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BAHAMAS - THE DR SIMON KELLY COLLECTION continued...

**BAHAMAS - THE DR SIMON KELLY COLLECTION continued...**
Lot	Symbol	Descrip	Opening
726		1/- Die Proof in deep blue on white glazed card, 92x60mm. Fine and rare, three proofs recorded in slightly differing shades of deep blue, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 100. (Image1)	Est. £1,800-2,200 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
727		1/- Die Proof in deep blue on white glazed card, dated "5 SEP. 83", 92x60mm. Three proofs are recorded in slightly differing shades of deep blue, this proof unique with a date. Photo included on Back Cover. (Image1)	Est. £2,000-2,400 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
728		1/- Die Proof in pale blue on white glazed card, 92x60mm. A unique proof in pale blue, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 100. (Image1)	Est. £2,000-2,400 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
729		1/- Die Proof in brown on white glazed card, 92x60mm. A unique proof in brown, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 100. (Image1)	Est. £2,000-2,400 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
730		1/- Perf 12 Colour trial in carmine-rose, the colour adopted for the 1d stamp, on Crown CA watermarked paper, fine mint. 1/- Colour trials were printed in six colours used or proposed for the 1884-90 issue; just two mint sets and one set applied to part De La Rue archive pages are recorded. Rare, ex Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £800-1,000 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
731		1/- Perf 12 Colour trial in deep yellow, the colour adopted for the 4d stamp, on Crown CA watermarked paper, fine mint. Rare, just two mint examples and one applied to a part archive page recorded, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £800-1,000 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
732		1/- Perf 12 Colour trial in mauve, the colour adopted for the 6d stamp, on Crown CA watermarked paper, fine mint. Rare, just two mint examples and one applied to a part archive page recorded, ex. Ludington and Vestey. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £800-1,000 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
733		Two pieces cut from the 1883 (Nov 20) De La Rue archive page headed "Bahamas Postage Stamps, Existing and Proposed Schemes of Colours", one piece bearing perf 11½ Chalon Head 1d lake with "4d proposed colour" alongside, the other piece with 1/- perf 12 colour trials in slate-grey, sage-green, and venetian red with proposed colours for the 1/-, 5/- or £1 alongside, initialled "R.C.C" alongside the colour trials. A copy of the original De La Rue page shows that it also bore 1d, 4d and 6d Chalon Heads, and 1/- colour trials in carmine-rose, deep yellow, blue-green and mauve, the colours of the 1d, 4d, 6d and 1/- stamps. Two unique archival pieces, ex De La Rue archives and Vestey collection. Photo on Page 102. (Image1) (Image2)	Est. £4,000-5,000 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
734		Master Die Proof with blank value tablet, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 100. (Image1)	Est. £500-600 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
735		1d Imperforate colour trial in dull purple and blue on Crown CA watermarked paper, margin at left, superb mint. Ten colour combinations recorded, only the purple and blue trials being on watermarked paper, six examples of each colour trial believed to have been printed. Ex Ludington. Photo on Page 94.	Est. £250-300 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
736		1d, 2½d, 4d, 1/-, 5/- and £1 all handstamped "SPECIMEN" type BAH1, also 2½d and 6d with "SPECIMEN" overprint type D12, all fine mint. The BAH1 Specimen handstamp applied to presentation sets, just three complete sets apparently recorded. (8). Photo on Page 98. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)	Est. £500-600 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
737		Used set with additional stamps to the 5/-, 2½d with inverted watermark, also 1d mint (19, with block of six and two corner plate blocks of four) and 4d mint (11, with corner plate block of eight), and two covers franked 2½d or 2½d pair. S.G. £900+. (54). Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £150-200 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
738		1d Black and red, imperforate plate proof block of four on ungummed inverted watermark Crown CC paper with upper margin, two pressed vertical creases through left pair and central margin, otherwise fine. Scarce, one folded up sheet of sixty stamps was discovered in 1949 with frame plate 2 and vignette plate 2 (which only occurred in the issued 1911 stamp on Multiple Crown CA paper). Photo on Page 102. (Image1)	Est. £400-500 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
739		1d Perf 14 Colour trial in black and blue, the colour of the issued 2/- stamp, on Crown CC paper, no gum, a few clipped lower perfs. Scarce, ex. Ludington. Photo on Page 104. (Image1)	Est. £250-300 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
740		1d Perf 14 Colour trial in ultramarine and black on Crown CC paper, no gum, fine and scarce, ex Ludington. Photo on Page 104. (Image1)	Est. £250-300 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
741		1d Perf 14 Colour trial in scarlet and deep green on Crown CC paper, one pulled perf at upper right and a few clipped perfs. Scarce, ex Ludington. Photo on Page 104. (Image1)	Est. £200-250 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
742		Set of four overprinted "SPECIMEN" type D12a fine mint, also 5d, 2/- and 5/- overprinted "SPECIMEN" each additionally handstamped "ULTRAMAR" in violet, traces of gum only. (7).	Est. £100-150 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
743		5d, 2/- and 3/- Handstamped "SPECIMEN" type BAH1 in black, mint large part original gum, 2/- and 3/- a little toned, otherwise fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page 104. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)	Est. £180-220 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
744		Mint and used study with "SPECIMEN" set of four (additional 5d, 2/-), 1d mint (21) and used (17), 5d mint (32) and used (7), 2/- mint (13) and used (3), 3/- mint (15) and used (5), mint corner marginal blocks of four and other blocks of four of all values, also 5d marginal block of fifteen, differing printings showing vignette plates 1 or 2. S.G. £2,500+. (120).	Est. £300-400 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
745		1d Watermark inverted, and 3/- watermark inverted and reversed, fine mint. S.G. 58w, 61y, £340. (2).	Est. £80-100 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
746		1902-16 Covers (5) and picture postcards (3) including single 5d, 2/- or 3/- frankings on registered covers to Germany, 5d on registered cover to G.B, Miami "PAQUEBOT" handstamps (2), etc. (8).	Est. £100-150 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
747		Master Die Proof with blank value tablet, in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 100. (Image1)	Est. £500-600 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
748		1d Imperforate colour trial in orange and black on Crown CA watermark paper, mint, diagonal crease but scarce. 25 Differing colour trials were printed on Crown CA paper and used on two appendix pages in 1902; it has been suggested six examples of each colour trial were printed. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £100-150 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
749		1d Imperforate colour trial in dull green and ultramarine on Crown CA paper, fine mint. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £200-250 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.
750		1d Imperforate colour trial in olive bistre and carmine on Crown CA paper, small corner thin, otherwise fine mint. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)	Est. £150-200 Closing..Apr-09, 11:59 PM EST.