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Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately
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86
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1774, 1789 and 1795 (2) covers with ‘IAMAICA’ handstamps, various types; 1818 and 1821 covers with Jamaica fleuron date-stamps, one with additional ‘PORT MARIA / JA’ and another with ‘LUCEA’ (1789); good to fine | 6 | £10 | 12 10 0 |
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87
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1825-96, various covers including 1825 and 1835 Kingston datestamps; 1867 and 1896 covers with Kingston Paid cancels, the earlier with date, the last in boxed oblong; and 1844 cover to Macqueen with f.a.c. of a firm in Santiago de Cuba | 8 | £5 | 5 10 0 |
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88
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1840 cover from Ayr to Manchester (Jamaica) showing on front the ‘Kingston / Ship Letter’ datestamp and the reverse the companion ‘Kingston / Jamaica’ datestamp (see Photo) | 1 | £8 | 8 5 0 | |
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89
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1845 (June) cover from Kingston to May Hill P.O. to Manchester showing handstruck ‘6’, vertical crease (see Photo) | 1 | £9 | 9 5 0 | |
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90
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1845 (Dec. 4) from the same correspondence, similar handstruck ‘6’ marking | 1 | £9 | 3 0 0 |
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91
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1845 (Dec. 18) cover from the same correspondence, superb ‘6’ (see Photo) | 1 | £10 | 3 0 0 | |
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92
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1846 part cover from the same correspondence, handstruck ‘6’; also 1851 cover with manuscript ‘6’ | 2 | £5 | 2 0 0 |
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93
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1846-60, a bundle of covers without adhesives with datestamps of Black River, Clarendon, Spanish Town, Pear Tree Grove, May Hill, St. Anns Bay, Morant Bay, Porus, Buff Bay, Lucea, Savannah-la-Mar, Dry Harbour, Alexandria, Browns Town, Rodney Hall, Goshen and St. David datestamps; mainly fine | 20 | £17 | 21 0 0 |
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Great Britain Used in Jamaica | |||
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94
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A collection of 1d (5), 4d (eight pairs and thirteen singles) and 6d. (a pair and seven singles), mainly with ‘A01’ cancels, the other numbers are not fine; poor to fine. | 46 | £12 | 10 0 0 |
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95
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Various covers or fronts (8) with ‘A01’ cancellations on 4d (4) and 6d (2), ‘A30’ on 6d, ‘A45’ on two 4d and ‘A74’ on 6d, the last three with defects, the others mainly fine. | 10 | £15 | 9 0 0 |
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96
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ANNOTTO BAY: ‘A28’ on 4d on small dated piece showing ‘TOO LATE’, worm holes but only one materially affects the item | 1 | £6 | 3 0 0 |
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97
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BATH: ‘A29’ on wing-margined 6d on April 29, 1859, cover to Kingston; fine but cover has central horizontal crease (see Photo) | 1 | £10 | 5 0 0 | |
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98
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BLACK RIVER: ‘A30’ on 4d on small piece and ‘A35’ (Clarendon) on 4d, both a little off centre, the last slightly stained, legible obliterations | 2 | £4 | 2 10 0 |
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99
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Ditto, on 6d, a very fine impression on part front and part back of a March 1859 cover (see Photo) | 1 | £5 | 3 15 0 | |
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100
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CLARENDON: ‘A35’, Golden Spring ‘A42’, Goshen ‘A44’, Highgate ‘A47’ and Montego Bay ‘A57’, each on 6d, fair to fine strikes on more or less defective stamps | 5 | £15 | 14 0 0 |
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101
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Ditto on 1d, a strip of four on September 27th, 1859, cover to Kingston; cover is stained and has horizontal crease (see Photo, page 8) | 4 | £20 | 10 0 0 | |
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102
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FALMOUTH: ‘A39’, Montego Bay ‘A57’ (a pair and a single), Port Antonio ‘A64’ (straight edge at left) and Spanish Town ‘A76’; good to fine impressions on 4d values, some defects | 6 | £8 | 4 10 0 |
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103
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GAYLE: ‘A01’ .n 6d. on September 24, 1858, cover to Scotland backstamped Gayle and Kingston and stamp cancelled in transit; small stain at foot | 1 | £3 | 2 5 0 |
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104
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GOSHEN: ‘A44’ on pair 1d (a corner perf. pulled) and wing-margined 4d on part front and part back of September 16, 1859, cover showing Goshen and Kingston c.d.s. (see Photo) | 3 | £8 | 9 0 0 | |
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105
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Ditto, on 6d, fine impression on another part front and part back cover from the same correspondence, perforations have been chemically treated | I | £4 | 3 10 0 |
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106
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GRANGE HILL: ‘A01’ on 6d, corner perf. pulled and partially crossed by manuscript note, on 25th December, 1858, cover to London showing Grange Hill c.d.s., cover has horizontal creas. | 1 | £5 | 2 10 0 |
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107
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Ditto, on 6d, similarly cancelled and marked on large dated piece showing Grange Hill and Kingston c.d.s. | 1 | 70/- | 1 15 0 |
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108
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GREEN ISLAND: ‘A46’ and Morant Bay ‘A59’, fine impressions on wing margined 4d values, both a little stained | 2 | 70/- | 4 0 0 |
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109
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LILLIPUT: ‘A49’ on 1d (2) and 4d on part front and part back cover showing Lilliput c.d.s. for ‘Oc.11.59’; nice crisp impressions but one 1d with a few perfs. clipped (see Photo) | 3 | £12 | ||
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110
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MANDEVILLE: ‘A53’ on 4d used on part front and part back of cover showing Mandeville and Kingston datestamps | 1 | £5 | |
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111
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MONTEGO BAY: ‘A57’ on pair 4d used on May 12, 1859, cover to Kingston, clearly cancelled but cover horizontally creased (see Photo, page 7) | 2 | £10 | 5 10 0 | |
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112
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Ditto, as last, a very similar cover | 2 | £10 | 10 0 0 |
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113
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Ditto, a similar pair, lightly cancelled and with wing margin on one stamp on part front and part back cover (disintegrating) | 2 | £5 | 3 0 0 |
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114
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MORANT BAY: ‘A59’ on 4d, wing margin, on part front and part back cover dated September 13th, 1859 | 1 | £4 | 3 15 0 |
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115
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OCHO RIOS: ‘A60’ on 4d, lightly cancelled and used on part front and part back of March 1859 cover from Ocho Rios to Kingston (see Photo, page 7) | 1 | £7 | 8 10 0 | |
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116
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OLD HARBOUR: ‘A61’ on 4d used on slightly damaged and worm eaten cover from Old Harbour to Four Paths showing Clarendon c.d.s., clear impression (see Photo, page 7) | 1 | £10 | 5 10 0 | |
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117
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PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER: ‘A62’ on two vertical 1d pairs on part front and part back of July 1859 cover to Kingston; attractive (see Photo) | 4 | £18 | 21 0 0 | |
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118
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Ditto, on 4d used on very similar cover dated September 27th, 1859 (see Photo) | 1 | £6 | 7 10 0 | |
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119
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PORT MARIA: ‘A66’ on 4d pair used on April 12, 1859, cover to Kingston; fairly clear obliteration | 2 | £18 | 11 10 0 |
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120
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PORT MORANT: ‘A65’ on 4d used on part front and part back cover to Kingston; attractively cancelled (see Phot.) | 1 | £10 | 11 10 0 | |
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121
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PORUS: ‘A68’ on four 1d used on part front and part back of cover to Kingston; climatically stained and not nicely cancelled but shows Porus datestamp | 4 | £9 | 4 10 0 |
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122
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RIO BUENO: ‘A70’ on 6d, nice clear strike, used on large part December 9th, 1859, cover to Kingston (see Photo, page 7) | 1 | £10 | 9 0 0 | |
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123
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ST. ANNS BAY: Most of a February 1st, 1859, datestamp used on 4d pair, reinforced by mount and part impression of Black River datestamp (31.1.59) used on 6d. piece (see Photo for two) | 3 | £12 | 9 10 0 | |
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124
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‘A73’ on 4d, some perforations clipped, used on March 15th, 1859, cover to Alexandria, arrival c.d.s. additionally ties stamp t. cover (see Photo) | 1 | £8 | 9 0 0 | |
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125
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Ditto, on 6d., some perforations clipped, used on August 5th, 1859, cover to London, rather damaged and rubbed in places | 1 | £5 | 2 10 0 |
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126
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SAVANNAH-LA-MAR: ‘A75’ on eight 1d values used on June 1859 cover to Kingston and comprising four pairs, some discoloured and two creased (see Photo) | 8 | £20 | 10 0 0 | |
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127
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Ditto, on 4d pair (wing margin) used on part front and part back of June 29, 1859, cover to Kingston, clearly cancelled (see Ph.to) | 2 | £6 | 3 0 0 | |
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128
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‘A01’ on 6d, additionally pen cancelled, used on January 24, 1859, cover to London | 1 | £3 | 2 5 0 |
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The Issued Stamps | |||
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129
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1860-97, an unused or mint collection with 1860-63 1d to 4d (2), 6d and 1/-, 1876-83 ½d (5), 1d (2), 2d (2) to 6d (2), 1/- and 2/- and 1883-97 ½d, 1d (4), 2d (2), 4d (4), 1/- (2) and 2/-; mainly good to fine but some affected by climate. Cat. £94 | 36 | £16 | 13 10 0 |
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130
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1860-63 1d (17), 2d (9), 3d (19), 4d (14), 6d (16) and 1/- (16), mainly good to fine shades. Cat. £135 | 91 | £22 | 11 0 0 |
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131
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1d. blue, variety bisected diagonally, an example used on 22.4.63 cover from Montego Bay to Spanish Town used with whole Id. and clearly cancelled ‘A57’, faded and stained; and another used on badly damaged and backed O.H.M.S. front from Spanish Town to Falmouth, lightly tied by ‘A76’ obliteration but creased | 3 | £9 | 9 10 0 |
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132
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Ditto, as last, a wing margined example used on 2.1.64 cover from Falmouth to Spanish Town endorsed ‘Book post prepaid’, clearly tied by ‘A38’ numeral, perforations foxed and front of cover a little stained. Cat. £18 | I | £7 | 5 10 0 |
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133
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Ditto, as last, another example used on cover from Mandeville to Spanish Town, cancelled ‘A32’, bisected edge untied but undoubtedly correct | 1 | £6 | 5 5 0 |
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134
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Ditto, as last, another example used with damaged whole 1d. on part of the October 16, 1869, number of ‘Public Opinion’, just tied by light cancellation | 2 | £5 | 2 10 0 |
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135
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4d. brown-orange and 1/- brown, both variety imperforate, the first overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (see Photo for the 1/-) | 2 | £7 | 8 0 0 | |
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136
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1/- brown, variety with pronounced double impression overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, centred to right but with a couple of perforations foxed (see Photo) | 1 | £10 | 5 0 0 | |
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137
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Ditto, variety with ‘$’ for ‘S’ in ‘SHILLING’, a clear example on lightly cancelled stamp, foxed. Cat. £25 | 1 | £5 | 6 10 0 |
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138
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1861-1909 covers or fronts (19) with 1860-63 3d (2) and 6d, 1870-97 to 1/- and a few later; also an 1862 piece bearing two bisected 1d values | 37 | £6 | 7 5 0 |
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139
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1870-83 wmk. CC ½d (22), 1d (40), 2d (54), 3d (11), 4d (13), 6d (12), 1/- (14), 2/- (a block of four and a pair with later or faked cancellations) and 5/- (cancelled posthumously), mainly fair to fine, some shades and cancellations | 173 | £12 | 6 10 0 |
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140
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1883-97 wmk. CA ½d (44), 1d blue (7), 1d red (36), 2d rose (12), 2d grey or slate (26), 3d (20, some wmk. MCA), 4d (20), 6d (7), 1/- (6), 2/- (2) and 5/-; mainly fair to fine shades | 182 | £10 | 5 0 0 |
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141
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- 2d deep rose, an unused block (3 x 2), climatically stained. Cat. £24 | 6 | £5 | 7 0 0 |
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142
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1/- brown, variety ‘$’ for ‘S’ in ‘SHILLING’, lightly cancelled but a little foxed. Cat. £17 (see Photo) | 1 | £7 | 8 0 0 | |
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143
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1889-81 1d (4), 2d (4) and 2½d, 1900-01 1d (33), 1903-04 to 5d (3), 1905-11 to 5/- and 1906 ½d (3) and 1d. (5); unused or mint, some climatically stained. Cat. 386/- | 70 | £5 | 4 0 0 |
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144
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1d (111), 2d (22) and 2½d (4), 1900-01 1d (27, with four plate number items), 1903-11 to 5/- (pair with additional mauve mark) and 1905-11 3d (5), 4d (6), 6d (12), 1/- (4) and 2/- (2) with different colours and shades; mainly good to fine with some cancellations. Cat. £58 | 218 | £11 | 8 0 0 |
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145
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1890 ‘TWO PENCE HALF PENNY’ on 4d red-brown, six unused and eight used examples including variety double surcharge, ‘PFNNY’, ‘PFNNK’ and other varieties; mainly fine. Cat. £26 | 14 | £8 | 5 15 0 |
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146
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1903-04 wmk. CA ½d (3, with a pair), 1d (three singles and two blocks of nine) and 20 (4, with a pair) and 1905-11 ½d (4, one in pair) showing thirteen ‘SER.ET’ varieties, five items used, some stained. Cat. £20 | 32 | £6 | 3 0 0 |
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147
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Ditto, 5d. grey and yellow, a horizontal strip, the centre stamp the ‘SER.ET’ variety, posthumously cancelled (see Photo) | 3 | £20 | 26 0 0 | |
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148
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1905-11 wmk. MCA 5d grey and orange-yellow, a marginal strip, one the ‘SER.ET’ variety, posthumously cancelled (see Photo) | 3 | £25 | 35 0 0 | |
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149
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1905-11 3d (4), 4d (5, two red-brown), 6d (8, five yellow), 1/- (6, two brown), 2/- (6, one brown) in singles and 3d (4), 4d (6) and 6d (2) in multiples; unused or mint shades, not all fine. Cat. 706/- | 51 | £12 | 7 10 0 |
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150
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4d. black on yellow and 4d red on yellow (yellow colour faded) and 6d orange (block of eight) in blocks of four, two marginal, slightly climatically affected. Cat. 334/- | 16 | £5 | 6 10 0 |
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151
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1/- brown, variety ‘$’ for ‘S’ in ‘SHILLING’, fine unused with much original gum. Cat. £35 (see Photo) | 1 | £18 | 18 10 0 | |
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152
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Ditto, as last, fine and lightly cancelled, a perf. shortened. Cat. £28 (see Photo) | 1 | £13 | 7 0 0 | |
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153
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1/- black on green, variety ‘$’ for ‘S’ in ‘SHILLING’, fine but posthumously cancelled. Cat. £28 (see Photo) | 1 | £12 | 8 0 0 | |
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154
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Ditto, as last, in pair with normal in vertical marginal pair showing consignment number; posthumously cancelled (see Photo) | 2 | £13 | 12 0 0 | |
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155
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Ditto, as last, a very similar vertical pair | 2 | £13 | |
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156
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1911 2d (7), 1912-20 1d (11), 1½d (15), 2d (15), 2½d (17), 3d (20), 4d (20), 6d (20), 1/- (14), 2/- (8) and 5/- (3), 1927 ½d. (45) and 1929-32 1d. (24), 1½d (10) and 9d (20); some unused or mint with shades, mainly fine | 251 | £15 | 9 0 0 |
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157
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1916 (Apr.Sept.) overprinted ‘WAR STAMP’ in one lin., a collection with ½d (77, including a pair with double and a pair with inverted overprint) and 3d (25, one no stop) including twenty-four multiples and many varieties; nine stamps are used | 102 | £10- | 11.0 0 |
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158
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1916 (Sept-Dec.) overprinted ‘WAR/STAMP’ in small type with ½d (39, one with ‘R’ inserted by hand, slight stain), 1½d (108) and 3d (42 one the ‘r inserted by hand in a half - and posthumously cancelled and washed block of four) with about forty-five multiples and many varieties; mainly unused, not all are fine | 189 | £10 | 10 0 0 |
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159
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1916 (Sept.-Dec.) WAR STAMP 1½d orange, variety ‘R’ inserted by hand in a positional block (3 X 2) and variety ‘S’ in ‘STAMP’ omitted, in pair with normal, much original gum, the last with one or two perfs. foxed. Cat. 230/- | 8 | £5 | 5 10 0 |
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160
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3d purple on lemon, horizontal pair, one the variety with ‘S’ in ‘STAMP’ omitted and 3d purple on yellow, block of four, one the same variety, both post¬humously cancelled and washed | 6 | £5 | 4 10 0 |
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161
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Ditto, as last, the same two stamps in blocks of four, each showing the variety ‘S’ inserted by hand, posthumously cancelled and one washed | 8 | £5 | 5 0 0 |
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162
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Ditto, as last, the same two stamps in unused blocks of four, one variety ‘S’ inserted inverted and the other ‘S’ inserted by hand in a smudgy manner, the last heavily creased but not on the variety | 8 | £9 | 8 0 0 |
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163
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Ditto, as last, a pair and two singles, three showing ‘S’ inserted by hand, two - being carelessly done, one being a distinct doubling of the letter; unused with much original gum | 4 | £15 | 14 0 0 |
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164
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1917 overprinted ‘WAR/STAMP’ in large letters, a collection with ½d. (152, one variety overprinted on back only, one overprint inverted and several misplaced), 1½d (144, with several misplaced) and 3d (84, one the variety overprint sideways, but has defect) with multiples (84) and many varieties, also 1919 ½d (46) and 3d (69) with multiples (17); mostly unused or mint | 493 | £20 | |
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165
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½d blue-green, variety ‘stop inserted and P impressed a second time’, an unused and posthumously cancelled pair, each the variety se-tenant with normal (see Photo, page 10) | 4 | £8 | ||
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166
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Ditto, variety overprint inverted, a corner mint block (6 x 6), slightly split and a little off centre. Cat. 630/- | 36 | £10 | 10 10 0 |
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167
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Ditto, as last, the same variety in a marginal unused block of four and 3d purple on yellow, the same variety in a posthumously cancelled block of four, washed | 8 | £10 | 10 10 0 |
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168
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1½d orange, variety ‘stop inserted and P impressed a second time’ and variety overprint inverted, fine mint. Cat. £16 (see Ph.to, page 10) | 2 | £8 | ||
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169
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Ditto, as last, the same variety in a marginal mint strip of four, unfortunately the variety has a worm hole, also a used example of the inserted ‘P’ | 5 | £5 | |
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170
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Ditto, as last, the same variety in pair with normal and 3d purple on yellow, a block of four, one the variety; both posthumously cancelled, the last washed | 6 | £6 | 5 0 0 |
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171
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Ditto, variety overprint double and 3d purple on yellow, variety overprint sideways, marginal positional pair posthumously cancelled (see Photo, p. 10 for the last) | 3 | £12 | 15 0 0 | |
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172
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Ditto, as last, the same variety in a positional block (3 X 2), posthumously cancelled | 6 | £10 | 10 10 0 |
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173
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1919-21 ½d to 5/- (2), 1921-29 1d to 3/-, 5/- (2) and 10/-, 1923 Child Welfare, 1929-32 to 9d, 1932 to 6d and 1935 Jubilees; unused or mint with shades, mainly fine. Cat. 584/- | 51 | £9 | 8 15 0 |
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174
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½d. to 4d. with both 2½d, 1921-29 ½d to 1½d, 2½d, 3d, 2/- and 5/-, 1932 6d., 1935 Jubilees, 1937 Coronations, 1938-52 to 5/- (2), 1945-46 1½d to 3d, 1948 1½d, 1951 College 2d and 6d, 1953 2d and Visit 2d and 1955 2d to 6d in unused or mint blocks of four. Cat. 694/- | 192 | £12 | 6 0 0 |
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175
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1919-52, a mainly unused or mint collection of plate number items including 1919-29 1½d to No. 14 (not complete) and later to 6d, 1932 1d (3A and 3B) and 1938 and later to 5/- with some duplication; many the bottom two rows of the sheets showing two or More plate numbers | 726 | £18 | 9 0 0 |
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176
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1919-29, a collection of plate number items including ½d and 1d (No. 1 of each), 1½d (none; 1, two; 2, two; 3; 4, two; to 14 complete), 3d (1, two and 2, two), 2½d (No. 2) and 6d (No. 1) also 1932 1d. (Nos. 2; 3A; 3B, two); most in multiples, one used | 73 | £12 | 6 0 0 |
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177
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1921 Abolition of Slavery 6d essay on MCA paper, vertically overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, much original gum, only slightly stained. Cat. £28 (see Photo, page 10) | I | £20 | 17 0 0 | |
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178
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Ditto, as last, on Script paper, a marginal example without ‘SPECIMEN’, fine mint; only a few known (see Colour Plate) | 1 | £200 | 10 0 0 | |
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179
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Dttto, as last, not marginal and overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, a little off centre. Cat. £28 (see Photo, page 10) | I | £20 | 23 0 0 | |
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180
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1923 Child Welfare 1d to 2½d in lightly cancelled blocks of four. Cat. 230/- | 12 | 70/- | 4 0 0 |
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181
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1935 Jubilee, 1½d, 6d and 1/- in corner mint blocks of four, one stamp in each block of four the ‘double flagstaff’ variety | 12 | f4 | 5 10 0 |
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182
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Ditto, as last, 1½d, a single and a strip of three; 6d, a strip of three; and 1/-, a block of four; showing four ‘double flagstaff’ varieties | 11 | f3 | 3 5 0 |
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183
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1937 Coronation 1d, 1938-52 to 10/-, 1948 £1 and later to 1955 in blocks of four or larger showing a good range of different plate numbers, slight duplication. Face 406/- | 769 | £25 | 13 0 0 |
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184
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Ditto, as last, a rather similar lot but mainly the bottom two rows of the sheet and with values to 5/- only. Face 114/- | 742 | £7 | 4 15 0 |
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185
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Ditto, as last, a collection of used plate numbers, mainly in blocks of four and including the 1948 £1 in a block of four | 129 | £5 | 4 10 0 |
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186
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1938-52 1½d light red-brown, a corner mint block (3 x 2) showing plate number ‘2B’, slight gum foxing in places. Cat. 570/- (see Photo, page 10) | 6 | £15 | 13 10 0 | |
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187
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Ditto, a very similar lot but in a block of four. Cat. £19 | 4 | £12 | 11 0 0 |
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188
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5/- slate-blue and yellow-orange, perf. 13, a complete mint sheet. Cat. £52 | 30 | £20 | 10 0 0 |
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189
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1945-46 New Constitution, the unused and used collection to 5/- (8) and 10/- (13, with a used block of eight and an imprint mint strip of three). Cat. 358/- | 61 | £8 | 4 0 0 |
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190
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Ditto, a selection to 10/- in blocks of four showing plate number and some perforations, also 2d, 2/- and 5/- affixed to cards and signed by the designers | 77 | £3 | 4 10 0 |
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191
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1948 Silver Wedding £1 scarlet, a mint strip from the bottom of the sheet. Cat. 210/- | 6 | £5 | 4 0 0 |
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192
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POSTAL FISCALS: A collection with 1865-71 1d (11), 1855-74 1½d (6) and 3d (13), 1858 1/- (3) and 5/- (4, one used on cover), Telegraph stamps (9) and Officials (26) including one overprint inverted; some unused or mint | 75 | £6 | 9 10 0 |
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193
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OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1890 ½d green, both spacings, each with variety overprint stamp, the better stamp thinned. Each with a R.P.S. certificate. Cat. 485/- | 2 | £4 | 5 0 0 |