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;) | LAGOS stamps: Panelli type forgery of the 1876-79 QV 1d in lilac-mauve with impressed Crown CC wmk, usual brownish gum. £18 |
;) | MAURITIUS stamps: 1862 QV 1/- buff No wmk (SG.52), fresh lightly mounted mint IMPRIMATUR horiz. pair showing part marginal inscription. £250 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | The MUSTIQUE ISLAND carriage labels - "No mint copies exist" This is the only known 10c yellow mint sheetlet of two labels, produced circa 1971, in fresh unmounted mint condition (small gum disturbance at lower right), accompanied by both 10c yellow label on inaugural first flight cover dated 1 SEP 1971 which terminated the private conveyance service, and subsequent Urch Harris "ballot" order form (included) for supply of the four covers. Lord Glenconnor, Colin Tennant, owner of Mustique island conceived the idea of 10c labels to privately convey island mail, with Government consent from the Hon. Hudson Tannis, Minister for Communications & Works, by more flexible regular use of small aircraft to mainland St. Vincent circumventing the slower and less frequent by boat service offered by the Mustique Post Office. Four differing colour same design labels were printed, and stocks ultimately depleted when they were affixed, alongside St. Vincent GPO issues, to SP 1 1971 first day covers for the official inaugural flight Mustique to St. Vincent. Cancelling of the covers was firstly undertaken by Doreen Simon, the Mustique schoolmistress who doubled as the island post mistress, and secondly by the mainland Kingstown G.P.O., and the bulk were carried back to London by a member of the Mustique management team in a suitcase via Luxembourg (accompanied by Princess Margaret). The Bristol based Urch Harris company, famed for their distribution of new stamp issues, marketed them . These covers were not only First Day Covers but also LAST DAY COVERS. The Urch Harris catalogue listed printing quantities as 10c orange (2000), 10c blue (550), 10c yellow (250), 10c mauve (70). The Wilson figures for both blue and yellow are inaccurate and the estimated use for yellow labels used on inaugural flight covers is 234 leaving 14 labels (or 7 sheetlets) unaccounted for. No "earlier" service 10c orange labels are known on cover. Accompanied by scan of BWISC Bulletin article being the UH copied source for quantities affixed to first flight covers. £1200 |
;) | DOMINICA stamps: 1909-12 3d View MCA wmk, unmounted mint Plate 1 block of ten stamps. £24 |
;) | 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 |
;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) | 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: 1880 QV 1d olive-green (SG.29, Cat.£170), fresh colour mounted mint, hinge remains. £75 |
;) | GRENADA stamps: 1906 1d Badge (SG.78, Cat.£32), fine mounted mint block of four, hinge remains. £14 |
;) ;) | GRENADA stamps: 1917 KGV 1/- black/blue green, olive back (SG.98b, Cat.£128), fine mounted mint block of four. £65 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1977 "CARIBBEAN VISIT 1977" INVERTED OVERPRINT on QE" $2.00 Silver Jubilee (SG.540a, Cat.£35.00), fresh u/m. £18 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1880 QV 5/- rose-red (SG.32, Cat.£1100), lightly mounted mint, some light toning in places. £195 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1883 QV 2½d on 1d lake CA wmk (SG.40, Cat.£25), fine mounted mint. £12 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1906 KE7 1/- green & carmine MCA wmk (SG.90, Cat.£27), fresh unmounted mint. £15 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Position 25 showing lead mark between T and S and RETOUCH to left value tablet, fresh mounted mint. £18 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Positions 25, 26. Position 25 showing lead mark and RETOUCH in left side value tablet, Position 26 WITHOUT RAISED QUAD and earlier stages broken top right of T and chipped lower left leg of W, a fine mounted mint positional pair with some backing paper adherence along base. A key piece. As this Position 26 WITHOUT RAISED QUAD shows earlier stages to broken letters to T and W (ie less chipped W) one must now consider that the RAISED QUAD arose at a later stage £70 |
;) | LONG ISLAND, West Cork local issue (incl. view Fastnet Lighthouse) 1973 set of four depicting Cottages Midland Harbour, Map of the Island, nearby scenes of Leamcon Castle and Fastnet Lighthouse, complete unmounted mint sheet. £28 |
;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Positions 23,24. Position 23 showing raised T, fresh mounted mint pair. £5 |
;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Position 57 showing lead mark between N and T, fresh mounted mint. 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 £18 |