Sale No: 2106
Lot No:31
Symbol:Cat No:O6

Bermuda. A True World Rarity. The Unique Unused Example.. 1861 Postmaster's Stamp, W.B. Perot. (1d.) carmine-red on bluish horizontally laid paper, a crisp rich red strike, cut square and not obliterated, the faintest trace of a wrinkle mentioned strictly for accuracy; The unique unused example and of the highest exhibition quality. A true world rarity. B.P.A. (1984 and 1991) and R.P.S. (1991) Certificates. S.G. O6, £150,000
Literature: "Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps" Volumes 1 and 2 . by L.N. Williams. . provenance:. D. Melat, November 1985. Harmer's of London, May 1989. Bridger & Kay (Guernsey) Ltd., October 1991. Important Stamps and Covers of the World, Spink, June 2006 . David Feldman, December 2015 (Image1)

Est. £60,000-80,000

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:32
Symbol:Cat No:11a

Bermuda. 1865-1903, perf. 14x12½, 1/- green vertical strip of three, variety imperforate between; large part original gum with minor tone spots and light wrinkling, the lower stamp with faint trace of a bend, otherwise fine and a striking piece of great rarity. Signed Herbert Bloch and with B.P.A. Certificate (2003). S.G. 11a, £12,000
Note: This variety exists between the 8th. and 9th., and 9th. and 10th. rows of each pane, probably on one sheet. Thus there were a possible twenty four vertical strips with the error. . provenance:. Henry Hick, Robson Lowe, 23 September 1975 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-5,000

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:33
Symbol:Cat No:15a

Bermuda. 1875 1d. on 2d. dull blue, variety no stop after 'penny'; part original gum, very fresh and fine. A superb example of this great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2006). S.G. 15a, £25,000
Note: Fewer than twelve examples of this stamp exist, of which the majority are used (Image1)

Est. £6,000-8,000

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:34
Symbol:Cat No:51bs-55s

Bermuda. 1918-34 with 1918-22 set of sifrom 2/- to £1 overprinted "specimen", £1 purple and black red, variety 'break in scroll', top right marginal showing plate '1' and 1922-34 10/- green and red on pale emerald 'broken crown and scroll' [2/12], part to large part original gum and generally fine. S.G. 51bs-55s, 55a, 92b, £2,350
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Est. £600-700

Bermuda. 1924-32 Watermark Multiple Script CA. 2/6d. black and bright orange-vermilion on deep blue, lower left corner marginal showing plate number '1'; unmounted mint with fine fresh appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 89k, £3,250
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Est. £1,500-2,000

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:38
Symbol:Cat No:93

Bermuda. 1924-32 Watermark Multiple Script CA. 12/6d. grey and orange block of four with sheet margin at foot, the lower right hand stamp showing variety 'gash in fruit and leaf'; unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. 93, 93g, £1,550
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Est. £600-800

Bermuda. 1924-32 Watermark Multiple Script CA. 12/6d. grey and orange upper left corner marginal example showing plate number '1'; mounted in the margin only leaving the stamp unmounted mint. Fine and attractive. S.G. 93, £250
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Est. £150-200

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:40
Symbol:Cat No:F1a

Bermuda. Postal Fiscals. 1937 12/6d. grey and orange upper right corner marginal example showing plate number '1' and with variety 'break in scroll'; large part original, typical streaky gum. Fine and a wonderful example of this scarce stamp. S.G. F1a, £4,250
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Est. £1,800-2,000

Ceylon. 1857-67 mint and used collection on album pages with duplication and multiples including 1857-59 imperf. 1d. unused (2) and used (24, including a strip of three), 2d. used (20), 4d. used (2), 5d. used (7, including a pair) 6d. mint (2) and used (20), 9d. used, 10d. unused and used (10), 1/- unused and used (12), 1/9d. used (6), 2/- used (2), 1861-64 Star with values to 2/- used and some multiples, 1867 with values to 2/- used etc., mixed condition but huge catalogue value
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Est. £4,000-6,000

Ceylon. 1857-1952 mint and used collection on album pages including a range of mainly used Chalon heads, also some unused and mint, some with certificates, later surcharges including some surcharge errors such as inverted and double, King George V with sets to 20r. mint, King George VI with values to 10r. mint, War Stamps, Officials both mint and used, etc., mixed condition in places, huge catalogue value
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Est. £1,500-2,500

Ceylon. 1861-64 Watermark Star issue collection written up on pages, mainly used with duplication and with pairs, also with single mint examples of most values including 4d rose-red, 1/9d. light green and 2/- dull blue;a useful collection. Cat. in excess of £12,000
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Est. £700-900

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:78
Symbol:Cat No:24

Ceylon. 1861-64 clean-cut perf. 14 to 15½, 8d. brown, unused with large part original gum, perfs. trimmed a little at top right, though showing the full design. Fine and scarce. S.G. 24, £2,500
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Est. £300-400

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:81
Symbol:Cat No:143

Ceylon. 1886 (23 Nov.) front registered to London, endorsed "Stamped & Registered", bearing 1882 20c. on 64c. red-brown 'L' shaped block of five, the upper pair in the block showing variety surcharge double, all tied by barred 'A' oval cancels, showing "r" in oval, "colombo/registered" and London registered datestamps; front with reinforcements to filing folds that have weakened, nevertheless a very rare usage of this variety. R.P.S. Certificate (1972). S.G. 143, 143a, £1,800 single off cover
Provenance: De Worms, Harmer's London, 1938 (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:82
Symbol:Cat No:321

Ceylon. 1912-15 MCA 100r. grey-black, marginal from the left of the sheet with large part original gum, fresh and fine. S.G. 321, £3,250
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Est. £1,200-1,500

Ceylon. 1912-15 MCA 1000r. purple on red overprinted "specimen", large part original gum; very fine and with good centring. S.G. 323s, £1,900
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Est. £600-800

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:84
Symbol:Cat No:358

Ceylon. 1921-32 Script 50r., unused with large part original gum with good centring; tiny blue mark on King's neck, otherwise a fine example. S.G. 358, £800
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Est. £200-300

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:85
Symbol:Cat No:£2

Ceylon. 1921-32 100r. dull purple and blue, unused with large part original gum that shows some light off-setting from a printed album, well centred and fine. S.G. £2,750
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Est. £1,000-1,500

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:298
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Collections and Ranges. A mainly mint King George VI collection in a stockbook with 1938-39 sets and part sets from most colonies including Aden, Antigua, Ascension, Bermuda, Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, India with some Convention states and Service sets and part sets, K.U.T, Leeward Islands, Malta, Montserrat, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, etc., mainly mounted mint
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Est. £400-600

Collections and Ranges. A mint group comprising Antigua 1921-29 set of seven to £1, Bermuda 1918-22 MCA set of sito £1, British Honduras 1913-21 MCA $5 and 1922-33 MCA $5, Fiji 1906-12 MCA £1, St. Vincent 1904-11 MCA £1, Sierra Leone 1907-12 MCA £1 and Southern Nigeria 1907-11 MCA £1 and 1912 MCA £1; all fine mint
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Est. £1,000-1,500

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:300
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Collections and Ranges. A group of mainly mint sets and part sets including Great Britain with 1840 1d. black used on cover, Antigua with sets and values to 5/-, Ascension with values to 2/-, Bechuanaland with overprints to 1/-, Bermuda, British Guiana, Dominica including several 5/- values, Falkland Islands with 1933 Centenary to 2/6d. and 1954 Dependencies set to £1, Gold Coast with 1889 20/-, 1902 set to 20/- etc., Ireland, Malta, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago 1953-59 set to $4.80 in plate blocks of four, Virgin Islands with various sets to 5/- and Zululand 1888 set with values to 1/-; chiefly good to fine
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Est. £1,000-2,000

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:301
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Collections and Ranges. A mainly mint group on Hagner pages and stock cards with emphasis on British West Indies including Bahamas with 1917 Red Cross 1d. group including overprinted "specimen" and some varieties (11 in all), Cyprus 1881 ½d. on 1d. with surcharge double (BPA Cert.), Gambia with specimens and issued sets, Grenada including 1881 ½d. mauve imperforate pair from the top of the sheet, 1906 2d. orange with watermark inverted (BPA Cert.), 1913 and 1922 sets to 10/-, Gold Coast with specimens and issued sets, Jamaica with 1½d. War Stamps block of four with plate nuber used on piece with overprint double, Mauritius 1849 latest impression 1d. red used, Northern Rhodesia KGV part set to 10/-, St. Lucia with War Tavarious overprint types used on large piece, etc., a very useful and valuable group
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Est. £1,500-2,500

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:302
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Collections and Ranges. A mainly mint selection on stockcards and Hagner pages including Ascension with 1934 set to 5/-, Barbados, Cayman Islands 1935 set to 10/-, Cyprus 1934 set to 45pi., 1938-51 set to £1, 1955-60 set to £1 and 1960 set to "1, Canada 1870 small type 2c. green block of four with part imprint, Madagascar 1895 4d. rose vertical pair variety imperforate between, Malaya Straits Settlements Revenue KGVI $100 used, St. Helena 1922 £1 mint, St. Vincent with specimen sets, etc. chiefly fine and fresh
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Est. £1,800-2,500

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:303
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Collections and Ranges. 1869-1951 collection on album pages including Nauru, Norfolk Island including 1947 First Day Cover, North Borneo with 1886 imperfs to 10c., most other sets and values to $10 CTO, 1939 set to $5 mint, 1945 BMA overprint set mint, 1950 set to $10 mint, New Guinea with 1918 N.W. Pacific Islands overprints to 5/- mint, New Hebrides with 1911 surcharge set, 1925 Script set to 5/-, 1938 set to 10fr., Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Sabah, Sarawak with 1888-97 set to $1, 1899-1908 set to $1 mint, 1923 and 1929 sets to $1, 1934-41 set to $10, 1945 BMA set to $10, Tonga, etc., chiefly good to fine
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Est. £1,500-2,500

Collections and Ranges. A beautifully presented collection of mainly Specimen sets housed in a German "Die Raubpolitik Englands Im Spiegel Der Briefmarke" red album some highlights include Great Britain with 1939 1/-, 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- all handstamped "specimen", Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary set to £1, Palestine 1927-45 set to 200m., Sarawak 1934-41 set to $10, Transjordan 1913 set to £1, a number of 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1937 Coronation sets, most King George VI definitive sets all perforated "specimen" etc., chiefly very fine and fresh, hinged to album pages
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Est. £6,000-8,000

Cook Islands. 1892 1d. black vertical pair imperforate between, large part original gum with a few paper adhesions and gum bends mentioned for the sake of accuracy, negligible when considering this great rarity. Brandon Certificate (2003). S.G. 1a, £10,000
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Est. £1,500-2,500