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Lot 418
Fine strike of the ‘small fat fleuron’, clear date of JU 10 1830 on outer to Wesleyan mission, sent for 2/2
Lot 419
Two mint blocks of four of the 1d magenta, one with sheet mgn and wmk displaced by half a stamp SG6, cat. £480+
Lot 420
Attractive block of four with sheet mgn to left of 6d green, SG9 cat. £240+
Lot 421
Half a page with 16 used QV stamps in varied condn: to us the most interesting is SG1 1d rose with clear datestamp of NO 21 70, which is not easy to find. An example of SG11 also has a clear datestamp NO 16 86. Fair example of SG2 included, rest seem to be perf 14
Lot 422
6d olive-brown SG19. Cat. £100, fairly full gum but some toning
Lot 423
Mint block of four of 1s mauve SG20, gum a little toned and one stamp has hinge remain – cat. £520+
Lot 424
An unsevered mint pair of the ½d on 1d carmine rose (SG23a); with it we offer a severed pair, i.e. on both halves, SG23 – cat. £184
Lot 425
Mint block of four of 4d on six pence, gum intact bar small hinge remain, SG25, cat. £260+
Lot 426
At the end of the SG listing for St Christopher attention is drawn to the stamp shortage on St Christopher in early 1890 when a supply of 1d Antigua stamps was sent and can be identified by the killer A12. Here we can offer a single, a pair and a large piece dated MR 27 90 – SG says cat. from £140 each so £560+
Lot 427
4d Grey paid the fare to Brooklyn on this envelope sent ‘with newspaper’ on MR 30 86. An early use of the Grey 4d