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;) | DINGLI, Malta postmark/cancel AM/JA 7 15 on KGV 1d (SG.73a). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £36 |
;) | DINGLI, Malta postmark/cancel AM/JU 24 21 on KGV ½d (SG.71). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £12 |
;) | HAMRUN, Malta postmark/cancel AM/NO 26 20 on KGV ¼d (SG.69a). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £18 |
;) | NOTABILE, Malta postmark/cancel D/MR 8 04 on ¼d Harbour Crown CA INVERTED wmk (SG.31w). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £12 |
;) | COSPICUA, Malta postmark/cancel D/DE 6 02 on horiz. pair ¼d Harbour (SG.31). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £28 |
;) | PAULA, Malta postmark/cancel AM/FE 27 02 on horiz. strip of three ¼d Harbour (SG.31a) on piece. Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £20 |
;) | "10" used FLACQ, Mauritius numeral cancel on 1862 QV 4d rose CC wmk (SG.62), some shortish perfs. £24 |
;) | "33" used UDA PUSSELAWA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1872 QV 24c green CC wmk (SG.127), some shortish perfs. £10 |
;) | MUSTA, Malta postmark/cancel A/JU 20 01 on QV ½d (SG.20). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £50 |
;) | HARBOUR ISLAND, Bahamas postmark/cancel B/23 FE 87 on Chalon QV 1d scarlet-vermilion (SG.42). £25 |
;) | NOTABILE, Malta postmark/cancel A/FE 18 99 on QV 1d (SG.22). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £4 |
;) | "21" used HAMBANTOTA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1885 "FIVE CENTS" on QV 96c drab (SG.159, Cat.£75), rare on this issue. £60 |
;) | "90" used AGRAPATNA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1872 QV 16c pale violet CC wmk (SG.126). £14 |
;) | "44" used NAWALAPITIYA, Ceylon numeral cancel on 1883 QV 4c rosy mauve CA wmk (SG.148). £5 |
;) | "9." used RIVIERE DU REMPART, Mauritius numeral cancel on 1878 QV 2c dull rose (SG.83), rare on this issue. £60 |
;) | "17" used BADDEGAMA, Ceylon numeral cancel 1885 FIVE CENTS on QV 64c red-brown (SG.158). £28 |
;) | COSPICUA, Malta postmark/cancel C/MY 2 99 on QV 2½d (SG.25). Ex BIRKETT ALLAN £15 |
;) | "34" used GAMPOLA, Ceylon numeral postmark on 1886 QV 5c dull purple (SG.195), lighter perf. toning. £10 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) | BIABOU, St. Vincent postmark/cancel C/AP 22 86 on QV 1d rose (SG.48a). £30 |