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Auction: 24027 - Antigua - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 822

Antigua
1863-QEII, a large collection contained in a stock book and loose in a carton including reprinted Perkins Bacon die proof showing six different designs, De La Rue dummy stamps, single on original "Antigua Registered Envelopes" ledger, the other soaked off, 1876 1d. 'bisects' (4) of dubious status, 6d. (2) tied by "A02" to 1878 piece addressed to London, 1879 Crown CC 2½d. red-brown unused (3), one with printing flaw ex 'Sussex', 4d. blue unused with R.P.S. Certificate, and used (3), 1882 2½d. red-brown unused pairs (2), one with plate number '1', and block of four, three used with large slanting '2' in '2½', 4d. blue mint pair (3) and single, used singles (3), one with top left triangle detached and strip of three, 1884 various mint multiples, 1884-87 2½d. large slanting '2' in '2½' in plate number block of six and marginal block of four, unused singles (3), used singles (3), Thompson flaw in unused block of four and single with used singles (2), 4d. Thompson flaw used, 6d. unused pair and singles (2), used vertical strip of three and singles (2), 1/- unused block of four and singles (4), one with Thompson flaw but cleaned, 1903-07 Crown CC Arms 2d. block of six used, 2½d. and 1/- chalk surfaced paper block of four unused, Crown CA 2½d. unused block of nine and block of four, 1/- block of six, 1/- and 2/- imperforate plate proof pairs, 1921-29 various with multiples and unused £1 (2), one with plate number, 3/- and 4/- blocks of four, also part Specimen sets (two different types), 1932 values to 2/6d. with multiples, 1935 Silver Jubilee mint multiples with 1/- dot by flagstaff used, 1938-51 mint multiples with shades including 2/6d. blocks of four (2), 5/- block of four, 10/- and £1 imprint block of four and £1 used singles (2), QEII with head proofs and essays 1937 Coronation perforated "specimen" sets (3), 1949 Silver Wedding 5/- block of six, imprint strip of six with later sets including with 1953-62 24c. complete sheet of fifty, and 1966 Churchill plate poofs, 1970 vignette die proofs; also a range of postmarks with Bolans, Cedar Grove, Falmouth, Old Road and G.P.O. oval. Mixed condition though a very valuable to extensive collection. Cat. c.£20,000+

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Estimate
£3,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£2100