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St. Christopher St. Kitts

Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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    1858/60: Great Britain 1856 1 s. green, a used example cancelled by a bold strike of "A12" obliterator of Basseterre in black. Extremely fine and very rare Gi = £ 2'250.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3801 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1871: 1 d. magenta, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of four of lovely rich colour, natural paper thin spot on one stamp, fine large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Gi = £ 320+.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3802 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1870: De La Rue Master Die Proof, printed in green on glazed white card without Duty Plate, slightest of peripheral aging at edges mentioned for accuracy only, signed off in ink 'A.M.D.' at right. The four other coloured Die Proofs were all in the Brain Brookes collection (2018), this being the sole example he did not manage to secure for his outstanding collection. A beautiful and famous Proof.rnProvenance: Collection H. Douglas Bessemer, Harmers, London, 14-15 Feb 1963, lot 350; Spink, London, 14-15 Nov 2007, lot 2095.rn 
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3803 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1870: 1 d. dull rose (& carmine) and 6 d. green, unused examples with ragged perfs. ex the archives, each overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel Type D10). Note the early printing of the 1 d. value with Duty Plate in carmine rather than dull rose. Imperfections but a very scarce pair: both illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5484.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 3804 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1870: 6 d. yellow-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet with Plate Number '1' in margin and 1871 6 d. green, both of fresh colour, large part og. Gi = £ 260.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1600.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 3805 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1871: 6 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, a used vertical pair on 1876 double rate cover to London tied by two strikes of the circular mute obliterator in black and by weak 'St. Kitts' cds (April 26). Reverse with London arrival cds (May 17). Slight opening tear at top and cover bend away from adhesives but an attractive and rare first issue franking.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3806 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1870: 1 d. magenta, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused example, slight thin and perfs. a tad blunted, overprinted CANCELLED in black (Samuel Type D7). Despite imperfections, rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3807 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1875: 1 d. magenta, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a vertical strip of four on 1879 cover to London tied by four strikes of the circular mute 'ARMY' obliterator in black with 'St. Kitts' despatch cds at lower left (Sept 26) over-struck by 'London / Paid' arrival cds (Oct 13) in red. Pencil filing notes at left and edge wear to envelope but a fine and very rare usage.rnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 3 April 1963, lot 1042.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3808 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1879 (Nov): 4 d. blue wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused example of good centering and fresh colour, variety "Watermark Inverted", fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3809 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1876: 6 d. green, wmk. CC, perf. 14, an unused corner block of four from upper left of the sheet of twenty, with serial number '40' in margin, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 240.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 3810 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1879: 6 d. green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a used example on 1879 cover to Zenderen, Netherlands tied by circular mute 'Army' obliterator of Basseterre with 'St. Kitts' despatch cds above (Nov 12) and manuscript '3' credit in red crayon. Reverse with London transit cds in red (Dec 2) and Hengelo cds (Dec 4). A fine and scarce commercial cover to a most unusual destination.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 21 Nov 2007, ex lot 4790.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3811 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1882/90: Covers/cards (3) with ½ d. dull green, six examples used on 1883 cover to Philadelphia, USA endorsed 'per S.S.Bermuda'; 1889 cover to Colchester with three ½ d. dull green and single 2½ d. ultramarine and a 1 d. rose stationery card up-rated with ½ d. dull green. Imperfections but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3813 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1882/90: 4 d. blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused example of good fresh colour, large part og. A most elusive and rare stamp. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 3814 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1882/90: 6 d. olive-brown, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused corner block of four, marginal from top of sheet and showing serial number '40' in margin, marginal thin at left corner but of fresh colour, unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 360+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3815 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1882/90: 1 s. mauve, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, a used example showing unusual white flaw on "N" of "ONE", lightly cancelled leaving the variety clear.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 3816 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    Provisional Surcharges 1885 (March): "Halfpenny" surcharge reading down in black on diagonally bisected 1 d. carmine-rose, an unused vertical strip of three, large part og., and a further unused unsevered horizontal pair, large part og. Gi = £ 270+.rn 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3817 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    Provisional Surcharges 1885/86: ½ on 1 d. carmine-rose, a single example with variety "Surcharge Inverted", used on 1885 cover to Roseau, Dominca with 1882/90 1 d. carmine-rose pair tied by "A12" obliterators with 'St. Kitts' despatch cds alongside (April 15). Reverse with Dominica arrival cds (April 17) in black. Edge faults at top envelope but a very attractive and rare usage.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 3818 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    Provisional Surcharges 1886 (June): 'ONE / PENNY.' on 6 d. green, an unused block of ten (5 x 2), of fine fresh colour, ninth stamp with "Broken second "N" in Penny" flaw, on small age spot not detracting from appearance, large part og. with eight stamps unmounted og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 210+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3819 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    Provisional Surcharges 1886 (June): '4d.' on 6 d. green, an unused block of fifteen (5 x 3), of lovely fresh colour, lower left stamp with variety "No Stop" with very faint stop on stamp above, protective hinges on large part og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'125+.
    Starting bid : 320 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3820 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    Provisional Surcharges 1888 (May): 'ONE / PENNY.' on 2½ d. ultramarine, a used block of four, positions 14-15/19-20 on the sheet of twenty subjects, lightly cancelled by two complete strikes of the "A12" obliterator in black. Very rare in a multiple and superb for this Gi = £ 280+.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 9 July 2008, lot 538.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3821 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    Stamp Shortage 1890: Antigua 1884/87 1 d. rose, a used example on 1890 cover to St. John's, Antigua tied by "A12" obliterator with 'St. Kitts' despatch cds alongside (March 27), readdressed back to Basseterre. Small envelope imperfections but a scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3822 St. Christopher St. Kitts

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    1883: Nevis 1 d. lilac mauve optd. REVENUE in black, further surcharged "Saint / Christopher" diagonally in violet, a fine unused example of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce, much under-catalogued stamp. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF
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