Confirmation new 6d rate with locally handstruck "6d", Jamaica postal history entire headed "Duplicate. Kingston Jamaica 24th June 1854" pmk'd KINGSTON-JAMAICA JY 11 1854 dbl-arc to John Mathie, Stirling, North Britain rated manuscript "6" unpaid confirmed with handstruck "6d" which appears to be in matching ink colour. Red JY 31 1854 (applied London) and red circled M/NR (Morning, Northern Railway applied London) and STIRLING AU 1 1854 in paler black ink. Currently the only known example. The new 6d rate per half ounce was introduced MR 23 1854. Three experts on UK postal history have been approached and their combined opinion is that the handstruck "6d" is not a British handstamp, and therefore most probably applied at Jamaica (a similar handstruck "6" is known on two ingoing unpaid Barbados entires) £725
ESHOWE, Zululand postal history (re-introduced Z.10) JY 15 25 as arrival on much travelled GB KGV 1½d Post Card from Rochester to Teneriffe, forwarded Cape Town, Johannesburg, Eshowe, Zululand and back, two vertical creases. £225
JAMAICA postal history: 1871 cover with pairs USA 2c brown, 3c green pmk'd cork cancels with BROOKLYN MAR 21 despatch to wife of Alex Lindo, Attorney at Law, Kingston, handstruck black "4" applied St. Thomas changed to blue crayon "5" at Kingston, reverse ST. THOMAS A/MR 30 71 and KINGSTON C/AP 3 71 cds. Carried by U.S. and Brazil Mail Steamship "North America" departing New York MR 23 71 and arriving St. Thomas MR 30 71. Transferred to R.M.S. Elbe departing St. Thomas AP 1 71 arriving Kingston shortly after midnight AP 3 71. £225
CEDAR VALLEY temporary rubber datestamp, Jamaica postal history TRD Type 7 applied on arrival on part QV ½d Newswrapper with added QV 1d pmk'd Kingston 4F/MY 21 94 marked "by Book Post" to Cedar Valley showing crayon "Missent" with COLD SPRING cds alongside. £295
JAMAICA postal history 1901 Empire rate cover with GB QV 1d lilac pmk'd Bedford FE 12 01 to Kingston where Advertised, Unclaimed etc, various backstamps, toning and peripheral faults. £95
BRITISH HONDURAS postal history 1898 underpaid cover to Germany with QV 5c (SG.54 paying 2½d single rate) pmk'd Belize JA 7 98 showing local "T" and large handstruck "5d" (applied Liverpool) plus 40pf in blue crayon. Reverse 5 A/LIVERPOOL/US PACKET/22 JA 98 and GRANSEE 24.1.98 arrival, some creasing and tears to flap. £195
CHILE to BARBADOS with JAMAICA/TRANSIT (A below right leg of M) on CHILE 1c Post Card uprated with 2c pmk'd Santiago 15 JUL 02 to Evan King, Barbados showing KINGSTON AU 24 02 d/ring and JAMAICA/TRANSIT alongside address panel, reverse AU 31 02 arrival. £195
JAPAN TO JAMAICA 1901 unsealed cover with pair 1sn brown to Kingston with Advertised, Unclaimed and Returned Letter Branch 5 AU 01 handstamps alongside address panel, b/stamped TOKIO return dated 6 MAR 01. Francis E Reed was Examiner Education Department Jamaica in 1901 £275
A.O. (autres objets), Mauritius postal history purple circled alongside address panel to St. Lucia with QE2 5c,15c,50c pmk'd Quatre Bornes 15 NO 65, reverse without backstamps but ink marked ""Rec'd 20/11/65". Post Office introduced a second class mail for non-urgent matter at half the usual airmail rate £60
2d postage due handstamp, Sierra Leone postal history struck alongside "T" tax handstamp on QE2 3d (SG.214) cover pmk'd 2 (AP?) 58 to Feltham, Middlesex. Walton unrecorded, Proud records one example of use dated JA 15 24. £65
A76 used SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica postal history (Type O) in blue ink indistinctly tying QV 2d Crown CC (SG.9) on OHMS Royal Arms stationery cover to Kingston dated B/JY 22 80. On arrival ADVERTISED, UNCLAIMED with RETURNED LETTER BRANCH 18 AU 80 handstamps. Only one other blue ink numeral cover recorded - from Port Antonio with A64 dated JA 25 1878. £250
J.G.R. ACCOUNTING BRANCH, Jamaica railway postal history purple departmental dated JUL 28 19(33) on reverse OHMS reg. cover to Kingston. £125
INCONNU/NOT KNOWN/ONBEKEND applied PIETERMARITZBURG, Transvaal postal history with POLISH AIR FORCE boxed on GB KG6 1d cover from Blackpool 18 NO 42 with purple jusqu'a bars denoting insufficient for airmail, on arrival pmk'd 25 II 43/15 and 13 III 43/41 with 4 MAY 1943 return arrival backstamp, some peripheral faults. £95
178 used MARENGO, New South Wales postal history cover with 2 x QV 2d to Hobart, Tasmania dated OC 13 1904 with handstruck "TOO-LATE". £24
UMZIMKULU, Natal postal history dated 16 JY 94 as transit on GB 1d UPU Post Card to Richmond, Natal endorsed "Harding" in blue crayon, b/stamped HARDING JY 17 94. £30
RETURNED-LETTER-OFFICE, Cyprus postal history (T.10AA) B/MR 19 00 on QV ½pi Newswrapper pmk'd Nicosia B/JA 10 00 to Cairo where boxed REFUSE added. £120
S.A.R. & H. GERDAU. 566, Transvaal incoming from India stampless cover b/stamped MAROLI BAZAR 21 MAR 33 with One Anna Due h/stamp added PONSRA, further tax h/stamps confirming 1d, pair 2d Postage Dues required tied 12 APR 33 arrival, some toned perfs and ragged opening at left. £250
BATHURST, Gambia postal history 1959 commercial cover, roughly opened 3 sides, to London with 5 x QE2 ½d (SG.171) tied */1 JU 59, alongside matching ink red strikes locally applied "T" and "1d/TO PAY" handstamps. £120
BATHURST, Gambia "A.R" cover reg. cover with QE2 6d, 1/3d dated 13 JU 59. £65
FAIRFIELD, Bahamas postal history: (TRD 3C, D1 in purple) dated JAN 10 1953 with KG6 1½d added on arrival at Nassau over "Postage Paid 1½d" in red crayon, opened irregularly at top. £48