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 stamps: 1884 QV 6d deep green (SG.29), mint block of four from sheet positions 107-108, 119-120 showing mark in "UA" (Pos.107) and line over top outer frame-line (Pos.109), small imperfections. Cat.£240.00. £80
ANTIGUA postmark village manuscript "26/8/86" on QV 1d carmine-red CA wmk (SG.24), mild perf. toning at top. £24
ANTIGUA Newly discovered proof printed on white paper for a Keyplate style QV 1d in black (no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship). £125
ANTIGUA Newly discovered proof printed on white paper for a Keyplate style QV 1d in black (no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship). £125
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
"On board ye Hector of Montserratt" landed ANTIGUA straight line 1792 cover headed "On board ye Hector of Montserratt Nov.22 1792" to Mrs. Cockin in Bristol rated 1/2 changed 1/5 landed after lengthy journey with Capt. Ronaldson with ANTIGUA str. line, JA 2 1793 arrival. £525
ANTIGUA Newly discovered bogus Essay (Keyplate style) for a QV 1d stamp WITH SHADING BEHIND BOTH LIGHTHOUSE and SAILING SHIP (no actual printed stamps currently seen) in black printed on white stock. Printed and perforated stamps without shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship are recorded. £180
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
ST. PETER'S, Antigua postmark/cancel C/JA 31 99 on Leewards QV ½d (SG.1), facial toning. £10
ANTIGUA stamps: 1884 QV 6d deep green (SG.29), fine mint block of four from sheet positions 53-54, 65-66 showing small dot in "G" of ANTIGUA (Pos.54). Cat.£240.00. £140
A18 used ENGLISH HARBOUR, Antigua postmark/cancel on 1872 QV 1d lake Crown CC wmk (SG.13). £28
A02 (vertical) used ANTIGUA postmark/cancel on 1882 QV 2½d red-brown CA wmk (SG.22, Cat.£55). £36
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
ALL SAINTS, Antigua postmark/cancel C/OC 25 99 on Leewards QV ½d (SG.1), faults. £7
NELSON'S DOCKYARD, Antigua postmark/cancel dated MR 11 87 on 15c, 20c on coloured ppc piece (cruise ship on reverse) with str. lone "Missent to Antigua" alongside. £14
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