BARBADOS stamps: Newly discovered 1874 ½d deep green (SG.65), a used example with unlisted DOUBLE PRINT. Scan of normal for comparison only (not included) £75
BRIDGETOWN bootheel (issued 1863), Barbados postmark on 1861 (½d) blue-green, possibly from an imperforate used pair (SG.21b). £48
BARBADOS "tramlines" variety: 1876 ½d bright green P.14 with Crown CC REVERSED wmk (SG.72x), mint pair with left copy showing prominent diagonal lines through second "N" of "PENNY".
£125
The unique (2d) greyish-slate QUADRISECT, Barbados stamps fragment with used previously unrecorded and SG unlisted quadrisect (SG.4a variety) tied Bridgetown obliterator on newspaper piece (½d rate) mounted on small piece. £1750
1 used BRIDGETOWN, Barbados postmark/cancel (C1) obliterator on strip of three 1861 (1d) blue (SG.23), blue crayon line on left stamp shows it was part of a registered letter franking. £40
10 used ST. PETER, Barbados postmark/cancel (C2) bootheel on 1875 1/- violet P.12½ (SG.71), large closed tear. £8
10 used ST. PETER, Barbados postmark/cancel (C2) bootheel on 1874 1d deep blue (SG.66). £8
BARBADOS stamps: 1861 (1d) pale blue (SG.23), unused without gum showing previously unnoticed prominent large birthmark on Britannia's arm, a constant variety found Row 5/3 on Plate II. £36
20 used LA BREA, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.2) on 1876 6d deep yellow-green (SG.77a), facial edge stain. £28
9 used ST. ANDREW, Barbados postmark/cancel (C2) bootheel on 1d dull blue (SG.74). £36
5 used ST. JOHN, Barbados postmark/cancel (C2) bootheel on 1870 1/- black Large star wmk (SG.47), rare on this issue. £40
BARBADOS SHIP LETTER postmark/cancel (Benwell D3) dated 2 FE 82 on 1876 4d red (SG.76), extremely rare as an adhesive "killer". In the post-UPU period (Barbados joined SP 1 1881) adhesives on cover were cancelled by this oval BARBADOS SHIP LETTER datestamp, a fact not previously known. No examples yet found on "loose" 1882 Queen's head issues. £240
16 used CHAGUANAS, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.2) on re-perforated 1863-80 1/- lilac-rose (SG.73a). £20
2 used SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.7a) 2/MY 23 70 on 1863-80 1/- mauve (aniline) CC wmk P.12½ (SG.73b), tear and perf. faults. £5
2 used SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.6) on 1876 4d bluish grey CA wmk P.14 (SG.76), thinned with perf. toning. £5
17 used COUVA, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.2) on 1863 (1d) lake CC wmk P.12½d (SG.69), perf. faults. £10
6 used AROUCA, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.2) on 1863-80 1/- mauve (aniline) CC wmk P.12½ (SG.73b). £6
7 used ARIMA, Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.2) on 1872 1/- chrome-yellow CC wmk P.12½ (SG.74). £8