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Turks and Caicos Islands

Catalogue 285: British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 4149 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1860: Cover to Bermuda with reverse showing fine TURKS-ISLANDS double arc cds of despatch in brown (Sept 26) and double arc 'St. Thomas' transit in black alongside (Oct 9), rated '4' in manuscript on obverse. Carried on the schooner "Tees" chartered by the Turks Government woth the RMSP contract expired in July 1860. The "Delta's" next northbound voyage only left on Oct 29, thus the letter was held at St. Thomas for 20 days. Manuscript notation on obvers of receipt 'Nov 3'. Fine and scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1624.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4150 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1867: Perkins Bacon Plate Proof, engraved in black on medium thick cream, rough wove paper, a single example, marginal from base of sheet.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4151 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1867 (April 4): 6 d. black, no. wmk. perf. 11-12½, an unused block of nine of good colour and impression, positions 2-4 / 12-14 / 22-24 with margins at top and at base, fresh and fine appearance, superb large part og. with central row unmounted og. Note position 4 with (non constant) dot between Turks and Islands. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'080+.rnProvenance: Collection Charlton-Henry (1961); Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1651.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4152 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1873/79: 1 d. dull rose-lake, wmk. Small Star upright, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, a used horizontal strip of three, separated by scissors, perfs. missing at top and small closed tear in third stamp, used on 1874 cover to Chelsea Square, New York tied by two strikes of the "TI" obliterator with double arc TURKS-ISLANDS datestamp at left (Dec 17). The adhesives also tied by "New York / Due 10 / US Currency" cds of receipt (Jan 2, 1875) in black. Reverse with 'St. Thomas' transit cds (Dec 30). A rare and most attractive cover.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1673.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4153 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1873/79: 1 d. dull red, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, of fine colour and appearance, one or two slight scuffs on large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 240+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4154 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 2, surcharge Type 3, a near complete sheet of twenty-eight subjects with lower two horizontal rows complete and first row with eight stamps and two additional single examples; and thus showing the ten complete vertical Settings of three, position 14 with the merest hint of a Fraction Bar, the lower horizontal row showing the characteristic horizontal ink line. Fresh and remarkably fine, large part or unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple Gi = £ 4'200+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1851.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4155 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 7, surcharge Type 4, an unused example, well centred and of excellent fresh colour, large part og. A rare stamp. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: Collection "Samos", Shreve & Mader, London, 19-20 June 1991, lot 1351.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4156 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 6, an unused example of good colour and fine centering for the issue, showing variety "No Fraction Bar", fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Certs. RPSL (1970), RPSL (1987), BPA (1995) Gi = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Collection Dempsey Prappas.rn 
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,100 CHF

    Lot# : 4157 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 5, an unused example of good colour and centering for this issue, variety "Surcharge Double", fresh and fine, large part og. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'750.rnProvenance: Collection C.J.L. Snowden, RL; London, 24 June 1953; Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1678.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 4158 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 6, surcharge Type 6, an unused example of fresh colour and reasonable centering for this issue, perfs. a tad blunted all round, showing variety "No Fraction Bar", dried part og. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 700.rn 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4159 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4, surcharge Types 4, 5 and 6; a complete unused sheet of thirty subjects (10 x 3) with sheet margins on three sides, separted by scissors at base but leaving the perforations complete, showing ten complete vertical settings of three with top horizontal row Type 4, second row Type 5 and third row Type 6; fresh colour and superb, dried large part or unmounted og. A magnificent and extremely rare multiple Gi = £ 5'850+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1854.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4160 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 10, surcharge Types 9 and 10, an unused complete sheet of thirty (10 x 3), the top two horizontal rows surcharged "½" Type 9 in black (Gi 17), third horizontal row surcharged Type 10 in black (Gi 18), position 24 showing "Throat Flaw" (Gi 18b), of fresh colour, without sheet margins but fine large part og. or unmounted og. Scarce and attractive sheet with additional unused example of the "Throat Flaw" unused Gi = £ 2'750+.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4161 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 8, surcharge Type 7, an unused block of fifteen from the right of sheet with top and side margin at right (positions 6-10 / 16-20 / 26-30), somewhat trimmed at left and at base, but showing five complete vertical rows of the Type 7 surcharge, some creasing that does not detract from the appearance, largely fresh and fine, with large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'275+.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 20 July 2000, lot 880.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4162 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 9, surcharge Type 8, single unit surcharge, an unused complete sheet of thirty with margins at left and at right, somewhat trimmed at base, but showing ten complete vertical rows of the Type 8 overprint, "Throat Flaw" on position 24, some creasing that does not detract from the appearance, largely fresh and fine, with large part og. or unmounted og. A scarce sheet Gi = £ 6'000+.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1867.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4163 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 10, surcharge Type 9, an unused example with full perforations all round and from the first horizontal row of the sheet of 30 subjects, of fresh colour and large part og. An exceptionally fine example of this rare stamp. Signed in full A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 12'000.rnNote: The stamp adjoins the position 5 'Snowden' example, RL, 24 June 1953, lot 131.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 4164 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 10, surcharge Type 9 and 10, an unused vertical pair with upper stamp surcharge Type 9 and lower stamp from the bottom row surcharge Type 10, of fine colour, part og. Scarce Gi = £ 280+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 4165 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 11, surcharge Types 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14, a complete unused sheet of thirty subjects (10 x 3) with sheet margins on three sides complete, showing the complicated format of this sheet with each half of the sheet repeated; Top Row with Type 11 surcharge except for positions 2 and 7 showing Type 9 surcharge; Second Row all Type 11 surcharges, Third Row with Type 12 in six positions, Type 13 surcharge on position 24 with the 'Throat Flaw' and Type 14 surcharge on positions 25 and 30 respectively; fresh and very fine, trace of thin on one stamp otherwise superb large part or unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 7'710+.rnTop Row: Surcharge Type: 11-9-11-11-11 repeated; Second Row: Surcharge Type 11-11-11-11-11 repeated; Third Row: Surcharge Type 12-12-12-13-14 repeated.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4166 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 2, surcharge Type 16, an unused example with nibbed perfs. at left and some aging, large part og. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 400.rnProvenance: Collection G.H. Boucher.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4167 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 3, surcharge Type 17, an unused example with typically nibbed perfs. but of good rich colour, natural tiny paper wrinkle, unused without gum. A very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1953) Gi = £ 4'000.rn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 4168 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 7, surcharge Type 22, an unused example, relatively well centred, perfs. nibbed at left and some adherence on reverse with partial gum, nevertheless an exceptionally fine example of a very rare stamp indeed. Cert. RPSL (1971) Gi = £ 9'500.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4169 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Types 23 and 24, an unused block of twelve (4 x 3), top two horizontal rows surcharge type 23, lower row surcharge type 24, of glorious fresh colour, lower left stamp with slight crease and trimmed perfs. at base, large part og. or unmounted og. A delightful and rare multiple: this block was cut from the block of twenty-four in the Ferrari sale Gi = £ 9'600+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale V, ex lot 566; Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1895.rn rnrn 
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4170 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Type 24, a used example with huge 'margins' all round and portion of adjoining stamp at top, neatly cancelled by "TI" obliterator in black. Superb. Cert. BPA (1978) Gi = unpriced used.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 4171 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 26, an unused example of fine colour, well centred, perfs. somewhat typically scissor separated at base, large part og. A very rare stamp. Signed A. Diena. Cert. BPA (2020) Gi = £ 3'750.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4172 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 26, an unused example of rich colour, variety "Without the Fraction Bar", generally fine perforations for the issue, unused with small trace of gum. An extremely rare stamp. Cert. Holcombe (1988) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Collection Howard & Torie Gibralter, Shreves, Dallas, 15-16 Sept 2000, lot 2272.rn 
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4173 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 6 d. black, Settings 2-6, surcharge Types 29 and 30, an unused horizontal pair from base of sheet, well centred in a crisp impression, left hand stamp surcharge type 29, right hand stamp surcharge type 30, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 500+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4174 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 s. lilac, Settings 2-6, surcharge Type 30, an unused example from base of sheet, of good colour, irregular perfs. (scissor cut beyond the perfs. at base), fresh and fine, large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1933) Gi = £ 2'500.rnProvenance: Tommy Allen.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4175 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 3, surcharge Types 29 and 30, the unused block of eighteen subjects, corner marginal from left of sheet with sheet margins on two sides, positions 1-6 / 11-16 / 21-26; surcharge type 29 in fifteen positions with surcharge type 30 in position 22, 24 and 26; of wonderfully fresh vibrant colour, generally fine perforations and superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent multiple of the greatest rarity Gi = £ 14'625+.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de Renotière, Druout, Paris, sale V, ex lot 572; Collection Charlton-Henry, Harmer Rooke, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 1786; Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 580; Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1909.rnNote: Now believed to be the largest multiple recorded. The adjoining block of nine stamps was in the Maurice Burrus collection.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 22,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4176 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 d. dull red, Settings 2-6, surcharge Type 28, an unused example of rich colour, typical irregular perfs., unused without gum. A rare stamp Gi = £ 850.rnProvenance: Peter Holcombe reference collection, Harmers, London, 8 May 1997, lot 1167.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4177 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881 (Oct): 6 d. olive-black, wmk. Crown CC sideways, an unused block of four of lovely colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 640+.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1708.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4178 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1881: 1 s. slate-green, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, an unused example of good colour, large part og. An under-catalogued stamp Gi = £ 200.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4179 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1882/84: 4 d. grey, Die I, an unused complete pane of 60 (6 x 10) with margins all round and showing Plate Number '1' at top and at base, slight aging in right hand margin only, the stamps full unmounted og. A rare and spectacular multiple Gi = £ 2'520+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4180 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1889 (May 9): 1 d. on 2½ d. red-brown, a used top marginal horizontal strip of four showing both Plate Number '1' and central guideline, used on 1891 cover to Saxony tied by three strikes of the "TI" obliterator with 'Turks Island' cds at left (May 26). Reverse with Aue arrival cds in black, a fine and scarce franking.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 31 May 1994, lot 2239.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4181 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1893 (June 10): 'Halfpenny' Provisional surcharged at Grand Turk, "½ d." on 4 d. grey,  a horizontal pair from Setting 3 showing marginal Plate Number '1', used with 1884 4 d. grey on cover front to Plymouth cancelled by "TI" obliterators in black with 'Turks Island' cds at left (Feb 7, 1896). File fold away from the scarce adhesives Gi = £ 380 off cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4182 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1893/95: 5 d. olive-green & carmine, a diagonally bisected example on 1895 cover paying the 2½ d. rate to New York, tied by "TI" obliterator with 'Turks Islands' cds alongside (Dec 31). Reverse with 'New York Paid All' datestamps of receipt (Jan 14) in black. An extremely rare cover Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1738.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,300 CHF

    Lot# : 4183 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1900: Badge of the Islands, De La Rue Colour Trials for ½ d. value (8), all on wmk. Crown CA paper, perforated 14; printed in brown, purple, olive-green, orange, red, grey and two sheet marginal examples in olive and in deep blue; fresh and very fine, large part og. The choices and originally shown to the Crown Agents are illustrated in "The De Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on pages 6441 and 6442. An exceptionally rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Luddington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1757.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4184 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1911: De La Rue "Appendix" sheet dated at top "9th Jany 1911 Turks Islands" with Turk's Head Cactus design for the ¼ d. value, showing 1st printing ¼ d. rosy-mauve optd. SPECIMEN, the March 1911 second printing ¼ d. red optd. SPECIMEN surrounfing four imperforate Colour Trial Proofs in the same design in four differing shades, the lower example being signed off as "Approved W.m. (Sir William Mercer) 11.1.12". A superb and rare page, illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 6448.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4185 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1909/11: Turk's Head Cactus definitive issue, the set of twelve unused, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, one blunted perf. on the 2½ d. otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 275.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 4186 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1913/21: Definitive issue, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, the set of eleven unused, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, and additional 2 s. red on emerald optd. SPECIMEN, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 255.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4187 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1917 (Jan 3): War Tax, 1 d. red locally overprinted in black, an unused corner marginal block of nine from lower left of sheet, variety "Overprint Double", fresh and fine appearance, typically browned unmounted og. Rare thus Gi = £ 1'620+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4188 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1917 (Oct): War Tax, 2nd printing, an unused strip of four, variety "Overprint Omitted in Pair with Normal", fresh and very fine appearance, typically toned unmounted og. Rare Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4189 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1918 (Dec 18): War Tax, 3 d. purple on yellow overprinted in red (Trial Local Overprint), a used block of four on piece, marginal from top of sheet, variety "Overprint Double" on all four stamps, cancelled by 'Turks Islands' cds's (29 Dec 1919) in black. A charming and rare multiple. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = Unpriced used / unused = £ 1'300.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4190 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    Lot# : 4191 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1922: Definitive set of eleven values without the later 1925/26 ¼ d., 1½ d. and 2 s., all Imperforate Proof examples from the sheetlets of six held by an Official at De La Rue and later sold to H.F. Johnson who burned any damaged examples (thus six or less of each can exist); largely fresh and fine incl. the 3 s. black on red in a horizontal pair, large part og. or unmounted og. Extremely rare.rnProvenance: H.F. Johnson.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4192 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1922/25: Defintive 1½ d. (3, one in carmine, two in scarlet); 4 d. red on pale yellow, 5 d. sage-green and 3 s. black on red, these last all in horizontal pairs, Imperforate Proof examples from the sheetlets of six held by an Official at De La Rue and later sold to H.F. Johnson who burned any damaged examples (thus six or less of each can exist); largely fresh and fine large part og. Extremely rare.rnProvenance: H.F. Johnson; Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1803.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4193 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1928 (March 1): 'Postage & Revenue' definitive set of eleven values unused, all in horizontal strips of three, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and fine, large part og. or unmounted og. Scarce in multiples Gi = £ 600+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4194 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1927: De La Rue 'Postage & Revenue' definitive ½ d., the completed Master Die Proof engraved in deep green on yellowish paper (49 x 66 mm.), superbly struck and inset into card dated '6.10.27' in ink at base A rare and most appealing Proof.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1813.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4195 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1922: De La Rue 'Postage & Revenue' definitive 2½ d., the completed Master Die Proof engraved in unissued colour of blue on yellowish paper (57 x 65 mm.), superbly struck. A rare and most appealing Proof.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF
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