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  • Lot# : 2371 Virgin Islands

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    Lithographed by Nissen & Parker 1866 (Dec): 6 d. deep rose on toned paper, no wmk., an Imperforate Plate Proof horizontal pair with large even margins all round, slight spot on large part og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2372 Virgin Islands

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    Lithographed by Nissen & Parker 1866 (Dec): 6 d. deep rose on toned paper, no wmk., perf. 12, an unused sheet of 25 subjects (5 x 5) with complete sheet margins all round, sixth stamp (Row 2, stamp 1) showing variety "Large "V" in Virgin"; positions 13-15 showing "A. COWA" of "A. Cowan & Sons Extra Superfine A.C. & S." upright watermark, fresh colour and superb appearance, typical minor age spots on large part og. or unmounted og. A rare and most attractive sheet Gi = £ 1'805+.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2373 Virgin Islands

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    Lithographed by Nissen & Parker 1867/70: 1 d. blue-green on white wove paper, no wmk., perf. 15, an unused sheet of twelve subjects (3 x 4), with sheet margins all round showing major mis-placement of both horizontal and vertical perforations, two creases but of fresh colour and superb appearance, a few typical minor age spots, large part og. or unmounted og. Rare and most unusual Gi = £ 780+.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2374 Virgin Islands

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    Lithographed & Typographed by Nissen & Parker 1867/70: 1 s. black & rose-carmine on toned wove paper, no wmk., perf. 15, an unused example with one slightly blunted perf. at left, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2375 Virgin Islands

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    Lithographed by Nissen & Parker 1867/70: 4 d. lake-red on pale rose paper, no wmk., perf. 15, an unused complete sheet of twenty-five subjects, sheet margins intact all round, of lovely colour and showing (Row 3, stamp 1) "Broken NE Frame" variety and the whole with the typical broken pins from the perforating machine (15 times on the sheet). Fresh and fine, hinged for protection, large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'375+.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2376 Virgin Islands

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    Frames Superimposed 1867: 1 s. black & rose-carmine on toned wove paper, no wmk, perf. 15, an unused example, well centred, showing variety "Long-Tailed second  "S" in Islands" (Row 3, stamp 1), browned large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2377 Virgin Islands

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    Frames Retouched 1868: 1 s. black & rose-carmine on toned wove paper, no wmk, perf. 15, an unused example, well centred, showing the frame retouches clearly with vertical lines at left, variety "Long-Tailed second  "S" in Islands" (Row 3, stamp 1), large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2378 Virgin Islands

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    1887/89: 1 d. rose-red, a single and a horizontal pair used on 1901 cover to Ohio, USA all tied by "A91" obliterators with 'VIRGIN ISLANDS / *"rndatestamp (March 22) at left. Reverse with St. Thomas cds (March 26), 'New York / Paid All' duplex (April 8) and Cleveland arrival. An attractive and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2379 Virgin Islands

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    1887/89: De La Rue Plate Proof for the 4 d. value, Imperforate on unwatermarked wove paper, printed in deep red, an upper right corner block of four with large margins all round and of lovely colour, fresh and very fine, mounted in margin only, unmounted og. Rare.rnProvenance: Spinks, London, 6-7 July 2005, lot 2078.
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 350.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2380 Virgin Islands

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    1887/89: 6 d. dull violet, an unused complete sheet of twenty-four subjects (6 x 4) in a fresh rich shade, minor marginal creasing at right otherwise superb, with full unmounted og. A lovely sheet Gi = £ 450+.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2381 Virgin Islands

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    1887/89: 6 d. deep violet, a used example on registered 1888 cover to Milwaukee, USA tied by "A91" obliterator with 'Tortola' cds at left (Dec 4). Oval 'R' in black and framed 'Dansk / Westindien' registered transit in pink below. Reverse with 'St. Thomas' transit cds (Dec 5) and oval New York datestamp in black.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2382 Virgin Islands

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    1888 (Nov 13): Essay for proposed 1 s. value, prepared by De La Rue, an imperforate example printed in bright rose-red, with large margins all round, backed on to piece from the De La Rue record books and signed off in margin in red ink and dated on reverse '20/10/88'. Rare, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6505, the carmine colour clashed with the 1 d. value and whilst the Islands had requested yellow for the 1 s. duty, brown was eventually chosen. Unique.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 333.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2383 Virgin Islands

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    Surcharged in Antigua 1888 (July): Provisional "4D" surcharge in violet on 1 s. black & carmine on toned paper, an unused block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, of good rich colour with slight aging and paper hinge remnants on gum, nevertheless an extremely rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 560+.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2384 Virgin Islands

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    Surcharged in Antigua 1888 (July): Provisonal "4D" surcharge in violet on 1 s. black & rose-carmine on toned paper, an unused block of six from lower left corner of the sheet, positions 11-13/16-18, with position 11 showing variety "Long Tailed second "S" in Islands", fresh and fine, typically slightly browned and mottled large part og. A very rare stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 1'200+.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2385 Virgin Islands

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    1888 (July): Provisional "4D" surcharge in violet on 1 s. black & carmine on toned or white paper, an unused reconstruction of the sheet of twenty subjects (5 x 4), including a horizontal strip of three positions 1-3, "Long Tailed second "S" in Islands" on position 11, generally fresh and very fine with typical browned large part or unmounted og. A superb group reconstruction with just 125 sheets surcharged Gi = £ 3'500+.rnNote: For plating information see the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia page 173.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2386 Virgin Islands

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    1899 (Jan): Virgin ½ d. yellow-green, an unused sheet marginal block of nine (3 x 3) from lower left of the sheet with varieties "Imperforate between Stamp and Margin" at left and "Imperforate between Vertically" with three horizontal pairs thus, second stamp Row 8, stamp 2 showing variety "HAΓFPENNY", seventh stamp, Row 10 stamp 1, showing variety "HALFPFNNY", of lovely fresh colour, large part og. with central row unmounted og. Unobtrusive vertical bend on the three stamps at right of no significance. Superb and extremely rare combination of the four  varieties. An extraordinarily rare multiple, without doubt the largest known, the unique positional multple Gi = £ 39'000+.rnProvenance: Major T. Charlton Henry, Harmer Rooke, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 1904; SG ‘Classics of the British Empire’, London, 4 Oct 1973, lot 130.rn         rn                  
    Starting bid : 15,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2387 Virgin Islands

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    1899 (Jan): ½ d. yellow green, showing variety "HAΓFPENNY", showing variety "HALFPFNNY" and 4 d. brown showing variety "FOUR PENCF" variety, all used on 1904 cover to Roseau, Dominica tied by "A91" obliterators with 'Tortola' cds at left (May 2) and 'Dominica' arrival cds (May 5) on reverse in black. An extraordinary usage of the three varieties on one cover, probably the item referrred to in the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia on page 177.rnProvenance: RL, Jan 1986.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2388 Virgin Islands

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    1899: Registered covers (2) with multiple frankings, with 1899 cover to Dubrovnik franked by 1899 ½ d., 1 d., 2½ d. and 4 d. cancelled by "A91" obliterators via London, and 1901 2½ d. pale blue stationery envelope (H&G B2a) up-rated to USA with 1 d. brick-red (2) and single 6 d. dull violet tied by 'Virgin Islands' cds.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2389 Virgin Islands

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    1899 (Jan): Virgin 4 d. brown, an unused example overprinted SPECIMEN in black, showing the error "FOURPENCF" (Row 10, stamp 3), fresh and fine, without gum. Extremely rare - just seven examples can exist thus.rnProvenance: Collection William Britton Stitt, RL, London, 12 May 1970, lot 667; Christie's, London, 27 Oct 1992, lot 2834.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2390 Virgin Islands

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    1899 (Jan): Virgin 4 d. brown, an unused example of good colour, showing the error "FOURPENCF" (Row 10, stamp 3), tiny hinge thin and slightly aged gum, part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2391 Virgin Islands

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    1904 (June 1): ½ d. dull purple & green, wmk. Crown CA, a used block of ten (5 x 2), on registered 1905 cover to Cologne all tied by ten strikes of 'Tortola' datestamps (Oct 24). Oval 'R' in black and St. Thomas framed registered transit in red on front and St. Thomas cds on reverse (26/10) with Cöln cds (Nov 17). A fresh and very fine cover.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 160.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2392 Virgin Islands

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    1916 (Oct 20): War Stamp 1 d. carmine, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example, variety "Watermark Sideways", fresh and very fine, superb large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 1'100.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 440.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2393 Virgin Islands

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    1922/28: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 3 d. Duty Plate only, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped BEFORE / STRIKING in black, dated in pencil '6/2/22' at lower right. Fresh and fine.
    Starting bid : 160.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2394 Virgin Islands

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    1922/28: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 1 s. Duty Plate only, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped BEFORE / STRIKING in black, dated in pencil '13/3/22' at lower right. Fresh and fine.
    Starting bid : 160.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2395 Virgin Islands

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    1922/28: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 1½ d. Duty Plate only, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped BEFORE / HARDENING, endorsed 'Virgin Is.' at left. Fresh and very fine.
    Starting bid : 160.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2396 Virgin Islands

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    1938/47: Badge of the Colony issue, the complete set of twelve unused, all perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, the 5 s. corner marginal, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 180.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 180.00 CHF
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