QV: ½d deep green & 1d rose-carmine, wmk Crown CA, perf 14. Both fine and fresh, UM. Cat £36 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
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The auction offers 18,692 lots to the value of £2,019,922 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Lot #3376 - cayman islands 1900
QV ½ddeep green, ½d pale green & 1d rose carmine very fine & fresh m.m. (3). Cat £49 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #3377 - cayman islands 1900-70
Mint and used collection on leaves(approx 350) inc GV with mint blocks, Plate number singles and some Plate flaws annotated, 1935 RSJ set mint and used, 1948 RSW set mint, mainly fine {CC} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £132.00)
Lot #3378 - cayman islands 1900-73
Mint and used collection on Scott leaves(248) including 1935 RSJ set mint, 1938 set mint, 1948 RSW set mint, 1950 set mint, 1953 set mint, 1962 set mint, mainly fine {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £94.40)
Lot #3379 - cayman islands 1902-03
CA set(5) mint, part original gum Cat £110 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #3380 - cayman islands 1905
MCA 2½d blue block of six very fine used tied to piece Cat £36 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #3381 - cayman islands 1905
KEVII: 1s orange, wmk Mult Crown CA, perf 14. Fine used, h/r. Cancelled with double ring CDS ' George Town'. Cat £70 {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)
Lot #3382 - cayman islands 1905
MCA 1s orange very fine used Cat £70 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #3383 - cayman islands 1905
KEVII: ½d green, wmk Mult Crown CA, perf 14. Fine used, h/r. Cancelled with single ring CDS 'George Town / NO 22 / 06'. Cat £20 {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #3384 - cayman islands 1905
MCA set(5) mint, the 1s has light creasing Cat £100 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #3385 - cayman islands 1905
MCA set(5) mint, heavily mounted, the 1s has stained and disturbed gum Cat £100 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #3386 - cayman islands 1907
KEVII: 4d brown and blue, wmk Mult Crown CA, perf 14. Lightly MM with hinge trace, paper undulation around profile head. Cat £30 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #3387 - cayman islands 1907
MCA 4d brown and blue v.f.u. tied to piece by Grand Cayman c.d.s. Cat £60 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #3388 - cayman islands 1907
MCA 4d to 5s(4) fresh m.m. Cat £300 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £85.60)
Lot #3389 - cayman islands 1907
MCA 6d olive and rose v.f.u. tied to piece by Georgetown c.d.s. Cat £75 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #3390 - cayman islands 1907
MCA 1s violet and green very fine used Cat £90 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)
Lot #3391 - cayman islands 1907-09
MCA set to 10s complete(10) fresh mint, the 10s is unmounted Cat £350 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #3392 - cayman islands 1907-09
MCA 4d black and red/yellow var. damaged frame and crown fine mint, part original gum Cat £750 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £249.60)
Lot #3393 - cayman islands 1908
EwdVII wmk MCA 6d dull purple & violet purple block of 6 with gutter margin at right, 3 x m.m. & 3 x u.m. some surface rubs as is common with chalky paper from this period. Cat £185 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £71.20)
Lot #3394 - cayman islands 1908
2½d on 4d, slightly creamy gum, o/wise very fine u.m. Scarce thus. Purchased from Empire Philatelists for £1550 in 2021. (Invoice enclosed) Cat £1800 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,068.00)
Lot #3395 - cayman islands 1909
KEVII: 1s black / green, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk Mult Crown CA. Fine used, h/r. Double ring CDS 'George Town / Grand Cayman / JY 19 / 13'. Cat £22 {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #3396 - cayman islands 1911
KEVII: 6d dull and bright purple, chalk-surfaced paper, wmk Mult Crown CA. Mint with small h/r, light gum toning. Cat £32 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #3397 - cayman islands 1912-20
MCA set to 3s plus eextra shade of 3d and 1s(12) very fine used Cat £255 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £70.40)
Lot #3398 - cayman islands 1912-20
MCA 2d grey lower right corner Plate 5 block of ten(5x2), R.6/6 with constant vatiety malformed value tablet, fine mint {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #3399 - cayman islands 1912-20
MCA 10s green and red/green the three listed shades fresh m.m. Cat £450 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £107.20)












