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1904-18 Covers and cards bearing Dock issue stamps, various local and overseas destinations and rates including printed matter, postcards, late fees and registered mail. (69). £350-400
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1910-36 Covers and cards bearing Caravel issues, various local and overseas destinations and rates including printed matter, registered mail, etc. (73). £300-350
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1921-28 Covers and cards bearing second Tercentenary issue stamps, various local and overseas destinations and rates, seven registered, mainly commercial. (26). £280-320
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1937 KGV 12/6 Revenue with Hamilton c.d.s (July 26), a genuine postal cancel but dated shortly after this stamp ceased to be valid for postal use, light horizontal crease. S.G. F1. £80-100
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Cancellations. The collection of numeral and other cancels mainly on QV stamps, on pages with type K1 numeral "1" - "15" (numbers "12" and "15" with severe faults), type K2 "B/14", type K3/K4 duplexs with all numbers to "19", undated type M4/5 datestamps of Hamilton or Ireland Island, type H2 Paid c.d.s with numbers "6", "7" or "11" or without number, "3" charge mark of Canada, "St G" and "I" Paid datestamps, red "Paid Liverpool Br. Packet" c.d.s and other maritime datestamps, transit or arrival datestamps with Malta, Horta, etc., village datestamps, also cards with duplex numbers "3", "6" or "8" applied upon arrival. A good lot with some very scarce cancels. (246). Photo on Page 72. £1,000-1,200
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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, 1921 Hamilton machine cancels in purple (4), "Come to Bermuda, The Island of Rest" slogans with town die inverted or year omitted, etc. (700+). £200-300
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1850-1969 Covers and cards including 1850 stampless letter, 1867 cover franked 1/- and 1878 cover franked 6d all from G.B to Bermuda, postal stationery with formula cards and KGVI ¼d wrapper handstamped oval "BERMUDA / ¾d / POSTAGE PAID" commercially used, first Tercentenary 1/- on commercial cover, etc. (54). £140-160
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1888-1952 Covers and cards including 1888 covers to England franked 4d (2), Boer War P.O.W covers (2, faults), WW2 censors (7), etc. (74). £300-350
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Sub-Offices. 1897-1960 Covers and cards with sub-office cancels including double ring c.d.s type H5 (27, from twelve offices), type H9 or H12 single ring datestamps (23, from ten offices), unrecorded 1956 boxed "CRAWL", etc., most pre-1940, mainly fine. (62). £500-600
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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. (98). £280-350
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Postal Stationery. 1880-1971 Specimen, unused and used postal stationery, comprising postcards (163), registration envelopes (22) and newspaper wrappers (80), including formula cards, KGVI ¼d wrappers with violet ¼d or ¾d Postage Paid franks commercially used, etc. (265). £600-700
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1939 2c - 5b Postage set of eighteen, and 5c - 10b Second National Eucharist Congress set of ten, all in strips of three (Air Post 10b in three singles) affixed to five pieces cut from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U Specimen collection, all handstamped violet "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE". Unique archival sets. (28 strips). Photo on Page 138. £500-600
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G.B Used in Demerara. 1856-57 1d Red pair, 4d rose (2) and 6d lilac all cancelled "A03", one 4d with the "A03" a little overinked, also with handstamp (possibly a Spanish charge mark) in blue, the other four stamps all with fine cancels but with trimmed perfs on one side, one 1d red with vertical crease. S.G. Z1/3, £1,180. (5). Photo on Page 76. £120-150
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G.B Used in Demerara. 1856 1/- Green on small piece cancelled "A03", a few toned perfs, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. Z4, £1,800. Photo on Page 76. £200-250
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G.B Used in Demerara. 1856 1/- Green with clear "A03" cancel, a couple of short perfs at left, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. Z4, £1,800. Photo on Page 76. £200-250
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1852 1c Black as magenta, type I, light vertical crease, part of lower frame line torn away, good margins on the other three sides, used with two Demerara double arc datestamps (JU 5 1855). A very reasonable example of this scarce stamp, (sold by Robson Lowe, 26th June 1946). S.G. 9, £6,500. Photo on Page 78. £400-500
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1852 1c Black on magenta, type II, small to large margins, two small thins, used with 1854 Demerara double arc datestamp, a very reasonable looking example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 9, £6,500. Photo on Page 78. £400-500
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1852 4c Black on deep blue, four good to large margins, surface rubs at top and left as are often found on this stamp, tiny thin at top, used with JY 2 1852 datestamp. A very reasonable example of this rare stamp, (sold by Robson Lowe, 26th June 1946). S.G. 10, £12,000. Photo on Page 78. £700-900
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1853-59 Small Ship type plate proofs in black on thin card, 1c (2, one cut into) and 4c showing retouch (creased and thinned), scarce. (3). Photo on Page 76. £300-350
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1853 1c Reddish brown, four margins, unused no gum, probably a proof. S.G. £2,250. Photo on Page 76. £400-500
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1853-59 1c Vermilion, stone A, four margins, close at left, used with Berbice double arc datestamp. S.G. 11, £1,700. Photo on Page 76. £150-180
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1853-59 1c Brownish red, stone B type, four large margins, used with "A5C" c.d.s of Springs, very fine. S.G. £2,750. Photo on Front Cover. £500-600
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1853-55 4d Deep blue, four margins, close at left, used with "L" datestamp of Leguan dated MR 15 1853, a very early date of use. S.G. 18, £1,100. Photo on Page 76. £120-150
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1853-55 4d Deep blue vertical pair, large margins on three sides, both cut into at right, vertical crease, used with A5C" datestamps of Springs. Illustrated in the London Philatelist of 1912 (page 24). S.G. 18, £2,200. Photo on Page 104. £150-180
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1855 (Apr. 30) Piece bearing 4d blue with retouch, four small to large margins, tied by "E9C" c.d.s of De Kinderen, the datestamp with "E9C" in error for "E6C". S.G. 19a, £1,000. Photo on Page 86. £150-180
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1853-55 Used selection comprising 1c brownish red, 4c deep blue with retouch, 4d blue (3) and 4d pale blue (possibly unused), cancels include "A1C" c.d.s of Aurora and "E5C" of Mahaica, all with faults. S.G. 13, 18a, 19, 20. (6). Photo on Page 76. £150-180
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1853-55 4c Pale blue unused, no gum, both three margins, S.G. 20. (2). Photo on Page 76. £150-180
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1860 4c New die, plate proof in black on thin card, fine. Photo on Page 76. £150-180
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1860 4c Blue used, two or three margins, one torn, cancels include "A3C" c.d.s of Queens Town dated JU 7 1860 (a very early use of this stamp) and "W.C.B.2" c.d.s of Fort Wellington. S.G. 21. (3). £100-120
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1860-63 Perf 12 Small Ship issue on thick paper (21), mainly used selection comprising 1c pale rose (2), 1c reddish brown, 2c (4), 4c (4, one mint, minor perf toning), 8c (4), 12c lilac (2), 12c grey lilac (2), 24c (2, both shades), cancels include "A03" in blue (3) and "5d" in red. Also 1862-65 issues on thin or medium paper, a few mint including medium paper 8c. S.G. 29/65a, £3,000+. (51). Photo on Page 76. £300-400
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1863-76 Small Ship issues, the mint and used selection on pages, all perfs, including perf 10 4c, 8c, 12c, 24c and 48c mint, perf 12½ 6c mint (2), perf 15 4c (3) and 6c used. S.G. 66/115. (156). Photo on Page 78. £300-350
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1863 Imperforate 48c proofs with diagonal "SPECIMEN" overprint type BG1 or violet "CANCELLED", the first without gum. Both overprints are described by Townsend, and are listed or described by Samuel. (2). Photo on Page 78. £180-220
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1862 (Dec. 4) Cover to Mahaicony franked 4c blue cancelled by "A3C" c.d.s of Queens Town, the cancel rather overinked but a second finer strike on the reverse, a scarce cancel on cover. Photo on Page 88. £200-250
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1862 Provisional Issue 1c black on rose mint part gum, stamp 2/1 with upper left ornament reversed, thinned but still a very reasonable looking example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 116, £5,500. Photo on Page 76. £250-300
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1862 Provisional Issue 1c black on rose used, stamp 1/5 with "1" in "BRITISH", upper margin, roulettes at base, a fine stamp. S.G. 116c, £1,500. Photo on Page 76. £300-400
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1862 Provisional Issue 1c black on rose used, stamp 3/2 with horizontal bar above "H" of "BRITISH". S.G. 117, £1,500. Photo on Page 76. £200-250
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1862 Provisional Issue 1c black on rose used, stamp 4/5 with incorrect ornament at left side of the lower row, roulettes on three sides, two tiny thins but an unusually fine looking stamp. S.G. 118c, £1,600. Photo on Page 76. £250-300
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1862 Provisional Issue 2c black on yellow unused and used with "ACB3" c.d.s of Blairmont, both position 4/2 with missing upper bar to "T" of "POSTAGE", the unused stamp stained and thinned without gum but scarce, the used stamp with small thin. S.G. 120. (2). Photo on Page 76. £150-200
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1862 Provisional Issue 2c black on yellow used, stamp 1/2 marginal at top, roulettes on both sides, tiny thin at upper left, an exceptional looking stamp. S.G. 120, £600. Photo on Page 76. £140-160
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1862 Provisional Issue 2c black on yellow used, stamps 3/1 with "C" for "O" in "TWO" and narrow "T" in "CENTS", 3/6 with italic "T" in "TWO", and 3/4 with italic "S" in "CENTS" and a vertical bar before "CENTS", the last with roulettes on three sides but cut into at right, all thinned. S.G. 120b,d,f, £2,700. (3). Photo on Page 76. £120-150
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1862 Provisional Issue 2c black on yellow used, type 10 position 2/5 with reversed ornament at left, partial roulettes on two sides, minor soiling; and type 12 position 4/6 with incorrect ornament at upper left and "C" for "O" in "POSTAGE", upper roulettes, tiny thin and diagonal crease. Two reasonable stamps showing varieties to the side ornaments. S.G. 119, 121d, £1,400. (2). Photo on Page 76. £140-160
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 1/1 with "E2C c.d.s of Beterverwagting, thinned; and stamp 2/1, traces of roulettes at right, both stamps with irregular ornaments at base. S.G. 122, £2,000. (2). Photo on Page 76. £200-250
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 1/4, an unusually large stamp with upper margin and roulettes at base, very fine. S.G. 122, £1,000. Photo on Page 76. £250-300
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 1/6 with incorrect ornament at left, roulettes at left and base, fine. S.G. 122b, £1,600. Photo on Page 76. £300-350
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 2/4 with ornament omitted at right, small split at upper left just touching the frame, roulettes at left, tiny thin at lower left clear of the printed stamp. S.G. 122d, £1,400. Photo on Page 76. £150-180
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 4/4 with raised "U" in "FOUR", exceptionally with roulettes on all sides, lightly cancelled, small thin but an unusually fine looking stamp. S.G. 123, £1,400. Photo on Page 76. £200-250
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 4/5, imperforate margin at base with roulettes on the other three sides, an unusually fine stamp. S.G. 123, £1,400. Photo on Page 76. £350-400
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamps 4/1 with "1" for "I" in "BRITISH" and "GUIANA", and 4/2 with roulettes on the two sides, both thinned, two very reasonable looking stamps. S.G. 123, 123c, £3,000. (2). Photo on Page 76. £200-250
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 2/6 with inner frame, fine. S.G. 123b, £1,900. Photo on Page 76. £250-300
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1862 Provisional Issue 4c black on blue used, stamp 2/5 with inner frame and "1" for "I" in "BRITISH", full roulettes at right, a fine stamp. S.G. 123ba, £1,900. Photo on Page 76. £300-350
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