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;) | The SG uncatalogued 1866 QV 1/- in bluish slate (SG.8 variety), ST. VINCENT stamps: A very fine exceedingly rare fresh mounted mint example of this unlisted stamp with printer's guide-line lower right corner, together with a fine used example with crisp horiz. brown "A10" (PML.3), plus a mint pair of the QV 1/- indigo (SG.13) for comparison. The QV 1/- indigo (SG.13) was invoiced FE 27 1869 and the known covers spanning period AP 24 69 to OC 10 70 all fall within the use of the VERTICAL "A10" used period SP 25 68 to JU 10 72. Use of the horizontal "A10" on 1/- indigo is therefore an impossible contemporary combination. The St. Vincent PML handbook Page 34 acknowledges that the August 1866 QV 1/- Perforation B 11-13 exist in both the listed slate-grey (SG.8, Cat.£2500 mint) and also in a "bluish-shade" and initially surmised that at least two sheets perforated B slate-grey were mixed among the 500 plus sheets of the consignment. BWISC member Dr. Bruce Aitken has suggested that as this stamp was printed alongside the QV 4d deep blue (SG.6) the printers may have realised they were a few sheets short and made a special printing that came out a bit bluish in order to fill the order. Brown ink was used in the last 3 months of 1867, and used examples of this bluish slate variety were offered in the Jaffe collection. £3500 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1873 QV 1/- lilac-rose (SG.20, Cat.£5500 mint), with cancellation of two thick black horiz. lines denoting either SPECIMEN or cancelled remainder, unused without gum, thinned perf. at top. £40 |
;) | MONTSERRAT stamps: Forgery of unissued QV 6d Keyplate in dark green, fine used. £28 |
;) | ST. LUCIA stamps: Litho forgery in pale lilac, used horizontal pair, slight bend. £8 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: (PML.31) 1888 "1d REVENUE" on QV 1d red (SG.48b), manuscript dated from the higher setting (see illustrated multiple PML handbook Page 152). £8 |
;) | ANTIGUA stamps: Litho forgery of the QV 1d Keyplate in pale red, used. £20 |
;) | ANTIGUA stamps: Litho forgery of the QV 1d Keyplate in deep red, used. £20 |
;) ;) | ST. LUCIA stamps: 1891 QV 1d dull mauve (SG.44), unmounted mint pair with right stamp showing long right leg in "A" of "LUCIA" duty plate variety. £14 |
;) ;) | GRENADA stamps: Prominent short "R" in GRENADA on QV 2/- REVENUE issue manuscript dated "20/6/02" used. £48 |
;) | Details of the Spiro Brothers forgeries, ST. CHRISTOPHER stamps (in cover section for convenience) 1870 QV 1d in pale lilac as produced by the Spiro Brothers mounted on card with full description details. £24 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: (PML.31) 1888 "1d REVENUE" on QV 1d red (SG.48b), probably from the lower setting (see illustrated multiple PML handbook Page 152). £8 |
;) | NEVIS stamps: Scarcer type forgery of the 1/- Medicinal Spring in deep blue-green, fine used. £15 |
;) | NEVIS stamps: Scarcer type forgery of the 4d Medicinal Spring in deep yellow, fine used. £12 |
;) ;) | GRENADA stamps: Prominent short "R" in GRENADA on QV 6d REVENUE issue manuscript used, creased lower left side. £40 |
;) ;) ;) | GRENADA stamps: Shaved base to "GRENADA POSTAGE" and broken frame-line on 1883 QV ½d dull green Inverted Crown CA wmk (SG.30var), fine mounted mint. Gilbert Lodge placed this variety as Position 10/1 on the upper left-hand pane. £75 |
;) ;) ;) | GRENADA stamps Shaved base to "GRENADA POSTAGE" and broken frame-line on 1883 QV 8d grey-brown Inverted Crown CA wmk (SG.35var), fine mounted mint. Gilbert Lodge placed this variety as Position 10/1 on the upper left-hand pane. £60 |
;) ;) | ST. LUCIA (unissued) stamp: Panelli forgery in lemon-yellow of the QV 1882 FOUR PENCE on undenominated (4d) with impressed Crown CC REVERSED wmk and partial diagonal off-setting of the overprint on reverse, bogus cancel. The 1882 FOUR PENCE (SG.27) only being issued with Crown CA watermark (as it not found with reversed wmk as such). £60 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: (PML.31) 1888 "1d REVENUE" on QV 1d red (SG.48b), with broken serif to base of "1" probably from the higher setting (see illustrated multiple PML handbook Page 152). £16 |
;) ;) | ANTIGUA revenue receipt Church re-building fund (consequences of earlier hurricane) 1964 QE2 2c postal adhesive used for revenue purposes on receipt dated August 15th from Mrs. A Nugent for £5 donation towards the St. George's Church Re-building Fund. History of church enclosed. £24 |
;) | DOMINICA stamps: 1882 "½"(d) in red on bisected QV 1d lilac CC wmk (SG.11, Cat.£152+), a fine used block of eight pmk'd "A07". £120 |