#1, 1860 1d Dull lake, thin paper, post office fresh mint block of four, ample to mostly large margins all around, pristine o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #2; £260 for hinged). (Image)

CV. for hinged $300.00

#2, 1861 1d Lake, rough perforations, very fresh, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, centered a bit to upper left but fine for this difficult issue; 1977 PF certificate; ex-Israelow (S.G. #4; £650). (Image)

CV. $925.00

#5, 1862 1d Lake, perf. 12, small part o.g., fine (S.G. #8; £1,000). (Image)

CV. $1,250.00

#15, 1865 1/- Green, perf. 12½, unusually well centered, o.g., heavy h.r., horizontal crease not noted on the certificate, very fine appearance; 1980 SPA certificate (S.G. #38; £2,750). (Image)

CV. $3,250.00

#17, 1863-80 1d Carmine lake, aniline ink, unused (no gum), deep rich color showing strong aniline on reverse, very fine and rare; 1987 BPA certificate (S.G. #34; £1,000). (Image)

CV. $1,500.00

#E1a, 1916 5d Orange and black special delivery, double overprint, attractive mint example of this scarce error, o.g., h.r., very fine; 1954 PF certificate (S.G. #S1a; £800). (Image)

CV. $1,000.00

#E1c, 1916 "Special Delivery" overprint on 5d Orange and black, double overprint, one inverted, top sheet-margin single, used along with 1917 1d Carmine & black semi-postal on "On His Majesty's Service" imprint cover, stamps tied by "Nassau/Bahamas/27 June 17" datestamp, with the postmark repeated at bottom, cover with harmless vertical pocket fold, very fine; addressed to Nassau so in all probability a handback usage, but still exceedingly rare on a contemporary cover. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000