Beschreibung:

used 1855-1884 collection of G.B. cancelled "C" in oval of bars, 248 stamps including 1855-57 4d. (2), 6d. (2) and 1/- (3); 1857 1d. (12 with a strip of four); 1864-79 1d. (94 from a variety of plates); 1862-64 4d. (2), 6d. (4) and 1/- (2); 1865-67 values to 1/-; 1867-80 10d. (3), 1/- (4) and 2/- (6); 1872-73 6d. (6 with a pale buff pair on piece with 4d. and 2/-); 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5/- (3) and watermark Cross 5/-; 1875-79 2½d. rosy mauve (21); 1876-78 4d. vermilion and 4d. sage-green (2); 1880-81 2½d. blue (7); 1883-84 values to 1/- and 2/6 (2, one on blued paper); also a few later values (21) with c.d.s.; a few faults in places though generally fine strikes and a good representative collection. Cat. £9,500