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1913-35 Mint and used stamps, mainly War Tax issues with many multiples and varieties including inverted and double overprints, broken letters due to preprinting paper folds, misplaced overprints, also 1916 ½d Official overprint double, a few Specimen overprints, 1922-28 set mint, 1935 Silver Jubilee 6d extra flagstaff mint, etc. (c.640). £200-250
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1935-44 Issues with 1935-37 set perfined "SPECIMEN" unused no gum (all marginal), set mint and used with some additional stamps, 8c sheet of sixty; and 1938-44 1c - 60c perfined "SPECIMEN" (the nine values issued in 1938), set mint and used with some additional values, also ten covers. S.G. 230/8, 246/56, £850+. (160 + 10 covers). £80-100
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Revenues. 1908-35 Embossed revenue issues used, pence issues overprinted in three lines (65) or two lines (5), and cents issues (5, including $24 value, unlisted by Barefoot)., various values. (75). £100-120
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Postal Stationery. 1914 10pa and 20p Postcards and reply cards, 20pa and 1pi envelopes, lettercards and reply letter cards, 2pa and 10pa wrappers, 1pi registration envelopes sizes G, H2 and K, all overprinted "SPECIMEN" by the printers Bradbury Wilkinson, size K registration envelope with vertical fold, otherwise superb. The only Turkish postal stationery sent to the U.P.U with a Specimen overprint. (15). £400-500
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1867-95 Mint and used collection including QV vignette proof, 1867 1d double perf, 1d block of four and 1d throat flaw (2, one used), 1873 1d throat flaw, 1881 surcharges comprising S.G. 7 (3), 8 (3), 9 (6), 12 (2), 13 (3), 14 (4), 15, 16, 17 (5), 18 (7, one used, three with throat flaw), 19 (4, two used), 20, 21 (2), 22 (2, one used), 23, 26, 28, 29, 42 (2, both used), 43 (3, one used), 44 (used), 45 (used), 48, also a cover bearing S.G. 7 + S.G. 43 with three other stamps unfortunately removed, 1882 2d red-brown mint block of four, 1889-93 Crown CA 1d lake mint sheet of thirty, 1d lake bisects (2) and 1d crimson lake bisect all on pieces, 1893 ½d on 4d setting 2 mint (3) and used on piece with a bisected 4d, etc. A good lot with some uncommon stamps, some unused stamps without gum and some trimmed perfs on the 1867-81 issues but many fine, also a few forgeries. S.G. £15,000 (approx). (207 + 2 covers). Photo on Pages 238 & 244. £1,200-1,500
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1881 2½ on 1/- Dull blue, surcharge type 26, mint, large part gum and full perforations, hinge remainders, a fine example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 39, £3,750. Photo on Front Cover. £500-600
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1900-35 Mint and used collection including 1900 set overprinted "SPECIMEN", mint (also 2½d inverted watermark) and used, 1913-21 2/- emerald and blue-green paper blocks mint, War Tax overprints with varieties, 1922-26 imperforate plate proofs in blue on card (13) and set used, 1928 set mint and used, etc. S.G. £2,400+. (328). £300-350
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War Tax Stamps. 1917-19 Mint and used study including 1917 (Jan.) 1d overprint inverted mint (2) and used, 1918 (June) 1d mint pair with inverted watermark, many minor varieties with broken letters, incomplete and misplaced overprints, preprinting paper fold, blocks, covers (6), etc. (322). £100-120
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1869-1909 Covers and cards including 1889 2½d envelope and 1904 postcard franked 1d both with two line "JAMAICA / TRANSIT", 1889 commercial registered cover to London franked 4d, 1897 registered cover franked ½d, 2½d, 4d and 5d, etc., also ingoing mail comprising 1869 entire from G.B to the Turks Island Postmaster franked 1/-, 1896 postal stationery postcard from France, and 1897 registered cover from Mauritius franked 48c. (13). £150-180
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Cancellations. QV-KGVI Covers (6), stamps and pieces (54), the KGV period covers with Turks Island single ring c.d.s used at Grand Turk or Cockburn Harbour (3, one registered cover with matching C.O.P and delivery slip) or Salt Cay c.d.s (2, registered), also very scarce boxed Rural Post Blue Hills cancel on ¼d, oval Radio Office Salt Cay on piece, Paquebots, etc. (60). Photo on Page 238. £200-250
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G.B Used in Tortola. 1856 6d Lilac cancelled "A13", pulled upper left corner perf and tiny thin at upper right, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. Z3, £2,250. Photo on Page 238. £250-300
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1866 Die Proofs comprising 1d in bright blue on wove paper, 1d in pale blue or sage green on card, 6d in sage green on card, good to large margins, all fine. (4). £200-250
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1866 Imperforate plate proofs or colour trials comprising 1d in blue (2) or green (6, shades), 6d in blue (2) or rose (6, shades, two creased) on ungummed wove paper; also an imperf 1d green postally used with "A91" cancel, trimmed and corner fault but very unusual. (17). £200-250
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1866 Perf 12 Selection on pages comprising 1d mint or unused (39) and used (11), 6d mint or unused (52, with three blocks of four) and used (20), white and toned papers, shades. S.G. 1/7. (122). £500-600
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1866 1d Green on toned paper, perf 15x12, perforated margin at left with impressions of vertical perfs showing a previous failed attempt to perforate the margin, unused with traces of gum only, a very scarce stamp. S.G. 5a, £5,500. Photo on Page 238. £400-500
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1866 1d Green on toned paper, perf 15x12, imperforate between stamp and left margin, unused with traces of gum only, a very scarce stamp. S.G. 5a, £5,500. Photo on Front Cover. £500-600
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1866 1d Green on toned paper, perf 15, stamp 2/4 from the first setting clearly in the colour of the 1866 issue, unused, applied to a piece of album page. The perf 15 1d is only listed by Gibbons in blue-green or yellow-green, but one other example is recorded in this green shade issued in 1866. Very unusual. Photo on Page 178. £100-120
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1866 6d Rose-red on toned paper, large "V" variety, first state mint (3) and second state mint (4, one stained) or used (3). S.G. 7a, £3,050. (10). £300-400
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1868-70 Perf 15 1d mint or unused (155) and used (32, with a pair and strip of three), the study with several partial or complete sheet reconstructions, scarce mint large part sheet of eleven (missing stamp 1, heavy crease to three stamps), double perf, white and toned papers and shades. (187). £600-700
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1867-70 Perf 15 4d, 6d and 1/- mint and used selection, various shades and papers with at least one example of every listed stamp, comprising 4d mint (20) and used (10), 6d mint or unused (15) and used (4) with a partial reconstruction of fifteen stamps, and 1/- mint or unused (6) and used (7), also 1888 4d on 1/- used (3). A good lot, including the scarce 1/- crimson frame on greyish paper (S.G. 20) mint and used (2), a few faults though most are fine. S.G. 8/21b, £12,500+. (65). Photo on Page 246. £700-1,000
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1867 4d Die Proofs in dull mauve, orange, or green, all on card, large margins, all fine. (3). Photo on Pages 244 & 258. £250-300
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1867 4d Imperforate colour trials, strip of three and singles (2, one on pink paper) in differing shades of red, on ungummed wove paper. (5). £100-120
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1867 4d Lake-red on buff paper, mint sheet of twenty five, part lower margin missing, the other margins attached with hinges, twelve stamps unmounted, a scarce sheet. S.G. 16, £1,125+. £500-600
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1881 (July) Cover to Charles Hadfield in London franked 4d lake-brown (minor staining to upper corners) tied by a smudged and heavily degraded strike of the A91 numeral, Tortola and London backstamps, light vertical fold and minor edge wear. A very scarce stamp on cover, ex Frazer. Photo on Page 240. £250-350
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1867-70 1/- on Greyish or toned paper, a partial reconstruction of fifteen positions (from the sheet of twenty), comprising mint or unused stamps (10, including position 11 with long tailed "S") and used (5, most with faults), mixed condition but most of the unused stamps fine. S.G. 14, £4,000+. (15). £300-400
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1867 1/- Crimson frames, imperforate plate proof, stamp 16 from the lower left corner, no gum, fine and very scarce, ex. Ferrary. Photo on Page 246. £400-500
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1867 1/- Crimson frames, a reconstructed sheet of twenty with mint or unused (18) and used (2) stamps, white and toned papers, position 11 with long tailed "S", position 19 with long sleeve variety, mainly fine. S.G. 18/19, £1,650+. (20). £200-250
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1867 1/- Crimson frames, mint sheet of twenty, stamp 11 with variety long tail to "S" and stamp 19 with long sleeve variety, unmounted, superb and scarce. S.G. 19, £1,650++. Photo on Page 256. £600-800
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1867 1/- Crimson frames on greyish paper, a reconstructed sheet of twenty, stamp 20 used, the others all mint or unused, includes stamp 11 with long tail to "S" variety (fault at left) and stamp 19 with long sleeve variety, stamps 10 and 20 with some trimmed perfs, the others mainly fine. Probably the only existing sheet reconstruction of this uncommon stamp, of which only 40-50 sheets were printed. S.G. 20, £16,650. (20). £1,500-1,800
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c.1867 Piece bearing 1866 perf 12 1d deep green and 1867 1/- with crimson frames on greyish paper cancelled "A91", a very unusual stamp combination. S.G. 2, 20, £965+. Photo on Page 246. £200-250
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1867 1/- Crimson frames, stamp 11 with long tail to "S", used with "A91" cancel, fine and scarce, ex Snowden. S.G. 20a, £2,750. Photo on Front Cover. £600-700
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1872 (Mar. 26) Mourning envelope to Charles Hadfield in London bearing 1/- with crimson frames tied by "A91" cancel, Totola backstamp, the stamp with major faults to both upper corners, the cover with tears to upper edge and flap and minor edge wear, nevertheless a rare stamp on cover, ex Frazer. Photo on Page 250. £200-250
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1868 1/- Single frame line, imperforate plate proof, no gum, fine and scarce, ex. Ferrary. Photo on Page 244. £300-350
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1868 1/- Single frame line, toned and white papers, partial sheet reconstruction of 16 stamps (from the sheet of 20), position 16 an imperforate plate proof (thinned), position 6 and 15 used, the others mint or unused, including stamp 11 with long tail to "S" (a little soiled) and stamp 19 with long sleeve variety, a few small faults, the majority fine. S.G. 21, £2,850+. (16). £300-400
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1868 1/- Single frame line on toned paper, used stamps cancelled by "A93" mailboat numeral, or "B16" numeral applied on the Plymouth & Bristol T.P.O, the first with minor staining but a rare cancel on Virgin Islands, the second with faults. An unusual pair, ex Jaffe. S.G. 21. (2). Photo on Page 244. £120-150
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1873 (Dec.) Mourning cover to Charles Hadfield in London bearing 1868 1/- (single frame line) just tied by "A13" cancel, red London Paid arrival c.d.s alongside, backstamped at Tortola. Two small tears to upper edge and flap torn, otherwise fine and a very scarce stamp on cover, ex McCann. Photo on Page 250. £500-600
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1878 1d Yellow-Green, watermark Crown CC, overprinted "CANCELLED" type D7, affixed to a piece cut from a De la Rue archival page with pencil date "Feb 1 77" above, very rare. Photo on Page 246. £300-350
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1878 1d Green watermark Crown CC sideways mint (13) and used, upright watermark mint (13) and used (3), shades. S.G. 22/b, £3,100. (30). £250-300
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1879-80 1d Green and 2½d red-brown, watermark Crown CC, both overprinted "CANCELLED" type D7, affixed to separate pieces, from the De la Rue archives, very rare. (2). Photo on Page 244. £600-700
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1879-80 Crown CC 1d green mint marginal pair with plate number "1", mint (3) and used (2), 2½d red-brown mint (3) and used, one mint 2½d a little soiled, otherwise largely fine. S.G. 24/5, £1,100. (11). £120-150
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1879 2½d Red-brown, watermark Crown CC, mint block of four, very fine, a scarce multiple. S.G. 25, £480+. Photo on Page 258. £200-250
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1883 ½d Yellow-buff, watermark Crown CA, overprinted "CANCELLED" type D4, affixed to piece, small ink mark at upper left. From the De la Rue archives, very rare. Photo on Page 244. £300-350
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1883 ½d Dull green and 1d pale rose, watermark Crown CA, both overprinted "CANCELLED" type D7, affixed to separate pieces, one with pencil date "27 Aug 83". From the De la Rue archives, very rare. (2). Photo on Page 246. £600-700
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1883 ½d Dull green, imperforate plate proof on Crown CA watermarked paper, no gum, minor rubbing at left, scarce. Photo on Page 238. £100-120
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1884 2½d Ultramarine, watermark Crown CA, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type D5 in red, affixed to piece, minor perf tones at upper right, from the De la Rue archives, very rare, especially in red. Photo on Page 244. £300-350
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1884 2½d Ultramarine, imperforate plate proof on gummed Crown CA watermarked paper, margin at right, very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 238. £300-350
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1883-84 Crown CA ½d - 2½d set of four, with both 1d shades, all in mint blocks of four, the 2½d in a corner marginal block with plate number "2", 1d pale rose block with light crease to lower pair, otherwise all fine and very scarce. S.G. 26/31, £920+. (5 Blocks). Photo on Page 258. £500-700
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1883-84 Crown CA ½d - 2½d mint and used selection including ½d yellow-buff mint (2, one with double vertical perfs at right) and used (2), ½d dull green and 1d deep rose plate number singles mint, ½d dull green block of six used on piece and detached triangle flaw mint and used (minor staining), 1d pale rose mint and used, 1d deep rose mint (3) and used (2), 2½d mint block of four, etc. Also 1901 2½d envelope registered to the USA, bearing 1883 ½d green with detached triangle variety (an edge tear unfortunately just extending into the stamp) + 1899 ½d pair + Leewards ½d, philatelic but a scarce variety on cover. S.G. 26/31, £2,500. (36 + cover). £280-350
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1887 1d Rose, imperforate plate proofs on Crown CA paper, one with traces of gum only, a second proof tied to piece by an apparently genuine "A91" cancel, presumably cancelled to order but very unusual. (2). Photo on Page 238. £180-220
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1887 1d - 1/- Set of four and 1899 ½d - 5/- set of eight all overprinted "SPECIMEN", affixed by own part gum to a printed album page, from the Royal Swedish General Post Office Specimen collection. S.G. £475 as stamps. (12). £180-200
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