Barbados. 1840 (8 Nov.) soldier's entire letter "from Robert Smith, Private 52 Regt." to Lichfield, Staffs., rated "Pd1" and countersigned by the Commanding Officer of the 6th. Regiment; the contents refer to "many deaths in the regiment", the General, monthly salary of £1, wishing to purchase his discharge for £10 and horse racing, etc.; accompanied by a 1971 letter from the Headquarters of the Light Division explaining the movements of the 52nd. Regiment in the West Indies. A few faults though a scarce concessionary rate cover. Photo
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Est. £300-400

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1852-55 Paper blued. (½d.) yellow-green with good to large margins and crisply cancelled "1"; fine and scarce. S.G. 1, £700. Photo
Note: Illustrated on page 11 of the Roett handbook (Image1)

Est. £200-250

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1852-55 Paper blued. (1d.) blue (2), (1d.) deep blue shades (3, cancelled "4", "5" and "6") and (4d.) brownish red (5, four cancelled "1" and one cancelled "10"), all with four margins; one (4d.) discoloured, otherwise good to fine. S.G. 3, 4, 5, £1,965
Note: "10" cancellation illustrated on page 24 of the Roett handbook (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1852-55 Paper blued. (1d.) deep blue (2), (4d.) brownish-red (3, one discoloured and no gum) and prepared for use but not issued (no value) slate-blue, part original gum. S.G. 4, 5, 5a
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Est. £100-120

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1855-58 white paper, (½d.) yellow-green (3), (½d.) green (3), (1d.) pale blue and (1d.) deep blue pair, all with good to large or very large margins and cancelled "1"; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1965) for the pair. S.G. 7-10, £975
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Est. £250-300

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1860 no watermark, pin-perf. 12½ (½d.) yellow-green with the perforations intact on the vertical sides and with traces at the base, neatly cancelled "1"; an attractive example of this scarce stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1970). S.G. 16, £650. Photo
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Est. £250-300

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (½d.) blue-green marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, hinge remainder in margin, the stamps unmounted, and 6d. dull orange-vermilion vertical pair with part to large part original gum. A fresh and attractive pair of multiples. R.P.S. Certificates (2018 and 2010 respectively). S.G. 21a, 32, £470
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Est. £200-250

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (1d.) blue block of ten (2x5), variety imperforate, good to large margins on three sides, narrow sheet margin at right, unused without gum as usual; the right-hand vertical pair with a diagonal crease and one other with small adhesion at foot. A rare and impressive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1950). S.G. 23a, £4,000+. Photo
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Est. £600-800

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (1d.) deep blue strip of three, the centre stamp showing "split" in design at upper right caused by a small natural paper crease, part original gum, fresh and most attractive. R.P.S. Certificate (2018). S.G. 24, £225+. Photo
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Est. £120-150

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (4d.) dull brown-red horizontal pair, variety imperforate with good to large margins, part original gum; fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificates (1959 and 2018), the latter stating "heavily hinged" which we consider harsh. S.G. 26a, £1,600. Photo
Provenance:. E.K. Lickfold, February 1962 (Image1)

Est. £500-600

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 6d. rose-red, unused with part original gum, and a used example with bootheel "1", both with lovely fresh colour. S.G. 29, £399
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Est. £140-180

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 6d. orange-red, 6d. dull orange-vermilion (2, one imperforate) and 6d. orange (4, shades), part original gum; a couple with light fomarks and one with two vertical creases though of good to fine appearance. S.G. 30-33 group
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Est. £200-250

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 6d. bright orange-vermilion and 6d. dull orange-vermilion horizontal pairs, both cancelled with bootheel "1"; scarce multiples with the latter being one of only two recorded according to Roett. S.G. 31, 32
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Est. £150-200

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1861-70 No Watermark, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 6d. dull orange-vermilion block of four, unused with part to large part original gum, lovely fresh colour and a most attractive multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2016). S.G. 32, £720+. Photo
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Est. £400-500

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (½d.) green block of four, the upper pair with part original gum, the lower pair apparently unmounted; a few stains in places though of generally good appearance and a rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2016). S.G. 43, £720+. Photo
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Est. £250-300

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (½d.) green and 1871 watermark Small Star, rough perf. 14 to 16 (1d.) blue, unused with part original gum; sound. S.G. 43, 48, £360
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Est. £120-150

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (½d.) green and (½d.) yellow-green (2), all imperforate and cancelled with single-ring datestamps, apparently dated in the early 1870s. A.P.S. (2002) and R.P.S. (2, 2016) Certificates. Also (½d.) yellow-green, unused with part original gum. S.G. 43, 43a
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Est. £200-250

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (1d.) blue, unused with part original gum; a lovely large and well-centred example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2016) states "stains to perforations and sweated gum" both of which we consider harsh with the reference to perforation stains barely apparent. S.G. 44, £2,500. Photo
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Est. £700-800

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (1d.) blue, unused without gum and quite well-centred; a couple of pulled perfs. towards lower left, otherwise a sound example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificates (1956 and 2016). S.G. 44, £2,500. Photo
Provenance:. B.L.E. Burton (Image1)

Est. £500-600

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (1d.) blue horizontal pair twice cancelled with bootheel "1" and 1872 watermark Small Star, clean-cut perf. 14½ to 15½ 6d. orange-vermilion horizontal pair twice cancelled with 1874 datestamp; the latter with small fault at upper right, otherwise fine and a scarce pair of multiples. S.G. 44, 53
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Est. £100-120

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (1d.) blue on blue paper, a horizontal pair sharing a good near-complete strike of the bootheel "7" cancellation; trace of soiling at centre though a rare multiple of this scarce stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2016). S.G. 44a, £280+. Photo
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Est. £140-180

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1870-71 Watermark Large Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 6d. orange-vermilion, fresh unused without gum; crease at upper right barely detracts from the fine appearance of this scarce and most attractive stamp. Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 46, 31, £1,000. Photo
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Est. £200-250

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1871 Watermark Small Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. (4d.) dull rose-red, unused with part original gum. An attractive example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 49, £1,300. Photo
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Est. £350-400

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1871 Watermark Small Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 1/- black marginal horizontal pair from the foot of the sheet, variety double row of perforations between stamps and margin, part original gum. A fine and rare variety. R.P.S. Certificate (2016). S.G. 51, £500+. Photo
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Est. £300-400

Barbados. The Britannia Issues. 1871 Watermark Small Star, Rough Perf. 14 to 16. 1/- black block of four with several part or large part bootheel "1" cancellations; some stains to the paper caused by the cancellations, otherwise sound and a rare multiple with only two such blocks recorded by Roett. S.G. 51. Photo
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Est. £150-200