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Tobago continued...
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
4128 imageProvisional Surcharges 1886 (Jan): "½ PENNY" on 6 d. stone, an unused vertical pair of fresh colour, upper example with variety "Raised "P" in PENNY" and "Figure Further from Word", lower stamp with variety "Surcharge Inverted", large part og. with lower stamp unmounted og. Superb and extremely rare: one example of this combination of varieties is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this example being the sole recorded in private hands. Cert. BPA (1984) Gi = £ 3'250+.rnProvenance: Collection Arthus Beach (1972); Collection F.W. Doolittle, Sotheby's, London, 2 Oct 1980, lot 81. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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4129 imageProvisional Surcharges 1886 (Jan): "½ PENNY" on 6 d. stone, an unused vertical pair of good colour, a trifle soiled, marginal from left of sheet, lower stamp with variety "Surcharge Inverted", large part slightly disturbed og. Superb and extremely rare, as far as we are aware, the sole marginal example recorded of this variety. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'250+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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4130 imageProvisional Surcharges 1886 (Jan): "½ PENNY" on 6 d. stone, an unused example showing variety "Surcharge Double", of fine fresh colour and superb large part og. Particularly fine and very rare. Signed Herbert Bloch. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'750. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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4131 imageProvisional Surcharges 1889 (July): "1 PENNY" on 2½ d. dull blue, an unused block of twenty-four (4 x 6), marginal from left of sheet, of lovely fresh colour, positions 13-16 / 19-22 / 25-28 / 31-34 / 37-40 / 43-46; showing "Figure Further from Word" variety on positions 22, 34 and 46, superb, large part og. with twelve stamps unmounted og. A rare and important multiple: the largest recorded Gi = £ 3'200+.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Beach (1972); Collection F.W. Doolittle, Sotheby's, London, 2 Oct 1980, lot 86; Collection R.A. Ramkissoon, Harmers, Zurich, 6 Dec 2006, lot 2391.rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)

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4132 imageProvisional Surcharges 1892 (March): "½ PENNY" on 4 d. grey, an unused example, of good colour, variety "Malformed "CE" of PENCE", fresh and very fine, slight aging on large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 325.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, ex lot 758.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

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4133 imageProvisional Surcharges 1891 (Aug): "2½ PENCE" on 4 d. grey, an unused pane of sixty (6 x 10) with Plate Numbers '1' in upper and lower margins, position 60 showing variety "Malformed "CE" of PENCE", fresh and very fine, large part og., mostly unmounted og. Superb and rare Gi = £ 1'730+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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4134 imageProvisional Surcharges 1886: ½ d. on 2½ d. dull blue, 1891/92 ½ d. on 4 d. grey, 2½ d. on 4 d. grey and 1896 ½ d. on 4 d. lilac & carmine, all used on petite 1897 envelope to Roseau, Dominica tied by 'Tobago' datestamps (July 13) in black with Dominica arrival cds adjacent. Slight aging but a most attractive and scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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4135 image1896: Fiscal "½d / POSTAGE" on 4 d. lilac & carmine, a used horizontal pair, right hand stamp with variety "Wide Space between ½ and d", lightly cancelled by 'Tobago' cds (Feb 5, 1897) in black. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 135+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-26, 11:59 PM
Transvaal
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
585 image1903 (Feb 1): £ 1 green & violet, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM
Trinidad u. Tobago
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
649 imageRMSP 1853: Cover from Port of Spain to Greenock endorsed "Packet", franked by 1851 (1 d.) brownish-grey on blued paper, ample to large margins all round, tied by "1" numeral obliterator in black. Manuscript "1/-" prepaid in cash. Reverse with TRINIDAD double arc cds (April 9) in black and local datestamp 'I' (same day). London cds and Greenock arrival (May 5) struck in yellow. Carried on RMSP "Trent" to Barbados and thence per "Derwent" to St. Thomas and "Magdalena" to Southampton. Illustrated in Edition D'Or 59 on page 170. A fresh and very fine entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM
4002 image1847 (April 16): Lady McLeod (5 c.) blue, a used example in a resonant deep shade with huge margins all round for this stamp, cancelled by manuscript pen cross. Stamp #U28 in the census, illustrated in "Trinidad, A Philatelic History" on page 256. Absolutely faultless and superb, a wonderful example of this iconic stamp Gi = £ 12'000.rnProvenance: Collection Alfred Caspary, Harmers, New York, 14 May 1957, lot 572. "One of the finest known"; Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 21 April 1977, lot 131.rnNote: This is the first stamp issued to prepay postage in the British Commonwealth and, except for the printing process (evidently by lithography from an original engraving) is it exactly the same size and format as the 1840 1 d. black.rnNote: It is possible that 500, maybe 1'000 examples were printed. At the present time students of the issue have recorded 90 stamps in varying condition either on or off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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4003 image1849/51: Perkins Bacon Plate Proof engraved in black on thick card, a marginal strip of five from right of sheet with good to touched margins and an attractive horizontal pair, marginal from top of sheet. Scarce.rnrn (Image 1)



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4004 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) purple-brown on blued paper, used examples (2), each with large to huge margins all round and lightly cancelled, one being marginal from left of sheet. Superb Gi = £ 160.rnProvenance: Sir John Marriott RDP, Spink, London, 19 Sept 2001, lot 48. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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4005 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) blue on blued paper, a used horizontal strip of three, clear to large margins all round and marginal from left of sheet, neatly cancelled by numeral "7" obliterator of ARIMA in black. Scarce and most attractive. Certs. Grobe (1965), BPA (1995) Gi = £ 195+.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 91, March 1996, lot 6068. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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4006 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) blue on blued paper in a rich shade, an unused block of twenty-four (6 x 4), with good to large margins all round, large part or unmounted og. A most attractive multiple Gi = £ 550+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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4007 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) blue on blued paper in a rich shade, a used example with good to large margins all round on second sheet of 16 July 1852 letter to Glasgow, lightly cancelled in black. Manuscript '1/-' due upon delivery, backstamped with double arc 'Trinidad' cds, London cds in red (Aug 2) and Glasgow arrival (Aug 3). Contents refer to the sailing the 'Calypso' and the health of a Mrs. Emily Eccles. Slight file fold and small stain on front panel do not affect the fine appearance of a scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..May-26, 11:59 PM
4008 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) grey on blued paper, an unused block of block of four with good margins all round, tiny scissor cut in margin between the stamps at left otherwise fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 320+.rnProvenance: Collection R.A. Ramkissoon, Harmers, Zurich, 6 Dec 2006, lot 2037. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..May-26, 11:59 PM
4009 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) grey on blued paper, a used example with good to large margins all round on 1852 entire letter from Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela (15 Dec 1852), mailed from Port of Spain to London endorsed 'p. W.I. Steam Packet' to care of Forwarding Agent in London tied by fine numeral '1' obliterator. Reverse with 'Trinidad' double arc cds (Dec 29) and London arrival in red (19 Jan 1853) and charged '1/-' to pay. Sent on unpaid to Hamburg 'via Ostend' and struck with "3½ / GROSCHEN" in black (Van der Linden fig. 3256), with '9' schilling due in manuscript upon receipt (Jan 22). Slight acid ink fault but a remarkable and very rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton Henry, 1961. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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4010 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) brownish-grey on blued paper, choice used examples (5) from the 4th consignment, all with good to large margins all round, on album page ex Sir John Marriott RDP, fresh and very fine with numeral '1' and superb example with '7' numeral of Arima in black Gi = £ 400.rnProvenance: Sir John Marriott RDP, Spink, London, 19 Sept 2001, lot 58. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-26, 11:59 PM
4011 imageRecess by Perkins Bacon 1851/55: Perkins Bacon (1 d.) brownish grey on blued paper, a used example with large margins all round on 1853 entire letter to Paris, tied by "1" numeral obliterator of Port of Spain. 'Trinidad' faint double arc cds and despatch (1 / June 9) in black on reverse with London transit (July 1) where framed "COLONIES / &C. ART 13" in red applied. Treated as double rate on arrival (above 7½ grams) and struck with '30' dêcimes charge marking in black. A charming and scarce entire.rnProvenance: RL, London, 25 Oct 1979, lot 1333. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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