| 241 | 6d VIOLET "SPECIMEN": 6d violet, an imperforate single handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type D5), horizontal crease and without gum. Close to good margins. Scarce. PHOTO | £340 | |||||||||||||||||
| 242 | 6D DEEP VIOLET - THE REMARKABLE MINT BLOCK WITH INVERTED WATERMARK: 6d deep violet, a remarkable and stunning mounted mint block of four with INVERTED WATERMARK variety. Exceptional and a variety unpriced by SG in mint condition. RPS Cert (2003). PHOTO | £2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 243 | 6d deep violet, a fresh mounted mint pair. A few collectors/dealers small h.s. on reverse. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 244 | 6d deep lilac, a very fine lightly mounted mint marginal example from the top of the sheet. PHOTO | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 245 | 1d scarlet-vermilion, three mounted mint singles,two unused examples [pos. 26 & 40] with plate scratches and three mounted mint singles with reversed watermarks inc. [pos. 58] with plate scratch. Fresh mint. (8). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 246 | 1d scarlet- vermilion, four mounted mint examples inc. two from [pos. 40] with "scratch through INSULAR of INTERINSULAR", also three unused examples with reversed watermarks. Fair only. (7). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 247 | 1d scarlet- vermilion, an unmounted mint block of eight [pos 37-40/47-50] inc. [pos. 40] with "scratch through NSULAR of INTERINSULAR". Fine. SG. 33var. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 248 | 1d scarlet-vermilion, a mounted mint block of six [pos. 46-48/56-58]with reversed watermark inc. [pos. 58] with dot between I & N of INTERINSULAR". Fine. PHOTO | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| 249 | 1d scarlet-vermilion, a mounted mint block of four and two singles. Fine. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 250 | 1d scarlet-vermilion, eight used examples inc. a pair, mostly with "A05" cancellations, but inc. a blue c.d.s., m/s "K" and "B" in oval of bars, one is [pos. 10] with re-entry. | £55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 251 | 1d scarlet-vermilion (aniline), an unused examples with possible trace of some gum, upper right corner a little rounded. Fresh colour for this rare shade. SG. 34. Cat. £1,000. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 252 | 1d scarlet-vermilion (aniline), a used example of this scarce shade. SG. 34.unpriced. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 253 | 4d bright-rose handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type D8). Fine mounted mint. PHOTO | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 254 | 4d bright-rose and 4d rose-lake. Fine unused examples. SG. 35 & 37. Cat. £775. PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| 255 | 4d bright-rose, a mounted mint marginal pair from the right of the sheet with almost full gum. Exceptional quality. SG. 35. Cat. £700. PHOTO | £340 | |||||||||||||||||
| 256 | 4d bright-rose, a mounted mint examples with much original gum. Fine. SG. 35. Cat. £350 PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 257 | 4d bright-rose, mounted mint with much gum. Fine. SG. 35. Cat. £350. PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 258 | 1d bright-rose (2), 4d dull-rose and 4d rose-lake (3), all with "A05" cancellations. Fine. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 259 | 4d dull-rose, a mounted mint example with much original gum, horizontal crease and two small black adherences to reverse. A scarce shade. SG. 36. Cat. £1,500. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 260 | 4d rose-lake, a fresh unused example. SG. 37. Cat. £425. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 261 | 1/- DIE PROOF: A stamp size die proof in black on glazed card of the finished design. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 262 | 1/- deep green, a used marginal block of six (3 x 2) cancelled with "BAHAMAS" c.d.s. (B4) of the same 16 Oct. 1880 date as the "Staircase" block. Some faults but a scarce item. PHOTO | £70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 263 | 1/- GREEN PLATE PROOF: An imperforate plate proof in the issued colour on watermarked paper. Fine unused. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 264 | 1/- GREEN "USED" PLATE PROOF: 1/- green (pale shade), an imperforate plate proof on watermarked paper with "A05" cancellation, just touched at top. Most unusual. PHOTO. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 1/- green handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type D9). Trimmed perfs. at lower left but scarce.PHOTO | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| 266 | 1/- green, two fine mint shades, also three used examples (one thinned) and 1/- deep green x 2 used singles, some faults. (7). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 267 | 1/- green, two mint shades, one with tiny thin. | £50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 268 | 1/- green, a mint corner example from the lower left of the sheet, mounted on selvedge only. | £50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 269 | 1/- green perf. 14 x imperf. with part "A05" cancellation, a few short perfs but the first example we have recorded. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1882-83 WATERMARK CROWN CA, SG.40-44 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 270 | Perforated 12 1d scarlet-vermilion, a specialised neatly annotated mounted mint collection of the plate scratches on this stamp comprising a block of six [pos 1-3/11-13], blocks of four (8 with [pos 2-3/12-13, 7-8/17-18 x 3, 29-30/39/40, 25-26-35-36 x 2 and 47-48-57-58] and single [pos 3 & 58], also a block of four [pos 9-10/19-20] and a single [10] with the re-entry. Mostly fine. (45) | £400 | |||||||||||||||||
| 271 | Perforated 12, a mounted mint selection with a block of six (2 x 3) being [pos. 29-30/39-40/49-50] with [pos. 40] clearly showing a "plate scratch in INSULAR of INTERINSULAR", a pair and eight singles inc. [pos. 8 and 30] with plate scratches. Mostly fine. (16) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| 272 | Perforated 12, 4d rose, two unused examples, one initialed "AD". Fresh. SG. 41. Cat. £1,100. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 273 | Perforated 12 4d rose, mounted mint with almost full gum. Fine. SG. 41. Cat. £550. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 274 | Perforated 12 4d rose, mounted mint with virtually full gum, pre-printing horizontal bend. Very fresh colour. SG. 41. Cat. £550. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 275 | Perforated 12 4d rose, mounted mint with part gum. SG. 41. Cat. £550. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 276 | Perforated 12, 4d rose, seven used examples inc. three with "B" in bars cancellation. Fine. SG 41 Cat. £315. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 277 | Perforated 14, 1d scarlet-vermilion, fine unused without gum, a used pair and single plus three examples cleaned to remove m/s cancellations. (7). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 278 | Perforated 14 1d scarlet-vermilion, fine unused without gum. SG.42. Cat.£425. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 279 | Perforated 14 1/- green, a mint corner block of six (3 x 2) from the upper left of the sheet with boxed "23" current number. Small selvedge faults and one with minute rust flex. Very fine appearnce. SG. 44. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 280 | Perforated 14 1/- green, a corner block of eight (4 x 2) from the lower left of the sheet with plate number "1". Some divided vertical perfs, otherwise fine. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 281 | Perforated 14 1/- green, a mounted mint vertical marginal strip of six with "ONE QUARTO SHEET CONTAINING 60 STAMPS" inscription at right, six mint shades and a single with central "BAHAMAS" c.d.s. Fine. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 282 | 1/- STRIP OF FOUR WITH THE "27" NUMERAL: Perforated 14 1/- green strip of four clearly cancelled with "27" in bars. Scarce. Note the use of the "27" cancellation is a conundrum, some believe it was used on the mailboat which ran from Inagua to Nassau, others believe it to have been issued to Inagua and many believe it may have been issued to Nassau to cancel mail from the outer islands. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1883 4d on 6d SURCHARGE, SG.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 283 | 1883 "FOURPENCE" on 6d deep violet, a mounted mint example with diagonal surcharge, damaged lower left corner. BPA Cert. (1967). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1884-90 WATERMARK CROWN CA, SG.47-57 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 284 | MASTER DIE PROOF: A master die proof with blank value in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), unmarked. Note: In 1883 (August) De La Rue were asked to submit designs for new 5/- and £1. They sent designs for larger adhesives which were rejected. It was suggested that they submit an alternative design for a key plate and duty plate design . Samples were sent to the colony taken from the general key plate die with the duties drawn in by hand, followed subseuently on 5th September by two stamps printed from the 1883 1/- plate with the value erased. Although these were approved on 15th November. De La Rue sent off a further design in black with a somewhat larger blank for the duty. This design was approved in December and the die and duty plates were produced. This master die proof was taken from this die and a printing plate of sixty then prepared. The first adhesives were despatched by the 12th May 1884. PHOTO | £750 | |||||||||||||||||
| 285 | The mint and used collection with 1d shades (11, inc. three with plate numbers), 2‡d shades (22, inc. a plate number strip of three & five singles), 4d (11, inc. a plate number pair & two singles), 6d (22, inc. four with plate numbers, [pos. 50 x 6 with "dot in S" variety, [pos. 36] with "damaged last E in PENCE" and [pos. 36] x 3 with Swan Neck" flaw), 5/- (2) and £1. Also used 1d (15), 2‡d (13), 4d (5) and 6d (3). Mostly fine. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 286 | PLATE BLOCKS: The selection of plate "1" corner blocks of four with 1d (3), 2‡d, 4d (2) and 6d, also 1d block of twelve being the top two rows of the sheet and 6d lower left block of six. Mostly fine. (9 blocks). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 287 | 2‡d ultramarine vertical pair and 6d mauve horizontal pair, each overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine unmounted. SG. 52s & 54s. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 288 | 2‡d ultramarine and 6d mauve, two of each overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine mounted. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 289 | 2£d ultramarine [pos. 60] variety "sloping 2" and 6d mauve [pos. 36] variety "malformed E". Fine mounted mint. PHOTO A PHOTO Bt> | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| 290 | 2‡d ultramarine, an unmounted plate "1" block of four from the lower right of the sheet with [pos. 60] clearly showing "sloping 2" variety. Fine SG 52a. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 291 | 4d deep-yellow, a lightly mounted mint block of eighteen (6 x 3) being the last three rows of the pane with plate "1" numbers. Fine. SG. 53. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 292 | 6d mauve, a top right corner plate "1" block of eighteen (3 x 6) with [pos. 36] being the "malformed E" variety. Some split perfs. Fine. Ex "Staircase". SG 54 & 54a. PHOTO | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| 293 | 6d mauve, plate "1" strip of four from the lower left of the pane, [pos. 54] with "damaged N of PENCE" variety, a marginal block of four [pos. 50] with "dot in S of SIX" variety, a block of four with "Swan Neck" variety and a single [pos. 36] with "malformed E" variety. Fine. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1901-03 "STAIRCASE" ISSUE, SG.58-61 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 294 | PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOF OF THE VIGNETTE: A progressive die proof on thin porous card of the vignette plate dated in m/s on reverse "21 2 01". Tiny thin and a little soiled due to its storage in the printer's workbook. Ex. De La Rue archive. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 295 | A PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOF OF THE VIGNETTE: A small progressive die proof of the vignette plate on thin porous card, the proof shows further engraving of the balustrade when compared with the previous lot. Ex De La Rue Archives. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 296 | A PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOF OF THE VIGNETTE: A die proof of the vignette on thin porous card of the completed design with guide lines and part albino date, m/s "1 APR 1901" on reverse. Fine. PHOTO | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 297 | 1D IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL: 1d brownish black and red imperforate colour trial backed on thin card. Fine Ex De La Rue and M H Luddington. Note: This and the following lot were originally mounted on an Appendix sheet (no longer in existance) dated 29 May 1901 sent to the Crown Agents for approval. PHOTO | £600 | |||||||||||||||||
| 298 | 1D IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL: 1d bluish black and red, an imperforate colour trial in the approved colour mounted on thin card. Fine. Ex De La Rue and M H Luddington. Note: this proof was sent with the previous lot on an Apendix sheet dated 29 May 1901 to the Crown Agents. This example was selected and the appendix sheet initialed by Sir W Mercer. PHOTO | £600 | |||||||||||||||||
| 299 | PERFORATED 14 COLOUR TRIAL: 1d black and orange (the colour of the 5d), perforated 14 colour trial on watermarked paper, without gum and perfs. a little trimmed at foot. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| 300 | PERFORATED 14 COLOUR TRIAL: 1d black and blue (the colour of the issued 2/-), a perf. 14 colour trial on gummed watermarked paper, perfs. a little trimmed at foot. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| 301 | PERFORATED 14 COLOUR TRIAL: 1d lilac and black perf. 14 colour trial on watermarked paper. Fine with part gum. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| 302 | PERFORATED 14 COLOUR TRIAL: 1d black and brown, perf. 14 colour trial on gummed watermarked paper. A few trimmed perfs. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| 303 | 1D IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS IN ISSUED COLOURS: 1d black and red, vignette and frame plate 2, an imperforate corner block of four plate proofs from the top left of the sheet on ungummed watermarked (inverted) paper. A little creased but scarce. Note: The combination of vignette and frame plate 2 first occured on the Mult Crown CA issues of 1911. In 1949 a complete sheet of the 1d value from this plate combination with inverted watermark Crown CC paper was found. The sheet was in its original condition just as it had left the printing press, complete with marginal lines, guide crosses and circles in the margins plus plate number at lower left (the plate number pair was sold in the "Staircase" sale). It was the normal practice of the printers to close trim the sheets prior to despatch, a sheet with all the marginal markings would never have been issued to the Bahamas P.O. It is most likely to have been a trial sheet on CC paper which was retained in the printer's archives until they were dispersed in 1941 due to enemy action. PHOTO | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 304 | 1d (2), 5d, 2/- and 3/- (3), all overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fair to fine. (7). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 305 | 1d to 3/- overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine. | £50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 306 | 1d to 3/- handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type BAH1) in black and another 5d with similar h.s. in violet. Fine. PHOTO PHOTO B | £260 | |||||||||||||||||
| 307 | The mint study with 1d (46, inc. a marginal block of nine on thick paper, a marginal strip of three and pair on thinner paper), 5d (8, inc. a marginal pair), 2/- (8) and 3/- (10, inc. a block of four with [pos. 57] "dot on tree trunk" variety, a single with inverted & reversed watermark), various vignette and frame plates are represented. Mostly fine. | £260 | |||||||||||||||||
| 308 | The mounted mint collection of plate varieties comprising 5d, 2/- (4, inc. one "SPECIMEN") and 3/- (4, inc. one "SPECIMEN") with "re-entries", 5d (3, inc. one "SPECIMEN"), 2/- (4, inc. "SPECIMEN" pair) and 3/- (2) all [pos. 12] with "half tree trunk" variety, 1d (10, inc. a marginal block of six and pair), 5d (4, inc. one "SPECIMEN"), 2/- (2, inc. one "SPECIMEN") and 3/- all with [pos. 56] clearly showing "complete tree trunk" variety. Mostly fine. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 309 | 1d (23, inc. nine with vignette 1 on thick paper), 5d (5, inc. a block of four on small piece), 2/- and 3/- (2). Mostly fine used. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 310 | 1d black and red, a mint block of thirty (6 x 5) being the left half of the sheet printed from vignette and frame plate 1. Fine mounted on selvedge only. SG 58. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 311 | 1d black and red, a mounted mint single with vignette plate doubly printed. Fine. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 312 | 3/- black and green, two mounted mint singles with "inverted reversed watermark", one with small rust spot, one fine. SG 61y. Cat. £200. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1902-10 WATERMARK CROWN CA, SG.62-70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 313 | PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN PRIOR TO ALTERATION AND APPROVAL: 1901 (4 October) The stamp size photographic essay mounted on card (89 x 114mm) with m/s date "OCT 4 1901" at upper right. Unique. Ex De La Rue. Note: this item is a photograph of the original essay produced by De La Rue after it was decided to alter the current values. The original was sent to the Governor (see next lot) and eventually returned for suggested alterations This photographic copy was retained by De La Rue at all times. PHOTO - see plate no. | £1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 314 | THE UNIQUE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGE ESSAY AS RETURNED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH M/S INSTRUCTIONS OF ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE PRIOR TO APPROVAL: 1901 (4 Oct.) A stamp size "paste up" photographic essay with simulated perforations in a sunken mount (58 x 79mm). The essay comprises a photographic Head and Crown with the remainder hand drawn in black and Chinese white. The essay was returned by The Governor with m/s alterations "Shell defective. Design of Conch Shell forwarded" and "(X) shell & elipse only". The amended design was then used for the adhesives. PHOTO - see plate no. | £3000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 315 | MASTER DIE PROOF: A Master die proof with blank value tablet on glazed card (92 x 60mm), marked "BEFORE/HARDENING" and dated in blue "23 JUL 02". Ex Luddington. PHOTO | £750 | |||||||||||||||||
| 316 | MASTER DIE PRROF: A master die proof with value tablet blank on glazed card (92 x 60mm) marked "AFTER/HARDENING", dated in blue "23 JUL 02" annd initialed. Fine. PHOTO | £750 | |||||||||||||||||
| 317 | MASTER DIE PROOF AND 1/- DIE PROOF ON PIECE FROM THE STRIKING BOOK: Master die proof with blank value tablet and 1/- die prrof, both stamp size in black on glazed card and affixed to a piece (54 x 52mm) from the striking book, marked "July 24/60 leads/& 12 extra" and "Aug 27/60 leads respectivley. The 1/- proof with m/s "Bahamas" at top and crossed with red m/s "Dec 8th 1902". Fine. Ex De La Rue & M.H. Luddington. PHOTO | £750 | |||||||||||||||||
| 318 | MASTER DIE PROOF: A master die proof in black with blank value tablet on glazed card (92 x 60mm) marked "AFTER/STRIKING" and dated in blue "26 JUL 02" and initialed. Fine. PHOTO | £1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 319 | COLOUR TRIAL: 1d dull purple and red on red, an imperforate colour trial on gummed watermarked paper stuck onto a small piece of De La Rue appendix sheet. Fine. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| 320 | COLOUR TRIAL: 1d dull purple and red, an imperforate gummed watermarked colour trial stuck to a small piece of De La Rue appendix sheet. Fine. PHOTO | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
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