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;) ;) | 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 |
;) | KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent multiple 1883 "2½ PENCE" on QV 1d lake (SG.40), a rare and attractive block of four pmk'd KINGSTOWN C/JA 8 85. £125 |
;) | The W.C. Proudfoot underprint, St. Vincent postal history The unique block of four showing the full 5-line setting as repeated on each stamp 1899 QV ½d Keyplate (SG.67) pmk'd ST. VINCENT (apex "A" inside left side of "N") cds dated A/MR 20 02. An excellent display item. Lower left copy no stop after Proudfoot, the "l" in "value" found after "V" above; before "i" above; immediately below "i" above; immediately below "V" above, and lower right copy dropped "a" in "at". £425 |
;) | ST. LUCIA stamps: 1863 "Half penny" on QV (6d) emerald-green (SG.9), fine used with Castries "A11" cancel. £250 |
;) | GRENADA stamps: 1875 1/- deep mauve with prominent raised inverted "S" in "POSTAGE" (SG.13c, Cat.£500), fine used. 500 sheets printed (500 errors). £180 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1892 5/- purple ovp'd REVENUE (PML.49) badly thinned dated "2/5/94" and 1894 5/- greyish-purple ovp'd REVENUE (PML.50) fine used. £18 |
;) ;) ;) | THE UNIQUE and SG UNLISTED SURCHARGE DOUBLE with SHORT “F”, St. Vincent stamps: 1894 “FIVE PENCE” on QV 6d lake (SG.60c + d combination), a used example part dated Kingstown – 13 95 showing the three distinctive coloured marks on Queen’s neck (aptly named the Southern Cross plate flaw by Peter Jaffe) as always found in conjunction with the short “F” overprint variety on Row 5/1 of the complete sheet, corner perf. fault and with BPA Certificate. Ex CHARLTON-HENRY. The SURCHARGE DOUBLE error is SG catalogued £6,000 mint and £3,000 used for any of the few known survivors, the SURCHARGE DOUBLE with short “F” is not known mint and this is probably the only surviving example. £1800 |
;) | BECHUANALAND stamps: 1885 CGH 1/- green ovp'd "British Bechuanaland" (SG.8, Cat.£190), fine used. £48 |
;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1935 ½d green Postage Due (SG.D1, Cat.£114), a fine used block of 12 stamps pmk'd GPO 15 NO 43, selvedge at left with 85% split downward perfs. £75 |
;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1873 6d orange-vermilion Large Star wmk (SG.60b), a fine used marginal IMPERFORATE PAIR, exceptionally rare as such. £325 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA stamps: 1890 TWO PENCE/HALF-PENNY on QV 4d red-brown (SG.30c, Cat.£65), 1½mm Setting with PFNNY variety fine used. £30 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA stamps: 1890 TWO PENCE/HALF-PENNY on QV 4d red-brown (SG.30a), 1½mm Setting pmk'd "A78" with broken A variety, fine used. £10 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA stamps: 1890 TWO PENCE/HALF-PENNY on QV 4d red-brown Crown CA INVERTED wmk (SG.30w), 1mm Setting with broken E, pale shade and small perf. faults used. £60 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps 1883 QV 1/- vermilion ovp'd "Revenue" P.12 Crown CA REVERSED wmk (PML.13), fine used with forged "A10" postmark. 1,800 issued (60 sheets, PML Page 147), "R" with "dancing shoes" as opposed to "feet firmly on floor". £80 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps 1886 1d.. vermilion on QV 1d rose-lilac Crown CA REVERSED wmk (PML.24), fine used manuscript dated "1.7.86". £40 |
;) | DOMINICA stamps 1887 QV 1d rose Crown CA INVERTED wmk (SG.22w, Cat.£200), fine used with partial vertical "A07" cancel. £75 |
;) | ANTIGUA stamp: 1870 DLR QV 1d STAMP DUTY Crown CA watermark twice pmk'd vertical "A02". £90 |
;) | BERMUDA stamps: 1893 QV 1/- yellow-brown (SG.29, Cat.£24), very fine used with part PARCEL POST cancel. £12 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1877 QV 6d pale green (SG.23, Cat.£50), fine used pmk'd black horiz. "A10". £14 |
;) | GRENADA stamps: 1891 "2½d" on QV 8d grey-brown (SG.47), used with raised quad variety, blunt corner perf. £18 |