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Auction: 1001 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 423

x Collections and Ranges An exhibition collection of Queen Victoria´s profile on Empire issues which includes Perkins Bacon reprinted proof in rose-carmine of a composite plate including Tasmania, New South Wales and Foreign Bill, a selection of New South Wales diadem issues, 1870 1d. die proof in black on glazed card; Tasmania Chalons and later; Queensland Chalons including 1868-78 mint 6d. block of four, 1880 2/-, 2/6d. and 5/- pair, later Q.V. and high values with 2.- imperf. plate proof and values to £1 unused; Victoria; South Australia from 1855 1d., 2d. and 6d., 1866 cover to London bearing 1d. and 9d., 1902-03 values to 5/- mint and 1906-11 values to 5/- mint; Canada 1859 imperf. plate proofs; Nova Scotia, New Brunswick with plate proofs; first issues of Ceylon, 1878 2r.50 die proof in black on glazed card; Lagos; Gambia from imperfs.; Northern Nigeria to 10/-; Zululand; Falkland Islands from 1878 6d. and 1/-, 1891-96 to 1/- with a few multiples, 1898 2/6d. and 5/- mint; B.W.I. with Bahamas from 1859-60 1d. block of four, 1884-90 to 5/-, Bermuda and others; also St. Helena from 1856 including perf. 6d. (2, used), 1863 1d. and other surcharges to 5/- plus some remainders on pages and stock leaves. An unusual collection Estimate £ 1,800-2,000

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£4,000