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;) | BELIZE, British Honduras postmark/cancel WITHOUT CODE and DATE SLUGS on 1906 KE7 2c MCA wmk (SG.85a), unusual as normally found on KE7 1c denomination. £30 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | BRITISH HONDURAS and UNITED STATES combination postal history (Ex Ralph HART) c1868 exceptional and exquisite combination piece with vertical strip of four plus horizontal pair British Honduras 1865 QV 1d pale blue No wmk P.14 (SG.1, Cat.£65) tied "A06", and pair 1861-62 U.S. 3c rose Washington tied partial cds and pmk'd segmented cork cancels at New Orleans where framed "STEAMSHIP" also applied. The U.S. 6c, by adhesives, show the double rate and the manuscript crayon "due 14" completes the 20c rate, the double rate franking with BRH adhesives should have totalled 8d. Some adhesive faults but a unique franking (Ex Ralph HART 1978, Lot 264 as pencilled). Letters from British Honduras 1866 to 1869 could prepay the U.S. internal postage and supplies of the U.S. 3c rose Postal Stationery Envelope were evidently available in Belize for partial pre-payment as witnessed by covers (as per scans) of JA 12 1868 to Natchez, Mississippi (ex Edward S. Knapp, Maurice Burrus), and FE 27 1868 to Shreveport, Louisiana (Ex Ralph Hart). As the normal U.S. internal rate was 10c single rate, it is not understood why partial franking of 3c were the chosen partial prepayments, but this may have been the fee payable to the private contract steamboat carrier that made the trip between New Orleans and Belize City once a month starting in May 1867. £1725 |
;) | SAN ESTEVAN, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1a) reversed C/SP 29 09 on KE7 2c (SG.96). £7 |
;) | NEW RIVER SERVICE, British Honduras postmark/cancel dated OC 5 10 on KE7 2c (SG.96), thinned. £3 |
;) | MONKEY RIVER, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1a) sideways down C/DE 16 15 on KGV 2c (SG.102a). £12 |
;) | ORANGE WALK, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1) JA 13 09 on KE7 2c (SG.96). £12 |
;) | MONKEY RIVER, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1a) sideways down C/FE 24 16 on KGV 2c (SG.106). £6 |
;) | THE CAYO, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-2) A/MR 16 12 on KE7 2c (SG.96). £18 |
;) | SAN ESTEVAN, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1a) sideways down C/AP 3 12 on KE7 2c (SG.96). £7 |
;) | SAN ESTEVAN, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1a) sideways down C/AU 23 11 on KE7 2c (SG.96), perf. fault. £6 |
;) | THE CAYO, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-2) A/JY 10 10 on KE7 2c (SG.96), perf. fault. £8 |
;) | SAN ESTEVAN, British Honduras postmark/cancel (SC-1a) sideways facing down C/AP 16 13 on KE7 2c (SG.96). £7 |
;) | A06 (large), BRITISH HONDURAS postmark on 1856 GB QV 6d lilac (SG.Z3, Cat.£375). £240 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | THE UNIQUE B.W.I. "DOUBLE COUNTRY" JAMAICA and BAHAMAS SAILOR'S CONCESSIONARY RATE ENTIRE 1835 entire "From Alexander Spain on board His Majestys Brig Wasp" to his sister Charlotte Spain in Southampton countersigned on face by J.N. Syke, Lt. Acting Commanding Officer with "Paid 1" in horizontal oval and matching red ink LIVERPOOL AP 14 1835 arrival backstamp. Written at Port Royal, Jamaica 12th February, travelled with him to Belize, with cross-written finish at Nassau, Bahamas 12th March with "since writing the first part we have been with troops to Honduras in New Spain and thence to this place on the same errand". Opening tear into address panel hardly detracts, some small internal splits but clean with delightful content including mention of fond memories of picking buttercups and daisies on their way to school. No privilege rate countersigned pre-stamp Sailor's letters are currently recorded from Jamaica (which is quite extraordinary for such a large island) or the Bahamas, and the only two recorded entires as such for the B.W.I. group, are from Antigua (HMS Pique MY 26 1845) with rate paid by attached sewn 1d coin, and 1d paid from Alexander to his sister Charlotte Spain on the Wasp while again at Belize 30 June landed Dartmouth 29 August 1835. The "Wasp" was built during 1811-12 and at this time was on duty on the North America and West Indies station with 85 officers and men, 24 boys, 20 marines. Alexander Spain was a first class boy waiting to be rated. He mentions homecoming in about 20 months - the Wasp arrived Portsmouth 15 April 1837 having left Jamaica 11 February but during a gale on 4 April she lost her foremast and straps plus her bowsprit during a mid-Atlantic collision with the Elizabeth due poor visibility. £2800 |
;) | TELA AVLANTIDA, Republic of Honduras postmark in purple ink dated SEP 13 1937 on combination Republica De Honduras 8c and British Honduras KG6 5c Coronation piece. £18 |
;) ;) | PARCEL POST label, BRITISH HONDURAS postal history 1953 large piece painted with gum to which block of four plus single KG6 5c, and single KG6 $2.00 affixed pmk'd Belize 24 AP 53 alongside tied PARCEL POST form (140-51-P-41) No. 28808. £90 |
;) ;) | BRITISH HONDURAS via DUBLIN to GLASGOW postal history 1892 interrupted mail cover with W. BINNEY & Co., Belize colourless embossed flap to Glasgow, Scotland with QV 6c tied "0" obliterator with BELIZE A/JA 15 92 despatch, postmarked DUBLIN FE 2 92 and on reverse GLASGOW FE 3 93 arrival. £175 |
;) ;) ;) | BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION advertising label, British Honduras postal history 1924 use of KGV 2c brown/buff newswrapper to South Kensington, London pmk'd Belize JY 11 24 cds, reverse 60x74mm locally produced "BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/VISIT BRITISH HONDURAS COURT" label with lower edge showing printed broken line and separation rougher edge. £1250 |
;) | P.O. RECEIVED, British Honduras postmark Black boxed 3-line "P.O./RECEIVED.(date) handstamp in combination with part BELIZE A/JU 7 cds (signifying some sort of post office combination use) on KGV 10c (SG.132). £48 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS postal history 1888 cover with 10 CENTS on QV 4d mauve (SG.40) to Berlin, Germany pmk'd "O" obliterator in combination with BELIZE/JY 9 88 cds. This stamp has a normal 9 months short life pmk’d “O” obliterator in combination with BELIZE/date cds (Proud D6 recorded MR 20 88 to MR 12 89, this being the earliest cover dated JY 9 88). The stamp has a longer life pmk’d “O” obliterator in combination with BELIZE cds (D7) from AP 18 89 until replaced by the 6c rate in March 1891. £300 |