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| Country: St. Vincent Clear Subject: Proof material Clear | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) | ST. VINCENT 1909 imperf. Plate Proof of the redrawn 6d dull purple (SG.107) on ungummed MCA wmk'd paper from the original Imprimatur block of six, small pin-hole and small base tear. £240 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1885 De La Rue Colour Trial for a new printing of 1,000 sheets of the November 1884 QV 1d lilac "REVENUE" additionally ovp'd "in figures in red 1d", a lower marginal example in rose-lilac with "1d." in vermilion mounted and initialled on piece showing partial instructions on reverse. £225 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | A UNIQUE IMPERFORATE PROOF SHEET SHOWING THE UNISSUED TRANSPOSED AMERICAN PRESIDENTS ERROR 1975 200th Anniversary of American Independence issue: Two differing mint imperforate proof sheets exist (this one having LIGHTER BLACK BACKGROUND behind portraits of those Presidents than found on the issued stamps) showing wrong portrait of Franklin Pierce on the 5c, and wrong portrait of Andrew Johnson on the 10c (transposed portraits error). The other transposed Presidents error sheet, also mounted by the printers on white card, has a much darker pink background to the lower middle label than found on issues stamps, and is marked "Q541 BLACKS" in lower white selvedge being the House of Questa printers reference number presumed connected with the black printing. The error was noted after completion of printing with ALL SHEETS DESTROYED by the Crown Agents and printers, and the corrected printing sent to St. Vincent (the two error sheets accepted by O.J. Urch, philatelic adviser, from Prime Minister of St. Vincent Milton Cato per photocopy of "accountable items" text enclosed). For the complete story of how this error occurred see BLOGGS SECTION and newspaper article "A NEW STAMP ISSUE IS BORN". £1500 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Plate proof marginal horizontal pair of the 1881 QV ½d (SG.36) in black on unwatermarked paper. £125 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: PRINTER'S PROOF SHEET 1977 $2 Caribbean Visit showing the full overprint forme on plain white paper (SG.540). Only three such sheets exist. £100 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: PROOF SHEET taken from OVERPRINT FORME 1977 Carnival, illustrated in two overlapping scans (as too large to single scan), showing top setting for 25 stamps, lower setting for 25 stamps, space for horizontal gutter. In the lower pane Row 4/4 the serif to top of 1 in 1977 clearly broken. £240 |