Beschreibung:

1853-1954, a mint/unused and used collection including 1853 original printing 1c. vermilion pair (cut-into) with clear c.d.s. (27.9.55), 1853-57 4c. deep blue (scissor-cut at top left) with clear c.d.s. (9.12.53), 1860-63 perf. 12 8c. unused and to 24c. used, 1861 (Aug.) 1c. reddish brown unused and used, 1862-65 thin paper perf. 12 2c. (3), 12c. (2) and 24c. used, 1863 perf. 12½-13 to 4c. unused and to 24c. used, 1863-68 medium paper perf. 12½-13 to 24c. (5) and 48c. (2) used, 1866-71 perf. 10 to 48c. unused (3, one handstamped "SPECIMEN"), 1875 perf. 15 4c., 6c., 8c., 12c. and 24c. (2) used, 1862 (Sept.) rouletted 1c. rose variety unsigned (B.P.A. certificate 1964), 1876-79 perf. 14 24c. imperforate proof, 96c. used, perf. 12½ 4c. used and perf. compound of 14x12½ 1c. used, 1878 and 1881 provisionals, 1882 1c. (three masts) without "SPECIMEN" unused, 1882 CA 1c. to 8c. mint, 1888-89 $2 and $3 mint, 1889 (Sept.) to 96c. mint and used, 1890 (July) 1c. on $1 used and 1c.on $4 mint with surcharges double, 1898 Jubilee 1c. imperforate plate proof, 1899 2c. on 5c. block of ten and 2c. on 15c. vertical mint, one in each with no stop after "CENTS", 2c. on 5c. mint with "E" of "CENTS" virtually missing and 2c. on 10c. mint marginal strip of four showing no stop after "CENTS" and "GENTS" for "CENTS", 1905-07 5c., 6c. and 96c. overprinted "SPECIMEN" and to 96c. mint and used, 1905 $2.40 overprinted "SPECIMEN", mint and used, 1907-10 1c. to 12c. overprinted "SPECIMEN" and mint, 1931 Centenary set mint, 1934-51 1c. to $1 perforated "SPECIMEN" and mint, 1935 Jubilee set perforated "SPECIMEN", Official 1875 24c. used; condition very mixed and viewing strongly recommended. (hundreds)