Public Auction Altrincham October 2023 - 369

Bids to be received by Tuesday 17th of October 2023 2:00 PM

Lots (643)

Lot 493
Mauritius

1859 (March) 2d blue, early impression with superb & incredibly enormous four margins with slightly smudged concentric circle cancellation, superb and very fine for these, SG 36 position 6. Complete with Brandon 2023 certificate.

Estimate £ 2000.00
Lot 494
Mauritius

1859 Worn Impression 2d blue on greyish paper neat fine two margin example with good strike of oval barred cancel, very sound and useful example. SG 39 Cat £950.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 495
Mauritius

1883-1968 mostly duplication with a few singles on 2 stockbook pages loose, nice little starter lot Approx (130).

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 496
Mexico

1856-1861 Hidalgo Imperfs assembly of 14 values some with good margins, noted ½r blue (3), 1r yellow, 2r green (6, shades), 1861 1r black on green, 4r black on yellow, 8r black on red, various cancels, taken 'as is, plus small range of 9 others. Attractive group taken 'as is'. (23).

Estimate £ 28.00
Lot 497
Mexico

1862 (28 Dec) CEMF French Expeditionary Corps in Mexico: Cover bearing Napoleon 20c blue and 40c orange pair tied four strikes of CEMF dotted diamond cancels with Bureau F CDS alongside paying the 100c rate to Cusset France sent via England. Higher letter bureau are much scarcer.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 498
Mexico

1872 Hidalgo imperf Classics assembly in a small booklet mainly fine used four margin examples including 12c blue (6 + pair), 25c red (30), with mostly Veracruz overprints. Attractive lot. (38).

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 499
Mexico

Fournier Forgery: Album page from the original book showing examples of his work on Hidalgo (2), Coat of Arms (3), Maximilian (2), 1872 used (3), Porte De Mar stamps (3), then ovpts and a postmark strip of 7 different cancels. Very fine and attractive album piece. (22 examples).

Estimate £ 110.00
Lot 500
Monaco

1885-2002 Two large stockbooks with mint and few used from 1885 defins, 1924 to 10f mint, 1942 Relief Fund u/m, 1947 Airs triptyche, 1946 Louis M/S (Cat £60), 1950 Accession set, 1949 Red X Fund, two of the four sheets, then dozens of modern sets U/M & duplicated, second stockbook with nice range of long sets to €10, miniature sheets, commem sets, huge cat value. Approx 2800.

Estimate £ 400.00
Lot 501
Montserrat

1876-1953 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1876 1d red f.u., 6d green mint (Cat £75), 1880 4d blue f.u., 1883 1d red used (Cat £70), 1884-5 2½d red-brown used (Cat £75), 1903 Device of the colony to 2/6 mainly mint (Cat £135), 1908-14 mainly mint (Cat £200), 1916 to 5s mainly mint, 1922-29 set to 5s mainly mint (5s CDS used), 1938 set to £1 mint plus extra perfs, 1951 set mint etc. Clean and valuable lot. (c150).

Estimate £ 500.00
Lot 502
Montserrat

Useful collection from QV onwards with better early to middle periods all fine used laid out on stockpages in date order many items of note including 1883 1d red (Cat £70), 1884 ½d green, 2½d ultr (2), 1890 1d rose-red, 1903 Device of Colony 6 vals to 1s (Cat £134), 1904-08 9 vals to 2/6 (Cat £200), 1908-14 6 vals to 1s (Cat £110), 1909 5s red and green on yellow (slightly rubbed cat £95), 1916-22 to 2s (Cat £245), etc, superb lot for an Imperial album. Approx 95.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 503
MOROCCO AGENCIES

1898-1956 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1878 Overprints on QV to 2p m & u, 1899 to 2p m & u, 1903 1p & 2p mint, 1905 to 2p mainly mint incl 20c CD sideways mint (Cat £90), British Curr. 1907 to 2/6 m & u, 1914-31 2/6 sepia-brown mint (Cat £55), 2/6 yellow-brown used, 2/6 chocolate-brown used, 1931 5s mint (Cat £55), 1935 2/6 & 5s mint (Cat £90), , etc. Clean and valuable lot. (c150).

Estimate £ 425.00
Lot 504
MOROCCO AGENCIES

Spanish Currency: 1907-1956 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1907 most values to 3p on 2/6 used, 6p & 12p mint (Cat £210), 1914-26 3p on 2/6 & 6p on 5s mint, 1948 RSW set m, French Currency incl Seahorses surcharges etc. Clean and useful lot. (c130).

Estimate £ 160.00

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