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| 6138 |
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 Recess by De La Rue 1863/66: 2 s. steel blue, wmk. Crown CC type 5, perf. 12½, an unused
example of deep colour almost permeating the paper, offset of colour on reverse from sheet stored below, small part og. Scarce Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Collection Alexander Reid, Spink, London, 11 March 2010, lot 110. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6139 |
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 Typographed by De La Rue 1866/68: 3 d. rose, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused example of
fine appearance but with corner crease unapparent on face, large part og., a somewhat surprisingly scarce stamp (Gi = £ 275), and an imperforate pair on watermarked paper from base of sheet, left hand stamp with surface rub but right hand stamp
fine with large part og. (Image 1)
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| 6140 |
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 1868: De La Rue Die Proof for the 1 d. value printed in black on glazed white card die sunk
with mica covering, dated "July, 1 1868" in black and AFTER HARDENING in black. Superb and scarce Proof. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6141 |
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 Typographed by De La Rue 1867: 1 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused block of
eighteen (6 x 3) corner marginal from lower right of the sheet with Serial no. 35 in margin, one stamp with slight spot on Queen's neck and some slight imperfections in margin, the stamps with full unmounted og. A charming and scarce multiple Gi =
£ 450+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6142 |
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 Typographed by De La Rue 1867: 1 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a used example, pulled
perf., on 1869 cover to Colombo with "MARAWAKA / FREE" cds in red (March 19) deleted by "21" numeral obliterator and "MARAWAKA / PAID" cds in red (March 19) applied instead and prepaid '1d.' in red crayon. Colombo arrival and forwarded on to Dickoya
with 1 d. tied by barred obliterator and Colombo cds (March 20). Reverse with "WATAWALA / PAID" cds in red (March 21). Scarce.rnProvenance: Rev. G.E.K. Cornwall-Brooks, Harmers, London, 20 March 1979, ex lot 288. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6143 |
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 Typographed by De La Rue 1867: 1 d. blue and 3 d. bright rose, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, each
in an unused block of four of good colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. Each with cert. RPSL (1963) Gi = £ 480+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6144 |
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 Recess by De La Rue 1867/70: De La Rue Imprimatur for 1 d. value in a horizontal pair,
imperforate on watermarked Crown CC paper (21½ mm.), in a resonant rich deep blue shade, ample to large margins all round, fine large part og. Scarce and most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6145 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 1 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf. 14, a
used horizontal strip of four of fresh colour, lightly cancelled in black with one stamp showing part datestamp in red. Most attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6146 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 1 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf. 14, an
unused example in the true deep shade, well centred, some peripheral aging, without gum. Cert. BPA (1979) Gi = £ 275. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 6147 |
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 Recess by Perkins Bacon 1865: 1 d. deep blue, wmk. Crown CC type 6, Imperforate, an unused
horizontal pair, marginal from top of sheet and possibly of Imprimatur status, of fresh colour, superb large part og. A most attractive multiple. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6148 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 1 d. blue, wmk. Crown CC type 6, Imperforate
and probably of Imprimatur status, an unused corner marginal block four from top right of sheet in the true deep blue shade, large margins all round, corner crease unapparent on face, wrinkling on large part og. A splendid multiple. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6149 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 2 d. ochre, 2 d. bistre, 2 d. olive-bistre
and 2 d. yellow, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf. 12½, unused examples of all four listed shades (the 2 d. yellow with watermark reversed), largely fresh and fine, all except the 2 d. yellow with large part og., the 2 d. olive-bistre with some aging on
reverse only, this last with cert. BPA. A scarce and difficult to assemble group Gi = £ 525. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 6150 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 2 d. olive-bistre, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, unused examples with single example and two horizontal pairs, both with variety "Watermark Inverted", the pairs fresh and very fine, all without gum Gi = £ 850. (Image 1)
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| 6151 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 2 d. ochre and 6 d. deep brown in two
horizontal pairs, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf. 12½, used on 1869 cover from Galle to Glasgow endorsed "via Marseilles", all tied by blue oval Agent's cachets and by "B" in bars obliterators in black paying the double rate of 2/2d. "GALLE / PAID" cds
in red of despatch (Oct 19) and reverse with Glasgow arrival cds (Nov 15). Rounded corner on one 6 d. pair but a most attractive and scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6152 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 4 d. rose-carmine, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused block of four of delightful appearance, fresh colour, vertical gum bend unapparent on face, superb large part og. Gi = £ 360+.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 9 March 1994, lot 2332. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6153 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 5 d. yellow-olive, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused horizontal pair with somewhat blunted perfs. at right and wrinkled large part og., together with a single example showing variety "Watermark reversed", very fine large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 470. (Image 1)
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| 6154 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 5 d. bronze-green, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, unused horizontal pairs (2) in slightly differing shades, and a single example in a deeper shade, all with large part crackly og., the single with cert. BPA (1979), a fine group Gi = £ 325+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6155 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 6 d. deep brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, an unused horizontal strip of ten, of rich dark colour, fresh and very fine with evidence of major re-entry on CEYLON and value tablet at base, large part or unmounted og. A delightful and very scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'400+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6156 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 6 d. deep brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, a unused examples (3), all in slightly differing shades with 6 d. in deep brown with slightly irregular perfs., a further example in red-brown, and ther third example in a slightly deeper red-brown shade (cert. BPA, 1979), all fresh and fine
with large part og. Gi = £ 270. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6157 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 6 d. red-brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, an unused block of four, of good colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 260+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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