Lot 95
Cyprus 1880-2010s mixed mint and used collection in album
Stamp Collections & Ranges | S25011
Auction: 15 April 2025 at 13:30 BST
Description
1880-2010s mixed mint and used collection housed in an album, including 1880 opts on assorted 1d rose-reds to Plate 218, 2½d rosy mauve Plate 15 variety large thin ‘C’ (SG 3b cat £225), 4d sage-green, 6d and 1/- green, 1881 Half Penny surcharges, 1882-86 ranges to 12pi with some blocks. 1886 ½ on ½pi variety large ‘2’ at right (SG 27a cat £750),1892-94 set to 12pi, 30pa mauve top plate marginal block of 42, R5/5 variety damaged ‘US’ (SG 32a cat £350), 1894-96 set to 45pi, 1902-04 KEVII set optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1904-10 values to 45pi, 2pi variety broken top left triangle, 1912-15 KGV odd ‘SPECIMEN's, 1912-15 set, 1923 10/- green and red on pale yellow and £1 purple and black on red (SG 101 cat £1400) ½pi green & carmine, broken bottom left triangle (SG 75ba cat £200) 1921-23 set, 30pa & 1½pi showing broken bottom left triangle, 1924-28 odd ‘SPECIMEN’s, set to £1, £5 black on yellow (with Diena cert 1969 cat £3750), 1928 50th Anniversary set £1 (£1 x2 and blocks of other values,) 1934 set, 1937 Coronation perf ‘SPECIMEN’ set, 1938-51 KGVI set to £1, with better perf on 1pi orange (sadly re-gummed), 1955-60 QEII set, 1960 set, near complete run of later issues, generally fair to fine condition.
