BAHAMAS - 1859-1898 QV MINT COLLECTION CAT £3000+ A small mint only collection presented on a stock card that includes 1859-60 1d dull lake imperf pair (SG 2) four clear margins, 1863 CC Wmk, P12½ 1d rose red (SG 23) & rev Wmk (SG 23x), 1d vermillion plus an inverted Wmk  (SG 25 & 25w), 4d brownish rose Wmk reversed (SG 28), 6d deep violet (SG 31), Perf 14 1d scarlet-vermillion (SG 33), 1863-80 CC Wmk 1s green thick paper - 2 shades (SG 39ba), 1882 CA Wmk, perf 12 1d scarlet-vermillion (SG 40), 4d rose shades x2 (SG 41), 1882-98 CA Wmk 1s green & 1s blue-green (SG 44/44a), 1883 4d on 6d violet (SG 45 - faulted), 1884-90 set to 5s with some shade interest (between SG 47 & 56). An attractive collection (24 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £600-700

BAHAMAS - 1862 4d dull rose, no wmk, perf 11½, 12, SG 10, used with 'A05' pmk. (Image1)

Est. £130-150

BAHAMAS - 1862 4d dull rose Chalon, no watermark perf. 11½, 12, SG 10, good colour and neat part 'AO5' cancel. (Image1)

Est. £150-170

BAHAMAS - 1862 6d lavender-grey, no wmk, perf 13, SG 19, used with'A05' pmk. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

BAHAMAS - 1862-1964 UNCHECKED MINT & USED presented on stock pages, unchecked in any detail, a quick flick through reveals 25+ 'Chalon' type stamps to 6d with shades, 45+ 'side - face' selection with values to 1s & fiscally used 5s, KEVII ranges inc mint to 5s, KGV inc 1912-19 set to 5s mint, 1921-37 to 5s used, a wealth of 'War Tax' opt'd sets mint, 1948 Tercentenary sets (x2, mint & NHM), 1954-63 set mint (ex 1s) & set used (ex 2s6d), 1964 opts most vals to £1 used amongst much else. Mostly good to fine condition. (400+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £400-425

BAHAMAS - 1863 - 1882 USED COLLECTION includes 1863-77 Wmk CC perf 12½ 1d reds (8, shades), 4d roses (4), 6d lilacs / violets (4), perf 14 1d scarlets (2), 4d brt rose; 1863-80 1s greens (3); 1882 Wmk CC perf 12 4d rose, perf 14 1d scar-verm, 4d roses (2), 1882 1s greens (2); 1884-90 complete set to 5s with additional shades. Fine - very fine, cat £1800+ (43 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £250-350

BAHAMAS - 1882 1d scarlet-vermilion, perf 14, Wmk Crown CA, SG 42, one short perf to upper left, mint with lovely fresh colour. (Image1)

Est. £150-170

BAHAMAS - 1882 4d rose Chalon, perf. 12. SG 41, mint with large part gum. (Image1)

Est. £240-260

BAHAMAS - 1883 'FOURPENCE' on 6d violet, SG 45, mint. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

BAHAMAS - 1884-1911 OLD TIME MINT SELECTION presented on a stock card, found in a glassine from an Estate clearance that includes 1884-90 QV set to 5s, 1901 1d 'Staircase' shades, 1902 KEVII 4d & 1906-11 KEVII MCA Wmk set. Useful range (17 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £100-120

BAHAMAS - 1895 - 1897 COVERS COLLECTION of 6 items written-up on album pages, best is probably 1897 (21 Dec) env registered to the USA bearing 1d pair + 2½d. Interesting (6 covers / cards) (Image1)

Est. £120-150

BAHAMAS - 1901-1911 MINT SELECTION presented on a stock card that includes 1901-03 'Staircase range to 2s, 1902-07 KEVII CA Wmk defin set to 1s & 1906-11 MCA Wmk set. Useful range, fine & fresh (15 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £90-100

BAHAMAS - 1902 - 1935 fine mint collection on album page. Includes 1902-07 complete set to 5s, 1911-19 complete set including shades, 1912-19 complete set including shades, and complete sets for 1920 Peace, 1930 Tercentenary and 1935 Jubilee. An attractive collection. (54 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £800-850

BAHAMAS - 1911-1935 KGV MINT COLLECTION ON 'IMPERIAL' PAGES A well represented mint collection of this reign, presented on a pair of Imperial album pages & includes the 1911-19 'Staircase' set, 1912-19 definitive set to 1s, 1916-18 Special Delivery set, 1917-19 War Tax overprinted sets, 1920 Peace set, 1921-29 Staircase set, 1921-37 definitive range with most values to 5s, 1930 Tercentenary set from 3d to 3s, 1935 Silver Jubilee set etc. Mostly good to fine condition. (60+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £300-325

BAHAMAS - 1918 1d carmine opt'd 'WAR TAX', variety 'WMK SIDEWAYS', SG 97a, very fine mint (Image1)

Est. £140-150

BAHAMAS - 1918 WAR TAX 1d carmine, watermark sideways, SG 97a, very fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £130-140

BAHAMAS - 1918 WAR TAX 1s grey-black and carmine, SG 95, on an October registered envelope to USA, tied Nassau cds and showing violet 'RELEASED BY CENSOR BOARD' cachet alongside, arrival mark on reverse. A rare issue on cover. (Image1)

Est. £150-180

BAHAMAS - 1919 3d black & brown, War Tax overprinted, variety REVERSED MCA Wmk, SG 105x, very fine mint (Image1)

Est. £45-50

BAHAMAS - 1921-37 6d bistre-brown, variety 'Malformed E', SG 122a, very fine used with variety clearly visible. Lovely! (Image1)

Est. £110-120

BAHAMAS - 1935 8d ultramarine & scarlet 'Flamingo's' punctured 'SPECIMEN', SG 145s, very fine mint (Image1)

Est. £50-55

BAHAMAS - 1937-51 KING GEORGE VI COVERS COLLECTION An interesting collection of philatelic and commercial covers from smaller offices written up in an album, displaying clear cds's, some registered, postage due mail etc, many different offices incl. Arthur's Town, Behring Point, Bimini, Black Point, Burnt Ground, Cat Cay, Cherokee Sound, Chester (oval type), Colonel Hill, Coopers Town, Devils Point, Deadman's Cay, Farmers Cay, Fresh Creek, Grants Town, Great Guano Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, Anagua, Industrious Hill, James Cistern, Kemps Bay, Knowles, Landrail Point, Long Cay, Lower Boque, Lower Deadman's Cay, Marsh Harbour, Mount Thompson, Palmetto Point, Pine Ridge, Pirate Well, Pure Gold, Roses, Rum Cay, San Salvador, Shirley Street, Simms (oval type), Spring Point, Tarpum Bay, The Bluff, The Ferry, True Blue, West End etc. (90+ items) (Image1)

Est. £750-800

BAHAMAS - 1937-53 COMPREHENSIVE VFU SEMI SPECIALIZED COLLECTION. An attractive, ALL DIFFERENT collection presented on album pages & includes most Omnibus sets, 1938-52 definitive set with most additional paper variants & shades inc 8 x 5s & 2 x £1 (most shades identified using Murray Payne Specialist Commonwealth catalogue), 1942-46 2s & 3s 'Seal of Colony' shaded range, 1942 'Landfall' set with much shade interest, 5s & £1 chalky & ordinary papers, 1948 Tercentenary set. Fine & fresh condition, lovely quality (95+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £500-600

BAHAMAS - 1938 - 1948 high values with varieties 1s - £1, SG 155/157, mint with some toning (6). (Image1)

Est. £200-230

BAHAMAS - 1938 5s lilac and blue on thick paper, SG 156, fine mint with usual streaky gum. (Image1)

Est. £60-65

BAHAMAS - 1938-52 ½d green, variety 'Elongated E', SG 149a, very fine used with variety clearly visible. Lovely! (Image1)

Est. £125-150