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;) ;) ;) | GRENADA stamps: Shaved base to "GRENADA POSTAGE" and broken frame-line on 1883 QV ½d dull green Inverted Crown CA wmk (SG.30var), fine mounted mint. Gilbert Lodge placed this variety as Position 10/1 on the upper left-hand pane. £75 |
;) ;) ;) | GRENADA stamps Shaved base to "GRENADA POSTAGE" and broken frame-line on 1883 QV 8d grey-brown Inverted Crown CA wmk (SG.35var), fine mounted mint. Gilbert Lodge placed this variety as Position 10/1 on the upper left-hand pane. £60 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1902 KE7 2/- green & violet (SG.83), fine lightly mounted mint. £8 |
;) | ST. CHRISTOPHER stamps: Panelli forgery of the QV 1/- in purplish-brown with impressed Crown CC watermark, unmounted mint, brown gum, corner perf. fault. £14 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1862 QV 1d rose-red P.11 to 12½ (SG.5, Cat.£168), fine lightly mounted mint block of four stamps, perf. faults top right. £40 |
;) ;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1861 QV 6d deep yellow green intermediate P.14 to 16 (SG.2, Cat.£7,500), unused without gum with clipped perfs top right and imperforate at top, some facial marks. A single mint pair and at least 11 mint or unused without gum singles are known. This example has top and bottom, and lower right scissor-cut perforation similarities to the illustrated Lot 44 unused single (number 11 in inventory of mint SG.2 copies). £825 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps 1883-84 QV 4d grey-blue Crown CA normal wmk P.12 (SG.43a, Cat.£2250), mounted mint part gum with good colour and appearance, light horizontal crease. £500 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps 1880 6d bright green (SG.30, Cat.£475), mounted mint, trace of light vertical crease found only when held obliquely to the light. £90 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps 1866 QV 1/- slate-grey P.14 to 16 (SG.9, Cat.£375), fresh large part original gum. £95 |
;) | BAHAMAS stamps: 1954 QE2 definitives (SG.201/216, Cat.£100), the set of 16v fresh lightly mounted mint. £40 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | A UNIQUE IMPERFORATE PROOF SHEET SHOWING THE UNISSUED TRANSPOSED AMERICAN PRESIDENTS ERROR 1975 200th Anniversary of American Independence issue: Two differing mint imperforate proof sheets exist (this one having DARKER PINK BACKGROUND TO LOWER MIDDLE LABEL than found on the issued stamps, the reason unknown) showing wrong portrait of Franklin Pierce on the 5c, and wrong portrait of Andrew Johnson on the 10c (transposed portraits error). The other transposed Presidents error sheet, also mounted by the printers on white card, has lighter black backgrounds behind portraits of the Presidents than found on issued stamps. This sheet is uniquely marked "Q541 BLACKS" in lower selvedge being the House of Questa printers reference number presumed connected with the black printing. The error was noted after completion of printing with ALL SHEETS DESTROYED by the Crown Agents and printers, and the corrected printing sent to St. Vincent (the two error sheets accepted by O.J. Urch, philatelic adviser, from Prime minister of St. Vincent Milton Cato per "accountable items" original envelope which is enclosed). For the complete story of how this error occurred see BLOGGS SECTION and newspaper article "A NEW STAMP ISSUE IS BORN". £1525 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | A UNIQUE IMPERFORATE PROOF SHEET SHOWING THE UNISSUED TRANSPOSED AMERICAN PRESIDENTS ERROR 1975 200th Anniversary of American Independence issue: Two differing mint imperforate proof sheets exist (this one having LIGHTER BLACK BACKGROUND behind portraits of those Presidents than found on the issued stamps) showing wrong portrait of Franklin Pierce on the 5c, and wrong portrait of Andrew Johnson on the 10c (transposed portraits error). The other transposed Presidents error sheet, also mounted by the printers on white card, has a much darker pink background to the lower middle label than found on issues stamps, and is marked "Q541 BLACKS" in lower white selvedge being the House of Questa printers reference number presumed connected with the black printing. The error was noted after completion of printing with ALL SHEETS DESTROYED by the Crown Agents and printers, and the corrected printing sent to St. Vincent (the two error sheets accepted by O.J. Urch, philatelic adviser, from Prime Minister of St. Vincent Milton Cato per photocopy of "accountable items" text enclosed). For the complete story of how this error occurred see BLOGGS SECTION and newspaper article "A NEW STAMP ISSUE IS BORN". £1500 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1877 QV 4d deep blue (SG.25, Cat.£550), a beautiful lightly mounted mint copy with fresh colour and being exceptionally well-centred for this issue, sideways small star wmk. £350 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1885 1d on 2½d on 1d (SG.46), fine mounted mint with prominent "scratch on Queen's cheek" plate variety (12,060 stamps overprinted on sheets of 60 making only 201 varieties originally available). £36 |
;) | LAGOS stamps: Panelli type forgery of the 1876-79 QV 1d in lilac-mauve with impressed Crown CC wmk, usual brownish gum. £18 |
;) | MAURITIUS stamps: 1862 QV 1/- buff No wmk (SG.52), fresh lightly mounted mint IMPRIMATUR horiz. pair showing part marginal inscription. £250 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | The MUSTIQUE ISLAND carriage labels - "No mint copies exist" This is the only known 10c yellow mint sheetlet of two labels, produced circa 1971, in fresh unmounted mint condition (small gum disturbance at lower right), accompanied by both 10c yellow label on inaugural first flight cover dated 1 SEP 1971 which terminated the private conveyance service, and subsequent Urch Harris "ballot" order form (included) for supply of the four covers. Lord Glenconnor, Colin Tennant, owner of Mustique island conceived the idea of 10c labels to privately convey island mail, with Government consent from the Hon. Hudson Tannis, Minister for Communications & Works, by more flexible regular use of small aircraft to mainland St. Vincent circumventing the slower and less frequent by boat service offered by the Mustique Post Office. Four differing colour same design labels were printed, and stocks ultimately depleted when they were affixed, alongside St. Vincent GPO issues, to SP 1 1971 first day covers for the official inaugural flight Mustique to St. Vincent. Cancelling of the covers was firstly undertaken by Doreen Simon, the Mustique schoolmistress who doubled as the island post mistress, and secondly by the mainland Kingstown G.P.O., and the bulk were carried back to London by a member of the Mustique management team in a suitcase via Luxembourg (accompanied by Princess Margaret). The Bristol based Urch Harris company, famed for their distribution of new stamp issues, marketed them . These covers were not only First Day Covers but also LAST DAY COVERS. The Urch Harris catalogue listed printing quantities as 10c orange (2000), 10c blue (550), 10c yellow (250), 10c mauve (70). The Wilson figures for both blue and yellow are inaccurate and the estimated use for yellow labels used on inaugural flight covers is 234 leaving 14 labels (or 7 sheetlets) unaccounted for. No "earlier" service 10c orange labels are known on cover. Accompanied by scan of BWISC Bulletin article being the UH copied source for quantities affixed to first flight covers. £1200 |
;) | DOMINICA stamps: 1909-12 3d View MCA wmk, unmounted mint Plate 1 block of ten stamps. £24 |
;) | TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS on 1d POSTAGE DUE, St. Lucia stamps 1930 1d black/blue unused vertical pair (SG.D1h, Cat.£2,000), top stamp showing numbers 6536 and 6537, lower stamp showing number 6537. Two different numbers on same stamp "few and far between" per Hap Pattiz. Partly erased with corrected number, and partially showing second number on same stamp much commoner. £925 |
;) ;) ;) | MUSTIQUE ISLAND stamps: The currently only known 10c blue MUSTIQUE COMPANY LIMITED mint sheetlet Produced circa 1971 in fresh unmounted mint condition, small surface abrasion lower right edge. 550 blue labels were printed and an estimated 525 blue labels used up on the inaugural flight covers which terminated the private conveyance service. Only an estimated 25 labels (or 12 sheetlets) remain unaccounted for. No earlier service 10c blue labels are known on cover. One 10c blue label is illustrated in Nicholas Courtney's book (available internet) alongside later cover which importantly shows the handwriting style of Colin Tennant matching the unique proving cover of the earlier service. £850 |