Top Grossing stamps and covers from January 2002 2004 2003 2002 Close Window   
Image Date of Sale Symbol Auction House Item Pre-sale estimate Realised % over estimate
January 12, 2002 CGF Charles G. Firby, Michigan Canada 12d black US$16,500 US$16,100 -2.5%
January 19, 2002 AKR A. Karamitsos, Athens Greece 1902 50l Never Issued €12,200 €12,200 0%
January 23-26, 2002 HKA Heinrich Kohler Auctionshaus,Wiesbaden Basel 1845 2½ Rp pair $30,000 $35,000 +17%
January 26, 2002 PPA Premier Philatelic Auction, Belgrave Australia 1935 ANZAC 1/- proof block of 4 A$30,000 A$27,000 -10%
February 8, 2002 HAS Harmers, London Ceylon 1861 cover to USA US$3,000/4,000 US$6,038 +73%
February 9, 2002 HAS Harmers, London USA #2 10c Black US$5,500/6,000 US$7,475 +30%
February 9, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Australia 5/- Kangaroo A$7500-$10000 A$17,000 +94%
February 9, 2002 HSA Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Inc USA 4¢ Deep Red Brown & Black, Center Inverted US$5000-6000 US$6,613 +20%
February 10, 2002 AKR A. Karamitsos, Athens Greece 1931/35 Landscapes compl set of 7 €1,850 €1,850 0%
February 14, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Great Britain 1935 2½d strip of 3 on piece £7000-9000 £9,200 +15%
February 14, 2002 HRL Harmers, London Cyprus 1880 1d red Plate 208 £6,500 £11,763 +81%
February 14, 2002 HRL Harmers, London Newfoundland "De Pinedo" 60c unique block of four £100,000 £129,387 +29%
February 20, 2002 DFA David Feldman SA, Geneva Greece 1871 "Solferino" cover SFR600,000 SFR646,250 +8%
March 01, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York United States 'Inverted Jenny' US$170,000 US$135,000 -21%
March 01, 2002 AMT Antonio M. Torres Brazil cover to Lisbon US$30,000-50,000 US$32,000 -20%
March 06, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Great Britain registered 1d black multiple franking cover £4000 £11,000 +175%
March 07, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Tristan da Cunha 1954 definitives artwork £1,600 £1,600 0%
March 08, 2002 SPG Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., New York 1880-1885 Special Printings of the 1879-1883 Issues US$26,000 US$50,000 +92%
March 09, 2002 PPA Premier Philatelic Auctions, Australia Australia 1982 24c Unissued A$5,000 A$14,000 +180%
March 09, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Poland 1919 opt on Austria A$35,000-A$45,000 A$35,000 -13%
March 13-14, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Niger Coast 1893 5/- on 2d green £4000-4500 £3,600 -15%
March 21-22, 2002 SPK Spink, London Falkland Islands 1879 envelope to Bromsgrove £16,000-18,000 £31,050 +82%
March 23, 2002 MBI Matthew Bennett Inc, New York 5c Brown (1) used in combination with Canada 3p Red (1) US$400,000-500,000 US$525,000 +17%
March 23-24, 2002 PAB Postiljonen AB, Stockholm Iceland 3 colour franking to Copenhagen €10,000 €12,500 +25%
April 16, 2002 GRO Grosvenor, London GB 1d Penny Black strip of nine £15,000-£18,000 £15,000 -9%
April 20, 2002 KGA Kjell Germeten A/S, Oslo Norway 1906 30 øre ovpt inverted KR30,000 KR52,000 +73%
May 03, 2002 PPA Premier Philatelic Auctions, Australia Australia 3d Kangaroo pair A$30,000 A$36,000 +20%
May 03, 2002 PPA Premier Philatelic Auctions, Australia Australia 10/- Kangaroo with JBC monogram A$25,000 A$36,000 +44%
May 04, 2002 PPA Premier Philatelic Auctions, Australia Queensland 6d green A$5,000 A$26,000 +420%
May 08-09, 2002 BON Bonhams, London GB Penny Black reconstructed strip of 10 £9,500-10,000 £8,000 -8%
May 16, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Samoa 1914 GRI ovpt A$6,000-A$8,000 A$8,500 +21%
May 18, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1847 10c pair US$60,000 US$65,000 +8%
May 22, 2002 SPK Spink, London Great Britain 2d blue block of 96 £12,000-15,000 £12,500 -7%
May 23-24, 2002 SPK Spink, London Newfoundland SG6 6d scarlet-vermilion £5,000-6,000 £10,000 +82%
May 25, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Shanghai to Australia, Hong Kong & Singapore cover £5,000 £10,000 +100%
May 28-31, 2002 DFA David Feldman SA, Geneva New South Wales & Victoria 1850 combination cover SFR70,000 SFR158.625 +127%
May 29-30, 2002 CHY Cherrystone, New York Cilicia 1920 surcharges US$12,500 US$12,000 -4%
June 06-09, 2002 COR Corinphila Auktionen, Zurich Canada 1851: 12d. black SFR 50'000 SFR 55,000 +10%
June 15, 2002 AKR A. Karamitsos, Athens Greece Small Hermes Head €4400 €4400 0%
June 16, 2002 GMA Greg Manning Auction USA 29c NYSE Invert, the unique full pane of 40 US$400,000-600,000 US$425,000 -15%
June 17, 2002 MBI Matthew Bennett Inc, New York USA 1c blue (5, 5A, 7) strip of 3 on cover US$30,000-40,000 US$32,500 -17%
June 22, 2002 SPG Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., New York USA 3c "Orangeburg Coil" US$130,000 US$125,000.00 +4%
June 22, 2002 SPK Matthew Bennett Inc, New York North Borneo/Straits Settlements 1888 combination cover S$25,000-30,000 S$29,000 +5%
June 22, 2002 CGF Charles G. Firby, Michigan 20c Vermilion UR corner imprint block US$4,750 US$4,750 0%
June 26, 2002 HRL Harmers of London, London Italy 1859 EL to Naples £25,000 £29,408 +18%
July 10-11, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Great Britain 1924 ½d green doubly printed variety £7000-7500 £6,500 -10%
July 18, 2002 SPK Spink, London Cape of Good Hope 1861 "Woodblock" error of colour £4,000-5,000 £4,000 -11%
July 19, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Great Britain 1873 6d grey corner marginal block of 4 £1200 £4,000 +233%
July 19, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Australia 1908 20/- Postage Due A$7,000-9,000 A$7,000 -12%
July 20, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Australia 4½d violet Die II pair A$50,000 A$55,000 +10%
August 15-18, 2002 RSL Regency Stamp Ltd USA (C13-15) 1930 ZEPPELINS 65¢-$2.60, ROUNDTRIP, COMPLETE SET ON FDC COVER $10000 $8,500 -15%
August 22, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Australia £2 Kangaroo Ash imprint block of 4 $18000-$25000 A$24,000 +15%
August 28, 2002 CLA Charles Leski Auctions Germany A$30,000 - $35,000 A$27,500 -15%
September 6, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London New Zealand 6d imperf block of four £750 £2600 +247%
September 11-12, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Norway 1856 8sk mint block of twenty £5000-10000 £44,000 +487%
September 13, 2002 SPG Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., New York USA 1909 Four Cent Bluish Paper US$24,000 US$47.500 +98%
September 13, 2002 SPG Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., New York USA #C3a, Inverted Jenny US$170,000.00 US$120.000 -29%
September 14, 2002 PPA Premier Philatelic Auctions, Belgrave Australia 5/- grey & chrome yellow A$20000 A$22.000 +10%
September 18-20, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1847 10c black pair US$60,000 US$40,000 -33%
September 20, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA Pony Express cover US$50,000-75,000 US$120,000 +92%
September 25-26, 2002 CHY Cherrystone, New York USA 1847 10c black pair US$60,000 US$62.500 +4%
September 25-26, 2002 CHY Cherrystone, New York German PO in China 1900 Tientsin Issue US$20,000.00 US$20.500 +3%
September 25-26, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA Confedrate States Spartanburg S.C. 5c black cover US$25,000 US$17,000 -32%
September 26, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Hong Kong 1867 “STEAM CHINA” cover £3,000 £9,500 +217%
September 27, 2002 PAB Postiljonen AB, Stockholm Finland “The Rothschild Pair” €25 000 €33,000 +32%
September 27, 2002 SPK Spink, London Kenya & Uganda 1922 £100 SG105 £35,000-40,000 £46,000 +23%
October 7, 2002 CLA Charles Leski Auctions, Camberwell, Australia Australia First Aerial Mail A$4,000-5,000 A$4250 -5%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1847 5c Red Brown vertical pair US$14,500.00 US$32,500 +124%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1c Blue type III US$12,500.00 US$23,000 +84%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1861 90c Blue, First Design US$22,500 US$25,000 +11%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1861 24c Lilac, printed on both sides US$3,500.00 US$29,000 +729%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1861 3c Brown Red, Re-issue US$5,750 US$28,000 +387%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1880 3c Blue Green special printing US$40,000 US$85,000 +113%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1880 6c Dull Rose special printing US$20,000 US$45,000 +125%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 2c Pan-American Invert US$42,500 US$31,250 -18%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 4c Pan-American Invert US$22,500 US$32,500 +44%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1908 4c Brown US$225,000 US$200,000 -11%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1c Rose Postage Due block of six US$21,500 US$50,000 +133%
October 9-10, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1875 $9 Yellow Orange special printing US$42,500 US$105,000 +147%
October 9, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Great Britain 1/- green block of 9 £20,000 - 25,000 £33,100 +47%
October 11, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Gambia 6d blue complete sheet £5,000 - 6,000 £10,500 +91%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Austria 1856 Newspaper Stamp £10,000-12,000 £23,000 +5%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Hannover 1861 multiple frankings cover to Chile £4,000-5,000 £17,500 +94%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Modena Provisional Government 1859 Issue on cover £12,000-15,000 £59,800 +343%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Messina 1860 cover with multiple frankings to Genova £12,000-15,000 £21,850 +62%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Canada Unused Marginal 12d. Black On laid Paper £30,000-40,000 £55,200 +58%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Northern Nigeria 1904 £25 £12,000-15,000 £20,700 +53%
October 16, 2002 SPK Spink, London Canada Unused Marginal 12d. Black On laid Paper £30,000-40,000 £55,200 +58%
October 17, 2002 SPK Spink, London Australia - yellow doubly printed 5/- ‘Kangaroo’ £5,000-6,000 £11,500 +109%
October 17, 2002 SPK Spink, London Australia 1915 2½ pair with “1” of fraction omitted £4,000-5,000 £19,550 +334%
October 25-26, 2002 ENG Engers Frimerker, Biri, norway Norway 1882 10ore Block of four NKR30,000 NKR57,500 +92%
October 25-26, 2002 ENG Engers Frimerker, Biri, norway Norway 1863 8sk Block of four NKR60,000 NKR85,000 +42%
October 22, 2002 HRL Harmers of London, London Sicily 1g Plate I £12,500 £14,704 +18%
October 22, 2002 HRL Harmers of London, London Titanic 1912 Postal packing slip £500 £11,763 +2252%
October 22, 2002 HRL Harmers of London, London 1862 London to Bremen wrecked “Cleopatra” cover £250 £4,705 +1782%
October 23, 2002 MPA Millennium Philatelic Auctions, Ultimo, Australia Australia £2 Kangaroo pair with imprint A$25000 A$25,000 +0%
October 23, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Nepal 1843 EL with unrecorded mark £300 £2,600 +767%
October 24, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Germany 1933 Welfare m/sheet with special cancel $7500-$10000 A$8,000 -9%
November 13-14, 2002 BON Bonhams, London Gambia 1898 De La Rue Colour Scheme £2,000-2,500 £3,600 +60%
December 6, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Cook Islands 2d value omitted £5,500 £3,800 -31%
December 6-7, 2002 CAV Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, London Great Britain 1867 2/- Pale Blue abnormal plate £1,000 £4,000 +400%
December 10, 2002 STI Status International, Sydney Papua 1917 ONE PENNY opt on Lakatoi 2/6 A$7000-A$10000 A$10,500 +23%
December 17-18, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York Great Britain 1867 2/- Pale Blue abnormal plate US$11,000 US$18,000 +64%
December 19-20, 2002 RAS Robert A. Siegel, New York USA 1841 Free Frank of William Henry Harrison US$30,000-US$40,000 US$52,500 +50%
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