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;) ;) | 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 |
;) | 1 used BRIDGETOWN, Barbados postmark/cancel (C1) obliterator on strip of three 1861 (1d) blue (SG.23), blue crayon line on left stamp shows it was part of a registered letter franking. £40 |
;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1935 ½d green Postage Due (SG.D1, Cat.£114), a fine used block of 12 stamps pmk'd GPO 15 NO 43, selvedge at left with 85% split downward perfs. £75 |
;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1920 3d Victory MCA INVERTED wmk (SG.206w), fresh u/m positional block of four. Cat.£128.00. £75 |
;) ;) | 1905 ¼d Seal MCA, Barbados (SG.135), u/m block of four, reverse showing aniline value tablet, some central lower perfs. split. £20 |