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Vignette Die Proof with uncleared surround, in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "9 DEC. 01", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 146. £300-400
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Vignette Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "16 MAY 02", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 146. £300-400
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3d Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "13 MAY 02", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 146. £300-400
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1903 Crown CA 3d and 1907-08 Multiple Crown CA ¼d and 2d "SPECIMEN" overprints all cancelled by an unusual "A/16" barred obliterator, the ¼d with surface scrapes, otherwise fine, the first example of this cancel on Specimen stamps we have seen. Also Crown CA ½d, 1d, 3d (3) and Multiple Crown CA ½d green, 2½d and 4d "SPECIMEN" overprints mint. (11). £120-140
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1902-03 Crown CA ½d, 1d and 3d, study on pages including "SPECIMEN" set of three, mint plate blocks of four of the 1d (2, also block of six) and 3d, and plate blocks of twelve of the ½d and 1d, 3d mint block of twelve, used blocks, 3d aniline block on cover, etc. S.G. £900. (123 + cover). £150-180
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1906-10 Multiple Crown CA ¼d - 4d Mint and used study including "SPECIMEN" set of seven; mint blocks of four of the ¼d, 2d, 2½d (3), 4d (4), ½d green, 1d red, 2½d blue (4); larger mint blocks comprising ¼d block of 24 and pane of sixty, 2d blocks of twelve, sixteen and 72 (toned gum), 4d blocks of nine, twelve and eighteen (3 blocks), ½d green block of twelve, 1d red block of eight, 2½d blue block of twelve; mint plate blocks of four of the ¼d, 1d, 2d and 4d, also 2½d plate blocks of twelve (2 blocks), 4d plate blocks of ten (2 blocks) and twelve (2 blocks); used blocks of four of the ¼d, ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 4d; used ¼d blocks of ten and twenty; 1d red used block of six, etc. S.G. £7,000 (approx). (642). £600-700
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1904-18 Covers (61) and cards (8), including local mail (6), and mail to England (21), Europe (3), Canada (4), or USA (35), with printed matter and postcard rates, registered mail, several double rates possibly late fees, various stamp combinations. (69). £480-550
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1910-25 Multiple Crown CA ¼d - 1/-, mint and used study with set of nine overprinted "SPECIMEN" (2½d pulled corner perf, also additional 6d, 1/-), blocks, shades and perf types, differing papers, ¼d unmounted sheets of 120 (4 sheets, one pale brown), 1d plates, 4d mint block of thirty, 6d purple mint block of twelve, etc. (920). £380-420
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1d Mint and used plating studies for plates I - IV, four separate studies with both watermarks and War Tax issues, three written up with photos or drawings of the varieties for each identified position. (100s). £120-140
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1910-23 Covers (23) and postcards (2) with 1910-25 Multiple Crown CA issue stamps including local 1d rates (5, two with Paget East backstamps), registered cover to Brazil franked ¼d pair, ½d, 1d and 2½d, cover to USA with violet "POSTAGE TO BERMUDA / LETTERS - 5c / POSTALS - 2c" cachet on both sides (applied at Hamilton or New York?), etc. (25). £160-180
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1922-34 Multiple Script CA ¼d - 1/-, mint and used study in an album with set of twelve overprinted or perfined "SPECIMEN" (additional 2½d sage-green, the two 2½d sage-green stamps with Specimen overprints at top or base of the stamps), various perfs and shades, many multiples with 1d scarlet plate IV unmounted sheet of 120 (S.G. 79, £2,040), 2d reversed watermark and 3d ultramarine inverted watermark both mint, minor varieties, a few covers with 1½d F.D.C, etc. (c.880 + 7 covers). £650-750
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1924-36 Covers to the USA with 1922-34 Multiple Script CA issue stamps including ½d and 1d printed matter rates, registered mail (18), various rates and frankings, a few philatelic. (48). £200-250
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1918-22 Multiple Crown CA 2/- - £1 set of six mint, the 2/- and 5/- unmounted, 10/- the 1922 second printing, fine. S.G. £700+. (6). Photo on Page 180. £160-180
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1918-22 Multiple Crown CA 2/- - £1 set of six overprinted "SPECIMEN", 2/- and 4/- with lower margin, the 2/- with variety damaged leaf at bottom right, this variety with two surface scrapes at lower right but still very scarce (just seven examples possible), otherwise very fine, 2/-, 4/- and £1 unmounted. S.G. 51b/55s, £900+. (6). Photo on Page 136. £250-300
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1918-22 Multiple Crown CA 2/- - 5/- mint and used selection comprising 2/- mint and used (5, one variety broken crown and scroll), 2/6 mint with flaw 57(1) and used (3), 4/- mint and used, 5/- deep green and deep red corner marginal single mint with plate number and used, 5/- green and carmine-red mint (2) and used, the mint 4/- and first 5/- with small tone marks. Also 5/- variety damaged leaf at lower right fiscally used. S.G. £1,550. (18). Photo on Page 180. £200-250
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1924-32 Multiple Script CA 2/6 - 12/6 set of four fine mint with additional 12/6, and varieties comprising 2/- break in scroll, 2/6 broken crown and scroll both mint, 12/6 break through scroll used (small thin and light corner crease, unpriced used), also 2/6 and 12/6 both variety break in scroll, both fiscally used. S.G. £1,000++. (10). Photo on Page 180. £280-320
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Postal Fiscals. 1937 KGV 12/6 Postal Fiscal, unmounted mint block of four, diagonal crease through the right vertical pair ending in a small surface scrape above the crown on the lower right stamp, the left vertical pair fine, a rare multiple. S.G. F1, £4,400. Photo on Page 148. £1,000-1,200
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1920 First Tercentenary Issue 6d Frame Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE / STRIKING" and dated "27/9/20" in pencil, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 146. £300-350
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1920-21 First Tercentenary Issue ¼d - 1/- set mint and used; set in mint corner plate number singles with additional ¼d and 1d, ¼d plate number pair and 6d plate number strip of three, plate blocks of four of the ¼d (3), 1d, 3d and 6d plate block of six; mint blocks of four of the ¼d, ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 1/- and 2½d block of six; 1d and 1/- blocks of four used; also ¼d, ½d and 3d - 1/- overprinted "SPECIMEN". A fine lot, most unmounted. S.G. £1,300+. (105). £300-350
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1921 Registered covers bearing Tercentenary stamps, with manuscript registration labels of Harrington Sound (4) or Flatts. (5). £120-140
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1921 Second Tercentenary Issue 1/- imperforate printers samples in purple on thick ungummed paper, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" type DS1. A fine pair, in the colour of the issued 6d stamp. (2). Photo on Page 74. £120-150
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1921-28 Covers (24) and postcards (2) bearing Second Tercentenary issue stamps, including 1d rates sent within Bermuda or to G.B (2) or Canada, the rest to the USA with 1d postcard rates (2), covers franked at 2½d (9), 3d (2), 5d or 5½d rates, and registered covers (7) franked 3d or 4d (both underpaid), 4½d (2), 5½d or 1/- (2), various stamp combinations, the majority commercial. A good lot. (26). £350-400
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1935 KGV Silver Jubilee 1/- block of four, lower right stamp with kite and horizontal log variety, fine mint. S.G. 97l, £766+. £120-150
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1936-47 KGV Pictorial set of nine perfined "SPECIMEN", mint and used sets, set in unmounted mint blocks of four (both 6d colours, additional ½d shades), ½d - 6d and 1/6 blocks of four or larger used, 6d claret & dull violet mint blocks of thirty and eighteen, ½d sheet of sixty, set used on cover, commercial covers (8), etc. S.G. £1,100+. (250 + 9 covers). £180-220
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1938-53 KGVI 2/- - £1 mint and used selection comprising 2/- mint (3) and used (48), 2/6 mint (2) and used (7), 5/- mint (2) and used (13), 12/6 used (2), £1 mint (3), various shades, a few faults. Also 1950 cover franked 2/- to USA, and 1964 philatelic registered covers from Mangrove Bay to Switzerland with KGVI issues including 10/- or 2/- and 2/6. (80 + 3 covers). £120-150
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1959 350th Anniversary of First Settlement, 3d mint marginal block of four unmounted mint with the major variety drab-grey printed twice. Four sheets were discovered with this variety, which surprisingly is not listed by Gibbons. S.G. 158var. £200-250
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1962-70 QEII Pictorial definitives, watermark varieties comprising 1962-68 2d watermark inverted used, 1970 Decimal surcharges with 1c on 1d and 6c on 6d (2) watermark inverted all used, 2c on 2d unmounted and 24c on 2/- unmounted and used all with watermark Crown to right of CA, all fine. S.G. £1,335. (7). £250-300
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1970 5/- Sideways watermark, variety 60c surcharge omitted in error, unmounted mint. This sideways watermark was only issued with a 60c surcharge. A fine and scarce example of this error. S.G. 246a, £1,500. Photo on Page 180. £300-350
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1881 (Feb 17) Formula postcard setting A bearing ½d and 1d stamps, commercially used from Baileys Bay to New York, cancelled by "BERMUDA / R.O / 13" duplex with St. Georges transit c.d.s, reverse with Feb. 23 arrival cachet of the American Book Exchange. A little light creasing, tiny scrape to reverse and several small unobtrusive pinholes near the top of the card, nevertheless a very scarce commercial use of this card from a small office, the "13" duplex only used at Baileys Bay in 1879-87. Photo on Page 140. £300-350
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Postcards. 1880-1979 Postcards in an album and loose with formula cards bearing ½d stone stamp (5), ½d + 1d stamps (4) or without stamps, all unused, various settings; Specimen overprints including KGVI ½d and 1d cards; uprated uses, etc. (163). £400-500
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Registration Envelopes. 1912-65 KGV 2d Envelopes Specimen or used (3), KGV 3d envelopes Specimen (3), unused or used (2, one with faults), KGVI 3d envelopes Specimen (3), unused (6) or used (3), various sizes, mainly fine. (22). £160-200
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Newspaper Wrappers. 1903-71 Wrappers in an album and loose including Dock issue ¼d and ½d Specimen overprints, ¼d wrappers uprated with QV Farthing surcharge (2, to Montserrat or Switzerland) or Farthing surcharge strip of three, ½d wrappers uprated ½d (3), Caravel and KGV issue Specimen overprints (8), KGVI ¼d and ½d Specimens, KGVI ¼d wrappers with violet ¼d or ¾d Postage Paid franks both commercially used, etc. A good lot. (80). £350-400
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1852 (May 6) Entire letter from St. Georges to Southampton with red "ST GEORGES - BERMUDA / PAID" datestamp. A note added on the second page states the letter was delivered on May 7th; it was then put under cover with two notes and directed to Somerset. After several enquiries it was finally delivered on May 15th, this letter and one of the notes having been opened. Small tear at upper and lower edges, otherwise fine. £160-180
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1857-2000 Covers and cards, mainly QEII with commercial mail, picture postcards, F.D.Cs, sub-office cancels, some earlier including 1857 stampless cover to England with red "ST. GEORGES - BERMUDA / PAID" datestamp type P3, etc., some faults. (c.700). £200-250
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1888-1906 Covers and cards with various QV stamps including 1888 covers to England franked 4d with Hamilton or St. Georges duplex cancels; 1891-94 covers to USA franked 2½d or 2½d pair; 1904 cover with fine "Hamilton Dinghy Club" crest on flap franked 2½d to USA; censored Boer War P.O.W covers franked 1d (2, faults); 1906 postcard with four farthing stamps, also unused postal stationery postcards, etc., some faults. (18). £150-180
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1937-52 Covers with KGVI stamps, including censored mail with numbered cachets (4) or seals (3), first flights, First Day Covers, air mail cover to Australia with Bermuda 120c charge mark, etc. (56). £200-250
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1871 (Sep 28) British Post Office Notice "Bermuda, Extra Mails via St. Thomas", announcing mails for Bermuda may be sent by West Indies Packet from Southampton if addressed "via St. Thomas", 256x381mm, closed tear at top not affecting the wording, otherwise fine. £80-100
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Ingoing Mail - USA. c.1873-86 USA Covers (2) and 2c postal stationery lettersheet, the covers from Coxacre or Auburn franked 1873 1c (2) + 3c or 1875 5c both endorsed "Per S.S Canima" with blue "2" indicating 2c credit to the Bermuda Post Office; the 1886 2c lettersheet franked 1c + 2c sent from New York to Major E. B. Evans, the noted philatelist and philatelic author, on Boaz Island with St. Georges c.d.s on the front, backstamped "INLAND ISLAND / BERMUDA / 3" duplex and Bermuda datestamps in blue. One cover with piece torn from right edge, other minor faults, an attractive trio. (3). £120-150
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Sub-Office Cancels. 1880-1907 Covers (8) and a picture postcard all with type K3 or K4 "BERMUDA / R.O" duplex cancels, comprising number "3" of Ireland Island (2, spelt "Inland Island"), "4" of Mangrove Bay, "6" of Paget West on an 1894 registered cover franked 2d + 2½d to USA, "12" of Baileys Bay (2), "13" of Crawl, or "15" of Flatts (2, one on a 1907 postcard, the duplex reused in 1907-09 after the regular c.d.s was destroyed in a fire in October 1907), mixed quality handstamps with a few faults but a scarce group. (9). £550-650
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Sub-Office Cancels. 1897-1912 Covers (20), postal stationery postcards (6) and a picture postcard with type H5 double ring datestamps of Baileys Bay (8), Devonshire North (3), Devonshire South (2), Flatts (2), Harrington Sound, Mangrove Bay (4), Paget East, Paget West (2), Somerset Bridge, Southampton East, Southampton West or Warwick West, mainly fine. (27). £550-650
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Sub-Office Cancels. 1909-60 Covers and cards, mainly prewar period with single ring type H9 or H12 datestamps of Baileys Bay (3), Crawl (2), Docks Hamilton, Flatts (6), Harrington Sound, Mangrove Bay (3), Paget East (3), Paget West, Southampton East or Warwick East, and a 1924 redirected and undelivered cover with backstamps of Paget East and Mangrove Bay; also 1941 (Dec 31) card with final day of use of Southampton East c.d.s, 1956 cover with boxed "CRAWL" cancel (a locally made handstamp, not recorded by Proud or the Bermuda Specialised Catalogue), and ten 1960 cards cancelled to order at differing offices. (35). £180-200
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Machine Cancels & Slogans. 1921-34 Covers with Hamilton wavy line machine in purple (4, 4-25 Feb. 1921); British Empire Exhibition slogans (9); and "Come to Bermuda, The Isles of Rest" slogans (3) including the varieties town die inverted (29 Mar. 1934) or year date omitted (Jan 4). (16). £120-140
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Registered Mail/Sub-Offices. 1937-48 KGVI Covers (12) and pieces from parcels (4), including large double framed boxed registration handstamps for Hamilton (3), St. Georges, Flatts, Ireland Island, Mangrove Bay and Paget, smaller single framed boxed registration handstamps for Hamilton or Hamilton G.P.O, etc., the Flatts handstamp on a KGVI 3d size H registration envelope, also a 1960 cover. (17). £120-150
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Air Mails. 1937-83 First Flight covers including 1937 Bermuda to Baltimore (2) or return flight (2); 1939 (June 8/9) P.A.A U.S to Europe Northern route covers flown from Bermuda to G.B (2) or Australia via G.B, or from G.B to Bermuda, June 21st Southern route from Bermuda to G.B, and November 16th first direct flight covers from Bermuda to Lisbon or G.B; 1946 Jamaica to London via Bermuda; 1960 New York to Bermuda 10c air letter (just four U.S air letters flown), etc. Also 1945-50 commercial covers with "AIR MAIL G.P.O / BERMUDA" datestamps. (98). £350-400
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World War Two - Censorship. 1940-43 Stampless O.H.M.S Covers with violet circular "IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP / DEC 18 1940 / BERMUDA" or similar "IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP / ACCOUNTS / BERMUDA", the first to New York handstamped "AIRMAIL" and oval "BERMUDA / POSTAGE PAID" containing manuscript "7½d" and initialled by the Hamilton Postmaster, the second sent locally within Hamilton with Bermuda Aquarium slogan machine. (2). £180-220
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World War Two - Censorship. 1940-44 Covers all censored in transit in Bermuda with censor seals, various types, many with printed, handstamped or manuscript "I.C", mostly to or from USA, including 1942 cover from USA to an internee in Europe returned with enclosed censor slip, returned Service Suspended covers from Salvador to France or USA to Italy, etc. (30). £100-120
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6d Officers Rate. 1856 Cover to England endorsed "June 1 - 56, Bermuda" at the left edge by the writer, a strip of six G.B. 1d reds (Small Crown, perf 16) cancelled upon arrival in London, backstamped "SHIP LETTER" with London and Canterbury datestamps. Closed tear at lower edge, otherwise fine. Unusual and scarce, ex Tucker. Photo on Page 152. £400-500
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6d Officers Rate. 1868 (May 8) Cover to Scotland endorsed "From Assist. Surg. Don R.E, Bermuda" and countersigned, a 6d dull purple tied by "B/1" obliterator, "BERMUDA / ST. G / PAID" and red "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" datestamps on the front with red "5" credit to the British Post Office. Part flap missing and a couple of minor tears to upper edge, otherwise fine and attractive. Photo on Page 152. £300-400
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1d Soldiers Rate. 1874 (June 2) Cover to Ireland headed "From no 2467 Pte A. Wallace 1/20th Regt", countersigned by the Commanding Officer, a 1d rose-red cancelled "B/1" with oval "ST GEORGES / BERMUDA" datestamp on the front, very minor edge faults, otherwise fine. A rare early 1d concession rate cover, ex Ludington and Sattin. Photo on Page 152. £800-1,000
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Local Mail. 1902 (Mar 1) Cover posted within Hamilton franked 1d, with blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA", minor edge faults, a scarce local cover. £120-150
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