BWISC Bulletin No. 10 - July 1956


AUCTION GLEANINGS

H. R. HARMER LTD, The "William Glossop" Sale, March 12-14th:

  • Grenada: 1862, no wmk., perf. 11½; 6d lake-red, S.G. 4. part o.g. £27; 1875, 1/- deep mauve, error "SHLLIING", S.G 16a, £24; 1881, wmk, broad-pointed: Star, 2½d deep claret, no stop after "PENNY", S.G. 25a, part o.g., £33;
  • St. Christopher: Great Britain. 1856, 1/- green, pmkd. 'A12' Basse-Terre, wide plain edge at left, £26; 1882-90, 4d blue, SG.17, part o.g., £19;
  • St. Lucia: 6d on 4d indigo, S.G.8b, unused but centred to lower-left, £21; 1891-92, ½d on 3d dull mauve and blue, surcharge inverted. S.G.56b used on piece with Queen ½d dull -green, £10/10/0;
  • St. Vincent: 1866, perf. 11-12½, /- slate-grey, S.G.9, part o.g. centred slightly to bottom-left, £65; 1868. perf. 11-12½, 1/- brown, S.G.14, part o.g., £18; 1872, perf. 11-12½ 1/- deep rose-red, S.G.17, centred slightly to top-left. £42; 1880, perf. 11-12½, 5/- rose-red, S.G. 28, part o.g., well centred, £31; 1881, 4d on 1/- vermilion, S.G.32, centred slightly to bottom left, used, £23; 1886-89, perf. 12. 4d dull blue, S.G. 52, part o.g., £57/10/10;
  • Tobago: 1879, £1 mauve, S.G.6, part o.g. slightly gum wrinkled, £72/10/0; 1882-84, 6d stone, SG, -19. part o.g. centred slightly to left, £15;
  • Virgin Islands: 186768, perf. 15, toned paper 6d dull rose, S.G.131, part o.g., £1:1/10/0; 1899, 4d brown, error "PENCE" S.G.46a, o.g. well centred, slightly age stained, £12;

Sale: March 26th & 27th.

  • Barbados: 1873, 5/- dull rose, S.G.64, centred slightly to top left, used, $10; 1878, 1d on half 5/-, unsevered pair, left-hand S.G.86, right-hand, S.G.87, used, some defective perfs, £52/10/0;
  • Leeward Islands: 1897 Jubilee 5/-, S.G.16, part o.g.,£17;

Sale. April 16th & 17th.

  • Montserrat : 1876, 6d green, variety 'S' inverted. S.G.2b, part o.g., £19;
  • Turks Islands : 1881, '2½' on 4d black, S.G.26; part o.g., £11/10/0. Sale, April 23rd & 24th:
  • Trinidad: 1855. 1d blue, S.G.16, large margins, £16.

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