| COLLECTIONS & ACCUMULATIONS — Dr. Charles Rothwell Collection |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| | | Lots 872-1024 are from the collection of Charles E. Rothwell. Dr. Rothwell built his collection over the past 25 years primarily through purchasing large stocks, advanced country collections and smaller lots with specialty items from auction houses in Chicago, Detroit, and New York. To display his collection he constructed his own pages using country specific specialized catalogs and literature obtained from the APS library. These pages run to 1960 and have the look and feel of a Scott Specialty Album page, but contain spaces for shades, paper and perforation varieties, overprint errors and varieties, etc. as per the specialized catalogs. To help ensure consistency of presentation and to facilitate the incorporation of new material, Dr. Rothwell cut mounts for most spaces, whether or not he had the stamp. Please keep in mind while viewing these lots that empty mounts do not necessarily indicate incomplete sets, as they are commonly placeholders for minor varieties and they do not indicate removal of a stamp as these collections are being offered intact. Dr. Rothwell was a stickler for quality, constantly upgrading the centering, freshness and NH condition of his stamps so NH will be found for many of the best values and even in the 19th century. The result is advanced, nearly all mint, collections of exceptional quality. Dr. Rothwell did not finish making albums for the entire world and there are a few used stamps or faulty items. These exceptions will be by and large denoted in the description.
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| 912 |  | Newfoundland meaty collection with many quality 19th century items and virtually complete 20th century regular issues. Includes some nice perf varieties and solid airmails and dues. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00 |
| 913 |  | New South Wales collection starts with five attractive Sidney views, used, then some mint and used imperf issues, before becoming solidly mint for the 1863-1907 period. Spaces for all the different perf, shade and watermark varieties listed in the Gibbons catalog so even though there are many stamps the collection looks sparse. Don’t miss the better varieties like #82a. Enormous Scott retail value and probably higher in Gibbons. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,800.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00 |
| 914 | | New Zealand starts off with eleven attractive Chalon heads, some of which are used. The rest of the Victorian and Edwardian periods have numerous valuable stamps though they are spread out over many pages. The postal fiscals are spotty but there are a few very nice items. The laughing boy set is NH and the rest of the semipostals are present save for the two miniature sheets. An important lot the specialist to view carefully. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4,250.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00 |
| 915 | | Nigeria all the major Scott number items appear to be here accompanied by numerous shade, die type and perf varieties. Several of the good 5sh values are NH. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 916 | | Niue impressive collection that has all the basic stamps with #1 having an RPS cert. Gibbons listed varieties throughout. Most notable are the various papers for the postal fiscal stamps and 2½p silver jubilee vertical pair imperf between. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 917 | | North Borneo rather sparse with better singles throughout and a few better complete sets. A great start to a challenging country. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 918 | | Queensland rather sparsely populated for the number of spaces on the pages but there are quite a few shilling values and everything looks bright and fresh. An excellent start to a fascinating colony. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 919 | | Rhodesia collection begins with the 1892 arms issue to 10sh. Good value in the subsequent arms issues and the “double heads”. Quite a few KGV definitives but the great detail in the album pages make them appear sparse. The last few pages contain nearly complete Rhodesia and Nyasaland issues. | Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 920 | | Saint Helena potent with a nice group of QV definitives and has only a few holes from 1884-1959. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00 |
| 921 | | Saint Lucia collection starts with some very attractive stamps from the 1860’s. The Edward issues are solid and the KGV through QEII period is basically complete less some “a” numbers. | Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 922 | | Seychelles a largely complete colony that needs mostly only shade and overprint varieties to fill the vacant mounts. | Cat. Value: S.B. 475.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 923 | | Sierre Leone an advanced collection with many desirable items. The 19th century is highlighted by a possibly unique block. Its 1982 SPA cert states, “it is Scott Sierra Leone Nos. 33, 33a and 33d unused, OG, that it is genuine in all respects; including “PFNNY” variety row3/1. Shows signs of double overprint on all stamps”. The KGV issues run to the 10sh or £1, the Wilberforce issue is complete. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00 |
| 924 | | Solomon Islands country essentially complete. The only empty mounts are for Gibbons listed shade varieties. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 925 | | Somaliland Protectorate colony is complete including all the Official stamps and has some better overprint varieties such as S.G. 3a and 12a. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00 |
| 926 | | South Africa nice lot with plenty of value in better setenant pairs. As with many of these collections there is a nice sprinkling of specialty items like booklet panes, shades and overprint varieties. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 927 | | South West Africa attractive with many better setenant pairs. Largely complete from 1931-1940. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 928 | | South Australia a hundred or so stamps, many with very high catalog value are spread out over 22 pages. Much of the value is in the popular “Long Toms”. Includes 41 stamps with denominations of three p to three £. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00 |
| 929 | | Sudan country is largely complete for major numbers and has some additional minor varieties. The 1905 Army official stamp has a 1924 RPS cert. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
| 930 | | Tanganyika country nearly complete and includes the 1916 “N.F.” and 1917-1922 “G.E.A.” overprints. | Cat. Value: S.B. 475.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 931 | | Tasmania early imperfs contain a couple used and a few mint stamps generally with clear to nice margins. There is a smattering of 1864-1889 perfed issues. The most impressive period is 1891-1899. The 1891 surcharge is there in both shades and both spacing, plus a pair with double surcharge, one inverted. The 1892-1899 key type issue is complete. Ends with the views, including varieties of the lithographed and typographed printings and a few postal fiscals. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00 |
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