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;) | 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 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history 1932 reg. Rev. Iremonger cover to Bristol with KGV £1.00 (SG.80) pmk'd ST. JOHNS, ANTIGUA MY 21 1932, backstamped REGISTERED PLYMOUTH 7 JU 32 oval. £325 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history 1940 airmail combination cover with Antigua KG6 ½d, Leewards 6d, 2/- pmk'd St. John's AP 8 40 to the BBC, London, alongside void centre RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIPS d/ring, unusual as such. £65 |
;) ;) | OFFICIAL-PAID, Antigua postal history to Tapton Close, Sheffield 1916 Leewards KE7 2d PSRE with added KGV 1d to Sheffield pmk'd OFFICIAL-PAID, ANTIGUA */MY 19 16, album page backing paper adhers to whole of reverse, rarely seen cancel. £140 |
;) ;) | FABRICATED PAID AT ENGLISH HARBOR Crowned Circle, ANTIGUA postal history a completely fabricated wrapper (produced circa 1950) on brown parchment-like outer lettersheet addressed J. Lea Esq, Solicitor, Nevis with “Pd” lower left corner showing very fine red ink PAID AT ENGLISH HARBOR Crowned Circle plus very fine black ink ENGLISH HARBOR, ANTIGUA datestamp for JY 1 19 (19 for 61) and purplish ink “4” inter-island rate mark above address panel. Lower flap with trace of NEVIS arrival dbl-arc and some circular stains which are the base of a candle holder which has been cunninglyly blown out to spatter tiny flecks of red wax, also some minor soiling added by use of a paint brush dipped in water. Only two genuine entires with this Crowned Circle (Cat.£9,000) are recorded. £725 |
;) | S.S. ALCOA CAVALIER, Antigua and Montserrat postal history purplish-black cachet on mixed country franking with Antigua KG6 2d tied St. Johns 18 JU 48 and Montserrat KG6 3d tied Staten Island JUL 10 1948 machine cancel. Unusual. £60 |
;) ;) | PORT LOUIS, Mauritius postal history to Antigua KGV 12c PSRE with added 2 x 3c green (one reverse) pmk'd Port Louis 6 MR 20 marked 'per S.S. Haubgate' addressed Antigua. £48 |
;) | ANTIGUA to BERMUDA postal history: 1889 part cover with pair QV 1d carmine-red (reg. fee), pair QV 4d chestnut (double UPU rate) pmk'd A/NO 7 89 via New York to Bermuda with Bailey's Bay K4a 12 A/DE 9 89 arrival duplex, some peripheral tears etc, intact this would have been a spectacular franking. £175 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history: 1915 Sun Printery, Antigua advertising cover to New Jersey with KGV 1d (SG.48) tied St. John's C/AP 15 15 cds. £80 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history Letter Card (fancy black typeset on eggshell stock) from proprietor of the Observer with QV 2½d DE 7 98 to London, thought privately produced. £85 |