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;) | ZEITUN, Malta postmark PM/AU 6 10 (only top of P showing) on block of four KE7 ½d (SG.47), lower right stamp with very small base tear. Ex George A COATES, and BIRKETT ALLAN £30 |
;) | ANTIGUA stamps: Plate Proof in black of the QV 6d in a lower right corner block of four. £200 |
;) | SOHO R.O. BIRMINGHAM, Great Britain postmark a stunning block of twelve on GB QV 1d with thirteen upright individual cds dated A/AU 13 73, very defective edges but a block-buster display item. £125 |
;) | "A10" used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent 1880 QV 1d olive-green (SG.29), a rare horiz. strip of three pmk'd GPO "A10", some perf. faults. £100 |
;) | "A10" used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent 1880 QV 1d olive-green (SG.29), a rare horiz. strip of three pmk'd GPO "A10". £120 |
;) | "A15" used ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada 1863 horiz. strip of three Chalon QV 6d rose upr. small star wmk (SG.6) showing interesting vertical spacing between stamps. £60 |
;) | BARBADOES dbl-arc plus BARBADOS cds combination Not previously seen with both cancels struck on horiz. strip of four 1873 1/- black Large star wmk (SG.61), the dbl-arc dated possibly JY 11 1874 but month and day unclear, the cds clearly dated I/JY 11 74. £125 |
;) | ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada postmark dated C/SP 5 95 on horizontal strip of six QV 2½d (SG.32), a rarely encountered multiple. £60 |
;) | Perkins Bacon 1881 QV 1d drab LARGEST MINT MULTIPLE A delightful well-centred top left corner marginal pair clearly showing the small star upright watermark of the Perkins Bacon 1881 QV 1d drab (SG.37, Cat.£1300), fresh colour (light shade, almost grey as per PML handbook Page 59) and mounted only in the margins. An exhibition item. The Pierce, Messenger, Robson Lowe handbook (PML) on page 59 confirms a mint pair being the largest known multiples with examples in the Gilbert Lodge collection and the Royal collection (the bluish line shows my scanner needs replacing!) £900 |
;) | "B", Bahamas postmark/cancel on 1882 Chalon QV 1d scarlet-vermilion CA wmk P.12 (SG.40) fine used strip of three. £36 |
;) | NOABILE, Malta postmark/cancel A/JY 10 01 on block of four QV 1d (SG.22). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £12 |
;) | PAULA, Malta postmark/cancel AM/FE 27 02 on horiz. strip of three ¼d Harbour (SG.31a) on piece. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £20 |
;) ;) | BARBADOS - the unique PRE-PREPARATION BY VERTICAL SCISSOR-CUT STRIP OF THREE First awareness of this practice, for easy separation, was noticed on 1858 imperforate horiz. pair 6d pale rose-red (SG.11) ex Sir James Marshall (1947 auction catalogue) clearly showing vertical 90% full scissor separation on FE 15 1860 cover to Samuel Barber, London (written-up BWISC Bulletin No.271, December 2021). The article was subsequently followed up as it was found that the wrapper was docketted "Demerary 9 Feby 60" and smuggled to Barbados for posting (as no outgoing British Guiana markings). This amazing horizontal strip of three imperforate 1858 1/- brown-black (SG.12, Cat.£330) has somehow managed to survive as the two right stamps were just barely overlapping when affixed to cover and now supported by small hinges, cancelled Bridgetown bootheel "1" (the bootheels despatched from the GPO London April 10 1863). The 1/- in black was needed to meet the AP 1 1863 increase from 6d to 1/- per half ounce rate, the bootheels sent out AP 10 1863, and the 1/- ERROR OF COLOUR in BLUE sent out from Perkins Bacon on AP 28 1863. The replacement perforated 1/- black was invoiced OC 29 1863 £275 |
;) | TARXIEN, Malta postmark/cancel AM/NO 28 10 on block of four KE7 ¼d (SG.45w). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £48 |
;) | NOTABILE, Malta postmark/cancel D/DE 9 13 on block of four KE7 2½d (SG.93). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £28 |
;) | COSPICUA, Malta postmark/cancel G/OC 21 10 on block of four KE7 1d (SG.49). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £28 |
;) | NOTABILE, Malta postmark/cancel B/JA 7 04 on block of six KE7 ½d CA wmk (SG.38). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £48 |
;) | COSPICUA (23mm), Malta postmark/cancel F/SP 19 01 on block of six QV 1d (SG.21), top two left stamps with diagonal crease. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £20 |
;) | COSPICUA, Malta postmark/cancel F/AP 10 01 on block of four QV 4d brown (SG.27). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £14 |
;) | ZEITUN, Malta postmark cancel AM/MY 14 21 on marginal strip of three KGV ¼d (SG.69a), scarce on this issue. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £48 |