Beschreibung:

A British West Indies collection comprising British Honduras including 1865 no wmk. 1d. (10 unused), 1872 CC perf. 12½ 1d. (3 unused) and 1/- (4 used, one with watermark inverted), 1877-79 CC perf. 14 4d. (10 used), 1882-87 CA 1d. blue (2 used), 1d. rose (19 mint/unused; 12 used) and 4d. (19 used), 1888 (Mar.) "TWO" on 50c. on 1/- used and 1891-1901 mint 1c. (3), 2c. (7), 3c. (5), 5c. ultramarine, 5c. grey-black and ultramarine on blue (3), 6c. (5), 10c., 12c. (7) and 24c. (11); Dominica including 1874 CC perf. 12½ 1/- (4) used, 1877-79 CC perf. 14 2½d. and 4d. (18) used; Grenada including 1861-62 no wmk. rough perf. 14 to 16 1d. (4) unused and 6d. (2) used, 1863-71 1d. (5 unused; 14 used) and 6d. (31 used), 1873 (Jan.) clean-cut perf. 15 1d. unused (2) and used (2), 1873-74 intermediate perf. 15 1d. unused and used (2), 1875 (July) 1/- plate proof in black, unused (2, one thinned) and used (22, one on a large part front), 1875 (Dec.) 1d. unused (2) and used (12), 1878 (Aug.) 6d. (8) used and 1883 CA 8d. mint tête-bêche block of twelve and a used 1/-; Leeward Islands (mainly first issue to 1/- mint and used); Montserrat including 1876-83 CC 1d. (11 mint/unused including two with inverted watermark) and 6d. (3 unused), 1880 CC perf. 14 2½d. and 4d. unused and 4d. used, 1883 CA perf. 12 1d. unused and 1884-85 CA perf. 14 1d. (10 unused/mint); Nevis including 1866-76 1d. (14 unused; 4 used), 4d. (4 unused; 7 used) and 1/- (1 unused; 9 used), 1876-78 1d. (16 unused; 2 used), 4d. (1 unused; 5 used), 6d. (3 unused; 2 used) and 1/- (7 unused; 1 used), 1879-80 CC 1d. and 2½d. unused and used, and 1882-90 CA to 1/- mint and used; St. Christopher including 1870-79 CC perf. 12½ 1d. and 6d. (6) used, 1882-90 CA 1d. dull magenta (3), 2½d. red-brown (2) and 4d. blue (5) used; Virgin Islands including 1866 no wmk. white paper 1d. (6 unused), 1867-70 pale rose paper 4d. used, 1868 1/- mint, 1879-80 CC 1d. and 2½d. mint and 1887-89 CA 1d. (45, four cancelled "A91"), 4d. (6, one used), 6d. (4, one used) and 1/- 1883-84 CA ½d. mint with top left triangle detached. Condition rather mixed though many are fine and of good appearance. Cat. £15,000 approx.