One of four covers recorded bearing the 4c black on orange Cotton Reel as a single franking and unique with "EDW" initials
1850-51, 4 cents black on orange, with initials of postal official Wight “EDW”, cut round very fine with very good margins for this stamp, used on cover (one side flap missing)
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1856 4c black on blue surface coloured paper with manuscript signature "EDW", on piece, tied with "B G/E7C/OC 23/1856" cds. The extremely fine cut square stamp has wide to huge margins and fresh colours.
This imposing showpiece of the Ferrary collection is by far the finest example known of thi
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1859 (Sep 9) envelope from Demerara to Ceylon franked with GB 1855-57 6d pair tied by "A03" barred ovals, reverse with Demerara despatch cds, London transit, Colombo transit and Caltura arrival cds, a unique cover from British Guiana to Ceylon; cert. BPA (1993).
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1853 1c vermilion (original printing) unused, pos.5, with fine to very large margins, fresh vibrant colour, small tear at top right just encroaching the design and small thin, otherwise a very fine example of an extremely scarce unused stamp (we have recorded only 6 examples in very fine or better c
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1853 1c vermilion (original printing) used, pos.5, with fine to very good margins, fresh vibrant colour, neat Demerara cds, very fine (S.G. £1'700).
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1853 1c vermilion (original printing) unused, with fine to very large margins, fresh vibrant colour, faint wrinkle at top right, a very fine example of an extremely scarce unused stamp (we have recorded only 6 examples in very fine or better condition) (S.G. £7'500).
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1853 1c vermilion (original printing) unused, pos.3, with tight margins but clear all around, fresh vibrant colour, a very fine example of an extremely scarce unused stamp (we have recorded only 6 examples in very fine or better condition) (S.G. £7'500).
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1853-59 1d dull red (type A) with fine strike of the "A 5 C" cds of Sparta (with "6" of "1856" added in manuscript), just cut into in places, heavy hinge with some wrinkling and minor creasing, a scarce stamp (S.G. £2'250).
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1860-63 1c pale rose mint lower left corner marginal showing perforation variety due to the corner folding over before perforation leaving the lower left corner imperf., very fine and rare stamp especially with this variety (S.G. £3'500+).
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1862-65 8c pink imperf. proof in lower marginal pair, original gum, endorsed in the margin "1862 Imperforated", very fine; ex Charles Freeland.
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1853-64 mint & used collection on 11 album leaves, incl. 1853 1c reprint/forgery and a genuine 3-margin used, 1853-59 4c with cleaned pen cancel and a defective used, a range of the perf. issues with shades, cancellation interest (town cancels, red cancels, "5" accountancy, etc.), several unused/min
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1866-71 12c pale lilac perf.10 mint top left corner marginal, some light gum toning, a very fine example with good centring (S.G. £375+).
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1863 12c brown-lilac used pair on small piece tied by "A03" barred ovals of Berbice, fine; cert. RPS (1948) (S.G. £280+).
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1863-76 group of mint blocks incl. 1c black perf. 10 corner block of 12 (S.G. £420+), 1c grey-black perf.10 block of four (a few tone spots, S.G. £152+), 1c black perf.15 block of six (S.G. £420+), 2c orange perf.15 block of four (S.G. £900+, ex Frazer), 4c blue perf.12 1/2-13 block of four (crease
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1875-76 8c deep rose perf.15 mint strip of three, very fine (S.G. £1'275 as singles).
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1876-79 1c to 96c set of eight with "SPECIMEN" type BG2 handstamps (48c not included and not known with specimen), some handstamps inverted, 2c with pulled perf., no gum and some with light toning, a scarce set (S.G. £1'200).
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1876-79 8c rose with variety watermark inverted, neatly used with Georgetown cds, fine (S.G. £300).
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1878 (Oct) envelope sent locally with 1878 provisional "OFFICIAL" with horizontal bar tied by segmented "cork" cancels with Georgetown cds adjacent, spike hole clear of stamp, a very rare usage, plus 1c black unused and 2c orange used and 8c with horiz. and vert. bars used (stamps mixed condition).
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1882 2c orange with variety watermark reversed, neatly used with Georgetown cds, very fine (S.G. £325).
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1926 (May 11) Incoming envelope from Australia with KGV 4 1/2d tied by Cairns cds with registered label above, with Brisbane, San Francisco, New York and G.P.O. B.G. arrival ds on reverse, with "BRITISH GUIANA/ OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE POST OFFICE" tape along two edges, unusual.
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1931 (Sep 14) incoming envelope from Australia with KGV 2d tied by Terang VIC cds, underpaid with Australia "T40" postage due handstamps, New York "DUE 8 CENTS" hs and violet framed "POSTAGE DUE ....." hs (type not listed in Proud) struck on arrival in British Guiana with ms "08", cover wear and ro
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1941 (Feb 4) incoming commercial cover from India "via pacific route", franked on the reverse with KGVI 1/2a, 3a and 2R pair tied by Ramwad cancels, Victoria Hong Kong transit, "OPENEND BY CENSOR" tape at left tied by "C 1b" triangular cachet, "NOT OPENED BY CENSOR" hs in green and violet "A.V.2."
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1899 "TWO CENTS" on 10c with inverted surcharge variety, lower marginal single, lightly used, vertical crease; signed Ceremuga (S.G. £800).
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1935 Silver Jubilee 24c mint n.h. lower marginal block of 10 with lower right stamp showing "dot by flagstaff" variety, very fine (S.G. £375 for single example).
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1939 (Oct 31) envelope from the Internment Camp in Demerara to Germany, endorsed at top left by the sender with "Internment Camp / Settlement Mazaruni-River", with "PASSED BY CENSOR / George town, British Guiana" cachet at lower left, franked with 1938-52 KGVI 6c tied by George Town cds, reverse wit
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Postage Dues: 1940-55 1c, 2c and 4c in complete mint n.h. panes of 60 each with St. Edward's Crown error at lower right, very fine items for the specialist (S.G. £470 for the varieties only).
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Postal Stationery: 1879 3c carmine on cream UPU postcard with "OFFICIAL" overprint, unused, believed to be ex De La Rue archive, rare.
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