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1/- Green, imperforate plate proof in green with manuscript "Specimen", no gum, probably unique. Photo on Page 98. £300-400
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1/- Green, imperforate plate proof in green on cream paper, no gum, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 98. £250-300
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1/- Green, imperforate plate proof in green on white paper, mint, virtually full original gum, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 98. £300-400
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1/- Deep Green, perf 14, mint (a few short perfs) and used (21) including blocks of four and six, a late 1894 use with Green Turtle Cay c.d.s (faults), line and comb perforations, thin and thick papers. S.G. 39. (22). £200-250
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1/- Green, thin paper, used single, apparently imperforate, upper and lower margins very close, side margins both very wide with a portion of the left stamp visible; also a used rejoined vertical pair apparently perf 14 horizontally, imperforate vertically. Both stamps are illustrated and discussed in the Bahamas handbook, two unusual items, offered "as-is". (2). Photo on Page 98. £100-200
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1/- Green perf 14 on thin paper, upper right pane of sixty used with 1881 (Oct 2) Bahamas datestamps, surface scrapes to two stamps, small faults to three corner stamps, probably the only recorded complete used pane. S.G. 39b, £1,800+. £600-800
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1/- Green, perf 14 on thick paper, mint marginal blocks comprising upper right corner marginal block of fifteen (3x9), lower left corner marginal blocks of six and twelve both with plate number "1", all from the lower left pane, also block of twelve with central gutter margin at right. S.G. 39ba, £405++. (45 stamps in 4 blocks). £150-200
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1/- Green, perf 14 on thick paper, used blocks of fifteen (3x5) or 23 used with 1880-81 datestamps, fine and unusual. S.G. 39b, £456+. (2 Blocks). £150-200
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1/- Green, perf 14, mint and used selection, some on thin paper, mint (10) including single with current number "23", and used (49) including blocks of four, six and eight and a strip of three, fiscally used block of six, thin paper single with 1864 (Mar 14) double arc datestamp, single with Nassau c.d.s (SP 7 82, apparently the Nassau Paid c.d.s with "Paid" removed, not listed by Proud), late use in 1913, etc. Also a part fiscal document with 1/- strip of four and 1884 5/-. S.G. 39b/ba. (60). £200-250
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1/- Green, perf 14 on thick paper, used singles with inverted watermark, cancelled by "A05" numeral, Bahamas or Nassau Paid datestamps, one with small thin. S.G. 39bw, £450. (3). £80-100
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1/- Green, perf 14 on thin paper, used singles with inverted watermark, with 1880-81 Bahamas datestamps, one with a few short perfs. S.G. 39bw, £450. (3). £80-100
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1/- Green, perf 14 on thick paper with inverted watermark, block of ten used with 1880 (Dec. 17) datestamps, margin at right, probably the largest recorded block of this watermark variety, very scarce. S.G. 39bw, £1,500+. Photo on Page 100. £500-600
| 1882-98 Crown CA 1d - 1/-, S.G. 40-44a | |
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1d Scarlet-vermilion, perf 12, block of four and two singles, all mint, virtually full original gum. S.G. 40, £360+. (6). £100-120
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1/- Green, mint range including marginal block of twelve, upper left corner marginal block of four with current number "23", corner marginal pair, etc. S.G. 44, £1,375. (25). £250-300
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1/- Green, used selection including FE 23 82 c.d.s (the earliest recorded use, possibly the First Day) and MR 1 c.d.s (the earliest date recorded in the Bahamas handbook), block of fifteen with "B" numerals, block of six and single with "27" numeral (used on mail from out islands), "A05" numeral (2), block of four with central Bahamas c.d.s, datestamps of Bimini and Harbour Island, etc. (42). £150-200
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1898 2d Size H2 registration envelope from Nassau to London franked 1/- green, 1884-90 1d pair, 2½d and 6d, minor creasing, unusual. £100-150
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1898 1/- Blue-green, mint upper right pane of sixty, paper adhering to the reverse of fourteen stamps, light creases to six stamps in the lower two rows, a few split horizontal perfs at left and a few tiny tone marks, nevertheless remarkably good colour and appearance and the only recorded mint pane, plate number "1" in upper margin. S.G. 44a, £2,280 (pane of 60). £500-600
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1898 1/- Blue-green, mint selection including corner marginal block of twelve with plate number "1" (the upper two rows from the upper right pane, margins on three sides), upper left corner block of four and lower left corner block of six both with current number "23", marginal vertical strip of six, etc. S.G. 44a, £1,368. (36). £240-300
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1904 Indenture for a plot of land in Nassau sold for £150, bearing 1/- blue green (9) and 1890 6d, all pen cancelled, unusual. £80-100
| 1859-82 Forgeries | |
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Spiro forgeries in sheets of 25 of the 1d (2 sheets), 4d, 6d (2 sheets) and 1/- all with barred cancels, a single 1/- forgery on a page from "The Spud Papers" of May 1876, and other forgeries by Spiro (8) or others (8), an unusual group. (167). £200-250
| 1883 Four Pence on 6d, S.G. 45 | |
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4d on 6d Deep violet, mint, small part gum. Also a forgery. S.G. £600. Photo on Page 98. £120-150
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4d on 6d Deep blackish violet, mint, large part original gum. S.G. £600. Photo on Page 98. £140-160
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4d on 6d Deep violet, complete horizontal surcharge with "FO" from a second surcharge, mint, part original gum, hinge remainders. S.G. £600. Photo on Page 98. £150-180
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4d on 6d Used, two examples with horizontal or diagonal surcharge, "B" cancels, diagonal surcharge with 1958 B.P.A Certificate. S.G. £800. (2). Photo on Page 98. £180-220
| 1/- Proofs and Colour Trials Produced for the 1884 Issue | |
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1/- Die Proof in deep blue on white glazed card, 92x60mm. Fine and rare, three proofs recorded in slightly differing shades of deep blue, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 100. £1,800-2,200
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1/- Die Proof in deep blue on white glazed card, dated "5 SEP. 83", 92x60mm. Three proofs are recorded in slightly differing shades of deep blue, this proof unique with a date. Photo on Back Cover. £2,000-2,400
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1/- Die Proof in pale blue on white glazed card, 92x60mm. A unique proof in pale blue, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 100. £2,000-2,400
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1/- Die Proof in brown on white glazed card, 92x60mm. A unique proof in brown, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 100. £2,000-2,400
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1/- Perf 12 Colour trial in carmine-rose, the colour adopted for the 1d stamp, on Crown CA watermarked paper, fine mint. 1/- Colour trials were printed in six colours used or proposed for the 1884-90 issue; just two mint sets and one set applied to part De La Rue archive pages are recorded. Rare, ex Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 98. £800-1,000
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1/- Perf 12 Colour trial in deep yellow, the colour adopted for the 4d stamp, on Crown CA watermarked paper, fine mint. Rare, just two mint examples and one applied to a part archive page recorded, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 98. £800-1,000
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1/- Perf 12 Colour trial in mauve, the colour adopted for the 6d stamp, on Crown CA watermarked paper, fine mint. Rare, just two mint examples and one applied to a part archive page recorded, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 98. £800-1,000
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Two pieces cut from the 1883 (Nov 20) De La Rue archive page headed "Bahamas Postage Stamps, Existing and Proposed Schemes of Colours", one piece bearing perf 11½ Chalon Head 1d lake with "4d proposed colour" alongside, the other piece with 1/- perf 12 colour trials in slate-grey, sage-green, and venetian red with proposed colours for the 1/-, 5/- or £1 alongside, initialled "R.C.C" alongside the colour trials. A copy of the original De La Rue page shows that it also bore 1d, 4d and 6d Chalon Heads, and 1/- colour trials in carmine-rose, deep yellow, blue-green and mauve, the colours of the 1d, 4d, 6d and 1/- stamps. Two unique archival pieces, ex De La Rue archives and Vestey collection. Photo on Page 102. £4,000-5,000
| 1884-90 1d - £1, S.G. 47-57 | |
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Master Die Proof with blank value tablet, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 100. £500-600
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1d Imperforate colour trial in dull purple and blue on Crown CA watermarked paper, margin at left, superb mint. Ten colour combinations recorded, only the purple and blue trials being on watermarked paper, six examples of each colour trial believed to have been printed. Ex Ludington. Photo on Page 94. £250-300
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1d, 2½d, 4d, 1/-, 5/- and £1 all handstamped "SPECIMEN" type BAH1, also 2½d and 6d with "SPECIMEN" overprint type D12, all fine mint. The BAH1 Specimen handstamp applied to presentation sets, just three complete sets apparently recorded. (8). Photo on Page 98. £500-600
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Used set with additional stamps to the 5/-, 2½d with inverted watermark, also 1d mint (19, with block of six and two corner plate blocks of four) and 4d mint (11, with corner plate block of eight), and two covers franked 2½d or 2½d pair. S.G. £900+. (54). Photo on Page 98. £150-200
| 1901-03 Staircase Issue, Crown CC, S.G. 58-61 | |
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1d Black and red, imperforate plate proof block of four on ungummed inverted watermark Crown CC paper with upper margin, two pressed vertical creases through left pair and central margin, otherwise fine. Scarce, one folded up sheet of sixty stamps was discovered in 1949 with frame plate 2 and vignette plate 2 (which only occurred in the issued 1911 stamp on Multiple Crown CA paper). Photo on Page 102. £400-500
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1d Perf 14 Colour trial in black and blue, the colour of the issued 2/- stamp, on Crown CC paper, no gum, a few clipped lower perfs. Scarce, ex. Ludington. Photo on Page 104. £250-300
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1d Perf 14 Colour trial in ultramarine and black on Crown CC paper, no gum, fine and scarce, ex Ludington. Photo on Page 104. £250-300
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1d Perf 14 Colour trial in scarlet and deep green on Crown CC paper, one pulled perf at upper right and a few clipped perfs. Scarce, ex Ludington. Photo on Page 104. £200-250
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Set of four overprinted "SPECIMEN" type D12a fine mint, also 5d, 2/- and 5/- overprinted "SPECIMEN" each additionally handstamped "ULTRAMAR" in violet, traces of gum only. (7). £100-150
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5d, 2/- and 3/- Handstamped "SPECIMEN" type BAH1 in black, mint large part original gum, 2/- and 3/- a little toned, otherwise fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page 104. £180-220
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Mint and used study with "SPECIMEN" set of four (additional 5d, 2/-), 1d mint (21) and used (17), 5d mint (32) and used (7), 2/- mint (13) and used (3), 3/- mint (15) and used (5), mint corner marginal blocks of four and other blocks of four of all values, also 5d marginal block of fifteen, differing printings showing vignette plates 1 or 2. S.G. £2,500+. (120). £300-400
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1d Watermark inverted, and 3/- watermark inverted and reversed, fine mint. S.G. 58w, 61y, £340. (2). £80-100
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1902-16 Covers (5) and picture postcards (3) including single 5d, 2/- or 3/- frankings on registered covers to Germany, 5d on registered cover to G.B, Miami "PAQUEBOT" handstamps (2), etc. (8). £100-150
| 1902-11 King Edward VII Definitives, S.G. 62-74 | |
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Master Die Proof with blank value tablet, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 100. £500-600
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1d Imperforate colour trial in orange and black on Crown CA watermark paper, mint, diagonal crease but scarce. 25 Differing colour trials were printed on Crown CA paper and used on two appendix pages in 1902; it has been suggested six examples of each colour trial were printed. Photo on Page 98. £100-150
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1d Imperforate colour trial in dull green and ultramarine on Crown CA paper, fine mint. Photo on Page 98. £200-250
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1d Imperforate colour trial in olive bistre and carmine on Crown CA paper, small corner thin, otherwise fine mint. Photo on Page 98. £150-200
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1/- Imperforate colour trial in purple and blue on Multiple Crown CA paper, fine mint. Nine differing 1/- colour trials were printed on Multiple Crown CA paper and used on a 1906 appendix page; it has been suggested that six of each trial were printed. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 98. £250-300
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