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6d. lavender-grey, unused without gum; small corner crease at upper right and a few shortish perfs. at foot. A very rare stamp with few recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). S.G. 11, £11,000. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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6d. lavender-grey, neatly cancelled with small part "A05" at lower left corner leaving clear portrait; a couple of short perfs. at left. Most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (1998).
S.G. 11, £500. Photo £250-300
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6d. lavender-grey, clearly cancelled "A05"; sound. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 11, £500. Photo £150-200
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1d. carmine-lake with perf. 11 at top, unused with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 12, £2,250. Photo £700-800
Provenance: T.W. Hall, June 1964
Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1d. carmine-lake, perf. 11 at top, neatly cancelled, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1964). S.G. 12, £850. Photo £250-300
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1d. lake, perf. 11 at left, neatly cancelled; a couple of small corner creases, otherwise sound. R.P.S. Certificate (1972). S.G. 13, £950. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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4d. dull rose horizontal pair, perf. 11 at foot, both clearly cancelled; one with rounded corner, the other with an inclusion, otherwise fine. The only recorded multiple of this value. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 14, £4,000+. Photo £1,800-2,000
Provenance: T. Charlton Henry, 1961
Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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6d. lavender-grey, perf. 11 at top, good colour for this stamp and neatly cancelled; pulled perf. at lower right corner, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 15, £1,900. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: T.W. Hall, June 1964
"Staircase", April 1999
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1d. lake, unused with traces of gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 16, £900. Photo £350-400
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1d. brown-lake, fresh unused without gum; most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 17, £750. Photo £250-300
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1d. brown-lake, unused with part original disturbed gum; a fraction soiled, otherwise sound. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 17, £750. Photo £180-200
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4d. dull rose showing double rows of perforations at foot, unused with large part original gum; two pulled perfs. at left, otherwise fine and a most unusual perforation variety. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). S.G. 18, £2,750. Photo £700-800
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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6d. lavender-grey, unused without gum. A most attractive example of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 19, £3,250. Photo £1,500-2,000
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6d. lilac, unused without gum, fresh colour for this delicately shaded stamp. Most attractive. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 19a, £2,750. Photo £800-1,000
| 1863-77 Watermark Crown CC Issue | |
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1d. carmine-lake, large part original gum; fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1986
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4d. dull rose, part original gum; small thin at lower right corner. Photo £300-350
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1986
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4d. dull rose with watermark reversed, without gum. Rarely offered with the watermark variety. Photo £400-500
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6d. violet, large part original gum, fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1986
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6d. violet, large part original gum, fine. Photo £400-500
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4d. dull rose with watermark reversed, handstamped "specimen" (D5) in blue, small part original gum, fine. Photo £500-600
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6d. violet, handstamped "specimen" (D5), part original gum, fine. Photo £500-600
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1d. carmine-lake, handstamped "cancelled" (D4), large part original gum, fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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6d. violet, handstamped "cancelled" (D7), without gum, fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1d. brown-lake (2), 1d. carmine-lake (2, one with watermark reversed), 1d. red and 1d. vermilion (2), unused and mostly with part to large part original gum. S.G. 20-25 group £150-200
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1d. carmine-lake (4), 1d. red (3) and 1d. vermilion (2), all with plated varieties comprising [3], [20] (4), [36] and [58] (2), unused or with part to large part original gum. S.G. 21-25 group £200-250
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1d. vermilion lower right corner block of fifteen (5x3), [36-60] with [36], [40] and [58] showing re-entries, fresh with large part original gum and the centre row remaining unmounted. A scarce and impressive multiple. S.G. 25. Photo £1,500-1,800
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4d. bright rose, fresh with part original gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 26, £300. Photo £120-150
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4d. bright rose with watermark reversed, a block of four with large part original gum, fresh colour; upper right stamp with a corner crease, otherwise fine. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 26x. Photo £1,800-2,000
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary, May 1957
"Staircase" April 1999
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4d. dull rose and 4d. brownish rose, both with watermark reversed, small part original gum; brownish rose with a gum crease. B.P.A. Certificate (1998) for brownish rose.
S.G. 27x, 28 var., £850 £200-250
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4d. brownish rose with watermark reversed, fresh with part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). S.G. 28 var. Photo £250-300
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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6d. rose-lilac with watermark inverted, fresh unused without gum. A most attractive example of this very rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1961). S.G. 29w, £6,500. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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6d. lilac, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 30, £425. Photo £150-200
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6d. deep violet (2) and 6d. violet (aniline) (2, one with watermark reversed), part original gum; one deep violet with gum disturbed in one corner, otherwise good to fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1998) for one deep violet. S.G. 30, 31, 31x, £820 £200-250
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6d. deep violet with watermark reversed, a block of four fresh unused without gum; a fine and rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 31x. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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6d. violet (aniline) block of four, unused with part original gum, fresh bright colour and most attractive. A rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 32. Photo £1,200-1,500
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6d. violet (aniline) horizontal strip of four in a pale shade, part original gum; right-hand stamp with small light mark in lower right corner. A scarce multiple. S.G. 32. Photo £250-300
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1d. scarlet-vermilion thin paper block of four, [49-60] and two singles, one with watermark reversed, part to large part original gum; one stamp in the block with diagonal gum crease. S.G. 35, 35x, £430 £250-300
Provenance: H. Moreton Black, February 1996
"Staircase", April 1999
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1d. scarlet-vermilion (8, one marginal), all with plate varieties comprising [8], [26], [30] (2), [36] (3) and [58], small to large part original gum. S.G. 33, £560+ £180-200
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1d. scarlet (aniline), fresh unused with large part original gum. Fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1990). S.G. 34, £1,000. Photo £600-800
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4d. bright rose, a marginal block of six (3x2) from the foot of the sheet showing guide marks in margin, unused with large part original gum, some split and reinforced perforations; a few imperfections in margin, otherwise fine. A rare and impressive multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1986) photocopy. S.G. 35. Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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4d. dull rose, fresh unused with large part original gum; fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). S.G. 36, £1,500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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4d. dull rose, unused without gum (shallow thin at top), and 4d. rose-lake (3) with small to large part original gum, one thinned. B.P.A. Certificates for the dull rose (1967) and one rose-lake (1998). S.G. 36, 37 £250-300
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A series of ten stamp-size proofs in black on glazed card comprising:
1) Head Die A in oval-lined background with uncleared surround
2) Head Die B, State 1a in oval-lined background with uncleared surround
3) Head Die B, State 1b in oval-lined background with outline of frame and value tablet
4) Head Die B, State 2 with scrollwork blocked in and pineapple and shell unfinished
5) Head Due B, State 2 as last with surround cleared
6) Head Die B, State 2 as last except for unadopted lined background in scrollwork
7) Head Die C, State 1 with frame similar to No. 4 except that the lower right scrollwork is practically finished. Surround uncleared
8) Head Die C, State 2 as last but scrolls and pineapple finished. Conch shell unfinished. Surround uncleared
9) Head Die C, pineapple lightened, shell finished. Surround cleared
10) Head Die D, as last but value added. Die complete Nos. 4 and 6 damaged though a remarkable group illustrating progress in the preparation of this value. Photo £4,000-5,000
Note: The various states are described in detail by Morris Ludington in "The Philatelist and Philatelic Journal of Great Britain", December 1981
Provenance:
Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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Stamp-size in black on glazed card, inset on think card; minor surface soiling. Photo £150-200
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In green, handstamped "specimen" (D5); fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Peter Jaffé, October 2006
| Issued Stamps, CC, Perf. 12 1/2 | |
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Green, exceptionally well-centred, fresh colour, unused with large part original gum. Superb and probably the finest example of this stamp available today. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). S.G. 38. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: David Barton, March 2009
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Green, strong colour and fresh unused with part original gum; upper left corner rounded though a well-above average example of this rare stamp. Signed Bloch. Also a used example (corner faults) with B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 38, £3,050. Photo £1,000-1,200
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Deep green, fresh unused with large part original gum; one short perf. at left though an attractive example of this elusive stamp. S.G. 39, £400. Photo £200-250
Provenance: William Frazer, October 2003
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Deep green block of nine, each neatly cancelled by 16 October 1880 single-ring datestamps; one stamp with a couple of short perfs. at foot, otherwise fine and a very rare and impressive multiple. S.G. 39, £450+. Photo £350-400
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Green block of four and thick paper, green block of four, a pair and three singles, good to fine mint. S.G. 39b, 39ba, £552+ £200-250
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