NEW SOUTH WALES to ANTIGUA postal history 1869 flimsy stock cover to Clare Hall, Antigua marked "Per R.M.S. Malta" with QV 2d x 3, QV 10d x 3 (3/- rate) pmk'd Sydney DE 31 69 showing London 25 FE 70 transit, reverse, clear of detached flap, Antigua B/MR 17 70 arrival. Faults. £525
ANTIGUA Newly discovered unused copy affixed plain grey stock unaddressed envelope with printed and perforated QV 1d in greyish-black (Keyplate style, no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship), slightly rounded lower left corner perf. £85
ANTIGUA (bogus) postal history Newly discovered home-made wrapper with printed and perforated QV 1d in greyish-black (Keyplate style, no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship) tied "A02" to a Mr Frederick Young, last heard of in Canterbury Settlement, care of Messrs. John White Villet & Sons, Parliament Street, Liverpool, England, peripheral faults. £175
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ANTI-SEMITISM LABEL, ANTIGUA postal history 1941 U.S. 5c rate patriotic cover pmk’d Saint Louis, Missouri NOV 14 1941 with AJC (top corners) "WHILE THIS RULES/(Nazi serpent)/DONT BUY GERMAN GOODS" label to Antigua, PASSED BY CENSOR with ANTIGUA below on reverse with A/DE 1 41 arrival, some soiling. £95
ANTIGUA postal history 1841 lengthy written entire about Estate matters headed "Antigua 6th December 1841" to Robert Sutton, East Bilney, Norfolk rated 1/- (quarter ounce) showing ANTIGUA DE 6 1841 on lower flap, DEREHAM JA 23 1842 above address panel, and London JA 21 1842 on top flap.
The quarter ounce rate was period JA 1 1840 to DE 31 1841 and most of the known correspondence has the ANTIGUA fleuron. Only one other ANTIGUA dbl-arc entire is currently recorded for the 1/- quarter ounce period (dated OC 6 1841). £120
ANTIGUA postal history 1947 O.H.M.S. cover with ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE/28 JUL 1947/ANTIGUA cachet to Christiansted, St. Croix with combination Antigua KG6 1d, 6d and Leewards KG6 2d pmk'd St. John's A/JY 30 47, some reverse staining. £20
A Fashionable Wedding, Leeward Islands (Antigua) postal history B/w ppc written "Buxton Grove Dec 21 1911" to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA with Leeward Islands KE7 1d tied small portion OFFICIAL PAID, ANTIGUA cds dated (DE) 21 11. Part of sender's text reads "Can you find the Rev. J.A. Sergeant on the picture? It's a Greenbay wedding". £48
H.M. PRISON, Barbuda postal history 1992 manila Government Service cover from Adrian Nicholas (flap) to Ms Denise Nicholas, Miami, Florida with Antigua Barbuda 60c pmk'd BARBUDA d/ring with H.M. PRISON/25 FEB 1992/ANTIGUA oval d/ring cachet alongside. £20
ANTIGUA revenue receipt Church re-building fund (consequences of earlier hurricane) 1964 QE2 2c postal adhesive used for revenue purposes on receipt dated August 15th from Mrs. A Nugent for £5 donation towards the St. George's Church Re-building Fund. History of church enclosed. £24
SYRIAN COMMUNITY in ANTIGUA postal history 1957 printed KALLIL SHOUL sender cover reg. to London with QE2 4c, 6c, 12, 24c pmk'd St. Johns */20 AP 57 d/ring. Kallil Shoul established the business in 1908, history of firm and family enclosed plus printed photo of the original shop decorated to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. £28
LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history 1894 cover front to Ontario, Canada with Leewards QV 2½d pmk'd ANTIGUA JA 31 94 cds, marked "No P.O. given" in manuscript with handstruck 2-line RETURNED FOR/BETTER DIRECTION, soiled with edge faults. £12
6 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES maritime postmark, Leeward Islands postal history 1919 reg. cover front to Clifton, Bristol with Leeward Islands KGV 1d, 3d, 6d tied 6 Concentric circles dumb maritime handstamp with St. John's, Antigua FE 27 19 despatch alongside. £75
ANTIGUA postal history 1869 cover to Mrs Mary Mackintosh, South Kensington, London with 2 x QV 6d green (SG.8) lightly tied "A02" with light red London Paid AP 26 69 arrival, reverse clear A/ANTIGUA/AP 10 69 despatch cds. Some faults including larger opening tear at top. £225
BOGUS CANCELLATION and REGISTRATION, LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history Bogus mourning cover to London with genuine Leewards 1949 KG6 ½d slate-grey tied forged 26mm ANTIGUA with fleuron at base cds dated OC 17 94 for 49 purporting to prepay the registered rate with blue "R" in oval appended "2895", reverse forged WEST EALING 11.45 PM 11 NOV 1938 arrival cds. The genuine ANTIGUA fleuron at base measures 23½mm and was used period 1890 to 1901. £120
ALL SAINTS, ANTIGUA postal history 1933 cover to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico with KGV ½d, pair 1d pmk'd ALL SAINTS */JY 27 33 cds with partial St. Johns JY 30 (33) d/ring backstamp. £80
OLD ROAD, Antigua postal history 1950 cover to Yorkshire with KG6 ½d x 2, 2d pmk'd OLD ROAD */10 JA 50 cds. £36
OLD ROAD, Antigua postal history 1950 cover to Yorkshire with KG6 1d, 1½d pmk'd OLD ROAD */AP 6 50 cds. £36
ST. PETER'S, Antigua postal history 1919 cover to Montgomery Ward, Chicago with Leewards KGV ½d deep green, 1d bright scarlet (SG.47a,48a) pmk'd ST. PETER'S sideways down C/DE 1 19 cds, flap removed. £140
ANTIGUA postal history 1903 underpaid cover front to Funchal, Madeira with Leeward KE7 1d pmk'd ANTIGUA AP 22 03 showing tax handstamps and handstruck "1 30" due, plenty of character and most unusual destination. A liitle gem. £65
A18 used ENGLISH HARBOUR, Antigua postal history 1885 cover to R.V. Sherring, Hallatrow, Nr. Bristol with strip of three, single QV 1d carmine-red tied "A18" (a second type) with ENGLISH HARBOUR A/DE 4 85 cds alongside. Top left with re-instated "via Saint Thomas", reverse with most of flap removed showing Hallatrow and Bristol DE 21 85 cds. Sold "as is". Note: This A18 cancel is not of the type proofed and sent out in 1858. It is now thought that the cover is contrived and fabricated in the early 1950's. £500