POSTAL HISTORY: 1904 provisional use of Crown Circle “Paid at St. Lucia” handstamp due to the shortage of 1d stamps, used for less than a month, Castries date stamp alongside, London receiver on reverse, fine and scarce (Image)

1863, Watermark Crown CC, surcharge 'Half/penny' on (6d) emerald-green, prepared for use but not issued, block of thirty (5x6), top and lower rows large part og, middle three rows unmounted og; slight foxing affecting a few otherwise good to fine. Lovely fresh appearance. SG 9 (Image)

1902-03 Watermark Crown CA seven die proofs with duty plate in black comprising ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 1s and 5s, all on individual glazed cards (92x60mm). Fine and scarce group. (7) (Image)

1860-1910 mint collection arranged in blue Frank Godden album including 1860 Wmk Small Star (1d), small part og, (2d)(2, both no gum), (6d) used, 1863 Crown CC (1d) (11, one with gum), (6d) (15, with three blocks of four, mostly with gum), prepared for use but not issued, 'Half/penny' on (6d) (9,with a block of eight), 'Six/pence' on (4d), no gum, 1864, Crown CC, (½d) to (1s) violet with ½d intense black imperforate proof pair, 1881 surcharge 'HALFPENNY' block of six, 1882-84 surcharge, perf 14, 'ONE SHILLING' (7, with two pairs and one used), perf 12, 'FOUR PENCE' (2), 1883-86 duplicated to 1s with 6d (4), 1s (3), 1886-87 Die I duplicated to 1s with 3d (3), 1s (3), 1891-98 Die II to 10s with 5s (9, with a block of four), 1891-92 surcharge, stamps of Die I, 'ONE/HALF/PENNY' on 3d (4, two pairs), ½d on half 6d (56, six used) with a range of multiples up to ten and varieties with pair with '2' in fraction omitted and single on small piece with 'FIGURE '1' USED AS FRACTION BAR' with RPS Certificate (1968), 'ONE/PENNY' on 4d range, stamps of Die II 'ONE/HALF/PENNY' on 3d (11, five used) with varieties used including 'SURCHARGED BOTH SIDES', 'SMALL 'A' IN HALF, 'SMALL 'O' IN ONE' (2). Condition a little mixed in places with many good to fine. (hundreds) (Image)