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Auction: 18028 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part VIII
Lot: 1840

(x) Collections and Ranges
A general collection of British Empire in Scott Specialty album for colonies in the Americas, mostly unused with Antigua from 1862 6d. unused, 1879 2½d. unused, 1884-87 values to 1/- mint, 1903 set to 5/-, 1908-17 set to 5/-, 1921-29 set to £1, Tercentenary set and comprehensive later issues to 1969; Bahamas Chalon Heads used with some better values, 1884-90 set to £1 (fair), 1902-10 £1 used, 1912-19 £1 used, 1921-37 set to £1 and later issues to 1968; Barbados with some good Britannias from 1852-55 (½d.) used and other values unused, 1861-70 with unused (4d.) (2), 6d. and 1/-, 1871 4d. unused, 1873 3d. unused, 1873 5/- used, 1878 1d. on half 5/- used, 1882-86 5/- unused, later mint with Badge sets with 1892-1903 to both 2/6d., 1897-98 to 2/6d., 1905 to 2/6d., and a comprehensive range of later issues to 1969; Barbuda 1922 set to 5/- mint; Bermuda with issues from 1865, 1874 3d. on 1/- unused and used, 1875 1d. on 3d. used and 1d. on 1/- unused, later issues with 1918-22 £1 mint, 1924-32 12/6d. used, 1938-53 set to £1 and later to 1969; B.A.T. 1963-69 set to both £1; British Guiana with a variety of Ship types, 1876-79 96c. used, a good group of 1876 Provisionals including on 8c. Official used, 1888-89 Surcharge values to $3 and $5 mint, 1889 to 96c. mint, 1905 $2.40, and later issues to 1966; British Honduras with some good first issues from 1865 1d. and 6d. unused, 1882-87 6d. and 1/- unused, 1888 Surcharges including 50c. on 1/- mint, 1888-91 Surcharges, 1891-1901 to $5 mint, 1899 50c. on 1/-, 1904-07 to $5, 1922-33 set to $5 mint and a good range of later issues to 1968; Cayman Islands fairly complete to 1968 less 1907-08 surcharges; Dominica with issues from 1874 1d., 6d. (2) and 1/- unused, 1877-79 with unused 2½d. and 1/-, 1886-90 values to 1/- mint, a comprehensive range of later issues to 1968; Grenada with a fine showing of Chalon Heads with Surcharges including Broad Pointed Star 4d. unused, 1883 values to 1/-, some 1888-91 Surcharges, 1902 to 10/- mint, 1904-06 set to 10/- mint and a fine range of later issues to 1970; Jamaica including 1870-83 values to 5/- mint, 1905-11 to 5/- mint, 1919-21 set to 10/- and later issues to 1968; Leeward Islands with 1890 5/- mint, 1897 Jubilee set, 1902 to 5/-, 1907-11 to 5/-, later issues to 1954; Montserrat from 1876 with 1880 2½d. and 4d. unused, 1884-85 2½d. red-brown mint, 1903 set to 5/- mint, and a comprehensive range of later issues to 1968; Nevis with some Seal issues, 1879-80 1d. and 2½d. mint, 1882-90 with 6d. green used; St Christopher with several Surcharge values; St. Kitts-Nevis with 1920-22 set to £1, Tercentenary to 10/-, K.G.VI and Q.E. to1968; St. Lucia with Perkins, Bacon issues and Surcharges, 1891-96 values to 10/-, 1904-10 to both 5/-, K.G.V, K.G.VI and Q.E. to 1968; St. Vincent with a good range of Perkins, Bacon heads with 1861 6d. used, 1862-68 1d., 6d. and 1/- unused, later issues to 1/- values, 1899 to 5/- mint, 1902 to 5/- mint, 1904-11 to £1 mint plus a fine range of later issues to 1968; South Georgia to both £1; a good group of Tobago with 1897 1/- and 5/- mint, later issues and surcharges; Trinidad with imperf. and perf. Britannias, 1869 5/-, 1883-84 to 5/-, 1896-1906 £1 mint, 1904-09 to £1 mint, 1894 Official stamps to 1/-; Trinidad and Tobago apparently complete to 1968; Turks Islands from 1867 set unused, with a good selection of 1881 Surcharges including ½d. on 6d. black (2) and 1/- dull blue, later ½d. Surcharges on 1d. (4) and 1/- (3), 2½d. on 6d. (2) and on 1/- (2), 4d. on 1d. used (2), 6d. unused (2) and used and 1/- unused, 1893 ½d. on 4d. used; Turks & Caicos apparently complete to 1968 mint; Virgin Islands from 1866 with 1880 1d. and 2½d. unused, 1899 set to 5/-, 1904 set to 5/- mint, and comprehensive later issues to 1969. A well-filled and extensive collection with condition mostly good to fine

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