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1/2d. bright green, 1d. dull blue, 3d. mauve-lilac, 4d. red, 6d. chrome-yellow and 1/- purple, each handstamped "specimen" (Type D8), all with traces of gum or without and most with some clipped perfs, all of good colour, fine. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Marcus Samuel
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1/2d. bright green blocks of four (4) and singles (7, four used), 1d. dull blue used pair with watermark reversed and singles (6, three used; one mint with watermark reversed), 1d. grey-blue (7, four used including one with watermark reversed and one bisected diagonally on small piece), 3d. mauve-lilac (4, one used), 4d. red (3, one used), 4d. carmine (3 used), 4d. crimson-lake (3, two used), 6d. chrome-yellow (11, eight used including the only known block of four and largest multiple - most perfs cut off at left), 6d. yellow (5, four used), 1/- purple (21 with a block of four and fifteen used including a strip of three and three pairs), 1/- violet aniline (8 used including a pair) and 1/- dull mauve (7, five used); condition generally good to fine. S.G. 72-83, £6000+ £1,000-1,200
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1d. dull blue and 1d. grey-blue, both in a block of four and unused with part or large part original gum, both with some re-inforced perfs otherwise fine. S.G. 73-74, £1120 £400-500
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1d. grey-blue with watermark sideways, a good example with light, indistinct cancel; slight crease. Very rare, only fourteen examples thought to exist. S.G. 74a, £750. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Barclays, May 1987
Spink auction, July 2004
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3d. mauve-lilac block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, some hinge remnants at top, fine. S.G. 75, £680. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
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3d. mauve-lilac block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, some hinge remnants, fine. S.G. 75, £680. Photo £200-250
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4d. red block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, some hinge remnants at top, fine. A very scarce multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 76, £600. Photo £250-300
Provenance: E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
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4d. carmine block of four with watermark reversed, unused with part or large part original gum, some hinge remnants at top, fine. The largest known multiple of which eleven mint and one used are recorded. S.G. 77x, £900. Photo £400-500
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4d. crimson-lake block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, fresh and fine. A rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 78, £2000. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
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4d. crimson-lake, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 78, £500. Photo £120-150
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6d. chrome-yellow block of four, unused with large part original gum, each with manuscript "CC" on reverse, fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 79, £600. Photo £200-250
Provenance: M. Burrus, November 1962
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6d. yellow block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, fresh and fine.
A rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 80, £1400. Photo £450-550
Provenance: E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
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6d. yellow, unused with part original gum, fresh colour, fine. S.G. 80, £350. Photo £120-150
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6d. yellow, unused with part original gum, good colour, fine. S.G. 80, £350. Photo £120-150
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1/- purple block of four, unused with large part original gum, good colour, each with manuscript "CC" and traces of some very light toning on reverse, nevertheless of fine appearance. Scarce. S.G. 81, £680. Photo £200-250
Provenance: M. Burrus, November 1962
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1/- violet (aniline), fine unused with small part original gum. Very rare, only about eleven examples are recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1962). S.G. 82, £3750. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: "Olive Blossom", November 1981
Spink auction, July 2004
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1/- dull mauve block of four with margin at foot, unused with part to large part original gum, some hinge remnants, fine. A rare multiple. S.G. 83, £2000. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: J. Charlton Henry, April 1961
E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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4d. red, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. Rare, eighteen examples recorded including a pair. R.P.S. Certificate (1959). S.G. 84, £6000. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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4d. red, unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. Rare, eighteen examples recorded including a pair. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). S.G. 84, £6000. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: J. Charlton Henry, April 1961
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4d. red, unused with large part original gum, short perf at top otherwise fresh and fine. Rare, eighteen examples recorded including a pair. R.P.S. Certificate (1970).
S.G. 84, £6000. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Spink auction, October 1998
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1877 (10 Aug.) envelope (flap missing) to St. John's, Newfoundland, bearing 1d. grey-blue clearly tied by 'boot-heel' duplex. Neat and attractive. S.G. 74 £60-80
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1881 (Mar.) envelope to London, bearing 3d. mauve-lilac (one corner over top edge of cover) and 1/- purple, both tied by unclear 'boot-heel' cancel and showing red Paid arrival c.d.s. (30.3) in opposite corner. S.G. 75, 81. Photo £250-300
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1881 (10 May) envelope to Derbyshire, bearing 1/- purple affixed sideways, clearly tied by 'boot-heel' duplex and showing arrival datestamp (29.5) on reverse. S.G. 81. Photo £120-150
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A left half reading up, unused without gum, good colour, certificate mentions thin spot which is barely detectable, fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 86, £5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: The "Sovereign" Collection, May 2008
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A right half reading downwards cancelled by large part c.d.s., fine. S.G. 86, £650. Photo £200-250
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A left half reading downwards showing variety no stop after "d", cancelled by part duplex, some ink manuscript on reverse just showing through at top but barely apparent and not detracting. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1995). S.G. 86a, £2000. Photo £700-900
Provenance: Frank Deakin, April 2010
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An unsevered pair reading downwards, unused with large part original gum, one very lightly foxed and one pulled perf at top. Extremely rare, only ten recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1935). S.G. 86b, £26,000. Photo £8,000-10,000
Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden
Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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An unsevered pair reading upwards, lightly inked impressions, cancelled by Barbados c.d.s. (29.3.78), tiny corner crease otherwise fine. Rare and a very early date of use.
R.P.S. Certificate (1929). S.G. 86b, £2500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: R.B. Yardley, September 1944
Hodsell Hurlock, June 1960
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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An unsevered pair reading downwards, cancelled by two strikes of Barbados c.d.s. (30.3.78), pinhole and light diagonal crease, neither affecting fine appearance. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1972). S.G. 86b, £2500. Photo £500-600
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A right half reading downwards, lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 87, £950. Photo £300-400
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A right half reading downwards, neatly cancelled, strong colour, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 87, £950. Photo £300-400
Provenance: J. Charlton Henry, April 1961
The "Sovereign" Collection, May 2008
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An unsevered pair comprising Types A and B reading upwards, cancelled by large part duplex, centred to left, fine. Very rare. Brandon Certificate (1978). S.G. 86c, £5000. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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A right half reading upwards on small piece with 4d. and tied by large part duplex, fine. S.G. 88, £1000. Photo £300-400
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A right half reading downwards, on small piece tied by part Barbados c.d.s., one light perf stain at top otherwise fine. S.G. 88, £1000. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Frank Deakin, April 2010
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A right half reading upwards, tied by Barbados c.d.s. on 1878 (29 Mar.) prices current front to Jersey, the top right corner rounded otherwise fine. The earliest recorded usage and one of seven known covers/fronts. S.G. 88. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1959
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
Ralph Hart, February 1978
Barclays, May 1987
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An unsevered pair reading downwards, cancelled by c.d.s. part of duplex, good colour, fine. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1954). S.G. 88a, £5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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An unsevered pair reading upwards, clearly cancelled by duplex, good colour, fine. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1962). S.G. 88a, £5000. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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An unsevered pair reading downwards, cancelled by duplex, good colour, faint thin spot and small split at right, neither of which affect fine appearance. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 88a, £5000. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: The "Sovereign" Collection, May 2008
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An unsevered pair comprising Types A and C, reading downwards, cancelled by part duplex, good colour, fine. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1934). S.G. 86d, £8500. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden
Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
Frank Deakin, April 2010
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An unsevered pair comprising Types A and C reading upwards, lightly cancelled;
small tear, short perfs. at left and perfs. cut off at right. Very rare. S.G. 86d, £8500. Photo £500-600
Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden
Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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Master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "30 jan 82", fine. Photo £350-450
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Master die proof with blank value tablet, stamp-size in black on glazed card, fine. Photo £150-180
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Eight examples in the colours of the 1/2d. to 5/- (the "4d." in grey and the 6d. imperforate), all with blank value tablets on CA watermarked paper and each handstamped "cancelled" (Type D7), all with some clipped or cut off perfs. Very rare. Photo £8,000-10,000
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1/2d., 1d. (2 shades), 2 1/2d., 3d., 4d. grey, 4d. pale brown and 5/-, each handstamped "specimen" (Type BAR2), part original gum; some light gum toning and a few stained perfs, the 5/- with bend otherwise fine. A rare group. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Frank Deakin, April 2010
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1/2d. mint (2) and used (2), 1d. rose mint and used (2), 1d. carmine mint and used, 2 1/2d. mint (2) and used (2), 3d. deep purple mint and used (2), 3d. reddish purple mint and used, 4d. grey mint and used, 4d. brown mint (2) and used, 6d. mint and used, 1/- mint and used, 5/- mint and 1892 1/2d. on 4d. mint (3) and used (3), mostly fine. S.G. 89-104, £1400+ £350-450
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1d. rose strip of three with one bisected diagonally, clearly tied by duplex on 1887
(11 Jan.) envelope to St. Christopher; the cover with light central vertical crease and small tone spot at foot, neither of which affects the fine appearance. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1965). S.G. 91a, £1700. Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: Frank Deakin, April 2010
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5/- bistre neatly tied by Barbados c.d.s. on locally addressed 1898 (20 Oct.) 2d. registered envelope, no other markings; the cover with some ink spots which also affect the adhesive. S.G. 103. Photo £150-180
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1892 (July) half-penny" on 4d. deep brown, variety surcharge double, in red and in black, unused with large part original gum, light diagonal crease at upper right otherwise fine. Rare. S.G. 104b, £900. Photo £250-300
Provenance: E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
| 1892-1903 Seal of Colony Issue | |
Essay Proofs | The following twenty-three lots all similar to the issued design but show uncleared corner
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In bistre with blank country and duty tablets on ungummed unwatermarked paper,
small nick at top just touching the design, otherwise fine. Photo £250-300
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In brown with blank country and duty tablets on ungummed unwatermarked paper, horizontal crease though barely apparent on face, otherwise fine. Photo £250-300
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