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Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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Losnr. : 3666 Jamaica
1851 (Dec 30): Entire letter from Kingston to New York endorsed 'p. El Dorado Steamer', struck with 'KINGSTON-JAMAICA / PAID' double arc cds in red on despatch (prepaid '4' in manuscript) and fine two line "JAMAICA / SHIP LETTER" in black. 'Steamship / 10' charge marking of arrival in black also on obverse of a fine and attractive entire interesting content "Your letter of the 8th Oct last only reached us on the 15th instant (Dec) bearing our island post mark "Ship Letter" we believe by one of the American Steamers here from Chargres...".rnProvenance: Collection Henry C. Gibson.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 3667 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3668 Jamaica
1856: Great Britain 6 d. lilac, a fine example in a deep shade, used on 1860 cover to Liverpool tied by "A30" obliterator of BLACK RIVER in black. Reverse with 'Black River' cds (Dec 25), Kingston cds (Dec 27) and Liverpool arrival (Jan 20, 1860). File fold well away from adhesive, a fine and very scarce cover.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 360 CHFLosnr. : 3669 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3670 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3671 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3672 Jamaica
1859: Cover from to Spanish Town franked by Great Britain 1857 4 d. rose-carmine in a horizontal pair tied by fine strikes of "A57" obliterators of MONTEGO BAY in black. Reverse with 'Montego Bay' cds (Oct 13) and 'Spanish Town' arrival (Oct 15) in black. File fold crosses the adhesives but a not unattractive and scarce cover.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 200 CHFLosnr. : 3673 Jamaica
1857: Great Britain 4 d. rose-carmine used on 1859 entire letter endorsed "Money Letter" at top with manuscript "3" (pence paid in cash) adjacent, the adhesive tied on despatch by PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER double arc cds and further cancelled on arrival by "A01" obliterator of Kingston in black. Reverse with Kingston arrival (Feb 12). The letter states that the writer is enclosing a draft for £ 50. Some minor file folds and acid ink to '3' but an extremely rare usage.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.800 CHFLosnr. : 3674 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3675 Jamaica
1860: 1 d. blue, 2 d. rose, 4 d. brown-orange, 6 d. dull lilac and 1 s. yellow-brown all in unused horizontal pairs, together with single 3 d. green, each stamp handstamped "SPECIMEN." locally in black (Samuel Type J2), diagonally inverted except the 6 d. reading up, the 3 d. with rounded corner, the balance fine with large part og. An extremely rare group.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 950 CHFLosnr. : 3676 Jamaica
1860: 1 d. blue, an unused block of nine, marginal from top of sheet, of fresh rich colour, third row with unobtrusive horizontal bend and second stamp with vertical bend, otherwise exceptional and very fine, large part og. with six stamps unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 630+.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 480 CHFLosnr. : 3677 Jamaica
1860: 1 d. blue, two single examples and two horizontal pairs with 3 d. green, two single examples, all tied to 1867 mourning cover from Montego Bay to Biggar, Scotland by eight strikes of the "A56" obliterator in black. Reverse with Montego Bay despatch cds (Feb 23), Kingston transit cds, Carlisle cds and Biggar arrival (April 4). Most attractive and an unusual make-up of the 1 shilling rate.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 750 CHFLosnr. : 3678 Jamaica
1860: 2 d. rose, Imperforate Plate Proof on watermarked paper, a block of eleven, touched to large margins with sheet margin at right, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type D2) in black, fresh colour and an appealing and rare large multiple, large part og. with most unmounted og. Rare.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 400 CHFLosnr. : 3679 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3680 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3681 Jamaica
1860: 6 d. dull lilac, an unused block of eighteeen (6 x 3), corner marginal from upper left of sheet with wing margin at right, marginal serial number '174' and italic "Jamaica" sheet marginal watermark, part imprint at left "£1 10s.", of superb fresh colour, a few unobtrusive bends of no significance and not affecting the delightful appearance, large part og with fifteen stamps unmounted og. A splendid and very rare multiple Gi = £ 3'600+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton Henry; Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 228; Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 21 April 1977, lot 42.Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 4.200 CHFLosnr. : 3682 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3683 Jamaica
Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: ½ d. claret, 1 d. blue, 2 d. rose, 4 d. brown-orange, 6 d. mauve and 1 s. dull brown, all in imperforate blocks of four printed on surface galzed card paper printed by De La Rue especially for the 1872 South Kensington Exhibition, five of the six blocks being sheet marginal (four have marginal imprints), each stamp overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D7). A superb and scarce set.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 500 CHFLosnr. : 3684 Jamaica
Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 2 d. deep rose and 3 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, unused examples, each overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D6). The stamps with small imperfections and the 3 d. with age stains but very scarce, unused without gum, see Samuel page 40.Ausruf : 140 CHFZuschlag : 180 CHFLosnr. : 3685 Jamaica
Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 2 d. rose and 1 s. dull brown, wmk. Crown CC, used on 1874 cover from Gordon Town to Mons, Belgium each tied by "A42" obliterator in black, the 2 d. additionally tied by 'London / Paid' cds (July 15) in red. Reverse with 'Gordon Town' datestamp (July 24), Kingston cds and Mons Station (July 15) arrival. A fresh and fine cover to a most unusual destination.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 340 CHFLosnr. : 3686 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3687 Jamaica
Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 6 d. mauve, a used example with minor age spots at base, on 1875 cover to USA tied by "A66" obliterator with reverse showing 'Port Maria' cds of despatch in black (Feb 8), Kingston transit and struck in transit with "New York / Due 10 / U.S. Currency" cds (Feb 21).Ausruf : 100 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 3688 Jamaica
Watermark CC 1870/83: 6 d. mauve, a vertical pair used on 1875 cover to London tied by "A68" obliterators in black with small "Porus" despatch cds at left (Dec 9) with '9' of day and '5' of year inserted in manuscript, Kingston transit cds at right and 'London / Paid' arrival (Dec 30) in red. A tad rubbed at right but a charming cover ex the Druitt correpondence first found by H.F.Johnson.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 240 CHFLosnr. : 3689 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3690 Jamaica
Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: ½ d. green, 1 d. rose, 2 d. grey, 3 d., 4 d. red-orange and 6 d. deep yellow, wmk. Crown CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, the 4 d. with part of CANCELLED overprint at top (?), the three low values without gum, the others with large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 800.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 200 CHFLosnr. : 3691 Jamaica
Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: The complete unused set of eleven values, wmk. Crown CA, including all the listed shades with fine examples of the scarce 1 d. blue and 4 d. red-orange (cert. BPA, 1971), fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce thus Gi = £ 1'575+.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 3692 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3693 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3694 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3695 Jamaica
1890 (June 4): Provisional 2½ d. on 4 d. red-brown, Setting II, an unused block of nine, with second stamp showing PFNNY variety with broken 'K' for 'Y', third stamp with PFNNY variety, fourth stamp PFNNY variety, eighth stamp showing PFNNY variety with broken 'K' for 'Y', ninth stamp with PFNNY variety, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 750+.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 850 CHFLosnr. : 3696 Jamaica
Arms of Jamaica 1903/04: 5 d. grey & yellow, an unused block of nine, marginal from left of sheet, fifth stamp showing variety "SER.ET" for "SERVIET" below Arms (Row 4, Stamp 2), fresh and very fine positional multiple, large part og. with the variety unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 900+.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 650 CHFLosnr. : 3697 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3698 Jamaica
1905/11: 3 d. purple on yellow, 4 d. black on yellow, 4 d. red on yellow, 6 d. lilac, 1 s. black on green and 2 s. purple on blued, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the unused set of six values, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325.Ausruf : 140 CHFZuschlag : 140 CHFLosnr. : 3699 Jamaica
1905/11: 6 d. purple on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused block of forty-eight (6 x 8) interpanneau margin at left and base with imprint "PRICE - 6d. per Label. 3s. per Row of Six / £1 10s. per Sheet of Sixty" and "60 JAMAICA POSTAGE STAMPS, $1 10s." imprint in right margin, the stamps of wonderous fresh colour, slight marginal crease at right, superb unmounted og. Delightful Gi = £ 525+.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 550 CHFLosnr. : 3700 Jamaica
1905/11: 1 s. deep brown, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused vertical pair, marginal from top of sheet with serial number 173 in margin, second stamp showing variety "$ for S in SHILLING", fresh and very fine colour, two age spots on perfs. on reverse on large part og. A charming positional pair Gi = £ 1'400+.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 12 April 2007, lot 1197.Ausruf : 600 CHFZuschlag : 950 CHFLosnr. : 3701 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3702 Jamaica
1912/20: De La Rue Master Die Proof for 2½ d. value printed in black on glazed white card, Frame only without headplate vignette, struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black and dated '15 JUL 12' in blue, fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 816.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 320 CHFLosnr. : 3703 Jamaica
1912/20: De La Rue Master Die Proof for 6 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, Frame only without headplate, struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black and dated '14 AUG 12' in blue, fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 817.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 320 CHFLosnr. : 3704 Jamaica
1916: WAR STAMP ½ d. yellow-green, September 1916 WAR / STAMP 3 d. purple on lemon and March 1917 1½ d. orange, unused examples, each stamp with purple 'SPECIMEN.' presentation handstamp locally applied (Samuel Type J5), each with slightly browned part og. A scarce trio. Cert. BPA (1981).Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 600 CHFLosnr. : 3705 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3706 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3707 Jamaica
1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 1½ d. orange, an unused block of four, variety "Watermark Inverted" and fourth stamp (Row 6, stamp 12) showing variety "S in WAR / STAMP Omitted", superb large part og. A fine positional multiple, unlisted as such by Stanley Gibbons Gi = £ 200+.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 340 CHFLosnr. : 3708 Jamaica
1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 3 d. purple on lemon, an unused corner block of four from upper left of sheet, centred slightly to top, all showing variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple. Cert. BPA (1988) Gi = £ '1300+.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.100 CHFLosnr. : 3709 Jamaica
1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 3 d. purple on lemon, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, fourth stamp (Row 6, stamp 12) showing variety "S in WAR / STAMP inserted by Hand", a few age spots on perfs. on reverse, large part og. A fine positional multiple Gi = £ 200+.Ausruf : 100 CHFZuschlag : 100 CHFLosnr. : 3710 Jamaica
1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on ½ d. blue-green, a used block of four, second stamp (Row 7, stamp 6) with variety "Stop Inserted and "P" impressed a Second Time", lightly cancelled by 'Mandeville' cds leaving the variety clear. Rare. Opinion Holcombe (1995) Gi = £ 250+.Ausruf : 120 CHFZuschlag : 400 CHFLosnr. : 3711 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3712 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3713 Jamaica
Losnr. : 3714 Jamaica
1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on 3 d. purple on yellow, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from right of sheet showing varieties: "Overprint Sideways Reading Up" on left hand stamp and "Overprint Omitted" on right hand stamp, of fresh colour and superb large part og. A magnificent and very rare pair: just four examples are recorded in private hands Gi = £ 4'000.rnProvenance: Collection Bob Swarbrick, Cavendish, Derby, 29 Sept 1995.Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 3.000 CHFLosnr. : 3715 Jamaica
Pictorial Issue 1919/21: 'Contingent Embarking', De La Rue Colour Trial Proof for the 1½ d. value, engraved on thick wove toned paper, completed design, printed in deep blue and handstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black at lower right. Fresh and very fine, an extremely rare Trial, for a similar example (without the Specimen overprint) see "The De LA Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 4335.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 460 CHFLosnr. : 3716 Jamaica
Pictorial Issue 1919/21: 'King's House, Spanish Town' De La Rue Master Die Proofs (2) for the 2 d. value with Frame Only in yellow-green and Vignette only in deep blue, printed on thick wove toned paper, both with four coloured guidelines. For the completed designs in this format see for a similar example in different colours see "The De LA Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 4330. Fresh and very fine, an extremely rare pair.rnProvenance: Spink Shreves, New York, 28 Jan 2011, lot 1223.Ausruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 3717 Jamaica
1919/21: De La Rue Die Proof for the 2½ d. value, 'Return of a Contingent 1919' Frame Only printed in black on card paper (40 x 49 mm.), the eventual stamp being altered due to the Union Jack at left being inverted. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4328. Rare.rnProvenance: Spink Shreves, New York, 28 Jan 2011, ex lot 1227.Ausruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 3718 Jamaica
1920 (Dec 10): 1 s. orange-yellow & red-orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example with variety "Frame Inverted", well centred and of splendid rich colour, minimal gum wrinkle on superb large part, slightly browned og. A magnificent stamp - one of the rarest issued varieties in British Colonial philately with just 10 examples extant in unused condition including one example housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A truly wonderful stamp Gi = £ 40'000.rnNote: See "Stamps of Fame" by the Williams brothers for further information. A part sheet was found in Manchioneal Post Office who were not invoiced for a complete sheet, some stamps from the same sheet had already been sold, unnoticed, in Kingston. It is now generally assumed that just 10 examples exist in unused condition.Ausruf : 15.000 CHFZuschlag : 15.000 CHFLosnr. : 3719 Jamaica
1919/21: De La Rue Die Proof for the 3 s. value, 'RSir Charles Metcalfe', the completed design printed in red-brown & black (unissued thus) on thin wove toned paper (38 x 44 mm.). Noted as a register only Proof and a similar example is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4330. Unobtrusive horizontal crease at base but rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Collection Surtees; Spink Shreves, New York, 28 Jan 2011, ex lot 1247.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 750 CHFLosnr. : 3720 Jamaica
Pictorial Issue 1919/21: 5 s. blue & yellow-orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example of superb centering and colour, variety "C" of "CA" missing in Watermark, as yet unlisted by Stanley Gibbons - this being the discovery example - fresh and very fine, large part og. A rarity. Cert. Sismondo (2007) Gi = unlisted & unpriced.rnAusruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 1.100 CHFLosnr. : 3721 Jamaica
Prepared for use but not Issued 1921: 'Abolition of Slavery 1st August 1838' De La Rue Master Die Proof for the proposed 6 d. value, Frame Only, engraved in black on thick card paper (70 x 54 mm.) and showing the printer's guidelines, a similiar example struck in blue as a presentation Proof is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4328. A few scuffs and small fault at top but this is a working Proof of great rarity.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 1.300 CHFLosnr. : 3722 Jamaica
1921: ½ d. green and 6 d. dull purple & bright magenta, wmk. Multiple Script CA, an unused ½ d. single example with large part og. and 6 d. in a horizontal strip of three, interpanneau margin at left, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, unmounted og., scarce multiple.Ausruf : 100 CHFZuschlag : 200 CHFLosnr. : 3723 Jamaica
1921/29: 10 s. myrtle-green, wmk. Multiple Script CA, a used block of four, marginal from right of sheet, tied to registered piece by US Customs cachets in purple and by oval Kingston despatch datestamps (March 18, 1939) in black. A scarce and appealing usage Gi = £ 280+.Ausruf : 100 CHFZuschlag : 200 CHFLosnr. : 3724 Jamaica
1923 (Nov 1): Child Welfare, the set of three values in unused blocks of four, being the Bradbury Wilkinson file copies, numbered and dated in sheet margin at top, with two applied to card, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in red, fresh and very fine Gi = £ 560+.rnProvenance: Bradbury Wilkinson Archives, Christie's, London, 21 April 1993, ex lot 89.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 650 CHFLosnr. : 3725 Jamaica
1929/32: Definitive Essays by Perkins Bacon & Co. for the proposed 1 d. and 1½ d. values on card (115 x 63 mm.), the 1 d. in scarlet with Crown and head-plate superimposed on rejected scrolling designs (similar to New Zealand), the second Essay similarly superimposed in pale chestnut, both with values, corner ornaments and legends hand-painted in Chinese white, housed side by side in sunken frames with pencil surrounds in printed Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd. booklet for presentation. Beautiful and unique.Ausruf : 2.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.400 CHFLosnr. : 3726 Jamaica
1929/32: Definitive 9 d. maroon, an imperforate Imprimatur on piece from the De La Rue records, with manuscript below "Approved for colour" and signed off "27/12/28". Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4339. Unique and splendid.rnProvenance: RL, Bermuda, 2-3 Dec 1976, ex lot 677.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 900 CHFLosnr. : 3727 Jamaica
1937 (May 12): Coronation, the set of three values, Imperforate matching marginal examples from left of sheet, perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, minor wrinkles on unmounted og. Extremely rare, just six sets produced thus for presentation purposes.rnProvenance: RL, London, 15 Dec 1981, lot 337.Ausruf : 2.000 CHFZuschlag : nicht verkauftLosnr. : 3728 Jamaica
Postal Fiscals 1865: De La Rue Die Proof for Revenue 1 d. value, printed in black on white glazed card, endorsed AFTER STRIKING and dated 'Feb 2, 1865' in black. Signed in ink at base. Some aging at right but rare.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 12 June 1991, lot 1309.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 300 CHFLosnr. : 3729 Jamaica
Postal Fiscals 1857/58: 1 s. rose on blued, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet with "One Shilli(ng)" imprint, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type GB 2) in black, fresh and very fine, superb og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 420 CHF
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