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;) ;) ;) ;) | 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. Andrew's "D", Grenada postmark in the REVERSED position dated 1 SP 88 on QV 2½d (SG.32). £14 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | 74 used Hobart, TASMANIA postal history 1860 cover to The Right Reverend Bishop Goold in Melbourne, Victoria with Chalon 2d green showing some DOUBLING OF VALUE TABLET and engine turning and Chalon 4d (pencil marked "cobalt blue, fluorescent ink" on reverse) pmk'd Hobart "74" with part red Hobart Town alongside, reverse with ornate seal impressed black wax and Melbourne A/FE 4 60 arrival. James Alipius Goold, Roman Catholic Archbishop, was born NO 4 1812 into a prosperous family in Cork, Ireland. Ordained in Rome, returned Ireland where he gained permission to volunteer for missionary work in New South Wales arriving Sydney FE 24 1838. Visited Ballarat gold fields 1854 and 1855 and pacified Catholic miners particularly after the Eureka affair. £925 |
;) ;) | The UNIQUE QV 1d red INVERTED "S" cover, Montserrat postal history (Ex THOMPSON) 1886 commercial cover to Mrs. Witham, Basseterre, St. Kitts with accepted by Post Office and correctly tied diagonally bisected QV 1d red (SG.8ca) with full QV 1d red with INVERTED "S" (SG.8a) alongside partly pmk'd identically inked "A08" with both MONTSERRAT A/JA 23 86 despatch and ST. KITTS C/JA 29 86 alongside address panel. A further 1d stamp, making up the 2½d inter-island rate, was lost during transit or subsequently removed, peripheral faults. Ex THOMPSON (1977). This Perf. 14 bisect Cat.£1300 on cover, Inverted "S" Cat.£1000 and rated from x12 on cover. Sir Edward Bacon whilst examining a full sheet of 120 stamps established that the Setting was twice arranged in five horizontal rows with the inverted "S" appearing Stamp No.3 in both 2nd and 7th rows. £2500 |
;) | ANTIGUA postmark with YEAR ERROR dated A/AP 28 28 on QV 1d (difficult to determine whether CC or CA wmk). £12 |
;) ;) | Parish "B" (INVERTED) used St. Marks, Grenada postal history 1898 use of QV 2d grey PSRE with added QV 2½d Keyplate (SG.51) to Egerton Burnett Ltd, Wellington, Somerset pmk'd "B" dated 17 FE 98, the removable "B" being inverted. Only two covers with 2nd Parish Type INVERTED "B" are currently recorded, the other dated DE 12 95 £525 |
;) ;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps EXCEPTIONALLY POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE DOUBLE SURCHARGE on 1893-94 QV FIVE PENCE on 6d deep lake (SG.60ac, Cat.£4,000), very fine appearance used showing part KINGSTOWN cds and "AP" month slug, small lower left corner marginal coloured marks will determine sheet position, reverse with thinned top perfs. 1975 RPS Certificate. Ex JAFFE £1250 |
;) | TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS on 1d POSTAGE DUE, St. Lucia stamps 1930 1d black/blue unused vertical pair (SG.D1h, Cat.£2,000), top stamp showing numbers 6536 and 6537, lower stamp showing number 6537. Two different numbers on same stamp "few and far between" per Hap Pattiz. Partly erased with corrected number, and partially showing second number on same stamp much commoner. £925 |
;) ;) ;) | POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE with COMPLETE OFFSET, BRITISH GUIANA postal history 1896 use of complete 2c carmine PSE locally to Hopetown, West Coast, Berbice pmk'd Georgetown and on reverse FORT WELLINGTON OC 10 96 d/ring opened 3 sides to show full intense offset of the printed design. Not recorded in T+H handbook £140 |
;) ;) ;) | TRINIDAD stamps: 1916 SG UNPRICED 1d scarlet with RED SHADING ON CROSS OMITTED (SG.175c), fine marginal unmounted mint accompanied by normal block of four for comparison. £525 |
;) ;) ;) | ROODEPOORT, Transvaal postal history 1909 KE7 1d carmine PSE to Durban pmk'd 21 JUL 09, opened 3 sides to show full intense offset of the printed design. £175 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1977 "CARIBBEAN VISIT 1977" INVERTED OVERPRINT on QE" $2.00 Silver Jubilee (SG.540a, Cat.£35.00), fresh u/m. £18 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Positions 50,51,56,57. Position 50 showing a later state of the "no stop" (SG.224a, Cat.£70) in combination with shaved lower left leg of W, Position 56 with deformed T, Position 57 with lead mark between N and T, a fresh mounted mint block of four. The lead mark on Position 57 is very similar to that found on Position 25. Position 57 has small chips to base and top right of T and does not have the retouched value tablet found on Position 25 £70 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Positions 49,50,55,56. Position 50 being an early state showing "no stop" (SG.224a, Cat.£70) without broken left leg of W, a generally fine mint corner marginal block of four. An important multiple. The "no stop" also shows tiny chip to base of T at right. In a later state the chip remains but the base of the left V of W has broken off. £95 |
;) ;) ;) | JAGERSFONTEIN, Orange River Colony postal history two differing purple d/rings each dated 8 SEP 05 on unaddressed KE7 1d Postal Stationery Envelope showing COMPLETE OFFSET of design on reverse, opened 3 sides for display. £175 |
;) ;) | BRITISH HONDURAS stamps: 1895 QV 1c dull green (SG.51), used pmk'd BELIZE A/OC 8 00 with DRAMATIC MISPLACED DUTY PLATE, some short base perfs. Not as spectacular as the Leewards QV 1d bi-coloured keyplate (scan appended) but UNIQUE AS CURRENTLY THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE. £425 |
;) | GRENADA stamps: 1875 QV 2/- orange & green ovp'd "1d REVENUE" with roman "I" (Morley 1640), unused with large sealed horiz, tear at base and clipped defective corner, extremely rare. £35 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1882 DLR QV 1d drab ovp'd "Revenue" with OVERPRINT INVERTED (PML.9), the only example showing clear date of "31/12/83", minor blemish one perf. tip. Only four examples from a single sheet of 60 stamps are currently known to have survived. The three other examples dated "15/12/83" (faults, Peter Jaffe lot 537), "15/12/83" (fine), and "29/12/83" (illus. PML handbook Page 147). £2400 |
;) | ST. VINCENT GRENADINES stamps: 1974 3c parrot (SG.25), u/m corner marginal se-tenant pair showing both MISSING and DOUBLE "GRENADINES OF" overprint. £125 |
;) ;) | MAURITIUS stamps: 1953 QE2 20c Labourdonnais Statue (SG.299), u/m with additional COMPLETE OFFSET OF DESIGN on gummed side. £425 |