Palmerston Philatelic Auctions
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Public auctions held in an ancient Scottish burgh since 1974
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Caribbean Commonwealth stamps
ID# 10342. Antigua. 1863-1967. Mainly fine m.mint collection. Earliest somewhat scattered, but including 1863 1d (2), 6d; 1882-1887 good ranges both mint & used: ½d (3m, 1u), 1d (4m, 5u), 2½d blue (2m), 2½d red brown (1u), 4d blue (2u), 4d chestnut (1m, 2u), 6d (2m), 1/- (1m, 1u). 1903-07, 1908-17 both complete to 5/- with slight duplication, War Tax (3), 1937 Cor on FDC signed by Sub PM; 1921 Crown CA to 5/- mint; Script CA to 4/- (less 3d) mint, 1932 Tercentenary complete mint, 1935 SJ. 1937 Coronation m & u; 1938 KGVI ½d-£1 v. fine mint (some unm) including some shades; 1948 SW, 1949 UPU both unm; UPU fine used; 1953 QE2 ½c-$4.80 including some shades unm. mint & few used; few other odd QE2. On 11 album lvs.
Asking price £680 or nearest offer.
ID# 10343. Bahamas. 1863-1965. Early (Chalon heads) 1d (6) mostly poor, 4d, 6d used (6) mostly better, including some shades; 1/- Crown CC used (4), Crown CA (4) (2m, 2u), 1884-90 1d-£1 including shades used, 1d-6c inc. some shades m. mint; 1902-07 1d-5/- m. mint; 1906 ½d, 1d, 6d, m. mint; 1912-19 KGV ½d-5/- inc. some shades m.mint, ½d-£1 (v. dull green) used; War Tax (12) used, fresh m.mint (21); 1921 Script CA ½d-5/- fine m.mint & fine used; 1920 Peace, 1930 Tercentenary 1937 Coronation, 1949 UPU all fresh m.mint; 1948 S. Wedding unm.mint; 1938-52 KGVI ½d-£1 inc. several shades v.fine mint (some incl £1 unm.); also vals used to 5/-; 1942 Landfall ½d-5/- inc some shades v.fine mint & few used; 1948 Tercentenary ½d-£1 fine m.mint ½d-1/- fine used; 1952 QE2 ½d-£1 mixed m.mint/ f.used including some added values to 5/- f.used. 1965 ½d-£1 fine m.mint. On 9 album lvs.
Asking price £800 or nearest offer.
ID# 10331. Barbados. 1934 Postage Due ½d, 1d, 3d unm. mint. SG. D1-D3. Cat. £21.
Asking price £10 or nearest offer.
ID# 10353. Bermuda. 1865-1903. Good range of QV "heads", mint & used mostly above average condition. Commencing 1865 Crown CC perf 14 to 1/-; pref 14 x 12½, 3d, 6d (2); 1874 1/- SG 13 with (faint) diag surcharge "THREE PENCE" unused; SG 17 used; 1880 ½d (4), 4d (2) m & u; 1883-4 Nice run ½d-1/- m&u with slight duplication; 1901 ¼d Surch mint (2), used (1); 1906-10 ¼d-4d m.mint + used (less 2d) War Tax (3); 1910-25 ¼d-1/- including shades fine mint + ¼d-1/- f.used; KGV high vals. 1918-22 2/6, 5/-, 10/- (carmine), £1 fine mint; 2/-, 4.0 f.used; 1920-21 Tercentenary: SG. 59-67 m.mint (gum toning on 1 or 2), ¼d, ½d, 1d, 2½d also used; 2nd Issue: SG. 68-76 m.mint & f.used (2d "used" is actually unused); 1935 SJ f.used; 1936 KGV ½d-1/6 fresh m.mint. 1922-34 ¼d-1/- (cheapest) m.mint + few used; 1924-32 Script CA high vals; 2/- unm.mint, 12/6 mint but heavyish mount, 2/6, 10/- fine used on 11 album leaves.
Asking price £900 or nearest offer.
ID# 10123. Bermuda. 1938 KGVI 2/6 black and red on grey-blue. Fresh m. mint SG. 117.
Asking price £15 or nearest offer.
ID# 9892. British Honduras. 1932 Relief Surcharge, set of 5 very fine m. mint. SG. 138-142 Cat. £32. Also 1925 $1 black and scarlet o/p "SPECIMEN" mint, but some black adherence on back. Also 1937 Coronation on plain envelope.
Asking price £20 or nearest offer.
ID# 9970. British Honduras. BRITISH HONDURAS/ BELIZE: 1907-1976. Small misc. lot: 1904-7, 50c-$5 used, but faded, 1935 S. Jubilee m. mint and on plain FDC, 1947 UPU Presentation pack with KGVI 1938 Defins to $2 and, 1976 Postage Dues m. mint, 1993 RAF to $3 unm. mint.
Asking price £48 or nearest offer.
ID# 10208. Cayman Is.. SMALL NEAT lot on album leaves. 1963-1969. Includes most commems, plus SG. 273-287. All mint. Cat. £29.
Asking price £10 or nearest offer.
ID# 10356. Grenada. 1861-1963. Complex earlies (33) mixed condition mostly used (some fiscally), many with sg. Nos (not all correct). 1883 ½d-8d m.mint, ½d-4d, 1/- used, 1895-99 ½d-1/- fresh m.mint, SURCH: SG 46 m.mint (2), 47 (3 1 used); SG. 56 m.mint; 1902 KEVII 1d, 3d, 10/- (Specmen) m.mint; 1904-6 ½d-2/- mostly fresh m.mint; SG 77-88 mostly fresh m.mint; KGB 1913 ½d-10/-, 1921-31 ½d-10/- fine mint (some high vals unm); 1934-36 ½d-5/- m.mint, 2/6, 5/- used, 1935 SJ Mint; KGVI 1938 ¼d-10/-, 1951 ½c-$2.50, 1949 UPU, 1951 New Constitution all fine m.mint, 1948 SQ f.used; QE2 1953-59 ½c-$2.50 unm.mint. On 8 album leaves.
Asking price £450 or nearest offer.
ID# 10369. Jamaica. 1938-1969, 1938-52 ½d-£1 mint, mostly including top vals, unm. Also extensive used with perf and shade variations. 1945-6 New Constitution ½d-10/- p12½ + 1½d, 2d, p12½x13 fine mint, plus both perfs complete fine used; 1949 UPU fine mint plus used; QE2: 1956-58 ½d-2/-, 10/- m.mint, ½d-£1 used; 1962-3 ½d-£1; 1963-4 ½d-3/-, both unm.mint + few odd used; 1964-68 1d-£1 unm.mint, used lacks 2d, 8d, 10/-. Various KGVI/ QE2 commems on 16 album leaves.
Asking price £110 or nearest offer.
ID# 3943. St. Kitts-Nevis. NEVIS. 1985 Royal Visit 45c overprinted SG. 342a in block of 4 unmounted mint bottom marginal showing doubled overprint error.
Asking price £15 or nearest offer.
ID# 10315. Trinidad & Tobago. 1960 Defins 1c-$4.80 fine m.mint. SG. 284-297.
Asking price £15 or nearest offer.
ID# 9633. Trinidad & Tobago. 1953 QE2 Defins. SG. 267-278. Also block 4 SG. 267-274, 276. All unm. mint. Cat. £166.
Asking price £48 or nearest offer.
ID# 10499. WEST INDIES: 1951 Complete set of First Day Covers commemorating the inauguration of University College of the West Indies in 1948 and Installation of HRH Princess Alice as Chancellor. Cat. £45. Asking price £15 or nearest offer.