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Lot# : 3024 Turks and Caicos Islands
1867: Perkins Bacon Plate Proof, engraved in black on medium thick cream, rough wove paper, a block of nine, sheet marginal at top and at base, ample margins at sides (the separation between the stamps was only 1 mm.), fresh and very fine. A very rare large multiple.Starting bid : 850.00 CHFHammer price : 1,100.00 CHFLot# : 3025 Turks and Caicos Islands
1867 (April 4): 1 s. dull blue, no. wmk. perf. 11-12½, an unused block of four of good colour and centering, fresh and fine appearance, part og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 400+.rnProvenance: Collection Alfred Caspary, Harmers, New York, 14-15 May 1957, lot; Collection Josiah K. Lilly, Harmers, New York, 16-16 Mayy 1968, lot 744; Collection Morris Ludington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1654.rnrnrnStarting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 650.00 CHFLot# : 3026 Turks and Caicos Islands
1873/79: 1 d. dull rose-lake, wmk. Small Star upright, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, unused examples (3), two in differing shades with wmk. upright, the third example with marginal lines watermark and variety "Watermark Sideways", large part og. Gi = £ 200.Starting bid : 80.00 CHFHammer price : 80.00 CHFLot# : 3027 Turks and Caicos Islands
1873/79: 1 d. dull red, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, an unused block of ten (5 x 2), showing marginal lines watermark on lower row, of fine colour and appearance but for a black spot on sixth stamp, large part og. with lower row unmounted og. Scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 600+.Starting bid : 300.00 CHFHammer price : 800.00 CHFLot# : 3028 Turks and Caicos Islands
1873/79: 1 s. lilac, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, an unused example, well centred and of excellent fresh colour, superb large part og. An outstanding example of this extremely rare stamp, significantly finer than the Morris Ludington example. Signed A. Diena, Giulio Bolaffi. Cert. A. Diena (1962) Gi = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Muggia; Collection J. Charlton Henry, Harmer Rooke, New York, 7-10 April 1961, lot 1744Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHFHammer price : 2,000.00 CHFLot# : 3029 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3030 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 4, a used example, of good rich colour, extremely well centred for the issue, variety "Short Thick Bar in Fraction", lightly cancelled by "TI" obliterator in black. A scarce and attractive stamp. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 750.Starting bid : 300.00 CHFHammer price : 420.00 CHFLot# : 3031 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 5, an unused example, of good colour, perfs. somewhat blunted but complete all round, showing variety "Surcharge Double", of fine appearance, slight wrinkles on reverse, without gum. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1927) Gi = £ 3'750.Starting bid : 750.00 CHFHammer price : 750.00 CHFLot# : 3032 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 6, an unused example of good colour and centering for this issue, variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 8'000.rnStarting bid : 2,500.00 CHFHammer price : 2,500.00 CHFLot# : 3033 Turks and Caicos Islands
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 on three sides, somewhat trimmed on position 21 at base, but showing ten complete vertical rows of the Type 8 overprint, very weak "Throat Flaw" on position 24, some creasing that does not detract from the appearance, few stains not detracting from the spectaular appearance and largely fresh and fine, with large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce sheet Gi = £ 6'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 573.Starting bid : 1,750.00 CHFHammer price : 4,200.00 CHFLot# : 3034 Turks and Caicos Islands
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, shaved margins at base of first four stamps in the third row 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.Starting bid : 3,000.00 CHFHammer price : 3,800.00 CHFLot# : 3035 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 10, an unused block of four, surcharge Types 9 and 10, positions 13-14 / 23-24 with position 24 showing the "Throat Flaw", of fine colour, large part og. A scarce and attractive positional multiple Gi = £ 565+.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 340.00 CHFLot# : 3036 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 10, surcharge Types 9 and 10, an unused block of twenty-one from the sheet of 30 subjects, positions 4-10 / 14-20 / 24-30; the top two horizontal rows with Type 9 surcharge, the third horizontal row with Type 10, of fresh colour, large part og. or unmounted og. A rare and spectacular multiple Gi = £ 2'660+.Starting bid : 850.00 CHFHammer price : 2,000.00 CHFLot# : 3037 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 10, surcharge Type 10, position 23 on the sheet of 30 subjects, an unused example centred to lower left, ink mark affecting two perforations at top and usual scissor cut perforations at base, of fine fresh colour, without gum. An exceptionally scarce stamp and of great rarity. Cert. BPA (1994) Gi = £ 22'000.rnProvenance: SG, London, 19 May 2000, lot 249.Starting bid : 7,500.00 CHFHammer price : 7,500.00 CHFLot# : 3038 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3039 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3040 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 5, surcharge Type 19, an unused example, well centred for this stamp of good colour, an under-inked surcharge with the Fraction Bar entirely missing and the "2" of "½" nearly missing, toned part og. A most unusual stamp Gi = £ 550.rnStarting bid : 250.00 CHFHammer price : 280.00 CHFLot# : 3041 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 6, surcharge Type 20, an unused example with good perforations for this issue, straight edge at top above the horizontal line of perfs., slightly yellowed part og. An exceptionally rare stamp with just 7 recorded examples, one of which is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cert. BPA (1996) Gi = £ 14'000.rnProvenance: Collection Howard & Torie Gibralter, Shreves, Dallas, 15-16 Sept 2000, lot 2267.Starting bid : 5,000.00 CHFHammer price : 5,000.00 CHFLot# : 3042 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3043 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Type 23, an unused example of fresh delicate colour, generally fine perforations for the issue, slightly dried large part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 600.rnStarting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 200.00 CHFLot# : 3044 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3045 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3046 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 6 d. black, Settings 2-6, surcharge Types 29 and 30, an unused vertical pair, positions 20 / 30 from right of sheet, well centred in a fine impression, upperstamp surcharge type 29, lower stamp surcharge type 30, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce and ttractive pair Gi = £ 500+.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 300.00 CHFLot# : 3047 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 s. lilac, Settings 2-6, surcharge Type 29, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet, of good colour, and excellent perforations for the issue, very fresh and fine, dried large part og. A scarce and attractive stamp Gi = £ 475.rnStarting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 300.00 CHFLot# : 3048 Turks and Caicos Islands
1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 3, surcharge Types 29 and 30, the unused block of nine subjects, marginal at top of sheet, positions 7-9 / 17-19 / 27-29; surcharge type 29 in eight positions with surcharge type 30 in position 28; of wonderfully fresh vibrant colour, generally fine perforations, protective hinges on large part og. A magnificent and splendid multiple and very rare Gi = £ 11'300+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale V, ex lot 572; Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 29 Nov 1962, lot 914.rnNote: This block adjoins the block of eighteen (ex Ferrari, Charlton-Henry, Amundsen and Frazer), originally a complete sheet in the Ferrari sale.Starting bid : 3,000.00 CHFHammer price : 3,800.00 CHFLot# : 3049 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3050 Turks and Caicos Islands
1889/93: 1 d. lake, a diagonally bisected example used with two further examples on 1896 cover to Bermuda, tied by three bold strikes of "TI" obliterator with 'Turks Islands' despatch cds above (May 28). Reverse with 'St. Georges / Bermuda' arrival cds (June 1) in black. Charming and extremely rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Ludington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1724.Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHFHammer price : 2,200.00 CHFLot# : 3051 Turks and Caicos Islands
1893 (June 10): 'Halfpenny' Provisional surcharged at Grand Turk, "½ d." on 4 d. grey, a used irregular block of five from Setting 4, bars 11 mm. apart, on registered 1894 cover to Paget West, Bermuda with 1889/93 1 d. lake pair, all cancelled "TI" obliterators in black with "Registered / Turks Island" despatch at left (Oct 29). Vertical file fold and back flap missing with small divot at top of envelope but a very rare franking.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Ludington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1732; Collection J. Charlton Henry, Harmer Rooke, New York, 7-10 April 1961, lot 1804.Starting bid : 500.00 CHFHammer price : 1,100.00 CHFLot# : 3052 Turks and Caicos Islands
1900/04: Badge of the Islands issue, De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 2 s. and 3 s. value, the completed design without Duty Plate, engraved in black on sunken white glazed card (52 x 55 mm.), handstamped '27 FEB 1900' twice in blue. Superb and very rare.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Ludington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1755.Starting bid : 750.00 CHFHammer price : 1,500.00 CHFLot# : 3053 Turks and Caicos Islands
1900: Badge of the Islands, De La Rue Colour Trials for the high values (6) all for the 2 s. value, imperforate on wmk. Crown CC paper, printed in brown, orange (with reduced blue crayon mark), indigo these three without gum; and in deep myrtle green, deep blue and in red-brown these last with large part og. An exceptional and extremely rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Ludington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1759.Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHFHammer price : 3,000.00 CHFLot# : 3054 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3055 Turks and Caicos Islands
1909 (Sept): De La Rue Master Die Proof for the ½ d. to 3 s. values, imperforate and engraved in black on glazed hard white paper, without Duty Plates (27 x 30 mm.). Fresh, very fine and rare.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Ludington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1771.Starting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 750.00 CHFLot# : 3056 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3057 Turks and Caicos Islands
1917 (Jan 3): War Tax, overprinted locally on 1 d. red, an unused horizontal strip of six, marginal from left of sheet, the margin with TAX, the first first five stamps variety "Overprint Double, One Inverted", sixth stamp variety "Overprint Inverted Only, in pair with 140e", fresh and very fine positional multiple, this being row 5 of the sole part sheet known (photostat with the lot), browned unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 1'150+.rnProvenance: Collection David M. Cohen, Spink, London, 25-26 July 2007, lot 215.Starting bid : 300.00 CHFHammer price : 700.00 CHFLot# : 3058 Turks and Caicos Islands
1917 (Oct): War Tax, second local printing, 1 d. in an unused horizontal strip of twelve with margins at both sides, the first six stamps without overprint, the last six with "War Tax" overprint, leaving fifth and sixth stamps showing variety "Overprint Omitted in Paid with Normal", fresh and fine, browned unmounted og. Note for a further illustration of this error, see John G.M. Davis 'War Tax Stamps', page 346 Gi = £ 650+.rnrnStarting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3059 Turks and Caicos Islands
1917 (Oct): War Tax, second local printing, 1 d. red in an unused horizontal strip of four, marginal from top of sheet, first and second stamps normal overprint at top, second two stamps inverted overprint, central stamps "Pair, One Overprint Normal, One Inverted", browned unmounted og. Scarce. Cert. BPA (1949) Gi = £ 650.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 500.00 CHFLot# : 3060 Turks and Caicos Islands
1918 (Dec 18): War Tax, 3 d. purple on yellow overprinted in red (Trial Local Overprint), an unused horizontal, marginal from right of sheet, both stamps showing variety "Overprint Double", fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 650.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 200.00 CHFLot# : 3061 Turks and Caicos Islands
1919 (Dec 17): War Tax 3 d. purple on orange-buff, an unused block of twelve (3 x 4), corner marginal from upper left of sheet with variety "Watermark Inverted" clearly showing in margin, unmounted og. and a sheet marginal block of four showing variety "Watermark Reversed" again clearly showing in the margin, unmounted og. Scarce multiples Gi = £ 580+.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 500.00 CHFLot# : 3062 Turks and Caicos Islands
1922: De La Rue definitive 1 s., the completed Master Die Proof engraved in black on die sunk wove slightly tinted surface blued paper (52 x 65 mm.), superbly struck. A rare and most appealing Proof.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1802.rnStarting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 800.00 CHFLot# : 3063 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3064 Turks and Caicos Islands
1927/28: De La Rue Imperforate Colour Trials (10) on the ½ d. 'Postage & Revenue' value, in the colours of the issued 1 d. brown, 1½ d. scarlet, 2 d. grey, 2½ d. purple on yellow, 3 d. bright blue, 6 d. purple, 1 s. brown-orange, 2 s. red on emerald, 3 s. green on yellow and 10 s. purple on blue; on watermarked Multiple Script CA paper, unused as removed from the Appendix sheet illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6454. Splendid and unique.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1822.Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHFHammer price : 3,600.00 CHFLot# : 3065 Turks and Caicos Islands
Lot# : 3066 Turks and Caicos Islands
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