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  • Lot# : 2397 Cayman Islands

    Jamaica Used in Cayman Islands 1889/94: Jamaica ½ d. yellow-green (Gi 16) and horizontal pair of Jamaica 1 d. purple & mauve (Gi 27) used on piece, cancelled by complete strike of oval "GRAND CAYMAN / POST OFFICE" datestamp struck in violet. The ½ d. with repaired top left corner otherwise superb and very rare Gi = £ 1'800.rnProvenance: Collection Watkin, RL, London, 1 May 1946; Collection C.W. Meredith, RL, London, 12 Oct 1955. lot 10; Collection William Britton Stitt, RL, London, 12 May 1970, lot 240.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2398 Cayman Islands

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    Jamaica Used in Cayman Islands 1900/01: Jamaica Llandovery Falls 1 d. rose (Gi 31), a used example cancelled by centrally struck double ring "GRAND CAYMAN / CAYMAN ISLANDS" datestamp struck in black (19 July, 1900). Negligible wrinkles but attractive and rare Gi = £ 650.rnProvenance: Collections Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 21.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2399 Cayman Islands

    Jamaica Used in Cayman Islands 1898/1901: Jamaica 2½ d. dull purple & blue (Gi 29), a used example, cancelled by double ring "GRAND CAYMAN / CAYMAN ISLANDS" circular datestamp (31 May, 1900) in black. Cancellation over-inked at top and a few perfs. blunted at base but a good strike Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2400 Cayman Islands

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    Jamaica Used in Cayman Islands 1890/94: Jamaica Official ½ d. yellow-green (Gi O1), a used example cancelled by part oval "GRAND CAYMAN / POST OFFICE" datestamp struck in violet (2, 1891). Rare. Cert. BPA (2002) Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2401 Cayman Islands

    1900 (April 30): De La Rue composite Essay for the ½ d. value, hand-painted on printed Key Plate imperforate in dull green without watermark, with Country name CAYMAN ISLANDS hand-painted in green and lined "½d." Duty Plate painted in turquoise-green with value picked out in Chinese white, superb with gum. Similar to or that illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2472. An important and charming Essay, exceptional and of great rarity with just three examples recorded.rnNote: It should be stated that this Essay is identical, as far as can be with hand-painted Essays, to the James Podger FRPSL example offered by SG in September 2019 which we believe to be entirely genuine. This example was purchased privately by 'Besançon' in May 1985.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2402 Cayman Islands

    1902/03: The set of five values unused, wmk. Crown CA, all in blocks of four, three being corner marginal with Plate Number '1' in margin, fresh colours, fine large part og. with lower pairs unmounted og. Gi = £ 440+.
    Starting bid : 160.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2403 Cayman Islands

    1906 (Nov 15): Edward VII ½ d. sky-blue & maroon, Imperforate Colour Trial by De La Rue, affixed on card ex the archives, fresh and very fine. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2476. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2404 Cayman Islands

    1902/03: Edward VII ½ d. dull green & pale carmine, Imperforate Colour Trial by De La Rue, the carmine somewhat suffused ink, on watermarked Crown CA paper, large part og. Scarce.rnProvenance: DF, Geneva, 28 April 2009, lot 30120.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 420.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2405 Cayman Islands

    1902/03: 1 s. orange, wmk. Crown CA, a used example showing variety "Dented Frame" (Left pane, Row 1, stamp 6), cancelled neatly by "Grand Cayman / Cayman Islands" cds (1895) in black. Extremely rare - just 37 stamps were issued with this variety Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2406 Cayman Islands

    1905: Edward VII ½ d. orange & blue-green, Imperforate Colour Trial by De La Rue, printed on watermarked Multiple Crown CA paper, large part og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2407 Cayman Islands

    1905: ½ d. green, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a fine used example showing variety "Dented Frame" (Left pane, Row 1, stamp 6), cancelled neatly by small part 'Georgetown' cds in black, leaving the variety clear Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 180.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2408 Cayman Islands

    1907: 5 s. salmon & green, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, of good colour, overprinted SPECIMEN in black with variety "Break in the "M" of SPECIMEN" (found on Row 7, stamp 5 from either pane), fine and very rare with only 14, possibly 15 examples possible, part og.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2409 Cayman Islands

    1907 (March 13): 1 s. violet & green, an unused example showing variety "Dented Frame" (Left pane, Row 1, stamp 6), slightest rub on fresh colour, large part og. A rare stamp with just 40 examples with the variety possible Gi = £ 950.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2410 Cayman Islands

    1907 (March 13): 5 s. salmon & green, an unused example showing variety "Dented Frame" (Left pane, Row 1, stamp 6), well centred, fresh colour, one slightly toned perforation at base, fine large part og. An exceptional rarity with just 19 stamps possible with the variety Gi = £ 5'000.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2411 Cayman Islands

    1907 (Aug 30): ½ d. on 1 d. carmine, a single example and two horizontal pairs used on piece, showing variety "Surcharge Misplaced to Right", neatly cancelled by 'George Town / Grand Cayman' cds's (8 Oct, 1907) in black. Unusual and scarce Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 160.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 260.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2412 Cayman Islands

    1907 (Nov): Provisional "½D" on 5 s. salmon & green, handstamped at Georgetown, an unused example, well centred and of good colour, large part og. Scarce with only 1'800 stamps issued. Signed Grobe Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2413 Cayman Islands

    1907 (Nov): Provisional "½D" on 5 s. salmon & green, handstamped at Georgetown, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, of fine fresh colour and superb unmountd og. Very rare, with just 1'800 stamps issued Gi = £ 1'200+.rnProvenance: SG, London, 5-6 March 1981, lot 199.
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2414 Cayman Islands

    1907 (Nov): Provisional "½D" on 5 s. salmon & green, handstamped at Georgetown, two horizontal strips of three and a single example with small corner fault, used on 1907 registered cover to London, second stamp on the cover showing "1" in "½" missing, all tied by "George Town / Grand Cayman" datestamps (Nov 30) in black. Two US transit registration labels applied in Mobile and in New York (on reverse) with transit cds's of Mobile (Dec 9), New York (Dec 11) and London arrival in red. A most appealing and rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Watkin, RL, London, 1 May 1946; Collection Meredith, RL, London, 12 Oct 1955. lot 168.
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2415 Cayman Islands

    1907 (Nov): Provisional "1D" on 5 s. salmon & green, handstamped at Georgetown, an unused example, well centred and of fresh colour, large part og. Scarce just 2'160 stamps surcharged Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 150.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2416 Cayman Islands

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    1907 (Nov): Provisional "1D" on 5 s. salmon & green, handstamped at Georgetown, an unused example, variety "Surcharge Double", well centred, fresh and fine, large part og. Extremely rare. Cert. RPSL (1950) Gi = £ 22'000.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 22-23 Sept 1980, lot 933.
    Starting bid : 8,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2417 Cayman Islands

    1907 (Nov): Provisional "1D" on 5 s. salmon & green, handstamped at Georgetown, a used example tied to 1907 card rate cover to Toronto, Canada tied by "George Town / Grand Cayman" datestamp (Dec 9) in black. Reverse, opened for Exhibit display with two 'Kingston / Jamaica' transit datestamps (Dec 17) alongside two biblical perforated labels. Rare and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2418 Cayman Islands

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    1907/09: Postage & Revenue set of ten values unused to 10 s., all overprinted SPECIMEN including the rare 1909 1 s. black on green wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a few minor imperfections with ½ d. with one toned perf. but generally fresh and fine, large part og. Cert RPSL (1978) for Gi 31s Gi = £ 350+.
    Starting bid : 175.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 175.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2419 Cayman Islands

    1908 (March 30): 10 s. green & red on green, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four from upper right corner of the sheet with Plate Number '1' above first stamp, fresh colours and very fine, large part og. with two stamps unmounted og. A scarce stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 720+.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 700.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2420 Cayman Islands

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    1908 (Feb 12): Provisional "2½D" on 4 d. brown & blue, a used example, marginal from base of sheet, cancelled lightly by 'George Town' cds in black. A very rare stamp and a fine example of this rarity. Signed A. Diena, F.B. Turpin / London. Cert. A. Diena (1971), S. Sorani (1987) Gi = £ 3'500.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2421 Cayman Islands

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    Revenue 1908 (May): Revenue "1D" in black on 4 d. black & red on yellow, an unused vertical pair of fresh colour, upper stamp with variety "Surcharge Inverted", lower stamp with normal surcharge, creased across central perforations and lower stamp horizontally creased, protective hinges on part og. Despite imperfections, extremely scarce: it is believed but 20 examples are known with the variety. Cert. BPA (1979) Gi = £ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2422 Cayman Islands

    1912/20: Die I, the definitive set of thirteen values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, plus the additional 3 d. (lemon back), 1 s. (green back) and 10 s. (green back) - 16 stamps, fresh colours, fine large part og. Gi = £ 670.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 250.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2423 Cayman Islands

    1912/20: Definitive set of thirteen values to 10 s., wmk. Multiple Crown CA, together with the 'a' number shades (21 stamps incl. three 10 s. values), all fresh and fine, large part og. A choice reference set Gi = £ 575+.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2424 Cayman Islands

    1912: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the Country name legend and Duty Plate only, ¼ d. value printed in black on glazed white card, dated "1 AUG. 12" at top in blue. Fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 2 June 1971, ex 131; Collection Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 178.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2425 Cayman Islands

    1912: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the Country name legend and Duty Plate only, 3 s. value printed in black on glazed white card and dated "17 JAN. 12" at top in blue. Fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection Col. J.R. Danson, RL, London, 2 June 1971, ex 131; Collection Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 181.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2426 Cayman Islands

    1917 (Sept 4): "WAR STAMP / 1½d", Die Proof of the Surcharge (Type 16) printed in black on smooth wove paper (79 x 126 mm.), small age spot at right otherwise fresh and very fine, ex the De La Rue archives. Rare.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 950.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2427 Cayman Islands

    1917 (Sept 4): De La Rue "WAR STAMP / 1½d" surcharge (Type 17) in black on 2½ d. deep blue, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, variety "Watermark Reversed", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce, unusually this variety does not occur on the normal unoverprinted stamp Gi = £ 680+.rnProvenance: Collection Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 217.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 420.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2428 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue, the Master Die for the George V head-plate: two pulls from the Plate engraved on cream wove paper (90 x 87 mm.), printed in deep black. Some creasing not detracting from the appearance, and of course, not necessarily for Cayman Islands as this head-plate was used for many British Colonial countries. However, 'Besançon' placed this Die Proof prior to the Cayman 1922 issue and thus we offer the Proof under this heading. A remarkable frontispiece and a most attractive Proof.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2429 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue 3 d. purple on yellow, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, engraved Imperforate Proof, a block of four with good to large margins all round, lovely fresh colour, without gum. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2484. Extremely rare.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2430 Cayman Islands

    1921/22: Recess 3 d. purple on orange-buff, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused corner marginal block of four from lower right of sheet, variety "Watermark Inverted & Reversed", variety can be clearly seen in the margin, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 640+.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 380.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2431 Cayman Islands

    1921/22: Recess 4 d. red on yellow, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused block of four from upper left corner of the sheet, showing variety "C of "CA" Missing from Watermark in Margin" above first stamp (clearly visible from obverse), fresh and very fine, unmounted og. This is the item mentioned in the Stanley Gibbons footnote under Gi 83. Extremely rare.rnProvenance: Collection Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 235.rn                  rnrn 
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2432 Cayman Islands

    1921/22: Recess 1 s. black on green, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example of good colour, variety "Watermark Reversed", fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2433 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue ¼ d. yellow-brown on cream, wmk. Multiple Script CA, engraved Imperforate Proof, a block of four with good to large margins all round, lovely fresh colour, without gum. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2483. Extremely rare.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2434 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: ¼ d. yellow-brown, wmk. Multiple Script CA, an unused example, variety "Watermark Inverted and Reversed", fresh colour and large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2435 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue 1½ d. orange-brown, wmk. Multiple Script CA, engraved Imperforate Proof, a block of six (3 x 2) with good to large margins all round and marginal at base, lovely fresh colour, without gum and pencil manuscript '20/12/20' on reverse. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2483. Extremely rare.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2436 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue Printer's Sample Proofs (2), perforated in dull carmine on unwatermarked card paper, one imperf. at base overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type DS1) in black, the other perforated all round overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type DS3) vertically in black. Fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection Richard Maisel, Feb 2007.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 150.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2437 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: 3 d. purple on yellow, wmk. Multiple Script CA, an unused block of four, variety "Watermark Inverted and Reversed", fresh rich colour unmounted og. A rare and fine multiple Gi = £ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 950.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2438 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue 2 s. violet on blue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, engraved Imperforate Proof, a block of four with good to large margins all round, lovely fresh colour, without gum. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 2483. Extremely rare.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2439 Cayman Islands

    1921/26: De La Rue Plate Proof for the 5 s. value in issued colour of yellow-green on pale yellow, Imperforate on wmk. Multiple Script CA paper, unused without gum. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection Richard Maisel, Feb 2007; Collection Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 223.rn                  
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2440 Cayman Islands

    1932: Centenary Issue ¼ d. brown, wmk. Multiple Script CA, a used example with variety "A of "CA" Missing in Watermark", lightly cancelled by Georgetown cds in black. Rare Gi = £ 1'500.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2441 Cayman Islands

    1932: Centenary Issue. De La Rue 2½ d. Imperforate Proof engraved in yellow-green on unwatermarked medium thick cream paper (46 x 32 mm.), slight corner bend mentioned for full accuracy and not affecting the sublime appearance of a remarkable Proof.rnProvenance: Collection Howard Green; Collection Richard Maisel, Feb 2007; Collection Graham Booth & John Byl, Spink, London, 11 April 2012, lot 247.rn 
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2442 Cayman Islands

    1935 (May 1): Waterlow Pictorial issue, the set of twelve values unused and the set of twelve perforated SPECIMEN diagonally unused, largely fresh and fine, minor imperfections, each large part og. Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 180.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2443 Cayman Islands

    1935 (May 1): Waterlow Pictorial issue, 10 s. black & scarlet, an unused block of twelve (6 x 2), marginal at each side, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Spectacular appearance and a rare large multiple Gi = £ 1'200+.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2444 Cayman Islands

    1935 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 6 d. light blue & olive-green, an unused example showing variety "Dot by Flagstaff" (Plate 4, Row 8, stamp 4), large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 2445 Cayman Islands

    1938/48: ½ d. green, perf. 14, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), corner marginal from lower right of sheet, eleventh stamp showing variety "A of "CA" Missing from Watermark" between stamp and margin, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A rare positional multiple Gi = £ 1'700+.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF
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