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Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 4102 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1890: ½ d. dull green and 1 d. carmine, wmk. Crown CA, each with Essay for an Official overprint "On / H. M. S." in black, of fine appearance, part og. and a few imperfections thereon, nevertheles extremely scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Sir John Marriott RDP, Spink, London, 19 Sept 2001, lot 612; Collection 'Scarborough', Spink, London,14 Nov 2008, lot 2190; Grosvenor, London, 19-20 May 2010, lot 3068.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4103 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1894: Official set of seven values unused to 5 s. rose-lake, all locally overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally reading down in black (Samuel Type D1 with no stop), fresh and fine, browned large part og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4104 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1909: Official 1 d. rose-red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, a used example showing variety "Overprint Inverted" and misplaced, with red manuscript line on the stamp, tied to piece by "GPO Port of Spain / Trinidad" cds (5 Aug, 1911) in black. Scarce Gi = £ 225.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 19 Nov 2001, lot 623.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 4136 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1913/23: 2½ d. ultramarine, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, Colour Trial Plate Proof horizontal pair, Imperforate in issued colour, fresh and fine, numbered '4' in pencil on reverse, unmounted og. Just six examples are believed to have been printed and retained by De La Rue for their records and later sold through Robson Lowe.rnProvenance: H.F. 'Johnny' Johnson.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 4137 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1912: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 6 d. value, Frame Only and Duty Plate, printed in black on glazed white card, endorsed "14 SEP 12" in blue at upper left. Fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection R.A. Ramkissoon, Harmers, Zurich, 6 Dec 2006, lot 2304; Collection 'Scarborough', Spink, London, 14 Nov 2008, lot 2228.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4138 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1913/23: 5 s. dull purple & mauve, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, Colour Trial Plate Proof, an Imperforate example in issued colour, fresh and fine but slight red spot at base and crease not detracting from appearance, numbered '5' in pencil on reverse, unmounted og. Just six examples are believed to have been printed thus and retained by De La Rue for their records and later sold through Robson Lowe.rnProvenance: H.F. 'Johnny' Johnson.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4139 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1913/23: £ 1 grey-green & carmine, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, Colour Trial Plate Proof, an Imperforate example in issued colour, fresh and fine, numbered '4' in pencil on reverse, unmounted og. Just six examples are believed to have been printed thus and retained by De La Rue for their records and later sold through Robson Lowe.rnProvenance: H.F. 'Johnny' Johnson.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4140 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1913/23: Definitive set of eight values, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, with additional shades / papers of ½ d. (2), 1 d. (3), 2½ d. (2), 4 d. (3), 6 d. (2), 1 s. (3), 5 s. (1), generally fresh and fine, large part og. (24 stamps) Gi = £ 500+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4141 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1916 (Oct 19): 1 d. scarlet, an unused example, marginal from base of sheet, showing variety "19.10.16 Omitted" with red and black overprint bars running though the base of stamp and the margin respectively, fresh appearance, browned unmounted og. See the Stanley Gibbons footnote - this variety only exists from one sheet where the overprint was misplaced leaving the lower horizontal row only without the date overprint. Extremely rare Gi = Listed but unpriced.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4142 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1917 (May): War Tax ½ d. bluish green, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from base of sheet, variety "Pair, One Without Overprint", creased across the un-overprinted stamp which shows part of the 'War Tax' overprint on the gum where the sheet was creased during printing, creating the variety. Extremely rare, from the larger multiple originally in the Marquess of Bute collection, unmounted og. Rare. Cert. RPSL (1972) Gi = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1839.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4143 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1921/22: Complete set of nine values to £ 1 green & carmine, wmk. Multiple Script CA, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4144 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1912: De La Rue Master Die Proof for the 3 d. value, Frame Only and Duty Plate, printed in black on glazed white card, endorsed BEFORE / STRIKING in black and dated '6/1/22' in pencil at right. Fresh and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection R.A. Ramkissoon, Harmers, Zurich, 6 Dec 2006, lot 2213; Collection 'Scarborough', Spink, London, 14 Nov 2008, lot 2237.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4145 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1922: De La Rue Master Die Proof for £ 1 value with 'Postage & Revenue', Duty Plate and Britannia vignette all completed, printed in black on glazed white card with the Head Plate cleared but yet to be added. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection 'Scarborough', Spink, London, 14 Nov 2008, lot 2241.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4146 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1935 (May 6): Silver Jubilee 24 c. slate & purple, an unused example showing the "Double Flagstaff" variety, large part og. Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4147 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1934: Bradbury Wilkinson Essay for Revenue with Head Plate of George V, using the Cocoanut Palm design as later utilised for the 1938 high values (Gi 255 and 256) vignette, $ 4.80 value imperforate and printed in carmine-rose on card marked SECOND PROVING, marked "Approved for colour 18/12/34" in manuscript. Extremely rare and most probably unique.rn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 4148 Trinidad u. Tobago

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    1938/44: Complete unused set of thirteen values, all perforated with hooded SPECIMEN, (the May 1941 5 c. unknown thus), fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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