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Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 3859 St. Lucia

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    1858/60: Great Britain 1857 4 d. rose, a superb used example of bright colour, neatly cancelled by upright "A11" obliterator in black at Castries. Rare so fine. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = £ 450.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Jaffé, Spink, London, 7 March 2007, lot 34.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 3860 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Small Star 1860 (Dec 18): Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the first issue, struck in black directly on to thick card, with the horizontal guide lines removed. Exceptional and extremely rare.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3861 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Small Star 1860 (Dec 18): (1 d.) rose-red, wmk. Small Star, perf. 14-16, an unused block of four, well centred and of fresh colour, part og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 400+.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3862 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Small Star 1860 (Dec 18): (4 d.) blue, wmk. Small Star, perf. 14-16, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), of lovely fresh vibrant colour, right hand colour showing the sheet marginal watermark, superb large part og. A wonderful and rare multiple Gi = £ 2'700++.rnProvenance: Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 15 Sept 1977, lot 74; Stanley Gibbons, New York, 18 Feb 1981, lot 296; Collection Peter Jaffé, Spink, London, 7 March 2007, lot 51.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 11,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3863 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Crown CC 1863: (1 d.) lake, watermark Crown CC reversed, an unused imperforate Proof block of four in a rich shade, good even margins all round, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce multiple.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3864 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Crown CC 1863: (1 d.) lake, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of four (positions 128-129  / 140-141) with "watermark reversed", of fine centering and colour, large part og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 340+.rnProvenance: Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 15 Sept 1977, lot 76.rnrnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 3865 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Crown CC 1863: (6 d.) emerald-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, a used example of good colour and cancelled by Castries "A11" obliterator, showing vastly misplaced double lined "W" watermark from the Crown Agents marginal watermark only. Exceptional and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3866 St. Lucia

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    Recess Perkins Bacon, wmk. Crown CC 1863: Prepared for use but never issued, surcharged 'Six / pence' (6 d.) on (4 d.) indigo, an unused example, well centred and of good colour, part og. Minor imperfections but a fine example of a very rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1961) Gi = £ 1'100.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 3867 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (1 d.) black, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused example, blunted perfs. at top, overprinted SPECIMEN in black (Samuel type D5 - "Specimens from the engraved plates are of a considerable degree of rarity"), large part og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3868 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (1 d.) black, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of four, fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 140+.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 3869 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (4 d.) yellow, wmk. Crown CC., perf. 12½, a single and horizontal pair used on 1875 cover to London with manuscript '1/-' in red crayon, tied by smudged strikes of the Castries "A11" obliterator with double arc ST. LUCIA cds above (May 23) and 'London / Paid' cds in red of receipt (June 14). Government crest on reverse with part of flap missing and the single stamp just off the edge of cover but a very scarce issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3870 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (6 d.) violet, wmk. Crown CC, an unused Imperforate Proof example, marginal from left of sheet, diagonal crease, large part og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 3871 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (6 d.) violet, wmk. Crown CC reversed, an unused Imperforate Proof example, showing the position 85 're-entry' especially prominent on AGE of POSTAGE, slight bends unapparent on face, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare, and in all probability, unique
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3872 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (6 d.) violet, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of six (3 x 2) of fresh colour, positions 87-89 / 99-101, one age spot on lower left perf., large part og. A superb and very scarce block Gi = £ 840+.rnProvenance: Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 15 Sept 1977, lot 86.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3873 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (6 d.) deep lilac, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, an unused block of twenty (5 x 4) of lovely fresh bright colour, one or two age spots of no great importance, large part og. A splendid and exceptional multiple Gi = £ 3'400+.rnProvenance: Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 424.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3874 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (6 d.) deep lilac, wmk. CC, perf. 12½, two horizontal pairs on 1870 entire letter to London endorsed 'per Mail' tied by Castries "A11" obliterators in black, somewhat smudged as usual, with manuscript '2/-' in red crayon alongside. 'St. Lucia' despatch cds (Dec 24) in black over-struck with 'London / Paid' arrival cds (Jan 14, 1871) in red. A charming and very rare entire.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3875 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (1 d.) black, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused block of four, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 200+.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 3876 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (4 d.) yellow, wmk. Crown CC reversed, perf. 14, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4), marginal from left of sheet, positions 37-40 / 49-52 / 61-64 / 73-76; of wonderful fresh colour and superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent and rare multiple in the foremost quality Gi = £ 2'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 15 Sept 1977, lot 82.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3877 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (6 d.) pale lilac, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a used block of six (3 x 2), positions 178-180 / 190-192, in a very fine delicate shade, neatly cancelled by "A11" obliterators of Castries. Superb and very rare.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3878 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (1 s.) deep orange, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, an unused block of twenty (5 x 4) in a rich shade, positions 1-5 / 13-17 / 25-29 / 37-41, fresh and very fine, superb large part or unmounted og. A beautiful multiple, almost certainly the largest known, in the foremost quality for the connoisseur Gi = £ 1'560+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton Henry.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3879 St. Lucia

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    Colour Changes, wmk. Crown CC 1864/76: (1 s.) deep orange, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, used on 8 May 1880 entire letter from Castries to London tied by "A11" obliterator with manuscript '1/-' in red crayon above (refolded for display) and fine 'London / Paid' arrival cds (May 27) in red. Docketing on receipt on front panel but a fresh and fine usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 3880 St. Lucia

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    1881 (Sept): Provisionally surcharged ½ d. green and 2½ d. brown-red, wmk. Crown CC, both values in unused blocks of four, each of fine fresh colour, protective hinges, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 580+.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 11-12 Oct 1978, lot 188.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 3881 St. Lucia

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    1882/84: Surcharged ½ d. green, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of fifteen (5 x 3), marginal from top of sheet, of lovely colour, minor gum cracks, large part og. and mostly unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 570+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3882 St. Lucia

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    1882/84: Surcharged 4 d. yellow, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four, positions 67-68 / 79-80, two left stamps affected by vertical crease, fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'200.rnProvenance: Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 15 Sept 1977, lot 93.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3883 St. Lucia

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    1882/84: Surcharged 6 d. violet, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, an unused block of four, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 200+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 3884 St. Lucia

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    1882/84: Surcharged Values, the set of five values ½ d. green to 1 s. orange, perf. 14; together with the 4 d. yellow perf. 12, all of fine appearance, small or large part og. A scarce set, three values signed A. Diena Gi = £ 975+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 3885 St. Lucia

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    Typographed by De La Rue 1883/86: 1 d. carmine-rose, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, an unused block of eight (4 x 2), of fresh colour and appearance, two stamps with gum bends but an attractive and uncommon multiple, unmounted og. Gi = £ 440.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 3886 St. Lucia

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    Typographed by De La Rue 1883/86: 4 d. brown, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example, variety "Top Left Triangle Detached", of fine appearance, slight soiling on large part og. A rare stamp Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 3887 St. Lucia

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    Typographed by De La Rue 1883/86: 6 d. lilac, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, an unused Imperforate Proof, of fresh colour and fine appearance, slight age spot on large part og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3888 St. Lucia

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    Typographed by De La Rue 1886/87: 6 d. dull mauve & blue, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, a used block of four on 2 d. postal stationery envelope (150 x 95 mm.) mailed to London tied by ST. LUCIA datestamps (Sept 7, 1894) in black and by 'Registered / London' arrival in red. A charming and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3889 St. Lucia

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    Typographed by De La Rue 1886/87: 6 d. dull mauve & blue, Die I, wmk. Crown CA, an unused example, variety "Top Left Triangle Detached", of fine appearance, large part og. Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 3890 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 3 d. mauve & green, Die I, an unused block of four, third stamp showing the dropped 'P' of PENNY in surcharge, fresh and fine, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 600.rnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, 14-15 May 1957, lot 496.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3891 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on half of 6 d. dull mauve & blue, Die I, an unused vertical pair, lower stamp variety "No Fraction Bar in ½", fresh and fine, large part og. with lower stamp unmounted og. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1949) Gi = £ 335+.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, 11-12 Oct 1978, lot 250.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3892 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on half of 6 d. dull mauve & blue, Die I, a used horizontal pair, left hand stamp showing variety "Figure 1 used a Fraction Bar", tied to small piece by 'St. Lucia' cds, the cancellation leaving the variety clear. Scarce. Cert. BPA (2005) Gi = £ 275.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 11-12 Oct 1978, lot 252.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3893 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge Type II (thick 'N') 1 d. on 4 d. brown, Die I, a used example showing variety "Surcharge Inverted", tied to small piece by 'St. Lucia' cds, fine and very rare. Cert. BPA (1977) Gi = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Jaffé, Spink, London, 7 March 2007, lot 271.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3894 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 3 d. dull mauve & green, Die II, an unused example with variety "Surcharge Double" on front and also showing "Surcharge on Reverse", fresh colour and fine, large part og. A very scarce combination of the two varieties. Cert. RPSL (1939) Gi = £ 1'100+. rnProvenance: Ex Tommy Allen; Bridger & Kay, London, 11-12 Oct 1978, lot 267.
    Starting bid : 650 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 3895 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 3 d. dull mauve & green, Die II, a used example variety "Surcharge Inverted" on local 1893 cover to Castries with 1891 ½ d. dull green tied by 'St. Lucia' cds's (March 18). Rare thus Gi = £ 650 off cover.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 3896 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 3 d. dull mauve & green, Die II, a used block of four, fourth stamp with variety "ONE misplaced - 'O' over H" and the 'Y' of PENNY barely printed, neatly cancelled by four strikes of the 'St. Lucia' cds (Nov 15, 1892) in black Gi = £ 175+.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 3897 St. Lucia

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    1891/92: Provisional surcharge ½ d. on 3 d. dull mauve & green, Die II, an unused block of six (3 x 2), with sixth stamp showing variety "Small 'O' in ONE" (Row 2, Stamp 6), of fresh colour and superb unmounted og. An attractive positional multiple Gi = £ 650+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3898 St. Lucia

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    1902/03: Edward VII definitive set of five values, wmk. Crown CA, in unused blocks of four, fresh colours, super large part og. with most unmounted og. Gi = £ 280+.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 3899 St. Lucia

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    1902: 400th Anniversary of Discovery by Colombus (on St. Lucy's Day), De La Rue Essay for 'Pitons' 2 d. value in blue and carmine, Imperforate on white wove paper, the accepted design but returned to De La Rue on October 6th with a request that the stamp be printed in green & brown to match the North Borneo issue - see 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 5517. Rare and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3900 St. Lucia

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    1912/21: Die I on chalk surfaced paper, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the set of  12 values overprinted SPECIMEN (with both 4 d. values), fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 255.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 3901 St. Lucia

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    1916 (June 1): War Tax 1 d. scarlet, an unused example with variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine but for one or two gum wrinkles, large part og. Gi = £ 550.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1664.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3902 St. Lucia

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    1935: Silver Jubilee, the set of four 'Frame Only' De La Rue Die Proofs for all four values, printed in black on white wove paper, the set with fraction barson the ½ d. and 2½ d. values which are not present in the archive set illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 5527. The top value with slightest of thins mentioned for full accuracy, this information largely immaterial as this set is unique.rnProvenance: Collection Leslie Sackstein.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3903 St. Lucia

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    1936: Pictorial 'Colombus Square, Castries' 1 d., Die Proof by De La Rue for the Frame Only and partially completed vignette, printed in grey-black on toned thick card paper. See 'The De La Rue Collection' edited by Frank Walton RDP, page 5530. Rare.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 3904 St. Lucia

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    1950: 4 c. grey, perf. 14½ x 14, a used example (of which no genuine unused examples exist), lightly cancelled in black. A fine example of this great rarity which has not been on the philatelic market for nearly 40 years, the  stamp missing from nearly all George VI collections. Exceptional Gi = £ 17'000.rnProvenance: Bridger & Kay, London, 22-23 Sept 1980, lot 1714.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3905 St. Lucia

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    1882: Fiscal 2 d. pale blue, wmk. Crown CA, an imperforate Proof with good to large margins all round, unused without gum. Rare.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 3906 St. Lucia

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    1882: Fiscal 3 d. deep blue, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 12, optd. in crimson, a fine unused example showing evidence of retouching around the entire oval, particularly prominent on 'ST.' of ST LUCIA and 'P' of POSTAGE, fresh and very fine, large part og.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 3907 St. Lucia

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    1882; Fiscal 3 d. deep blue optd. in crimson in a horizontal pair, 1 s. orange and 1884/85 1 d. dull mauve (3) all used on 1886 registered cover to Bordeaux tied by 'St. Lucia' cds's (Aug 25) in black with large oval 'R' below. Oval 'Registered / London' transit in red and 'Calais à Paris' TPO cds on front. A rare three colour franking and a most attractive and rare usage.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 12 Dec 2007, lot 791.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3908 St. Lucia

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    1930: Postage Due Type-set 1 d. black on blue horizontally laid paper, an unused top marginal block of eighteen (6 x 3) from the second printing, full KINGSCLERE watermark in top margin, the twelfth stamp showing error "Two Different Numbers on Same Stamp" with No. 11821 repeated and corrected with 11822. A rare and particularly fine multiple Gi = £ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 3909 St. Lucia

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    1930: Postage Due Type-set 2 d. black on yellow wove paper, an unused example, second printing, variety "Two Different Numbers on Same Stamp" with No. 8029 altered to 8030. Rare and very fine Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1666.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF
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