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;) | MISIDA, Malta postmark AM/SP 4 01 on QV ½d (SG.20). £140 |
;) | BAR (Barrouallie - previously unrecorded forgeries), St. Vincent postmarks in red and black each dated AU 21 in slightly larger font than normal and intentionally without year on QV 1d drab (SG.37) in not possible for period red ink (actually too magenta in colour) but contrasting with what appears to be light full genuine red vertical “A10” (really rare if true); on 1885 QV ½d green Perf.14 (impossible as “BAR” taken over by extended Barrouallie cds by August 1884); and most dangerous of all 1883 QV 4d blue Perf.12 (SG.43) which if on its own would have escaped most expert eyes. A rare group which needs to be preserved for the record. £275 |
;) | WATLINGS, Bahamas postmark (T.7, D3) dated 6 MAY 16 on horiz. strip of three KGV 1d (SG.82a). Rare and exceptional. £175 |
;) | PORT HOWE, Bahamas postmark (T.3, D2) 8 OCT 31 on KGV 3d (SG.120), small corner scuff. Rare. £125 |
;) | BIMINI, Bahamas postmark (T.7I) 15 OCT 12 on KE7 1d (SG.72) piece. This cancel scarce on KE7 issues. £32 |
;) | T.P.O.12 small duplex UP TRAIN on piece £125 |
;) | T.P.O.7 small duplex DOWN TRAIN showing 0 in date £140 |
;) | T.P.O.5 small duplex UP TRAIN dated MR 20 88, defective corner. £15 |
;) | T.P.O.1 small duplex UP TRAIN dated JN 14 76 on stampless piece. £20 |
;) | T.P.O.1 small duplex DOWN TRAIN toned. £15 |
;) | T.P.O.1 small duplex DOWN TRAIN dated MR 21 77, perf. faults, minor toning. £40 |
;) | ALIWAL NORTH, Cape of Good Hope postmark in blue on KE7 5/- (SG.78, Cat.£22.00). £18 |
;) | ALIWAL NORTH, CGH postmark on NATAL stamp assumed interprovincial use in blue on Natal KE7 3d CA wmk (SG.132). £20 |
;) | ALIWAL NORTH, Cape of Good Hope in blue on KE7 6d (SG.76). £8 |
;) | ALIWAL NORTH, Cape of Good Hope postmark in blue on pair KE7 2d (SG.72), creased. £6 |
;) | ALIWAL NORTH, Cape of Good Hope postmark in blue on KE7 ½d (SG.70). £5 |
;) | NIGERIA stamps: 1925 Die II KGV 1d booklet remainders interpanneau pair (SG.16b) used 15 AP 30. The sheets had horizontal blocks of 10 stamps removed for booklets leaving horizontal interpanneau pairs. Rather than considering these as waste they were put back into the Post Office for sale as normal stock. £45 |
;) | GENERAL POST OFFICE, M.O.D., Bahamas postmark Money Order Department cds dated MR 21 1896 on QV 1d (SG.48), some toned perfs. £14 |
;) | CAPE COAST CASTLE, Gold Coast postmark (T.2a) A/MY 12 80 on 1879 QV 2d green (SG.6), heavy thinning hinge area but rare on this issue. From the much scarcer second period of use period AP 15 80 - JY 2 81. £12 |
;) | ANAMABOE and CAPE COAST combination, Gold Coast postmarks (T.2) red ANAMABOE C/JY 2 84 overstruck black CAPE COAST C/JY 3 84 on QV 2d CC (SG.6), repaired top left corner and small central thin but rare combination. £48 |