1858/1951: Collection contained within a Marini Scrigno green
album, comprising 20 ringbound pages. Contents is almost entirely
unused
1858/1951: Collection contained within a Marini Scrigno green
album, comprising 20 ringbound pages. Contents is almost entirely
unused although a few items cancelled and two circulated covers.
Includes a number of complete sets (14), blocks of four (7) and
varieties. Noted; Great Britain 1856 1 s. green with fine St.
John's "A02" horizontal oval in black (part reperforated), also
1858 2 d. blue plate 9 cancelled by the same, 1881 d. carmine-red
unused block of four positions 7-8 / 19-20 the latter are major
re-entries, 1887 2½ d. ultramarine variety "Top Left Triangle
Detached" (Gi 27b) in unused with part og., 1884 6 d. green block
of four top right corner marginal unused with part og., 1903 5 s.
grey-green & violet with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in black and
'ULTRAMAR' blue handstamp above (Gi 40s var) and 1921 De La Rue
Master Die Proof of the £1 Duty plate for the 1921-29 definive
issue (Gi 61 Proof). Also rare cover franked with 1879 4 d. blue
(SG 22) to Halifax, Nova Scotia tied by "A02" obliterator with
'Antigua' cds adjacent and straight line 'UNCLAIMED'. Some faults
although much of the collection is fine with most of the later
period very fine. Additionally, there is Barbuda first issue in
unused blocks of four (Gi 1/11) and a Specimen set. Scarce
accumulation Gi = at least £ 9'075 (covers and lower value items
not calculated)
