15 January 2010

Around the houses

Prestige Philately, Australia ~ 5-Dec-09 
Samoa 1914 1mk red stamp "G.R.I./1 Shilling." overprints (843) made a very good AUD$11500 (estimated at AUD$7500). Queensland 1903 Crown/Q Type '6' Irregular Line Perf 12½,13 £1 deep green (355) made a healthy AUD$3600. Victoria Campbell & Fergusson printing 3d deep blue (478) horizontal pair made AUD$5000. Niue 1902 1d carmine stamp with the handstamp in bluish green (651) block of 6 (3x2) made a healthy AUD$5750.
New South Wales official stamp 1887-90 overprinted 'POSTAGE' in Blue £1 mauve & claret overprinted 'O S' Type 1 (245) reached only AUD$9500 bearing in mind that only nine are known, one of which belongs to the Royal Collection.

Iberphil.com, Spain ~ 22-Dec-09
Fernando Poo 1 cts green from year 1900 estimate of €1900 made very healthy €3250. Andorra (Spain administration) serie 1935 estimate of €4500 made only €2500. A 1872 certificate (50 mils blue, six stamps) from Madrid to Burgos made €2300.

Notes
1. Prestige Philately (2010), General Public Auction #152. Consulted 14/Jan/10.
2. Iberphil.com (2010), Spain & Ex-Colonies Public Auction. Consulted 13/Jan/10.