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;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) | PENAL, Trinidad skeleton postmark (T.10) showing reversed first D in TRINIDAD dated 20 NO 50 on KG6 4c (SG.249a). £24 |
;) | 17 used MARE D'ALBERT, Mauritius postmark on QV 1/- orange Crown CC INVERTED wmk (SG.70w). £30 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Position 26 showing raised quad and broken top right of T and chipped lower left leg of W, generally fine used. £18 |
;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Position 25 with positional guide-line in margin showing lead marks between T and S, stamp fresh unmounted mint showing RETOUCH left value tablet. £24 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 5c (2nd Setting) Postion 44 (Row 7/2) showing comma for stop (SG.222b, Cat.£75 mint, UNPRICED used), fine used. £48 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1883 THREE PENCE on QV 1d lilac ovp'd "Revenue" (PML.10), two fine used copies showing REVERSED and normal Crown CA wmks. £10 |
;) ;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1885 1st printing QV 1d red ovp'd "Revenue" with Crown CA REVERSED wmk (SG.48a, PML.14), fine used showing apparent "c" for "e" but thought to be only a consequence of lighter overprint. Comparison scan not included £15 |
;) | 201 used MILK RIVER, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d with mysterious deep plum shade (SG.18var), corner faults. SG.18 infrequently turns up with consistent deep plum colour, whether a colour changeling or from an actual printing is not known £20 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1882-84 QV 1d drab ovp'd "Revenue" (PML.9), fine used manuscript dated "23/4/84" with rarely seen dropped "e". £60 |