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;) | CH used CHATEAUBELAIR, St. Vincent postmark/cancel in red ink dated JU 14 83 on REVERSED Crown CA wmk QV 1d drab (SG.39x). £90 |
;) ;) | "BAR" (BARROUALLIE) and "K" (KINGSTOWN) combination, ST. VINCENT postal history 1876 cover front to James Crook, Sailor on Board the Satellite, Kings Town, St. Vincent with QV 1d black cancelled by black ink smudge showing a unique combination light strikes red ink "BAR" and "K" each dated JU 22 76 and additionally marked "Unclaimed" in pencil. Internally addressed mail from this period extremely rare. The additional scan, from my records, show this cover front to have had certificate number 60,509 (subsequently detached) and previous auction estimate of £1200 with £1800 realisation. £850 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1888 QV 1d lilac REVENUE ovp'd "1d.." in carmine (PML.35), fine partial gum example. £15 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1883 QV 1/- vermilion Crown CA wmk P.12 ovp'd "Revenue" (PML.13), a re-united split perfs mint pair, soiled but a rare multiple. £75 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: (PML.31) 1888 "1d REVENUE" on QV 1d red (SG.48b), the higher setting unused with gum traces (see illustrated multiple PML handbook Page 152). One of St. Vincent's most difficult stamps to find in mint condition. £175 |
;) | GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark/cancel reversed C/SP 15 93 on QV 1d (SG.48b). £4 |
;) | COLONARIE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel AP 27 06 on KE7 1d MCA wmk (SG.86). £5 |
;) | CA used CALLIAQUA, St. Vincent postmark/cancel triply struck in black ink and thought date AP 11 80 on QV 1d black (SG.18), clipped corner perf. Calliaqua changed from red to black ink pad shortly after MR 18 80, and the first 9 strikes in black ink are all currently recorded on QV 1d black (SG.18) period AP 2 80 to MY 19 80. £24 |
;) | A10 used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent postmark/cancel (PML.1) on 1861 QV 1d rose-red (SG.1). £15 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1882 QV 4d ultramarine Crown CA REVERSED wmk P.14 (SG.41x, Cat.£450), fine mounted mint. £180 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1885 1st printing QV 1d rose-red as with REVERSED Crown CA wmk ovp'd "Revenue" (PML.14), unused without gum, some clipped perfs. £12 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1889 QV 2½d on 1d milky-blue CA wmk (SG.49), handstamped "Specimen" (PML Type II), fine unused without gum. £150 |
;) | STUBBS, St. Vincent postmark/cancel C/MY 12 92 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c). £14 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1882 DLR QV 1d drab ovp'd "Revenue" (PML.9), an exceptionally lightly mounted mint positional horizontal strip of three showing printer's guide-line at lower right with Crown CA REVERSED wmk, a very rare multiple. £240 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1888 QV 6d violet normal CA wmk (SG.52) handstamped "Specimen" (PML Type II), mounted mint with stamp selvedge hinge remain. £160 |
;) | CA used CALLIAQUA plus blue crayon lines, ST. VINCENT postmark/cancel doubly-struck in red dated AP 11 78 with additional three diagonal blue crayon lines on QV 1d black (SG.22) showing "ST" of "POSTAGE" marginal lines watermark, currently unique as such. Red "CA" abbreviates are sometimes found with manuscript "X" in either red or blue crayon, but this office is not associated blue diagonal crayon lines although one 6d pair has a single red crayon line. £75 |
;) ;) | MAJOR ERROR "Revenue" OVERPRINT OMITTED with Crown CA REVERSED watermark, St. Vincent stamps: 1883 THREE PENCE on QV 1d lilac Crown CA REVERSED wmk with "Revenue" OVERPRINT OMITTED (PML.10), fresh very lightly mounted mint. PML records this error on Page 147 of the handbook. The later 1897 issues of THREE PENCE on QV 1d mauve and red-mauve (SG.63, 63a) have never been recorded with Crown CA REVERSED wmk. £1200 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1882 QV 5/- rose-red ovp'd "REVENUE" (PML.6), superb full gum with light hinge remains. £1200 |
;) | CONSIGNEE ENTIRE landed GRAVESEND SHIP LETTER, St. Vincent postal history 1910 cover marked "Consignee" and "p. S.S. St. Croix" to William Burr, Broad Street House, London with 1d re-drawn Arms (SG.99) tied purple str. line "THE EAST-ASIATIC COMPANY" handstamp with both GRAVESEND/SHIP-LETTER and GRAVESEND 2 AM/MY 18 10 arrival cds alongside address panel, reverse London E.C. 10.15AM MAY 18 10 arrival. The East Asiatic Company was founded in 1897 in Copenhagen by Hans Niel Andersen, initially to operate shipping services between Copenhagen, Bangkok and the Far East. In 1907 the "St. Croix" was sold to the Hamburg America Line. £750 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | PD in oval, ST. VINCENT postal history (Ex FORSYTH) Newly discovered FIRST RECORDED USE OF THE "PD" IN OVAL IN BLACK INK USED AS A "KILLER" ON ENTIRE: 1878 wrapper from George Robertson, St. Vincent to Messrs. Charles W. Gray, London with QV 1/- vermilion P.11 to 12½ x 15 (SG.24) tied by black "PD" in oval (PML.83) with matching ink colour ST. VINCENT AU 9 78 despatch plus red London Paid 28 (AU 78) arrival on address panel, adhesive crossed by filing fold and may have been lifted for inspection, recipient's purple notes on address panel include "Trouble with Rose Bank machinery". (Ex FORSYTH lot 562) Similar purple ink recipient notes on this correspondence to Charles Gray show that letters were posted from Kingstown which was using the horiz. "A10" (PML.4) at this time but had changed from red to black ink mid-1878 as per illustrations JU 18 78 and AU 8 78; and this next day use may indicate late mail accepted into the Post Office. £525 |