Lots 305 - 309, Catalogue of Auction #97 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
 
BAHAMAS
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
305  13 var
1863-65, Queen Victoria, 4p pale rose, perforation 12 1/2, bottom margin single with reversed watermark Crown CC, full OG, VLH, fine, SG #27x, £400
(Ph)
100.00
306  49-56
1912-19, King George V, 1/2p-£1, complete set of nine, watermark Multiple Crown CA, full/large part of OG, mainly VF, C.v. $322, SG #81/89, £225
(Ph)
75.00
307 **   115, 116-29, var
1940-42, black surcharge 3p on 2 1/2p blue and 450th Anniversary of the Landing of Columbus, 1/2p-£1, group of 25 stamps, representing issues on chalk-surfaced and ordinary paper, including 1/2p and £1 with a dot inside first "U" in "COLUMBUS", several color shades, full OG, NH, mostly VF, SG #162/75, var, C.v. is over £350, dot variety is not listed in the Cat.
(Ph)
150.00
308 **   116, var
1942, 450th Anniversary of the Landing of Columbus in America, black overprint on 1/2p bluish green, top right corner sheet margin plate No.0319 block of eight, third stamp at the top row with the accent flaw over first"A"in"BAHAMAS" (position R.1/5), perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, SG #162, c, C.v. £550++
(Ph)
200.00
309  1/308, MR1-14
     Well Completed Collection
1860-1970, over 300 mint stamps (1 - used) on Scott album pages, starting with No.1 on thin paper without watermark, then nice range of classic stamps (some unused, no gum), Queen Victoria, Kings, Queen Elizabeth II long definitives, common design types and complete issues from the end of 1960's, nice holding in every respect, mainly full/large part of OG, F/VF, SG C.v. is well over £4,400, Est. $1,200-$1,500
(Ph)
600.00

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