thin paper 1d dull lake, imperf, h/r, m.m. Cat £65 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
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Lot #1452 - bahamas 1861
to 1935 much duplicated coll on 5 Hagner stock leaves, incl. a few QV values to 1s, Staircase to 5d, later low/medium value defins, War Tax, Silver Jubilee etc., mint/used, poor to fine. STC £850. (144) {MX} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £68.00)
Lot #1453 - bahamas 1861-1972
Mint and used collection on Scott leaves(335 approx) including a good range of Chalon Heads, 1902 CA set to 5s mint, 1906-11 MCA set mint, 1912-19 MCA 1d to 5s mint, 1920 Peace set mint, 1935 RSJ set mint, 1938 5s 1st printing mint with usual brown gum, 1942 Columbus set mint, 1948 Eleuthera set mint, 1948 RSW set mint, 1954 set mint, later defin sets mint. A GOOD LOT in mainly fine condition {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £284.80)...
Lot #1454 - bahamas 1861-62
QV - 4d Dull Rose No Wmk and rough perf 14 to 16, f.u. with small h/r. (Small pencil annotation on hinge). Cat £400 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £103.20)
Lot #1455 - bahamas 1862
QV No Wmk Perf 11½ - 6d Lavender-Grey, f.u. with small h/r x 2. Cat £500 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £136.00)
Lot #1456 - bahamas 1862
QV No Wmk Perf 13 - 4d Dull Rose, f.u. with small h/r. (perfs a little rough) Cat £375 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Lot #1457 - bahamas 1862-1982
Mint and used collection on leaves(210) including 1920 Peace set mint, 1921-29 Staircase Script 3s used, 1935 SJ set mint, mixed condition {CC} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40)
Lot #1458 - bahamas 1863-77
perf 12½ 1d brown-lake and 1d rose-red (pulled perf) plus perf 14 1d scarlet-vermilion, h/r, m.m. Cat £270 {MH} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #1459 - bahamas 1863-77
perf 12½ 4d bright rose, centred to left, fresh, fine m.m. Cat £300 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Lot #1460 - bahamas 1863-77
perf 12½ 6d aniline violet, small part o.g. Cat £300 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.00)
Lot #1461 - bahamas 1863-80
QV Wmk Crown CC P14 - SG33 - 1d Scarlet-Vermilion, SG35 - 4d Bright Rose and SG39b - 1s Green, f.u. with small h/r. (3) Cat £85 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)
Lot #1462 - bahamas 1863-80
CC perf 12½ 1s blue green fine m.m., large part original gum Cat £2750 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £436.00)
Lot #1463 - bahamas 1877
QV: 1d scarlet-vermillion, wmk Crown CC, perf 14. Very fine, fresh colour and well centred, mint but no gum. Cat £70 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #1464 - bahamas 1880
CC 1s green with full BIMINI C 8 FE 92 c.d.s. plus pen lines, the only example on e-bay recently was last year a 6d lilac with identical dated code C cancel, scarce (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #1465 - bahamas 1882
perf 12 1d scarlet-vermilion, centred to SW, fine m.m. Cat £60 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #1466 - bahamas 1882
CA perf 12 1d scarlet vermilion fresh mint b/4 and single, very fine Cat £300 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £82.40)
Lot #1467 - bahamas 1882
QV Wmk Crown CA, P12 - 1d Scarlet-Vermilion and 4d Rose, f.u. with small h/r. (2) Cat £60 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #1468 - bahamas 1882
QV 4d Rose Wmk Crown CA P12, f.u. with small h/r. Cat £45 {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #1469 - bahamas 1882
QV Wmk Crown CA, P14 - 4d Rose and 1s Green, f.u. with small h/r. (Very small pencil annotation on back of both) Cat £95 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #1470 - bahamas 1884-90
1d carmine-rose (3), 2½d (all three shades(, 4d (2), 6d (2), 1s and 5s (toned gum), h/r, mint/o.g. (12) Cat £300 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #1471 - bahamas 1884-90
£1 Venetian red, centred to NW, small blemishes, most o.g. Cat £275 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.00)
Lot #1472 - bahamas 1899
QV: 1d brick-red, wmk Crown CA, perf 14 ovpt 'SPECIMEN'. Mint with h/r but poor back. Cat £22 (image available) {S} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #1473 - bahamas 1901-03
Staircase 5d and 3s, 1911-19 1d (2) to 2s (toned), m.m. (8) Cat £127 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £27.20)
Lot #1474 - bahamas 1902-07
KEVII Definitive vals - SG62 - 1d Carmine, SG63 - 2½d Ultramarine, SG66 - 6d Brown and SG69 - 5s Dull Purple & Blue, f.u. with small h/r. (SG69 - 5s has 4 p/p on left and is a little faded and lightly soiled). (4) Cat £137 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #1475 - bahamas 1902-07
1d (2, one aniline), one of each value 4d to £1, 1906-11 ½d and 2½d, m.m. (9) Cat £400 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £128.00)



















