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;) | SEYCHELLES to BRITISH HONDURAS then via JAMAICA to GRENADA 1897 use of 30c PSE pmk'd Seychelles A/FE 20 97 to His Excellency Sir Alfred Moloney, Belize, British Honduras showing BELIZE C/AP 5 97 arrival, re-directed Grenada in blue crayon with superb 2-line JAMAICA/TRANSIT b/stamped KINGSTON 3E/AP 23 97 transit d/ring alongside ST. GEORGE'S C/MY 4 97 arrival cds. Some soiling but a remarkable Four Countries destination showpiece. Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney KCMG (1848-1913) was a British colonial administrator. He served as British Administrator of The Gambia from 1884 to 1886, Governor of Lagos Colony from 1886 to 1890, Governor of British Honduras from 1891 to 1897, Governor of the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1897 to 1900, and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago from November 1900 to 1904. It was during his term as governor of Trinidad and Tobago that the 1903 Water Riots took place. The riot resulted in the destruction of the Red House, the seat of government. £1400 |
;) ;) | Broad "A" used ST. JOHNS, Grenada postal history 1898 use of QV 1d carmine UPU Post Card to a Photo Chemist in London with design pmk'd St. Johns broad "A" dated 22 DE 98 with St. Georges C/DE 22 98 transit backstamp. £40 |
;) ;) | MISSENT TO GRENADA, Trinidad to Holland postal history 1903 use of Trinidad KE7 ½d newswrapper, the front portion pmk'd Port of Spain E/MR 28 03 with str. line "MISSENT TO GRENADA" and attractively showing Amsterdam 25 APR 03 arrival. £125 |
;) | Broad "A" used ST. JOHNS, Grenada postal history 1896 use of QV 1d carmine Post Card pmk'd 28 MY 96 to New Oxford Street, London, full commercial text. £75 |
;) ;) | Parish "B" (INVERTED) used St. Marks, Grenada postal history 1898 use of QV 2d grey PSRE with added QV 2½d Keyplate (SG.51) to Egerton Burnett Ltd, Wellington, Somerset pmk'd "B" dated 17 FE 98, the removable "B" being inverted. Only two covers with 2nd Parish Type INVERTED "B" are currently recorded, the other dated DE 12 95 £525 |
;) | GRENADA postal history 1882 QV 1½d pale brown UPU Post Card to Forton Barracks, Gosport pmk'd blue A/GRENADA/MR 27 82 cds, rarely seen. £225 |
;) | F used CARRIACOU, Grenada postal history on QV 1d Post Card dated 29 NO 94 to London. £165 |