United States OFFICIAL STAMPS DEPARTMENTAL OVERPRINTS
Sale No: 236
Lot No:538
Symbol:F
ARCHITECT: Red 'A ' (Stop Omitted) on Rouletted 1d yellow-green, light 'GAMBIERTON/NO30/68/S-A' cds. Rated RRR. Ex Houston Wynn. RPSofV Certificate (1989). [The 'Besancon' example sold for SFr665]
ARCHITECT: Red 'A.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, large-part o.g. Rated RRRR. Ex Rev James Mursell & Houston Wynn. SPA Certificate (1979). [Absent from Besancon]
ARCHITECT: Red 'A ' with the Stop Omitted on Star Wmk 4d, a trifle aged, GPO cds. Rated RRRRRR: not listed by Ron Butler or Tony Presgrave. RPSofV Certificate (2019).
ARCHITECT: Red 'A.' on DLR Perf 11½-12½ 4d dull purple, corner fault at L/L, large-part o.g. Rated RRRR. Ex James Mursell & Houston Wynn. SPA Certificate (1979). [The very fine 'Besancon' example sold for SFr1815. Our stamp is almost certainly the adjoining unit from above]
ARCHITECT: Black 'A.' on DLR Rouletted 2/- rose-carmine large-part - brown - o.g. Rated RRRR: unrecorded used by Butler. Ex Rev James Mursell & Houston Wynn. SPA Certificate (1979). [A larger stamp than the similar 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr1331]
ATTORNEY-GENERAL: Red 'A.G.' on Rouletted 1/- red-brown, GPO cds of JY19/69. Rated RRRR. RPSofV Certificate (2019). [The 'Besancon' example sold for SFr1452]
AUDIT OFFICE: Red 'A.O.' on Star 4d, GPO cds of SP16/68. Rated RRRRR. Ex Don Pearce & 'Sir Humphrey' (Brian Farmer). RPSofV Certificate (2019). [Absent from 'Besancon'. His mint example - rated RRRR - sold for SFr1694]
BARRACKS DEPARTMENT: Red 'B.D.' on Rouletted 2d, large-part o.g. Rated RRRR: unrecorded used. RPSofV Certificate (2019). [At least the equal of the similar 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr1694]
BENCH OF MAGISTRATES: Red 'B.M.' on Rouletted 2d vermilion, part-o.g. Rated RRRR. Ex Rev James Mursell & Houston Wynn. SPA Certificate (1979). [Absent from 'Besancon']
CHIEF SECRETARY: Red 'G.S.' Error for 'C.S.' on Rouletted 6d ultramarine with strong marginal watermark line at left, minor separation faults at the base, large-part o.g. Rated RRRR. Ex Rev James Mursell & Houston Wynn. RPSofV Certificate (2019). [Absent from 'Besancon']
NB: only the 2d was issued to the Government Storekeeper. The 'G.S.' on 6d & 1/- are both errors for 'C.S.'
CHIEF SECRETARY: Black 'C.S.' on Perf 11½-12½xRouletted 6d Prussian blue Printed on Both Sides, minor stains, light GPO cds. Rated RRRRR. JRW Purves Opinion (undated). [Absent from 'Besancon']
COLONIAL SURGEON: Black 'C.Sgn.' ('C' & 'S' with Serifs) on DLR Crown/SA Rouletted 2d, small separation fault at L/R, 'GAMBIERTON/MR1/71/SA' cds. Rated RRR. RPSofV Certificate (2019). [Superior to the 'Besancon' example that sold for SFr665]
COMMISSARIAT OFFICE: Red 'C.O.' on 4d, GPO cds of FE17/71. Rated RRRRR. RPSofV Certificate (2019). [Absent from 'Besancon': his mint example - rated RRRR - sold for SFr1028]