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Lot 60002

British Guiana

1850-51 4 cents black on orange, with initials of postal official Lorimer “WHL”, used on cover (with letter inside) from Mahaica to Georgetown, cut round…

Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 EUR

Lot 60003

British Guiana

1850-51 4 cents black on lemon-yellow, used on cover (with full letter enclosed) to Georgetown, cut round, with central datestamp of Demerara FE 07 1851…

Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 EUR

Lot 60004

British Guiana

1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, Townsend Type C, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, thin frame, particularly fresh colour with wide margins all…

Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60005

British Guiana

1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, Townsend Type D, faint initials “EDW”, thick frame, cut hexagonally with wide margins all around, two strikes of Demerara…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60006

British Guiana

1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, Townsend Type D, initials of postal official Lorimer “WHL”, thick frame, deep fresh colour, used on cover from Plantation…

Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR

Lot 60007

British Guiana

1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, deep fresh colour, cut octagonally and used on cover from…

Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60008

British Guiana

1850-51 8 cents black on blue-green, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, fresh colour, cut round and used on cover from Plantation Foulis (Duff…

Estimate: 12’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60009

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type A, thick frame, without initials, exceptionally rare unused example, deep colour, cut round. One of only…

Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR

Lot 60010

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type A, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square with central Demerara datestamp of MY 09 1851, corner…

Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR

Lot 60011

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square with light Berbice datestamp (SG £20’000) Provenance:…

Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR

Lot 60012

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type A, with initials of postal official Wight “EDW”, cut hexagonally, deep colour and clear Demerara datestamp…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60013

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type A, with initials of postal official Wight “EDW”, cut square, deep colour and light Berbice datestamp AU 1…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60014

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue Townsend forgery no.9, with forged “EDW” initials and Demerara AU 22 1851 datestamp Expertise: Signed Koehler (Berlin),…

Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR

Lot 60015

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square with large margins at sides, light Demerara datestamp…

Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 EUR

Lot 60016

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal clerk Lorimer “WHL”, cut square with central Demerara datestamp OC 22 1850, very…

Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60017

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type C & B, horizontal pair showing both thin and thick frames se-tenant, with initials of postal clerk Wight…

Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60018

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on blue, Townsend Type B, without initials, cut round, affixed to large piece by sealing wax and tied by Demerara datestamp AU 2…

Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60019

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on indigo, with initials of postal official Wight “EDW”, cut round, full Demerara datestamp JA 14 1851, small part of original cover…

Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR

Lot 60020

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on indigo, Townsend Type B, so-called sugar paper shade, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut round, with central Demerara…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60021

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on indigo, so-called sugar paper shade, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, with light 1851 Berbice datestamp…

Estimate: 7’500 – 10’000 EUR

Lot 60022

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type D, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, with light central July 1851 Berbice datestamp,…

Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 EUR

Lot 60023

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonally, with clear central Demerara datestamp…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60024

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, with both Demerara datestamp AP 30 1851 and Berbice datestamp,…

Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR

Lot 60025

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type D, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, used on cover (Duff correspondence, full letter…

Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR

Lot 60026

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type D, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, used on cover (Duff correspondence, full letter…

Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR

Lot 60027

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type C, “2” of “12” with straight foot, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, with both…

Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR

Lot 60028

British Guiana

1850-51 12 cents black on pale blue, Townsend Type C, “2” of “12” with straight foot, with initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut round, pinhole, with…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60029

British Guiana

1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, almost onionskin) 4 cents black on pale yellow, Townsend Type A, with initials of postal official Lorimer…

Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 EUR

Lot 60030

British Guiana

1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, almost onionskin) 4 cents black on pale yellow, Townsend Type B, with initials of postal official Lorimer…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60031

British Guiana

1850-51 pelure paper (very thin and transparent, almost onionskin) 4 cents black on pale yellow, Townsend Type A, with initials of postal official Lorimer…

Estimate: 120’000 – 160’000 EUR

Lot 60032

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, part sheet margin at left, unused with gum, exceptionally fresh and without any of the usual rubbing (SG £9’500) Very…

Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60033

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, exceptionally fresh unused, excellent margins and without any of the usual rubbing (SG £9’500) Very rare in this…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60034

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, unused with good margins, surface affected in two spots & internal split at left, rare unused (SG £9’500) Expertise:…

Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR

Lot 60035

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, Types Ia-IIa-IIb-IIb, a full horizontal row of four used with East Coast village datestamp of JL 19 (possibly of…

Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60036

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, Types Ia-IIa-IIb-IIb, full horizontal row of four with margins all around, paying the single letter rate of four…

Estimate: 6’000 – 10’000 EUR

Lot 60037

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, excellent deep fresh colour, large margins including part next stamp at right, neat Demerara cds AP 25 1853 (SG…

Estimate: 1’200 – 1’600 EUR

Lot 60038

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on deep magenta (almost claret shade), excellent fresh colour, large margins and central Demerara cds SP 2 1853 (SG £4’250)…

Estimate: 1’200 – 1’600 EUR

Lot 60039

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, good margins and light Demerara cds JY 23 1853, surface a little disturbed (SG £4’250) Provenance: Caspary Expertise:…

Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR

Lot 60040

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, with good margins, light Demerara cds JY 13 1852 (SG £4’250) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)

Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR

Lot 60041

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, brilliant horizontal pair with part sheet margin at left, used on piece, neat clear Demerara cds SP 2 1853, without…

Estimate: 7’000 – 9’000 EUR

Lot 60042

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, a huge example with part next stamp at right, used on piece, neat clear Demerara cds AU 12 1853, brilliant colour…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60043

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 1 cent black on magenta, a huge example with part next stamp at right, used on piece, neat clear Demerara cds AU 12 1853, another strike…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60044

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, exceptionally fresh unused with clear margins, surface abrasion has been delicately painted in at upper left…

Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60045

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cents black on deep blue, exceptionally fresh unused with clear margins, creases with painted touch-ups (SG £17’000) A very rare stamp…

Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60046

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cent black on deep blue, extremely rare horizontal pair, very fresh deep colour, margins all around, cancelled by light Demerara datestamp…

Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60047

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cent black on deep blue, marginal at left, excellent fresh colour, central Demerara datestamp of JU 23 1852, rare (SG £9’000) Expertise:…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60048

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cent black on deep blue, good margins all around, central Berbice datestamp of JU 1 1853, rare (SG £9’000) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)

Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR

Lot 60049

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cent black on deep blue, sheet margin at top, very fresh used on piece and tied by light Demerara datestamp of AP 4 1853 (SG £9’000) An…

Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60050

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cent black on deep blue, margins all around, used on piece and tied light Demerara datestamp of MR 27 1853, usual mottled surface, rare…

Estimate: 800 – 1’200 EUR

Lot 60051

British Guiana

1852 Waterlow 4 cent black on deep blue, from the right of the sheet, used on JA 27 1852 cover to London and tied light Demerara datestamp (“7” of “27”…

Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60052

British Guiana

1853 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent vermilion, brilliantly fresh mint, large margins and rare in this condition (SG £5’500) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2014)

Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60053

British Guiana

1853 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent vermilion, exceptional block of four used with village datestamp of Sparta A 5 C, enormous margins incl. parts of next…

Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60054

British Guiana

1853 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent vermilion, two vertical strips of three plus a horizontal pair used together on double rate letter “Paid” from William’s…

Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 EUR

Lot 60055

British Guiana

1853 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent vermilion, exceptional horizontal strip of four used on cover to Georgetown (Barlow correspondence) tied by Demerara…

Estimate: 7’000 – 9’000 EUR

Lot 60056

British Guiana

1853 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent vermilion, very fresh horizontal strip of four, showing types 7-10, used on cover to Sophia’s Hope Estate Mahaicony (Barlow…

Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 EUR

Lot 60057

British Guiana

1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent first stone selection, incl. five die proofs in black plus five 4c die proofs in black, unused, three used pairs,…

Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR

Lot 60058

British Guiana

1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent second stone selection, incl. type B unused signed Bloch, and types A, B and C with Demerara thimble cds, fine to…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60059

British Guiana

1857-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent type B, very fresh horizontal strip of four paying the four cents letter rate on cover to New Amsterdam, neatly cancelled…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60060

British Guiana

1857-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent dull vermilion type B, a very fresh horizontal strip of four used on cover to Georgetown, tied by crisp Demerara datestamp…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60061

British Guiana

1853-59 Waterlow lithographed 1 cent dull red type C, unused with large even margins, very fine (SG £7’000)

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60062

British Guiana

1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4 cents first state selection, with mint/unused singles in deep blue, blue (3) and pale blue, used selection of 12 showing…

Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR

Lot 60063

British Guiana

1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4 cents deep blue, very fresh mint with part original gum, good to large margins all around, a rare stamp, signed Bloch (SG…

Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR

Lot 60064

British Guiana

1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4 cent first stone used selection of the retouched type incl. pale blue, blue and deep blue, two pairs se-tenant with normal…

Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60065

British Guiana

1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4 cents blue, the remarkable horizontal strip of four, being type 2 retouched (clear line of colour over FOUR CENTS) together…

Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60066

British Guiana

1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4 cent first stone retouched type mint pair, with close to large margins, faint vertical bend otherwise fine and rare (SG…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60067

British Guiana

1853-55 Waterlow lithographed 4 cents blue, horizontal pair, right stamp clearly showing Retouch with coloured line over value, neatly cancelled Demerara…

Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR

Lot 60068

British Guiana

1857-59 Waterlow lithographed 4 cents pale blue, the remarkable unused block of 31 (blocks of six and twenty-five together), showing the three transfer…

Estimate: 25’000 – 30’000 EUR

Lot 60069

British Guiana

1858 Waterlow lithographed 4 cents pale blue, second stone, used on cover to Georgetown tied by East Coast village datestamp of Mahaicony E 7 C for 14…

Estimate: 600 – 800 EUR

Lot 60070

British Guiana

1860 figures framed 4 cents, range on two pages with plate proof in black, mint single, three used singles, plus a very large margined pair used on large…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60071

British Guiana

1860 figures framed 4 cents dull blue, fresh mint with good margins all around, faint wrinkle at foot not evident from face, a rare stamp mint (SG £5’000)

Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 EUR

Lot 60072

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, possibly unused, top of design added and repainted (SG unpriced) Apparently…

Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR

Lot 60073

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, initials of postal clerk Dalton “ETED”, very large margins, light Demerara datestamp of JU 17 1856, usual air-hole,…

Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR

Lot 60074

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, initials of postal clerk Dalton “ETED”, large margins, light 1856 Demerara datestamp, rare (SG £12’000) Expertise:…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60075

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 1, initials of postal clerk Watson “CAW”, a huge stamp with enormous margins, tear in margin not affecting…

Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60076

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 1, initials of postal clerk Watson “CAW”, exceptionally large margins, Demerara datestamp AP 16 1856 struck…

Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR

Lot 60077

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonally, very fresh and used on cover from Plantation Caledonia…

Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR

Lot 60078

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 2, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, extraordinarily large margins, used on cover to Georgetown with…

Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR

Lot 60079

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 4, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonally, used on cover to Sophia’s Hope Estate in Mahaicony,…

Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR

Lot 60080

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on magenta, Type 3, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonally, used on front ‘p Mail’ to Plantation Foulis,…

Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 EUR

Lot 60081

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on rose-carmine, Type 4, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW” The marvellous UNUSED example with massive margins, deep…

Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR

Lot 60082

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on rose-carmine, Type 4, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, exceptionally large even margins, light Demerara datestamp…

Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR

Lot 60083

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on rose-carmine, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square, central Demerara datestamp of NO 12 1856, lower left…

Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR

Lot 60084

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on rose-carmine, Type 1, initials of postal clerk Dalton “ETED”, cut square, light Demerara datestamp of SP 27 1856, fresh…

Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR

Lot 60085

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on dark blue coloured fully through, Type 3, the famous sugar paper, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonal,…

Estimate: 40’000 – 50’000 EUR

Lot 60086

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on blue glazed surface-coloured, Type 3, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut square with exceptional margins for this…

Estimate: 40’000 – 60’000 EUR

Lot 60087

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on blue glazed surface-coloured, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonal, village datestamp A 8 C DE 05 1856…

Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 EUR

Lot 60088

British Guiana

1856 Provisional 4 cents black on blue glazed surface-coloured, initials of postal clerk Wight “EDW”, cut octagonal, Demerara datestamp SP 28 1856, small…

Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 EUR