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Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 3666 Jamaica

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    1851 (Dec 30): Entire letter from Kingston to New York endorsed 'p. El Dorado Steamer', struck with 'KINGSTON-JAMAICA / PAID' double arc cds in red on despatch (prepaid '4' in manuscript) and fine two line "JAMAICA / SHIP LETTER" in black. 'Steamship / 10' charge marking of arrival in black also on obverse of a fine and attractive entire interesting content "Your letter of the 8th Oct last only reached us on the 15th instant (Dec) bearing our island post mark "Ship Letter" we believe by one of the American Steamers here from Chargres...".rnProvenance: Collection Henry C. Gibson.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3667 Jamaica

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    1857: Great Britain 4 d. rose-carmine cancelled by fine strike of "A28" obliterator of ANNOTTO BAY in black. Scarce Gi = £ 180.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 3668 Jamaica

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    1856: Great Britain 6 d. lilac, a fine example in a deep shade, used on 1860 cover to Liverpool tied by "A30" obliterator of BLACK RIVER in black. Reverse with 'Black River' cds (Dec 25), Kingston cds (Dec 27) and Liverpool arrival (Jan 20, 1860). File fold well away from adhesive, a fine and very scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3669 Jamaica

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    1857: Great Britain 4 d. rose-carmine, a used horizontal strip of four, some peripheral aging, cancelled by four fine strikes of the "A51" obliterator of LUCEA. Scarce Gi = £ 680+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 3670 Jamaica

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    1857: Great Britain 1 d. red, perf. 14, a used example cancelled by fine strike of "A53" obliterator of MANDEVILLE. Scarce Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3671 Jamaica

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    1857: Great Britain 1857 4 d. rose-carmine in a horizontal pair, tied to small piece by fine strikes of "A57" obliterator of MONTEGO BAY. Scarce and attractive Gi = £ 260+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 3672 Jamaica

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    1859: Cover from to Spanish Town franked by Great Britain 1857 4 d. rose-carmine in a horizontal pair tied by fine strikes of "A57" obliterators of MONTEGO BAY in black. Reverse with 'Montego Bay' cds (Oct 13) and 'Spanish Town' arrival (Oct 15) in black. File fold crosses the adhesives but a not unattractive and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3673 Jamaica

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    1857: Great Britain 4 d. rose-carmine used on 1859 entire letter endorsed "Money Letter" at top with manuscript "3" (pence paid in cash) adjacent, the adhesive tied on despatch by PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER double arc cds and further cancelled on arrival by "A01" obliterator of Kingston in black. Reverse with Kingston arrival (Feb 12). The letter states that the writer is enclosing a draft for £ 50. Some minor file folds and acid ink to '3' but an extremely rare usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 3674 Jamaica

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    1860: De La Rue Die Proofs for all six values of the first issue, printed in black on glazed white card and inset into framed sunken card for presentation, some minor aging but a remarkable and very rare set.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, May 1994.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3675 Jamaica

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    1860: 1 d. blue, 2 d. rose, 4 d. brown-orange, 6 d. dull lilac and 1 s. yellow-brown all in unused horizontal pairs, together with single 3 d. green, each stamp handstamped "SPECIMEN." locally in black (Samuel Type J2), diagonally inverted except the 6 d. reading up, the 3 d. with rounded corner, the balance fine with large part og. An extremely rare group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3676 Jamaica

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    1860: 1 d. blue, an unused block of nine, marginal from top of sheet, of fresh rich colour, third row with unobtrusive horizontal bend and second stamp with vertical bend, otherwise exceptional and very fine, large part og. with six stamps unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 630+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 3677 Jamaica

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    1860: 1 d. blue, two single examples and two horizontal pairs with 3 d. green, two single examples, all tied to 1867 mourning cover from Montego Bay to Biggar, Scotland by eight strikes of the "A56" obliterator in black. Reverse with Montego Bay despatch cds (Feb 23), Kingston transit cds, Carlisle cds and Biggar arrival (April 4). Most attractive and an unusual make-up of the 1 shilling rate.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3678 Jamaica

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    1860: 2 d. rose, Imperforate Plate Proof on watermarked paper, a block of eleven, touched to large margins with sheet margin at right, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type D2) in black, fresh colour and an appealing and rare large multiple, large part og. with most unmounted og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3679 Jamaica

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    1860: De La Rue Die Proof for the 6 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Aug. 29-60" at upper left in black and manuscript 'No.2'. Trivial browning to edge glaze otherwise a fine and rare Proof.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 3680 Jamaica

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    1860: 6 d. dull lilac, 6 d. deep purple and 1 s. yellow-brown, unused examples, each overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type D5) in black, all fresh and fine, the dull lilac shade without gum, balance part og., the 1870 printing being particularly scarce.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3681 Jamaica

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    1860: 6 d. dull lilac, an unused block of eighteeen (6 x 3), corner marginal from upper left of sheet with wing margin at right, marginal serial number '174' and italic "Jamaica" sheet marginal watermark, part imprint at left "£1 10s.", of superb fresh colour, a few unobtrusive bends of no significance and not affecting the delightful appearance, large part og with fifteen stamps unmounted og. A splendid and very rare multiple Gi = £ 3'600+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton Henry; Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 228; Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 21 April 1977, lot 42.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3682 Jamaica

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    1860: 1 s. yellow-brown, a used example of good colour, variety "$ for S in SHILLING", lightly cancelled leaving the variety clear. Rare Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3683 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: ½ d. claret, 1 d. blue, 2 d. rose, 4 d. brown-orange, 6 d. mauve and 1 s. dull brown, all in imperforate blocks of four printed on surface galzed card paper printed by De La Rue especially for the 1872 South Kensington Exhibition, five of the six blocks being sheet marginal (four have marginal imprints), each stamp overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D7). A superb and scarce set.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3684 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 2 d. deep rose and 3 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, unused examples, each overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D6). The stamps with small imperfections and the 3 d. with age stains but very scarce, unused without gum, see Samuel page 40.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3685 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 2 d. rose and 1 s. dull brown, wmk. Crown CC, used on 1874 cover from Gordon Town to Mons, Belgium each tied by "A42" obliterator in black, the 2 d. additionally tied by 'London / Paid' cds (July 15) in red. Reverse with 'Gordon Town' datestamp (July 24), Kingston cds and Mons Station (July 15) arrival. A fresh and fine cover to a most unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 3686 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 3 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, an unused interpanneau strip of four of fresh colour, third stamp with slight stain otherwise fresh and extremely fine, large part og. A rare multiple Gi = £ 640+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 3687 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 6 d. mauve, a used example with minor age spots at base, on 1875 cover to USA tied by "A66" obliterator with reverse showing 'Port Maria' cds of despatch in black (Feb 8), Kingston transit and struck in transit with "New York / Due 10 / U.S. Currency" cds (Feb 21).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3688 Jamaica

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    Watermark CC 1870/83: 6 d. mauve, a vertical pair used on 1875 cover to London tied by "A68" obliterators in black with small "Porus" despatch cds at left (Dec 9) with '9' of day and '5' of year inserted in manuscript, Kingston transit cds at right and 'London / Paid' arrival (Dec 30) in red. A tad rubbed at right but a charming cover ex the Druitt correpondence first found by H.F.Johnson.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 3689 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 5 s. lilac, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of four, well centred and of fresh colour, large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 480+.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 3690 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: ½ d. green, 1 d. rose, 2 d. grey, 3 d., 4 d. red-orange and 6 d. deep yellow, wmk. Crown CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, the 4 d. with part of CANCELLED overprint at top (?), the three low values without gum, the others with large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 800.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3691 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: The complete unused set of eleven values, wmk. Crown CA, including all the listed shades with fine examples of the scarce 1 d. blue and 4 d. red-orange (cert. BPA, 1971), fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce thus Gi = £ 1'575+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3692 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: 1 d. blue, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four of deep rich colour, fresh and fine, small marks from previous ancient hinges on large part og. An immensely scarce stamp in an unused multiple Gi = £ 1'300+.
    Starting bid : 650 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 3693 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: 1 d. carmine, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four in a bright shade, fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 260+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3694 Jamaica

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    Watermark Crown CA 1883/97: 2 d. grey, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of four, of excellent colour, fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3695 Jamaica

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    1890 (June 4): Provisional 2½ d. on 4 d. red-brown, Setting II, an unused block of nine, with second stamp showing PFNNY variety with broken 'K' for 'Y', third stamp with PFNNY variety, fourth stamp PFNNY variety, eighth stamp showing PFNNY variety with broken 'K' for 'Y', ninth stamp with PFNNY variety, fresh and very fine, unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 750+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 3696 Jamaica

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    Arms of Jamaica 1903/04: 5 d. grey & yellow, an unused block of nine, marginal from left of sheet, fifth stamp showing variety "SER.ET" for "SERVIET" below Arms (Row 4, Stamp 2), fresh and very fine positional multiple, large part og. with the variety unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3697 Jamaica

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    1905/11: Queen Victoria types, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the complete set of eleven values incl. shades (19 stamps incl. additional 4 d. red-brown), all very fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 560.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3698 Jamaica

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    1905/11: 3 d. purple on yellow, 4 d. black on yellow, 4 d. red on yellow, 6 d. lilac, 1 s. black on green and 2 s. purple on blued, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the unused set of six values, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 325.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 3699 Jamaica

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    1905/11: 6 d. purple on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused block of forty-eight (6 x 8) interpanneau margin at left and base with imprint "PRICE - 6d. per Label. 3s. per Row of Six / £1 10s. per Sheet of Sixty" and "60 JAMAICA POSTAGE STAMPS, $1 10s." imprint in right margin, the stamps of wonderous fresh colour, slight marginal crease at right, superb unmounted og. Delightful Gi = £ 525+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 3700 Jamaica

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    1905/11: 1 s. deep brown, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused vertical pair, marginal from top of sheet with serial number 173 in margin, second stamp showing variety "$ for S in SHILLING", fresh and very fine colour, two age spots on perfs. on reverse on large part og. A charming positional pair Gi = £ 1'400+.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 12 April 2007, lot 1197.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3701 Jamaica

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    1916/20: 1½ d. brown-orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a used example, one blunted perf., with variety "Watermark Inverted", apparently the discovery example, lightly cancelled in black. Scarce Gi = £ 200.
    Starting bid : 90 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3702 Jamaica

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    1912/20: De La Rue Master Die Proof for 2½ d. value printed in black on glazed white card, Frame only without headplate vignette, struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black and dated '15 JUL 12' in blue, fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 816.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3703 Jamaica

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    1912/20: De La Rue Master Die Proof for 6 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, Frame only without headplate, struck with AFTER / HARDENING in black and dated '14 AUG 12' in blue, fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 817.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3704 Jamaica

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    1916: WAR STAMP ½ d. yellow-green, September 1916 WAR / STAMP 3 d. purple on lemon and March 1917 1½ d. orange, unused examples, each stamp with purple 'SPECIMEN.' presentation handstamp locally applied (Samuel Type J5), each with slightly browned part og. A scarce trio. Cert. BPA (1981).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3705 Jamaica

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    1916 (April-Sept): WAR STAMP. ½ d. yellow-green, an unused block of four variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh colour and fine unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 520+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3706 Jamaica

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    1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 1½ d. orange, a used example with variety "S in WAR / STAMP inserted by Hand", lightly cancelled by 'Street Letter Box / Port Antonio' cds in black leaving the variety relatively clear. Rare. Cert. BPA (2004) Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3707 Jamaica

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    1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 1½ d. orange, an unused block of four, variety "Watermark Inverted" and fourth stamp (Row 6, stamp 12) showing variety "S in WAR / STAMP Omitted", superb large part og. A fine positional multiple, unlisted as such by Stanley Gibbons Gi = £ 200+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 3708 Jamaica

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    1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 3 d. purple on lemon, an unused corner block of four from upper left of sheet, centred slightly to top, all showing variety "Overprint Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce and most attractive multiple. Cert. BPA (1988) Gi = £ '1300+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 3709 Jamaica

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    1916 (Sept-Dec): WAR / STAMP. 3 d. purple on lemon, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, fourth stamp (Row 6, stamp 12) showing variety "S in WAR / STAMP inserted by Hand", a few age spots on perfs. on reverse, large part og. A fine positional multiple Gi = £ 200+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3710 Jamaica

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    1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on ½ d. blue-green, a used block of four, second stamp (Row 7, stamp 6) with variety "Stop Inserted and "P" impressed a Second Time", lightly cancelled by 'Mandeville' cds leaving the variety clear. Rare. Opinion Holcombe (1995) Gi = £ 250+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3711 Jamaica

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    1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on ½ d. blue-green, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), marginal from right of sheet, variety "Overprinted Inverted", fresh and very fine, large part og. with eight stamps unmounted og. Gi = £335+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 3712 Jamaica

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    1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on 1½ d. orange, an unused block of four, variety "Overprint Double", fresh and very fine, large part og. with two stamps unmounted og. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1970) Gi = £ 320+.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 3713 Jamaica

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    1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on 3 d. purple on yellow, an unused example showing variety "Overprint Sideways Reading Up", fresh and very fine appearance, one or two minute age spots on large part og. Scarce. Signed Tommy Allen Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3714 Jamaica

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    1917 (March): WAR / STAMP. on 3 d. purple on yellow, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from right of sheet showing varieties: "Overprint Sideways Reading Up" on left hand stamp and "Overprint Omitted" on right hand stamp, of fresh colour and superb large part og. A magnificent and very rare pair: just four examples are recorded in private hands Gi = £ 4'000.rnProvenance: Collection Bob Swarbrick, Cavendish, Derby, 29 Sept 1995.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3715 Jamaica

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    Pictorial Issue 1919/21: 'Contingent Embarking', De La Rue Colour Trial Proof for the 1½ d. value, engraved on thick wove toned paper, completed design, printed in deep blue and handstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black at lower right. Fresh and very fine, an extremely rare Trial, for a similar example (without the Specimen overprint) see "The De LA Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 4335.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 3716 Jamaica

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    Pictorial Issue 1919/21: 'King's House, Spanish Town' De La Rue Master Die Proofs (2) for the 2 d. value with Frame Only in yellow-green and Vignette only in deep blue, printed on thick wove toned paper, both with four coloured guidelines. For the completed designs in this format see for a similar example in different colours see "The De LA Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 4330. Fresh and very fine, an extremely rare pair.rnProvenance: Spink Shreves, New York, 28 Jan 2011, lot 1223.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3717 Jamaica

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    1919/21: De La Rue Die Proof for the 2½ d. value, 'Return of a Contingent 1919' Frame Only printed in black on card paper (40 x 49 mm.), the eventual stamp being altered due to the Union Jack at left being inverted. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4328. Rare.rnProvenance: Spink Shreves, New York, 28 Jan 2011, ex lot 1227.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3718 Jamaica

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    1920 (Dec 10): 1 s. orange-yellow & red-orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example with variety "Frame Inverted", well centred and of splendid rich colour, minimal gum wrinkle on superb large part, slightly browned og. A magnificent stamp - one of the rarest issued varieties in British Colonial philately with just 10 examples extant in unused condition including one example housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A truly wonderful stamp Gi = £ 40'000.rnNote: See "Stamps of Fame" by the Williams brothers for further information. A part sheet was found in Manchioneal Post Office who were not invoiced for a complete sheet, some stamps from the same sheet had already been sold, unnoticed, in Kingston. It is now generally assumed that just 10 examples exist in unused condition.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 15,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3719 Jamaica

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    1919/21: De La Rue Die Proof for the 3 s. value, 'RSir Charles Metcalfe', the completed design printed in red-brown & black (unissued thus) on thin wove toned paper (38 x 44 mm.). Noted as a register only Proof and a similar example is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4330. Unobtrusive horizontal crease at base but rare and most attractive.rnProvenance: Collection Surtees; Spink Shreves, New York, 28 Jan 2011, ex lot 1247.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3720 Jamaica

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    Pictorial Issue 1919/21: 5 s. blue & yellow-orange, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, an unused example of superb centering and colour, variety "C" of "CA" missing in Watermark, as yet unlisted by Stanley Gibbons - this being the discovery example - fresh and very fine, large part og. A rarity. Cert. Sismondo (2007) Gi = unlisted & unpriced.rn                  
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 3721 Jamaica

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    Prepared for use but not Issued 1921: 'Abolition of Slavery 1st August 1838' De La Rue Master Die Proof for the proposed 6 d. value, Frame Only, engraved in black on thick card paper (70 x 54 mm.) and showing the printer's guidelines, a similiar example struck in blue as a presentation Proof is illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4328. A few scuffs and small fault at top but this is a working Proof of great rarity.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 3722 Jamaica

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    1921: ½ d. green and 6 d. dull purple & bright magenta, wmk. Multiple Script CA, an unused ½ d. single example with large part og. and 6 d. in a horizontal strip of three, interpanneau margin at left, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, unmounted og., scarce multiple.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3723 Jamaica

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    1921/29: 10 s. myrtle-green, wmk. Multiple Script CA, a used block of four, marginal from right of sheet, tied to registered piece by US Customs cachets in purple and by oval Kingston despatch datestamps (March 18, 1939) in black. A scarce and appealing usage Gi = £ 280+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3724 Jamaica

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    1923 (Nov 1): Child Welfare, the set of three values in unused blocks of four, being the Bradbury Wilkinson file copies, numbered and dated in sheet margin at top, with two applied to card, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in red, fresh and very fine Gi = £ 560+.rnProvenance: Bradbury Wilkinson Archives, Christie's, London, 21 April 1993, ex lot 89.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3725 Jamaica

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    1929/32: Definitive Essays by Perkins Bacon & Co. for the proposed 1 d. and 1½ d. values on card (115 x 63 mm.), the 1 d. in scarlet with Crown and head-plate superimposed on rejected scrolling designs (similar to New Zealand), the second Essay similarly superimposed in pale chestnut, both with values, corner ornaments and legends hand-painted in Chinese white, housed side by side in sunken frames with pencil surrounds in printed Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd. booklet for presentation. Beautiful and unique.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3726 Jamaica

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    1929/32: Definitive 9 d. maroon, an imperforate Imprimatur on piece from the De La Rue records, with manuscript below "Approved for colour" and signed off "27/12/28". Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4339. Unique and splendid.rnProvenance: RL, Bermuda, 2-3 Dec 1976, ex lot 677.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 3727 Jamaica

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    1937 (May 12): Coronation, the set of three values, Imperforate matching marginal examples from left of sheet, perforated SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, minor wrinkles on unmounted og. Extremely rare, just six sets produced thus for presentation purposes.rnProvenance: RL, London, 15 Dec 1981, lot 337.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3728 Jamaica

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    Postal Fiscals 1865: De La Rue Die Proof for Revenue 1 d. value, printed in black on white glazed card, endorsed AFTER STRIKING and dated 'Feb 2, 1865' in black. Signed in ink at base. Some aging at right but rare.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 12 June 1991, lot 1309.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3729 Jamaica

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    Postal Fiscals 1857/58: 1 s. rose on blued, an unused block of four, marginal from left of sheet with "One Shilli(ng)" imprint, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type GB 2) in black, fresh and very fine, superb og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF
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