BARBADOS stamps 1892 ½d dull green CA wmk (SG.106), a used block of twelve, smaller faults. £12
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
BARBADOS postal history Cable and Wireless TELEGRAM locally to Chancery Lane with QE2 8c tied GPO 17 MR 75 d/ring, backstamped Christchurch same day arrival. £40
SOUTHAMPTON SHIP-LETTER arrival, Barbados postal history 1909 Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (embossed flap) cover to Southampton with 1d Seal pmk'd 28 OC 09 landed with SOUTHAMPTON SHIP-LETTER cds dated 15 10 09 (error 10 for NO). £75
BARBADOS G.P.O. wax seal 1927 reg. OHMS cover to Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire with KGV 3d Badge pmk'd R.L.O. 14 APR 27 cds, reverse clear of poorly opened intact flap BARBADOS/Crown/G.P.O. wax seal. £60
Ciudad Bolivar, VENEZUELA via TRINIDAD to BARBADOS 1901 use of overprinted "1900" 10c UPU Post Card written "23 Sep 1901 C/Bolivar" underpaid at with purple "T" tax handstamp to Ernesto A Monck at Merry Wing Hall, Worthing, Barbados with Port-of-Spain E/SP 26 1901 transit and Barbados A/SP 29 01 arrival on address panel, central crease, full text. £40
EARLIEST ENTIRE TO EUROPE AFTER THE APRIL 15 1852 FIRST ISSUES PLACED ON SALE Entire headed "Barbados 26th April 52" to Messrs. Newton Gordon Copart & Co, Madeira marked "Favored by Capt Chambers", no postal markings, docketted as Rec'd 17 June 1852. Letter reads: "We beg to introduce to you Capt Chambers of the British Brig Emanuel Boucher who takes to your Island some return Emigrants from Demerary, would you assist him on obtaining an onboard xxx and favour him with your advice should he apply to you, we shall consider it a favour conferred on dear Sirs, Yr ob Servant Barow Drummett". £200
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
Cork cancel Corner perf. fault £12
PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O.
£20
SOUTHAMPTON PACKET-LETTER cancel on BARBADOS stamp dated 14 SP 05 on 1d Nelson (SG.147). £14
VREED-EN-HOOP
£12
9 code used ST. ANDREW, Barbados postmark/cancel (M2-O) dated 9/OC 19 83 on QV 1d (SG.92). £65
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
11 code used ST. LUCY, Barbados postmark/cancel (M2-R) dated ll/JY 14 86 on QV 2½d (SG.93). £18
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
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 2d 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