Great Britain and British Commonwealth British Empire Specimen Stamps
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1588
Symbol: P
KEVII 'POSTAGE - POSTAGE' Essay 1d violet & dull brown imperforate plate proof, reduced to stamp-size & on small piece from record book. Ex De La Rue Archives.
1937 Coronation Omnibus Issues Aden to Virgin Islands sets punctured 'SPECIMEN', some perf faults & other small defects and the gum a little tropicalised, unmounted (though we noted a few with small adhesions). Inspection strongly recommended. The only such Omnibus set we have seen offered.
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ANTIGUA: 1903-07 ½d to 5/- SG 31-40 each additionally with 'ULTRAMAR' h/s in blue, all affixed to piece from the archival ledger. Ex Goa Postal Archives. (10)
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1593
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Cat No: 105-115
BARBADOS: 1892-1903 Small Britannia set with both 2/6d SG 105-115, 1897-98 Diamond Jubilee set SG 116-124, 1905 Tercentenary 1d SG 152, 1906 Nelson set SG 145-151 (a few minor gum blemishes but unmounted), and 1909 MCA New Colours ¼d to 1/- SG 163-9, lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat £895.
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BERMUDA: 1910-25 Caravel MCA ¼d ½d 1d 2½d 6d & 1/- between SG 44 & 51 each additionally with 'ULTRAMAR' h/s in blue, a few with large-part o.g. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archives. [These were the 6 denominations issued in 1910-12]
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Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1604
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Cat No: 80-83
BRITISH HONDURAS: 1902-11 KEVII issues complete SG 80-83, 87-93 96 97 & 100, plus 1923 Postage Dues, Cat £510; also unlisted 1c with small sans-serif overprint on small piece from De La Rue record book.
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BRITISH HONDURAS: 1902-11 KEVII issues CA 1c to 20c SG 80-83 & MCA 10c to $5 SG 87-93 all with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in black (2c), blue (5) or violet, no gum & a bit aged. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archives. (10)
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1609
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Cat No: 9-11
BRITISH LEVANT: 1902-12 KEVII issues 80pa on 5d to 12pi on 2/6d SG 9-11, 1909 unmounted set 30pa on 1½d to 5pi on 1/- SG 16-21 (with BPA Certificate for the set), and Harrison or Somerset House 12pi on 2/6d two shades (both unmounted), all with Horsehoe Overprint, mostly not listed in Gibbons.
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Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1610
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Cat No: 9 (mounted
BRITISH LEVANT: 1902-12 KEVII issues 80pa on 5d SG 9 (mounted), and Somerset House 12pi on 2/6d SG 33 (unmounted; Ceremuga Certificate) with different sans-serif overprints. Not listed in Gibbons.
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Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1611
Symbol: **
Cat No: 33 block of 4
BRITISH LEVANT: 1902-12 KEVII issues Somerset House 12pi on 2/6d SG 33 block of 4, excellent centring, minor perf-crimping, unmounted. Not listed in Gibbons. A rare multiple.
BRITISH LEVANT: 1902-12 KEVII issues 40pa on 2½d SG 8 with no overprint, 80pa on 5d to 12pi on 2/6d SG 9-11 with Horseshoe Overprint, and 1909 30pa on 1½d to 5pi on 1/- SG 16-21 without 'SPECIMEN' each also with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue or violet & twice on 1pi30pa on 4d orange & 2pi20pa on 6d, affixed to four pieces from the archival ledger. Ex Goa Postal Archives. (9)
BRITISH LEVANT: 1902-12 KEVII issues 40pa on 2½d SG 8 with no overprint & 12pi on 2/6d SG 11 with Horseshoe Overprint (unmounted), each with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archives. (2)
BRITISH LEVANT: 1905 'LEVANT' Overprint on British KEVII ½d to 1/- SG L1-10, very lightly mounted, Specimens not listed by Gibbons. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) for the set states "extremely rare".
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BRUNEI: 1908-22 Native Boat & Huts New Colours & Denominations 1c to $25 SG 34-48 plus 10c on pale yellow SG 42a with smaller overprint, unusually well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat £760. A superior-grade set.
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CANADA:NEWFOUNDLAND: 1897-1918 Royal Family printer's proofs arranged on two pages by reference to the yearly requisitions, various sizes of security punches & no fewer than 18 different 'SPECIMEN' patterns!, unmounted. Superb! Ex American Bank Note Archives and stated to be the complete 'set' of such proofs.
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Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1620
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Cat No: 3-7
CAYMAN ISLANDS: KEVII issues comprising CA set SG 3-7, MCA New Colours set SG 13-16 (unmounted), 1907-09 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' set SG 25-34 (the 4d & 5/- both with Broken 'M' in 'SPECIMEN' [R7/5]) and ¼d brown SG 38, Cat £920+.
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1622
Symbol: Ω
Cat No: 3-7 (ex 1d
CAYMAN ISLANDS: KEVII issues comprising CA set SG 3-7 (ex 1d), MCA New Colours 6d & 1/- SG 14 & 15, 1907-09 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' set SG 25-34 (ex ½d) and ¼d brown SG 38, all with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue (mostly) or violet, no gum and the 5/- & 10/- are faded. The 1907-09 set is Ex Richard Maisel: sold in 2007 for US$661.
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Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1627
Symbol: Ω
Cat No: Collection
CEYLON:REVENUES: KEVII twelve values between 5c to 500r each with small sans-serif 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in rosine (500r) or violet, affixed to separate small pieces from the printers' ledger. Ex De La Rue Archives. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2011) for the 'set' states "Only examples recorded & believed to be unique". [Illustrated at page 2563 of 'The De La Rue Collection']
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CYPRUS: 1902-04 KEVII CA ½pi (the Watermark Inverted, as always) to 45pi SG 50-59, the 1pi & 6pi without gum, the others unmounted; also MCA 5pa & 10pa SG 60 & 61, lightly mounted; Cat £580.
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CYPRUS: 1902-04 KEVII CA ½pi (the Watermark Inverted, as always) to 45pi SG 50-59 each with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in violet, a few small defects & no gum. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archives.
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CYPRUS: 1904-10 KEVII MCA 2pi 9pi & 18pi SG 65 68 & 70 each with rubber 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in violet presumably applied by a receiving authority, a little aged & no gum.
Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1631
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 27-36
DOMINICA: 1903-07 Roseau CC ½d to KEVII 5/- SG 27-36, unmounted; also 2/- with Wmk Crown to Left of CC SG 34ws, very lightly mounted; Cat £300+ (mounted).
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DOMINICA: 1908-20 Roseau MCA 1d to KGV 5/- SG 48-54 plus the 1/- with the Overprint in Red SG 53as, lightly mounted, Cat £270. [The ½d was not overprinted]
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Sale No: 237
Lot No: 1636
Symbol: Ω
Cat No: 104-114
FIJI: 1903-12 KEVII CA ½d to £1 complete SG 104-114, the ½d 1/- & 5/- discoloured, and MCA 1d to £1 complete SG 119-124, most without gum, Cat £700.
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GAMBIA: 1902-05 KEVII CA ½d to 3/- SG 45-56 each with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue, no gum but very fresh colours. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archive.
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GAMBIA: 1904-06 MCA New Denominations 5d 7½d & 10d (small stain) SG 63 65 & 66 each with 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp in blue, no gum. Ex Portuguese Colonies Archive.
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GAMBIA: 1902-05 KEVII CA 1/6d blue-green & carmine/yellow (faded) with faint 'SPECIMEN' h/s overstruck with 'COLONIE du GABON et du CONGO...' cachet, no gum. Ex Gabon Postal Archive.
