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Related lotRelated to Lot 16901 · Same country / area · Similar period
Balance collection neatly presented on printed pages entirely mint, Incls: Canoe types to 1/-. Surch one penny. Air mail ovpts. 1934 Declaration set. SJ set. GVI 1938 Air set. New Guinea 1931 air ovpt short set to 2/- SG137-46. Bird of Paradise with date short set to 2/-. Cat £350+ (89).
Related lotRelated to Lot 16901 · Same country / area · Similar period
3 surcharged values, Ash printings (white paper), 2d on 1½d bright blue and bright brown, 5d on 1s brown and yellow-olive, 9d on 2/6d maroon and bright pink. 1/3d on 5s black and deep green is Cooke printing with lower margin and 'JBC' monogram imprint. Mint with h/r.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 16901 · Same country / area · Similar period
9d lilac and violet & 1/3d lilac and pale greenish-blue, wmk Mult C of A (of Australia), perf 11. Matching right marginal singles, very lightly MM, almost UM.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 16901 · Same country / area · Similar period
Mint and used collection(56) including 1932 Pictorial values to 5s(some faults), 1934 Jubilee set mint and used, 1935 RSJ set mint, 1938 Air set mint, 1939-41 Air set used
Related lotRelated to Lot 16901 · Same country / area · Similar period
Part set of 13v to 2/6d, no wmk, perf 11. MM, mostly lightly MM, some with small h/r but 4d and 9d have large h/r. 1s has horizontal crease and is not included in estimate.
Philatelic terms
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
