilac, variety watermark reversed, fantastically deep and vibrant colour, exceptional centring, unused with full original gum showing light streaking, a few short or blunt perfs., nevertheless very fine and wonderfully fresh. Undoubtedly one of the most important watermark varieties of Hong Kong. RPSL Certificate of Genuineness (2003). SG.13x, unpriced. PHOTO | £9,000-£12,000 | |||||||||
| 28 | 24c Green with wing margin at left, showing broken left outer frame above and opposite lower ornament, very fine unused with part original gum, shortish perf. at foot. SG.14 var., Cat. £500+. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 29 | 24c Green, from the foot of the sheet, showing part plate number "1", variety watermark inverted, deep colour, very fine and fresh unused without gum. Rare watermark variety from a key position on the sheet. SG.14x, unpriced. PHOTO | £600-£800 | |||||||||
| 30 | 24c Green, variety watermark reversed, strong colour, centred to lower left, unused with part original gum, minor disturbance and some adherences on reverse, very fine and rare. SG.14y, Cat. £1,400. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 31 | THE EXTREMELY FINE BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 24c PALE GREEN; 24c Pale green, a block of six (3x2) with wing margin at right, delicate shade, unused with practically full characteristic yellowish streaky original gum, two faint vertical creases and negligible corner crease in wing margin are of no consequence to this fresh block of the utmost desirability. SG.14a. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £4,000-£5,000 | |||||||||
| 32 | 30c Vermilion, variety watermark inverted, bright colour, unused with large part streaky original gum, traces of toning at left, nevertheless fine and rare. SG.15w, Cat. £2,000. PHOTO | £600-£800 | |||||||||
| 33 | 30c Orange-vermilion, block of four with wing margin at right, luxuriant colour, centred to foot, very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. SG.15a. [Ex Burghard and Dyer]. PHOTO | £1,800-£2,200 | |||||||||
| 34 | 30c Mauve, variety watermark inverted, fresh colour and practically perfect centring, unused with large part original gum, slight blunt perfs. at right, fine. SG.16w, Cat. £800. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 35 | 30c Mauve, block of four, vivid colour, very fine unused with much original gum. SG.16. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 36 | 48c Rose-carmine, variety watermark inverted, lovely fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine and rare. SG.17w, cat. £1,800. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 37 | THE RARE 48c ROSE-CARMINE BLOCK OF FOUR; 48c Rose-carmine, block of four unused with much original gum displaying the characteristic yellowish streaking, strong colour, lower left stamp has blunt corner perf. Extremely fine and wonderfully fresh, a stunning block. SG.17a. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £5,000-£6,000 | |||||||||
| 38 | 96c Brownish grey, heavy impression yielding slight doubling in places, well centred, very fine unused with large part crackly original gum. SG.19, Cat. £1,200. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 39 | 96c Brownish grey, variety watermark inverted, bright greyish colour, well centred for this (perfs. just in at right), very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. SG.19w, cat. £1,600. PHOTO | £600-£800 | |||||||||
| 40 | THE RARE 96c BROWNISH GREY MINT BLOCK OF FOUR WITH WATERMARK INVERTED; 96c Brownish grey, variety watermark inverted, handsome colour with strong olive tinge, typically centred just to lower right (identical to the Houston block), extremely fine and choice unused with much original gum. SG.19w. PHOTO | £5,000-£6,000 | |||||||||
| 41 | THE PHENOMENAL 96c BROWNISH GREY CORNER BLOCK OF TWELVE; 96c Brownish grey, block of twelve (4x3) from the top right corner of the sheet with trimmed sheet margins on two sides and trace of plate number still visible, one stamp (pos. NE/11) with constant plate variety distorted frame line at foot (Gurevitch P1), and adjacent stamp (pos.NE/12) stop between "96" and "Cents", brilliant definitive colour, extremely fine and fresh unused with much crackly original gum. A truly remarkable block which is probably the largest surviving mint multiple of the 96c value. SG.19. [Ex C. Derek Houston and Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £15,000-£20,000 | |||||||||
| 42 | 96c Olive-bistre die proof (48 x 61mm), signed in pencil "Jean de Sperati" and with oval "Sperati Reproduction/12" h.s. in violet on reverse. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 43 | 96c Olive-bistre perf. 14x 12_ unused with part gum, signed by Sperati in pencil and with "Copie" h.s. on reverse. One of the most elusive of the Sperati forgeries. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 44 | 96c Olive-bistre cancelled "Y1", short perf. at foot, signed by Sperati in pencil and with h.s. on reverse. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 1876-77 PROVISIONAL SURCHARGES (S.G.20-21) | |||||||||||
| 45 | 16c on 18c Lilac with wing margin at left, variety nicked "1" (Gurevitch 01), strong colour, unusually centred to lower right, unused without gum, extremely fine. SG.20 var., Cat. £2,250+. PHOTO | £600-£800 | |||||||||
| 46 | 16c on 18c Lilac with wing margin at right, excellent colour, typical centring to lower left, unused with large part original gum, light red guarantee mark on reverse in wing margin, very fine. SG.20, Cat. £2,250. PHOTO | £1,200-£1,500 | |||||||||
| 47 | 16c on 18c Lilac, variety broken "1" (Gurevitch 03) and thin "t" in "cents", deep rich colour, typical centring, unused with large part original gum, very fine. SG.20 var., Cat. £2,250+. PHOTO | £1,000-£1,200 | |||||||||
| 48 | 16c on 18c Lilac, variety split "1" (Gurevitch 04), good colour, typical centring, unused with disturbed gum, short or blunt perfs., fine appearance. SG.20 var., Cat. £2,250+. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 49 | 16c on 18c Lilac, variety space between "n" and "t" of "cents" (Gurevitch 06), strong colour, typical centring, unused with small part original gum, very fine. SG.20a, Cat. £6,500. PHOTO | £2,000-£2,500 | |||||||||
| 50 | 16c on 18c Lilac, variety space between "s" and stop (Gurevitch 08, variant large dot), deep rich colour, centred to lower right, unused with much original gum displaying characteristic yellowish streaking, extremely fine. SG.20b, Cat. £6,500. PHOTO | £2,500-£3,000 | |||||||||
| 51 | 28c on 30c Mauve, vivid colour, centred just to top right, unused with part original gum, slightly blunt corner at top left, fine. SG.21, Cat. £1,300. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 1877 16c YELLOW (S.G.22) | |||||||||||
| 52 | 16c Yellow, nice colour, well centred, fine to very fine unused with large part original gum, a difficult stamp in this quality. SG.22, Cat. £1,500. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 53 | 16c Yellow, variety watermark inverted, strong colour, fine unused with part original gum, centred to top and light horizontal bend/crease. A very rare and desirable variety. SG.22w, Cat. £2,500. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 54 | THE EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 16c YELLOW MINT BLOCK OF FOUR; 16c Yellow, a glorious block of four of resplendent colour and freshness, quite well centred, unused with much original gum, top pair has a barely perceptible diagonal crease and there is a light blue offset on reverse from the partial adherence of other stamps, which does not effect its very fine overall quality. One of the key blocks of the Queen Victoria issues. SG.22. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £15,000-£20,000 | |||||||||
| 1880 SURCHARGES (S.G.23-27) | |||||||||||
| 55 | 5c on 18c Lilac, with wing margin at right, variety double (kiss) overprint (Gurevitch 01), very fine and fresh unused with part to large part original gum. SG.24 var., Cat. £800+. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 56 | 10c on 12c Pale blue, showing extraneous surcharge inking in "cents", fine unused with large part original gum (a little disturbed), fine. SG.25, Cat. £950. PHOTO | £300-£400 | |||||||||
| 57 | 10c on 12c Pale blue, showing breaks in "0" of "10", fresh unused with much original gum, a few blunt perfs. at top. SG.25, Cat. £950. PHOTO | £240-£300 | |||||||||
| 58 | 10c on 16c Yellow, with broken "0" in "10", good colour for this, unused, regummed. SG.26, Cat. £4,000. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 59 | 10c on 16c Yellow, perfin "B & Co" (Bradley & Co.), nice colour, very fine unused without gum. SG.26, Cat. £4,000. PHOTO | £1,000-£1,200 | |||||||||
| 1880 CROWN CC ISSUE (S.G.28-31) | |||||||||||
| 60 | 2c Rose, block of four, deep bright colour, well centred, pristine unmounted mint. SG.28a.PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 61 | 5c Blue, block of six (3x2), well centred, very fine unused with much original gum, two stamps unmounted. SG.29. [Ex Dyer]. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 62 | 10c Mauve, block of four, nice colour, unused with large part original gum, a little disturbed and diagonal crease at lower right, nevertheless very fine. SG.30. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 63 | THE RENOWNED 48c BROWN MARGINAL BLOCK OF FOUR; 48c Brown, block of four from the right of the sheet showing marginal inscription "... stamps", bright colour on immaculately fresh white paper, unused with much original gum, light diagonal crease at top left.Extremely fine and a brilliant block, being the only recorded for this rare value and one of the pre-eminent multiples of Hong Kong. SG.31. [Ex Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £50,000-£60,000 | |||||||||
| 1882-96 CROWN CA ISSUE (S.G.32-39) | |||||||||||
| 64 | 2c Carmine, 5c blue (2 shades) and 10c green (2 shades, one with overprint inverted) overprinted "Specimen" (Samuel Type HK4) in sans-serif capitals diagonally, three have gum, one 5c is faulty. Scarce. SG.33, 35a, 37a. PHOTO | £500-£600 | |||||||||
| 65 | THE RARE 2c ROSE-LAKE PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF FOUR; 2c Rose-lake, block of four from the top right corner of the sheet showing plate number "2", extremely fine and fresh unused with much original gum, one lightly foxed perf. tip. SG.32. [Ex Ishikawa]. PHOTO | £2,500-£3,000 | |||||||||
| 66 | 2c Rose-pink, block of four, very fine and fresh unused with much original gum, lower pair is unmounted mint. SG.32. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 67 | 2c Carmine, marginal block of six (small thin at foot) and 2c aniline-carmine, block of four (corner crease), very fine unused with much original gum, two stamps in each are unmounted. SG.33, 33a. PHOTO PHOTO2 | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 68 | 2c Aniline-carmine, pane of sixty (6x10) unused with part original gum (browned), top row and lower right stamp have faults and top right stamp is largely separated from the block, fine appearance for such a large multiple. SG.33a. PHOTO | £1,500-£2,000 | |||||||||
| 69 | 4c Slate-grey, interpanneau block of eight (4x2), very fine mint, vertical crease in the interpanneau margin. SG.34. PHOTO | £100-£120 | |||||||||
| 70 | 4c Slate-grey, block of twenty-four (4x6) from the right of the sheet, very fine mint, three horizontal folds along perfs. or between stamps. SG.34. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 71 | 5c Pale blue, block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet showing plate number "1", unused with much original gum (a little yellowed), folded along central rows of perfs. Fine. SG.35. PHOTO | £200-£240 | |||||||||
| 72 | 5c Blue, block of four from the top right of the pane, extremely fine and fresh unused with much original gum. SG.35a.PHOTO | £100-£120 | |||||||||
| 73 | 10c Green, block of four, very fine and fresh unused with much original gum. SG.37a. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 74 | THE VERY RARE 10c DEEP BLUE-GREEN UNUSED BLOCK OF FOUR; 10c Deep blue-green block of four, marvellous colour of striking intensity, unused with part original gum, top pair has horizontal crease and rust spot on reverse has caused minor discolouration in chignon of top left stamp, lower left stamp with some paper adhesion on reverse Nevertheless a very fine and outstanding multiple of the utmost rarity and universal appeal. SG.37. [Ex Houston and Dyer]. PHOTO | £25,000-£30,000 | |||||||||
| 75 | 10c Purple on red, block of six (2x3), excellent colour, unused with part original gum (slight adherences), top left stamp has small tear at right and top right stamp with trivial corner crease, the lower block of four is very fine. SG.38. PHOTO | £150-£200 | |||||||||
| 76 | 30c Grey-green, block of four, very fine unused with much original gum. SG.39a. PHOTO | £400-£500 | |||||||||
| 1885 SURCHARGES (S.G.40-42) | |||||||||||
| 77 | 20c on 30c Orange-red, block of six (3x2) deep colour, minor oxidisation in spandrels at top, very fine unused with much original gum, a few split and reinforced perfs. at left. SG.40. PHOTO | £800-£1,000 | |||||||||
| 78 | 50c on 48c Yellowish brown, strip of three, left stamp variety notch in end of "c" in "cents" of surcharge (Gurevitch 01), brilliant colour on fresh white paper, extremely fine mint, centre stamp unmounted and the other two with just a trace of hinge, very rare multiple. SG.41.PHOTO | £1,000-£1,200 | |||||||||
| 79 | THE RARE $1 ON 96c GREY-OLIVE BLOCK OF FOUR; $1 on 96c Grey-olive, block of four from the top right corner of the pane, colour a little pale as is often the case, fine unused with much original gum, stamps unmounted but gum a little browned, nevertheless a handsome and appealing block. SG.42. PHOTO | £2,000-£2,400 | |||||||||
| 80 | THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT ESSAY AND TRIAL COLOUR SHEET FROM THE DE LA RUE ARCHIVES; 1890 (15 Apr.) "Appendix" sheet bearing Crown CA 2c carmine and 5c blue as issued, unwatermarked line perf. 14 10c and $1 on 10c purple on carmine with adjacent endorsements "On paper used for 6d. English stamp", 10c and $1 on 10c purple on red with accompanying endorsement "On red paper used for 12 Annas India stamp", 20c on 30c grey-green, 30c grey-green, 50c on 48c dull purple, Postal Fiscals $2 grey-green perf 15 x 15_, $3 mauve, and $5 on $10 purple on carmine and $5 on $10 purple on red both with small figure "5" surcharge essay and each with accompanying manuscript notation as appears alongside 10c and $1 on 96c, all appears to be in doubly fugitive ink. A unique historical record relating to the development of the printing of these stamps. PHOTO | £10,000-£12,000 | |||||||||
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