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;) | ST. LUCIA (Smeets forgery) stamps: 1885 QV 1/- orange-brown (SG.36), a forgery believed to have been cleverly executed by the Belgian forger Smeets by bleaching out the design of used copies of the 1886 Ceylon QV 5c dull purple (SG.195) to a give a "blank" CA wmk P.14 stamp; only immediately given away by the indelible ink KOTAGALA (Ceylon) OC 19 97 cds which could not be removed. £140 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) | JAMAICA stamps: imperf. litho forgery of the QV 1/- 'used'. £14 |
;) | JAMAICA stamps: imperf. litho forgery of the QV 1/- 'used'. £20 |
;) | JAMAICA stamps: litho forgery of the QV 6d 'used'. £15 |
;) | JAMAICA stamps: imperf. litho forgery of the QV 2d 'used'. £8 |
;) | JAMAICA stamps: litho forgery of the QV 2d 'used'. £14 |
;) | JAMAICA stamps: litho forgery of the QV 1d 'used'. £15 |
;) | 36 in manuscript used DRY HARBOUR, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d Pine wmk (SG.1b) overstruck clear Kingston A01 (Type A, found only on GB and Pine wmk issues). £160 |
;) | PRAMPRAM, Gold Coast postmark (T.2) sideways up C/SP 8 82 on QV ½d olive-yellow CC wmk (SG.4), thinning. Very rare "C" code use. £280 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) ;) ;) | ST. VINCENT Grenadines stamps: 1974 3c parrot (SG.5), u/m corner marginal block of ten showing YELLOW DOUBLE in "IA" control letters. £125 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT Grenadines stamps: 1974 3c parrot (SG.5), u/m marginal lower two rows of sheet showing YELLOW DOUBLE in both printers guide-lines at left and in "IA" control letters, the lower left stamp additionally showing wrongly placed "OF" overprint error. £150 |
;) | THABINA, Transvaal postal history 20 AUG 96 tying ½d, 2d (SG.205,207) on cover to Berne, Switzerland. £140 |
;) | ADA, Gold Coast postmark (T.5, no side dots) MY 9 92 on QV 2½d (SG.14). £7 |
;) | PIETERSBURG, Transvaal postal history dated 22 JUL 99 on 2½d (SG.219) cover to Berne, Switzerland. £35 |
;) ;) ;) | A76 used SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica postal history (Type O) in blue ink indistinctly tying QV 2d Crown CC (SG.9) on OHMS Royal Arms stationery cover to Kingston dated B/JY 22 80. On arrival ADVERTISED, UNCLAIMED with RETURNED LETTER BRANCH 18 AU 80 handstamps. Only one other blue ink numeral cover recorded - from Port Antonio with A64 dated JA 25 1878. £250 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1977 ($2) Grenadines Royal Visit Mustique with VALUE OMITTED (SG.105), u/m interpanneau marginal block of four. £140 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1977 (40c) Grenadines Royal Visit Mustique with VALUE OMITTED (SG.104), u/m interpanneau marginal block of four. £140 |