Specialised Asia & Worldwide Auctions Results
Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September 2015
The prices realised for the September sales are now on-line. Spectacular results were obtained in all of the auctions over the two day period with many items achieving very high realisations.
The Michael Manning FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History and India Letters, etc. 1681 to 1935
The very rare "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/COSSIER" mark on Calcutta cover to G.B. via France (lot 159). Hammer price £34,000.
Download the Prices Realised for the Michael Manning catalogue.
Asia & the Far East incl. the Cyril Hoskins Collection of Burma Stamps and Postal History
Yokohama - Very Rare 2c Concession Rate Cover to G.B. with Hong Kong 2c Tied by Blue "B62" Numeral. Hammer price £3800.
Download the Prices Realised for the Cyril Hoskins catalogue.
The Francois X. Piat Dewavrin Grand Prix Collection of The British Army and the Crimean War, 1854-56
Malta - Unique(?) 1d Concession Rate Cover to G.B. with 1d Red Cancelled by Malta Oval-Framed "P." Mark Alone. Hammer price £11,000.
Download the Prices Realised for the Francois X. Piat Dewavrin catalogue.
Worldwide and Fine G.B. Stamps and Postal History (including The Leonard H.J. Janssen FRPSL International Large Gold Medal Collection of Cross-Channel Mail, 1579-1853)
A Rare Complete Booklet of Iraq 1r Railway Post Labels, circa 1928, Comprising Eight Vertical Pairs. Hammer price £3200.
Download the Prices Realised for the Worldwide catalogue.
The December sale is building up to be just as interesting and includes the following collections:
- The Françoise X. Piat Dewavrin Collection of Early Russian Money Letters, Registered Mail, & Zemstvo Covers
- The Ben Palmer Collection of New South Wales Postal Rates
- The Springfield Collection of New South Wales & Queensland
- The Windsor Collection of Irish Stamps & Postal History inc. GB Used in Ireland
- The Seaford Collection of Brighton Postal History
- The Phil Oxley Collection of Colchester Postal History, and
- Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Consignments for the December sales end on Friday 25 September.