STRONG STAMP AND POSTAL HISTORY MARKET SEE BUOYANY PRICES
- Sale realises £360,000 Record.
- 85% of lots sold.
- Shackleton Letter sells for £12,180.
Fine Trinidad Lady McLeod 1847 Cover sells for £15,080.
The Sale began with the remarkable Azouri - Obadiah Collection, formed over
three generations focussing on Great Britain postal history.
Evidence of market demand included an 1840 1d Black strip of four on cover
which reached £2088; 1898 10s. and £1 on a Guernsey parcel post
label which was knocked down for £754 and an 1840 2d Mulready envelope
used in May 1840 which sold for £1,914.
An unusual Advertising Ring envelope for 'C N Borne & Son, London W'
sold for £1,102.
GB Stamps saw a corner marginal pair of 1840 Rainbow Trials sell for £4,640
and a pleasing unmounted mint block of 60 1864 1d reds realise £1,796.
A comprehensive 1911 Great Britain Coronation Aerial Post Collection saw
spirited international bidding highlightling the continuing interest in
this popular field. As an example, the waybill for flight No. 6 sold for
£951.
A delightful collection of West African George V stamps saw a number of
realisations above catalogue values with Gambia, Gold Coast and Nigeria
featuring strongly. The Gambia 1912 set sold for £986 (SG Cat £470);
a Gold Coast trio of 1913 £1 stamps realised £928 (SG cat £420)
and a group of 1914 Nigeria keyplate issues £1,798 (SG Cat £1,110).
In Antarctic offerings, a possibly unique recorded letter from the 1914-17
Shackleton Expedition Sold for £12,180. An 1874 Falklands Black Frank
cover with excellent provenance sold for £8,120 and a delightful bisect
from 1892 reached £2,030.
In British Levant, an important document covering the 1919 Reopening of
the British Post Office in Smyrna sold for £2,146 and a range of Crimean
War and Express D'Orient items were keenly sought.
An assembly from Malta saw an 1872 1/2d orange buff imperforate sell for
£1334 and a plate number pair of SG 27a 1885 4d Brown reach £4,408.
An award winning display collection of the Postal Stationery of the British
South Africa Company (1892 - 1921) sold for £12,760.
A fine Tanganyika collection saw a pleasant assembly of 45 covers from
the 1922 Giraffe issue sell for £2,900.
Trinidad saw the iconic 1847 Lady McLeod stamp on cover sell for £15,080,
this being the first stamp issued in the British Colonies. This particular
cover was sold in 1941 for $215 and in 1969 for £550.
Argyll Etkin is now preparing its next Auction which will include further
original offerings of fine stamps and postal history. Suitable consignments
welcomed.
Philatelic Enquiries:
Patrick Frost, Ian Shapiro, Adam Cooke
General Enquiries:
Phyllis Wills
12th March 2008
Argyll Etkin Limited
27 Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus
London SW1Y 4UA
Tel: 44 (0) 207 437 7800
Fax: 44 (0) 207 434 1060
e-mail: philatelists@argyll-etkin.com
Website: www.argyll-etkin.com
All references are inclusive of buyers’ premium.
