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Season 1955-56

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An Unp aralleled Year

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Tnternat ional Auction Repo rt

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The New Seaso n

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ew Season's Auction Programmes

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Resume of Prices Realised

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Report from the Private Treaty Departments otes from three Continents

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"T.J .E."- An Appreciation

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Philately and the Lay Press

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H. R . Harmer Publication

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The H . R. Harmer Service

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gra ph s and word pictur es-a s, ind eed , th ey still the past yea r in the wo rld of do . Th ese catalogu es set the stand ard s for years stamp s, the Caspary Sales of th e H. R. to com e, and will forever remain reference H armer Org anization have been events wo rk s of th e highest va lue- especia lly when unp aralleled in the history of phil ately. compl eted by the lists of pric es rea lised, Of cour se, while th e Caspary Sa les are outOnl y an establishm ent such as th e H. R . H arm er sta nding the y mu st not be allow ed compl etely to Or ga niza tion (of Lo nd on o ve r s h a d ow th e ve r y so lid N ew Y ork and Sydn ey), achi evement s th at have been wit h its vas t accumul ated th e day-t o-d ay occ urr ences in experience a nd reso urces is the a uction r oo ms durin g th e able to provi de such seryea r. vices to both vendor s a nd Total Realizations for Season bu yers- the policy, pur sued 1955-56 ove r the yea rs has been Lo ndon £327,522 ($ 917,060).

Service and Satisfact ion for N ew Yo rk (excludin g Cas pary) Vend or a nd Buyer. Publi c £267,3 15 ($ 748,483). recog nition of the benefits Th e above figur es speak fo r of thi s p olicy is reflect ed th emselves.

Th e combin ed in th e stea di ly a nd yea rly fi g u re fo r 1955-56 in c lu din creas ing vo lum e of sup eri ng th e C as p a r y Sa les i s lat ive mater ial handl ed . £935 ,677 ( $2,6 I 9,890).

T his c omp a r es w i t h £6 54 , 9 2 5 I t is confidently expecte d Maur itius 1848. The unique w111 sed block of ($ 1,833,789) for 1954-55. An d, that th e Cas pa ry total the Id., earliest impression. in 1954-55, th e Lo nd on and rea liza tions will excee d £ 1,000,000 (abo ut $2,800,000), estab lishin g a n N ew York H o uses eac h ach ieved what were then a ll-time worl d reco rd . T he rea liza tion s for new reco rd A uction turn ove rs ! th e sect io ns so ld amo unt to:Th e Cas pary Sa les, past a nd pr esent, und erlin e the str ength a nd resilience of t he sta mp mar ket , Sale Section.

R ealisation (I) U. S. Postm aste rs' with its un co nfined ab ility to abso rb mate rial in P rov isiona ls $225,340 (£80,479) imp ecca ble co nditi on ; a nd th ey emph asize how (2) U nited States such sta mp s appr eciate in va lue ove r the yea r .

1847 to 1857-6 1 $296 , 189 (£ I05,782) T he H. R. H arm er Or ga nizatio n, by a series of (3) U. S. Co nfederate u np recede nted displays in Lond on a nd p rincipal Pos tm aste rs' cities of E uro pe a nd A merica , ensured th at Pro visio na ls $234,6 99 (£ 83,82 1) sectio ns of th e Cas pary gems co uld be seen at (4) G erm an Sta tes, $ 198, 123 (£70,758) Pa rt On e close q uart ers and st udi ed at first hand by th e T he U nited Sta tes sections were displaye d on largest numb er of potent ia l bu yers. A nd , fo r to ur in the U nit ed States. A genera l selectio n of t hose who co uld not accept th e opp ortuniti es a wide va riety of ra rities was displaye d at thu s offered , th e Sales ca talogues, with th e lots lav ishly illustrate d a nd describ ed in minut e a nd " Sta mp ex " (Lo nd o n, Ja nu ary, 1956), a nd later accurat e det ail, pr esented out sta ndin g phot oin th e Ch a mpi on G alleries in P ari . A furth er URI NG

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" I think we can consider this to be an eminelllly satisfactor y total . . . I offer my sincere thank s fo r the way in which the matter has been handled."

A.S. T. , Gatley, Ches.

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HE astounding story of the past Season's activities of the H. R. Harmer Organisation is one of such outstanding success that the description fantastic almost seems an under-statement.

For the first time in its history, the total realisation for the Season, including private treaty transactions exceeded O N E MIL L I O N P O U N D S S T E R LI N G

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This reflects not only the ever-increasing faith that vendors have in selling through the Harmer Organisation, but also shows effectively the wonderful strength of the philatelic market itself.

rlew (JJ.o,.k AGA I A RE C ORD $ 1,702,834, representing more than the tota l for the two previous Seaso ns added together !

The reason was the sale, during the Season , of the first four, of the ixteen, auct io ns of the celebrated Alfred H. Caspary Co llectio n.

These four auctio ns alone brought $954,351. What is most pleasing however is that, despite the considerab le work entai led in holding these special auctio ns, we sold for a total of $748,483 excluding these, a figure o nly $52,706 below the record of the previous Seaso n, 1954-55.

Twenty-six a uction cata logues were issued, comprisi ng 74 se sio ns, compared with 22 ca talogues a nd 7 J sessions in 1954-55. 28, I 87 lots were offered, 5,227 less tha n the previo us Seaso n.

United States and Possessions were represented by 11,945 lots, being 42 % of the total lots sold compare d with 9,964 lots and 30 % of the tota l for the previous Season.

Prices generally showed a n improvement , particu la rly evident for" qua lity " mat eria l. Some modern Europeans also ha rdened, in certa in instances very consi dera bly.

Dem and overa ll widened, partially due to a greater act ivity of overseas buying, particularly from Europe.

United States pa rticipat ion in the auctions increased by ap pro ximate ly 20 %.

Extreme interest was shown for the classic quality items

from the four Caspary a uction s. Fears that present-day taxation levels would reduce interest in the ' ' $ 10,000-up " i terns proved unfounded a nd on April 23rd $20,000 was paid by a ew Yorker for the Baden 9 kreuzer error of colour on cover, the highest rea lisation obtai ned in the United States for a single stamp, a nd the highest price ever recorded for a Europea n stamp anywhere.

Th e a uctio ns included , in the o rder of total realised:" Caspary " Sale Two- United States 18471857-61 $296, 189 " Caspary " Sale Thr ee-Co nfederate Postmasters' Pro visionals $234,699 " Caspary " Sale One- Postm asters' Provisiona ls $225,340 " Caspary " Sa le Four - German States, Part One ... $ 198,123 " R obert P. Hackett "-U nited States Proof s a nd E says $62,593 " 1000th Sa le "- United States $57,294 " William H. Schaffner "-U nited State s a nd Foreign $43,605 "Alfred F . Lichten stein "- 19th Century British o rth America ... $38,741 A wholesa le a nd semi-wholesa le stock of modern issues $38,017 " L. H . Barkh ausen "- Western Fra nks ... $34,056 " Gu y W. Von Shcriltz "- Genera l Collection $24,912 Nine special de-luxe art cata logues were issued during the Seaso n, to displa y appro priately the ma ny important properties received. N otable were the four Caspa ry catalogues , which are already" collector's items."

cS,,,dne11 The steady grow th of our Australi an House was co ntinued durin g the past yea r. ln common with the world trend, some modern issues were weaker, but prices were genera lly ma intained at a satisfactory level.

The seaso n was a n intere ting one and reflected the steady increase in the demand for first class mater ia l especia lly unusua l items ; the ear ly Australian States, Ka ngaroos a nd George V issues of Australi an Commonwea lth a nd most of the Pacific Islands commanded excellent prices throughout the year.

The market for foreign issues continued to show increased dema nd and more Collectors in Australia appear to be seeking the classic issues from Europe an countries.

Severa l outstand ing Austra lian owned co llect ions were brok en up and sold duri ng the year by a uction , the more important prop erties being the •· Gowrie " Collec tion of George V, British Colo nies rea lising over £2,000 and the " Upstill " Collection of Australian Commonwealth which realised over £ 1,000.

Th e outstanding piece sold in ovember last a nd considered a great rarity in Australi an Commonwea lth,

was a complete mint right pane of the 19 16 Id. red showing the " rusted cliches," thin " G " a nd strok e o n " Y " with " J .B.C." Co ntrol. This piece realised £525 a nd although purchased by a n Australi a n Collector is now hou sed in England. Th e actual selling of this lot was bro adcast through the A.B.C. News of the Day. Several " Executor " sales were also a feature of the seaso n and it is pleasing to record that a numb er of properties were sold on instructions received fro m Australian Trust Compa nies, showi ng evidence of their fait h in Auction as the most satisfacto ry method of sale a nd in H . R. Ha rmer Pty. Ltd . as the most reliable and efficient to carry out such disposals .

An increased volume of business has been noticea ble during the yea r with overseas clients and in particul ar those in the United States, Ca nada a nd New Zea land.

Ea rly sales for the coming seaso n include many scarce items in ea rly Australian States, sca rce pieces of Australian Commonwea lth and Pacific Isla nds while the 100th Sydney Sa le to be held in ovem ber next is expected to set a new record for a o ne-day sale in Australia , and prospect s for the month s to follow appear to be excellent.

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fluclicn The cover design of our last Resume for 1954-55 was in the form of a graph and showed a combined total of Auction Sales at over £650,000.

January included two exceptional Sales, one covering a lovely array of Foreign with strong Germ an States, a nd Herrn E. Kuhn 's Switzerland - sent from that country also really superlative South Americans which excited remarkable competition in an £8,000 Auction.

London 's share was a World Record figure of £368,000 in a very exceptiona l season, and exexceeded it predecessor by over One could scarcely £90,000. expect that it would again be improved on, but l 955-56 finished as our second best Season with a total of £327,522, a handsome figure by any computation.

The Seaso n opened on September 12 with a £7,000 World Sa le includ ing a group from the estate of Charles Herbert Wood , F.R .P.S.L. Two excellent Commonwe a lth Sales followed, the second including the extensive Collection from Sir Archibald Alison Bart. , O.B.E., R. . Attractive Empire and Foreign Sales followed in October, outstanding being a fine lot of Ind ia l 854 covers and the 88-Volume Europea n Collection so ld for the Executors of Dr. Wilfred M. Anthony who had amassed stamps over some fifty years.

Collectors of Great Britain with longer memories will recall Hr. Per Gjerding of orway, an old client whose Gold Medal Gre at Britain formed the basis of the £ 11,700 Sale in mid-Janu ary. It included, incident ally, the on ly " four-figure " stamp of the London Season the 10/- Edward I.R . Official.

only without any perforated stamps must be unique-even if it did include a couple of rouletted Cape triangul a rs. The quality of this, the " Pav itt " Collection , was exceptional, particu larly in the New South Wales Sydney Views a nd the prices were equally high a nd satisfactory.

A two -day Sa le of five countries

£8,000 was made in the two-day Auction of the bulk of ovember. the "William Glossop " St. Vincent in Th e main Collection of these attractive issues was made some forty years ago with lovely pieces from the " Castle" and the Earl of Crawford 's Collections. The realisations were of the same high sta ndard as the stamps.

The first really big Collection to be sent from the Continent for Sa le in London took six days at the end of November when M. Roger Leret sold his World Collection for over £32,000. The 89-page Art Catalogue with 25 plates a nd 26 inset illustrations did justice to a fine classic and modern accumulat ion of high grade stamps.

The Sale drew the biggest volume of postal and room bidding we have seen for many years.

The " Sinton " Rhodesi as ope ned the D ecember Sales, whilst the December 12 Auction was enlivened by an enthusiastic Collector who 'pho ned the rostrum from Los Angeles at the break of dawn. (see page 32).

China and Hong Kong , West fndies and choice Foreign and Commonwe a lth groups followed with, in late February, the choice Cape of Good Hope Collection formed by the late Jack Shepherd of Brakp a n, Transv aa l.

A keen student, his death was a great loss to South African philately.

There is- justifiably - talk of the weakness of the George VI market , but , on the rare occasions when the rarities come along, prices are a lways good. This was clearly demonstrated on Ma rch 5 when a fine Collection wa offered. The bala nce of the " Glossop " African and West Ind ian Colonie followed making over £10,000 in an out landing Sale in which excellent price ruled throughout. The owner wrote ... " I should like to express my apprecia tion for the efficient manner in which you have handled this matter".

In an £8_000 Sale on April 16, 17 choice Gambias confirmed the attraction of the unusual Cameos, but the limelight was stolen by the British tete-beche booklet discovered at Leicester . The realisation of £550 is believed to be a record for any booklet - but more about this fascinating 2/6 discover y will be found on page 32.

A wide range of Collections of man y different countries

received from many different countries followed, one of the most interesting being the Boer Wa r gro up on May 14.

After the Whitsun break George VJ Seychelles, Cape of Good Hop e, Ceylon, Albania , Bra zil, Denmark , Egypt and Mexico were all well represented . ln mid-June a very fine World Collection in 90 Volumes , originally formed in Switzerland was sold for Mr. a nd Mrs . A. Ehrman of London for the excellent total of £12,500. The German, British and orwegian sections were quite exceptional.

Empire Collections with stro ng specialised sections of Falklands , Great Brit ain, St. Vincent (numerous " Polignac" covers) and other lesser sectio ns closed an exciting Sale on Jul y 11. Forty catalogues (o ne less than the previous) with 85 sessions and 22,554 lots gave an average of just under £16 per lot for the season.

" I consider the result most satisfactory, and the stamps realised far more than I expected to get."

Col. G. S. H ., Camberley, Surrey.

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this Resume is primarily a report of past activities we feel that a brief note of pre-Christmas auctions W HILST scheduled for the New Season will not be out of place. Some auctions will of course already have taken place by the

date of publication.

in " Bu sy-bu sy-bu sy " is the keynote for the 1956-57 H. R .

Harmer, Inc. Season, with five Caspary Auctions highlighting a group of wonderfu l properties.

First of these Caspary auct ions was British North America scheduled for October 9, 10. Classic Canada material sold in the first session o n the Tuesday, vied wit h pearls from the Provinces , ch iefly ewfound land.

The next Caspary sa le took place on Monday , Tuesday a nd Wed nesday , ovem ber I 9, 20, 2 1 and compr ised th e second part of th e U nited States, General Issues, I 86 I to I 888. The fa nt ast ic interest show n when the first part - 1847 to 1857-6 1-was so ld last Ja nu a ry was repeated whe n collectors saw and bid o n the wonderful items in this a uctio n.

January 28, 29, 30 will be "Overseas Visiting Days", fo r on those dates the first part of the great Caspary Italian States Collection will reach the auct ion block a nd many leading dealers and collectors from Europe have already made their arrangements to be at this auc tion .

On March 18, I 9, 20, 21 the Caspary .S. Carriers a nd Locals will be auctioned a nd there will be many a n eyebrow raised when philatelists see some of the wonde rful pieces in these sections.

Finally, on May 13, 14, Caspary Sale Ten and the las t of the current Season will be so ld . This co111prises th e wonderfu l co llection of H awaii and the Collection of th e General Iss ues of the Confederate States. Quality rears its attractive head in this auction!

These five Caspary auct ions however tell only a part of the story of the" Inc." '56-57 Season.

It com111enced on September 24, 25, 26 with a n attractive General Sale, including United States, British Co111monwea lth, Foreign and Wholesale .

In October auctions were scheduled every week. On October I, 2, 3 there was offered the second portion of the huge Wholesale and Semi-Wholesale stock , of which the first part brought close to $ 100,000 in Apri l 1955. This present portion comprised Air Post a nd " near-Airs," about two million sta111ps, catalogui ng $300,000. Both unused and used were represented.

October 9, IO saw th e Caspary British North America so ld. On October 15, 16, 17 and 18 the re was a n i111p ortant Genera l auct ion wit h one session of U nit ed States, one ses io n of Briti sh Com111onwealth, one sessio n of A ir Post (including rarities such as the New found land " Hawker", " Pinedo" and "Columb ia"), a nd one session of Foreign includ ing Co lombia specia lized. On October 23 there was presented Part 111 of the " L. H . Barkhausen" Collection of United States Posta l Stationery . Offered by Mr. Barkhausen 's order o n instructions received from Pre sco tt H. Thorp of Netcong, ew Jersey, this section comprised 20th Century Entires and Cut-Squares a nd 19t h Century Officia l Entires .

Fi na lly in a three-day four-session a ucti o n, co 111mencing Octob er 29, a very comp lete collection of th e World was rea lized o n beha lf of t he co llector- ow ner.

"Am thoroughly delighted with these lots.

I had

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On November 19, 20, 2 1 the Caspary U.S . 186 1 to 1888 was offe red, fo llowed o n Mond ay a nd Tu esday of th e next week by a specia lized co llection of U.S. 1869 issues, a nd th e "Byron H . Handy" Collection of Confederate States Covers.

The first December auct io n comme ncing on the 3rd will include an i111portant group of " H o ly La nd " material and a ttr active General Prope rti es.

Many further properties including three Briti sh Common wea lth Co llections, an Air Post Co llectio n, spec ia lized Lib eria, etc. have been received for later auc tion s a nd numerous other co llections are in course of negotiation as this Resu111 e goes to press.

Collectors receiving H . R. Harmer, In c. cata log ues 111ay expec t to find offered in them the cream of the co llectio ns being so ld in A111ericaduring thi s 1956-57 Season.

in Traditionally , the Bond Street Seaso n begins in ear ly Sep tember and on the 10th of the month a good G enera l Sa le including co llections from Mr. C. W. Mackie of Torphi ns, Aberdee nshire ope ned what bid s to be an exceptional run of Sales. Cayman Isla nd s, Gold Coast, Great Britain, Montserrat a nd Seychelles ca ught th e eye .

George V a nd George Vl offered for Mr. Ralph M. Lindsay of Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, a nd a Commonwealth Co llection from the Estate of Violet, Lady Leco nfield fo llowed.

A 4-day Sale ofa very exce llent World Co llectio n from th e Continent was held September 24, 25 and October I, 2.

Almost every count ry was we ll represented, and rarities abounded, notably in Austria , Basutoland, "Offic ia ls" mint, Belgium and Congo , Brazil, British Guiana, Ceylo n, France, German and Italian States, Mauritius , ewfound land, ew South Wa les, ova Scotia , Por tu ga l a nd Co lo nies, Spain , Switzerland and United States. A first c lass Collection.

After a General Sale wit h stro ng sect io ns of Great Britain and United States, a big 3-day Commonwealth Sale fo llowed with the accent o n the more popular Co lo nia l sections and some exce llen t a nd large Co llections a nd sets, 111 a ny in blocks.

The co llector of Mex ico will not eas ily forget the na111eof th at great spec ia list , the Marq uis Guy de Fayo lle, who formed a superlative study and qua lity Co llectio n of th e Classic issues. This wo nderfu l Gold Meda l Collection 111erited a special Sale on October 22, 23.

After a good E111pireSale (October 29, 30), th e fa bul o us " Diercking " Collection of China, Foreign Offices a nd H ong Kong followed o n ovem ber 5, 6. Sevent een photo-pl a tes grace the Ha ndbo ok -C ata logue of this 111ost remarkable Auction of which Sir D av id Roseway wri tes " It is probably the last of the great Chi nese Co llect io ns which were built up loca lly during the la te Nin etee nth Ce ntur y- to many the 111ostinte restin g per iod of Ch ina's philat elic histo ry."

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idea I would get them all- let alone fo r less them my bids!"

J. D. W., U.S.A.

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NO VEMBER 19, 20, 21: The "A LFRED H. CASP ARY" Collection, by Order of the Executor. Sale No. SixUNITED STATES , 1861 to 1888.

J ANUARY 28, 29, 30 : The "AL FRED H . CASPARY " Collection by order of the Executor. Sale No. SevenITAL IAN STATES, Part 1.

O VEMB ER 26: Specialised Collection of U IT ED STATES 1869 Issue.

FEB RUAR Y 11, 12, 13: THE WORLD.

NO VEMB ER 27: T he" Byron H. Ha ndy" Collection of Confederat e States Covers.

FEBRUARY 18, 19: LIBE RIA.

DECEM BER 3, 4, 5 : GENE RAL AUCT IO 1 , with one session of Israel.

FEB RUARY 25, 26, 27 : BRITIS H CO MMO NWEALT H Collection formed by Dr . Kenneth B. T urner and offered by order of the Executrix.

DE CEMBE R 17, 18, 19: PO STAGE STAM PS OF THE WORLD .

JANUA RY 7, 8 : The " Ado lphe Menjou " Collection of United States .

J A UARY 21, 22, 23 : GE 'ERAL AUCTIO N, including a n import ant property by o rder of the Executor.

POST AGE STAM PS OF

A Specialised Collection of

MAR CH 11, 12: UNIT ED STATES , a lso FOR EIG and Wholesale, by order of a Trust Officer.

MAR CH 18, 19, 20, 21 : The "ALF RED H. CASP ARY" Collection by order of the Ex ecutor. Sa le No. EightUNITE D STATES CARRI ERS and LO CALS.

:!/)rogramme DECEMBE R 31, JANU ARY I , 1957

F INE EM PIR E SALE, includin g the " Lt.-Cmdr. J . M. Pinsent" George VI Collection, a 21-Vol. Collection, offered by Dr . P. H. F lockt on, of Ma rch, Ca mbrid geshire, the" E. W. Heilbronn er " a nd " R. S. Lasham " British Commonwealth Collections.

1957 JANUA RY 7, 8

GENERAL SALE , with nice sections of Ascension, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, German States , Gibralta r, Great Brita in, Liberia, Ma uritius, Newfoundland, Siam, Spain, etc.

JANUA RY 14, 15

FINE EMP[R E SALE , com pris ing the Wholesale section of the " Dr. W. R . White-Coop er " Collection, a lso the " B. J. Hill " a nd " H arrison Bell " British Commonwealth Collections. i ncluded a re fine selections of Canada, Cyprus, Fa lklands, Great Brita in, ewfoundland, ew Zeala nd, St. Helena, South and South-West Africa, etc., etc.

J ANUARY 21, 22

CHOfCE BRITI SH COMM O1''WEALT H, embodying a very fine Collection of Imperf.

Empire Classics ; also a 7-Vol. Collection offered by ord er of H. W. J. Groos, Esq ., of Byefleet, Surre y.

JANU ARY 28, 29

POSTAGE STAMPS of FO REIG COUNT RIES, includin g Choice Ea rly Europe, nota bly, rar e German States on covers, Greece, Ita lian States, Spa in, Switzerland, etc . Also strong sect ion of Mex ico, United Sta tes, Uruguay, etc., etc.

FE BRUARY 4, 5

EM PIR E SALE - including the " A . P. Smit h " Briti sh Commonwealth and the Colonial Portion of the " H . A. Saunde rs " Collection (the latter strong in Rhode sia), a l o ot her fine selectio ns, nota bly India and States.

FEBRUAR Y JI , 12

FIRST D AY- The Gold Medal Collection of GRE ADA offered by order of L. J. GilbertLodg~, Esq., F.R.P .S.L., London, W. ; SECO D D AY- The" A. J . Stevens" Collections, compri sing Bahamas, Barbado s, Ceylon, Gambia , Nevi , St. Helena and St. Vincent.

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SEASON

AUCTIONS

York and Sydney

1955-56

New York realisations are given in dollars.

The rate of exchange was $2.80 to the £ ; the dollar, therefor e, officially equalled approx imately 7/-. Sydney realisations are given i11 Austra/ia11 pound s (A£ 1 = 16/- , or $2.25). Catalogue values are from Stanl ey Gibbons, Scott s and Sa11abria Catalogues and S11pp/e111 e11ts.

ADEN: 1951 15c. on 2½a., variety surcharge double, S.G . 38a, mint.

Cat. £50

Realisation

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£46 0 0

Mar. 5

Mukalla: 1949 U.P.U. Ir. on 1/-, variety surcharge omitt ed, S.G. 19a, mint and fine Cat. £75 £115 0 ALBANIA: 1913 Eagle overprint , 50pi. brown , fine used on piece ARGENTINE:

1864 Rivadavi a, imperf. lOc. green, fine used . Cat. £50

1930 Revolution , 50p., unused with large part gum.

AUSTRALIA:

Cat. £40

1915- 28 £1, S G . 45, mint and fine

1915- 28 £2, S.G. 46, unused with part gum ...

Mint copies of S.G. 46b realised £22 on Jan . 30, and £23 011Jan. 2.

1915-28 £2, S.G. 46a, mint

"May

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Mar. 5

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June 11

£52 JO 0

Nov. 21

£42 0 0

Nov. 21

£90 0

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Nov. 25

£23 0 0

Jan. 30

A£16

... A£23

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Nov. 25

I add my thanks for the very satisfacrory way in which this transaction was carried 0111by you."

Lt.-Co/. N. 0., Aldershot.

Resume of Prices : Season 1955-56 AVSTRALIA

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Realisati on

1916 Id. red (scarlet aniline, thin paper , glossy surface) , a complete mint pane of sixty, ... A£525 showing" rusted cliches," thin " G " and stroke on " Y" with J .B.C. Control For 11o te 011this inreresting sheet, see page 32.

Date

0 0

Nov. 25

£1 15 0 0

Nov . 21

0 0

Ma r. 5

£60 0 0

Oct. 24

£44 0 0

April 17

40c. on thick paper, a superb mint hori zontal pa ir. Cat. £200

£250 0 0

Nov. 21

1875- 8 1 5fr. red-brown , a block of four , unused with part gum. Some perfs. split

£80 0 0

· ov. 2 1

1920 Air Stamp " Ro ss-Smith " mint souvenir sheet , but right margin missing and vertical crease . . .

1942-48 2½d. scarlet , a mint horizontal row of eight, right -hand sta mp imperf. all sides ... £150 1850 6kr . (or iginal paper fold) tied to entire with circles ca ncellat ion, and having dated Tabor pmk. .. .

AUSTRIA:

BAHR AIN : 1948 Olympic Games 2½a . on 2½d., variety surcharge double, S.G. 63a, unu sed with

part gum BELGIUM: 1851 unframed wmk.

BO LIVIA: 1866-67 10c. brown ,

two blocks of fourteen, forming a reco nstr ucted block of twenty -eight , unused with part gum, £230 0 0 slight defects

Ja n.

9

1868 JOOc. pale green , a mint block of fifteen with sheet margins o n three £ 115 0 0 sides

Jan.

9

£280 0 0

Jan.

9

£310 0 0

Jan.

9

BRAZLL: 1843 early impression 30r., a fine used block of four ...

1843 30r., pair of 60r. and 90r. early impr essions, used on letter-s heet, cancelled" CORREO GERALDA CORTE 22 8 1843 "

" Lots received properly, and as usual am well satisfied and pleased with yo ur creditable handling of my interests."

J.M . B., U.S.A.

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Page Ten

BRAZIL-continu

ed R ea lisatio11

Date

1843 60r. fairly early impression , a used block of four , slight crease a nd crack between stamps

£95

0

Jan.

9

1843 90r. early impr ession , superb used

£72 10 0

Jan.

9

0

BRITISH GUIA A : 1852 le . black on magenta , S.G . 9, unused but creased

£210

0

0

No v. 2 1

1856 4c . black on mage nta, S.G . 24 lightl y ca nce lled and initialled " E.D.W."

£230

0

0

N ov. 21

B LG ARIA : 1882 variety error of colour, 5st. rose and pale rose , unus ed with larg e part gum

£70

0

0

ov. 21

£75

0

0

ov. 21

19 11 ,,ariety centre i111 •erred 50st. , fine used CA ADA

The Realisations of tl,e Apri l IO Sal e in tl,is section are fro 111a specialised gro up fro m the ' · Alfred F. Licl,tenstein ' Collection of 19th Century British No r//, America , said in New Yark .far a rota! of $38,741.

1851 la id paper 6d . slate-violet, two copies (o ne with slight fault s) used o n lett er-sheet wit h date d Montr ea l pmk .

1851 la id pape r 6d. brown-purple o n entir e to ew York.

Cat. $80 Ano tl,er cover bearing a similar stamp also addressed to New Yark brought $ 120 0 11 April JO.

£65

0

0

Mar. 19

$ 125

May 29

$5,800

April 10

l 85 1 laid paper 12d. black , deep co lour and with margins a ll sides fine u ed on cover from Hami lton to New York . ..

$5,250

April 10

1852- 57 wove pape r 3d ., unu ed block of four with part impri nt. Cat. $240

$300

April 10

1852-57 medium hard wove paper 6d . greenish-grey , fine used o n cover A fine used exampl e, off caver, 111ad e $ 130 011 same day .

$280

Apr il 10

185 1 laid paper 12d. black, la rge ma rgins a nd superb mint . Cat. $3,500 Anat l,er mint copy realised $5,400 in tl,e same sale.

1852- 57 med ium hard wove paper , 6d . slate-vio let, fine unused A fi ne used ex ample in the brawnisl,-grey sl,ade brought £57 !Os. 0 11 the same day .

1852-57 very thi ck soft wove paper , 6d. reddish-purpl e, very fine used. Cat. $225

£90

0 111

0

0

Nov. 2 1

Oct. 17

$2 10

1855 I0d. Pru ssia n blu e on medium wove paper . a mag nificent unu sed copy. Cat. £ 145 .. . £200 ~ fi ne unused 1Od. bright blue realised £ 115 011 the same date.

" Please accept 111 y sincere rhanks for carryi ng

0

0

April 9

this transaction of ours so efficiently and well."

Mr s. D . de la P., R eading .

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Page Eleven

CANADA-continued Reali sat ion

1857 td. rose, the major re-entry (No. 120), unused.

1857 7-½d.deep yellow-green, unused with almost full gum. Cat. £170 /11London a fine used copy brought £52 IOs. on Octob er 17, and 011Octob er 4 another made $ 115 i11New York.

1868- 72 laid paper , le . red-b rown , lightly cancelled and fine.

Cat. $ 125

£160

Date

April 10

$90

Cat. $75 ...

0 0

$145

April 9

Oct. 17

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1853 paper deeply blued , Id . deep brick-red , a block of four with la rge margins and light obliteration . . .

£65

0 0

Mar. 12

1853 paper slightly blued , 4d. blue, a fine used block of six, one stamp with re-entry . . .

£ I00 0

0

Oct. 31

1855-58 white paper , Id . rose-red , fine used block of seven A block of lhree Id. rose on magazi ne cover to Eng land mad e £60 on Marci, 19.

£ 150 0 0

Oct . 31

1855- 58 I/- , a used block of twenty, intermediate shade between yellow-green and deep green , £210 some faults but believed to be the largest known block An unused block of 1/- deep dark green realised £90 011February 20.

0 0

Oct. 31

1855-58 4d. blue rou letted, fine used pair ...

A fine used single of I/- roufell ed mad e £ 115 011February 20.

£115

0 0

Oct. 31

1861 " Woodblock " Id. vermilion , a very fine pair with clear light cancellation A fin e used pair broughl £210 011February 20.

£460

0 0

Ma y

1861 " Woodblock " Id. carmine , fine used

£220 0 0

Oct. 31

7

Id . brick -red, with light cancellation and very fine but for slight crease...

£170

0 0

Feb . 20

1861 " Woodblock " 4d. deep bright blue, very fine with large margins and light cancellation Another copy, 1101 quite so fine, sold for £210 on Ma y 1.

£230

0 0

Oc! . 31

1861 " Woo dblock"

y 10 express my sincere appreciation for the very efficient and prompt manner " J wish 10 lak e advantag e of 1his opport1111i1 1. J. Z. , U.S.A. in which yo u have handled 1he safe."

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Page Twelve

CAPE OF GOOD HOP E-conti nued Date

Realisa tion

1861 " Wood block "4d. pale milky blue , a pair fine used on part of wrappe r

£210

0

0

Mar. 12

J 861 " Woodblock " Error of Colour, 4d. ca rmin e, small margin s two sides, slightly cut-into and smudg y pmk.

£200

0

0

Feb . 20

1863- 64 De La Ru e 6d. bri ght mauve, a mint block of eight with larg e margins and very fine .

A mint block of six of the 1d. deep carmi11e-red realised £90 011Novembe r 2 1.

£130

0

0

Mar. 12

1863-6 4 De La Rue , 1/- bri ght eme rald gree n, a fine mint block of eight Anot her unused block of eight with g um ma de £210 on February 20.

£220

0

0

Mar. 12

£19 0

0

May 14

£ 150 0

0

Oct. 31

Mafeking Siege Stamps, 2/- o n 1/- , S.G . 16, unused 011 the same day, 011u11used 1/- 0116d. (Cat. £ 15) ,nad e £ 17.

CEYLON : 1857 blued paper 6d. purp le-b rown , a magnificent used strip of three A /ig htly -pmkd . pair used 011e11tire realised £57 IOs. on March 19.

1857- 59 4d. dull rose, with la rge ma rgins and light ca ncellation £125

0

0

Oct. 31

1857- 59 2/- blue , lightly ca ncelled and with large margins. . . £ I20

0

0

July

19 12- 25 IOOOr.unu sed with part gum.

£230

0

0

Nov. 22

£105

0

0

Nov. 22

£260

0

0

Nov. 22

£63

0

0

ov. 22

1856- 57 I0c. bright blue, a block of four with sheet margin and imprint , used on entire . . . £ 190

0

0

Nov. 22

186 1-62 20c. green, a very fine used strip of thr ee, with large margi ns

£60

0

0

Nov. 22

19 11 IOc. black, variery cenrre i11vert ed, unu sed with part o.g.

£60

0

0

Nov. 22

Cat. £275 ...

CHIL E: 1854 (Januar y) Desm adryl 5c. redd ish-brown , a very fine used strip of seven a nd a single on entire 011 the same day, a used block of six mad e £70 ; a strip of four 011 e11tire £67 !Os. ; a11d a /i11e si11 g/e wirh large marg i11 s a11d part of i111pri11t , used 011 co ver £50.

1854 (August) Litho. , 5c. in a beautifu l rose-b rown shade , a strip of four , one sta mp defective, used on entir e 011 rhe sam e day a 5c. reddish brow11 wirh promi11ent tra11sfer variety a11dsuperb used 011cover realised £90.

1855 5c., a fine used strip of four in a very deep shade a nd show ing ivory head . . .

Cat. £60

9

"M ay I rhank yo u for yo ur kind arrenrion in rhis ma11er and express my sarisfacrion ar rhe resulr of rhe sale."

V. £ . A. W., Ru s ting ron, Sus sex.

Resume of Prices : Season 1955-56

Page Thirteen Realisatio n

1859 2½c. block of four on back, and large-ma rgined 20c. on face of entire , all cancelled with blue " 0 "

Date

COLOMBIA:

1862- 63 Error of Colour 50c. red , pen-cancelled, tiny thin spot 1920 Air Stamp IOc. blue. red and black, tied to flown cover.

CZECHO -SLOVAKIA:

Nov . 22 Jan .

$250

Cat. $250

Antioquia : 1868 5c. used with vertical pair IOc. (pen ca ncelled) on piece.

£70 0 0 £65 0 0

Cat. £ 160

19 19 on Austri a, I0kr. on granite paper, S.G . 90a, unu sed with gum

1868 small black recta ngular " frank " on blue envelope, dated " FALKLAND ISLANDS FE 15 1876 " and " 6 ", also backsta mped " LONDON 31 MR 76" ...

9

April 16

£140 0 0

Jan.

9

£90 0 0

Oct. 24

£90

0 0

June 25

£52 10 0

June 25

FALKLAND ISLANDS:

1878, a clear examp le of the circular red " fra nk " on envelo pe, sho wing despatching and receiving cancellation s, and ma rked " 6 " in ma nuscript

1849- 52 I fr. orange- vermilion , fine and lightly canc elled Cat. £195 £175 0 0

FRANCE:

Feb.

6

1853-6 1 lfr. car mine, a fresh a nd lightly cancelled strip of four , one defect ive, on entire ... £ 100 0 0

Feb . 27

1862- 70 laureated 30c. pair used with first type Ecuador Ir. pair (cut into) on entire.. .

£ 100 0 0

Feb . 27

£80 0 0

April 17

£70

0 0

April 17

£125 0 0

April 17

GAMBlA:

1869 4d. D e La Rue Essay embosse d in black on ca rd

.I880, 4d. bro wn, S.G . 15, comb perf., a mint block of four

1880 1/- green, S.G . 19, comb perf. , a mint block of four ...

1886-87 ½d. , ld . and 2d., the set of imperf. proof s in issued co lo urs A set of Essays of the .Id., 2½d. and 4d. in the adopted colours and the 3d. in grey 5 2/- in different and brown realised £75, and nine impe,f colour rrials of 1902---0 colours made £85 in the same sale. (Boughr in our 5 Feb. 195 1 Sale for £48).

£80 0

0

April 17

1906 1/- on 3/-, variety surcharge double, mint a nd fine

£72 IO 0

Apri l 17

£160 0 0

Nov . 23

£42 0 0

Nov . 23

GERM

Baden : 1851 I kr. on buff, a super b used strip of thr ee

1851 6kr. on yellow-green, fine used

Y

" I have received yo ur check-everyt hing was handled very well. There are not words to exp ress my appreciation."

W. A ., U.S.A.

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Page Fourteen

GERMANY-continu Hanover:

Prussia:

ed Realisatio n

Date

1859-6 1 I gr. rose , three strips of three all with sheet ma rgin, very fine used on cover fro nt

£60

0

0

Feb.

6

I 850- 56 6pf., str ip of five, pa ir and a sing le, used with 2sgr. strip of five on la rge part cover front

£60

0

0

Feb.

6

I 850 3pf. red , used on dated piece, one corner touched , otherwise very fine

£220

0

0

Nov. 23

Northern Di strict, 1867 co loured roulette , ¼sgr. pair a nd single used on entire with pai r 3sgr. of prev ious issue

£55 0

0

Nov . 23

185 1- 52 18kr., a used pair, trace of crease. Cat. £40

£40

0

Nov. 23

Saxony:

Thurn and Taxis:

Wurtemberg:

0

GREAT BRITAI N

The January 16/ 17 R ealisations are from the" Per Gjerding" Collection of Great Britain, sold in London/ or a total of £1 1,760.

1840 Id. black , Plate la, used on letter sheet on first day of issue, slightly creased

£63

0

0

April 16

1840 Id. black , Plate la, a fine mint pai.r but one stamp with crease

£40

0

0

Nov. 28

£ 105 0

0

Ja n. 16

£230

0

0

Ja n. 16

£55

0

0

D ec. 13

1862 1/- deep green , Plate 2- Plate 3, S.G. 9 1, unused and fine

£145

0

0

Ja n. 16

1865- 67 I0d. red- brown, wmk. Emb lems, S.G. 99, pmk. a little heavy and centred slightly to bottom-right .. .

£ I 55 0

0

Jan . 16

£270

0

0

Jan.

£90

0

0

Jan. 16

£100

0

0

Ja n. 16

£80

0

0

Jan . 17

£ I JO 0

0

Jan . 17

1840 2d. blue, Plat e l , a fine horizontal pai r, unused with part gum , variety wmk. i111 >erted An ww sed pair , Plat e 2, with large marg ins but slightly creased, realised £67 011the same date.

1848 Archer roulette 12, Id. red-b rown, a block of nine, unu sed with la rge part gum . . .

1847- 54 embossed 6d. purple , bisected a nd used on letter-sheet

1867- 80 6d. mauve , Plate I0, of excellent co lour a nd ca ncelled " 545 " in bars ; cent red to bottom-right and with a few blun ted perfs.

One of the seven k 110111 11examp les.

1867- 83 wmk. Cross, 10/- gree nish grey, S.G. 128, unu sed a nd slight ly stai ned .. .

1867-83 wmk. Anc hor, JO/- grey-green on blued paper, unused with part gum, a little creased 011 the same day, a 10/- greenish grey 011 white paper, unused but very slight slain brought £100.

I 873-80 wmk. Spray , 6d. pale bu ff, Plate 13, S.G. 145, fine used but for some blunted perfs.

1888 wmk. Orb s, £ 1 bro wn-lilac, unused with part gum

16

"A t this stage I would lik e to express my appreciation f or the efficient manner in which yo u have handled this matt er."

W. G., Sheffield.

R esume of Prices : Season 1955-56

Page Fifteen GREAT BRIT AIN - continued Realisati on

Dat e

May 1910, the unissued 2d. Tyrian plum , S.G . 266a

£3 10 0

0

Jan. 17

1911- 12 £1, a mint sheet of forty On the same day a mini sheet of fift y -six of the 10/- (S.G. 319) realised £3 10.

£370

0

Jun e 19

£ 130 0 0 £84 0 0

Jan. 17 June 19

1912- 22 ½d. green , a vertic al pair , Co ntrol G 15, about three -qu a rters of lower stamp doubly pri nted, mint 1935 Silver Jubilee , Error of Colour 2½d. Prussian blue , mint and fine .. .

1937-47 5d. brown variety imperf, S.G . 469a , a fine mint hori zo ntal pair

0

0

Apri l 16

£ 115 0

0

Mar.

0

April 16

£60

1950-51 Id. light ultr a marine , variety imperf , S.G. 504b, a mint block of four A mint horizontal pair variety impe1f three sides (S.G . 504c) realised £63 al the same sale.

November 195 1, a complete " exploded " Booklet with major pa per fold resulting in the 2d. pale red-brown block compr ising a comp lete tete-beche pair with portions of thre e others . . . £550 For particular s of this unique " Find " see pag e 34.

1.R. Official: 1885 £1 bro wn-lilac, wmk . Cro wns, S.G . OJ I, unused with part gum but faintl y creased

I 890 £1 bro wn-lilac, wmk . Orb s, unused and with sheet margin at bottom 1902 10/- ultram arine , unused with almost full gum a nd very fine .. .

0

5

£ 105 0

0

Ja n. 17

£ 110 0

0

Ja n. 17

0

0

Jan. 17

£400

0

0

Jan. 17

£190

0

0

Oct. 25

0 0

Oct. 25

... £ 1,025

1902-04 1/- green and carmine , S.G. 0 87, brilli ant mint and from upp erright co rner o f sheet

0

Board of Education:

GREECE:

186 1 Pari s Printing , 20L. blue, a brilliant min t block of four

186 1- 62 Fir st Athen s Pr inting , 20L. deep blue without figure s, qu adrill e back ground , cancelled ·· 44." Ca t. £200 £210 J86 1- 62 Fir st Ath ens Pr inting , 20L. , without figures, qu adrille background , ca ncelled " 13." Ca t. £200 On the same day a 20L. without fig ures, solid background, realised £ 190.

£230

0

O

Oct . 25

1870-71 40L. lilac-rose on greenish, in the sam e shade as figures on bac k, sma ll tear other wise very fine used

£370 0

0

Oct. 25

" Thank yo u very much fo r rhe check in pay ment.

You are still ' tops' as far as I am concerned."

J. S. W. , U.S.A.

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Page Six reen

1888 4mm . spacing, 4d. on 2/-, a hori zont al pa ir, variety imp erf unused with part gum

GRE ADA:

Realisat ion

Datt

£63 0 0

Mar. 13

£160 0 0

Ma r. 5

bet ween,

1938- 50 2½d., perf. 12½x 13½, S.G . 157a, mint and fine A nother exa mpl e, 110 1quit e so fi ne, brought £ 120 011Apr il 17.

INDIA : 1854 ½a. D ie I " B " stone, a block of fourt een used on

entire, two sta mps slightly cut-int o 1854 I a. deep red, Die I " B " stone, a block of twelve used on large-part entire, slight faults

0

Oct. 18

£95 0 0

Oct. 18

£44 0

1854 I a. red, D ie I " B " to ne, a block of twenty-two used o n cover a nd lightly pmkd. " B157." Block is believed to be the largest known and shows severa l reto uches £290 0 0 A horizo m al row o.f eight used 011cover a11d wirh light" B30 " obliteratio n brought £52 1Os. in the same sale.

ISRAEL : 1948 3m. to 1,000m., the complete mint set with ta bs. Cat. $ 126.25 $135 ITALY , Naples : 1858 50gr. lake, fine used.

£55 0 0

Cat. £50

1860 Savoy Cross ½t. blue, superb used on newspape r . Ca t. £ 115 0 0 £60

Oct. 18

Oct. 18 OV.

28

No v. 28

Sardinia: 1854 Sc. yellow-green, a vertica l pa ir tied to cover.

Cat. $85

$ 105

Oct.

5

Sicil y : I 859 IOgr. indigo, an unused block of four with

almost full gum

£52 10 0

Tuscany: I85 1- 52 2s. brick-red on azu re, supe rb used. Ca t. £ 140 £85

Nov. 28

0 0

ov. 28

£65 0 0

Mar. 20

£380 0 0

ov. 28

£200 0 0

Apr il 17

JAPA N : 1870 (about ), the Suth erland loca l ¼Boo black on

orange-yellow, pen cancelled and slight tear KE 'YA: 19 12- 22 500r., S.G. 6 1, mint from corner

of sheet.

Ca t. £350

034

0 MALAYA: Straits Settlement s: 19 12- 22 $500 purple a nd ora nge-brown , S.G. 2 12, unused

with part gum 192 1- 33 $ I00, S.G. 240, mint and fine.

Cat. £45

Trengganu: 192 1 $ 100, S.G. 42, mint a nd fine.

Cat. £50

MA URITIUS: 1859 large fillet 2d. deep blue, S.G. 29, fine used

£44 0 0

ov. 28

£63 0 0

Ja n.

£84

Nov. 28

0 0

2

" I would like ro express my sa ris/ action of rhe mann er in which yo u have handled the sale of my stamps."

Group -Cap r. J. D., Dunke ld.

Resume of Prices : Season 1955-56

Page Se venteen

MAU RITIUS - continued Realisation

1859 Gre ek Border 2d. blue a nd 2d. pale blue , a pa ir of each tied to dated wrapper

Date

£160

0

0

Nov. 28

£42

0

0

Ju ne

£220

0

0

No v. 28

£ 115 0

0

ov. 28

l 897 Eagle RM wmk. , Sp. fin e used

£57 10 0

Nov. 28

1934 University Air Mail set, a ll fine mint

£50

Nov.

1935 Earhart 20c. ca rmin e, mint

£52 JO 0

Nov. 28

1948 Olymp ic Ga mes, lp .20c. on 1/-, variety surchar~e double , mint

£50

0

0

Mar. 5

Tangier: 1948 Silver Wedding , 2½d., mint vertic a l pair from co rner of sheet, top stamp variety overpri11tomill ed

£90

0

0

April 17

1854" FOU R- PE CE " green, S.G. 35, a pa ir used oo lette r-sheet to Borde aux MEXIC O: 1856 8r. lilac five singles, and 2r. green, overprinted Campeche upward s in black or downwards in red , fine used on cove r-front with red fancy ca ncellatio ns ...

1864-66 la rge overprint name a nd numb er, ½gr. brown , two copies used on entir e with negative pmk .

A n 111111 sed 3c. broivn with smafl Ol'erprint (Cat. £40) realised £55 011the same day.

MO ROCCO:

MUSCAT:

1948 Olympic G ames, Ir. o n 1/-, variety surcharge double, mint a nd fine ...

0

£52 JO 0

M ar.

7

5

1852 Sc., lOc. and l5 c., fine used set on sma ll piece

£67 10 0

SWICK : l 851 3d. red , fine used with " Steam Boat" cancellation

$90

Oct. 17

$420

April 10

$460

April 10

ETHERLANDS: NEW BR

0

5

EWFOUNDLAND : Cat. $400

ov. 29

1857 1/- scarlet-vermilion , large ma rgins a nd neat cancellation.

1860 6d. or ange-vermilion , u nu ed with large margins.

Cat. $500

1920, the unissued 3c. o n Cabot 6c., bars I0½mm. apart

0

April IO

0

0

May

£ 150 0

0

ov. 29

ov.

£42

0

£200

44-7 1927 " De Pin edo" Rome ...

60c., used on flown cover from Pr ime Mini ster 's Office St. Johns to

1930 "Co lumbi a" 50c. on 36c., unused wit h part gum . Cat. £200 Anoth er 111111 sed copy but slig htly stai11ed bro ughl £ 135 011 March 5.

NEW SO TH WALES: paper, fine used

I

1850-5 1 Syd ney View, Plate I , Id. crimson lake o n soft yellowish

I

£38

0

0

l 850-51 Sydn ey View, Plate I, Id. reddi sh rose on yellowish paper , a lightly ca ncelled A£30 pair

0

0

Nov. 25

£72 10 0

ov . 1

1850-51 Sydn ey View, Plate JI, Id. gooseberry red on hard bluish paper , a fine used pair A 2d. indigo, Plat e II , early impr ession mad e £44, ivhile a 2d. lilac-blue, Plat e II, variety " 110 ivhip " brought £60 011the same day .

" I know of no other firm which handl es mail bidders with such integrit y ."

H. R. , U.S.A .

The H . R . Hann er Stamp Auc tions

Page Eighteen NEW SO TH WALES-

comi11ued

1850- 5 1 Syd ney View, 2d. Pl a te JV, on laid paper , showing double lined" and fine unused

Realisation

Dme

J8 " wmk ., A£47

0

0

Sept. 23

£2 10

0

0

Nov.

A£3 4

0

0

Nov. 25

£32

0

0

Nov .

£ 180

0

0

Feb.

1855 Lo nd on Print, 2d. dull blue, unused, slightl y cut -into o ne s ide

£ 105

0

0

Jul y JI

NIGE R COAST: 1893 JO/- in ve rmili o n o n 5d ., unu sed with part gum

£50

0

0

Nov. 29

1851- 53 I d. red -b row n, fine unused ...

£34

0

0

Sept. 21

J851- 53 Jd . red-brow n, with re-entry, figures " I " do uble a nd line throu gh top of " NOVA ", unused with part gum

£52 10 0

April JO

J850-5

1 Sydney View, 3d. ye llow -gree n on soft ye llow ish paper , a very fine strip of three (left hand pair variety ·· 110 111 !,ip " ), used with Id . pa le red o n thick grey ish pape r o n dated cover to London ...

J850- 51 Sydney View, 3d. yellow -gree n on yellow ish paper, a lightl y pmkd . pair

1850- 51 Sydney View, 3d. myrtle -green , pmk . " 18" in bars

NEW ZEALAND:

1855 London Print , Id. dull carmine, large margins a nd lightly pmkd . . ..

1

7

OVA SCOTJA

J851- 53 1d. red-brown,

vertic al pair and 3d. blue, tied by ova l grid to cover

1851- 53 3d . blue , a block of ten, unused wi th sheet m argi n one side and fine .

185 1-53 6d. ye llow -gree n, unus ed with large part gum

" Please accept

Ill)'

Cat. $500

$ 190

Oct.

$575

April JO

$ 130

April JO

4

sincere thanks for the excelle nt way in wl,icl, you !,ave handled this purchase on my behalf" J. K. W., Brazil.

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NOVA SCOTIA - co11ti1111 ed Realisation

1851- 53 6d. deep green , tied by oval grid to sma ll cover ... /11Lond on, an unus ed 6d. deep g reen mad e £57 !Os. 011April 10, and a fine bisec t 011 part enti re £55 011the same day.

$110

Date

Oct.

4

1851-53 1/- purple , fine used

£ 110 0 0

April 10

1860-63 le. black, two copies (o ne bi ected diago na lly) and 81c. u ed on cover as I0c. rate .. .

£ 140 0 0

April JO

0 0

No v. 29

£ 100 0 0

Jan. JO

1858 ½p. yellow-buff, two singles with I 859 Ip. on la rge part cover , with rate" H UA LGC " cancellation .. .

£ 170

0 0

Jan.

I 859 Id. pale blue , a block of eightee n used with la rge " OTUSCO " pmk. in red . Some minor fau lts ...

£200

0 0

Jan. 10

1859 Ip . vermilion , six pairs and thi rteen singles used on la rge part entite

£ 110 0 0

NYASALAL~D: 1903-04 £ IO unu sed from corner of sheet , fine but for faint crease . . .

PERU: J 858 Ip . rose-red, a la rge piece bearing three pa irs, thr ee str ips of four a nd strip of thr ee; one tamp slight thinning a nd two others creased

£50

l 860 l p. rose , intermediate imp res ion, a piece of large linen envelope bea ring fou rteen pairs and bloc ks of eight, ten a nd sixteen £200 POLA ND: 19 19 Kra kow issue lOk. deep vio let, mint a nd very fine. Cat. £45 Anot her 111i11t exa mpl e realised the sam e figure 011D ecemb er 20.

19 19 on Austria , Postage Du e, l k. blue unused with large part gum . Cat. £30 .. .

QUEENSLAN D: 1860 impe rf. 2d. blue, a fine used strip of three , slightly cut-i nt o ...

A fin e, lightly ca11cef/ed copy of the impe,j. 6d. g reen realised £40 011J1111 e 5.

RHOD ESlA: 1896-9 7 Di e J, 8d., a mint block of fo ur from top of sheet, lower pa ir rariety impe,f, upper pair part p e,f

Jan.

10

10

0 0

Jan. JO

0 0

Oct. 25

£3 1 0 0

Oct. 25

£55

£ 120

0 0

ov. 29

£42

0 0

De c. 5

1896- 97 Die I , 3/- an un used vert ical pair , 1•ariety lower sta mp i111p e1f , upper stamp imp e,f 011three sides. Cat. £60

£65 0 0

Jun e

5

1905 Victoria Falls, 1/-, a vertica l unu sed pa ir, variety impe,f bet ween.

£55

0 0

Dec.

5

£40

0 0

D ec.

5

Cat. £60

1909 overprin ted " RHOD ESIA " , £2 brown , unused with part gum

" The co11ditio11of the nineteen lots I go t were ex actly as yo u described them. "

G. T., U.S.A.

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.

Reali sation

1910-16 Error of Colour, £1 scarlet and reddish mauve , a mint block of four , one stamp showing variety gash on ear 1913- 22 5d., a mint horizont al ma rgina l strip of three , rariety impe1f verrically ...

D are

£210

0

0

Dec .

5

£90

0

0

D ec.

5

RUSSIA: 1884 no thunderbolts, 3½r. and 7r . in mint blocks of four

£90

0

0

Nov . 29

ST. LUCIA: 1860 6d. green , S.G. 3, block of four, unu sed with part gum

£60

0

0

May 13

£65

0

0

May 13

£60

0

0

ov. 14

£84

0

0

Nov. 14

£110

0

0

Nov. 14

1863- 66 perf . 11- 12½, 6d. deep green , a mint block of four . Ca t. £48 . ..

£67 JO 0

Nov. 14

1863- 66 variety impe,f , 6d. deep green, an unused block of eight from corner of shee t. Slightly creased

£80

No v. 14

I 864 CC perf. 12½, 6d. deep lilac, hori zo ntal strip of four used on double !etter-sh eet to London ST. VI CE T The majorify of Realisarions are from rhe " Glossop ,. Collecrion of St . Vincent , sold on Novemb er 14, 15 for a rota! of £8,000.

Perklns Bacon Die Pro of of the 6d. in black on Indi a paper , a nd mounted on ca rd . ..

Perkins Bacon Die Proof of the 5/- on card 1861 perf . 14-16, 6d. deep yellow-green , S.G . 2, a bright unu sed copy

0

0

1868 perf. 11- 12½, 4d. yellow, an unu sed block of four . Slight crease and with ink strokes on perfs . of one stamp. Cat. £56 £75 0 0 Nov . 14 A n unused pair realised £52 10s. on the same day .

1868 perf. 11- 12½, 1/- brown , a n unused strip of three with sheet ma rgin. Cat. £84

£110

0

0

ov. 14

£42

0

0

Nov. 14

A mint copy of 1/- indigo (Cat. £22) realised £52 10s. on rhe same day .

1872 imperf. Pro of of 1/- in rose-red on wove pa per, a fine horizontal pair . . .

"May I say rhar I am very pl eased with rhe way in which rhe sale of my sramps was handled and also rhe resulr."

C. D. R ., Glasgow.

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ST. VINCENT -co ntinu ed I 87J-7 4 Id . black, variety imperf between horizontally a fine used pa ir

Realisati on

Date

£200 0 0

Mar. 14

1877 1/- vermili on, variety imperf , fine used on piece with normal 1/-

£ 170

0 0

Mar. 14

£95 0 0

Nov. 15

1882-8 4 perf. 14, 4d. br ight blue, a block of four , unu sed with pa rt gum and with sheet ma rgin. Ca t. £80 £ 110 0 0

Nov. 15

188 1 Prov isionals, 4d. on Ca t. £100

1/-

vermili on, mint.

l 886-89 wmk . Crown CA perf. 12, th e unissued 2½d . milky blue (without surcharge) At the same sale, a copy of the unissued ½d. orange brought £52 I0s.

£ 140 0 0

Nov. 15

£90 0 0

Nov. 15

l 886-89 wmk. Crow n CA perf. 12, 6d. br ight green, a mint sheet ma rginal block of four , slightly sta ined.

Cat. £40

£90

0 0

Nov. 15

SAMOA: 1932 £5, u nused with pa rt gum . Ca t. £40

£42 0 0

Mar. 5

£55 0 O

May 29

1886-89 wmk. Crow n CA perf. 12, 4d . dull blue, unu sed with part gum. Cat. £60 On the same day, an unused 4d. bright blue made £57 !Os.

SEYCHELLES: 1893 (Ja nua ry) 12c. on l 6c., D ie l , variety surcharge double, S.G . 24b, unu sed with pa rt gum SrERRA LEONE: 192 1- 27 £5, mint a nd fine. Cat. $ 135

$ 110

OV.

SOUTH AFRICA: 19 13 ½d. , Id ., 2d., 2½d., 3d., 4d ., 6d., I/-, 2/ 6, 5/- and JO/- , the origina l set in mint panes o f sixty . . . £220 O O

May 15

1927- 29 2d. (2), 3d . (2), 1/- (2), 2/6 (2), 5/- (2), and 10/- (2), all imperf. co lour tria ls perforated·· SP EC IM EN ", so me slightly creased or thinned ... £180 0 0

Oct. 11

SPAIN: 1850 6r. blue, ext remely fine, with red cancellat ion " J/2" 1852 2r. pale red, super b with light pmk.

Cat . £65 ...

1853 2r. vermilion, unu sed with part gum

£67 10 O

ov. 30

£ 100 0 0

No v. 30

£ 125 0 0

Nov. 30

1868 " HABILIT ADO ", 25m. rose a nd blue, error fra me inverted, unu sed_with part gum , only one other known £525 1868 l 9c. brow n, a mint block of four . . .

SUDAN : 1938 Air Sta mps, perf. 11½x 12½, the mint set

0 0

£ 135 0

0

£72 10 0

Ja n. 10 ov. 30 Mar.

5

SWITZERLAND Z urich: J 843 4r p. black, vertica l red lines, large margi ns a nd very

fine used . Ca t. £ 180 N euchatel:

£2 10 0 0

I 850 Sc. black and red, used on dated piece

Winterthur: l 850 2½rp . black a nd red, a fine pa ir tied to entire . ..

A used single, with black roselfe cancellation brought £46

0 11

Nov. 30

£75

0 0

Dec. 20

£ 120

0 0

Ja n. 10

November 30.

" I am gra tified by the result of the sale and I wish to thank yo u very much fo r yo ur p rompt and efficient service."

R . J . N., U.S .A .

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SWITZERLAND -co 11ti11ued R et,!i3£ltio n

D are

Vaud: I 849 4c. black and red, very fine with red rosette cancellation

£290

0

0

Nov. 30

1850 Orts Post , 2½rp. , unframed cros s, a fresh horizont al pair , used on entire

£120

0

0

Jan.

I9 I 3 Air Stamp , Olten Flight 50c. dark green , mint and very fine. Cat. $150 .. .

TOBAGO: 1879 £1 mauve, S.G. 6, very fine unu sed with part gum. Cat. £85 Another, not quite so fin e, sold for £70 011 November 30.

TR[l\'TDAD: I 852 yellowish paper , Id. blue , lightl y ca ncelled and fine

IO

ov . 29

$155 £72 10 0

Feb. 14

£75

Nov . 30

0

0

UN ITED STATES I 847 Sc. black , Plate Proof o n Indi a pa per, a block of thirt y overpri nted " Specimen" in red , and showing variety dot over" S ". The largest known block . Cat. $900 A block of eight on India pap er withour " Specimen " overprint realised $950 011 the same day.

$ 1,350

Feb .

6

1847 Sc. dark brown , a fine pair tied by red grid pmk. to folded lett er. Cat. $ 100 A fine used single off cover made £40 in London on November 30.

$ 140

June 25

I 847 I0c. black , Di e Pro of of frame o nly o n India paper

$110

Feb.

6

1847 I0c. ora nge, Plate Proof on Indi a paper with card backi ng, a block of ten. Cat. $600 .

A single in orange made $82.50, and a single in black overprinted" Sp ecimen " in red, realised $80 0 11 the same day .

$600

Feb.

6

$290

April I I

$ 170

Jun e 25

1851-57 le . dark blue . Type l a , super b with black town cance!Jation

$620

April 11

185 1- 57 3c. orange -b rown , a fine mint blo ck of fo ur .

Cat. $175

$240

Ap ril 11

1847 l0 c. black, ma rgins all sides a nd superb used with red grid cance llatio n. Cat $80 ... l 847 lOc. black , right sheet marg in copy tied by red grid to neat entire to Canada. Cat. $ 100 ...

A nother, on cover to Memphis brought $ 125 011 January 9.

" I think I must be one of yo ur oldest cusromers as my dealings with yo u go back over thirry ye ars and yo u have always J. A. D. R. , Canterbury . given me complete satisfaction."

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UNITED STATES-continu

ed Realisation

Dat e

1851- 57 5c. red-bro wn, fresh colour a nd with sheet margin at right a nd very fine used . Cat. $70

$95

I 851-57 IOc. green, Type IV recut at top, tied to sma ll piece by" Shasta Cal." pmk. Cat. $ 120 A fine used copy of Typ e 1 (Cat. $65) realised $97.50 on S eptember 19.

$170

April JI

1851- 57 12c. black, a hori zontal strip of four , ca ncelled red grid and tied to small neat cover to Dublin. Cat. $120 At the same sale a fin e pair, used 011 cover to London , made $87.50.

$ 145

D ec. 12

J 857- 61 30c. ora nge, tied by red grid to neat Patriotic Caricature envelope.

$220

Jun e 25

$245

April II

$230

April II

I 880 Special Pr intin g of 1879 Issue, le. dark ultr amarine, light corner crease , other wise very fine. Cat. $500

$625

April JI

J 880 Specia l Printing of 1879 Issue , 6c. dull rose, very fine.

$500

April 11

$950

April 11

$850

April 11

$ 1,700

April 11

J 893 Columbus, 50c. slate -blue , a bottomright corner block of four , mint and very fine. Cat. $100

$100

Nov . 28

I 893 Columbus , $5 black , bottom margin strip of four wit h impr int and Plate No ., mint a nd well-centred.

Cat. $800 ...

$ 1, 150

April J l

1898 Trans-Mississippi , Sc. violet-brown, bottom imprint a nd Plate o. block of four , variety imperf horizontally, very fine mint. Unp riced as Plate block . Cat. $2,400 ...

$3, 100

April J J

1898 Tr ans-Mississ ippi , $1 black, a mint left arrow block of twenty-eight.

One of the largest known blocks.

Cat. $3,335+

$3,600

April 11

1875 Reprint of 1861- 66 issue , 12c. black , mint.

1875 Repri nt of 1861-66 issue, 90c. blue , mint.

Cat. $150

Cat. $ 110 Cat. $220

Cat. $500

J 880 Special Printing of 1879 Issue, 2c. scarlet -vermi lion , some slight t hinnings.

J 880 Specia l Printing of 1879 Issue, 5c. deep blue , fine and fresh.

Cat. $1,250

Cat. $1,250

1893 Columbus , Error of Colour 4c. blue , well centred and fine mint.

Cat. $1, 100

Ja n.

9

" / am very pleased with yo ur handling of the en/ire transaction, and am certain that I could never ha ve realised the amount for tire Collection in any other way."

M. M., U.S.A.

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1898 Tran s-Mi ssiss ippi , $2 orange-brown , a mint block of four. Cat. $900 A mint single (Cat. $92.50 ) brought $102 on January 9.

190 I Pa n-Americ a n, 4c. red-bro wn a nd blac k, variety cemr e inverted, a block of four , unu sed with part gum. Onl y fo ur blocks of thi s var iety exist. Ca t. $6,000 1908 co il perf. 12 vertically, le. blu e-green, a mint pair.

Cat . $270 1909 Hud so n-Fulton 2c. carmi ne, sma ll Di e Proof.

Cat. $175 1909- 10 coi l stamp per f. 12 vertica lly, 3c. deep purple (O ra ngeburg), fine mint 19 18 Air Sta mp , 24c. carmi ne-rose a nd blue, variety centre inverted, the unique bottom arrow pair, mint a nd fine

Postal Stationery 1853- 55 6c., four d iffere nt co lour paste up Essays, a lso 40c. blu e Essay , very fine 186 1 J2c., nin e different co lour s of paste up Essays, sma ll cut squares .. .

1874- 86 Plimpt on, Die 3 " Egg Head " Di e, 3c. gree n o n fawn , cut irregula rly a t top leav ing hu ge margin , unu sed; o nly o ne o th er believed to exist . Ca t. $1,500 1874-86 Plimpt on, Die 3 " Egg H ead " D ie, 90c. ca rmine o n crea m, ent ire envelope , unused a nd very fine. Ca t. $ 150 ...

1899 4c. br ow n, Die JI on white, entire envelope, size 5, unused. Cat. $600 ...

Realisat ion

Date

$925

April 11

$7,750

April 11

$280

Ja n .

9

$ 175

Feb .

9

$800

April 11

$6, 100

Sept. 20

$320 $440

Fe b . 2 1 Feb. 21

$1,300

Feb . 2 1

$180 $580

Feb . 2 1 Feb. 2 1

$900

No v. 7

$200

Nov . 7

$270

Nov.

WESTERN FRANKS All Realisations in this section are from the" L. H. Bark hausen" Collection, sold in New York on Nove,nber 7, 8 for a total of $34,056.

"PAJD - DlETZ & NELSON'S BRITISH COLUMBIA & VICTORIA EXPRESS", printed frank in black vertic a lly a t left in co mbination with Well.s Fargo & Co. Type E fra nk , o n 3c. pink o n buff 1864 envelope. United Sta tes 24c . lilac tied with Diet z a nd Nelson ha nd sta mp in blu e ; a lso bea ring Br itish Columbia 3d . blue tied wit h blue ova l " PAID ", a lso ova l ew West min ster P ost Office British Columbia in blac k .. · ' D. W. HARRIER'S EXPRESS- PAID ", printed fra nk in vio let on 3c. pink o n buff 1864 envelope . Sta mp ca nce lled with blue ova l Wells F a rgo & Co. " Nevada " ha ndstamp dated " Jun 30 " PAID 50c ", printed fra nk in blac k o n 3c. " HU T & HART'S WARRE1 S EXPRES pink o n buff envelope; beari ng at left " Sla te Cr eek I.T ." in MS. Stamp pen cance lled "M OSSMAN'S & CO.'S EXPRESS, Dirigo, Nez Perces & Salmon River Mines- PAID" , print ed frank in black on 3c. pink on buff 186 1 enve lope. POD pmk . " Po rtland Or ." dated " No v. 5 " " VIA NICARAGUA- AHEAD OF THE MAILS- LELAND ", blu e recta ngular hands tamp o n 6c. green o n bu ff 1853 Ne bitt envelope. POD pmk . " New York Ship - D ec. 15 " ca ncels stamp. Cover has MS . " Via N ica ragua " at lower-l eft "TRA CY & CO'S EXPRESS- PAID ", o ld Eng lish lett ers, printed fra nk in blac k on 3c. red o n buff 1853 esbitt envelope . Blu e ova l T racy " Po rtla nd " ha nd stamp ca ncels stam p ...

ST. JOSEPH RUN ING HORS E HANDSTAMP DATED " J U 3 ", in black on 3c. red on white 1853 Nesbitt en velope. In MS . at lower-left " Per Po ny Express".

Addressed to " Ca pt. P. T . Turnl ey U .S. Arm y, Ca mp Fl oyd Utah Terr y." , a rare cove r of the so -ca lled " Mormon Wa r " perio d . .. $1 RED PO Y EXPRESS STAMP , very fine a nd tied with Blue San Francisco Running Horse handstamp over Wells Fargo & Co. Type F fra nk in red on I0c. gree n o n buff Star Die envelope

" I think this is a very satisfacrory resulr and rhank yo u for yo ur kind aue mion."

7

$230

ov . 7

$360

OV.

$290

ov. 7

$ 1,050

Nov . 8

$675

ov. 8

7

F. W. S ., Malvern .

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UNITED STATES -co ntinued FRANKS -co lllinued

WESTER

Realisation

Date

$750

No v. 8

SI RED PONY EXPRESS STAMP , very fine and tied with Blue San Francisco Running Horse handstamp over Wells Fargo & Co. Type F fra nk in red on IOc. green on buff

Star Die envelope .

Stamp ca ncelled by black dated town pmk .

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10c. BROW N PO Y EXPRESS STAMPS (2) TIED WITH LARG E BLUE CIR CUL AR "WELLS FARGO " HA DST AM P , on cover bearing 3c. rose ad hesive (Scott , 65),

tied with anot her st rike of the sa me W.F. & Co . hand stamp , also " PAID •· in blue ova l. On 3c. pink on bu ff 186 1 enve lope with W.F . & Co. Type E frank . ..

Confederate States: 1863 Ten Ce nts blue , fine used on Patri otic envelope

VENEZUELA:

1880 25b. carm ine-red, unu ed with large par t o .g.

Cat . £25

1902 I b. grey-black, a brilliant mint block of four with sheet margin and part imprint.

Cat. £80

" ...

$510

Nov . 8

£42

0

0

Nov. 30

£40

0

0

Nov. 30

£3 10 0

0

Nov. 30

thanking yo u for the fine service we received fro m yo ur fir m throughout the ye ar 1955."

G. B., U.S.A.

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On this, and the U1reefollowing pages, are given twenty realisations from each of the first four " Alfred H. Caspary " Sales, held by H. R. Har mer Inc . in the past Season.

SALE No. I-NOVEMBER 15, 1955 UNITED STATES POSTMASTERS ' PROVISCO ALS

Realisati on

A lexandria, Va.:

1846 Sc. black on buff, Type J, used. Cat. $6,000 1846, the Type I l on cover. Cat. $10,000 1846, a nothe r Type 11 uncance lled on cover I 846 Sc. black on blue on cover. Unique. Cat. $ 15,000

$3,900 $7,400 $9,250 $10.000

Annapolis, Md.:

1846 envelope , Sc. carmine red on white envelope.

$11,000

Baltimore , Md.:

1846 Sc. black on white , a pair on letter ...

1846 I0c. black on white, a bottom-left corner copy on envelope.

1846, another on letter , tied by pen cancellation ...

1846 !0c. black on bluish , unique on letter . Cat. $15,000 Note: Illustrat ion shows part of feller 011/y.

Cat. $8,000 Cat. $ 12,500

$3,800 $9,000 $7,000 $ 14,000

Brattleboro, Vt.

1846 Sc., two singles on letter . Cat. $3,500

$3,600

Lockport, N . Y.:

1846 Sc., the unique copy on letter.

Cat. $6,000

$5,500

M illbury, Mass. :

1846 Sc. black on bluish , on cover.

Cat . $6,000

Newi Haven, Conn. : 1845 envelope, Sc. red on light bluish envelope, signature in black

$9,250 $7,250

New York, N.Y.:

1845 Sc. black on blue paper , a right sheet-margi na l horizontal pair

$2,600

Providence, R.L:

1846 Sc. black on cover. Cat . $600 1846, a severed pair o n cove r

$1,700 $2,700

St. Louis, Mo .:

1845-46 IOc. black on greenis h, a vertical strip of three on cover 1846 IOc. black on grey-lilac, a vertical pair with Sc. on greenish on cover 1846 20c. and IOc. black on grey- lilac on cover ...

1847 Sc. black on bluish pelure , two singles on cover

$3,100 $3,300 $4,400 $4,200

TOTAL REAL ISATION $225,340.50

"' The way in which you quickly handled the sale of our st amp collection was rnost pleasing and we appreciate yo ur service."

M.A. S., U.S.A.

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tyaspar'I SALE No. 2-JANUARY

16, 17, 18, 1956

UNITED STATES GENERAL ISSUES 1847 to 1857--61 1847 Rea lisa ti o11

5c. da rk bro wn , a mint block of eight

$4 ,600

5c. red -bro wn, right marginal mint block of eig ht

$2 ,700

5c. dark bro wn, a used block o f four.

$2 , 100

Cat. $ 1,200

5c. dark grey -br ow n , a pair used o n cover from Ca nada

$2 ,800

10c. bla ck, a mint horizo nt al pai r . ..

$2,000

lOc. black, a left marginal str ip of fo ur o n cover

$7 ,250

J0c . black, used o n cove r from Ca nada

$3,000

1851- 57 Jc. blu e, T ype l (7 Rl E), very fine on c ircul a r

$2,600

5c. dark red-brown on enve lope.

$1 ,550

Ca t. $ 150

5c. red-brown , a pair used o n cover with sheet ma rgin

$6,000

5c. red -brown, two verti ca l pairs o n envelope

$4,300

I0 c. dark gree n, a used block of twelve (6 x 2), upp er row Type Ill , lower row Type ll

$2,800

10c. green, a used block of twenty-one (3 x 7), va rying types

...

$7,250

10c. green , a horizo nt a l st r ip of eig ht, two sta mp s T ype IV, o th ers Type 11, unu sed wit h part gum

$3 , 100

12c. black , a mint marginal block of nin e

$4,4 00

1857--61 le. blu e, T_ype Ill (99 RII ) includ ed in a mint marginal block of nine

$8 ,250

5c. brick red, T ype l , a mint block of thr ee a nd single, giving appeara nce of block of four

$2,5 00

24c . grey- lilac, a mint block of twent y (4 x 5)

$3,100

90c. deep blue , a mint block of twent y-o ne (7 x 3)

$ 10, 100

90c. blue , 5c. brown , T ype ll a nd J0 c. gree n, T ype V used on cove r to Spai n

$ 10, 'i00

TOTAL REALISATIO

$296,189.50

" It was a pleas ure 10 look over !he two fi ne lo1s which yo u purchased for me in 1he Caspary Sal e No. 2. I fi nd rhese accura1ely and co11servarively described and I am thoroughly pl eased."

C. C. 0. , U.S.A.

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SALE No. 3 MARCH 5, 6, 7, 1956 CONFEDERATE

STATES POSTMASTERS ' PROVISIO NALS

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Realisati on

Bridgeville, Ala.:

Sc. black and red , a ho rizonta l pa ir on letter.

Goliad, Texas :

Seco nd type Sc. black on grey, a horizonta l pair , left sta mp " GOI LA D ", used.

Unique Seco nd type IOc. black on grey, on letter

$3,200 $2,600 $7,000

Unique

$2,900

Grove Hill, Ala. :

Sc. black on la id pape r o n envelope with att ract ive ret urn card.

Jetersville, Va. :

5c. black , a vertica l pa ir on envelope

$2, 100

Knoxville, Tenn.:

IOc. green, on envelope

$2,900

Livingston, Ala.:

5c. blue, a top sheet marg in copy on envelope , shortened at left 5c. blue, a co rner cop y, fai r, on envelope 5c. blue, a pai r o n envelope. Uniq ue

Cat. $6,000

$4,200 $2,700 $ 14,000

Mt. Lebanon, La. :

5c. red-b row n, a unique co py on envelope

$5,500

Nashville, Tenn.:

Sc. violet-b row n, a mint bloc k of twelve (3 x 4), midd le pa irs 1•ariety tete-beche JOc. green a nd 5c. car mine on envelope

$3,200 $2,900

New Smyrna, Fla. :

IOc. on Sc. on Patriot ic envelope ...

$2,500

Plea sant Shade, Va.: 5c. blue, a n un used block of six (3 x 2) 5c. blue, a horizon tal pa ir on envelope

$2,700 $3,250

Uniontown, Ala.:

2c. dark blue, a n unused co rner co py on envelope 5c. green on white, a bottom margina l pai r on envelope IOc. red on grey-blue on envelope ...

$3,400 $2,300 $2,600

Unionville, S.C. :

5c. black , a vertica l pa ir on Patri otic envelope

$4,000

Victoria, Texa s :

IOc. red-b row n on gree n, on lette r

$2,400

TOTAL REALISATION

" Enclosed /i nd check f or lots pur chased at the Caspary Sale No. 3. unity of doing business with your firm ."

$234,699.00

A m well pleased with them and glad of this fi rst opporR . W. W., U.S .A.

Resume of Prices : Season 1955-56

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Wlie''/l}~aspar11 SALE No.4-APRIL

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23, 24, 25, 1956

GERMAN STATES, PART I

R ealisa tion

Baden:

I 851 9kr., Error of Colour, black on blue-gree n, on letter High est pric e ever obtained at auction in the United Stat es for a single stamp and a World Record for a European stamp.

$20,000

Bergedorf:

1861 Is. black on white, a horizont al pair with sheet margin , on letter

$2,200

Bremen:

I 856- 60 7gr. black on yellow, a mint sheet of thirty-five

$1,700

Hamburg:

I 859 9s. yellow, four singles on letter

$2,200

Hanover:

1859- 63 3pf. pink , a strip of three and bisect unsevered on letter

$2,600

Lubeck:

1862 t s. lilac, a block of four on letter

Meck lenburg-Strelitz: ts g. green, three singles on cover .. .

$6,750 $1,900

Oldenburg:

I 852- 55 t sgr. black on green, a mint block of four l 859 ½gr. black on green, a mint marginal block of four 1861 ½g. moss green, a mint block of six ...

1861 ½g. dark brown, a mint marginal block of six 1861 2g. red , a mint corner block of six ...

1861 3g. yellow, a mint marginal block of six

$1,900 $3,200 $3,000 $2,100 $4,600 $3,100

Saxo ny :

1850 3pf. dark red, a mint margin al block of four 1850 3pf. red, a corner copy on wrapper ...

1851-52 ½ng. Error of Colour, black on pale blue, a mint pair l 855- 56 5ng. Error of Colour, deep brown , a mint block of ten

$7,000 $2,200 $5,000 $3,800

Schleswig-Holstein:

1851 Is., a horizontal pair on letter Holstein , 1864 Its . blue and grey, Type II , a mint block of four

$1,800 $2,300

Wurtemberg:

1873 70kr., a comp lete mint sheet of six ...

$2,200

TOTAL REALISATION $198,123.00

" There is no warmer fee ling than to bask in the sunshine created by a lot pur chased' in the dark ' from H. R. Harmer Inc." G. W., U.S .A.

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fJn Unpat'alleled {JJear(continu ed) selection , with emphasis on the Sca ndinavian group , was on view at " Finlandia " (Hel sinki , July, 1956). A group of the top rarities a ttr acted widespread attention at "F ip ex" (New York ,

M ay , 1956). The entire G erman States Sale was brought to Europe a nd was available for priv a te view to collectors and bidders in P aris , Hamburg , Dusseld orf a nd London .

FURTHER CASPARY DISPL AY S Location Sal e No .

Sections Sale Dat es Toronto (5) British Commonwealth, October 9, 10 Part One- British North America Chicago a nd San Francisco November 19, 20, 2 l (6) United States, General Issues, Part Two, 1861 to 1888 Ro me, Turin a nd P a ris Janu a ry 28, 29, 30, 1957 (7) Italian States, Part One New York March 18, 19, 20, 21, 1957 (8) United States, Carriers and Locals London May 14, 15, 1957 (9) British Commonwealth, Part Two, British West Indies with British Guiana San Francisco a nd Honolulu Oct obe r 8, 9, 1957 (10) Hawai and Confederate States General Issues Brussels , Paris a nd Zuri ch December 2, 3, 4, 5, 1957 (I 1) Europe, Part One Lon d o n February 26, 27, 28, 1958 (12) British Commonwealth, Part Three, British Europe, Asia and Africa Paris a nd Italy March 26, 27, 28, 29, 1958 (13) Europe, Part Two New York Jun e 4, 5, 6, 7, 1958 (14) Latin America New York and London Octob er 8, 9, 10, 11, 1958 (15) British Commonwealth, Part Four, Oceania (Not e : This Sal e ( 15) 111 ill be held in London by H. R . Harm er Ltd.) October 29, 30, 3 l , 1958 New York (16) Asia

Caspary Brochure We regret that the first Brochur e of the Cas p ary Co llect ion a nd a lso Cata log ues Nos. 1 a nd 2 can no longe r be suppli ed. Ho wever , a seco nd , revised Brochure , covering Sale 5 and onwa rd s is now ava ilab le, price 25c. (2s.). Cata logu es for Sale 3 a nd onwards ca n be suppli ed at $ 1 each - Prices Realised 75c. each. R esident s in

and Catalogues Great Britain shoul d remit to the London office: Ca talogue s 7s. 6d. eac h- Prices R ea lised 6s. each.

Eve ntu a lly, bound vo lum es inc orporat ing the catalogues and prices realized will be ava ila ble.

D eta ils wi ll be anno un ced o n a futur e occ a sion .

The New Season (London) continu ed.

On N ovember 12, 13, a Com mon wealth Sale includ ed Collect ions of South and South West Africa fro m the Estate of Major J . A . B. van Wyck , M.V.O . of Grahamstown , South Africa , and further fine Empi re Sales folJowed on No vember 19, 20. A week later important Fore ign properti es were dispersed, not ably the 4-Vol. " Fereday " Co llection, also the " C . P. Winand " Germ an States and fine Switzerland offered by a Welsh Co llector.

The D ecember 3, 4 Sale was exclusively British Empire with the stren gth in 20th Centu ry issues, fo llowed by a goo d General Sale on Decembe r 10, I I which included the

late Dr. C. Butler Simp son 's Collection.

A General Sale on December 17, 18 preceeded the Christm as brea k and Sales recommenced on December 3 1.

Th e most outstanding Sale arra nged for the New Year will compri se a bea utiful selection of Colonial C lassics co nt aining a group of exceptiona l high quality" Ferrari " stamp s.

Th e Sale of the 66-Volume " Bessemer " Co Llectio n of Fran ce- the finest Br itish-owned Co llect ion of that country - or igina lly arrange d for December 10, 11, has been cancelled , thi s grea t ColJection having been sold

by Private Tr eaty.

" I have been very satisfied indeed with the result of the Auction , and l tak e this opportunity of thanking yo u for the ex cellent service."

R. M. L. , Kirk Ella, E. Yorks.

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lhe

ith a satisfactory total for Private Treat y transW actions of over £72,500, the Season ca n fairly be

described as both interesting and varied. This app lies not only to the range of Collections and individual pieces and the sources from which they emanated , but also, in quite a number of cases, to their ultimate destinations.

Jn addition to a number of General and Commonwealth Collections sold in September, one exceptiona l property, a four-volume special ised collection of Southern Rhodesia was placed at £3,000.

An outstanding collection of Empire issues with practically all the big Edward VII rarities was the outstanding feature in October at over £6,000. ovember included such diverse groups as a collection of Ja panese Burm as, the" Avery "Sirmoors (eight volumes) , Nyasaland Artists ' proofs - and a two volume" Hitl er" Cape Triangular items reaching " four collection! figures " are necessarily unusual, but the double letter sheet bearing a single Woodblock Id. red a nd a " block " of three including the 4d. error is obviously one. This superb piece was previously handled by us at Auction in December 1939, when it made £450 against the new figure of £1,350.

A three volume Roumanian collection changed owners at £1,275 and (in co-operation with our New York H ouse) four-volumes of Air Proofs and Essays at nearly £ 1,000.

A specialised collection of Albania in two volumes was quickly sold for £450, followed by a World collection at £725, and eight volumes of British Commonwealth at £840. Numerous transactions in the " hundreds" were a feature of the early ew Year, one item, a part perf .

he heavy publicity devoted to the Caspary sale and T the realisations tended to sway collectors who

previously might have considered sale priv ate ly towards auction as a means of disposal.

Despite this however severa l notable properties were sold through the H. R. Harmer, Inc. Private Treaty Department.

These included Collections of France and Colonies for $12,000, Air Post Proofs $2,500, United States Pro ofs $950.

block of Gre at Britain E.11 6d. making an interesting news story at the time of the London ational Exhibition.

An Empire collection found a new owner at £825 a bout the same time.

March included specialised collections of Ceylon, Australian Commonwealth, Trinidad and ether landsall in the hundreds. Apart from a U.S. co llection at £1,450, an Alsace cover at £175 and a three-volume George VI collection at £350, April was rat her uneventful.

An Executor co llection of Commonwealth issues was disposed of in the following month for £1,400, and a General collection, also from an Estate , so ld for £270.

The sale of a n unusu al Japanese local, the " Sutherland " ¼Boo in auction brought to light a further example in Ireland which was sold to Japan at £55.

In the closing months of the Season a volume of Austria and Lombardy postm a rks made £6 I 5, an Empire group £225, a twenty -two volume World collection £340, Japanese Burm a Occupation issues £400, a mint block of four of Bahrain E. l I "½" omitted £120 and ear ly Brazils £300. At the end of August a dealer's stock from overseas made £1,200.

Eig ht indi vidua l deals encompassed a range from £ 1,200 to over £9,000 including some transactions on which, at the owners' request , details a re not published; plus hundreds of lesser sales which doubtless brought pleasure to many collectors at home and abroad but are not necessarily of great moment to the reader - unless perhaps he may be a potential vendor , in which event he may well wish to become one of the many satisfied Private Treaty Vendors in the current Season.

Three Gener al Collections were placed at $3,500 , $2,575 and $1,500, three British Commonwealth properties at $2,100, $800 and $400 .

A Collection of Jamaica brought $900 from an overseas buyer, whilst several other Colonial collections sold for between $200 and $500.

A number of collections, including the Air Post Pro ofs mentioned above were sold overseas th rough liaison with our London House .

The total was slight ly over $88,000.

" I am obliged to yo u for the trouble you have taken on my behalf, and assure you that any further transactions will certainly Dr . W. M. W., Durham be submitted for yo ur consideration".

Page Thirty -two

Stamps on Television The spread of the T . V. cha nnels in Brit ain has resulted in some what more a ir and vision time being devo ted to stamp s.

Th e B.B .C. are to be co ngratulated on the way in which they, durin g T. V. interlud es from time to time, int rod uce a sta mp or ser ies of stamp s linked with the news of the day, o r oth erwise top ica l. In this way severa l gems from the Caspa ry sales were put on the air with a brief commenta ry on the histor y of eac h sta mp . Wh en Mr. Bern ard Har mer took 482 lots of th e fifth " Caspa ry " Sa le to Toro nto, the C.B.C. Television prog ra mme " Ta blo id" feat ured a n interv iew durin g which Mr. Harm er " so ld " th e now famo us J 2d. black of Ca nada ; and severa l other rar ities were also show n to viewers.

We suggest that you write for a Proposal Form , which , when completed and returned , will have our prompt att enti on. If your Coll ection is of reason able value we stro ngly advise you to consider insuring it- NOW. Ou r long experien ce is fully at your service.

Adolphe Menjou Th at great vetera n star of stage, screen, radio a nd T .V. M . Ado lphe M enjou has decided to sell the remaining pa rt of his co llect ion of Unit ed States, and the" Menjou " sta mps will be included in a n a uction of H . R . Ha rmer, Inc. dur ing the week beginn ing Ja nuary 7th , 1957.

Th e J.T.A., too, has broa dcast repo rts and pictur es of sta mps.

Am ong the sta mps are the Co lumbi an a nd Tra nsMississipp i sets in mint blocks of four , a mint single of the Co lumbi an 4c. erro r of co lour a nd th e Pan-A merica n Jc. with inverted centre .

Is it too much to hope that th e t ime is not far dista nt when the T . V. screen will regularly picture the sta mp news from week to week?

Du ring the seaso n 1948-49, our N ew York H ouse , a uct ioned the " Ado lphe Menjou" Co llection of Br itish Empire stamps.

Mention of Televisio n br ings to mind the Briti sh " book let " co ntai ning the K.G .VI 2d. rete-beche, which real ised £550 at our sa le on Apr il 16th - a fact exte nsively reported by the press at home a nd abroad . Th e ow ner of t he " book let ", Mr . Cyril Hir st of Leicester, pur chased it in 1951. Af ter th e auct ion, Mr. Hir st a ppea red on t he Midlands T.V . pro gramme" Mo ments of Fa me", when he related the story of his " find " a nd the subsequent events leading to th e sale.

The Early Bird . . .

Wh en th e bidd ing o pened for Lot o. I of our D ecember 12th Sale the roo m bidders found th at they were facing co mpet ition from a client in his pyjamas.

Mr. Louis H arr ow of Los Angeles had previously advised us that he wo uld telephone his bids fro m 6,000 miles distance. Pro mptl y at J .30 p.m . (5.30 a .m. in Ca liforn ia) his ca ll came th ro ugh, and his bids were relayed to the a uctioneer. He finally secured th e Lot a Briti sh Comm onwea lth Collection- for £380. Th en he went bac k to bed !

Insuring your Collection A qu estion every Collector might well co nsider is wheth er

he ca n afford not to insure his (o r her) Co llection . By arra ngement with the U nited Standard In sura nce Co ., Ltd ., we a re a ble to effect insura nce on phil atelic prop erties in the Unit ed Kingd om up to £ 10,000- or for la rger figures if req uired . Th e norm al cost is 4/6 per £ JOO in Gr eat Brit ain for an "a ll-risks" policy. A special qu otation for Collectors living outside the Unit ed Kin gdom ca n, with cert a in exception s, a lso be made.

Rusted Cliches " Rusted cliches" may not evoke excitement in th e breasts of many people, but to specia list co llectors of Australian Comm onwealth issues, the terl)1has a lmost the mag ic of a go ld stri ke.

Durin g Wor ld War I, the steel used for th e produ ct ion of stamp print ing plates was found to be soft, and a prepa red plate was put into storage. Th e plate, o f the Id . value, was used in J 9 I6- prob ably to suppl y a demand at C hri stm as time- when it was found th at the prot ective vaseline coating had been disturb ed by rats, ca using damage and rusti ng to two adjoi ning cliches.

In unu sed co nd ition stamps printed from these " rusted cliches" a re dec ided rarities; and, when at the end of N ovemb er a mint ha lf-sheet of 60 stamps including these two va riet ies was so ld by the Sydney Hou se, £A525 was pa id for the 5s. face value.

Th e selling of the lot was broadc ast by the A ustralian Broa dcast ing Co mmi ssion, and this was later repeated in a bro adcast interview with our A ustra lia n manager Hunt er McRae. Th e story was very extensively featured in the Au stralian press.

Covers Phil atelically, of cour se, thi s heading mean s envelopes a nd other suc h, but we have in mind cove rs of a different kind ----covers full of co lourful pictur es of sta mps, cove rs, th at is, of monthl y magaz ines.

Continued on next page

" I thank y ou f or the courteous way in which y ou have dealt with the matt er."

C. N. J., Fi!ey, Yorks .

Page Thirty-thr ee

The cover of" Esquire", the Magazine for Men, dated October 1956 bears reasonably accurate (by philate lic standa rds,) coloured reproductions of two covers a nd seventeen other gems from the Caspary collection.

We reproduce this cover at right by permission of "Es quire " Inc.

Catalogue Costs When, in 195 1, the Londo n Hou se increased the com bined surface -ma il C(ltalogue and Prices Realized charge to ÂŁ 1 I0s. we hoped that this was a tempor ary measu re.

Ho wever, since that date a ll costs of Cat alogue productio n, illustrations, setting , envelopes a nd postage have increased very considera bly. Neverth eless, we do not intend to ra ise the charge at present , and hope that thi s step will not be necessary.

Open Carefully Re cently some covers were sold bear ing Mexican stamps, a nd co llected by that well-known philatelist , the late Samue l Chapman. Going thro ugh them what was noticeable was the extremely carefu l and neat manner in which he had opened the envelopes, and how att ract ive they appea red when mounted . How much neater such ca refully opened covers appear than those which ha ve been roug hly handled!

For some years Mr . Cha pman lived at Sevenoaks, in Kent. lt is not the only place to rejoice in that name.

One of the covers addressed to him ther e was sent by the " Cooperat iva Filate lica " in Mexico City. In tra nsit. the commu nicat ion had lost its way. It bore a neat ly sta mped two-line mark in red reading " Missent to Seven Oaks, Ca lif." Someone, doubtl ess in the Cal ifornian post office, had pencilled below the ma rk, " Tr y Sevenoaks, England ".

Reprinted from " Esquire," October, 1956 Copyright by" Esquire" Inc., 1956

''T.J.E." The great loss to Philately occasioned by the sudden death in September last of Trevor J. Edwards was acknowledged by the tributes in the Press, and even more strikingly, by the great number of letters received in Bond Street from his many friends at home and abroad.

Joining the firm in 1939, he had been, for the past seventeen years, a familiar figure in both trade and amateur philatelic circles, and conducted most of the Bond Street Auctions during that period. In addition, he travelled extens ively throughout the country as a lecturer and competition judge at society meetings, where his cheerful and helpful personality gained for him- and Philately- many friends.

By his colleagues in Bond Street his death is felt as a personal loss, and in the wider circles of town and country he will be sadly missed. We are surely echoing the sentiments of many when we say that the memory of "T.J.E ." will long be associated with au that is best in Philately.

Photo by courtesy of Harris Publicati ons Lt d.

" 1 would take this opportunity of congrat ulating yo u on the accuracy of yo ur descriptio ns, and the 111a1111 er in which the merchandise was sent to us."

H. M. Junr.,U. S.A.

Page Thirty-four

ow rare ly do ou r morning pa pers devote space to a co nsiderat ion of matters philatelic! It is more than passing stra nge that, while our breakfast fare is regu larly regaled with substantial stori es of the prices realized by antiqu es and paintings et cetera , scarce a mention is made of the real ization s of philate lic properties in the a uction roomsoccasionally a line or two is devoted to them, compa red with the several inches o r more that are frequ ently allocate d to the desiderata of co llectors in other fields. Yet the tot a l rea lizat ions of stamps are oft-times equal to or greater than those of other collectab le items .

H

The reason for such widespre ad apparent lack of appreciation of the efforts of philatelists and the value of their properties is difficult to ascertain . It cannot with ju stification be any factual doubt a bout the reliabi lity of the stamp market. The oft repeated stateme nt that stamps are a stab le form of investment is proved to be true over an d over aga in.

Stamps are not only a staple investment but a lso one which often app reciates. Especia lly is this true of superb pieces in superlative condition. Such pieces form the Caspary Collection.

Now that the Caspary Sa le has realized its first million dollars, it is opportune and interesting to glance at a prophesy made by H. R. Ha rmer himself abo ut 18 months ago, on one of those occasions when the national press devoted appreciable space to informing its readers a bout matters philatelic.

The article is reproduced, by permission , from the London Daily Mail of May 2 1, 1955; and , in the opinio n of Mr .

Bernard Harmer in New York , the prophesied £1,000,000 (sterling) will be reached and surp assed. " In some months from now, perhaps the most valuable stamp collection of all time will be auctioned in America.

The total realised may well be more than £1,000,000, and I have the name of at least one colJector who will be prepared to spend £ 100,000 at that sale.

The co llector with £ 100,000 to invest is no freak . Sums like that are availab le when unique, beautif ul, irreplaceable stamps come on the market.

Cash Call l remember how, in 1933, I was asked to look aro und for £100,000 for a syndicate that wanted to buy part only of the collection of the late Arthur Hind , a Yorkshireman who died in America worth some millions made out of motor-car plush upholst ery.

With one of London 's most distinguished acco unt ants, I went to a banker 's in the City a nd said: "Le nd me £ 100,000 to buy some stamps". They gave us much cour tesy, an excellent sherry , but no loan.

With others, I went to friends a nd told the sto ry that I tell now- that there can be enormous value in stamps. The story was believed, and the syndicate eventua lly bought the non-American portion of the collection for £87,000.

I drove with the collection to New York Harbour in an armoured truck , two hefty , genial policemen guarding me with carbines. Then, beca use of some technicality , some red tape, they left me alo ne, sitting on album s worth a fortune.

The albums were taken on board ship and reached England safely. The £87,000 collection sold here for £ 135,000.

These are big, perhaps frightening , figures for the keen, small collector with just a little money to invest. I understand his viewpoi nt, because I started as a small co llecto r myself. But there is no reason why he shou ld not invest modestly within his means , a nd know that he has acted wisely.

Value stays I reason this way: Toda y yo u have a pound note .. . tomorrow, because of some currency fluctuation , some international crisis, your pound is worth only 17s. Today yo u have a diamond worth £1,000 . .. tomorro w, because of some breakdown in world prices, perhaps the entry into the market of a pirate company, or the discovery of some process that can produc e laboratory diamonds indistinguish able from the natural stone, your diamond may be worth o nly £50. That never happens with rare stamps.

I say that with due regard to the fact that there have been excellent reproductions made of rare stamps by peop le like Jea n de Sperati ....

But these imitations ca n easily be detected by the expert.

There a re many hundreds of stamps today of which only one to four copies exist. Their value ranges from a few hundred pounds to more than £10,000 apiece. Their value is steadily increasing. What their eventual worth will be no one ca n tell. The y are the most valuable portable property in the world - an important factor in times of war and international upset.

An oil painting can sell for as much as £200,000, but it is not the sort of thing you can transport across a hostile frontier in your waistcoat pocket."

" Will yo u please accept my compliments

0 11 rhe

way yo u have carried out this transaction, and on the gratifying results."

J . E. T., St . Albans

Page Thirt y -five

" The Triangular Stamps of Cape of Good Hope"

By D. Alan Stevenson, B.Sc. , F.R.S . (Edin.), M.I.C.E.

Thi s handsom e vo lume, fully illustrated with 21 la rge plates (four in natura l colour s), has been widely acclaimed by the philatelic press as the best handb ook to be published for many yea rs, a nd received the awa rd of the Crawford Medal of the Roya l Phil atelic Society in 1951.

Copies of this bo ok, whic h should be on the shelves of every phi latelist, a re still ava ilable, and ca n be obtained

PRI CE

"NEWFOUNDLAND

63'-

POST F REE

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by R. E. R. Dalwick and C. H. C. Harmer An exciting lavishly illustrated handbook virtually the philatelic story of the Aerial Conquest of the orth Atlantic.

The Lo ndon Philat elist wrote: " Thi s study of the aero -philatelic history of Ne wfo und land should be read by a ll who a re interested in stamps, whether ae ro-phil atelist, posta l histori an o r phil ate list. " and The New York H erald Tribune: " lt treats every possible facet of the a ir-m ai l stam ps, pilots and planes of th e twentyyear pioneer period which is the most co lorful chapter in the conquest of the Atlantic."

c Admiral Mark Kerr's Handl ey Page leaving Newfo undland stop ew York att emp t.

011(4 July, 1919) 011a 11

PRICE 15/-l(I6 /- POST FREE) Obtainable in

.S.A. from H . R. Harmer , Inc., price $2.75 post free.

" This is a fa scinating and l'ery f ully docum ented and illustrat ed work 011some of the world 's most interesting air stamps Gibbon's Stamp Monthly . and flights."

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dervice NEW YORK HOUSE

I.

SALE BY AUCTIO Commission charge inclusive of describing, illustrating, cataloguing, advertising, publicity and insurance (tra nsit, fire and theft) : 20~0 of the realisation.

P roper ties may be sold through our London or Sydney Houses at the same commission charges.

O ut-of-pocket expenses for shipping and insurance are ext ra. Write for deta ils.

2.

SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Inclu sive commission charges : Prop erti es of $4,000 or more 12½% of realization.

Prop erti es under $4,000 15% of realization.

N o sa le No commission, other than actual disbursements, if any.

Properties may be sold through our London or Sydney Houses at the same commission charges.

Out-of-pocket expenses for shipping and insurance are extra. Write for details.

3.

ADVA CES Lib eral ad vance p ayment s, pend ing sa le of materi al, are available on reque st.

4.

FREE INSURANCE Sta mps sent from a lJ parts of the Wor ld are insured aga inst a ll transit risks up to $50,000 . Hi gher a mounts by a rra ngement. Write for deta ils. Stamp s insur ed against Civil r isks on the p remises for a reason a ble period.

5.

APPRAISAL FEES Acc ura te appraisa ls by experts are effected for all purpo ses includi ng Sale, Pro bate or Insura nce. C ha rges, 0 on pre mises, I ½ ,Sto 2½% of estim ated value, accordi ng to tim e and wo rk invo lved . Extr a charge, dependent on dista nce a nd time, for properti es examined away from offices.

App raisal fees refund ed in full on prop erties co nsigned to us fo r disposa l within a year of apprais a l.

6.

LOTTING, DESCRIB G AND CATALOG I G Thi s is ca rried out by staffs of expe rts. I n special circ umsta nces, leadin g out side expe rts a re co mm issioned .

7.

ADVERTlSING A ll Auction s a re advertised in the more influential newspape rs and periodic als a nd in the leadin g ph ilate lic journ a ls at home and abroa d.

8.

AUCTIO CATALOGUES AND LISTS OF PRICES REALISED Aucti on ca talogues, fully illustr ated, a re distribut ed som e weeks pr ior to eac h auction- 3 sessio ns every 2 weeks- to collector s within the Am ericas with o ut cha rge. Qu otatio ns avai la ble fo r special ma iling to dista nt par ts. Lists of Pric es Rea lised- pub lished 10 days after eac h auction-$ 5 per Seas on o r $3.50 for pa rt Season, Janu a ry to Jul y.

9.

EXHIBITIO Lot s a re on exhibition at 6, West 48th Street, New York , for severa l days pri o r to sa le. Lots of a co nvenient size will be sent for post al viewing to a ny pa rt of the United Sta tes. Fo r deta ils see aucti on ca ta logue s.

POSTAL BIDS Postal B ids are executed free of cha rge for clients unable to attend the sa les.

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total of $1,702,834 is of course a been equalled by any auction con-

Ra ther more than half of this total came from the wonderful results of the first four Caspary auctions that were held during the period in review.

The great success of these auctions, the wonderful catalogues, accurate descriptions and first-class handling of the sales th e mselves have been written on at length in the philatelic press, and do not require repetition.

We feel equal pride however in having maintained our usual auctions, with no reduction of care or service, to a point where their total nearly equalled our record figure for the 1954-55 Season.

We hope we may continue

to serve our countless philatelic clients and friends in the future as we have in the past; equally we trust this present Resume will prove of interest in reflecting what we have done and can do for anyone wishing to buy or sell in the finest philatelic market -- H. R. Harmer, Inc.

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It is with pleasur e that once again we present , in cooperation with the London and Australian Houses of the H. R . Harmer Organization , the Annual Resume reporting on last Season's activities.

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