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Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 3214 Barbados

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    1920/21: Victory Issue ¼ d. black & bistre-brown, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused block of six (2 x 3) from upper left corner of the sheet, variety "C of CA missing in Watermark" in margin under Plate Number '2', fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 3215 Barbados

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    1920/21: Victory Issue 1 s. black & bright green, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example, variety "Watermark Sideways Inverted and Reversed", fresh and fine, large part og. An elusive stamp Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 3216 Barbados

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    'Sea Chariot' Recess by De La Rue 1921/35: 'Sea Chariot' Trial Colour Die Proof for ¼ d. value engraved in deep bright blue on unwatermarked ungummed white wove paper (52 x 44 mm.), framed in pencil with grip holes on all four sides. Rare and very fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3217 Barbados

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    'Sea Chariot' Recess by De La Rue 1921/35: 'Sea Chariot' Trial Colour Die Proof for 1 d. value engraved in deep bright blue on unwatermarked ungummed white wove paper (55 x 66 mm.), the completed design endorsed at base '27.11.24' in pencil. Rare and very fine.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3218 Barbados

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    'Sea Chariot' Recess by De La Rue 1925/35: 'Sea Chariot' Colour Trials for the 1 d. value, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14, with eleven examples (one in close to the issued shade of scarlet); in a range of colours as used for the other issued values of the set - see illustration - but no example in orange as utilised for the 1933 1½ d. or the 1932 2 s. 6 d. carmine on blue; all fresh and very fine with large part og. An extraordinary and scarce set.rnProvenance: Collection Barclays Bank, Phillips, London, 28 May 1987, lot 580.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3219 Barbados

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    1935 (May 6): Waterlow Silver Jubilee 2½ d. brown & deep blue, Plate 7, Row 1, stamp 5, an unused example showing variety "Bird by Turret", fresh and fine, superb large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3220 Barbados

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    1937 (May 14): Coronation set of three values, all Imperforate with hooded perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and very fine with slight wrinkle on gum of the 1 d. scarlet mentioned for complete accuracy, unmounted og. Immensely rare with just six sets in existence.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3221 Barbados

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    1938/47: Redrawn "Sea Chariot" Issue ½ d. yellow-bistre, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perforated 13½ x 13, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4) marginal from top of sheet, with eighth stamp showing variety "A of CA Missing in Watermark", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Extremely rare Gi = £ 1'100+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 3222 Barbados

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    1938/47: Redrawn "Sea Chariot" Issue 2½ d. ultramarine, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, perforated 13½ x 13, an unused block of twelve (3 x 4) with eighth stamp showing variety "A of CA Missing in Watermark", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Extremely rare. Cert. BPA (2003) Gi = £ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3223 Barbados

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    1946 (Sept 18): Victory set of two values, each in unused vertical strips of three, perforated hooded SPECIMEN, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce multiples Gi = £ 255+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 3224 Barbados

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    1950 (May 1): Bradbury Wilkinson Pictorial definitive set of twelve values unused, the Bradbury Wilkinson archive set, each stamp with hooded perforated SPECIMEN, the 2 c. with one pulled perf. otherwise fresh and very fine unused without gum. Unique. Cert. BPA (1998).rnProvenance: Collection Barclays Bank, Phillips, London, 28 May 1997, lot 586; Spink, London, 15 Oct 1998, lot 686.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3225 Barbados

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    1934/47: Postage Due 1 d. black, a diagonally bisected example on underpaid 1934 ½ d. green newspaper wrapper with circular 'T' marking in black, mailed to St. Michael Parish, tied by double ring "GPO / Barbados" cds (Nov 2) in black, with manuscript "½" in red ink on the bisect. A most appealing and very rare cover. Cert. RPSL (1986) Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Edmund A. Bayley, who illustrated a very similar cover on page 227 of 'The Stamps of Barbados'.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 3226 Barbados

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    1950/53: Postage Due 2 c. black, an unused block of six (2 x 3) marginal from right of sheet, showing error "St. Edward's Crown in Watermark" at base of top two stamps, fresh and fine, unmounted og. A fine and scarce positional block Gi = £ 800+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 3227 Barbados

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    1950/53: Postage Due 6 c. carmine, an unused block of six from lower right corner of sheet, showing error "St. Edward's Crown" in watermark between third and sixth stamp, fresh and fine, unmounted og. A fine and scarce positional block Gi = £ 180+.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF
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