Sale No: 284
Lot No:4149
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1860: Cover to Bermuda with reverse showing fine TURKS-ISLANDS double arc cds of despatch in brown (Sept 26) and double arc 'St. Thomas' transit in black alongside (Oct 9), rated '4' in manuscript on obverse. Carried on the schooner "Tees" chartered by the Turks Government woth the RMSP contract expired in July 1860. The "Delta's" next northbound voyage only left on Oct 29, thus the letter was held at St. Thomas for 20 days. Manuscript notation on obvers of receipt 'Nov 3'. Fine and scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1624. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4151
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1867 (April 4): 6 d. black, no. wmk. perf. 11-12½, an unused block of nine of good colour and impression, positions 2-4 / 12-14 / 22-24 with margins at top and at base, fresh and fine appearance, superb large part og. with central row unmounted og. Note position 4 with (non constant) dot between Turks and Islands. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'080+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton-Henry (1961); Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1651.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4152
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1873/79: 1 d. dull rose-lake, wmk. Small Star upright, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, a used horizontal strip of three, separated by scissors, perfs. missing at top and small closed tear in third stamp, used on 1874 cover to Chelsea Square, New York tied by two strikes of the "TI" obliterator with double arc TURKS-ISLANDS datestamp at left (Dec 17). The adhesives also tied by "New York / Due 10 / US Currency" cds of receipt (Jan 2, 1875) in black. Reverse with 'St. Thomas' transit cds (Dec 30). A rare and most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1673.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4154
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1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 2, surcharge Type 3, a near complete sheet of twenty-eight subjects with lower two horizontal rows complete and first row with eight stamps and two additional single examples; and thus showing the ten complete vertical Settings of three, position 14 with the merest hint of a Fraction Bar, the lower horizontal row showing the characteristic horizontal ink line. Fresh and remarkably fine, large part or unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple Gi = £ 4'200+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1851. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4155
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 7, surcharge Type 4, an unused example, well centred and of excellent fresh colour, large part og. A rare stamp. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Collection "Samos", Shreve & Mader, London, 19-20 June 1991, lot 1351. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4156
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1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 6, an unused example of good colour and fine centering for the issue, showing variety "No Fraction Bar", fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Certs. RPSL (1970), RPSL (1987), BPA (1995) Gi = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Collection Dempsey Prappas.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4157
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 5, an unused example of good colour and centering for this issue, variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'750.rnProvenance: Collection C.J.L. Snowden, RL; London, 24 June 1953; Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1678. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4159
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4, surcharge Types 4, 5 and 6; a complete unused sheet of thirty subjects (10 x 3) with sheet margins on three sides, separted by scissors at base but leaving the perforations complete, showing ten complete vertical settings of three with top horizontal row Type 4, second row Type 5 and third row Type 6; fresh colour and superb, dried large part or unmounted og. A magnificent and extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 5'850+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1854. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4162
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1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 9, surcharge Type 8, single unit surcharge, an unused complete sheet of thirty with margins at left and at right, somewhat trimmed at base, but showing ten complete vertical rows of the Type 8 overprint, "Throat Flaw" on position 24, some creasing that does not detract from the appearance, largely fresh and fine, with large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce sheet Gi = £ 6'000+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1867. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4166
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 2, surcharge Type 16, an unused example with nibbed perfs. at left and some aging, large part og. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 400.rnProvenance: Collection G.H. Boucher. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4169
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Types 23 and 24, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), top two horizontal rows surcharge type 23, lower row surcharge type 24, of glorious fresh colour, lower left stamp with slight crease and trimmed perfs. at base, large part og. or unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple: this block was cut from the block of twenty-four in the Ferrari sale Gi = £ 9'600+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale V, ex lot 566; Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1895.rn rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Type 24, a used example with huge 'margins' all round and portion of adjoining stamp at top, neatly cancelled by "TI" obliterator in black. Superb. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = unpriced used. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:4172
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1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 26, an unused example of rich colour, variety "Without the Fraction Bar", generally fine perforations for the issue, unused with small trace of gum. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. Holcombe (1988) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Collection Howard & Torie Gibralter, Shreves, Dallas, 15-16 Sept 2000, lot 2272.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)