1852/57: Cartier 10 d. dull blue, imperforate on thin paper, a used example with large margins all round, lightly cancelled in black. A most attractive example of a very scarce stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 1'700. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1985/95: Lot some hundred complete booklets in mint condition, showing various topics and mostly in heavy duplication, in-between some FDC's and a group of business or daily mail, few used booklets and more, good condition and housed in five albums, in addition an album containing US franked labels used/unused and related material, the whole served in a box. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:361
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1851/60: 3 d. dull red on blued, a bisected example used with superb 6 d. olive-yellow on blued, tied to 1858 cover endorsed "By Steamer via Halifax NS" to London (Miss Smith correspondence) by oval grill obliterators in black with "ST. JOHNS / PAID" despatch at left (Aug 23) in red, carried on the Cunard steamer 'Niagara' (landed Liverpool, Saturday Sept 4) and "London / Paid" arrival cds (Sept 6) in red alongside. Further "St. John's" despatch on reverse of a fine and rare cover. Signed A. Diena.

1857 (Jan 1): 4 d. scarlet-vermilion, thick machine paper with mesh, no wmk., imperforate, a used example with good to large margins all round, lightly cancelled by barred obliterator in black. A fine example of a very rare stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (1997) Gi = £ 3'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1862/64: 2 d. rose-lake, hand-made paper, no wmk., imperforate, a used example with large even margins all round, lightly cancelled by barred obliterator in black. A very fine stamp Gi = £ 500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)