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;) ;) | TOBAGO stamps: 1879 Fiscal QV 5/- slate Crown CA wmk, u/m left-hand pane block of four showing vertical Row 6 duty plate set with dopped "I" in "LLINGS" variety, gum very slightly evenly mellowed. £400 |
;) | VICTORIA stamps: 1899 QV 9d rose-red INVERTED Wmk Type 85 (SG.366), used block of four dated Melbourne AP 23 01, right vertical pair slightly creased. SG unlisted £75 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1931 KGV 2c County Union (SG.284var), pmk'd Georgetown 8 AP 32 showing dramatic and extensive over-inking, possibly unique. £225 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT Grenadines stamps: 1974 20c thrush (SG.12), u/m corner marginal block of four, lower left stamp showing misplaced "OF" error. £18 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT Grenadines stamps: 1974 3c parrot (SG.5), u/m corner marginal block of four, lower left stamp showing misplaced "OF" error. £14 |
;) ;) ;) | ORANGE RIVER COLONY stamps: newly discovered 1890 CGH ½d green ovp'd "ORANGE RIVER COLONY" assumed OFFICIALLY DEFACED by G.P.O. on unused without gum horiz. pair (SG.133var), colour more bluish-green than normal. The Jamaica 1890 QV TWO PENCE HALF-PENNY on 4d red-brown is found similarly OFFICIALLY DEFACED Ex Winter, and described in the Swarbrick Sale (Cavendish 29 Sep 1995) as "thought only one pane was produced with this variety due to inking problems. They were returned to the G.P.O. for destruction but it is believed ten pairs exist. One pair is in the Royal Collection". £625 |
;) ;) | RETREAT, Jamaica postmark with "SER.ET" variety (D/R) in blue ink dated DE 6 06 on 1d Arms (SG.39a). Retreat in blue ink currently recorded DE 6 06 to NO 7 07 by me £40 |
;) | 7 code used ST. JAMES, Barbados postmark (M2-R) showing "7" code most unusually facing 1 o'clock dated JY 8 85 on QV 1d (SG.92), perf. defect at top left. £15 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1910 ½d Arms with MCA INVERTED wmk (SG.102w), fresh unmounted mint. Cat.£130.00. £75 |
;) ;) | G.R. SARAMA (Turkish), Cyprus postmark (T.28) on KGV 1pi (SG.77) piece, stamp with red ink spot on "T" of PIASTRE (uncertain as to whether this is a printing ink variety). Turkish village, population 92 in 1960 £120 |
;) | A18 used ENGLISH HARBOUR, Antigua postmark in combination with red "PD" in oval on 1870 REVERSED Crown CC wmk QV 1d lake (SG.13x) showing French Paid Destination mark. £40 |
;) | NONGOMA, Zululand postmark (Z.7) in purple with SIDEWAYS DATE OCT 12 1897 on QV 1d (SG.21). Nearest normal dates are OCT 8 1897 and NOV 9 1897; inverted date found for NOV 8 1897. £75 |
;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1921 ¼d small seal with Mult. Script CA REVERSED wmk (SG.217x), unmounted mint. £14 |
;) ;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA 2c on 15c (1st Setting) Position 50 showing "no stop" (SG.224a, Cat.£170) and dirt marks in S (like $), fine mounted mint with hinge remains. An early state with the chips to base of T and lower left leg of W just starting to show (these being the accepted characteristics for this "no stop" stamp as per second reference scan attached) £60 |
;) ;) | B48 used FOREST SIDE, Mauritius postmark on "TWO CENTS" on QV 4c carmine CA wmk (SG.118) showing dropped "S" variety. £24 |
;) ;) | A66 used PORT MARIA, Jamaica postal history tying "TWO PENCE/HALF PENNY" on QV 4d red-brown (SG.30) with "HALF.-" variety (looks like "HALE) on cover to Scotland b/stamped Port Maria FE 1 91, New York FE 18 91 and Dundee MR 2 91, toning, small part flap removed. Village covers for this issue seldom encountered. £165 |
;) ;) | B64 used Seychelles postmark on Mauritius stamp (with variety) on QV 17c rose CC wmk (SG.Z50) showing broken vertical pin variety. Possibly unique. This same vertical broken pin variety found on printings of 1879 Mauritius QV 4c orange (SG.93) and 1882 St. Vincent QV 1d drab (SG.39). £140 |
;) ;) | QUEENSLAND stamps: 1882 QV 6d green (SG.170), used block of four, lower right stamp with "long P" variety. £12 |
;) | FIJI stamps: 1876-77 6d carmine-rose on laid paper (SG.33b), superbly fresh horizontal strip of three IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY, choice multiple. RPS Certificate (1985). £1500 |
;) ;) | 676 used PALACHWE, Bechuanaland postmark on GB QV ovp'd 4d (SG.35) showing distinctive broken "T" in BRITISH. £28 |