Columbus 2s brownish black and steel-blue, sheet of sixty, split into three blocks of twenty, unmounted mint, some gum toning, scarce shade. (60) Cat £2520 [US2] (Start Price = £469.60)
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Lot #1457 - bahamas 1942
3s brownish black and green, stop after Columbus, fine mint, with Royal certificate. Cat £2500 (image available) [US2] (Start Price = £783.20)
Lot #1458 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 1s. Brownish grey and scarlet on thin striated paper, complete left pane of sixty, unmounted mint. Cat £720 [US2] (Start Price = £225.60)
Lot #1459 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 1s. Black and carmine, complete right pane of sixty, unmounted mint. Cat £720 [US2] (Start Price = £225.60)
Lot #1460 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 1s. Grey black and bright crimson, rare complete left pane of sixty with R2/6 showing broken 'OF' and 'US', unmounted mint, some toned gum. Cat £1716 [US2] (Start Price = £376.00)
Lot #1461 - bahamas 1942
Columbus Pictorial 4d, 6d and 8d, in complete sheets of sixty, unmounted mint. (180 stamps) Cat £258 [US2] (Start Price = £81.60)
Lot #1462 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 8d ultramarine and scarlet, left marginal horizontal pair, the second stamp (row 5/2) showing the very rare variety 'COIUMBUS', mint with toned gum. Cat £13000 (image available) [US2] (Start Price = £2,506.40)
Lot #1463 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 1d pale slate, complete right pane of sixty, showing many with grossly misplaced 'ONE PENNY' downwards into frame line, the first two of the last row showing a bounce print of the value above, unmounted mint. (60) [US2] (Start Price = £62.40)
Lot #1464 - bahamas 1942
Columbus £1 deep grey-green and black on thick paper, rare complete left pane of sixty, unmounted mint, some mild toning to reverse. Cat £4800 [US2] (Start Price = £1,096.00)
Lot #1465 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 3s slate-purple and myrtle-green, complete sheet of sixty unmounted mint, some separated perfs at centre and in margins with one corner piece missing. (60) Cat £600 [US2] (Start Price = £156.00)
Lot #1466 - bahamas 1942
Columbus ½d bluish green, left plate 1 pane of sixty, R9/6 showing elongated 'E', unmounted mint. (60) Cat £97 [US2] (Start Price = £31.20)
Lot #1467 - bahamas 1942
450th Anniv of Landing of Columbus in New World issue, (SG166 - 2½d p/p at bottom, SG169 - 6d & SG170 - 8d heavily hinged, SG171 - 1s Diag crease bottom left corner and SG175 - £1 Three toned perfs & toned gum). (2s & 3s u.m., 5s v.l.m.m.) Bright colours and nice fresh appearance. Mint h/r. (14) Cat £80 [US5] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #1468 - bahamas 1942
450th Anniv of Landing of Columbus in New World set of 14 vals ½d to £1 mint small h/r. Lovely fresh bright colours. (14) Cat £80 [US1] (Start Price = £27.20)
Lot #1469 - bahamas 1942
Columbus 5s reddish-lilac and blue on thin striated paper, complete right pane of sixty, unmounted mint, some toning to reverse. (60) Cat £3000 [US2] (Start Price = £564.00)
Lot #1470 - bahamas 1942
Columbus complete panes of sixty for ½d right, 1d left and right, 1½d left and right, 2d left, 2½d left and right, 3d left and right, 1s right, 4d, 6d and 8d, 2s and 3d, unmounted mint, scarce lot. (16 sheets - 960 stamps) Cat £2346 [US2] (Start Price = £720.00)
Lot #1471 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall 5/- Thin striated paper.Fresh m.m. Cat £50 [US1] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #1472 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall £1 value in a fine corner marginal block of 4 v.f.u. Cat £100 (Start Price = £56.00)
Lot #1473 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall £1 Grey-Green & Black.m.m. Cat £30 [US1] (Start Price = £9.60)
Lot #1474 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall Set fine mint plus many additional shades with 1/-, 2/- , 3/- and £1 shades (20) Cat £314 (Start Price = £128.00)
Lot #1475 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall set mixed m.m. and f.u. 2s to £1 values are m.m. Cat £70 [US3] (Start Price = £16.80)
Lot #1476 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall setof 14 f.u. plus extra shades to 2/- and 3/- (19) Cat £183 (Start Price = £76.00)
Lot #1477 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall of Columbus set to £1.Fresh l.m.m.(14) Cat £80 [US1] (Start Price = £24.80)
Lot #1478 - bahamas 1942
KGVI Landfall ordinary paper 5/- value in a fine marginal block of 4 v.f.u. Cat £64 (Start Price = £40.00)
Lot #1479 - bahamas 1942
Landfall, small range of minor constant varieties on values to 3d, 13 items incl. plate blocks of 6 (3) and ½d ELONGATED 'E' in corner block of 12 (6 x 2), fine u.m./m.m. (43) [US2] (Start Price = £44.00)
Lot #1480 - bahamas 1942
Landfall, at least 3 sets to £1, with some extra values incl. 2s and 5s, plus minor flaws and 1½d ELONGATED 'E' variety (never hinged), shades (good £1 etc.), fresh, fine mint. (55) [US2] (Start Price = £137.60)
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