1860 QV COMPOSITE STAMP-SIZE PROOF FOR THE 1d being a printed Diadem Wyon head adhered to a hand-drawn frame in black ink and Chinese white. The only recorded example. Denominations other than those offered here, and in the following two lots, are in the Royal Collection. Ex Heathcote (1968) & Lord Vestey (2015) (Image)

1860 QV COMPOSITE STAMP-SIZE PROOF FOR THE 2d being a printed Diadem Wyon head adhered to a hand-drawn frame in black ink and Chinese white. The only recorded example. Ex Heathcote (1968) & Lord Vestey (2015) (Image)

1860 QV COMPOSITE STAMP-SIZE PROOF FOR THE 4d being a printed Diadem Wyon head adhered to a hand-drawn frame in black ink and Chinese white. The only recorded example. Ex Heathcote (1968) & Lord Vestey (2015) (Image)

1860 Cut-down proofs on glazed card of the Wyon Head (2 - one with chamfered corners at base, other on all corners) in a circular frame. Ex Swarbrick (1995) (Image)

1860 1d design Die Proofs in Black on glazed card inc. State 2 with large margins, State 3 in a sunken mount and State 4 with four small margins plus an original DLR ink recipe ledger extract for 'Rectified Blue' used for the 'Jamaica 1d Postage' with a block of four of the QV DLR dummy stamp affixed. Fine (4 items) (Image)

1860 2d DESIGN PROOFS RANGE in Black inc. 1st (with uncleared surrounds), 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & final state on glazed card, the latter on a 93 x 61mm card dated 'Aug 29-60' and with handstamped 'BEFORE HARDENING' of which only one other is believed to exist. Important group. Several are ex Swarbrick (1995) (6 proofs) (Image)

Range on leaves with 1855 1½d & 3d with ms 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type DMS), pair 1½d with single 'SPECIMEN' covering both units (Samuel type J1), 1857 1½d Blue on Blue & Blue on White mint, 3d Purple on Blue mint (6 inc. a block of four), 1874 Crown CC 3d Purple on Lilac mint and used singles, 1895 local env. to Kingston franked 1½d & 3d, 1858 1/-, 5/- & 10/- optd 'SPECIMEN' (all Samuel type GB2), 1/- with ms 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type DMS), 1/- optd 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type D5) and 1865 1d Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type 5), 1858 1/- mint and used (3 - one on a dated piece) & 5/- used, DLR QV dummy stamp imperf block of four in Red (Cochineal) on a copy of the ink recipe for the 'Jamaica 1/- Revenue', 1865 1d Rose mint, 1871 1d Rose mint and 1873 1d Rose mint (9 inc. a plate no. block of six and plate no. pair), few uses on documents etc. Fine assembly. (54 items) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1860 4d design Die Proofs in Black on glazed card inc. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th states showing production design development, the first with uncleared surrounds and the final state on a 93 x 61 mm card - one of three believed to exist - plus a copy of the DLR ink recipe ledger extract for 'Red' used for the 'Jamaica 4d Postage' with an original block of four of the QV DLR dummy stamp affixed. Fine. Several are ex Swarbrick. (6 items) (Image)

1860 6d design Die Proofs in Black on glazed card inc. 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th (2 - small differences) states showing production design development, the 2nd state with partially uncleared head space and the final state on a 93 x 61 mm card dated 'Sept 14-60' and handstruck 'BEFORE HARDENING' - one of two with this inscription believed to exist - plus a copy of the DLR ink recipe ledger extract for 'Tyrian Purple' used for the 'Jamaica 6d Postage' with an original block of four of the QV DLR dummy stamp affixed. Fine. Several are ex Swarbrick. (9 items) (Image)

1860 1/- design Die Proofs in Black on glazed card inc. 2nd, 5th, 6th & 7th states showing production design development to curls of the chignon and berries in the wreath, the 2nd state with partially uncleared head space, the final state on a 93 x 61 mm white glazed card dated 'Sept 6-60' and scarce thus plus a copy of the DLR ink recipe ledger extract for 'Deep Brown' used for the 'Jamaica 1/- Postage' (Wmk Crown CC issues) with an original block of four of the QV DLR dummy stamp affixed. Fine. Several are ex Swarbrick. (6 items) (Image)

1860-99 QV range on leaves inc. 1860-70 1d - 1/- used, 1870-83 1d - 1/- used, 1883-97 ½d - 2/- used and several mint, 1889 DLR Keyplates mint and used inc. 1d & 2d marginal mint blocks, latter with inv. wmk plus a few official opts, revenues, telegraphs etc. (164) (Image)

1863 3d design Die Proofs in Black on glazed card inc. 1st, 4th & 5th states showing production design development, the 1st state partially uncleared plus a copy of the DLR ink recipe ledger extract for 'Green' used for the 'Jamaica 3d Postage' with an original block of four of the QV DLR dummy stamp affixed. Fine. Several are ex Swarbrick. (4 items) (Image)

SOMERSET HOUSE SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS; 1860 6d & 1/- (both wing margined, latter with tiny thin and double opt) each optd 'SPECIMEN' (Samuel type GB6 - applied at Somerset House, London) unrecorded by Samuel on these issues. Each with RPSL Certs. (1991). (2) (Image)

PROOF & ARCHIVAL GROUP; 1860 imperf. plate proofs for the 2d & 1/- (2 - one optd 'SPECIMEN - Samuel type D11 - very rare as only used for the DLR collection 1870-84; ex Nicholson [1940]) plus 3d (wing margin & top marginal), 6d (bottom marginal) & 1/- each with two ink pen stroke cancellations from the DLR archive and ex Swarbrick (1995). (6) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

DLR MANUSCRIPT SPECIMEN GROUP; Range on leaves inc. 1860 1d (4 - two with Nicholson type N21), 2d (Nicholson type N22 - the only recorded example - ex Nicholson), 3d (4 - one with Nicholson type N21) & 1/- (6 - three Nicholson type N21 - two in Red and two Nicholson type N22). Selected stamps identified as ex Latto, Nicholson, Surtees or Swarbrick. Important assembly. (15) (Image)

DLR SPECIMEN GROUP; 1860-68 Wmk Pineapple imperf. 1d, 2d, 4d (2) & 6d & Perforated 1d, 6d & 1/- (2) - several with straight edges and all with Samuel type D2/Nicholson type N1 'SPECIMEN' opts. Scarce assembly. Several are ex Swarbrick (1995) (9) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

FURTHER DLR SPECIMEN OVERPRINTS; Range on leaves with 163 3d with Samuel type D3/Nicholson type N7 and 1d, 2d (reduced wing margin at right), 3d, 6d & 1/- all with Samuel type D5/Nicholson type N5 plus an additional 6d with the same opt in Blue and rare thus. All ex Latto (8) (Image)

LOCALLY OVERPRINTED SPECIMENS; Range with 3d pair and 1/- horizontal strip of three (horizontally reduced by about half - 1977 RPSL Cert.) with Samuel type J1/Nicholson type N2 opts; 3d ex Swarbrick, 1/- ex Hopkinson & Latto and both ex Surtees plus 1863 1d - 1/- set (1/- wing margin & 2d straight edge at left) with Samuel type J2/Nicholson type N4 applied diagonally (except 6d which is vertical) and 1863 3d with Samuel type J3/Nicholson type N6. Rare and important group (12) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

SPECIMEN & CANCELLED GROUP; Wmk Crown CC range with ½d, 1d & 3d with Samuel/Nicholson type D5/N5, 2d (two straight edges) & 6d (2 - one with two straight edges) with Samuel/Nicholson D6/D7 'CANCELLED' opt and rare thus, 1870-84 6d wing margin with Samuel/Nicholson D11/N9 type and a manuscript type (Nicholson N24) on the 2/- & 5/- (2). Rather difficult assembly. (10) (Image)

DLR QV issues (no Keytypes) used group on leaves with Pineapple wmks 1d - 1/- inc. a 1d bisected on fragment, 1870-83 Crown CC½d - 5/-, 1883-97 Wmk Crown CA ½d - 5/- inc. 1d & 2d bisected on individual pieces and 1905-11 3d - 2/-. Good range of shades and majority fine. (98) (Image)

1870-73 Wmk Crown CC Group mint selection inc. 1d Blue & Deep Blue (wing margin), 2d Deep Rose, 3d Green, 4d Brown-Orange & Red-Orange (both unused no gum), 6d & 1/- (6 inc. a block of four and representing three shades). Majority fine. (13) (Image)

1870-83 PLATE PROOFS ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d & 6d & 1/- in close to the original issued colours imperf. (four margins on each) and on unwmkd paper each optd 'CANCELLED' (Samuel/Nicholson D7/N26) and scarce. Fine. (6) (Image)

1872 ½d group inc. cut down stamp size Die Proof in Black on glazed card and on a 93 x 61 mm card dated 'July 30, 1872' and handstruck 'BEFORE HARDENING' with mss 'Punch made dated 1872' - rather stained due to damage in the 1940 London Blitz, a copy of the DLR ink recipe ledger extract for 'Maroon' used for the 'Jamaica ½d' with an original block of four of the QV DLR dummy stamp affixed and the issued stamp mint (6 inc. a block of four representing the two shades. (9 items) (Image)

1875 2/- Venetian Red range inc. stamp size Die Proof in Black on glazed card and the issued stamp mint (10 - single with Plate '1' in margin, corner marginal pair with current number '2' and a scarce block of six [3 x 2]. Mostly fine (11) (Image)

1875 5/- stamp size Die Proof in Black on glazed card and the issued stamp in a marginal mint block of four with Plate '1' in lower margin and scarce thus. (5) (Image)