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1/- pale lake complete sheet, slightly trimmed at top and at foot, fine £200-250
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1d., 4d. (defaced), 6d. and 1/- complete sheets printed in black in July 1931, plus envelope numbered "26" of a series of 50 sets, fine £150-180
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1d., 4d., 6d. and 1/- complete sheets along with original envelope, all defaced, fine £150-180
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1d. carmine-lake, 4d. grey-blue, 6d. slate-purple and 1/- blue-green, all imperforate and without gum, each with portion of "specimen/nissen & parker" h.s. in blue; a few small faults though a rare and desirable quartet. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Dr. Conrad Latto, October 1997
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1d. carmine-lake imperforate rejoined pair, [2-3], without gum, with large portion of "specimen/nissen & parker" h.s. in blue. Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
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6d. grey-lilac with manuscript "Specimen", no gum, a few short perfs, otherwise fine.
S.G. 7. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Dr. Conrad Latto, October 1997
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6d. grey-lilac with manuscript "Specimen", no gum, some short and a few lightly stained perfs, otherwise fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1974). S.G. 7. Photo £300-400
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6d. grey-lilac with manuscript "Specimen", no gum, a pale shade with some short perfs, otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 7. Photo £250-300
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1d. dull lake, unused (6, five without gum and one regummed) and used (4), slight shade variance, good to fine. S.G. 5, £880 £150-180
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1d. dull lake, a complete unused reconstruction of twelve with some shade variance, one regummed the others without gum, condition generally good to fine. S.G. 5, £1320 £150-180
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1d. dull lake, a complete used reconstruction of twelve with some shade variance, two on blued paper, condition generally fine. S.G. 5/5a, £790 £150-180
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1d. lake, three examples, two with double row of perfs at top and one with additional central vertical row of perfs, all unused without gum, one of the former with perf faults otherwise fine. A rare group. S.G. 5. Photo £300-400
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4d. rose, an almost complete unused reconstruction with shade variance, only missing [1], some regummed, condition generally good to fine. S.G. 6, £1920 £200-250
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4d. rose, a complete used reconstruction of twelve with some shade variance, condition generally good to fine. S.G. 6, £900 £200-250
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4d. rose unused (2, both without gum, one with a few perfs clipped at upper right) and used (2), good to fine. S.G. 6, £470 £100-120
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4d. rose, a top left corner example, unused with large part original gum and lovely delicate colour. A very fine example of this difficult stamp. S.G. 6, £160. Photo £100-120
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4d. rose horizontal pair, both clearly cancelled "A09", fine. S.G. 6, £150. Photo £80-100
Provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, September 1990
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6d. grey-lilac, a complete sheet of twelve with margin at top only, unused with large part or full original gum; two with tiny tone spots on reverse of perfs between, otherwise fine. Rare. S.G. 7, £2040. Photo £800-1,000
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6d. grey-lilac, an almost complete unused reconstruction of twelve ([6] used) with some shade variance, one with margin at left, some regummed; condition mainly good to fine. S.G. 7, £1930 £200-250
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6d. grey-lilac, a complete reconstruction comprising unused (6) and used (6), some shade variance, mainly good to fine. S.G. 7, £1380 £120-150
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6d. grey-lilac, an almost complete used reconstruction, only [12] missing, comprising pairs (2) and singles (7, one additionally cancelled by part London Paid in red), some shade variance, generally good to fine. S.G. 7, £660 £150-180
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6d. grey-lilac, five unused examples, two in a very deep shade, all regummed, one with blunt corner otherwise generally sound examples. S.G. 7, £850 £100-120
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6d. grey-lilac block of four, [5-6/8-9], unused with part original gum, the upper pair with light horizontal bend, and the right-hand pair with some perf faults, nevertheless a scarce unused multiple. S.G. 7, £680. Photo £200-250
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6d. grey-lilac horizontal pair, unused with part original gum, good perfs, fine. S.G. 7, £340. Photo £100-120
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6d. grey-lilac used range comprising pairs (3, one vertical) and singles (10), some shade variance, generally good to fine. S.G. 7, £960 £200-250
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1/- green, a large part unused reconstruction, missing [4] and [12], all without gum, one with perfs cut off at left and with light central stain and perfs cut off at sides, the others generally good to fine. S.G. 8, £3500 £300-400
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1/- green, a complete used reconstruction of twelve, generally good to fine. S.G. 8, £1080 £250-300
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1/- green, a lower left corner example, unused with part original gum, a few shortish perfs, nevertheless a fine example of this stamp. S.G. 8, £350. Photo £100-120
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1/- green, four used examples, one on blued paper, the usual perforation irregularities otherwise generally fine. S.G. 9, 9a, £495 £120-150
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1865 (12 Dec.) mourning envelope to Indianapolis, bearing 4d. dull rose tied by "A09" obliterator and circular-framed "steamship/10" h.s., showing red crayon "4" and, on reverse, St. Thomas transit c.d.s. (14.12). Very rare, only five covers bearing this value are recorded. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1869 (27 Aug.) envelope to Philadelphia, bearing 4d. dull rose tied by "A09" obliterator, showing "new-york/10" transit d.s. with, on reverse, despatch and St. Thomas transit datestamps; the envelope with flap missing and the 4d. with a few short perfs. Very rare, only five covers bearing this value are recorded. B.P.A. (1969) and Holcombe (1993) Certificates. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: J. Charlton Henry, April 1961
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1876 (26 May) quadruple rate envelope to Barbados, bearing 6d. grey-lilac vertical pair in combination with 1866 4d. deep orange, all placed sideways and cancelled "A09", showing blue crayon "4d", red crayon "1/4" and clear despatch c.d.s.; the cover stamps and cover defective and restored, nevertheless a remarkable and unique mixed-issue franking. Photo £1,500-2,000
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4d. orange with manuscript "Specimen", traces of original gum, a few grease spots at right otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1999). S.G. 11. Photo £250-300
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1/- blue-green with manuscript "Specimen", without gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). S.G. 13. Photo £300-400
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1d. pair and singles (5, two without gum), 4d. (5, one without gum and one with damaged corner) and 1/- blue-green pair without gum; condition mixed. S.G. 9-13, £1600+ £250-300
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1d. strip of three, 4d. (6, one a deep shade), 1/- blue-green (2) and 1/- yellow-green (2, one with small thin), all cancelled "A09", good to fine. S.G. 9-14, £580+ £100-120
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1d. pale red sheet of twelve with large part to full original gum, the odd split perf in margin at foot, fine. S.G. 9, £780+. Photo £300-400
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1d. pale red sheet of twelve without margins, large part to full original gum, the left column with light vertical crease and the top right stamp with damaged corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 9, £780+ £180-220
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1d. deep red, a complete sheet without margins, each lightly cancelled; a few split and re-inforced perfs, pressed crease, one stamp stained on face and one stamp torn. The only known complete used sheet. S.G. 10. Photo £400-500
Provenance: G.H. Boucher, November 1949
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4d. orange, a complete used reconstruction of twelve, generally fine. S.G. 11, £276 £80-100
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4d. orange block of six (3x2), unused with mainly large part original gum, fresh appearance, the centre top stamp with a few shortish perfs at top, otherwise fine. S.G. 11, £900+. Photo £300-400
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4d. deep orange complete sheet of twelve, large part or full original gum; some split perfs at right and a touch of oxidisation in the name and duty tablets, otherwise fine. S.G. 12, £1800. Photo £800-1,000
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1/- blue-green, a large part unused reconstruction of the sheet of twelve ([11-12] missing), seven without gum, generally good to fine. S.G. 13, £3000. Photo £500-600
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1/- blue-green, a complete used reconstruction of twelve, [7] with tear at top otherwise mostly fine. S.G. 13, £480 £150-180
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1/- blue-green showing spectacular plate flaw below "e" of "nevis", fine unused with small part original gum. S.G. 13, £300. Photo £100-120
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1/- yellow-green, a complete sheet of twelve with [9] showing crossed lines on hill, fine with almost full original brown gum which has toned the paper. Rare. S.G. 14/14b, £12,850. Photo £4,000-5,000
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1/- yellow-green, unused without gum, blue crayon mark on reverse otherwise fine.
S.G. 14, £850. Photo £200-250
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1/- yellow-green, a complete used reconstruction of the sheet of twelve with [9] showing crossed lines on hill, [8] thinned, [9] and [10] repaired, the others generally fine. S.G. 14, 14b; £1710 £200-250
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1/- yellow-green, three used examples each cancelled "A09", one a little soiled and one with two small thins though of generally fine appearance S.G. 14, £330 £60-80
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1/- yellow-green on vertically laid paper, [3], centrally cancelled "A09", centred to upper right, fine. Very rare. S.G. 14a, £6000. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: G.H. Boucher, November 1949
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