Feature Lot. Lot 1192 - Jamaica, 1921. 6d Red and Dull Blue-Green (SG 90s). Prepared for issue as part of the 1919-21 pictorial series, depicting the reading of the Declaration of the Abolition of Slavery in Spanish Town on 1 August 1833, this stamp was suppressed on political grounds by Governor Sir Leslie Probyn shortly before release. An estimated 416,000 stamps were printed and subsequently destroyed. "SPECIMEN" overprint examples distributed through the UPU survive and are infrequently encountered.... Currently US$ 325 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

The day will feature two distinct auctions under one roof, each offering exceptional material for collectors of classic British Commonwealth philately and postal history.

The first sale is Victoria Stamp Company Public Auction 41: The Fred Hensel Collection of Falkland Islands Stamps & Postal History.

• Fred Hensel collected stamps from childhood, focusing on a select number of areas and learning them deeply. His passion for the Falkland Islands was especially reflected in his love of cork cancellations, and we are pleased to present a sizeable holding of these popular markings both on and off cover. The collection contains a remarkable 27 covers and postal stationery cards bearing cork cancellations, alongside a wealth of off-cover stamps with carefully selected corks, many with exceptionally fine strikes.

  A true postal historian, Fred amassed a substantial holding of covers, nearly all commercial usages. We offer early incoming covers, several bisect covers, a large group of Queen Victoria postal history with interesting and unusual usages, and some marvelous destinations. There is also a group of Formula Registered covers and much more.

• This sale presents a focused survey of British Commonwealth philately, beginning with Great Britain and continuing through some forty territories.

  Collectors will find strong representation in Bermuda, Hong Kong, Australia and States, Canada, India, and New Zealand, where varieties, postal history, and classic issues appear with unusual frequency. Elsewhere, offerings from places such as Mauritius, British Central Africa, Niger Coast, Southern Rhodesia, Tristan da Cunha, and the Turks Islands carry the weight of more distant corners of the map.

SESSION INFORMATION:

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 10:00 AM EST:
• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 2:30 PM EST