NEVIS LEADERS OF THE WORLD 3RD SERIES 1985 LOCOMOTIVES 6-STAGE PROGRESSIVE COLOR PROOF STAMPS
For the majority of earlier Nevis LOW Trains and Cars stamp series the original color proofs that were saved came from press sheets. Very few
of them were retained and thus the sets that were created from them are quite rare. For the 5-stage sets that exist they are easily proven
to come from the press sheets because the older method of the combined yellow and black proofs is all the evidence you need.
The 6-stage sets are a bit more difficult because of their similarity to 7-stage sets in that they are only missing the all colors stage.
The only way to define them then is if they have the very large selvage or, where the 7-stage sets exist, a comparison of the two versions
can be made for the differences in color.
You can view on this page the four values that exist for the Nevis 3rd trains series in the 6-stage variety.
1882 Class Wee Bogie 4-4-0, U.K.
Scott Catalog Number 190, Stanley Gibbons Catalog Number 277a
1882 CLASS WEE BOGIE 4-4-0 TRAIN STAMP FINAL STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 1c BLUE-RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 1c BLUE STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 1c RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 1c YELLOW STAGE COLOR PROOF
EMBOSSED VIEW
THE 1c BLACK STAGE COLOR PROOF
1851 Comet 4-4-0T, U.K.
Scott Catalog Number 200, Stanley Gibbons Catalog Number 279a
1851 COMET 4-4-0T TRAIN STAMP FINAL STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 60c BLUE-RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 60c BLUE STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 60c RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 60c YELLOW STAGE COLOR PROOF
EMBOSSED VIEW
THE 60c BLACK STAGE COLOR PROOF
1908 Class 8H 0-8-4T, U.K.
Scott Catalog Number 206, Stanley Gibbons Catalog Number 281a
1908 CLASS 8H 0-8-4T TRAIN STAMP FINAL STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 90c BLUE-RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 90c BLUE STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 90c RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE 90c YELLOW STAGE COLOR PROOF
EMBOSSED VIEW
THE 90c BLACK STAGE COLOR PROOF
1866 No. 23 Class A 4-4-0T, U.K.
Scott Catalog Number 218, Stanley Gibbons Catalog Number 283a
1866 No. 23 CLASS A 4-4-0T TRAIN STAMP FINAL STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE $2.00 BLUE-RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE $2.00 BLUE STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE $2.00 RED STAGE COLOR PROOF
THE $2.00 YELLOW STAGE COLOR PROOF
EMBOSSED VIEW
THE $2.00 BLACK STAGE COLOR PROOF
The quantities that exist for the 6-stage Nevis 1985 Leaders of the World 3rd series locomotives is unknown. Due to the low availability
on the market and the fact that they were cut from press sheets of which very few were saved, the 6-stage sets can be classified as
extremely rare.