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Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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Losnr. : 4149 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1860: Cover to Bermuda with reverse showing fine TURKS-ISLANDS double arc cds of despatch in brown (Sept 26) and double arc 'St. Thomas' transit in black alongside (Oct 9), rated '4' in manuscript on obverse. Carried on the schooner "Tees" chartered by the Turks Government woth the RMSP contract expired in July 1860. The "Delta's" next northbound voyage only left on Oct 29, thus the letter was held at St. Thomas for 20 days. Manuscript notation on obvers of receipt 'Nov 3'. Fine and scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1624.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 650 CHFLosnr. : 4150 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4151 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1867 (April 4): 6 d. black, no. wmk. perf. 11-12½, an unused block of nine of good colour and impression, positions 2-4 / 12-14 / 22-24 with margins at top and at base, fresh and fine appearance, superb large part og. with central row unmounted og. Note position 4 with (non constant) dot between Turks and Islands. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'080+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton-Henry (1961); Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1651.rnrnAusruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 2.000 CHFLosnr. : 4152 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1873/79: 1 d. dull rose-lake, wmk. Small Star upright, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, a used horizontal strip of three, separated by scissors, perfs. missing at top and small closed tear in third stamp, used on 1874 cover to Chelsea Square, New York tied by two strikes of the "TI" obliterator with double arc TURKS-ISLANDS datestamp at left (Dec 17). The adhesives also tied by "New York / Due 10 / US Currency" cds of receipt (Jan 2, 1875) in black. Reverse with 'St. Thomas' transit cds (Dec 30). A rare and most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1673.rnAusruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : 2.600 CHFLosnr. : 4153 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4154 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 2, surcharge Type 3, a near complete sheet of twenty-eight subjects with lower two horizontal rows complete and first row with eight stamps and two additional single examples; and thus showing the ten complete vertical Settings of three, position 14 with the merest hint of a Fraction Bar, the lower horizontal row showing the characteristic horizontal ink line. Fresh and remarkably fine, large part or unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple Gi = £ 4'200+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1851.Ausruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : 7.000 CHFLosnr. : 4155 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 7, surcharge Type 4, an unused example, well centred and of excellent fresh colour, large part og. A rare stamp. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Collection "Samos", Shreve & Mader, London, 19-20 June 1991, lot 1351.Ausruf : 600 CHFZuschlag : 3.200 CHFLosnr. : 4156 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 6, an unused example of good colour and fine centering for the issue, showing variety "No Fraction Bar", fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Certs. RPSL (1970), RPSL (1987), BPA (1995) Gi = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Collection Dempsey Prappas.rnAusruf : 850 CHFZuschlag : 2.100 CHFLosnr. : 4157 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 5, an unused example of good colour and centering for this issue, variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'750.rnProvenance: Collection C.J.L. Snowden, RL; London, 24 June 1953; Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1678.Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 2.800 CHFLosnr. : 4158 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 6, surcharge Type 6, an unused example of fresh colour and reasonable centering for this issue, perfs. a tad blunted all round, showing variety "No Fraction Bar", dried part og. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 700.rnAusruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 360 CHFLosnr. : 4159 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4, surcharge Types 4, 5 and 6; a complete unused sheet of thirty subjects (10 x 3) with sheet margins on three sides, separted by scissors at base but leaving the perforations complete, showing ten complete vertical settings of three with top horizontal row Type 4, second row Type 5 and third row Type 6; fresh colour and superb, dried large part or unmounted og. A magnificent and extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 5'850+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1854.Ausruf : 3.500 CHFZuschlag : 9.000 CHFLosnr. : 4160 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 10, surcharge Types 9 and 10, an unused complete sheet of thirty (10 x 3), the top two horizontal rows surcharged "½" Type 9 in black (Gi 17), third horizontal row surcharged Type 10 in black (Gi 18), position 24 showing "Throat Flaw" (Gi 18b), of fresh colour, without sheet margins but fine large part og. or unmounted og. Scarce and attractive sheet with additional unused example of the "Throat Flaw" unused Gi = £ 2'750+.Ausruf : 800 CHFZuschlag : 2.600 CHFLosnr. : 4161 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 8, surcharge Type 7, an unused block of fifteen from the right of sheet with top and side margin at right (positions 6-10 / 16-20 / 26-30), somewhat trimmed at left and at base, but showing five complete vertical rows of the Type 7 surcharge, some creasing that does not detract from the appearance, largely fresh and fine, with large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'275+.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 20 July 2000, lot 880.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 4162 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 9, surcharge Type 8, single unit surcharge, an unused complete sheet of thirty with margins at left and at right, somewhat trimmed at base, but showing ten complete vertical rows of the Type 8 overprint, "Throat Flaw" on position 24, some creasing that does not detract from the appearance, largely fresh and fine, with large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce sheet Gi = £ 6'000+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1867.Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 7.000 CHFLosnr. : 4163 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 10, surcharge Type 9, an unused example with full perforations all round and from the first horizontal row of the sheet of 30 subjects, of fresh colour and large part og. An exceptionally fine example of this rare stamp. Signed in full A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 12'000.rnNote: The stamp adjoins the position 5 'Snowden' example, RL, 24 June 1953, lot 131.Ausruf : 4.000 CHFZuschlag : 8.500 CHFLosnr. : 4164 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4165 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 11, surcharge Types 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14, a complete unused sheet of thirty subjects (10 x 3) with sheet margins on three sides complete, showing the complicated format of this sheet with each half of the sheet repeated; Top Row with Type 11 surcharge except for positions 2 and 7 showing Type 9 surcharge; Second Row all Type 11 surcharges, Third Row with Type 12 in six positions, Type 13 surcharge on position 24 with the 'Throat Flaw' and Type 14 surcharge on positions 25 and 30 respectively; fresh and very fine, trace of thin on one stamp otherwise superb large part or unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 7'710+.rnTop Row: Surcharge Type: 11-9-11-11-11 repeated; Second Row: Surcharge Type 11-11-11-11-11 repeated; Third Row: Surcharge Type 12-12-12-13-14 repeated.Ausruf : 3.500 CHFZuschlag : 8.000 CHFLosnr. : 4166 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4167 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4168 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 7, surcharge Type 22, an unused example, relatively well centred, perfs. nibbed at left and some adherence on reverse with partial gum, nevertheless an exceptionally fine example of a very rare stamp indeed. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 9'500.Ausruf : 2.000 CHFZuschlag : 3.600 CHFLosnr. : 4169 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Types 23 and 24, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), top two horizontal rows surcharge type 23, lower row surcharge type 24, of glorious fresh colour, lower left stamp with slight crease and trimmed perfs. at base, large part og. or unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple: this block was cut from the block of twenty-four in the Ferrari sale Gi = £ 9'600+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale V, ex lot 566; Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1895.rn rnrnAusruf : 3.000 CHFZuschlag : 6.000 CHFLosnr. : 4170 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Type 24, a used example with huge 'margins' all round and portion of adjoining stamp at top, neatly cancelled by "TI" obliterator in black. Superb. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = unpriced used.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 800 CHFLosnr. : 4171 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 26, an unused example of fine colour, well centred, perfs. somewhat typically scissor separated at base, large part og. A very rare stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'750.rnAusruf : 1.000 CHFZuschlag : 2.000 CHFLosnr. : 4172 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 26, an unused example of rich colour, variety "Without the Fraction Bar", generally fine perforations for the issue, unused with small trace of gum. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. Holcombe (1988) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Collection Howard & Torie Gibralter, Shreves, Dallas, 15-16 Sept 2000, lot 2272.rnAusruf : 4.000 CHFZuschlag : 4.200 CHFLosnr. : 4173 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 6 d. black, Settings 2-6, surcharge Types 29 and 30, an unused horizontal pair from base of sheet, well centred in a crisp impression, left hand stamp surcharge type 29, right hand stamp surcharge type 30, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 500+.Ausruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 280 CHFLosnr. : 4174 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 s. lilac, Settings 2-6, surcharge Type 30, an unused example from base of sheet, of good colour, irregular perfs. (scissor cut beyond the perfs. at base), fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Tommy Allen.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 1.600 CHFLosnr. : 4175 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 3, surcharge Types 29 and 30, the unused block of eighteen subjects, corner marginal from left of sheet with sheet margins on two sides, positions 1-6 / 11-16 / 21-26; surcharge type 29 in fifteen positions with surcharge type 30 in position 22, 24 and 26; of wonderfully fresh vibrant colour, generally fine perforations and superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent multiple of the greatest rarity Gi = £ 14'625+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale V, ex lot 572; Collection Charlton-Henry, Harmer Rooke, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 1786; Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 580; Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1909.rnNote: Now believed to be the largest multiple recorded. The adjoining block of nine stamps was in the Maurice Burrus collection.Ausruf : 6.000 CHFZuschlag : 22.000 CHFLosnr. : 4176 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 d. dull red, Settings 2-6, surcharge Type 28, an unused example of rich colour, typical irregular perfs., unused without gum. A rare stamp Gi = £ 850.rnProvenance: Peter Holcombe reference collection, Harmers, London, 8 May 1997, lot 1167.rnAusruf : 200 CHFZuschlag : 650 CHFLosnr. : 4177 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4178 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4179 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1882/84: 4 d. grey, Die I, an unused complete pane of 60 (6 x 10) with margins all round and showing Plate Number '1' at top and at base, slight aging in right hand margin only, the stamps full unmounted og. A rare and spectacular multiple Gi = £ 2'520+.Ausruf : 500 CHFZuschlag : 1.400 CHFLosnr. : 4180 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1889 (May 9): 1 d. on 2½ d. red-brown, a used top marginal horizontal strip of four showing both Plate Number '1' and central guideline, used on 1891 cover to Saxony tied by three strikes of the "TI" obliterator with 'Turks Island' cds at left (May 26). Reverse with Aue arrival cds in black, a fine and scarce franking.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 31 May 1994, lot 2239.Ausruf : 250 CHFZuschlag : 360 CHFLosnr. : 4181 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1893 (June 10): 'Halfpenny' Provisional surcharged at Grand Turk, "½ d." on 4 d. grey, a horizontal pair from Setting 3 showing marginal Plate Number '1', used with 1884 4 d. grey on cover front to Plymouth cancelled by "TI" obliterators in black with 'Turks Island' cds at left (Feb 7, 1896). File fold away from the scarce adhesives Gi = £ 380 off cover.Ausruf : 150 CHFZuschlag : 300 CHFLosnr. : 4182 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1893/95: 5 d. olive-green & carmine, a diagonally bisected example on 1895 cover paying the 2½ d. rate to New York, tied by "TI" obliterator with 'Turks Islands' cds alongside (Dec 31). Reverse with 'New York Paid All' datestamps of receipt (Jan 14) in black. An extremely rare cover Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1738.Ausruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : 2.300 CHFLosnr. : 4183 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1900: Badge of the Islands, De La Rue Colour Trials for ½ d. value (8), all on wmk. Crown CA paper, perforated 14; printed in brown, purple, olive-green, orange, red, grey and two sheet marginal examples in olive and in deep blue; fresh and very fine, large part og. The choices and originally shown to the Crown Agents are illustrated in "The De Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on pages 6441 and 6442. An exceptionally rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1757.Ausruf : 2.000 CHFZuschlag : 3.400 CHFLosnr. : 4184 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1911: De La Rue "Appendix" sheet dated at top "9th Jany 1911 Turks Islands" with Turk's Head Cactus design for the ¼ d. value, showing 1st printing ¼ d. rosy-mauve optd. SPECIMEN, the March 1911 second printing ¼ d. red optd. SPECIMEN surrounfing four imperforate Colour Trial Proofs in the same design in four differing shades, the lower example being signed off as "Approved W.m. (Sir William Mercer) 11.1.12". A superb and rare page, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6448.Ausruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : 3.000 CHFLosnr. : 4185 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4186 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4187 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4188 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4189 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1918 (Dec 18): War Tax, 3 d. purple on yellow overprinted in red (Trial Local Overprint), a used block of four on piece, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Overprint Double" on all four stamps, cancelled by 'Turks Islands' cds's (29 Dec 1919) in black. A charming and rare multiple. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = Unpriced used / unused = £ 1'300.Ausruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 1.000 CHFLosnr. : 4190 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
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1922: Definitive set of eleven values without the later 1925/26 ¼ d., 1½ d. and 2 s., all Imperforate Proof examples from the sheetlets of six held by an Official at De La Rue and later sold to H.F. Johnson who burned any damaged examples (thus six or less of each can exist); largely fresh and fine incl. the 3 s. black on red in a horizontal pair, large part og. or unmounted og. Extremely rare.rnProvenance: H.F. Johnson.Ausruf : 1.200 CHFZuschlag : 2.400 CHFLosnr. : 4192 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1922/25: Defintive 1½ d. (3, one in carmine, two in scarlet); 4 d. red on pale yellow, 5 d. sage-green and 3 s. black on red, these last all in horizontal pairs, Imperforate Proof examples from the sheetlets of six held by an Official at De La Rue and later sold to H.F. Johnson who burned any damaged examples (thus six or less of each can exist); largely fresh and fine large part og. Extremely rare.rnProvenance: H.F. Johnson; Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1803.Ausruf : 750 CHFZuschlag : 1.200 CHFLosnr. : 4193 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
Losnr. : 4194 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
1927: De La Rue 'Postage & Revenue' definitive ½ d., the completed Master Die Proof engraved in deep green on yellowish paper (49 x 66 mm.), superbly struck and inset into card dated '6.10.27' in ink at base A rare and most appealing Proof.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1813.rnAusruf : 400 CHFZuschlag : 850 CHFLosnr. : 4195 Turks u. Caicos Inseln
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