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1948 Eleuthera master die proof of the frame (State 3) in black on surfaced wove paper (90x76mm.) with die number "XC 4521", affixed to card (140x127mm.) £250-300
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1916 5d. (3, one variety overprint double, paper hinge remainder), 1917 5d. (2, one overprinted "specimen") and 1918 5d. (3, two overprinted "specimen"), fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate s (1963 and 1998) for double overprint. Cat. £1,000 £250-300
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1938-41 3p. to 25r., original gum, fine. S.G. 20-37, £1,000 £350-400
| Barbados | |
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x 1897-98 Diamond Jubilee 1/4d. to 2/6d. set of nine overprinted "specimen", original gum (6d. regummed), fine. S.G. 114s-124s, £250 £100-120
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x 1938 1/2d. to 10/- set of eleven perforated "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 18s-28s, £375 £120-150
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1900 handstamped "Basutoland" (no stop) on CGH 1885 1d., 6d. and 1/-; handstamped "Basutoland" (with stop) on CGH 1885 1d. pair (central "teyateyaneng/basutoland" c.d.s.), single (unused with large part original gum) and 3d.; handstamped "basutoland" (with stop) in wide letters on CGH 1885 1d. (unused with large part original gum) and 5/-; and handstamped "basutoland" (without stop) in narrow letters on CGH 1885 1d. (3) and 6d. (all on fragment); all with manuscript cancel unless otherwise mentioned. A fine group £250-300
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1900 handstamped "basutoland" (with stop) in magenta on CGH 1885 10/- violet, pen-cancelled on part 1901 order of sequestration, also handstamped in violet on £1 and £2 (2), both on fragments in combination with overprinted "basutoland" (with stop) on CGH 1901 £5, all pen-cancelled. A fine and clean lot. Photo £500-600
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1901 overprinted with stop on CGH £5 pair, 1901? overprinted with stop on CGH 3d., 2/- (mint) and 5/- (mint; vertical crease) and 1903 overprinted with stop on 1d., 1/- block of six (2x3), 3/- and 10/-, unless mentioned, all cancelled with manuscript and oval datestamp in violet; also Orange Free State 1900 V.R.I. B.D. 3d. with part oval cancel of Maseru. A fine lot £120-150
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1914 (19 Feb.) part certificate of authentication bearing 1903 overprinted with stop on CGH 2/6d. (2) and 10/-, all tied by "government secretary's office/maseru" oval d.s. in violet, the document signed by Charles E. Boyes, the Government Secretary.
Clean and attractive. Photo £250-300
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1922 (14 January) Tutor Testamentary bearing c.1910 overprint on Orange River Colony 6/- in combination with c.1913 overprint on South Africa £1 vertical pair and £5 strip of three, all clearly tied by large oval datestamp in violet. Neat and attractive. Photo £200-250
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1925 (12 Jan.) Acknowledgement of Debt, bearing 1922 overprinted "Basutoland/Revenue Only." on South Africa 1/-, both pen-cancelled; the document twice folded £150-180
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1928 (9 July) Notarial Bond bearing c.1910 overprint on Orange River Colony 6/- in combination with c.1913 overprinted on South Africa £5 and 1922 overprinted "Basutoland/Revenue Only." on South Africa £1 (2) and £10 strip of three and single, all tied by large oval datestamp in red. Most attractive. Photo £250-300
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1931 (29 July) court judgement, bearing 1926 overprinted "Basutoland/Revenue/Only." on South Africa 2/6d. block of four neatly tied by large oval datestamp in red, also loose 6d. with part oval datestamp in violet. Photo £250-300
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1935 (8 Oct.) Estate Liquidation and Distribution Account, bearing 1933 £1 (5, one with a punch hole at top left) in combination with Postage 1/- (4) and 5/-, each with manuscript initials and all tied by large oval datestamp in red. Attractive £120-150
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1942 (24 June) Deed of Sale, bearing 1933 £1 vertical strip of three in combination with 1938 Postage 1/- (3), all tied by large oval datestamp in green, attractive £120-150
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x 1888-1961 mint collection (113) on stockpages, including 1888 2/6d., 10/- (regummed), 1913-24 6d. and 1/- blocks of four, 1932 set all from the corners of the sheet, 1938-52 set, 1955-58 set, 1961 new currency surcharges, etc. and 1961 set, chiefly fine and with many unmounted mint £250-300
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1913-24 De La Rue 5/- bright carmine, fine unmounted mint. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 87, £300+ £120-150
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Fiscals: 1922-29 selection of eighty-six used on twenty-three documents, including first issue with twenty-nine used on nine documents; mixed condition though a most unusual group £100-120
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The Unique American-Style "PAID AT IRELAND ISLAND" Datestamp | |
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1863 (22 Jan.) mourning envelope from Midshipman John Hemery Robinson, R.N. at Ireland Island to his mother on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, showing a fine strike of the previously unrecorded American-style 32mm. "paid at ireland island/bermuda" circular datestamp and with locally made handstruck "6d" (the latest recorded date of use) at upper right, both struck in red, the "6d" handstamp crossed through in blue crayon and replaced with manuscript "4" in red crayon, the correct pre-paid rate to Nova Scotia whilst in transit to New Brunswick, on arrival in Halifax then handstamped "more to pay", the 4d. charge being for the sea postage only, and with "5/cents" handstamp and manuscript "5" in blue crayon, all on face, the reverse with Ireland Island (22.1) and St. Georges (24.1) PM 5 datestamps, St. John (date unclear) and arrival (2.2) datestamps. A remarkable cover that was only discovered in amongst an original family correspondence in the mid-1990s. Photo £12,000-15,000
Notes: Midshipman Robinson died late in 1870 at the tender age of 25 whilst serving as a Lieutenant on board H.M.S. "Endymion". He was buried at sea in the Sea of Japan in 2000 Geoffrey Osborn provided evidence confirming the purchase of an Ireland Island Paid datestamp in records for the year ending October 1863, the cost of the instrument being £1/19/6d.
@Provenance:literature:
Original correspondence from Morris Ludington and Geoffrey Osborn
"An Unrecorded "PAID AT IRELAND ISLAND" datestamp by Denis Littlewort, "Bermuda Post", Part 1 - September 1995, Part 2 - December 1999 and Part 3 - Sep 2000". The complete 3-part article provides a comprehensive & important story as regards the cover, unique datestamps, analysis of postal and manuscript markings
"Bermuda - An Extraordinary "Paid at Ireland Island" handstamp by Denis Littlewort, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, December 2001 "Bermuda Mails to 1865"; A Ten-Year Update by Michael Forand and Charles Freeland Copies of all correspondence and these articles accompany the cover offered above
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x 1865-1970 mint collection (234) on stockpages, including 1918-22 2/-, 2/6d., 4/-,
5/-, 10/- and £1, 1922-34 2/-, 2/6d., 10/-, 12/6d., 1938-53 2/- (10), 2/6d. (8), 5/- (5), 10/- (4), 12/6d. (5), £1 (7) with shades and printings, 1953-62 set, 1962-68 set, etc., chiefly fine with many unmounted mint £500-600
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x 1918-22 £1 purple and black on red, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 55, £325 £120-150
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x 1938-53 perf. 14 2/- (2, both marginal), 2/6d., 10/- (2, one marginal) and £1, and perf. 13 2/6d., 5/-, 10/-, 12/6d. and £1 (marginal); a few minor bends, otherwise generally good to fine. Cat. £600 £150-200
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x 1938-53 perf 14 2/- deep purple and ultramarine on grey blue, tied by Somerset Bridge c.d.s. to envelope registered to the U.S.; 2/- purple and deep blue on pale blue, tied by Hamilton c.d.s. to air mail envelope registered to Canada; fine. S.G. 116, 116d £120-150
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1938-53 perf 14 10/- dull green and brown-red, variety flaw by crown, fresh with large part original gum. Brandon Certificate (2008). S.G. 119a var. Photo £750-850
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x 1938-53 line perf. 14 1/4, 2/- deep purple and ultramarine on grey-blue pair, used with 1936-47 2d., 6d. and 1/6d. (2 each), 1938-52 2 1/2d. and 3d. (2 each) and 1/-, all with Ireland Isle cancellations, on long 1941 (26 Nov.) envelope to London; small faults, scarce. S.G. 116b, etc. £150-180
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1906-10 Postage Due 10r. to $5 set of thirteen perforated proofs in issued colours overprinted "specimen" in red and small security punch hole; fine unmounted mint.
S.G. D282s-D294s £200-300
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1890-95 "Sun and Crown" Definitive Issue | |
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Unfinished small format die proof, imperforate with 1 1/2mm. margins, value tablet blank, recess-printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson in grey-green on thick wove paper, thinned at upper left though very rare. Photo £600-700
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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2a. in deep purple on thick wove paper, perforated "specimen" (Type B1), thinned at left. Very rare. Photo £150-200
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1/2a., 1a., 2a., 8a. blue and 1r. grey, each handstamped "specimen" (Type BEA1), without gum as usual; 1/2a. and 1a. with small stains, otherwise fine. A rare group. Photo £800-1,000
Note: Stamps distributed by the U.P.U. in January 1891 were not overprinted. In November 1890 the IBEA applied a "SPECIMEN" handstamp to five values, as offered above, and attached them to letters promoting the Company's stamps.
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1a. blue-green (1890 printing), variety "anl" (broken "d"), [55], fresh with part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 5aa, £1000. Photo £350-400
Note: This variety only occurs on the 1890 printing. It was obviously then spotted and corrected since it does not appear on the 1894 printing.
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4a. grey imperforate horizontal pair showing spectacular part of papermaker's watermark, unused without gum; very slightly discoloured between the stamps from hinges, otherwise fine. Very rare with only two sheets of sixty printed. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 10, £2400. Photo £800-1,000
Note: Of the two sheets of sixty printed it is felt that one was gummed and the other, from which the above pair was taken, remained ungummed.
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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8a. grey block of four from the top of the sheet showing part papermaker's watermark, unused without gum, fresh and fine. A very rare multiple with only three unused blocks recorded, one of which is in the Royal Collection. S.G. 13, £1,100+. Photo £500-600
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"1 Anna" on 4a. brown initialled "AB" (Archibald Brown, Company Cashier) and showing a line at top in the same colour as the surcharge and which is believed to have been caused by the handheld printing device, fresh unused without gum; small crease at lower left corner, otherwise fine. A very rare stamp with only three unused examples recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2004) together with a letter from John Minns giving his opinion that the stamp is genuine unused. S.G. 21, £18,000. Photo £7,000-8,000
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" 1/2 anna" on 2a. vermilion from the top of the sheet, initialled "AB", unused without gum; corner crease at upper right and small tear at foot. A presentable example of this very rare stamp of which five unused examples are recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2013).
S.G. 23, £11,000. Photo £3,500-4,000
Provenance: Howard and Torie Gibralter Estate, September 2000
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"1 Anna" on 3a. black on dull red initialled "VHM" (Victor Mackenzie, Bank Manager), unused with part original gum, a couple of trivial imperfections though a presentable example of this very rare stamp of which just four unused examples have been recorded. Holcombe Certificate (1996). S.G. 25, £16,000. Photo £6,000-7,000
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1895 1/2a. deep brown strip of three and 1a. to 5r. in pairs, all horizontal except for the 2r. which is vertical, the 2a. without gum, the 8a. with defective corner, one or two other minor faults, rather heavily mounted mint but well above average; the 4 1/2a. is the dull violet shade. Attractive and rare. S.G. 33-47, £6,200+ £1,500-2,000
Provenance: "Shivani", May 1997
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1897-1903 master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on thick surfaced paper, annotated "7/5/1897" on reverse; very slightly toned at left, otherwise fine. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: De La Rue archives, July 1976
"Shivani", May 1997
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1913-21 $5 purple and black on red, large part original gum, short perf. at right, fresh colours. S.G. 110, £275 £60-80
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x 1922-33 $5 purple and black on red, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 125, £225 £80-100
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x Middle East Forces 1943-47 1/-, 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- overprinted "specimen", original gum, fine. S.G. M18s-M21s, £650 £250-300
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1950-55 2r. on 2/6d. green, surcharge type 6b, vertical strip of three with Dubai c.d.s. cancellations, the first with red mark at left, fine and scarce. S.G. 41a, £195+ £100-120
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1960-61 1n.p. on 5d. to 5r. on 5/- set of fifteen in unmounted mint blocks of four, fine. S.G. 79-93, £340+ £150-200
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1908-22 $25 black on red, mint from the top of the sheet (gum dulled by backing paper), well centred, fresh and fine. S.G. 48, £650. Photo £250-300
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1899-1922 correspondence of over 100 covers, all with letters, from G.B. to the Couchman family to Burma with many addressed to Francis D. Couchman as agent for the Burma Railways in Rangoon; fascinating contents with reference to tiger and bison hunting, earthquakes and a house fire. A fascinating lot with much reading interest £300-400
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1937 3p. to 25r. set of eighteen, fresh mint. S.G. 1-18, £2,500. Photo for 25r. £1,000-2,500
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1937 3p. to 25r. set of eighteen, used; a couple to 10r. with small imperfections though generally good to fine. Cat. £900 £200-250
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1937 1/2a., 3a. (2) and 25r. used, 3a. (2) and 12a. mint, all with watermark inverted; generally fine. Cat. £677. Photo for 25r. £200-250
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1937-47 collection of illustrated first day covers (82) covering a range of the issues and variously franked with single values, part or complete sets; accompanied by a copy of the Steven Zwilliger catalogue on the subject. A fine and colour lot £400-500
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1938-40 1p. to 10r. set of sixteen with both 1a. types, and 1940 1a. on 2a.6p., mint and used; fine. S.G. 18b-34, £410 £150-200
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x 1938-40 2a. 6p. "birds over trees" [R15/3] variety contained in a block of four, 3a. 6p. "extra trees" [R11/8] variety contained in a pair, Official 1939 and 1947 2a. 6p each with "birds over trees" [R15/3] variety contained in a block of four, unmounted mint or original gum, fine. S.G. 25a, 27a, O21a, O47a, £1,240 £300-400
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