2138

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: The following lots are described to correspond with the vendor’s listing of these published in the London Philatelist, Vol. 117, No. 1357, July-Aug. 2008.1907 (Nov.) Document 1 - “IMPERIUM” 6d. in green and black on green, affixed to unendorsed piece (31 x 34mm.). Photo.

Price Realised £190

2139

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Jan.) Document 3 - “IMPERIUM” 6d. in grey-black and red annotated “4/-/No. 20” alongside with Oval 1d. in the same colours annotated “4/-/No. 46” alongside together on piece (118 x 31mm.). Photo.

Price Realised £320

2140

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Jan.) Document 3 - “IMPERIUM” 6d. in green and carmine annotated “£25/No 26” alongside with Oval 1d. in the same colours annotated “£25/No 52” alongside together on piece (117 x 38mm.). Photo.

Price Realised £750

2141

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Mar.) Document 4 - Headed piece (185 x 89mm.) printed in brown, from the first sheet of the three page document bearing imperf. “IMPERIUM” 6d. and Oval 1d., both in black, endorsed above “No. 1 .. Less than 1/4d./S.F. Black” and “No. 28 .. Less than 1/4d./S.F. Black” respectively. Photo.

Price Realised £500

2142

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Mar.) Document 4a - Oval 1d. in black (pale) and black on green, affixed to piece (35 x 34mm.) endorsed above (in brown) “No. 15 .. Green Paper./Border, S.F. Black. Head, D.F. Black” from the first single page document. Photo.

Price Realised £200

2143

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Mar.) Document 4a - Oval 1d. in green and red on yellow, affixed to piece (35 x 33mm.) endorsed above (in brown) “No. 21 .. 5s./Border, S.F. Red. Head, D.F. Green.” Photo.

Price Realised £210

2144

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Mar.) Document 4 - Nyasaland £10 in blue-green and red, affixed to piece (35 x 54mm.) endorsed above (in brown) “No. 61 .. £25./Border, S.F. Red. Head, D.F. Green.” from the three page document. Photo.

Price Realised £720

2145

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - Headed piece (186 x 89mm.) printed as requested in black, from the first sheet of the three page document bearing imperf. “IMPERIUM” 6d. and Oval 1d., both in black, endorsed at left “Less than 1/4d.” and “No. 1/S.F. Black” and “No. 28/S.F. Black” above each respectively. Also three issued stamps in this colour. Photo.

Price Realised £620

2146

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - 6d. in purple on yellow, affixed to piece (32 x 31mm.) endorsed above in black “No. 8. Yellow Paper./Duty, S.F. Purple. Head, D.F. Purple.” for the 3d. value, from the final three page document. Also Gambia 1909 3d. Plate no. 1 and Grenada 1913 3d. Plate no. 2 blocks of four of the issued stamps. Photo.

Price Realised £100

2147

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - 6d. in purple and orange, affixed to piece (33 x 30mm.) endorsed above in black “No. 12/Duty, S.F. Amber. Head, D.F. Purple.” for the 71/2d. value. Photo.

Price Realised £320

2148

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - 6d. in green and blue, affixed (slight buckle) to piece (31 x 31mm.) endorsed above in black “No. 16/Duty, S.F. Blue. Head, D.F. Green.” for the 1s.6d. value. Photo.

Price Realised £320

2149

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - 6d. in grey-black and red on blue, affixed to piece (32 x 32mm.) endorsed above in black “No. 18. Blue Paper./Duty, S.F. Red. Head, D.F. Black.” for the 2s.6d. value. Also Leeward Islands 1911 2s.6d. Plate no. 2 block of four and Nyasaland 1938 2s.6d. Plate no. 1 pair of the issued stamps. Photo.

Price Realised £160

2150

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - 6d. in grey-black and red, affixed to piece (30 x 31mm.) endorsed above in black “No. 20./Duty, S.F. Red. Head, D.F. Black.” Also mint examples of Gibraltar 1910 4s., British Honduras 1913 $1 and 1925 $1, Bermuda 1920 4s., Gambia 1922 4s. and Leeward Is. 1922 4s. issued in these colours, and Nyasaland 1908 4s. and 1913 4s.with colours reversed. (9 items) Photo.

Price Realised £230

2151

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: 1908 (Apr.) Document 5 - Nyasaland £10 in green and red, affixed to piece (31 x 40mm.) endorsed above in black “No. 55./Duty, S.F. Red. Head, D.F. Green.” Also a mint selection of issued stamps in these colours, large and small formats, incl. regional and individual territory issues and single impression values in green on yellow. (36 items)

Price Realised £580

2152

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: British Honduras 1913 Watermark Mult. Crown CA $5 purple and black on red, mint, fine. S.G. 110, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £80

2153

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: British Solomon Islands 1914 Watermark Mult. Crown CA £1 purple and black on red, mint, fine. S.G. 38, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £110

2154

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: Gold Coast 1921-25 15s. dull purple and green (with margin, detached), Die II and £2 green and orange, fine mint, printed in suggested colours for the nearest value under the scheme, these being the 8s. and £5 respectively. S.G. 100a, 102, cat. £640. Photo.

Price Realised £270

2155

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: Cyprus 1923 Watermark Mult. Crown CA £1 purple and black on red, mint, fine. S.G. 101, cat. £1,300. Photo.

Price Realised £480

2156

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: Leeward Islands 1928 Watermark Mult. Crown CA £1 purple and black on red, mint, fine and fresh. S.G. 80, cat. £225. Photo.

Price Realised £85

2157

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: Bermuda 1932 Watermark Mult. Script CA 12s.6d. grey and orange in new colours influenced by the primarily fiscal use intended for this value, a fine mint example. S.G. 93, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £90

2158

Sale number: 69

The M.N. Oliver, FRPSL, Collection of De La Rue Colonial Key Plates: The Universal Colour Scheme: Study on leaves, mainly mint, illustrating the 27 colour combinations, etc. incl. Gibraltar 1911 8s., Bermuda 1924 10s., Cayman Is. 1908 10s., Northern Nigeria 1912 £1, St. Vincent 1911 £1, etc., chiefly fine. (103)

Price Realised £450