In the British Commonwealth section of the March stamp auction some superb Rhodesia collections went under the hammer. The collections included many better issues including the ‘Double Heads’ & ‘Admirals’ to top values in various shades and varieties. A used collection estimated at £3,000 reached £4,560 and a mint collection sold for £4,200. A collection of Admirals achieved £5,760 from a £3,000 estimate.
Foreign Countries
In the Foreign section a China 1980 8f Golden Monkey sold for £870.
A collection of early France covers, including an exquisite 1874 small envelope to Boston achieved £384.
Towards the end of WWII the town of St Nazaire in northern France issued their own stamps due to a shortage of national issues. You can read more about the St Nazaire ‘Pocket’ issues here, pair of covers with the 2 issued values were included in the auction, they sold for £96.
Great Britain
In the British section of the auction a collection of 36 Penny Blacks, including all of the plates and many superior examples sold for £8,700.
The next lot, a collection of 49 Penny Blacks, unplated, sold for £2,880.
An unusual redirected entire letter sent from Paris & with 2 Penny blacks attached sold for £630.
A King Georg V 2½d without watermark sold for £1,560 and a 2d also without watermark sold for £500.
A King Edward VII Office of Works 2½d achieved £1,560.
