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| 6158 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 8 d. chocolate, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, an unused block of nine (3 x 3) of lovely rich colour, superbly centred, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A magnificent multiple Gi = £ 1'170+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6159 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 8 d. chocolate and 8 d. lake-brown, wmk.
Crown CC type 6, perf. 12½, unused horizontal pairs of each, both of fresh colour, the 8 d. chocolate with interesting "hair on plate" coloured flaw above "ON" of CEYLON, the 8 d,. lake-brown similarly fine but with a couple of blunted perfs. on
second stamp, each with large part og. Gi = £ 540+.rnProvenance: Collection Alexander Reid, Spink, London, 11 March 2010, lot 119. (Image 1)
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| 6160 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 9 d. bistre-brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused example, showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, of fine delicate colour for this rare shade, gum bends and age spot on large part og. Cert. (2007) Gi = £ 950.rnProvenance: Collection Joseph Hackmey FRPSL, Spink
Shreves, New York, 18 Feb 2009, lot 269. Despite the above difference in accuracy of description, this is indeed the same stamp.rn rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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| 6161 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 9 d. blackish-brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused group (5), with single example with large part og. (cert. BPA, 1979), and two superb horizontal pairs, each fresh and fine with large part og. Gi = £ 350. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6162 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 9 d. blackish brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, a used example on 1870 single rate cover to Weymouth endorsed "via Southampton", lightly cancelled by barred obliterator with "COLOMBO" despatch cds alongside (Aug 21). Reverse with "GALLE / PAID" cds in red and part Weymouth arrival (Sept
23). Flap missing but an attractive usage.rnProvenance: Collection Rev. G.E.K. Cornwall-Brooks, Harmers, London, 20 March 1979, lot 254. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6163 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 10 d. dull vermilion, wmk. Crown CC type 6
reversed, Imperforate and probably of Imprimatur status, fine unused with large part og. Most attractive and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6164 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 10 d. dull vermilion, wmk. Crown CC type 6
reversed, Imperforate and probably of Imprimatur status, fine unused with large part og. Most attractive and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6165 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 10 d. red-orange, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), marginal from left of sheet, of bright fresh colour, thinned in margin, large part or unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 720+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6166 |
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 Recess by Perkins Bacon 1867/70: 10 d. red-orange and 10 d. orange, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, each in an unused horizontal pair of fresh colour, superb large part og. Gi = £ 480+. (Image 1)
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| 6167 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 1 s. reddish lilac, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused example of good colour wwith somewhat irregular perforations, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in black (Samuel type D5), wrinkling on small part og. A rare stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6168 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 1 s. reddish violet, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused horizontal pair of bright colour, fresh and very fine but for vertical gum bend on one which is unapparent on face, large part og. Scarce and attractive Gi = £ 300+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6169 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 1 s. reddish violet, wmk. Crown CC type 6,
perf. 12½, an unused block of four of rich colour colour, fresh and very, large part og. A very scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 600+.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 9 March 1994, lot 2342. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6170 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 2 s. steel blue, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, an unused block of twelve of resonant clear colour, extremely fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. A very rare stamp in a most attractive multiple Gi = £ 3'300+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6171 |
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 Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 2 s. deep blue, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf.
12½, an unused horizontal strip of three, first stamp showing re-entry lines in "O" of POSTAGE, fresh and very fine, large part og. An attractive multiple Gi = £ 500+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6172 |
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 1872/80: De La Rue Imperforate Imprimaturs on watermarked Crown CC paper, in issued colours
for 2 c. brown, 4 c. in grey (a horizontal pair), 8 c. orange-yellow, 16 c. pale violet, 24 c. green, slightly soiled, 32 c. slate, 36 c. pale blue, 48 c. rose, 64 c. red-brown and 96 c. drab (2 examples); mostly fresh and fine, large part og. A
scarce and attractive group (11 items).rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 July 1999, lot 852. (Image
1)
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| 6173 |
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 1872/80: De La Rue definitives, the set of eight Imperforate Imprimaturs on watermarked
Crown CC paper, with 2 c. brown, 4 c. grey, 8 c. orange-yellow, 16 c. pale violet, 24 c. green, 36 c. blue, 48 c. rose and 96 c. drab; each overprinted "CANCELLED" in black (Samuel type D7), largely fresh and fine with part or large part og.
Extremely rare, most probably unique as a complete set Gi 121, 122, 124, 126, 127, 129, 130, 132.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 24 June 1998, lot 0018. (Image 1)
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| 6174 |
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 1872/80: 2 c. pale brown, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14 x 12½, an unused block of nine (3 x 3)
with interpanneau margin at right, fresh and very fine, minor bend on large part or unmounted og. A very scarce stamp and a rare and attractive multiple Gi = £ 3'825+.rnProvenance: Collection Rear Admiral Frederic Harris, Harmers, New York,
13-15 Feb 1951, lot 693; Tommy Allen. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6175 |
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 1872/80: 8 c. orange-yellow, 16 c. pale violet and 24 c. green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14,
unused examples of fine colour, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type D8), the 24 c. with blunted perfs. at base otherwise very fine, large part og. Pre-UPU Specimens are very scarce. (Image 1)
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| 6176 |
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 1871: De La Rue Die Proof for the 24 c. value in black on glazed white card, handstamped
"Sept 5 1871." and BEFORE HARDENING in black. Slightest corner aging at lower left, otherwise fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 8 Dec 2005, lot 3720. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6177 |
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 1877: De La Rue artist's composite Essay for the 32 c. value (issued in slate), imperforate
on thick card with head-plate in pale blue taken from the 1867 De La Rue 1 d., the surround hand-painted in deep blue, the surround with "Ceylon Postage" and "Thirty Two Cents" hand-painted in Chinese white over pencil. Exquisite and unique.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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