Great Britain and British Commonwealth BRITISH WEST INDIES TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
Sale No: 7
Lot No:1076
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Cat No:71
1893-95 QV Tablets Crown CA Wmk 4d dull purple & ultramarine SG 71 'SPECIMEN' overprint with Broken 'M' in SPECIMEN variety, no gum, minor adhesion on back.
1917-19 War Tax Overprints 3d purple/yellow with 'WAR TAX' local overprint in red SG 145 complete pane of 60 units with full margins, two small hinge remainders in upper margin with the stamps all unmounted, minor perf separation in margins only, Cat £1560+ for mounted. With the (original?) pink blotting paper used to separate sheets for storage.
1917-19 War Tax Overprints 1d bright rose-scarlet with 'WAR TAX' local overprint in violet SG 149a complete sheet of 120 units unmounted with full margins, central vertical fold, very minor perf separation and a few aging marks in margins only, Cat £480+ for mounted. This clearly shows the 60-up overprint forme layout, with the overprints on the left-hand pane placed considerably lower than those on the right-hand pane. With the (original?) pink blotting paper used to separate sheets for storage.
1917-19 War Tax Overprints 1d rose-carmine with 'WAR TAX' local overprint in violet SG 149f complete sheet of 120 units unmounted with full margins, central vertical fold, some perf separations, a few units with light gum toning and a few aging marks in the left margin, Cat £1320+ for mounted. This shows the 60-up overprint forme layout, with the overprints on the left-hand pane on a slight diagonal and misplaced (off the stamp and onto the adjoining stamp or into the margin on a dozen or more units in the top three rows) compared to those on the right-hand pane. With the (original?) pink blotting paper used to separate sheets for storage.