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  • Lot# : 4101 Jamaica

    1938/52: Pictorial 1 s. green & purple-brown, an unused vertical pair from lower left of sheet, upper stamp (Centre Plate 1, Row 11, stamp 1) showing variety "Repaired Chimney", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce variety Gi = £ 650.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4102 Jamaica

    Postal Fiscals 1865: De La Rue Die Proof for Revenue 1 d. value, printed in black on white glazed card, endorsed BEFORE HARDENING and dated 'Feb 1, 1865' in black. Signed in ink at base and numbered 7036 at top. Some aging but rare.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 12 June 1991, lot 1308.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4103 Jamaica

    Postal Fiscals 1865/57: 2 d. rose, wmk. Pineapple, 1857 1½ d. blue on blued and 3 d. purple on blued, unused examples from the De La Rue archives, the first overprinted SPECIMEN in black, the latter two with manuscript "Specimen" diagonally reading up, fresh and fine, without gum. All three stamps illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4354. Rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 4104 Jamaica

    Postal Fiscals 1857/58: 1 s. rose on blued, 5 s. lilac on blued and 10 s. green on blued, imperforate Plate Number gummed Imprimaturs, all marginal from top of sheet, all with pencil "13 Nov 1857" notations, fresh and very fine, mounted in margin only, the imprimaturs unmounted og. A very scarce and most attractive set.rnProvenance: Collection Byron R. Cameron, RL, 5 Nov 1974, lot 263.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4105 Jamaica

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    1890/91: Official 2 d. Error of Colour, printed in green instead of grey, fresh and very fine, large part og. Cert. BPA (1980) stating 'Unissued Status'. However on perusal of the "The De La Rue Collection" there is nothing to suggest that De La Rue ever considered issuing the Offical value in the green of the 1889 Postage Stamp, indeed a used example on piece of this stamp is known thus it is probably a Proof or Trial issued in error. See attached article with the lot. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection V.N.F. Surtees, RL, London, 14-15 Sept 1976, lot 706.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF
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