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1861 (3 Jan.) part "Mercantile Intelligencer" to Trinidad, rated "1" in red crayon, bearing ( 1/2d.) yellow-green pair with large margins, clearly tied by barred numeral "1" and showing, on reverse, despatch and arrival (10.1) datestamps. A very scarce franking.
S.G. 8. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Dr. R.H. Urwick, October 1964
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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1/- in black on India paper (30x34mm.) and affixed to thin card (38x55mm.), fine.
Also reprint of master with blank value tablet and 6d. in black on wove paper (61x44mm.). Photo £1,000-1,200
Provenance: R.B. Yardley, September 1944
Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
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6d. pale rose-red with good to large margins, unused without gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1964). S.G. 11, £750. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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6d. deep rose-red horizontal pair, good to large margins on three sides, sheet margin at left, unused with large part original gum, a trifle rubbed otherwise very fine.
S.G. 11a, £1500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Alfred Caspary, May 1957
E.K. Lickfold, February 1962
Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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6d. deep rose-red with good to large margins, unused without gum, lovely appearance, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). S.G. 11a, £750. Photo £180-220
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6d. deep rose-red with good margins, unused with part original gum, tiny blemish at top right corner otherwise fine. S.G. 11a, £750. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Dr. R.H. Urwick, October 1964
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6d. rose-red (shades), four used examples all with four margins (one cut close at foot), each cancelled by barred numeral "1", fine. S.G. 11/11a £150-180
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1/- black, a superb block of eighteen (6x3) with small to large margins, unused without gum, a few very minor creases. A magnificent showpiece of the highest calibre.
S.G. 12a, £4050. Photo £5,000-6,000
Provenance: Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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1/- black block of four with good to large margins, unused with large part original gum, fresh and very fine. S.G. 12a, £900. Photo £350-450
Provenance: Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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1/- black block of four with sheet margin at right, close margins at top and foot, just into at left, unused with part to large part original gum, fine. S.G. 12a, £900. Photo £250-300
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1/- black with good to large margins, unused with large part original gum, very fine.
S.G. 12a, £225 £60-80
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1/- black (shades), four used examples all with four margins, fine. S.G. 12/12a £80-100
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1859 (11 Aug.) envelope to Philadelphia, marked "Via Havana", rated "4" in red crayon, bearing 6d. deep rose-red from the top left corner and (1d.) blue, both cancelled by barred numeral "1" and tied by "steamship/10" circular h.s. and showing, on reverse, despatch and St. Thomas (14.8) datestamps. An attractive franking. S.G. 9, 11a. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Dr. Chan Chin Cheung, May 1961
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1859 (27 Aug.) entire to London, bearing 6d. deep rose-red partly overlapped with (1d.) blue, both tied by barred numeral "1" and showing red Paid arrival c.d.s. (15.9) below with despatch datestamp on reverse. Neat and attractive. S.G. 9, 11a. Photo £400-500
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1860 (27 Jan.) envelope to London, bearing 6d. deep rose-red with good to large margins, clearly tied by barred numeral "1", showing red Paid arrival c.d.s. (17.2) below with despatch datestamp on reverse; the envelope with bottom flap missing, some minor peripheral faults and a little soiled. S.G. 11a. Photo £120-150
Provenance: M. Burrus, November 1962
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1860 (25 June) envelope to London, bearing 6d. deep rose-red with large margins, neatly tied by barred numeral "1", showing red Paid arrival c.d.s. (13.7) alongside with despatch datestamp on reverse; the envelope with wax seal cut away. A neat and most attractive franking. S.G. 11a. Photo £250-300
Provenance: J. Charlton Henry, December 1961
Lars Amundsen, December 1967
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green showing perforations or traces thereof on three sides, unused without gum, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 13, £2750. Photo £300-400
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green with perforations on all sides, unused without gum, fine.
S.G. 13, £2750. Photo £400-500
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green with perforations on all sides, good colour, fine used. S.G. 13, £425. Photo £150-180
Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green with perforations or traces thereof on three sides, centrally cancelled with "1" 'boot-heel', fine. S.G. 13, £425. Photo £100-120
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(1d.) blue horizontal pair with perforations on all sides, both cancelled with barred numeral "1", fine. S.G. 14, £300. Photo £100-120
Provenance: Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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(1d.) pale blue, three used examples with perforations on all sides, two are marginal with one superb (ex Wheeler) from the foot of the sheet, fine. S.G. 14, £450 £150-180
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(1d.) deep blue with perforations on all sides, unused without gum, fine. S.G. 15, £2500. Photo £400-500
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green with perforations or part thereof on all sides, cancelled by barred numeral "1", fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1934). S.G. 16, £650. Photo £150-180
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green with perforations on all sides and part of adjoining stamp at left, clearly cancelled with barred numeral "1", fine. S.G. 16, £650. Photo £200-250
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( 1/2d.) yellow-green with perforations on three sides, lightly cancelled "1", fine.
S.G. 16, £650. Photo £120-150
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(1d.) blue horizontal pair with perforations on two sides and between, lightly cancelled, fine. A very rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1987). S.G. 16a, £3200. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: C.J.L. Snowden
Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
"Alford", June 1991
Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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(1d.) blue with perforations or part thereof on all sides, fine used. R.P.S. Certificate (1947). S.G. 16a, £1600. Photo £300-400
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
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1860 (25 Mar.) envelope to Aden, rated "10" in red crayon and "1", bearing (1d.) blue pin-perf 14, in combination with (4d.) brownish red and 6d. pale rose-red, all tied by barred numeral "1", showing red London Paid c.d.s. (12.4) and, on reverse, despatch and arrival (3.5) datestamps. A unique franking to a most remarkable destination. Robson Lowe Certificate of Opinion (1969). S.G. 5, 11, 14. Photo £4,000-5,000
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1860 (19 Apr.) envelope to Demerara, rated "4" in red crayon, bearing (1d.) pale blue pin-perf 14, in combination with (4d.) brownish red, both tied by barred numeral "1" and showing, on reverse, despatch and arrival datestamps. Attractive. S.G. 5, 14. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1958
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1861 (26 Mar.) lady's envelope from St. John to St. Thomas, bearing (1d.) blue pin-perf 14 centrally cancelled by barred numeral "5" and showing, on reverse, "5" and "8" datestamps. S.G. 14. Photo £250-300
Provenance: Dr. R.H. Urwick, October 1964
Basil Benwell, April 1985
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( 1/2d.) deep green (3, shades) and (1d.) pale blue (R.P.S. Certificate, 1971), all unused, one ( 1/2d.) with small part original gum, the others without gum, fine. S.G. 17-18, £1290. Photo for (1d.) £200-250
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( 1/2d.) deep green (4) and (1d.) blue (2, shades), all used, fine. S.G. 17-19, £258+ £60-80
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(1d.) blue bisected diagonally and tied by "5" 'boot-heel' on large piece of 1863
(1 Dec.) newspaper showing Barbados "4" c.d.s. S.G. 19a, £550. Photo £150-180
Provenance: J. Charlton Henry, April 1961
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1861 (4 May) entire to Trinidad, rated "4", bearing (1d.) blue tied by barred numeral "1", showing despatch d.s. at left with part arrival on reverse; the entire with some splits along folds. A scarce franking. S.G. 19. Photo £150-180
Provenance: Barclays, May 1987
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( 1/2d.) range of shades comprising deep green (3, one used), green block of six, strip of four and singles (3, one with perfs double at left - no gum and soiled), blue-green corner block of four and singles (2, one imperforate) and grass-green block of six, corner strip of three and a single (used), all with part or large part original gum, fine. S.G. 20-22, £1200 approx. £350-450
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( 1/2d.) deep green block of eight (4x2), unused with large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 20, £280 £100-120
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( 1/2d.) green, a complete mint sheet (10x11) without side margins, part to full original gum; a few minor tone spots, mainly on reverse, some split perforations and a few with gum thins, otherwise fine. S.G. 21, £3190 £800-1,000
Provenance: Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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( 1/2d.) green block of sixteen (4x4), fresh and fine unused with large part or full original gum. S.G. 21, £464 £150-180
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( 1/2d.) green, a large example with margin at left showing plate number "2" and with portion of adjoining stamp at foot, unused with large part original gum, very fine with wonderfully fresh colour. Extremely rare. S.G. 21. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, June 1959
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
Frank Deakin, April 2010
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( 1/2d.) green and (1d.) deep blue (2), all showing variety double impression, good to fine used. Photo £500-600
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( 1/2d.) blue-green horizontal pair, variety imperforate, cut close at foot, fine without gum. S.G. 21b, £750. Photo £200-250
Provenance: Spink auction, October 1998
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( 1/2d.) grass-green, a block of twelve (4x3) with sheet margin at foot, lovely colour, fresh and fine unused with large part or full original gum. S.G. 22, £504 £150-180
Provenance: Hodsell Hurlock, May 1960
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( 1/2d.) grass-green upper right corner block of four, variety imperforate, fine unused with large part original gum (slightly browned). S.G. 22a, £1700. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Peter Jaffé, November 2006
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( 1/2d.) grass-green horizontal pair, variety imperforate, unused with large part original gum (slightly browned), fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1950). S.G. 22a, £850. Photo £250-300
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(1d.) blue (shades) range comprising blue unused (3) and used (10 including a pair) and deep blue unused (3, one with sheet margin at top) and used (17 including a strip of
three and three pairs), the unused with part or large part original gum; mostly fine.
S.G. 23-24, £550+ £120-150
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(1d.) blue block of nine, unused without gum, fine. S.G. 23, £720 £150-180
Provenance: Spink auction, October 1998
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(1d.) blue block of four, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 23, £320 £70-90
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(1d.) blue horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, variety imperforate, fine unused without gum. S.G. 23a, £800. Photo £200-250
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(1d.) blue horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fine unused without gum.
S.G. 23a, £800. Photo £200-250
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