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;) | HAMILTON, BERMUDA ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1865-1901 (No Boer War). Price £125 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work-in-progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to two free updates when requested). 290 covers (85 pages A4), in chronological sequence with descriptions and provenance when known, nearly all in colour with part or full scans. Price £125 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). An excellent pdf for the specialist, or the newcomer wishing to plan his future display. £125 |
;) | GRENADA MAINLY ILLUSTRATED and DESCRIBED COVERS PERIOD 1861-1900. Price £50 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work-in-progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to two free updates when requested). 235 covers in chronological sequence (80 pages A4), some in colour, many in part or full b/w scans. A difficult country taken on board by Pilkington, W. Danforth Walker, Joseph Hackmey, Russell Jones, Charles Freeland. This file starts with the Chalon head issues, but the pre-stamp period is both interesting and plentiful, and the GB used Grenada (1858-1860) boasts over 90 covers. Price £50 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). £50 |
;) | TRANSVAAL ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1870-1901 (no Boer War) - Price £125 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work in progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are allowed two free updates as and when requested). 276 covers (82 A4 pages long), some part illustrated in b/w with delightful combinations Transvaal with CGH, Griqualand West overprints, Natal, Orange Free State, plus coverage Bakker's Express labels, 1879 Zulu War, Soldier's covers, bisects and numerals, provenance given when known. Price £125 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £125 |
;) | ZULULAND - SELECTED COVERS PERIOD 1888-1907. Price £20 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work in progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are allowed two free updates as and when requested). Only 55 covers, some part illustrated, some in b/w, but concentration is on the violet purple temporary datestamps allocated to certain offices, plus the unusual, Price £20 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £20 |
;) | ST. VINCENT - the DUKE DE POLIGNAC correspondence - Price £48 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). 128 covers mostly colour illustrated (only 3 without scans) with descriptions for each including provenance where known arranged in chronological sequence. A real guide to which covers to buy covering pre-stamp (2), GB used in St. Vincent period, the Siege of Paris period. Price £48 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). Information is everything....don't miss out on this very popular digital pdf. £48 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE triangular issues on cover 1853-1870. Price £400 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work in progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are allowed two free updates as and when requested). 812 covers mainly illustrated in part or full in b/w or colour, with text descriptions spanning period SP 3 1853 - JA 1 1870. This file is perfect for planning an exhibit, gives a comprehensive coverage of what to expect, destinations, rates, combinations etc. Provenance given when known. 258 pages (A4 size) Price £400 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £400 |
;) | BRITISH WEST INDIES QV DESTINATION MAIL. Price £36 You can now order from "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you can request two updates at the time of your choice). 111 covers fully illustrated, nearly all in colour. The perfect idea for planning an exhibit, and, of course, you can form your own one-country display embracing both outgoing and incoming mail QV to QE2 period. 15 pages (A4 size) Price £36 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander bank accounts closed). £36 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES postal history 1865 cover front plus upper flap to Georgefield, By Langholm, Dumfriesshire with pair QV 2d pale blue, QV 6d violet, QV 1/- carmine, QV 1/- crimson-lake with differing cancellations, reverse flap pmk'd Hinton FE 17 1865 and Sydney FE 18 1865. £300 |
;) | ANTIGUA postal history 1879 cover with horiz. pair. three singles QV 1d lake-rose P.14 pmk'd individual "A02" with ANTIGUA A/MY 12 79 cdsto St. John, New Brunswick rated blue crayon "3", reverse MY 31 79 arrival. Ex GRIFFITHS £1200 |
;) | The most beautiful of the genuine ENGLISH HARBOR "A18" Antigua covers 1869 cover with two singles and strip of three QV 1d vermilion to Wilmot, Nova Scotia neatly pmk'd "A18" with red crayon "4" alongside, reverse ENGLISH-HARBOR AP 25 69, St. Thomas A/AP 28 69, and MY 12 1869 arrivals. Ex ADRIAN HOPKINS 8 bogus "A18" covers are recorded, the obliterator being in a different format, and with single circle datestamp inscribed ENGLISH HARBOUR. £3500 |
;) | ANTIGUA to JAMAICA postal history 1880 mourning cover to Mrs. P. Larsen, Newmarket P.O., Jamaica with QV 4d blue CC wmk (SG.20) pmk'd vertical "A10" (sent out to Colony JY 16 1880) with ANTIGUA A/DE 12 80 cds alongside rated red "2", reverse KINGSTON (DE 20) and Newmarket (DE 21) arrivals, smaller edge faults. £525 |
;) ;) | AN EXCEPTIONAL 1860 GREAT BRITAIN QV 2d BLUE COVER to ANTIGUA 1860 cover marked "Very important inheritance" with GB QV 2d blue Plate 8 (DG, DH, DI) pmk'd London JY 5 60 to Antigua with lengthy addressing "Matthew Christian by Son of Mr. Robert Christian Esq who died at Antigua in 1777 or to the Relatives of the said Robert and Matthew Christian, Antigua (West Indies) .... Expressly Recommended to the post to be Enquired for those Relatives and to be delivered to one of them". Marked in manuscript "Not Known", b/stamped C/ANTIGUA/AU 1 60 (arrival) and C/ANTIGUA/DE 29 60 (date returned to London). Fine heraldic embossed flap. Mathew Christian, owner of various estates in Antigua, Biffins (200 acres), Red Hill (400 acres), Elme’s (158 acres), and Windward (180 acres). Died in London in 1778. Son of Robert Christian died in Antigua in 1776. He is supposed to have left Antigua about the year 1777 and come to London, and it is believed that in 1778, he was living in Southampton-street, Strand, in the city of Westminster, where he died. He had a brother, John, who died in Antigua shortly before 1777, and a sister, Margaret, who was married to William Gunthorpe of Antigua. £950 |
;) | MOOLTAN "36", India postal history 1871 mourning cover to Mrs Harkness, The Ivy House, Ore, Hastings, Sussex with 2 x QV 1a, 2 x QV 2a (6a rate) pmk'd MOOLTAN "36" duplex dated JU 8 71 with red boxed INDIA/PAID alongside, reverse Bombay 13 JU 71 and Hastings A/JY 17 71 arrival. John Granville Harkness (1831-1900) was a major-general in the British army during the Victorian era. During the 1830's his family moved to Ivy Lodge, Ore where he attended schools both in Hastings and Brighton. He entered the army on MY 13 1853 as Ensign in the 55th Regiment, without purchase - on the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington for his grandfather's service. Served throughout the Crimean War 1854-55 and carried the Queen's colours at Alma, for heroic conduct nominated for the Victoria Cross. He fought at Inkerman, the assault on the Quarries, siege and fall of Sebastopol and the Battle of the Great Redan. Two pencil drawings of the Crimea War by Harkness survive at the National Army Museum. In 1862 he was appointed to the 5th Fusiliers and ADC to the Governor of Mauritius, later served in South Africa 1864-67, took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880, and he commanded the column that cleared the entrance to the Khyber Pass. £450 |
;) | OFFICERS 6d CONCESSION RATE cover (1 of 2 known), BRITISH HONDURAS postal history 1869 wrapper marked "Officers Letter, via New Orleans" to Mrs. Langford, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, Ireland countersigned "(Thos.) Edwards, Captain 4th W. I, Regiment, Commanding Left Wing" showing red BELIZE A/AP 7 69 PAID, red crayon "6", Liverpool Paid Br. Packet 27 AP 69, Rathangan O/AP 28 69. Small portion missing lower left. The civilian rate was increased from 6d to 1/- per half ounce on AP 1 1863 until UPU entry AP 1 79, and the Officers concession rate of 6d was introduced FE 1 1869 and withdrawn DE 31 1869 (23 months) allowing a savings of 6d. From the same correspondence only one other similar Officers Letter is recorded to Mrs Langford countersigned Thos. Edwards dated DE 7 68, and a civilian rate cover to Miss Alice Langford, via New Orleans, rated red crayon 1/1 is dated AU 9 67. £1750 |
;) | INDIA postal history 1864 wrapper "via Marseilles" to London with QV 8 pies, QV 2a, QV 4a tied both Bombay "1" duplex and black CARDWELL PARSONS & Co/FORWARDED BY/BOMBAY oval with Bombay OCT 1 64 and red London Paid B/NO 8 64 cds alongside. £200 |
;) ;) | SIERRA LEONE to GERMANY postal history (pre U.P.U. April 1 1879) 1875 cover to Offenbach, Germany with QV 1d x 2, 6d tied "B31" showing Liverpool 22 JY 75 and London 23 JY 75 transits, reverse with finely struck red PAID-AT-SIERRA-LEONE JY 7 1875 broken dbl-arc with Offenbach 24 7 75 arrival. A very rare early cover to Germany. Few destinations are recorded with QV adhesives prior entry to the UPU, only to England, France, Germany (only this cover), Ireland, Sierra Leone (locally addressed), and the USA are known to me. £1450 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA "REGISTERED" MAIL 1875 cover with red crayon "Registered" to Mead & Son, London with 8c pink, 24c green (4d reg., 1/- postage) pmk'd "A03" and additionally tied red London reg. oval dated 28 AU 75 with blue crayon "51" changed "34", reverse superb intact BRITISH GUIANA POST OFFICE GEORGETOWN wax seal with Georgetown AU 15 75 d/r and London AU 28 75 arrival. (Holcombe cert.), Ex BRASSLER, VIVIEN SUSSEX, FREELAND. £1750 |
;) ;) | MAURITIUS - boxed "R" (narrow top, dancing leg) postal history 1876 entire to Nantes, France with QV 4d rose, 1/- yellow pmk'd Port Louis "B53" with differing shades red ink boxed "R" (hint of black pad ink) and oval "REGISTERED/No.xx/12 OC 76/MAURITIUS" with French Maritime Suez 5 NOV 76 alongside, reverse Marseilles A Lyon 5 NOV, Paris A Rennes, and Nantes 6 NOV. £600 |
;) | BAHAMAS to CUBA Ex Judge EMERSON, DALE LICHTENSTEIN 1883 cover and enclosure to Mrs. Bierstadt in Havana with QV Chalon 4d rose P.14 tied "B", reverse A/BAHAMAS/MR 13 83 and Havana 18 MAR 83 arrival. This currently the only known Chalon cover to Cuba Ex JUDGE EMERSON and DALE LICHTENSTEIN Although many Chalon head covers are addressed to the USA my extensive records only record Chalon covers to the following destinations: Bahamas (local addressing), Barbados, Bermuda, British Honduras, Canada, Cuba (as above), Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Nova Scotia, Prussia, Russia, St. Thomas, Trinidad, and USA. £950 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN to TOBAGO postal history 1875 cover marked p. Royal Mail Steamer 2nd Dec. 1875" with GB QV 1/- green (rounded top right corner perf.) pmk'd HASTINGS "342" duplex dated E/NO 30 75 to James Hamilton, Scarbro', Tobago, b/stamped light TOBAGO JA 1 1876 dbl-arc arrival. Rare destination for GB surface printed covers. On or about FE 28 1872 the twice monthly visit by RMS steamer was terminated, and no steamers called until the new contract of JA 1 1875 whereby Tobago was to have a single monthly visit by RMS steamer. £275 |