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Green block of four and two singles, and blue-green block of four and two singles, good to fine mint. S.G. 44, 44a, £528 £200-250
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1d. scarlet-vermilion horizontal strip of four and a single, fresh mint with the strip lightly mounted. S.G. 40, £300 £100-120
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1d. scarlet-vermilion block of four, [19-30] and singles (8) with plate varieties comprising [3], [20] (2), [26] (2), [30] (2), [33], [36] and [58]; the upper pair in the block with faults though generally good to fine mint. S.G. 40, £720+ £200-250
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4d. rose, unused with large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 41, £550. Photo £200-250
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1d. scarlet-vermilion with large part original gum (a little toned) and 4d. rose unused without gum (thin spot at top). R.P.S. (1965) and B.P.A. (1999) Certificates respectively. S.G. 42, 43, £1,325. Photo £200-250
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A horizontal pair with large part original gum; a couple of shortish perfs. at top of left-hand stamp, otherwise fine. A scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). S.G. 45, £1,100+. Photo £700-800
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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A single with watermark reversed, small part original gum disturbed, sound. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 45x, £600. Photo £150-180
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5/- composite type, comprising a die proof of the 1863 1/- in deep blue on glazed card (92x60mm.) with "five shillings" handpainted value tablet, dated "17 aug 83". Unique. Photo £3,000-4,000
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£1 handpainted in Official Receipt size in shades of brown on orange-brown paper with country name and value tablet, etc. highlighted in Chinese white, affixed to card (69x84mm.) dated "17 aug 83". Unique. Photo £3,000-4,000
Note: In reply to the production of the above two essays, the Crown Agents asked for an alternative estimate for a keyplate and duty-plate design, and asked for the colour of the 5/- to be changed so as to leave blue free for a possible 2 1/2d. value later
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5/- keyplate design in claret on perf. 12 piece of paper with handpainted country name and value tablets, affixed to card (61x85mm.) marked "Spec", initialled and dated "3 sep 83". Unique. Photo £3,000-4,000
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£1 keyplate design in brown on perf. 12 piece of paper with handpainted country name and value tablets, affixed to card (61x85mm.) marked "Spec", initialled and dated "3 sep 83". Unique. Photo £3,000-4,000
Note: De La Rue submitted designs for a general keyplate design but pointed out to the Crown Agents that this meant the dropping of the proposal for a larger £1 value. Apparently De La Rue misinterpreted the Crown Agents intentions and were then asked to quote for a design similar to the existing 1/- value "under the overprint system of stamps"
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5/- using a die proof of the 1/- design in rose on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "5 sep 83", the value tablet scratched out and handpainted "five shillings" in the same colour, surrounded by pencil frame, below. Photo £3,000-4,000
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£1 using a die proof of the 1/- design in brown on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "5 sep 83", the value tablet scratched out and handpainted "one pound" value tablet in the same colour, surrounded by pencil frame, below. Photo £4,000-5,000
Note: Having submitted the two designs offered above, De La Rue suggested that going to a surface printed keyplate design would only entail the cost of £12 for any new duty, and further it would enable then to abandon at a very small cost the copperplate process of printing
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Revised design close to that issued, executed in black and shades of grey and colour wash on card (28x32mm.) dated "nov 3/83". Delightful. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Master with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card, marked "after hardening", dated "5 mar 84" and initialled "GN" at foot. B.P.A. Certificate (1990). Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, September 1990
"Staircase", April 1999
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Master with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "11 mar 84" and initialled "GN" at foot. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Master with blank value tablet, stamp-size in black on glazed card and inset on thick card; pristine. Photo £150-200
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Master with blank value tablet, stamp-size in black on glazed card. Photo £120-150
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1/- in brown on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked. Photo £2,000-2,500
Note: We believe that this and the following three lots were produced in preparation for the 5/- and £1 values that were requisitioned by the Crown Agents in August 1883. See "The De La Rue History of British and Foreign Postage Stamps, 1855 to 1901" by John Easton, pages 383-386
Provenance:
Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1/- in pale blue on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1/- in deep blue on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1/- in deep blue on glazed card (92x60mm.), dated "5 sep 83". B.P.A. Certificate (1988). Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1d. in ochre affixed to piece marked "4d. Proposed colour" and 1/- (3) in grey, sage-green and Venetian red on piece with suggested values for "s1/-", "s5/-" and "£1" written alongside each respectively and bracketed as "Proposed colours" with each additionally marked "(initd) R.C.C." in pencil; the "£1" trial crossed by a light crease. Unique in this form, having been cut from an 1883 (20 Nov.) "Existing and proposed Schemes of Colours". Photo £6,000-8,000
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1/- (3) in carmine-rose, deep yellow and mauve on CA watermarked paper. A fine and most attractive trio. Photo £3,000-4,000
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1d. (10) in a variety of colour combinations affixed to two pieces of 1900 (14 Nov.) "Appendix" sheet, submitted at the request of the Crown Agents so that they could suggest the advisability of printing the 5/- and £1 values in doubly fugitive inks; the trials numbered "1" to "10", numbers 1 and 2 in suggested colours for the 5/- and £1 values with that marked for "5/-" in black and red changed to "£1" and initialled "WHM" and that numbered "4" in purple and blue with "5/-" written alongside and similarly initialled, number 3 in grey and black marked "Too easily photographed", numbers 7 to 9 on yellow paper and 10 on red paper; the first crossed by a light crease. A unique group. Photo £5,000-6,000
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1d., 2 1/2d., 4d., 5/-, £1 and 1898 1/-, each handstamped "specimen." (BAH1) diagonally, 2 1/2d. and 6d. both overprinted "specimen" (D12), all with gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1987) for three of the handstamped examples. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1d. (5), 2 1/2d. (4), 4d. (2), 6d. (3, one with malformed "e"), 5/- and £1, good to fine mint. S.G. 47-57, £600+ £200-250
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1d. (two shades), 2 1/2d. (two shades), 4d., 6d. and 5/- blocks of four, fresh mint; one 2 1/2d. block with a diagonal crease, otherwise good to fine £200-250
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6d. mauve block of four, the upper right stamp variety malformed "e", fine mint.
S.G. 54/54a, £218+ £100-120
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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£1 Venetian red marginal vertical strip of five from the left of the sheet, fresh unmounted mint. A scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 57, £1,375+. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Two handpainted essays, one a Trinidad 2 1/2d. value in light blue with country name and surround to portrait in Chinese white and lettered "A", the other a Bahamas 1d. value in pink with upper scrolls and surround to portrait in Chinese white with "37 2 1/2d 87" in value tablet and lettered "B", both executed on tracing paper and affixed to piece (114x62mm.). A unique pair from a requisition date 14 November 1887 by the Colonial Secretary, Nassau. Photo £3,000-4,000
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Two 2 1/2d. composite essays, being master die proofs in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), one lettered "A" with "37. 2 1/2d. 87" handpainted in magenta in value tablet, the other lettered "B" with "2 1/2 penny" in magenta in value tablet, both dated "dec 7th 87".
A unique pair. Photo £4,000-5,000
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1d. composite essay with the frame in a design similar to that used for the British Guiana Jubilee issue, in shades of sepia with portions highlighted in Chinese white, affixed to card (90x114mm.) dated "19 dec 1900". Photo £2,500-3,000
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1d. composite essay with the frame altered to that eventually used, the vignette in sepia, black and Chinese white, the frame printed in rose-carmine, affixed to card (90x114mm.) dated "19 dec 1900". Photo £2,500-3,000
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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1d. composite essay in the issued design, vignette in sepia, black and Chinese white, the frame printed in rose-carmine, affixed to card (90x114mm.) marked "Dupl" and dated "March 14th 01". Photo £2,500-3,000
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Vignette showing die unfinished at lower left and down right-hand side, in black on thin glazed card (55x61mm.) showing guide lines and dated "9 apr 1901". Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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Vignette showing die finished down both sides, in black on thin glazed card (53x58mm.) showing guide lines and dated "12 apr 1901". Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Morris H. Ludington, November 1999
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Perforated 1d. (3) on three pieces and heading cut from 1901 (15 Oct.) "Appendix B No. 1", in different colour combinations for suggested 5d., 2/- and 3/- values, the 5d. in black and orange accepted with "x5d." in blue crayon alongside. Photo £1,200-1,500
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Perforated 1d. (5) on three pieces cut from 1901 (24 Oct.) "Appendix C No. 2", in different colour combinations for suggested 2/- value, that in black and blue accepted with "x2/-" alongside and "+ for 3/- picture black border green". Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Imperforate 5d. (3) on 1916 (6 Dec.) "Appendix" sheet (193x302mm.), the first two on yellow paper with each bracketed as "3d" and lettered "A" and "B" in blue crayon with "B" marked "Approved" subject to the vignette being darker, the last in black and mauve with manuscript "5d" alongside; the sheet initialled and further dated "7.12.16". Photo £1,200-1,500
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Imperforate 5d. in grey-black and brown, brown on yellow and black and mauve, all on gummed MCA paper, the last two being the accepted colour combinations of the 3d. and 5d. values. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1d. black and red lower left corner pair showing both plate numbers, on Crown CC (inverted) watermarked paper; light creases. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). Photo £400-500
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1901-03 set of four and 1911-19 set of three, each overprinted "specimen", also issued stamps with 1901-03 1d., 5d. and 3/-, 1911-19 set with a couple of shades and 1921-29 set with additional 1d. and 5d.; fine £100-120
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1901 1d. black and red handstamped "specimen" (D12a) in violet and affixed to De La Rue day book piece dated "July 1901"; fine and very rare. Photo £500-600
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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Master in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated
"23 jul. 02"; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). Photo £800-1,000
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Master in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after hardening", dated "23 jul. 02" and initialled at foot; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1980). Photo £800-1,000
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Master in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "after striking", dated "5 sep 02" and initialled at foot; fine. Photo £800-1,000
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1d. (8) affixed to 1902 (7 Aug.) "Appendix" sheet (218x302mm.), seven with suggested values for 1d., 2 1/2d., 4d., 6d., 1/-, 5/- and £1 with the 1d., 2 1/2d., 4d., 6d. (replaced with a further proof in stone) and 5/- accepted, the 1/- and £1 suggestions reversed with a note that the value tablets are to be in black and red respectively. A remarkable showpiece. Photo £3,500-4,000
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1d. in orange on gummed CA paper, from Appendix A. Photo £300-400
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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1d. in carmine and blue, blue and carmine and orange and black, affixed to "Appendix B" piece marked "Singly fugitive" and dated "7 aug. 1902". Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: "Staircase", April 1999
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