Victoria Stamp Co. – Public Auction #34
The Ralph G. Baranow Collection of King George VI & The “Texas” Collection of British Commonwealth
4th December, 2015
“We flew to Alaska to pick up the Ralph G. Baranow Br. Commonwealth Collection of KGVI, a vast and splendid holding replete with wonderful material (note the Kodi revenues!) and a plenitude of interesting varieties. The “Texas” Br. Commonwealth Collection is filled with popular and desirable complete sets, high values and interesting collections. And from Barbados, we have the Keith H. Bayley Collection of KGVI Commonwealth, a large holding of hard to find used sets. Also featured is an interesting group of pre-1800 BWI covers, an extensive collection of Malta, rare Cayman Islands, Mauritius, Br. Guiana and the stellar attraction, the QEII No. Rhodesia 6d plate number block of 4 with inverted watermark!”
Catalogue: N/A
Status: Closed
Website: www.victoriastampco.com
- 1953 QEII 6d grey-black Elephant and Giraffe LR corner margin plate number block of 4, variety watermark inverted. NH. Until the discovery of this block there were about 4 examples recorded hinged and one known NH. Also about 4 are known used indicating that the sheet was sent to the colony. Unrecorded by Pierron. Absolutely pristine. Unique. A major Elizabethan rarity. VF. (SG £20,000)