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| Country: St. Vincent Clear Subject: Sender Clear | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) | WILLIAM FOGARTY, Barbados "used elsewhere" St. Vincent postal history 1937 printed sender address cover to William Hughes, St. Vincent with KGV 1d, 1˝d, 2˝d neatly pmk'd Kingstown C/21 MY 37. Ex DUGGLEBY Established in 1926 it was the island's largest multiple department store. During the 1930s, Fogarty's had the reputation of being 'the poor man's store' and it was believed that this is why it was spared from the fury of the 1937 riots in Bridgetown. However, the fire which occurred on January 20, 1970, was less merciful. It gutted William Fogarty (Barbados) limited as firemen directed jets of water on the front of the building. The fire went on to sweep the whole block £24 |
;) | CLARKE, NICKOLLS & COOMBS to St. Lucia changed St. Vincent 1900 cover with albino embossed Clarke, Nickolls & Coombs, London flap with GB QV 1d lilac pmk'd HOMERTON S.O. dated NO 27 00 to James Gray Matheson, Post Office, Kingstown, St. Lucia changed St. Vincent, b/stamped (delayed arrival) Kingstown reversed C/DE 25 00. Ex DUGGLEBY This was once one of Britain’s leading confectionary manufacturer's. Set up by three men, Clarke, Nickolls & Coombs, the company later combined their names to create ‘Clarnico’. By 1899 the company employed 2,000 men and women, mainly from the local area, and made 700 different varieties of sweets. The location on the Lee Navigation allowed easy bulk deliveries of sugar carried by barge from London’s docks. Bought by Trebor in 1969 and later part of the Cadburys group. £48 |
;) | The GOVERNMENT OF ST. VINCENT Crowned Circle cover to DENMARK, St. Vincent postal history 1865 unique O.H.M.S. cover to Copenhagen, Denmark with spectacular GOVERNMENT OF ST. VINCENT embossed flap showing two strikes of the red ink PAID AT ST. VINCENT crowned circle (latest use) with SAINT-VINCENT A/JU 06 66 despatch cds alongside, reverse 30 6 arrival. A wonderful exhibition item. The SAINT-VINCENT cds only appears on two Crowned Circle covers. £6000 |