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;) | GRENADA stamps: Litho forgery of the Chalon QV 6d in deep rose used, dot on forehead, straight edge at base. £12 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS stamps: Litho forgery of the QV 1d in blue, inperforate used. £8 |
;) ;) ;) | MUSTIQUE ISLAND stamps: The currently only known 10c blue MUSTIQUE COMPANY LIMITED mint sheetlet Produced circa 1971 in fresh unmounted mint condition, small surface abrasion lower right edge. 550 blue labels were printed and an estimated 525 blue labels used up on the inaugural flight covers which terminated the private conveyance service. Only an estimated 25 labels (or 12 sheetlets) remain unaccounted for. No earlier service 10c blue labels are known on cover. One 10c blue label is illustrated in Nicholas Courtney's book (available internet) alongside later cover which importantly shows the handwriting style of Colin Tennant matching the unique proving cover of the earlier service. £850 |
;) | JAMAICA postmark Type PD14 in red dated 8 FE (1)884 on stampless piece. Showing circular background to handstamp which would have clearly led to rounded corners of oblong with progressive use, Proud records FE 2 1889 to AP 7 1897 £14 |
;) ;) | LEEWARD ISLAND stamps: 1902 "One Penny" on QV 7d (SG.19var, Cat.£52), fine used block of four on fragment pmk'd Roseau "A07", lower right stamp initially appears to be "One Penn" only due weak "y" typeset. £75 |
;) | HONG KONG stamps: Spiro Bothers forgery of the QV 6c in dull purple pmk'd blue "B62" in a block of eight (4 x 2) stamps. £60 |
;) | MONTSERRAT - PREPARATION SHEET on UNISSUED VERTICAL LAID PAPER Montserrat 1866 QV 1d pale rose INLAND REVENUE on unissued vertical laid paper, a fine and fresh gummed and perforated sheet numbered "251" showing the two units of six stamps misaligned. Contemporary ink blobs noted on stamp seven and to the right of stamp twelve. The lower selvedge deliberately removed both to indicate spoilage and to ensure the grammatically incorrect "Each" sheets did not get into circulation. Minor perf. splitting at margin edges. Note: The initial delivery is thought to be Sheets 1 to 250 making a total of 3,000 stamps being issued on horizontal laid paper with base inscription reading One Penny each - One Shilling per Sheet. - the change from Each to each being made at preparation stage due Victorians being fussy about incorrect grammar. Only three imperforate sheets (numbered 256,257,258) are currently known with the original "Each" setting, and each showing differing adjustments to the lining up of the two units. Morley in 1910 reported the existence of these stamps on vertical laid paper but both Britnor (1965) and Robson Lowe (1990) were unable to confirm their existance in their handbooks. Sheets 251 to 260 are therefore printer’s unissued preparation sheets. The "Each" error was not noticed by philatelists until 2001 (135 years later!). £825 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho forgery by the Spiro Brothers of the QV 1/- in indigo, fine used. £5 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho forgery by the Spiro Brothers of the QV 6d in green, fine used. £6 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho forgery by the Spiro Brothers of the QV 6d in green, fine used. £6 |
;) | A10 used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.2) on 1881 QV 4d bright blue (SG.38, Cat.£120), strong colour fine used. £24 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Plate proof marginal horizontal pair of the 1881 QV ½d (SG.36) in black on unwatermarked paper. £125 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1880 QV 1d olive-green (SG.29, Cat.£170), fresh colour mounted mint, hinge remains. £75 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho perforated forgery of the QV 6d in deep green showing wide spacing V I in ST. VINCENT, fine used. £16 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho imperforate forgery of the QV 6d in deep green showing wide spacing V I in ST. VINCENT, fine used. £18 |
;) | KINGSTON, Jamaica postal history 1868 cover with QV 1d, 2d Pine wmk issues pmk'd "A01" b/stamped Kingston C/JA 27 68 to Vere. £125 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1880 QV 5/- rose-red (SG.32, Cat.£1100), lightly mounted mint, some light toning in places. £195 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1877 QV 6d pale green P.11 to 12½ x 15 (SG.23, Cat.£50), good used. £14 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1883 QV 2½d on 1d lake CA wmk (SG.40, Cat.£25), fine mounted mint. £12 |
;) ;) | BRITISH HONDURAS 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Position 50 showing "no stop" and middle state chips to base of T and lower left leg of W (SG.224a, Cat.£70), fine used. £36 |