1861: Prepaid entire letter from St. John's to Brighton at double rate, struck on despatch with very fine strike of "♚ / PAID / AT / ANTIGUA" in red with manuscript '1/-' rate alongside. Reverse with 'Antigua' cds of despatch (March 15) and Whitehaven arrival (March 31) in black. A fine and attractive entire with voluminous content Gi = £ 650...
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Lot #4633 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1876: Recess by De La Rue from the Perkins Bacon Plates, 1 d. scarlet and 6 d. blue-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, each in a horizontal pair, used on 1877 cover from St. John's to Gorlitz, Prussia tied by "A02" obliterators in black with '1/½' credit in red crayon at left and 'London / Paid' transit cds below (Feb 12). Reverse with 'Antigua'...
Lot #4634 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1876: Recess by De La Rue from the Perkins Bacon Plates, 6 d. blue-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a used horizontal pair on 1874 cover to London tied by St. John's "A02" obliterators in black with reverse showing 'Antigua' (April 11) despatch cds and London arrival (April 28) both in black. An attractive and scarce cover.
Lot #4635 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1918: De La Rue Essay for the War Stamp 1½ d. value, Frame only printed in black, with value tablet "One Penny Halfpenny" hand-painted in black affixed to proposal card dated '12 APR 1918' in blue, signed off "Approved WHM 16.4.18" (Sir William H. Mercer) in manuscript below; with pencil manuscript on reverse "Reqsn. for special 1½d. from new...
Lot #4636 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda sammlungen
1858/1951: Collection contained within a Marini Scrigno green album, comprising 20 ringbound pages. Contents is almost entirely unused although a few items cancelled and two circulated covers. Includes a number of complete sets (14), blocks of four (7) and varieties. Noted; Great Britain 1856 1 s. green with fine St. John's "A02" horizontal...
Lot #825 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1903: 2½ d. Master Die Proof of the frame only in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), endorsed 'Before / Hardening', dated '19 FEB. 03', of fine and fresh appearance.
Lot #826 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1922: £ 1 purple & black on red, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 275.
Lot #20633 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1920, 2 1/2 d., brown and blue, beautiful UNIQUE essay mounted on sturdy carton, depicted in De La Rue collection Volume 2, page 2089, format 88 x 113 mm, marked 7th. Oct. 20., an highly interesting art piece for the traditional collector, XF!. Estimate 10.000€.
Lot #20634 - Antigua u. Antigua Barbuda
1903-07, 1/2 d. to 5 s., full set of 10, with black SPECIMEN opt and blue ULTRAMARE, all affixed to part of presentation sheet from the GOA POSTAL ARCHIVE, a UNIQUE showpiece, very fresh and desirable, XF!. Estimate 4.000€.