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;) | 2 used DURBAN, Natal postmark/cancel on broken vertical pin 1870 QV Chalon 1d bright red (SG.60). £24 |
;) | A01 used KINGSTON, Jamaica postmark/cancel on vertical pair 1860 QV 1d blue (SG.1a) with DOUBLE PERFORATIONS, small imperfections but extremely rare as such. £100 |
;) ;) | STUBBS in combination with damaged 'T' duty plate variety, St. Vincent postmark/stamp dated C/AU 14 5 on KE7 1d MCA wmk (SG.86) showing damaged 'T' in 'VINCENT'. £48 |
;) | MAJOR ERROR "Revenue" OVERPRINT OMITTED with Crown CA REVERSED watermark, St. Vincent stamps: 1883 THREE PENCE on QV 1d lilac Crown CA REVERSED wmk with "Revenue" OVERPRINT OMITTED (PML.10), superb unused without gum. PML records this error on Page 147 of the handbook. The later 1897 issues of THREE PENCE on QV 1d mauve and red-mauve (SG.63, 63a) have never been recorded with Crown CA REVERSED wmk. £425 |
;) ;) | KINGSTOWN postmark with combination damaged "T" and Crown CA INVERTED wmk, St. Vincent stamp dated A/OC 4 01 on 1899 QV 1d Keyplate Crown CA INVERTED wmk (SG.68w) in combination with damaged 'T' in 'VINCENT', probably impossible to find another as such. £140 |
;) ;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1876 ½d bright green CC wmk P.14 (SG.72), used showing prominent plate-scratches in second "N" of "PENNY", some trimmed perfs. Three used examples and one mint copy now recorded on this issue. £48 |
;) ;) | Dropped "O" in "ONE" variety, DOMINICA postal history 1917 cover with "Estate of Jno J. Tavernier, Wholesale & Retail Provisions Dealer" sender's address marked "per S.S. Chignecto" to Wholesale Fish Merchants, Jones Wharf, Halifax, Nova Scotia with "ONE HALFPENNY" (dropped "0" variety) WAR TAX, 1d View pmk'd Roseau JA 1 17, no backstamps. £75 |
;) | TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS stamps: 1919 KGV 3d purple/orange-buff ovp'd "War Tax" with MCA REVERSED wmk (SG.151x, Cat.£40), fine unmounted mint. £16 |
;) | TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS stamps: 1919 KGV 3d purple/orange-buff ovp'd "War Tax" with MCA REVERSED wmk (SG.151x, Cat.£40), fine unmounted mint. £15 |
;) | TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS stamps: 1919 KGV 3d purple/orange-buff ovp'd "War Tax" with MCA REVERSED wmk (SG.151x, Cat.£40), fine unmounted mint. £16 |
;) | TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS stamps: 1919 KGV 3d purple/orange-buff ovp'd "War Tax" with MCA REVERSED wmk (SG.151x, Cat.£40), fine unmounted mint. £16 |
;) | TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS stamps: 1919 KGV 3d purple/orange-buff ovp'd "War Tax" with MCA REVERSED wmk (SG.151x, Cat.£40), fine unmounted mint. £16 |
;) ;) | PHOENIX, Mauritius postmark/cancel (T.2) dated A/PHOENIX/JA 2 92 on TWO CENTS on QV 4c (SG.118) showing distinctive stop between "T" and "S" of "CENTS". £24 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES stamps: BROKEN PIN PERFORATION on 1890 lilac-rose Lyrebird ovp'd "O S" (SG.043), fine lightly mounted mint. £16 |
;) | MAURITIUS stamps: BROKEN PIN PERFORATION as found Column 3 on 1902 QV 50c green ovp'd Postage & Revenue (SG.161), fresh mounted mint. £28 |
;) ;) | PARCEL POST BAHAMAS postmark/cancel (Proud unrecorded, BAHAMAS in smaller letters, 25mm) poorly struck but dated 28 NO 29 on 1924 3/- Staircase Mult. Script CA wmk (SG.114, Cat.£70) clear of "double treetrunk" variety, fine used. £60 |
;) | MAURITIUS stamps: BROKEN PIN PERFORATION as found Column 3 on 1880 QV 17c rose Crown CC P.14 (SG.96, Cat.£95), fresh very lightly mounted mint. £65 |
;) | NASSAU, Bahamas postmark/cancel dated 22 JUN 05 on 1d Staircase CC wmk (SG.58) with combination "rifleman" and "half extra-treetrunk" varieties. £9 |
;) ;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) | BAHAMAS stamps: 1863 Chalon QV 6d violet (aniline) CC wmk P.12½ (SG.32, Cat.£250), good unused without gum with Chalon design clearly appearing on reverse, mellowed appearance. £48 |