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Auction: 20012 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire - Part XII
Lot: 135

(x) Grenada
1861-99 unused/mint and used collection, the unused mint include 1861 1d. rose-red and 6d. rose-red imperforate plate proof pairs on wove paper, rough perf 14 to 16 1d. green (13 including a block of four and a pair), 1863-71 rough perf 14 to 16 1d. (13 including a block of four), 6d. rose (2), 6d. orange-red (2) and 6d. vermilion, 1873 wmk Small Star, clean-cut perf 15 1d. (8 including a pair), 1873-74 wmk Large Star, intermediate perf 15 1d. (2), 1875 (Dec.) perf 14 1d. (3), 1879 (Aug.) 1d. (3) and 6d. (2), 1879 (Dec.) 1d., 1881 (Apr.) 1d. (7 including a marginal block of four - some stained perfs), 1881 (Apr.) wmk Large Star ½d. pair with one showing "ostage", 2½d. (2) and 4d., 1886 1d. on 1½d. block of four and singles showing surcharge inverted (no gum and a little soiled) and variety "halh" (lightly stained on reverse), 1d. on 1/- (2) and wmk Small Star 1d. on 4d. (3), 1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- (11 including two pairs), 1891 (Dec.) 2½d. on 8d. with surcharge double, one inverted (small stain at foot) and 1895-99 ½d. to 1/- (2 sets, one overprinted 'specimen'); the used include 1861 no wmk, rough perf 14 to 16 1d. (17 including a strip of three) and 6d. (9), 1878 (Aug.) 1d. (6) and 6d. (2), 1881 (Apr.) Large Star ½d. with variety "ostage" and Broad-pointed Star 2½d. (7), 1883 (Jan.) handstamped horizontally 1d. (3) and handstamped diagonally half of 1d. orange unsevered pair (perfs trimmed at top), 1883 ½d. to 1/-, 1886 (Oct.) 1d. on 1½d. with surcharge double and a diagonal bisect on piece with two whole stamps 1886 (Nov.) wmk Small Star 1d. on 4d. (2) and 1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- (5 including two pairs). Condition mixed

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Estimate
£2,500 to £3,500

Starting price
£2200