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Crowned Circle handstamps continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

141

S.G. #CC2

S.G. #CC2, "Paid at Grenada" red Crowned circle handstamp, an amazingly distinct and clear strike of this postmark that normally comes quite poorly struck, on the front of attractive 1855 cover to Saint Thomas, red manuscript "4" marking for the rate within the West Indies that was prepaid, clear strike of "Grenada/AU 27 1855" large double-arc c.d.s. with serifed letters on the reverse, lovely cover with an extremely fine example of this scarce marking; Crowned Paid markings are not common because prior to 1858 letters within the British Empire could be sent due to be paid by the recipient, which was the preferred method, this marking was used only in the rare cases where the sender wanted to pay the postage or where the destination was a foreign country and required prepayment, St. Thomas, though in the West Indies, was not British and required prepayment, making for a wonderful example of this usage. (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

142

S.G. #CC2

S.G. #CC2, "Paid at Grenada" red Crowned circle handstamp, very presentable strike of this difficult paid marking on 1853 folded cover to London, to the Secretary of the East India Company, red London receiving c.d.s. at right, on the reverse is a nice strike of large double-arc "Grenada/NO 10 1853" c.d.s. with inverted index letter "B" (a scarce variety in its own right), very fine and rare; this cover shows a particularly unusual and scarce usage in that nearly all covers sent from Grenada to Britain were sent postage due to be paid by the recipient, prepaid covers within the British Empire are decidedly rare; ex-Messenger, Hackmey and Towers. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

143

S.G. #CC2

S.G. #CC2, "Paid at Grenada" red Crowned circle handstamp, reasonably well struck example, though slightly overstruck by London transit, on petite cover to Edinburgh, Scotland, on the reverse is a lovely strike of small "Grenada/NO 10 60" c.d.s. with index letter "C", backstamped, very fine; this is an example of the late period usage of the Paid Crowned circle frank, Great Britain had ordered that on May 1, 1860 the postal system was to be operated by Grenada rather than the British Crown, this marking was used to mark covers pre-paid (which was now required) until stamps for Grenada could be obtained. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

144

S.G. #CC2

S.G. #CC2, "Paid at Grenada" red Crowned circle handstamp, light strike of this scarce marking on small cover to Scotland, red London transit at left, on the reverse is a light strike of "Grenada/MY 24 61" small c.d.s. with inverted index letter "C" and inverted "4" in the date, backstamped Port William, fine; late usage of the Paid Crowned circle in the approximately year interim between the use of British stamps and the introduction of Grenada stamps. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

Great Britain used in Grenada

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

145

S.G. #Z1

S.G. #Z1, 1857 1p Rose red, perf. 14, horizontal pair, centered into the perforations at bottom, tied to piece of St. George's Chronicle, by two strikes of "A15" in bars oval, piece is large enough to show date of 16th Dec., 1858 and the address to London, fresh and attractive, aside from the centering of the stamps a very fine piece; newspapers have rarely been saved intact because they are hard to preserve and even harder to mount, collectors have been content with manageable size pieces to represent the usage, this piece has all the desirable elements and is one of only three recorded printed matter usages using 1p stamps of Great Britain; 1939 Robson Lowe certificate; ex-Messenger and Hackmey (Scott #A3). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

146

S.G. #Z1, 3

S.G. #Z1, 3, 1857 1p Rose red, two singles and 4p Rose, on 1859 folded cover to Glasgow, Scotland, each stamp with central clear strike of "A15" in bars oval cancel, the 4p is tied by the cancel and the 1p values are "tied" by the impression of the cancel or perf. toning, large "Grenada/MR 23 1859" double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse along with London transit and Glasgow backstamp, some toning to cover and small faults to stamps, still fine and a very scarce franking; this cover pays the normal 6p packet rate to Britain, it is believed that two shipments of the 6p stamp were needed to supply the island with stamps for this most usual 6p rate, and this combination was necessitated in early 1859 due to a shortage of 6p stamps awaiting the second shipment (Scott #A3, 5). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

147

S.G. #Z3

S.G. #Z3, 1857 4p Rose, fresh well centered single on attractive and clean folded letter to Trinidad, central "A15" in oval of bars handstamp, large double-arc "Grenada/23 FE 1859" c.d.s. on the reverse, with similar but smaller backstamp of Trinidad on February 25th, very fine and extremely rare; this is one of two recorded covers with single 4p franking of Great Britain, this one paying the correct interisland rate of 4p; 2003 BPA certificate (Scott #A5). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $4,750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

148

S.G. #Z3

S.G. #Z3, 1857 4p Rose, single franking on 1858 folded cover to London, side flaps missing, well centered stamp tied by strong and slightly over-inked "A15" in bars oval, "Grenada/0 SP 9 185" large double-arc c.d.s. showing mis-insertion of the date plugs (probably should be "10 SP 1858"), backstamped London, manuscript "More to pay 2 pence" on the front, very fine and an extremely rare usage; the proper single rate was 6p to London and at this time pre-payment was compulsory, this letter was accepted with a partial payment, the rest to be collected from the recipient, only two covers are known with 4p single frankings, this being a unique partially paid cover; 1957 RPS certificate; ex-Messenger and Hackmey (Scott #A5). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

149

S.G. #Z4

S.G. #Z4, 1856 6p Lilac, very well centered single with light spot of toning at top left, wonderfully well tied by an outstanding strike of the "A15" in bars oval cancel to 1859 folded letter to London, red Paid London receiving c.d.s. on the front, plus a well struck large "Grenada/AP 25 1859" double-arc c.d.s without index letter on the reverse, very fine cover and nice example of a 6p Great Britain stamp paying the single transatlantic rate to Britain (Scott #A6). (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

150

S.G. #Z4

S.G. #Z4, 1856 6p Lilac, horizontal pair, centered to the bottom and with unevenly separated wing margin at left, yet fresh with bright rich color and attractive, tied by cleanly struck "A15" in bars oval cancel to 1859 folded cover to London, endorsed "per Steamer 9th August 1859", and with small Grenada c.d.s. of that date with inverted index letter "C" on the reverse, red London receiving cancel on the front, a very fine and pretty cover; this value was the most used of the Great Britain stamps paying the 6p rate to England and often the double rate as in this case (Scott #A6). (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

151

S.G. #Z4

S.G. #Z4, 1856 6p Lilac, left wing-margin horizontal pair, rounded corner perf. at top right, tied to 1858 double rate folded letter to Scotland by "A15" in bars oval cancel, letter datelined "Grenada 9th June 1858", portion of Grenada c.d.s. on the reverse with numerous transits, backstamped Inverness, fine transatlantic usage of Great Britain stamps; this cover is an early usage of these stamps as the first consignment was not sent to Grenada until April of 1858 (Scott #A6). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

152

S.G. #Z5

S.G. #Z5, 1856 1/- Green, a phenomenally well centered single, perfectly tied to 1859 folded cover to Glasgow, Scotland by full and detailed "A15" oval of bars cancel, on reverse is a large double-arc "Grenada/26 FE 1859" c.d.s., red London transit and backstamped, an extremely attractive example of this rare usage, normal file folds, otherwise extremely fine; the 1/- value is the scarcest of the four Great Britain values (despite Stanley Gibbons listing of the 2p; the collector doubts that it exists and has not seen a genuine example in over 30 years), it was intended to pay the normal double rate to Britain, yet two 6p values is a much more common method of paying this rate, only three covers are known with the 1/- Green, this being the finest (Scott #A7). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $10,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

153

1868 Sailor's concession rate cover to England, Great Britain 1p Rose red (S.G. #43) tied by numeral in bars cancel, probably on arrival in England, manuscript endorsement "From Wm. Lintoll, Steward/HMS 'Phoebe', Grenada", counter signed "G. Roberts, Commanding officer", backstamped Brighton, cover has edgewear causing tears, still a very rare usage that allowed soldiers or sailors to correspond back to England from any part of the world for 1p, particularly rare out of Grenada; 1973 RPS certificate; ex-Towers. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

1861-1881 Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

154

1861 Die essay for the engine turning in the Chalon Head design, on piece of thick wove proof paper, measuring 70x114mm, the die sunk portion being 41x48mm, frame lines have been ruled in for the first issue Grenada stamps, some light marginal notes and soiling, and minor corner crease at the extreme top right, far away from the printing, otherwise very fine; extremely rare and quite possibly unique being a working proof; ex-Hackmey. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

155

S.G. #1P

S.G. #1P, 1861 1p Chalon Head, black die proof, on India on original card backing, measuring 38x43mm, wonderfully sharp impression and a beautiful representation of the young Queen Victoria, very fine and rare; only a very small number of these were produced (Scott #1P). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

156

S.G. #1P, 3P

S.G. #1P, 3P, 1861 1p and 6p Plate proofs in a range of shades from rose to lake red, includes imperforate pair, block of four and two blocks of six of the 1p on wove paper, these being color proofs for the 1p, then two 6p imperforate blocks of four on wove paper and three 6p imperforate pairs and a single on horizontally laid paper, it is believed that the darker lake red shades of these 6p values were used for the perforation 11-12 1/2 experiment of S.G. #3a which was unissued, all are without gum as produced, margins are full and clear all around, one pair and one block of four with minor thins, otherwise very fine-extremely fine; a nice lot with a total of 33 proof impressions (Scott #1-2P). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

157

S.G. #1

S.G. #1, 1861 1p Bluish green, rough perf. 14-16, a remarkably choice unused single, possessing rich fresh color in the characteristic bluish green shade of this first issue, wonderfully well centered with full large margins for this tightly spaced issue, perforations well clear of the design all around, extremely fine and a rare stamp in such select condition; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein (Scott #1a; $3,250.00). (Image)

£4,500

SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

158

S.G. #1 var.

S.G. #1 var., 1861 1p Bluish green, rough perf. 14 to 16, variety re-entry at top showing in the "N" and "D" of "Grenada" and in the corner ornament at top left, a premium used example with central "A15" oval bar cancel, perforations are clear of the design all around, which is quite unusual for these first issues, extremely fine; 1977 BPA certificate (Scott #1a var.; $350.00+). (Image)

£300+

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

159

S.G. #1

S.G. #1, 1861 1p Bluish green, rough perf. 14-16, attractive single tied to an amazingly early single franking cover to Trinidad, the stamp, which is unobtrusively affected by a vertical file fold, is neatly tied by a light strike of the "A15" in bars oval cancel, on the reverse is a clearly readable "Grenada/JU 05 61" c.d.s. with inverted index letter "C", manuscript "4" rate to be collected, the 1p paying the Grenada post office charge, this cover has been water damaged and stained at right which has been expertly restored, very fine appearance; the issuance date for this issue has been established as June 3, 1861 by post office correspondence indicating that this date is the earliest that stamps could have been used, but not establishing that they were in fact issued then, that makes this cover, which was sent only three days later, incredibly early and in theory could have been on the first day that the new stamps were used, regardless this is the earliest recorded letter with Grenada stamps and a cover of great importance to the postal historian; double signed Pfenninger and accompanied by 1988 Holcombe certificate (Scott #1a). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM

160

S.G. #1

S.G. #1, 1861 1p Bluish green, rough perf. 14-16, single of this scarce first issue, centered to the top right, tied to folded letter to Trinidad by clear "A15" in bars oval cancel, on the reverse is found the rare "G"/Apr.5 1862" double circle c.d.s. of Grenada's General Post Office, double-arc Trinidad backstamp, rated "4" with the stamp paying only the Grenada portion of the posting, file fold just catches the right side of the stamp, though not detracting from its appearance, file folds on cover have had minor professional cleaning to give the cover a fresh and attractive appearance, a fine and rare cover; the "G" coded cancel was originally assigned to the General Post Office, later the "G" was assigned to the parish post office at St. Davids #2, in either case this cancel is rarely seen and in this early period only four examples of this cancel are recorded (Scott #1a). (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM