Lot 343
A27 Alexandria, a page with 16 stamps showing fine to superb strikes. 9 are wmk crown CC, ½d to 6d with shades incl. very fine and rare 3d; then 7 wmk crown CA to 4d (no 3d) but including the rare 2d rose and the rarer still 4d red-brown - Est: £90

Lot 344
A28 four fine strikes on a strip of 4 of the ½d claret, attractive - Est: £15

Lot 345
A full set of six pines with A29 Bath - Est: £60

Lot 346a
Two pages featuring A30 Black River with full set of pines, plus additional 3d, and full set wmk crown CC with addl ½d and 2d. So complete as not seen on Crown CA stamps - Est: £75

Lot 346b
Two pages featuring A30 Black River with full set of pines, plus additional 3d, and full set wmk crown CC with addl ½d and 2d. So complete as not seen on Crown CA stamps - Est: £75

Lot 347
Our set of pines featuring A32 sadly lacks the very rare 4d, and an additional 1d is only partial compensation - Est: £45

Lot 348a
Two pages with 23 stamps cancelled A33, the full set of seven on wmk CC; the CA set to 4d (bar extremely rare 3d) two keyplates and 1d fiscal - Est: £35

Lot 348b
Two pages with 23 stamps cancelled A33, the full set of seven on wmk CC; the CA set to 4d (bar extremely rare 3d) two keyplates and 1d fiscal - Est: £35

Lot 349a
A35 on full set of pines, watermark CC set to 6d and watermark CA set to 4d, fine to very fine strikes 22 stamps in all - Est: £75

Lot 349b
A35 on full set of pines, watermark CC set to 6d and watermark CA set to 4d, fine to very fine strikes 22 stamps in all - Est: £75

Lot 350
At Dry Harbour the A36 type H obliterator was lost early on - the type L obliterator that replaced it did not arrive until 1862 – in the meanwhile stamps were cancelled with ‘36’ in manuscript, here we offer the very rare 1d pine so cancelled, before being additionally cancelled A01 in Kingston - Est: £70

Lot 351
A superb strike of A36 on the 2d keyplate is seemingly ex Foster - Est: £10

Lot 352
A38 Falmouth, full set of 6 pines plus additional 1s shade and 3d pair, slightly marred by scissor trim to the top or we would have lotted individually - Est: £60

Lot 353
The type ‘N’ A38 obliterator was re-allocated to Up Park Camp and a very fine strike on this 4d wmk CA (SG22) is most attractive - Est: £30

Lot 354
Superb strike of A39 on 1s pine, ex Winand - Est: £30

Lot 355
A39 on Official stamps are all very rare, this lot offers the ½d SGO3 - Est: £50

Lot 356
The 1d keyplate official SGO4 with A39 is ex Hemmings - Est: £60

Lot 357
Of the three strikes of A39 this on the 2d keyplate SGO5 is probably the finest - Est: £50

Lot 358
A40 on 4d pineapple watermark seems not to have been seen and this is a fine strike - Est: £60

Lot 359
Finding A41 on the 4d pine is not much easier and this is a very fine strike - Est: £42

Lot 360
Stony Hill used violet blue ink for a short period and here is a very fine and very rare strike of A41 on the 2½d provisional - Est: £100

Lot 361
A43 on five of the six pines, no 2d, the strike on the 6d is superb and ex-Hemmings, 1d and 3d are wing marginals - Est: £60

Lot 362
The 2½d provisional (SG30) cancelled with A43, rated very rare - Est: £30

Lot 363
A44 on watermark crown CC, six of the seven values (no 3d) the 1s has a fine strike but is damaged at right - Est: £40

Lot 364
The ½d Official with inverted overprint (SGO1e) is scarce anyway, here with clear strike of A44 makes for a distinctly scarce item, we pair with the same stamp also cancelled A44 with the normal overprint - Est: £80

Lot 365a
A46 features on two pages, the watermark CC set is complete to 6d, with extra 2d; the watermark CC set to 4d, with addnl ½d and 4d and finally the three keyplate stamps – 19 stamps in all - Est: £120

Lot 365b
A46 features on two pages, the watermark CC set is complete to 6d, with extra 2d; the watermark CC set to 4d, with addnl ½d and 4d and finally the three keyplate stamps – 19 stamps in all - Est: £120

Lot 366
The 1d Official with superb A47 of Hope Bay is extremely rare, this example ex Winand - Est: £35

Lot 367
A50 on pines, five of the six values, no 4d, and with two additional 3d stamps showing shade variety - Est: £60

Lot 368
The 1d postal fiscal SG F3 is a fine strike of A51 rated very rare and ex Hugh Wood - Est: £30

Lot 369
The 3d fiscal SG F6 also shows a fine strike of A51 though the stamp is slightly faded as might be expected from the ink, also ex Hugh Wood and rated extremely rare - Est: £50

Lot 370
A mixed group of unusual usages of A53, the ½d green wmk CA, the 1d keyplate, both rated very scarce, and a seemingly unrecorded use on a cut out indicum from a ½d postal stationery wrapper - Est: £25

Lot 371
A54 type H is very rare indeed on 3d watermark CC, this example has the top of the ‘A’ the top half of the ‘5’ and most of the ‘4’ – so clear but not full – a pencil annotation on the reverse says ‘3 known’ - Est: £75

Lot 372
You can contrast with the A54 type J allocated to Mile Gully in 1862 where we can offer full strikes on four pines – 1d, 2d, 3d and 1s - Est: £75

Lot 373
An attractive page featuring A55 on stamps with the Crown CC wmk; two shades of the ½d on pairs, 3 shades of the 1d and then the set to 1s, the 2d apparently ex Hugh Wood - Est: £60

Lot 374
Two Official stamps cancelled with A55 the rare ½d and very rare 2d – SG O2 and O5 - Est: £55

Lot 375
Very clear A58 type J (issued to Bluefields) on 3d pine, stamp scissor trimmed to the left, and rated very rare - Est: £25

Lot 376
Numerals on the Falls are quite unusual, here we can offer A58 on the Falls pair – SG31 and 32 - Est: £12

Lot 377
A59 on full set of pines with additional shades of 6d and 1s; attractively presented on page - Est: £80

Lot 378
Type M obliterators were only issued to four offices, A28, A82, A83 and here A60 Ocho Rios issued in 1876. Here we offer the ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 1s on watermark CC paper - Est: £50

Lot 379
We separate out the very rare 3d on watermark CC paper with type M strike of A60, which shows a double strike - Est: £50

Lot 380
A61 on seven stamps on watermark crown CC paper, all values to 1s, bar 4d which is not recorded so cancelled and with extra ½d - Est: £40

Lot 381
The London Official opt on ½d pair shows a very fine A62 strike, is very rare and ex Hugh Wood - Est: £45

Lot 382
A63 is hard to find on any pines, here we can offer 1d and 3d both rated very scarce - Est: £30

Lot 383
Outstanding strike of A63 on 6d pine and very rare - Est: £60

Lot 384
On 2½d provisional SG30 A63 is rated extremely rare - Est: £75

Lot 385
Splendid strike of A63 on Falls (SG31), ex Hugh Wood too - Est: £20

Lot 386
We offer intact the set of six pines cancelled A64 that Paul acquired from the Winand sale - Est: £75

Lot 387
A64 on the 2½d provisional is very rare anyway, but this one also shows the ‘PFNNY’ variety so SG30c – cat. £70 + pmk premium - Est: £40

Lot 388
In 1878 blue ink was used at Port Antonio to apply the A64 cancel. This set of six to 6d represents quite an achievement and three are ex Hugh Wood the ½d, 1d and 3d - Est: £240

Lot 389
A65 on strip of three 1d carmine SG18 not common sounds about right - Est: £10

Lot 390
Whereas A65 on 3d fiscal is extremely rare, fine strike but only the left hand part of the ‘5’ is present, enough to convince but not complete - Est: £35

Lot 391
Sticking with the 3d fiscal SG F6, this is a fine stamp with very fine strike of A66 Port Maria and extremely rare and ex Hugh Wood - Est: £35

Lot 392
A page for Port Royal – A67 the set of six pines with additional 4d and 1s – the particularly fine 2d is ex Hugh Wood - Est: £80

Lot 393
Of the three keyplates with A67 the 2½d is the very rare one, this ex Hugh Wood - Est: £45

Lot 394
Also ex Hugh Wood is the very rare 3d fiscal cancelled A67 - Est: £70

Lot 395
Our first offering of A68 Porus from Paul’s collection is a page with the five pines to 6d (no 1s) and the full CC set of seven - Est: £80

Lot 396
A69 on ½d and 2d keyplate and a superb strike on the 2½d provisional - Est: £20

Lot 397
The A69 on this London Official ½d is not very distinct, which reflects its scarcity - Est: £30

Lot 398
Superb strike of A70 on 3d pine, very rare, straight edge to right may reflect scissor trim or sheet mgn - Est: £30

Lot 399
A70 on 2d Official SG O5, superb strike, extremely rare - Est: £65

Lot 400
Page of pines cancelled A71 with additional 6d and 1s, four are noted as ex Potter by Paul - Est: £80

Lot 401
A72 on 1d postal fiscal SG F3 - Est: £35

Lot 402
The fiscal offerings with village numerals continues with both SG F3 and F6, the 1d and 3d cancelled A73 at St Ann’s Bay - Est: £45

Lot 403
1d and 6d pine cancelled at Salt Gut (A74), the 6d strike is particularly fine and ex Hugh Wood, so you can forgive the two scissor cut edges rt and btm - Est: £30

Lot 404
A75 type H was very short lived as it was lost in early 1861, this strike on 4d pine is ex Hugh Wood - Est: £200

Lot 405
On discovering his loss the Sav-la-Mar postmaster used the date stamp to cancel the stamps until a new type L was issued in late 1862. Here the date on this 2d pale rose pine is AU 14 62 - Est: £40

Lot 406
Paul postulates that the Sav-la-Mar date on this 6d pine may be the last known date – do you agree? It is OC 6 62 - Est: £20

Lot 407
A block of four of the 2d wmk CC SG9 – top pair cancelled A76 bottom paid A01 – most unusual - Est: £10

Lot 408
A76 on halfpenny pairs – wmk CC claret vertical, wmk CA green horizontal - Est: £10

Lot 409
Continuing our offering of fiscals here we have A77 on 1s, a fine strike on a larger stamp SG F7 which has a cat. £100 without pmk premium - Est: £40

Lot 410
A78, full set of six pines, fine strikes and the 4d attributed to Hugh Wood - Est: £60

Lot 411
Very fine strike of G13 on 2½d provisional SG30, very rare - Est: £50

Lot 411
A79 Richmond opened in 1863 and the numeral instrument became damaged early on and was then used with the ‘7’ missing. Thus a 1d pine with a superb and full strike is an item to treasure, this example is ex Hugh Wood - Est: £180

Lot 412
The ‘A 9’ on 1d pine is even rarer and would make a neat companion for the previous lot, though the strike is not so bold - Est: £180

Lot 413
Richmond was then issued with a type J killer with A79 complete your 1d pines with this bold strike ex Hugh Wood and very rare - Est: £45

Lot 414
The type J A79 is rare on keyplates too, here on 2½d and also ex Hugh Wood - Est: £20

Lot 415
A type K obliterator with A79 was sent out in 1876 and here is used on the local ½d fiscal, rated extremely rare - Est: £60

Lot 416
Paul’s final acquisition was this 6d pine cancelled with the large type K A80 it is extremely rare and ex Hugh Wood - Est: £300

Lot 417
The large type K A80 is rare on any stamp and here we offer a very bold example on wmk CC 3d - Est: £250

Lot 418
Moving to A81 type K we offer another ex Hugh Wood stamp a 6d mauve on wmk CC paper - Est: £70

Lot 419
A strip of four on piece of the ½d green wmk CA cancelled A81 - Est: £20

Lot 420
A page featuring A82 the wmk. CC set to 6d, with addl 1d pair and the wmk CA set to 4d but no 3d (see next lot) 16 stamps - Est: £105

Lot 421
The watermark CA 3d cancelled A82 and extremely rare - Est: £80

Lot 422
On the 2½d provisional A82 is just very rare, ex Nethersole - Est: £35

Lot 423
A83 on watermark CC 1d and 2d - Est: £25

Lot 424
The three keyplates cancelled A83, fine strikes - Est: £80

Lot 425
A superb strike of A83 on 1d Official, ex Hugh Wood - Est: £75

Lot 426
E06 on 1s pine, very rare bold strike - Est: £35

Lot 427
The three keyplates cancelled E06, you get an additional copy of the 1d, the 2½d on small piece, the 2d ex Hugh Wood - Est: £30

Lot 428
E30 Lacovia on eight stamps with wmk. CA, include the ½d green, both 1d, both 2d and the 4d plus 1d keyplate and 1d postal fiscal - Est: £75

Lot 429
Large piece inscribed ‘packet’ with Little River DE 23 69 date stamps proves that the two 1d blues must have the pineapple wmk. A full strike of E58 appears on the pair and it is a pity that in keeping the strike in full someone has reduced the right stamp by 10%, an extremely rare item - Est: £75

Lot 430
1d wmk CC with half E58 in blue ink, very rare and we pair with a similar strike on the same stamp cancelled in black ink to contrast - Est: £100

Lot 431
Three stamps from the wmk CA set cancelled F80 – the 1d carmine, 2d slate and 4d red-orange, clear strikes each - Est: £60

Lot 432
1d London Official SG O4 with well struck F81 is very rare - Est: £50

Lot 433
F95 on wmk CC 1d pale blue, 6d lilac and, the star, the very rare 1s in dull brown - Est: £35

Lot 434
Very fine single strike of F95 on 2d keyplate pair on small piece - Est: £10

Lot 435
F96 on 4d brown-orange, wmk CC is rated rare - Est: £25

Lot 436
Fine strike of F96 on 1s purple-brown, wmk CC - Est: £25

Lot 437
F97 on 1d, 2d, 6d and 1s wmk CA the last two rated very scarce - Est: £75

Lot 438
We single out this very fine strike of F97 on 4d wmk CA SG11, very rare - Est: £75

Lot 439
The F98 office at Chester Castle only opened in February 1872 so to find it used on a 1d pine is extremely rare - Est: £75

Lot 440
Five of the wmk CC set - ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d clearly cancelled with G13 of Half Way Tree - Est: £80

lot 442
The Falls stamps SG31 and 32 with superb strikes of G14 Hampden - Est: £20

Lot 443
G15 on ½d claret a most powerful strike - Est: £30

Lot 444
The wmk CC 1d, 2d and 6d all clearly cancelled G15 - Est: £30

Lot 445
Most attractive pair of 1d carmine, SG18 with single full G15 cancel, ex Hugh Wood - Est: £20

Lot 446
Four stamps from the 1890’s superbly cancelled G16, keyplate 1d, 2d, then the 2½d provisional and finally 1d postal fiscal - Est: £60

Lot 447
The 6d orange yellow SG23 is seldom encountered cancelled with a numeral and cancelled ‘193’ is extremely rare - Est: £60

Lot 448
Even the 1d keyplate is very scarce when cancelled ‘196’ Ewarton - Est: £20

Lot 449
The ½d, 1d and 2d with crown CC wmk. Boldly cancelled with ‘199’ - Est: £40

Lot 450
‘201’ on Falls, black and carmine SG32, ex Hugh Wood and very rare - Est: £40

Lot 451
Fine ‘598’ on 2d deep rose SG9 - Est: £30

Lot 452
Full strike of ‘615’ on 1d SG8 - Est: £40

Lot 453
The larger size of the Falls design can show off a full numeral strike perfectly, as here with the very rare ‘615’ on SG30 - Est: £90

Lot 454
‘617’ very clear on this 1s dull brown SG13 - Est: £35

Lot 455
The three keyplate stamps cancelled ‘622’ the 1d ex Nethersole, the 2½d ex Hemmings and has a nibbled top rt corner - Est: £60

Lot 456
The 4d red-orange SG11 is very rare indeed when cancelled with ‘631’ - as here, perfs scissor cut at top - Est: £110

Lot 457
You can’t offer the five Official stamps SG O1-5 from many offices, but ‘640’ May Pen is an exception, the local 16mm opt is rated very rare - Est: £50

Lot 458
6d mauve SG12 lightly but clearly cancelled ‘642’ at Petersfield - Est: £40

Lot 459
On the 2½d provisional SG30 you get a clearer strike of ‘642’ but only ‘64’ and the top ‘curl’ of the ‘2’ fitted on to the stamp - Est: £40

Lot 460
The three keyplates with full strikes of ‘647’ - Est: £40

Lot 461
‘A’ on 1d pine! Scissor trimmed wing margin at left but extremely rare usage - Est: £250

Lot 462
‘B’ on six stamps wmk CA – ½d, both 1d, both 2d and 4d - Est: £30

Lot 463
The wmk CA stamps cancelled with ‘C’ at Laughlands merit offering individually, here a superb strike on 1d carmine SG18 - Est: £40

Lot 464
Whilst the ‘C’ on the 4d brown-orange SG 22 is almost as fine - Est: £40

Lot 465
1d and 4d SG 8 and 11 cancelled with ‘E’ - Est: £30