Lot 586
Jamaica QV-QEII mainly mint balance collection on hangers
Stamps and Covers of the World Including the Hambledon Collection Part III | S26027
Auction: 17 & 18 November 2026, 10:30 GMT
Description
QV-QEII mainly mint balance collection on hangers in an album including 1860-70 set to 1s plus shades and 1d, 3d, 6d, 1s optd 'SPECIMEN', and 6d optd ‘SPECIMEN’ and imperf, 1870-83 set to 5s, 1883-97 set to 5s, 1889-91 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1890-91 2½d on 4d ‘PFNNY’ for ‘PENNY’ and broken ‘K’ for ‘Y’ variety, and surcharge double, 1900-01 set opt ‘SPECIMEN’ (2), 1d red strip of 3 opt ‘SPECIMEN’, 1d slate-black and red additionally optd ‘ULTRAMAR’, 1903-04 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ plus ½d and 2½d additionally optd ‘ULTRAMAR’, 1905-11 Arms set to 5s, and QV types values to 2s and set of 6 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1911 2d grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1912-20 set to 5s, War Stamp varieties with inverts, letters inserted by hand, 1919 1½d ‘S’ in ‘STAMP’ omitted (2, both in blocks and one with wmk inverted), 1919-20 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1919-21 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ in purple, and printers samples, plate proofs, die proofs, colour trials, specimens, plus issued 1½d green with R8/4 major re-entry, 1921 Abolition of Slavery 6d optd ‘SPECIMEN’ and printer's sample in purple and green optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1921-29 set to 10s plus set optd ‘SPECIMEN’, and 10s used block of four, 1923 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1929-32 set perf ‘SPECIMEN’ and 1d proof in ultramarine, 1932 set perf ‘SPECIMEN’, 1935 SJ set perf ‘SPECIMEN’, 1937 Coronation set perf ‘SPECIMEN’ (2), 1938-52 set to £1 and set to 10s perf ‘SPECIMEN’, plus mint 5s line perf 14 (SG 132a, cat £4,750), 1945-56 set perf ‘SPECIMEN’, 1946 Victory set perf ‘SPECIMEN’, 1956-58 set to £1. Condition variable in places, but plenty fine. Viewing will prove worthwhile. (100s).
