Montserrat: 1876-83 1d. red right half vertical bisect tied by barred oval to piece from cover to St Kitts with light 1883 (Nov. 14) Montserrat Paid c.d.s. alongside and Nov. 15 arrival below, slight staining. B.P.A. certificate (1964) S.G. 1a. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1876-83 1d. red, variety watermark inverted and reversed in a mint block of 35 (7 x 5), unmounted except four, some light creases and minor perf separation otherwise fresh and fine. Believed to be the largest surviving multiple. S.G. 1y, cat. £1,750+. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1876-83 6d. green, variety inverted “S”, lightly cancelled, fine. B.P.A. certificate (1974) S.G. 2b, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: Sperati forgery ‘die proof’ of 1884 4d. in blue on wove paper (50 x 66mm), signed below and with handstamp on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1903 Watermark Crown CA 1/2d. to 2s.6d., Watermark Crown CC 5s. set of ten, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12/a) and additionally handstamped “ULTRAMAR” in blue-violet for distribution to Portuguese colonies (only 25 sets possible), odd trivial imperfection but mainly fine without gum. S.G. 14s-23s vars. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1904-08 to 5s., mint, mainly fine. S.G. 24-33, cat. £300. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1916-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/2d. to 5s. set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12) each showing short “N” in “SPECIMEN” and affixed to small individual pieces from De La Rue archives, the 1/2d. annotated “Aug 1916/120 Set Key/” Ovpts”. Unique. (11) S.G. 49s-59s. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1916-22 3d. die proof of value in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm). Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1917-18 “WAR STAMP” overprint in red 1/2d. green, variety watermark inverted and reversed, upper right corner marginal plate no. block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 60y, cat. £280+.

Montserrat: “WAR STAMP” Overprints, 1918 black overprint 1/2d. and 1919 11/2d. both in a complete sheet of 120, folded, odd trivial stain but mainly fine unmounted mint. S.G. 61, 62, cat. £750+.

Montserrat: 1922-29 3s. die proof of value in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed “BEFORE/STRIKING” and dated “9/5/22” in pencil. Ex Sussex. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1922-29 3s. die proof of value in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed “AFTER/STRIKING” and dated “10/5/22” in pencil. Ex Sussex. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1922-29 4s. die proof of value in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed “BEFORE/STRIKING” and dated “10/5/22” in pencil. Ex Sussex. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1922-29 4s. die proof of value in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed “AFTER/STRIKING” and dated “11/5/22” in pencil. Ex Sussex. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1932 Tercentenary master die proof with value tablets blank, in black on glazed paper (73 x 46mm) backed by squared paper. Ex De La Rue archives. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1932 Tercentenary and 1935 Silver Jubilee sets mint, some rather heavily hinged otherwise fine. S.G. 84-97, cat. £191. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1942 1/2d. green overprinted large “MUESTRA” in blue, top marginal block of ten (2 x 5) endorsed “Specimen” in selvedge, mainly fine with full gum, scarce and unusual. S.G. 101as. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1966 Churchill 1c. with variety cerise (sky) omitted, unmounted mint, overall gum toning but a scarce and dramatic variety. S.G. 179a, cat. £750. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: 1976 Easter 5c. to $1 set with miniature sheet, each showing surcharge omitted, unmounted mint, fine. The sheet with R.P.S. certificate (1999). S.G. 353a-366a, MS367a, cat. £320.

Montserrat: A mint and used collection on leaves, incl. 1880 21/2d. and 4d. unused and used, 1884-85 21/2d. red-brown mint, 1/2d. with detached triangle mint, 21/2d, watermark inverted mint, 21/2d. and 4d. overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1903 set overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1904-08 set mint, 1908-14 set overprinted “SPECIMEN”, set mint, 1914 5s. overprinted “SPECIMEN” and mint single, 1916-22 set overprinted “SPECIMEN”, set mint, 1922-29 set perfin/overprinted “SPECIMEN”, 1932 Anniversary set mint, 1938-48 set perfin “SPECIMEN”, etc., mixed condition. (100s)

Montserrat: Q.E.II collection on leaves, mostly unmounted mint with many listed and unlisted varieties incl. 1974 University 60c. watermark inverted (used), 1976 Easter miniature sheet surcharge omitted, 1976-80 2c. watermark Crown to right of CA corner block of four (R.P.S. certificate, 2015), 1981 Royal Wedding $3 and $4 sheetlets with watermark inverted, 1983 40c. on 25c. surcharge inverted block of four, 70c. on 10c. surcharge omitted in pair with normal, 1984 Birds 10c. printed on gummed side, Officials with scarce 1976 (Apr.) set of six (used), 1976-80 16c. overprint inverted (2, used), 1980 20c. overprint double, 1982 Royal Wedding sheetlets with varieties incl. 45c. on 90c. surcharge double 45c. on 90c. surcharge inverted, 75c. on $3 wmk. inverted, 75c. on $3 surcharge misplaced, 75c. on $3 albino impressions, 75c. on $4 error (wmk. inverted), $1 on $4 surcharge double, etc. mainly fine.

Montserrat: Various Q.V. to K.G.VI on leaves incl. 1876-83 1d. (6, one bisected) used, 1d. watermark inverted unused, 6d. mint and used, 1d. and 6d. inverted “S” both used with faults, 1880 21/2d. mint, 4d. mint and used, 1884-85 1d. unmounted mint corner block of six, 21/2d. used, 21/2d. watermark inverted mint and used, 4d. mauve unmounted mint marginal block of six (possibly the largest surviving multiple), later with “WAR STAMP” black overprints, 1918 1/2d. and 1919 11/2d. both in a complete unmounted mint sheet of 120, 1916-22 2s. unmounted mint marginal block of four, 1932 Tercentenary set mint, 1928-48 and 1951 (2) sets unmounted mint etc., mainly fair to fine.

Montserrat: Selection of “SPECIMEN” overprints incl. 1908-14 seven values to 5s., 1909 1s. with broken “M” in “SPECIMEN”, “WAR STAMP” 1917 red overprint and 1919 11/2d., 1922-29 eleven values to 1s., 21/2d. and 3s. horizontal strips of three (gum toned, one 21/2d. rounded corner) and 1/2d. and 1d. newspaper wrappers. (29)

Montserrat: Officials: 1976 (Apr.) “O.H.M.S.” type O1 5c. to $10 set, used, the 10c. with sheet no. “1750”, fine and scarce. (6) S.G. O1-O6, cat. £700. Issued for use only on mail from the Montserrat Philatelic Bureau and not available for sale either unused or used. Photo. (Image1)

Montserrat: Covers and Cancellations: K.E.VII to Q.E.II collection of covers in a boxed Plymouth album and loose, philatelic and commercial incl. registered mail with 1905 to Germany with 1s., 1908 to Canada with 6d. and 1s., 1914 O.H.M.S. to Ireland franked 3d., 1917 to U.S.A. with 1d. and 3d., airmails, W.W.II censored incl. 1942 (Dec. 31) to U.S.A. with “PASSED BY CENSOR,/MONTSERRAT”, 1938-48 values to 10s., £1 on ‘Steele’ covers, etc. (41)