Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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).