QV MINT COLLECTION ON ALBUM LEAVES: Also features a few Trinidad & Tobago issues. Main interest in early Trinidad types incl. 1851-56 blued paper types SG 2 (block of 4), SG 3, SG 5 & SG 6, 1859 (May) imperfs. 4d grey-lilac SG 25 (£120) & 1/- indigo SG 29 (£110), 1860 clean-cut perfs 4d brownish lilac SG 47 (£200) & 6d deep green SG 50 (£275); 1863-75 range 4d bright violet (2) SG 70, 70b & 4d grey (2) SG 71, 71a & 6d green SG 72. Also, a lightly used example of 1/- bright mauve (no wmk.) SG 67 (£325); group of 1876 perf. 14 types 1d, 4d & 6d; 1883-94 set of 7 to 5/- SG 106/113, 1896 values to 5/- green & brown, 1901-06 set of 6 to 5/- lilac & mauve plus a few KEVII & KGV issues to 1/- incl. 1909 set of 3. A fine assembly. (c.75) (Image)

1851 (1d) blue in mint corner marginal block of 16. Mounted on margin only. Attractive display piece. SG 3 (£368+). (Image)

QV PERIOD MAIL; Quartet with 1887 local QV ½d PC with scarce "SAN FERNANDO/TRINIDAD" cds on front, 1889 env. to British Guiana franked QV 4d tied by two strikes of the Trinidad cds and 1892 2d + 2d QV reply card & 1½d + 1½d reply card intact and addressed to Vienna with Port of Spain cancels on front. (4 items) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

MISCELLANY INCLUDING SCARCE EARLY PIN-PERF TYPE, UNUSUAL CANCEL & 1878 COVER, ETC:: Fine mint example of 1859 (1d) rose-red pin-perf 13½-14, with 1952 RPSL Cert., SG 38 (£250), fine used example of 1857 (1d) rose-red imperf. cancelled by boxed "2" (receiving house?) SG 12 and 1882 6d green with red manuscript surcharge in strip of 3 on piece dated 2 Oct 1882 (SG 104). Also, 9 Oct. 1878 EL to Bordeaux bearing 6d green. Cover also has Adolf Wuppermann agents mark plus London & Calais arrival d/s and red crayon "5" mark. Attractive. (5 stamps and a cover) Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)