(p.1-231) HK034-Main

NORTH BORNEO

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1143 1883 (March) Imperforate Plate Proof 2 cents in red-brown from Transfer A on thin unwatermarked wove paper, very fine and rare. Photo Provenance Hornbill collection, April 2007 Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011 HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 1144 1883 (July) 8 cents green pair, mint full original gum lightly hinged and light crease. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 7. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 1145 1883 (July) 8 cents mint original gum hinged, extra row of perforations running through center of stamp, toned at bottom. An interesting and scarce variety. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 7var. Photo HK$ 300 - 400 1146 1886 5 cents on 8 cents green, “s” missing in overprint, scarce and unlisted variety, mint full original gum lightly hinged, one perf. with black mark at top. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 19var. Photo HK$ 1,400 - 1,700

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1147 1886-87 issue 1/2 cents, 1 cent, 2 cents, 4 cents, 8 cents, 10 cents and unissued 12 cents in scarlet, all cut from a composite die proof, fine and rare. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 1148 1886-87 issue 50 cents violet block of four, mint no gum. A rare multiple. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG30. Photo HK$ 8,000 - 10,000 1149 1886-87 issue $1 scarlet block of four, mint no gum, colour slightly suffused probably from water, nevertheless a rare multiple. Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011. SG 31. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000 204