Lot 2010 Bermuda #54 1910 £1 King George V, mint, extremely lightly hinged, bright fresh colour, perfectly centered and very fine. A remarkable stamp. Scott CV U$400.
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Lot 1265, Bermuda 1882 cover Hamilton to Flatts with one pence pale rose, on page with additional material
Lot 1265 Bermuda 1882 cover, Hamilton to Flatts, mailed at Hamilton (blue OCT.28.1882 #1 duplex), franked with a 1d pale rose QV (small fault) and addressed to Villa Monticello in Flatts Bermuda, with black duplex #13 receiver (catalogue # K3a) on back. Intra-Island mail is very rare from this period, and this is a very nice example, with two fairly clear postmarks. The owner (Geoff Newman) paid $1,700 for this cover in 2009. The cover is presented on a well written-up page which also includes two different stamps with a #13 duplex (catalogue #K1) as well as another with a nice #15 (catalogue #K3a). The cover is accompanied by a 1980 B.P.A. certificate. Estimate C$1,000.
Bermuda Used 10sh Brown lake and green King George VI, sold for $127
Lot 681 Bermuda #126a 10sh brown lake and green King George VI, used with ideal Hamilton JAN.1.1947 cds cancel, very fine. Scott CV$100, realized $110.00.
Sorting Cartons & Stockbooks
One of our earliest consignments came into Sparks Auctions right after our last sale. It was a lifetime accumulation in fifty-nine cartons. Some of the cartons were as small as an “archive” or “banker’s” box, but others were at least twice that size. There was a lovely Commonwealth Collection and an extensive collection of U.S. precancels. Unfortunately for our describers, many of the stockbooks were arranged somewhat haphazardly. We would find several pages of Channel Islands, followed by Falkland Islands, then used Canada blocks, and so on. Some of these were lotted as we received them; others we carefully re-arranged or took out single lots.
As you can see, there were many interesting items in the stockbooks.
We spent time debating how to lot the U.S. precancels. I won’t spoil anyone’s anticipation but the lots deserve interest and inspection. Since then we have received several more lots from another consignor with tens of thousands more U.S. precancels.
And as you can also see, we continue working on the 454 carton consignment!