23rd Annual Resume 1947-1948

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The H. R. Harmer Private Treaty Departments in London and New York always carry a range of General and Specialised Collections at attractive prices. Among properties now available for sale are the following :-

South West Africa A highly specialised Collection in 9 volumes ...

Price

£3,500

Price

£3,400

An extremely fine specialised Collection in 2 volumes

Price

£2,500

Sirmoor A magnificent specialised Collection in 8 volumes

Price

£1,250

Price

£370

Serbia and Yugo-Slavia A Highly-specialised Collection in "F. G. De Luxe" album, mainly unused or mint Price

£ 1,000

Air Mail Collection

A mint Collection in JO volumes Tonga

St. Vincent A Collection on Loose Leaves ...

Single Rarities ewfoundland: 1919 " Hawker" superb mint ...

Switzerland: l 853 " Double Geneva " used on cover ...

Price Price

£650 £700

German States

$50,000

10 Volume Collection British Colonies

Collection in 3 Volumes Collection in 6 Volumes

$2,500 $7,000 General Collections

$3,000 $1,250

19th Century in 3 Volumes 19th Century · in 2 Volumes Brazil 4 Volume Specialised Collection of "Dom Pedrn"

postmarks ...

$1,350

Any of the above properties may be inspected at our London or ew York offices, or can be sent for inspection in Clients' own homes. A formal certificate of value is provided for Pw·chasers on request.

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A reproduction of the Certificate presented to Mr. H. R. Harmer at the 1948 Congress. The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists contains 107 names drawn from 18 different countries.

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The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

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Editorial

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Con tinuity

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British Ph ilate lic Exhibition

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The Past Season

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The Coming Season R esume of Prices Realised

10- 15

Those Who Serve You

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Resume of Prices Realised

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The Private Treaty Depart ment

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The Story of the I. R .O. Stock

26- 27

Those Silver Wedding Issues .

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H. R . Harmer Service

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Auction Catalogues and Lists of Prices Realised

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T he Bond Street Sale Rooms

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Internationa l Service .

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!A_nolhei,¡ :J/ear QNCE again we meet our friends and Clients on this page after another satisfactory year in the progress of our organisation.

are interested in obtaining further details will be gladly supplied by H. R . Harmer Pty., Ltd ., Castlereagh House , 2b Castlereagh Street, Sydney, N .S.W., Australia.

This latest extension represent s a further step in the policy of our House to give a personal service on a truly international scale.

C!Jislinguisfied c{JR"ilalef isl With a due sense of propriety we record the great honour paid to our Principal by the Philate]jc Congress of Great Britain ; when on May 28th, 1948, the name of H. R. Harmer was added to that most distinguished international list. It represents the cu]mjnation of a long and arduous career in the service of Philately , and we feel our Clients will share our pride in this achievement.

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Two names which will be remembered on both sides of the Atlantic are the" Charles Williams " Collection , sold in London , and the International Refugee Organjsation Stock disposed of by our New York Office. Both are recorded elsewhere but a few editorial words are not out of place.

The " Charles Williams " was the only London Collection sold by Auction in the " five figure " class , the total exceeding ÂŁ22,000 . The I.R.O. Sales in New York , whj]st realising less, contained a most remarkable tale of adventure and resulted in a realisation of $17,000 for the benefit of War Refugees.

fA.uslrafia To most people in England the name of Australia now produces a somewhat painful wince as recollections of the Cricket Test Match results come to mind , but in the Sta mp World it represents a new step forward in Auctioneering : the foundation in Australia of H. R. Harmer Pty., Limited. This Branch was opened by Mr. H. R. Harmer on March 23rd , 1948, and the first lot fell to the hammer in May . Since then , a steady series of sales have taken place and a full programme is arranged for the new year.

We have been extremely 'lucky in securing as Manager , Mr. John Yard of Eastbourne , England. " Jack " is well known and liked in the British Stamp circles- especially as an expert on Empire Classics. Any of our readers who

"ae01.ewcf!ook" In I 944, when our London Office left the Aeolian Hall at 13 l ew Bond Street (at the request of the B.B.C.) , our new premi ses across the road at " 39-42 " were necessarily somewhat dilapidated - which in those days was rather in vogue! ow, they have been completely reconstructed a nd represent , perhaps , the last word in Stamp Auction Gallerie s. We invite your inspection.

A happy group at the Bournemouth Philatelic Congress

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What is that "so mething" about the Harm er A uction Service which has not only retained our established clients through the years, but is also constantly attrac ting new ones ? We think it is " Continuity "- and here is the story .

READERS of American Ma gazines will probably ha ve noticed a new feature in the Automobile advertisement s. In addition to the u sual coloured pictures of tho se sleek mon sters of propul sion is a different item - photograph s of their employees. Usually the se took the form of " F ather and Son " groups, telling of the co mbined length of service of the " team " and how the y had worked together as crafts man and apprentice .

This steady accumul ation of skill a nd exper ience on both sides of the Atlantic ha s, perhap s, been largely respon sible for the expansion of the H ar mer Group . It has inst illed into the mind s of Philateli c Peo ple two essential items of our service : Confidence a nd Tru st. The se are things that cannot be bought the easy way ; they are the result of steady continuous service by many respon sible peop le through a number of years.

The result s were impr essive and we were tempted to check on our staff too for length of service ; although we could, perhaps, also ha ve featured the " Father and Son " aspect ! We feel that clients and friend s might also share some of our interest in the results.

There is another aspect too. We think that friends and clients prefer to be served by people who have decided to make our work their lifetime ca reer. And thi s is not only because of the addition al skill and craftsmanship which they bring to bear but also beca use of the co ntented atmo sphere which surround s tran sactio ns made with such a "Fa mily."

In London we ha ve eleven senior staff a nd director s with an average length of service of over seventeen years each. Of the remaining twenty-odd employees , half have been with us more than three years a nd quite a few more tha n five. In the New York Office, which was founded eight years ago, there are severa l established seniors who have been with us for the " duration ."

British

Philatelic

Exhibition

The Philat elic Ex hibition held in London and later in Glasgow and Man chester provided a happy opportunity to meet again many old fri ends and to make a large number of new ones.

The prin cipal f eature of our display of rarities was the rnagnificent " Bucc/euch Find " sold by us last ye ar and generously loaned by the new owner. Our representati ves were k ept extr emely busy recounting the story of this romanti c discovery, which was being shown publicly f or the fi rst time.

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But just in case the Reader thinks he may in future years be dealing with a group of ageing greybeards, let us haste n to add that we have taken on a pprenti ces a nd junior s who will, one day, ensure th at the Hou se of Harmer , founded fifty years ago , will always preserve itsContinuity.

cfeason

!lf:e cffolilical dif,wfion pERHAPS the most not a ble feature of the past Sea on in the London Auction Room was the series of alarums and excur ion s that gave full cope to the fearful imagination of the pessimists, but proved to the hilt that, whjlst in footwear there is nothing like leather , so in the Collecting World there is nothing like Stamp s.

Price s during the first six month s of the Sea on were teady , except in one or two speculative section s and the market readily absorbed all the materi al offered.

In April the Chancellor of the Exchequer decided to impo se a Tax on investment income and trus compelled the Jeremiah s to suggest that the day of the Seller was over. In M ay, the situation beca me crowded by the controversy over the big Silver Wedding Issue, which is discussed elsewhere . U ndoubtedly the high face value of thi s series forced the trade to give seriou s consideration to its buying, and for a time there was a tendency to purcha e only propertie s for whjch an immediate buyer could be found. Simila rly, man y of the smaller buyer s were compelled to contract their purchase s in order to accumulate fund to meet the call impo sed by thi s big issue- a nd perhaps by the Chancellor of the Exchequer !

In June the politic al ituation became extremely clouded and thi s in its turn undoubtedly had some small depre ssing effect on the M arket.

Nevertheless, the great inherent strength of the PhilateHc Ma rket was revea led when to the a mazement of those who had prophe sied a slump , pric e in the Stamp Auction Room s actually incre ased as comp ared to the figures obtained in May. Indeed in the closing Sales of July we found that price s were fully up to the Winter strength .

Export ha ve necessarily fallen somewhat due to the virtual closing of some Over seas Market s, not a bly Indi a, Sweden , Egypt and Pale stine.

It is not in the field of current a nd Commemorative issues of modern day s that we look for the full revelation of the strength of Stamp s. Rather is it in the classic field ; and throughout all the se vag ue thoughts of slump , the fine classic issues continue on their way as strong as ever.

Yive CDays /or ''@/ia,·l es (l_f )Jfiams ' '' @ollecfions In Bond Street the Sta r Item was, of cour se, the " Charles Willia ms' " Specialised Collection s of Ceylon, Gr eat Brit ain, New Zealand, etc., whjch rea lised £22,652, and took five selling da y .

Ra rely these day s do collectors of the old classics have a n opportunity of adding superlati ve pieces from uch splendid "o ld time" acc umul ations.

A lovely str ip of the New Zea la nd 1855 2d. on blued paper is reproduced as a reminder to the ma ny hundreds of enthu iasts who now are ab le to rec ord in their al bum s underneath some o f their most treasured piece , "ex Charles William s' Collection. " The full seaso n comprised 41 sales of 89 sessions tot a lling £280,000 , seco nd only to last yea r's " Highe st Ever " figure of £294,000.

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DURI NG 1947-48 H. R. Harmer , Inc., continued their good work in offering to a World Wide clientele most of the important co llections that came on the Americ a n market.

That the Auction total of $385,568.25 was not higher, was due entirely to the fact that the Season brought forward comparatively few important collections.

As previously, United States sta mps dominated the field with no less than 16 Auction days being devoted exclusively to this ever popular ection.

In all, 21 Catalogues were issued, comprising 59 Sale Sessions and 21,840 lots.

Among the more important propertie s sold were the "George G. Bauer " Co llection, Part IV, comprising un-hinged United States issues in pair s, strips, blocks a nd sheets, the " Donald Young" Collection of ewfoundland , the" Dr. Robert L. Fisher " Air Stamps, the " Jo se L. Gildred " Columbian Air Po sts an d the " F.C. Dor sch " Group of Japan. A General Collection by order of a Farmingdale, ew York, Collector, comprised I, 110 lot s.

The New Year brought forward the " Roy W. Trickey " Collection of ewfoundland , a

specialised accu mulation of Great Britain Penny Black s, some prize-winning Air Post Covers and the " Clarence A. M ack " prop erty.

Other s also di posed under the hammer were the "F . F. Porter " a nd " Dr. Kuno Struck " Gener al Group s, the "Cap tain W. J. Wall '' Briti sh Empire Collection, and a General Collection by F. Potter. The first portion of the " L. 0.

Carlson" Collection, comprising United States issues was followed by the " Howard Boazm a n " Collection of Mexico and the International Refugee Org a nisation stock. The last is the subject of an article elsewhere in thi s Resume .

Another strong group during the Season's Auctions was the disposa l of Gener al and Specialised Collections as entities.

Until recentl y it had been considered that the American Philateli st did not favour the purchase of such collections. The very satisfac tory prices obtained throughout the past Season proves the error of this view.

TH E Australian Branch brou ght into being in the early part of the year

by Mr. H. R. H a rmer when on a visit " down under ," was ab ly assi ted in the la unchin g by Mi ss Barbara Falgar, who incident ally added a few thou sand miles more to her alread y extensive air travel s.

Yard conducts the se with urbane rapidity, a nd we under stand that " Ju st in time" a nd " With the hammer , Sir," are not unknown in our Sydney Auction Room ! Attendances at the Sales a re high , Commonwealth issues havi ng a very stro ng following, with New Zea land and the l'acific Islands Group also well supported.

In June Mr. John Yard , who is well known to philatel.ists in England, flew out to take over the management of the Branch. Sales are held at what is normally the lunch period and Sydney buyer s, for obvious reasons mo stly bu siness men , like their auctions quick and "snappy ." John [7]

A two-day sale each month is already arra nged for September to December and will include fine selections of materia l of a general nat ure with one particularly interesting " Executor " collection .

We expect the progress of the Sydney Hou se will do much to further the rapidly growing intere st in Philatel y throughout Austra lia a nd New Zealand.

\ . @omtng ()

deason

cJafes

1n

AS

it was not possible to issue the Resume prior to the commencement of the Auction Season on September 7th, Sales are listed only from October 11th.

It is our earnest endeavour to offer something of intere st to every Collector an d in the first few month s of this Season thi s has been achieved to the full.

Classics of Cape of Good Hope , St. Vincent a nd old Europeans will delight the ma ny Collectors of early issues, and to the Collectors of the modern school the " Oakey " Gold

October 11, 12 October 18, 19

October 25, 26

November 1, 2

November 8, 9 November 15, 16

November 22, 23

November 29, 30 December 6.

1949 January IO, 11

Medal Air M ails will give a rare opportunity to fill in many difficult bla nk s.

The "T. E. Field" Australian Commonwealth Collection (a " world's best") follows in November. A fine group of classics, including some of the " Baro n Alphonse de Rothschild " Roum a nia ns comes under the hammer in December and in the New Year the "L. T. Vowles " specialised Newfoundland.

These are the highlights and in the numerou s less notable , but no less interesting a uction s will be found many quality General and semispecialised Collections.

A Fine "All-World " Sale, including the foreign portion of the Collection offered by order of Jack Gollop , Esq., of Sheffield.

Foreign Countries only, including an " Old Time" European Collection formed by the late Baron Pao lo Langheim of Zurich a nd offered by order of Dr. Karl Mayer of London.

Pioneer Air Stamps and Flown Covers, the superb " Gold Medal" Collection formed by the late P. H. Oakey , Esq. , of Eastbourne.

British Empire and Foreign, including properties offered by order of the Executrix of the late William Gilchrist Cochrane, Esq., of Leith, and other owners.

Fine European Selections, with early imperf s., followed by (secon d day) outstanding Briti sh Empire Collections.

Australian Commonwealth, the magnificent Specialised Collection including Internal Air Mails, offered by order of T. E. Field, Esq., F.R.P.S., L. , of Skelmanthorpe.

An Important British Empire Sale, with many modern rarities from the Collection offered by order of F . B. Raven scroft, Esq., of Watford.

British Empire and Foreign, including a Collection offered by order of G. C. Edward s, Esq., of Bury , nea r Pulborough.

A Classic Sale, including the " Baro n A. de Roth schild" Rouma nians , a nd other rare classics.

The Outstanding "L. T. Vowles " Collection of Newfoundland.

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111 NEVER before have H. R. Harmer Inc. been able to announce so many Fall Auctions before even the past season has been completed.

At the time of writing, in early July in New York, there are already scheduled twenty complete auction days.

Thi s manife stat ion of the confidence of prospective vendors is a token , we feel of their confidence in the knowledge that, for a fair deal, individual attention, and the finest prices, the best firm of philatelic auctioneers in America is H. R. Harmer Inc. Amongst the many outstanding properties to be disposed of in the early part of the season, is " W. F. Conyers " Collection of The Briti sh

October 4, 5, 6

Empire, very strong in the British America group ; and by or der of a collector in the West we are offering a very fine mint collection of Brit ish Empire Issues, without reser ve. Many of the rarities are included in thi s latte r sale, and the ever popular Commemoratives are represented in strengt h.

Probably the smallest sale of the seaso n will provide the biggest thrill , when, on December 13th an auction of 42 lots only will be held.

In all, the sale will comprise 71 stamps on 42 covers- all the famous U .S.A. St. Louis " Bea rs " !

A provisional list of forthcoming sales is given hereunder.

A Mint 20th Century British Empire Collection, including many

rarities, offered by order of a Collector from the West.

October 25, 26, 27

A General Sale, including Specialised Columbia and State s, etc.

November 8, 9, 10

The "W . F. Conyers " British Empire Collection, stro ng in

British America. ovember 22, 23

A very fine General Sale.

December 6, 7, 8

United States, and General Foreign Sale.

December 13

The remarkable " Charnley and Whelan "

Find- 71 U.S.A.

St. Louis " Bears " on 42 covers.

December 20, 21

A General Sale.

1949 January 10, 11, 12

A Collection of the Unit~d States, by order of a private Collector.

January 24, 25, 26

A General Sale, strong in 19th Century issues, and British

Empire.

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London and New York 1947 - 48

SEASO

New York realisations are given in dollars. The rate of exc hange is $4.03 to the £ ; the dollar, therefore, officially equals approximately 5/- . Catalogue values, if in pounds , are from Stanle y Gibbons Catalogues and Suppleme nts current at the time of sale.

If in dollars, rhe values are according to Scou's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, or Sanabria 's Airp osr Catalogue.

R ealisation

AUSTRALIA : " 1920, Ross-Smith " vignette, used on cover to New South Wales. Also, scarce delivery envelope bearing " Prime Minister 's Department " cachet £90 0 0

Dare

May JO

AUSTRIA : 1851- 56, News paper Stamp, 6 kr. red,

large part o.g., slightly cut into at left, small tear upper right corner. Cat. £475... ld . dull lake, S.G .I., a fine, lightly postmarked copy. Cat. £22 ...

1861 : Id . lake, S.G .4, a fine o .g. horizontal pair .

Cat. £24 1861 : Id. lake, S.G .7, part o.g. horizontal pair, variery impe,f between 1863 : Jd. aniline scarlet, S.G .34, par t o.g. and fine.

Cat. £25 BAHAMAS:

260 0 0

Oct. 28

23 0 0

Sept. 15

21 0 0

Jul y 12

57 JO 0

Jan . 26

24 0 0

Jan . 26

21 0 0 26 0 0

May 3 Jan. 12

63 0

0

Jan. 12

33 0 0

Sept. 22

1859:

BARBADOS : I 873:6d. orange-v ermilion , variety impe,f , S.G. 62, superb o.g. marginal 1907:

block of four. Cat. £ 18 ... ...

2½d . black and indigo, S.G . 162a, o.g.

BASUTOLAND

: 1934, Official, 6d., S.G. 04, very fine used , a nd rare .

Only twenty-six

issued BELGIUM : I 875, 5fr. yellow-brown , full o.g., slight gum creases .

Cat £32

BRITISH COLUMBIA and VANCOUVER

ISLAND

(fo r realisations see pag e 11)

1891, perf . 12½--14, IOOr. vermilion and dull blue, vertical tete-beche pair, unu sed, with part o.g. Cat. Scott $150 BRAZIL:

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25 0 0

Feb.

2

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Dat e

BRITISH COLUMBIA : 1860, imperf. , 2½d ., pale dull red, S.G . l, o.g. with large margins and superb . Cat. £28

£50 0 0

Nov . 3

1865, imperf ., Sc. rose, S.G . 11, a magnificent o.g . copy of full deep colour and large margins. Cat. £400

550 0 0

Feb.

2

60 0 0

Nov.

3

1865, imperf ., IOc. blue, S.G. 12, o.g ., with large margins and superb .

BRITISH

EAST

AFRICA :

I 897,

Cat. £45

50r., S.G . 99, brilliant o.g., slight centring to left. £37

Cat. £42

BRITISH GUIANA:

0 0

June 14

175 0 0

May 24

1856, 4c. black on rose-carmine, S.G. 24a,

cut square, large margins and lightly pmkd.

Superb

but for minute thinning ...

I 899, 2c. on l 5c., surcharge inverted, unused and fine.

S.G .232. Cat. £22 ...

BRITISH

LEVANT:

20 0 0

Mar.

2

39 0 0

June

7

21 0 0

Feb.

2

1887- 96, 40 par. on 2½d., S.G . 4a,

variety surcharge double, unused and fine

CANADA 185 1, laid paper , 3d. red, S.G . 1, very fine, with large margins and light concentric circles pmk.

Cat. to £16 .. .

1852-57, medium hard wove paper , 3d. brownred, an o.g. block of six with large margins and very fine...

400 0 0

July 19

48 0 0

Dec . 9

21 0 0

June 14

95 0 0

May 24

28 0 0

Feb.

1857, 7½d. deep yellow-green , S.G . 22a, with large margin s and light " bars " cancellation 1859, Sc. deep red, S.G . 32, a large part o.g., block of four, faint gum crease ...

1868- 72, Jc. on laid paper , S.G . 55a, unu sed, fine colour but centr ed slightly to right.

Cat. £140 ...

!Sc., S.G . 64b, lightly pmkd ., but few perfs. blunt at top.

Cat. £33

1908, Quebec set, S.G. 188- 195, all variety impe(f. and in superb o .g. vertical pairs ...

CAYMAN

ISLANDS : 1908, 2½d. on 4d., S.G . 24, a very fine o.g. copy . Cat. £28

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2

130 0 0

Mar . 15

34 0 0

Mar. 22

The H. R. Harmer Stamp Auctions Realisation

Date

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

1853, Paper deeply blued , Id. deep brick-red, S.G . la, large margins , lightly pmkd ., and very fine

£ 14 0 0

Feb . 16

l 855-58, 6d. pale rose-lilac, S.G . 7b, with large margins tied to re-addressed entire , with Gt. Britain perf. Id . red with stars in upper corners. An interesting combination

26 O O

Feb . 16

1861, Woodblock, Id . vermilion, S.G . 13, a lightly cancelled block of four used on small piece.

Cut into top left and top right corners, slightly creased 330 0

0

Dec. 22

Woodblock, error of colour, 4d . carmine, S.G . 16a, small or no margins, but very

presentable copy, slightly thinn ed, fine used

230 0 0

1863- 64, De la Rue , 6d. bright mau ve in an o.g. pair.

Cat . £18 as singles

Dec .

29 0 0

July 19

I/- bright emerald-green , S.G . 21, fine used . . .

30 0

0

Feb . l 6

1/- bright emerald-green , a part o.g . pair.

57 10 0

May 24

Cat. £50 CEYLON

1857, Blue glazed paper , ½d. lilac, lightly pmkd . and superb. Cat . £15 ...

29 0 0

Nov. 17

I 857-59, 2d.

24 0 0

Nov. 17

84 0

0

Nov. 17

26 0

0

ov. 17

105 0

0

Nov . 17

I 3 JO O

Nov. 17

72 JO O

Nov. 17

48 0 0

Nov. 17

yellow-green , S.G.

8, part

o.g.

horizontal

pair.

Cat.

£20

1857- 59, 4d. dull rose , S.G. 9, very fine and lightly postmarked ...

5d. chestnut ,S.G .10, lightly postmarked Cat. £10.

and tied to entire.

8d. brown, S.G. 13, a superb , lightly pmkd. copy with large margins . Cat £90

1857- 59, 1/- dull violet, S.G. 16, tied to entire . little heavy.

Postmark a

Cat. £10

2/- blue, S.G. l 9, a horizontal pair , used, slightly stained . . .

1861, Rough perf ., 8d. yellow-brown, S.G. 50, o.g. and superb.

Cat. £32

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Season 1947- 1948 Realisation

Dat e

CEYLON (continued)

1863- 66, 2d. bottle-green , S.G. 77, lightly pmkd ., horizont a l pair .

5d . reddish-brown,

Cat. £ 1IO ...

S.G.

. . . £1 IO 0 0

83, horizontal

lightly pmkd ., on ent ire. Cat. £9

Nov . 17

pair ,

...

38 0 0

Nov. 17

57 10 0

Nov. 18

42 0

0

No v. 18

40 0

0

Feb .

1883- 98, Wmk . C.A ., 16c. pale violet, S.G . 151, a cho ice part o.g. horizontal pair.

Cat . £64

1885, Wmk. C.C. , perf. 14, Sc. on l6c ., pa le violet, S.G . 152a, very fine used. Only seven copies known .. .

1922- 27, I00r . dull purple and blue, S.G. 360b, a brilliant o.g. copy.

Cat. £40

2

CHILE : 1911, IOc. grey and black , error centre inverted, large part o.g . . ..

$ 140·00

Oct. 29

CHINA : I 897, 4c. on 3c. red (type I), large part o.g . . .

$ 115·00

Mar.

2

$105·00

Mar.

2

$830 ·00

OV .

11

$780·00

ov . 11

1897, $5 on 3c. red, large part o.g.

Cat. $85

COLOMBLA : Air Post I920 Second Pro visional Issue, complete unus ed set of nine

Air Post 1920 Second Provi sional Issue, comp lete set of nine on covers CYPRUS : 188 1, 30 par. on Id ., Plate 220, S.G. 15, a horizontal pair , surcharge double,

one inverted, lightly pmkd . Cat. £20

£2 1 0 0

1922- 23, £1, S.G. IOI, fine used . Cat . £38

I 924- 28, £5, S.G. 117a, large part o.g. and fine.

On Austria,

6

Jan.

5

42 0 0

Mar.

2

30 0

Jun e 14

33 0

Cat. £40 ..

1938-43, Ipi. orooge , S.G . I 54a ; a mint block of four.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA:

Oct.

Air Post 1919, 2.50k. on 3k. ochre , o .g., very fine ...

0

0

$55·00

Sept. 16

1919 Air-mail , I kr. 50 on 2kr., 2kr. 50 on 3kr ., and 4kr. , a fine set, large £44

part o.g . Cat. £46 . ..

0 0

Sept. 23

70 0 0

May 10

60 0 0

Feb.

DENMARK : 1870-7 1, perf. 12½, 4sk . rose-red and grey, block of twenty unused, with

part o.g.

1896- 1902, I ore orange , variety impe,f,

S.G . 100a, a mint block of four

Iceland : Air Post 1933 It aly-Iceland Flight, complete set, o.g., fine to very fine

[ I3 ]

$85·00

2

Nov . 12

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BRITISH

EGYPT:

FORCES

TN E<iYPT

1866, Ip. mauve , S.G . 5, superb, part o .g., block of twelve , with se-tenant pairs of the two types . .. £77 JO 0

Date

Feb. 23

1st Nov ., 1932, Po stal Seal , Artist's original pe1f

composite pro of 6th

70

0

0

Feb . 23

70

0

0

Feb. 23

May , I 935, Jub ilee Commemoration Stamp , impe,f o.g. Proof in horizontal pair without overprint

but in issued colour

1938, Ro yal Wedding block of four

£I , green

and

sepia , o.g .

D ec.

$150 ·00

9

FALKLAND ISLANDS:

1869, A ver y fine entire , showi ng a clear impression of the small black " frank" dated" FALKLAND ISLA DS JA 4, 1869," " REGISTERED " a nd Crown mark a nd London rece iving pmk ....

1928, South Georgia Provision a l, 2½d. on 2d. , S.G . 68, part o .g. a nd fine .

Cat. £30 .. .

£65

0

0

Jan . 26

25

0

0

Jan . 27

120

0

0

M ay

320

0

0

Mar . 16

72 IO 0

Oct. 27

FINLAND : 1881, Perf . 12½, 20p . ultr ama rine , a n entire mint sh ee t, contain ing two tete-beches, S.G . 90b.

3

FRANCE mr t.'TJl.,! .

I

,~

.

''✓;,-

•

~'

1853-6 1, 80c. rose , a sup erb a nd brilli a nt o.g. tete-beche pair ..

80c . rose, tete-beche in a strip of thre e, fine used

...

80c . ro se, the very rare variety , double impression of whole des ign , S.G .74a , very fine used. Believed to be the only known cop y

I 45

0

0

Nov . 25

80c. ro se, the very rare variety showing tete-beche impression of the lfr. on reverse, S.G. 74, fine used . Onl y one 0th.er cop y known

90

0

0

Nov. 25

72 IO 0

ov. 25

1862- 70, Laureated 4c. , hori zo nt a l tete-bec/1e pa ir , cance lled " PARIS slightl y off-cen tre. Cat. £80

28 AOUT

J 870, Borde a ux , 20c. , type JI, a mag nifice nt block of nine with margin s all round.

72 " , Full

J 45

o.g ., but for two hinge rem a inder s

0

Mar. 16

52 10 0

Mar. 16

0 0

Sept. 22

105

0

0

Sept. 22

" Ile de France ," I0 fr. on 90c . vertical pa ir from bottom of sheet , upper sta mp variety wide spacing San . 3c. a lmo st full o.g.

105

0

0

Mar. 16

" Ile de Fr a nce ," I0fr . on lfr . 50c. blue , San. 4, large part o .g., and well-centred ...

100 0

0

Mar. 16

Bord ea ux, 40c . scarlet -vermilion , th e true rouge-sang shade , superb unu sed

J 870- 73, 25c. blue , hor izontal ce ntr e .. .

J 928, " Jle de France,"

tere-beche pa ir, very fine a nd light ly cancelled.

Slightly off50

I0fr . on 90c. rose-carm ine, variety surcharge in verted, large par t o .g.

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Resume of Prices:

Season 1947-1948 Reali sati on

Dal~

GAMBIA

J 874, 4d. brown , S.G. 5, a well-embo ssed copy , used on cover to Switzerland, well-tied with light-red dated pmk.

.. .

£84

0

0

Jan . 27

1874, 6d. deep blue, S.G.7 , a fine o.g. marginal copy

J9

0

0

Jan . 27

1922- 27, Script C.A. 3/- slate-purple , S.G. 139, a very fine o.g . copy . Cat. £30

28 0

0

Dec.

26 0

0

Nov . 24

9

GERMANY

1900, Reichspost , error 5pf,

ultramarine

o .g.

and

very fine

I 900, Reichspost , 5m. the two types , both fine used . Cat. £9

7 JO O

Jan.

1920, wmkd. circles , 3mk . black-violet , a mint copy

$310 ·00

July 20

19

German Colonies : Gern:ian China: 1897- 98, 3pf. bistre-brown , with 45° overpt. , S.G. CI a,

£67 JO O

fine used Kiautschou : 1905, .no wmk ., $2½, very fine used GERMA Baden:

60

2

0 0

April 26

155 0 0

May 31

STATES

1862, Land Post , 12kr., horizontal bisect used on fine entire as 6 kr. , well tied with circles pmk ., and showing dated "SAEKINGEN

" mark

Bavaria : J 849, I kr. deep black , mint horizontal strip of three ,

1867- 68, I2kr. yellow , superb mint hori zontal strip of three , Brunswick : 1852, Isgr. rose , superb used ...

$250·00

Mar.

2

$185 ·00

Mar.

2

£15 JO 0

1853-56, ! ggr. on brown , a very fine block of four and a single, used on cover Lubeck : 1859, wmk., Isch . orange , cancelled bars , and superb

Oldenburg, I 861, 2gr . red , large part o.g ., brilliant colour and extremely fine.

Cat. £IO ...

I 86 1, 3gr . ye!Jow, lightly pmkd. , and very fine used on small piece . Cat. £ I I .. .

GIBRALTAR : 1925- 32, £5, an o.g . copy from corner of sheet with control.

63

0 0

25 0

1859, Envelope stamp , 4sh. bistre , a very fine square-cut copy used on envelope and tied

GOLD

Feb.

Cat. £30 ...

May 31 June 21

0

June 21

39

0 0

Sept. 16

20

0 0

Nov. 24

25

0

0

Sept. J6

36

0

0

Mar . 2

COAST : I 889- 94, 20/- green and red, S.G. 24, a well-centred unused cop y of good

colour.

72 JO O

Cat. £90

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4

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..

The H. R. Harmer Stamp Auctions Realisation

Dat e

GREAT BRIT A!

1840

n, block of 8 (4 x 2) used on enti re, lettered HG - HJ , 1G- JJ, right ha nd pair slightly creased and cut into , otherwise very fine £ 140 0 0

ld. black, Plate

Nov. 10

Id. black, Plate x r, lettered G- A, exceedingly fine used on piece, pmkd . "SHEPTON MALLET JY 14 184 1 " in blue...

40 0 0

June 28

Mulr ea dy Wrapper 2d., bearing a fine, full-ma rgined copy of the 1840 2d. Plate I ...

35 0 0

Nov . 10

1841, Id. red-brown , from Plate xr, on Dickinso n silk thread paper, S.G . 16,a superb unus ed block of four with large margins...

140 0 0

Nov. 10

1841, ld. red-brown , mint , horizont a l strip from upper left corner of sheet, showing part of inscription and Plate No . 69

38 0 0

ov . 10

1848, Id . red-brown, Plate 70, Archer Rou lette 12, part o.g. , and very fine. ..

46 0 0

Nov. 10

1854-57, 2d . blue, S.G . 20a, a horizontal stri p of three and a single copy, used on entire.. .

34 0 0

Feb . 10

1854-57 , 2d. blue, wrnk. Large Crown , perf . 16, S.G. 27, a fine unused copy

50 0

0

Nov. 10

1862, I/-, variety impe,f , S.G. 91a, a very fine o.g. , marg inal horizo ntal pair. Cat. £48 . . .

48 0 0

Dec. IS

1865- 67, 9d. straw , variety on thick paper, S.G . 98a, very fine used ...

44 0 0

Feb . 10

67 10 0

Nov. 11

130 0 0

Nov . 11

220 0 0

Dec. 2

44 0 0

Feb . 10

1867-83 Wmk . Anchor , white paper , 5/- ro e, Plate IV, a hori zontal st rip of thr ee, light ly pmkd ..

Wmk . Anchor , white pap er, 10/- green ish-grey , unused , and very fine.

Cat. £200

Wmk . Anc hor , Blued Paper, £1 brown-lilac , S.G . 132, unused , and very fine. Cat. £280 ...

Wmk . Anchor, White Paper, £1 brown-lilac , S.G . 136, lightly pmkd . and superb.

Cat. £38...

Wmkd. Anchor , Blued Paper, £5 orange, a part o.g. imperf. imprim at ur copy, slight crease at left . . .

105 0

0

Feb. 23

1873-8 0, 2½d. rosy-mauve , error "L H- FL," for " LH - HL ," S.G . 140, unused , centred to bottom-right . . .

105 0

0

Jan. 27

188 1, 16 do ts, Id. deep purpl e, an o.g. , ho rizontal stri p of three from upper -left corner of sheet, centre stamp , variety frame broken at bo110111 . Cat. £ 12...

16 0 0

ov. 11

1887- 92, 3d. on orange , S.G. 204, an o.g. block of four. Cat. £36

33 0

0

Jan. 27

1888, £1 brown -lilac, wmk. Orbs , lightly pmkd . a nd very fine.

34 0 0

Nov. 11

38 0 0

Nov. 11

Cat. £25

1888, £ 1 brown-lil ac, wmk. Orb s, lettered T-A , showing break in lower frame line, fine used

[ I8 ]

Season 1947- 1948

Resume of Prices

Realisation

Dat e

GREAT BRITAIN (continued)

1902- 10, ½d. yellow-green, a n o .g. vertical pair, lower stamp variety doubly printed at bot ton,. Onl y six pairs exist. .. . .. £ I25 0

0

Dec . I 5

1924-2 6, ½d. green, an o.g. horizont a l pa ir, lef t-hand stamp completely, right-hand stamp par tly doubly print ed

130

0

0

D ec. 15

1929, P.U.C., £ 1 black, a compl ete mint sheet of twent y, with ma rgins, well-centr ed and super b

220

0

0

M ay 10

l 934, Silver Jub ilee, th e ra re 2½d. Prussian blue, S.G . 456a, o .g., and very fine. Ca t. £75 . ..

110

0 0

No v. 4

.~,

GREECE : 186 1, Paris Print , IL. chocolate, a very fine blo ck of four, lightly cancelled " 67"

pmks. On e stamp has minut e trac e of th in spot

84 0 O

Jan. 20

63

0 0

Jun e 29

80

0

0

A pril 20

44

0 0

April 20

1927- 35, Idr . brown and blue, the rare variety centre inverted, S.G . 4 17d, lightly ca ncelled and fine

INDlA : 1854, 4a . blue and red, Di e I, S.G. I 9, a very large ho rizon ta l pair, sho wing po rtions of five rose ttes, lightly pm kd . in blue and pen-m arked 1854, 4a . blue and red, Die J I, S.G. 23, heav ily retouc hed head, and with clea r light " B 127 " (Moulm ein) cancella tion, very fine

. ..

ITALIAN

ST ATES

M odena, 1859, 5c. pa le green, a very fine horizo nta l strip of fou r, lightl y ca ncelled in blue...

46 0

0

June 2 1

0

0

Jun e 2 1

135 0

0

Ju ne 21

l 80

0

April 27

Na ples : 1860, Savoy C ross, ½t. deep blue, two horizont a l pairs used with l 863 2gr. , lightl y

ca ncelled and tied . One sta mp with minut e tea r, a nd the entir e a trifle stained . . . aples:

1860, Savoy Cro ss, ½t. pale blue, un used, with large margin s and fine

...

Tuscany : 186 1, 3L. yellow-buff, fine used, j ust to uched a t left, and a little cut into at top. ..

[ 19 ]

560

0

The H. R. Harmer Stamp Auctions Realisation

KENYA,

UGANDA

Dat e

AND TANGANYIKA

19I2-22 , IOOr., S.G . 60, o.g. copy from corner of sheet with control ...

£75

0

0

Oct. 20

2 10 0

0

Oct. 20

31 0

0

Oct. 20

57 10 0

Jan . 12

16 0

0

Sept. 16

0

May 24

52 10 0

Feb. 10

1907- 11, Mult. CA. 5d . pa le sage-green, S.G . 64, but variety i1npe1f, an unused vertical pair with large margi ns

52 10 0

Feb . 10

19 19- 20, Mull. CA, 2/6 olive-grey , S.G. 95, but variety impe,f , a superb unu sed horizont al pa ir

63 0

Feb. 10

1922, £50, S.G. 100, well-centred, large part o.g. and very fine 1925-27, £4 black and magenta , S.G. 106, o.g . and very fine LAGOS :

1884-86, 10/-, S.G. 29, large part o.g., but a little so iled ...

MALTA

1860-63, Blued Paper , !d. buff, S.G. I, o.g. and superb.

Cat. £15 1885, 4d. brown , variely impe,f, horizontal

pair ,

large

S.G . 29, an o.g.

margins ,

creases, otherwise very fine.

slight

gum

Cat. £ I 20...

I 35

0

1907- 11, Mult . CA . 4½d. orange , S.G. 63, but variety

impe,f,

a superb unused horizontal pair

1848, "Post Paid, " early impression , bluish paper, 2d. blue, a magnificent unused copy of excellent colour

0

MAURITIUS:

$875·00

May 25

$62 · 50

Nov. 12

$205 ·00

ov. 12

$150·00

Jul y 20

MEXICO : Air Post 1928, 25c. dark green and dark blue , on flown cover, very fine, only

50 issued Air Po st

1934, National

University , 20c. to 20P ., complete

AGENCIES : 1935, Silver Jubilee, Spanish currency "Cenrim es," in mint block of four with norm a ls

MOROCCO

mint

set of eight ,

I0c. on

Id ., error 0

Oct. 13

52 10 0

Sept . 23

63 0

0

Sept. 23

60 0

0

May

194 1- 42, 5g. yellow-brown , a mint block of four from top of sheet . . .

I00 0

0

Feb. 17

NEVIS : 1866, I/- yellow-green, variety crossed lines on !di , S.G. 14b, o .g., and very fine . . .

85 0

0

Feb . JO

42 0

0

Jan . 13

NATAL:

1908, £1 10/-, S.G. 162, o.g. , one perf. short. Cat. £60 NETHE RLAND S:

1872-91,

perf.

1852, Sc. steel -blue , brilliant o.g.

£50 Cat. £35.

0

14, large holes , 50c. bistre , neatly pmkd.

Cat. £50 S urinam : 194 1, Air Mail , 5g. blue-green , San . 24, a fine o .g.,

block of four . . .

Dutch

Indies :

1883, ½d . on half of Id ., Revenue, surcharge in blue, used on piece

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Season 1947-1948 Realisation

Dat e

NEWFOUNDLAND

1857, 6½d. scarlet-vermilion, S.G . 7, part o .g. and very fine 1866, Seal Sc. brown , S.G . 26, o.g., and well centred 1910, perf. 12

X

.. .

11, le ., an o .g. vertical pair , variety impe1f between, S.G. 109b ...

0

0

Ap ril 13

14 0

0

Feb . 24

25 0

0

Feb. 24

$1,050 ·00

Oct. 28

£39

Air Stamps

19 19, " H awke r" 3c. red-brown, tied to cover to London , pmkd . St. Johns , April 12th, 19 19

by hand , " Aerial Atlanti c Mail, J .A. R. " ... £725

0

0

Feb . 24

1921, " Halifax ," 35c. red, narrow spacing , variety inverted overprint S.G . 148i, smal l part o.g., £115

0

0

Dec. 22

1927, " Pinedo ," 60c. black, S.G. 163, a superb copy on a neat flown cover

250 0

0

Feb . 24

1930, " Columbia ," 50c. on 36c. sage-green, S.G . 191, a nicely centred mint copy and very fine but for very faint gum crease . Cat. £175 ...

195 0

0

Feb . 24

1930, " Columb ia," 50c. on 36c. sage-green, a very fine copy, used on flown cover with full pmks .

160

0

0

Feb . 24

1931, Wmkd ., I Sc. brown, overprinted " L. & S. POST ," o.g., vertical strip of five, top stamp without overprint

$400·00

ov. 12

1933, imperf . complete set of five in o.g. marginal vertical pairs

$900·00

Nov. 12

19 19, " Martin syde" 3c. red-brown, overprinted A fine example used on cover

~

I

-

NEW GUINEA : 1914, G .R .l. on Marshall lslands , 5/- on 5mk ., o.g . and superb

£55

NEW SOUTH WALES : 1850, Sydne y View, Plate II , ea rly impression , 2d. indigo , S.G . 21, a horizontal pair and two singles, used together on piece

130 0 0

1850, Sydney View, Plate IIJ , 2d. ultramarine , S.G . 29, lightly cancell ed " 26 " in bars

16 IO O

June 15

0

Nov. 12

O O

Nov . 12

135 0 0

Nov. 12

1864, wmk . N .Z ., perf . 12½, 1/- yellow-green, S.G. 109, well-centred and very fine used

57 10 O

Nov. 12

Niue : 1932, 2½d. black and slate-blue , S.G . 82, but variety centre inverted, superb mint. ..

84 O O

Feb. JO

0

0

Ma r. I Feb .

3

NEW ZEALAND

1855, Jul y, London print, Id . dull carmine , S.G . I, a very fine and lightly pmkd. copy with margin s all round. Cat. to £180 ...

1855, July, London print , 2d. dull blue , S.G. 2, with la rge margins , lightly pmkd. , and tied to dated piece. Cat. to £20 . . .

1855,

ovemb er, Blued Paper , 2d. blue , a very fine hor izonta l strip of three , from bottom of sheet , superb used

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185 0

3I

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Dare

696

NOVA SCOTIA

1851, Id . red-brown , S.G . I, a very fine lightly pmkd . horizont a l pair

£77 JO 0

Mar . 23

145 0 0

Dec. 10

63 0 0

April 20

145 0 0

Dec. 23

40 0 0

April 6

33 0 0

Sept. 30

75 0

0

Dec . 16

1896-9 7, 8d. green and mauve on buff, variety impe1f , S.G . 38, a part o .g. horizontal pair...

27 0

0

June

8

)896, Id . on 4/-, variety single bar through original value, S.G. 55a., o.g. and fine...

29 0 0

June

8

1851, 1/- purple, S.G . 8, lightly cancelled, with large margins and tied to piece. Cat. to £125...

NYASALAND: PALESTINE:

1908, £ 10, S.G. 82, large part o.g. and fine.

February , 1918, Sm. on lpi ., S.G. 2, r ight hand pane of sixty, showing rare

error "MlLLILMES,"

POLAND:

Cat. £70

unused and very fine

...

1919, o n Austria , I0kr. deep violet, S.G. 44, large part o .g., and fine

QUEENSLAND:

1860, Id ., S.G . .I, large margins, lightly pmkd ., and very fine. Cat .

to £30 .. .

1868-75, 6d., variety impe1f , S.G . 92a, unu sed block of six from bottom of sheet

RHODESIA

I 905, Victoria Falls, I /- green, part o.g. horizontal pair, variety impe1f vertically, S.G. 97a,

Cat. £50 1909, " Rhodesi a" £5, brilliant o.g.

ROUMANIA:

...

1858, 54p. blue on green, used with blue " FOKSCHA

I " pmk.

Cat. £80

1858, 81p. blue on blue, unused , small nick in bottom margin . . .

46 0 0

Ma y 25

35

0 0

Dec . 16

60 0 0

Oct . 28

270 0

0

Oct. 28

63 0 0

Sept. 17

70 0 0

Jul y 21

1926, Id ., a superb o.g. tete-beche block of four , S.G . 31aa

70 0 0

July 2 1

1930-45, 2d. slate-grey and lilac, an o.g. hori zontal strip of four, centre pair tete-beche

60 0 0

Dec . 23

32 0 0

Sept. 30

220 0 0

Nov . 25

62 10 0

ov. 25

RUSSIA : Levant , 1865, (2k.), vertical pair used on large part of cover from Mersina to Beyrouth and tied with blue cancellation

SOUTH AFRICA : 1926, ½d., a superb o.g. tete-beche block of four, S.G. 30ba .. .

SOUTHERN RHODESIA :

1932, 3d. deep ultramarine , a superb mint vertical pair,

variety impe1f horizontally , S.G . 30a. Cat. £30

SPAIN:

.1850, !Or. blue-green, brilliant

horizontal

strip of seven, neatly cancelled.

Cat. £180 1853, Madrid, 3c. bron ze, a fine copy used on cover

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Resume of Prices: Season 1947-1948 ST. KITTS-NEVIS : 1923, Tercentenary set, o.g.

ST. LUCIA: 1863, 6d. on 4d., S.G . Sb, o.g.

Realisat ion

Cat. £63 I/-

£55 0 0 33 0 0

1892, t on 3d., Die IT, variety surcharge double, and third ... surcharge on reverse, fine used

STRAITS SETILEME TS : l 899, 5c. carmine, error surcharge .. . ... ... omitt ed, S.G . 122, large part o.g. ...

42 0

Date

Dec . 3 June 29

0

June 29

100 0 0

July 21

ST. VINCENT

1862:

Rough perf . 14 to 16, 6d. deep green, S.G. 4, lightly cancelled horizonta l pair tied to entire ...

1877, (July), 4d. deep blue, S.G . 24, large part o .g. Cat. £ 18 1880, (June ), 5/- rose-red, S.G . 28, o .g. and fine ...

1880, surcharged, Id. on 6d. a pa rt o.g. unsevered pair , S.G. 29a. Cat. £110 188 1, 4d . on 1/- vermilion, S.G . 32, brilliant o .g. Cat. £100 ...

SUDAN : 1897, 5m. rose-carmine, variety overprint inverted, S.G. 5a, a part o.g. vertical strip of six, showing the various types ...

SWEDE : 1858, 24sk. vermilion, fine used . Cat. £20 ...

1876-78, 200. vermilion, error " TRET/0 " for " TJ UGO," unused

28 23 50 95 95

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

63 0 0 27 0 0 $200·00

SWITZERLAND £67 10 0 1845, small eagle, 5c. on yellow-green , superb used on neat cover and tied 26 0 0 1849, envelope stamp, 5c. green on white, fine us1:d Vau d : 1849, 4c. black and red, very fine used on cover and tied with fine rosette in red ... 420 0 0 Zuric h : 1843, 4rp., with horizontal red Lines, slight stain, otherwise very fine used. Cat. 120 0 0 £120 1862, 2rp . grey, a single and bisect used as 3rp . to Italy. Very fine and tied to wrapper 155 0 0 $220·00 Leag ue of Nat ions, : 1932, Disarmament , 5c. to I fr., complete issue, very fine, unused .. .

International Labour Bureau, ; 1932, Disarmame nt, 5c. to lfr ., complete issue, fine to very $230·00 fine, unused ...

TANGA YIKA : 1914, "G. R . MAFIA " on German Colonial issue, 2t h., 4h., 7th., 15h., £70 0 0 20h., 30h., 40h. , Ir. , 2r. and 3r., all o .g.

19 15, German East Africa Fiscals stamps overptd. " O.H .B.M.S. MAFIA ," set of six, S.G . 1-6, a ll o.g.

75 0 0 Geneva :

TASMANIA : 1853, Id. blue, a horizontal strip of thr ee, and a single, used on cover to Western Austra lia 1857- 60, 4d . bright blue, variety prim ed 0 11 both sides, S.G . 37a, fine used

[ 23 ]

84 0 0 60 0 0

OV.

Nov. Dec. ov.

De c.

)8 18 16 18 3

Dec . 16 June 29 Sept . 17 Sept. 17 June 21 May II Jul y 21 July 2 1 Jan. 21 Jan. 21 Feb.

3

May 25

ov. 4 Jan. 6

The H. R. Harmer Stamp Auctions Realisation

TOGOLAND:

19 14, on German Colonial issue, 2mk. , S.G. 11, o .g. , slight ly creased

19 14, 2mk . but varie1y surcharge inverted, S.G. lib , o.g. and superb

TRANSVAAL :

1905--09,

Id. scarle t, error wmk. Anchor, S.G. 274a , very

Dat e

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90

0

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30

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130 0

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fine used.

Cat. £25

TRINIDAD:

£77 10 0

1847, " Lady McLeod ," 5c. blue , a very fine pen-

marked copy.

Cat. to £175

1859, 6d. yellow-green , an o .g. vertical pa ir, varie1y impe1f

between, S.G. 42a . Cat. £60

75

0

UNITED STATES I 845, New York, Sc., hori zo nt a l pair used on cover

$120·00

April 27

1847, I0c. black, tied to cover with orange grid cancellation

$ 82· 50

April 27

1851- 57, Sc. red-brown , very fine, on cover with 2c., 3c. and IOc. (Type Ill )

$155·00

April 27

1851-57, 90c . blue, unused , and very fine.

$ 75 ·00

June

7

I 861, First Design , I c . indigo, unused , perfs . partly clipp ed at right , otherwise fine

$190·00

June

7

186 1, First De sign, 90c. dull blue , o.g . and fine

$390·00

June

7

1869, 24c. and 2c., used on cover to Celebes

$200 ·00

April 27

1869, 30c. , vertical pair, and IOc., used on cover to Shanghai ...

$230 ·00

April 27

$130·00

June

7

1875, Speci a l Printing , 6c. dull rose, fine unused ...

$ 160·00

June

7

J 875, Special Printing , 30c. greenish-black , fine unused

$120 ·00

June

7

1893, Columbian

$530·00

June

7

$185·00

Feb . IO

1898, Trans-Mississippi , $1 black, an o.g . block of four

$260·00

June

7

1898, Trans-Mississippi , $2 orange-brown , a fine o.g. imprint and Plat e No. , block of four

$520·00

June

7

$1050·00

June

8

1902- 3, $5 dark green , a bottom marginal o.g . strip of three with imprint and Plate No.

$180 ·00

Oct.

13

1909, Bluish Paper , 4c. orange-brown , o.g. an d fine

$560 ·00

June

8

1915, Pan a ma Pacific , IOc. orange, a n o.g . block of four

$180 ·00

Mar. 29

1918, $2 orang e, red and black , an o.g . block of four .. .

$152·00

Oct. 28

1922-25, 5c. dark blue, an imperf . o.g . block of four

$310·00

Mar. 15

1930, Air Stamps Zeppelin fssue , tbe complete set in superb o .g. Plate No. blocks of six .

$525·00

ov. 11

Pony Express:

$170·00

April 27

Cat. $80·00 ...

1875, Re -issue of 186 1-66 issue, 30c. brownish-orange,

unused and very fine.

Cat. $150 ·00 .. .

issue, $5 black, a brilliant mint block of four

1895, Wmkd. , $5 dark green , a n o.g . horizontal

strip of four ...

1901, Pan American, 2c. , error centre inverted, unused , with minor faults

...

.. .

1862-64, IOc. brown, used on Company entire No. U.35.

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Cat. $150·00 ...

QUR review of the past Auction Season touche s briefly upon the unu sual factors that combined for a while to cloud the stamp horizon. Had tho se factors been more than a mere cloud the Pri vate Tre aty Dep artment would ha ve reported the fact.

Thi s Department work s for big individual figure s.

Any loss of confidence would be reflected in a big flow of material for qui ck realisation s a nd a reluctance to buy .

The rever se was the experience , there never was sufficient attractive materi al to meet the stea dy dem a nd , and as thi s Re sume goes to pre ss we a re able to record with pride th at the Season's Sales totalled £119,000. The figure is rather less than the big record of the 1946/47 Season , but the number of tran saction s is greater , and the circle of Buyers vastly wider.

It is easy to build big figures with a few transaction s of vast indi vidu al value. The ba sic strength of a good Priv ate Tre aty Service, however , is in its ability to place smaller propertie s by maintaining the intere st a nd goodwill of many buyers.

Thu s it is that we feel great satisfactio n as we browse ove r the Dep artment' s record s in the exceptional number of tran saction s involving less th an three figure s. Ju st one page of our ledger in December las t showing nineteen tra nsactions with only three exceeding a hundred pounds is a typical case to illu strate the point.

Two Tonga Die proofs at £30, a small collection of Jamaica at 20 gns., a little batc h of Air Mail covers at £ 15 IOs., a collection of Mulre ady entires at £55 and a Gene ra l Collection at £3, the last sold to a schoolboy doubtle ss for a Christmas present!

In philately , as in anglin g, it is th e big item s th at get th e headline s and thu s we mu st record the sale in October of a Briti sh Empire collection for £3,325. Thi s was but one of a series of four a nd five figure transactions that occurred durin g [ 25 ]

the Season an d the following list is by no means a co mplete reco rd .

Later in the month of October we sold a n important selection of Canadian imperforate s for the sum of £15,000 and only a week later, ear ly in ovember, a subst anti al Collection of Air Stamp s followed into our Sales record s.

On the 1st of December we sold a G eneral Collection for £850 and early in January , imprimatur sheet s of Newfo undland for a very substa ntial figure.

Early in Febru ary one of the mo st intere sting transactions of the seaso n was completed when we placed a Trip le Gold Med al Collection of Nige r Coast and Associate d Territories, the property of a Fellow of The Ro yal Phil atelic Society, London , at £8,850.

In March a small but very choice little collection of Great Brita in line-engra ved was sold for a sum of £1,425 and in April a dealer' s stock of Afr Stamp s realised £1,550.

In May we sold another Great Britain Collection for £ 1,000, one of many Great Brit ain Collections sold during the Season for figures exceeding £ 100.

Th e principal item in June was a Gener al Collection which re alised £1,250, a nd in July a series of Forei gn Collections at £1, 150, £1,100 , £ 1,600, and a British Empire Collection at £2,250, were the princip al items.

Almost at the close of the Season , a Britis h Empire stock was placed for £6,000.

This very brie f outline of the many transactions that took place in the Private Tre aty Department will show the extraordinary sco pe and facility offered by thi s service to the vendor who desires a speedy sale at a fair price without the limelight th at is attac hed to sale at a uctio n.

That this bra nch of the H. R. H arm er Service is app reciate d by the serious collector is sho wn by the increasing number of vendor s who today spontaneously suggest the sale of their propertie s

by Pri vate Tr eaty.

EARLY in February of thi s yea r, our New York office was visited by Mr. R. C. Kramer , a prominent New York bu siness man, who had an a mazing story to tell.

Durin g the War in Europe th e azis had looted from the cou ntrie s they had over-run , huge qu a ntitie s of eas ily transport able goo ds, including objets d 'art a nd postage stam ps. When th e Allies invaded Germ any much of thi s material was found a nd returned to th e rightful owners.

Much , howe ver, could not be retu rned as either the per sons were dead-v ictim s of Naz i atrocit y - or the goods bore no identification.

At the Paris Conference o n Rep ara tion in Decemb er, 1945, it was decided that a fund be established to assist victims of Nazi persecution but who were unable to claim assistance of any Go vern ment receiving reparat io n from Germ any.

At a subseque nt Conference th e G overnment s of the Unite d States, Unjted Kjn gdo m, France , Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia -<: harged with this task- reached an agreement for the establishment of th e fund an d in due course the

Prep ara tory Committee for the Internation al Refu gee Or ganisat ion was formed to carry the plan into effect.

One of the sour ces which the Allies provided for obtaining funds for thi s hum a nitarian progra mm e wa the unidentifiable loot , technic ally referred to as " non-monet ary gold, " which included the stamp s. It was decided that the best market for the di spos al of the " nonmo netary go ld " was the United States , in view of the desire to o btain hard currency .

The task of realising thi s enormous shipment was given to Mr. R. C. Kram er, who decided th at the sta mp s should be old by auction first, and th at future policy should be based on the success or otherwise of thi s sale. Consequently , on Thur sday, Ma rch 4th , sixteen trunk s, boxes and ammunit ion cases were du ly delivered to 32 East 57th Str eet, an d two month s later the very bulk y gro up of stamp s was offered to packed ro oms of more than 200 people by H . R. H arme r, In c. The very considerable amount of work on thi s material betwe en Ma rch 4th a nd the issue of the catalogue in early April is best forgot ten. The De scriber s need no reminder ! o great ra ritie s were included but quantity certa inly made up for qu ality a nd th e final re sult of $17,759 was considered by a ll as most satisfacto ry.

Th e lett er of congratulation s from the Chairman spea ks of the success with which the H. R. Har mer Org a nisation s carried out yet a nother d iffic ult ta sk mo st successfully.

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Le.ft : View of crowded Auc tion room in New York during rhe I.R .O. Sale.

Below: Leu er of thanks from Mr. R. C. Kram er, Committee Chairman, who aw horized rhe Sale.

MERCHANDIS

I NG ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

TO T HE

COMM ISSION

PREPARATORY INTERNAT

I ONAL 119

REFUGEE

WEST

40TH

NEW YORK

ORGAN

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STREET

18 , N. Y .

May 14,

1948

.Dear Mr. Harmer:

This ~cknowledges receipt ot your report on the sale o! the stamps belonging to the Merchandise Advisory Committee to the PC-IRO. I want both you and Mr. Buck to know that I am extremely pleased with the way in which you handled this I As you know I sat through both sessions, auction. did this ~cause it was our first venture of this type and I wanted to see how it functioned so as to have some I also wanted to be able to guidance for future sales. report to my Committee first hand on the m&Mer in which the sale was conducted.

I shall tell my associates that in my judgment no one could have done as tine a job as your firm did for us. I was impressed with the huge number of mail order bids that had a very important influence on the bidding from the room and I was impressed by the large crowd that attended both sessions.

I think the auction i t self was conducted skillfully affair. and I am thoroughly pleased wit h the wh

/

Regards.

R. C. KRAMER

Mr. Bernard Harmer 32 East 57th Street New York,

N,Y.

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In this article, Bernard Harmer our New York Director, discusses the controversial question of the British Silver Wedding Issues, from a somewhat novel viewpoint.

JThas been very interesting

of the etherlands seems fairly comparable.

Th at set of three had a face value of 19 Dutch Cents , the equivalent of 6d. or I0c. The issues for the few colonies had a slightly higher value, but 2/6d. or 50c. covered the complete issue.

Quite a marked difference from ÂŁ45 or $180.

to read the multifarious comments that have been spread over the pages of philatelic journals in America and England.

There are three main groups of writers :(1) The American writing for American readers .

(2) The Englishman writing for English readers.

(3) The Englishman writing for American reader s.

The respective opinions are ( I) The Silver Wedding (2) The Silver Wedding (3) The Silver Wedding

Equally, can the occasion be considered more important than the Silver Jubilee issue of Or the Coronation issue of George V ?

George VI and Queen Elizabeth when the respective face values of the sets were but a tiny fraction of this, financially, monumental effort. It is true th a t Postal R ates have increased, but not quite to this extent.

:Issue is a disgrace.

I ssue is a disgrace .

Issue is a disgrace.

lt is clear , then, that the Secretary of State for the Colonies , without apparently ascertaining the opinion of a ny competent a nd experienced British profes sio nals , without requiring the appropriate British authority in America to ascertain the po ssibilitie s of the issue, decided that such an issue wou ld bring in a plentiful supply of doll a rs with ease and without much expense .

Amongst opinions were those from such high authorities as the President of the Royal Philatelic Society , London, in the form of a Jetter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the British Philatelic Association , and a damning resolution by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain.

Did he succeed ? Definitely no ! That the stamp s a re coming to America in some quantity there is no doubt ; that dollar s were obtained for them there is also no doubt ; th a t the Briti sh G ove rnment will receive but a pittance of the se dollar s is equally certain.

The unanimity of opinion is, however, astound ing. With totally different interests existing between the American dea ler and writer and the British dealer and writer one would have expected major differences in so me direction s.

But no ! " The issue is a di sgrace" is the gist of every article.

A sk the Dealer s in Eng land where the doll a rs go.

They know . It is probably correct to state that well over 90 per cent. of the sets so ld in America are illegally expo rted from Britain by people seek ing to build up a fund for that day when they decide to fly from Europe , or the smaller operator who require s " ha rd " funds to buy

ow let us consider the issue.

Firstly it commemorates a memor a ble occasion, the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Their Majesties, King George V[ a nd Queen Elizabeth. It is difficult to find a philatelic equivalent but the 50th Anniversary of the reign of Queen Wilhelmina [ 28

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nylons, perfumes , food, etc. It is well known on both sides of the Atlantic that large quantities of the £1 Great Britain were offered at $3 and less in New York prior to issue, and this with a guarantee of speedy delivery.

As the legitimate Dealer in Britain can only deliver these stamps against payment by draft on London the American importer must pay at the approximate official rate of approximately $4 = £1. The trade in British Empire new issues has therefore fallen into the smuggler's hands-the man who, to obtain dollars , is prepared to let his £1 note go for something over half the official rate. Had the Secreta ry of State for the Colonies made a few enquiries with the London dealers, the Export Control and elsewhere , the Silver Wedding Set might have been issued on a low value basis and acclaimed everywhere as right and proper for the occasion.

an unexpected rise in value which in the past has taken place when through a boycott at the time of issue the numbers of a stamp or issue sold have been small. Even so, if one takes the long view and considers that in, say, a hundred years' time there may be ten times as many stamps to collect as there are to-day , it is doubtful whether unnecessary stamps of this description will then be collected at all."

And for an American opinion, from an excellent editorial by George W. Linn in " Linn 's Weekly": " Our own opinion on these new stamps is that they will be one of the best stamps investments of the year. It is, of course, a high priced set and so, in effect, represents what the top or high values of any of the British Colony sets represent. When you get to stamps of this value the number of buyers ready to buy is a comparatively small number to the number that will buy the low pence issues. Also the dealers who stock . stamps for future sale will not tie up much money in a stock of these stamps, and, as a result , as new collectors come along and want these stamps, the supply will not be plentiful, it will soon be washed up and the future trading in them will be from broken collections and at auctions. aturally they will advance rapidly in price when the small available supply stocked by dealers is absorbed.

Here are comments from various writers. First from a British writer in an American journal :" My first batch of letters telling me what you think of the Silver Wedding ramp has arrived. There is nothing I can say. It is down-right scandalous."

From Stanley Gibbons (London) :" The Colonial sets are not true commemoratives, as they will not appear till long after the anniversary which they purport to celebrate.

Their face value is fantastically high and there /is no postal necessity for the inclusion of JO or £1 stamps in many of the sets. It can hardly be claimed that the Silver Wedding is an occasion for celebration in the Persian Gulf .

The object of all these issues, can , therefore , only be to raise large sums of money from collectors for stamps which are unnecessary either for commemorative or postal purposes."

From " The London Philatelist " :" We do not cavil so much at the issue of our own One Pound stamp, but words can hardly be found to express the disgust we feel at the bare-faced proposal (which can only have one object) to issue over fifty varieties of high value stamps through the various postal administrations in the Colonies, which are under the control of the Colonial Office. It is practically certain that the enormity-and we use the word advisedly-of the project will defeat its own ends and subscriptions will be disappointingly small."

What is the future of the Silver Wedding issues ?

Again , a quotation from the same " London Philatelist " article :" A certain number of speculators may be influenced to make moderate purchases against

Dealers will take but a small profit on what they sell to-day , and because the apparent profit is going to be small they will not lay in a large stock as profits are small and cost of stocking a number of sets is much more than many dealers can stand so the supply is going to be short, provided the stamps are withdrawn and removed from sale and circulation as is the custom with British issues.

Thus, you who can afford this set will find, in our opinion at least, that it is going to be one of the best buys you have made. " To summari se, the Briti sh and Colonial Office Po stal Administrations will make a handsome return in sterling but have jointly created a most useful group of smuggling counters .

The protests are not finished, and the effect will surely be that never again will the British Empire attempt to bleed Philatel y on such a grandiose scale. It can be done once, but a ny repetition would be fatal.

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o/@ommission.

@Jw,·ges

SALE BY AUCTION lnclusive Commission Charges :ln London : 15 per cent.

In New York : 20 per cent.

In Sydney : 15 per cent.

Unsold Charges (where reserves have been agreed) 2/6 per lot (75 cents. $1 if illustrated). ,, ,, (where reserves have not been agreed) commission on bought-in price.

Commission reduced by 2½ per cent. on all individual lots realising £250 ($ 1,000) or over .

(Collections offered en bloc can always be realised more quickly .)

2.

SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Inclusive Commission Charges : In London: Properties of £1,000 or over , IO per cent. ; less than £1,000, 12½ per cent.

In New York : Properties of $4,000 or over, 10 per cent. ; less than $4,000, 12½ per cent.

Private Treaty transactions normally completd within two to four weeks, plus travelling time in the case of London properties sold in New York. No Sale, no Commission charge other than actual disbursements for advertising, etc.

3.

ADVANCES

Cash advances are avai lable, where desired , pending completion of sale. Det ails on request.

4.

VALUATION FEES Valuations are effected for all purposes including Sale, Probate , Insurance and Export. On properties examined at our offices fees range from I ½ per cent. to 2½ per cent. of the estimated value, according to the time and work involved. Fees are refunded in full on properties for which instructions for Sale are given within twelve months of the valuation.

5.

FREE INSURANCE Free In surance against all Civil Risks is provided on a ll properties pending Sale in London , New York, or Sydney . Properties sent to us from any part of the World , up to a maximum value of £6, 000 ($25,000) for any one sending , and properties sent from London for sale in New York are also covered against Civil Risks during transit.

6.

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7.

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8.

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9.

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Lots are on view prior to Sale, and may be sent by post for private inspection throughout Great Britain for London Sales, or the United States for New Yor k Sales, on request.

10.

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as the ma p clearly shows.

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so, the slogan " Leading Stamp Auctioneers'' po sta l service but a degree of personal contact could have served equally well. never before attempted by any Phil atelic Rather , it was felt that Organization. " International " was It has been costly. It a fairer description of ha s taken much time INTERNATIONAL the Group 's activitie s. and effort and has not STAMP AUCTIONEERS This could be illusalways been entirely " International Stamp AucAmerican dollars at a level for trated in many ways : tioneers " means more than these stamps far above the comfortable, or even just offices in three countries. present le vels in th is cou ntr y. by the large number of It means more than liaison Th ese Ch inese scamps were amusing, as Freddie between three offices , coassist appraised by us at 53 89 and clients resident overclients. le means " lncernarealised for the owner tional " coverage, advercising Buck ha s related conS848 .25 , which represents in all available countries , air seas ; by the large 567 8 .60 net, more than twice mailing of catalogues or cutwhat he had hoped for, he cerning his flight rn a tings to long-distance collecvolume of bu siness tells us . tors and finally a square deal storm over Lake Erie for the mail bidde r from BomWho gains~ H. R. Harmer , which originates from bay or Brisbane just as much Inc . certainly !

We get a as the room bidder from commiss ion on a higher reali -o r Bar bara Falgar's many different counzation .

The ve ndor , cerBrookl yn or the Bronx . tainly !

He obtains higher To quote a small instance , trie s. But perhap s the sticky, five-day stoprealizations . Yet this interin our auction of March 2nd national cover.&ge comes to we offered on behalf of a client mo st practical illustraover in Calcutta after you ac the normal commission various C hina including a of 20 %, a figure incl usive of number of scarcer items. tion is the number of all expenses-describing , Only one room-bidder was a bre ak down en route cataloguing , advertising, free able even to make a bid insurance both in transit and journeys completed by against the starting prices on for Sydney. while at our Galler ies. the " book " and he was unsuccessful in obtaining the lot . the staff and Directors Why not join the thousands But whatever the cir From where did the comof ven dors who have received in their efforts to serve petition come? AUSTRALIA sat isfaction from the H. R. cumstances, we feel that AND CHINA ! Surprising ~ Harmer organ ization for more Yes! Australia in the sterthan fifty years~ We will personally their clients ling block and China with be pleased to forward a copy the se travel s and visits lo cal dollars that are trying to of our booklet " Concerning and friends abroad. compete with Pose -War I Your Stamps " which gives covering over one German marks.

Yet these full details of our auction The map opposite illusbuyers bid and bought in facilities . hundred thou sa nd trates thi s. In two miles have justifiably yea rs thirteen countries 32 EAST 57th STREET NEW YORK 22, N .Y. merited the description were visited by ten with which we now people in 39 separa te feel firmly as ociated voyages. Some were as extensive as the return trip by H. R. H . " Intern ationa l Stamp Auctioneers." him self between England an d Australia ; some Reprodu ced on this page 1s an abridged relatively short - but no less important - as T . J . version of a recent advertisement from H. R. Edwards' visits to the Provincial Exhibitions and

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