Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately

Robson Lowe Sale of Godfrey Mellor Collection, 29 May 1969

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2262 1860-1966 a collection with a few early Q.V. issues, values to 2/-; K.G. V to 2/-; 1935 Jubilee and a good lot of Q.E. II issues and modern commemoratives, mostly used but ten of the earlier stamps are mint. (206) £10 £7 10s
2263 1860 watermark pineapple 1d. pale blue; 1870-83 CC perf. 14 1d., 6d. and 1/- (2) and perf. 12½ 5/- with a few later Q.V. issues; 1937 Coronation; 1945-46 New Constitution set complete and 1948 Wedding £1 with a few latex pictorial issues to 1955; all mint. (56) £13 £6 10s
2264 — 1d. shades (4), 2d., 3d. (3), 4d., 6d. (4) and 1/- shades .(4) all fine to very fine. (17) £16 £15
2265 — 1d. blue, a defective strip of four and a pair used with two 3d. green on mourning envelope to Scotland, cancelled "A 56" (Moneague). (8) £10 £15
img 2266 — 1/- dull brown variety "$" for "S" cancelled "A 30", good condition, a few short perfs Cat. £48. Photo £30 £30
2267 1870 to about 1883 a collection of the numeral cancellations mostly on the 1870-83 CC id., 1d. and 2d. and all different; all clear strikes. (39) £5 £7 10s
2268 1870-83 CC perf. 12½ 2/- (2 mint) and 5/- (2, one used); 1883-97 CA 6d. Both shades mint, 1/- (3, used), 2/- (2, one used) and 5/- (2, one used); 1903-04 CA 5d. used; 1905-11 MCA 5d. used and 6d. mint; 1905-11 MCA 4d. red-brown used, 4d. black on yellow (3, one used); 1/- (2, one used) and 2/- Venetian red mint. Cat. £72. (23) £30 £36
img 2269 1890 "TWO PENCE HALF-PENNY" on 4d. red-brown, overprint double, very fine. Photo £5 £7
2270 1919-21 MCA 1d. (4), 1½d. (4), 2d. (6), 2½d. (10), 4d. (4), 1/- (4) and 2/- (4) all in mint blocks of four or larger. Cat. 656/-. (36) £13 £10 10s
2271 — die proof in black of the 1½d. value on glazed white paper Slight surface abrasion on the figures of value £15 £10 10s
2272 — 3/- violet-blue and orange, a very fine mint marginal block. Cat. £14 £9 £13
img 2273 1921 the 6d. Abolition of Slavery essay overprinted "SPECIMEN" fine mint. Photo in colour on front cover £50 £46
2274 1921-29 Script 1d., 1½d., 2d., 3d., 4d. (2), 6d. (2), 1/- (2), 2/- (2), 3/-, 5/- and 10/-; 1923 Child Welfare set; 1929-32 1d., 1½d. and 9d. and 1932 pictorials 2d. to 6d.; all fine mint. Cat. 422/-. (22) £7 £7 10s
2275 — 2/- light blue and brown, a mint vertical pair from bottom of sheet variety imperf. between stamp and lower margin £15 £40
2276 — ditto, a very similar lot £15 £36
2277 1938-52 1d. to £1 including the three shades of the 5/-; 1945-46 New Constitution 1½d. to 10/-; 1951-56 complete and 1960 Stamp Centenary, all mint. (59) £8 £7 10s
2278 — 2d. to 10/-; 1945-46 New Constitution set (2) with some perf. varieties mint also a complete set used and latex issues to 1960, values to £1 mint and 5/- used. (100) £6 £4
2279 1938-52 1d. scarlet, a mint corner strip of three, one stamp showing part offset on back and 1956 1d. black and emerald, a mint vertical imperforate pair showing black printing very much out of alignment. (5) £10 £12