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;) | SECONDEE, Gold Coast postmark/cancel (T.2) in red ink dated C/JU 19 91 on QV 1d (SG.12a). £14 |
;) | A10 used GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark/cancel (PML.3) in red ink on 1873 QV 6d deep blue-green (SG.19, Cat.£50). £60 |
;) | PARCEL POST, St. Vincent postmark/cancel (PML.79) currently the only recorded example in red ink part dated C/-U 11 96 on QV ½d green (SG.47). £75 |
;) | EAST END, CAYMAN ISLANDS postal history 1911 large part cover to Headly Dalton (or Patton), Kingston, Jamaica with ¼d brown strip of four (one stamp facially damaged) tied two strikes purple boxed "EAST END/Grand Cayman./RURAL/Post Gollection." temporary rubber handstamp with BODDENTOWN JU 28 11 d/ring backstamp. On arrival eventually "ADVERTISED" and "UNCLAIMED." with red RETURNED LETTER OFFICE, JAMAICA d/ring dated 25 SE 11. Full of character, Ex MARSTON, PODGER. £575 |
;) | A10 used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent postmark/cancel in black on QV 6d deep green (SG.4) with red LONDON AP 13 75 arrival. RMSP Tagus arrived Plymouth AP 12 75. £18 |
;) | ST used STUBBS, St. Vincent postmark/cancel in red ink dated FE 10 81 on QV 1d olive-green (SG.29). £75 |
;) | ELMINA, Gold Coast postmark/cancel (T.2) in red dated narrow A/22 OC 81 on QV 6d orange CC wmk P.14 (SG.8), missing corner perf. I only record 5 examples loose stamp 1st red band narrow A code for A/SP 24 81 (ERD) to A/NO 26 81. This band is replaced by red C/DE 28 81 to AP 12 82, thereafter the narrow A band has extensive use in either red, black, blue inks A/AP 30 82 to A/AU 22 89. My earliest wide A code is A/23 AU 89 (black ink). £60 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE postal history 1839 lengthy cross-written entire headed "Bedford Wednesday Feb'y 6th 1839" and marked "Post paid March 8th" to Mrs Maclear, Royal Observatory, Cape Town with red ink PAID-SHIP LETTER/(crown) 9 MR 9 1839/LONDON and black SHIP LETTER/(crown)/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. £150 |
;) ;) | R.M.S. "LADY RODNEY" cachet, Bermuda postal history 1937 Canadian National Steamships printed flap cover with sender address from Inverurie Hotel, Paget Parish to Detroit Michigan with CANADA KGV 1c pair, 3c tied str. line "PAQUEBOT" with Hamilton 17 JLY 1937 along base, superb magenta 3-line R.M.S. "LADY RODNEY" cachet. £95 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | RECEIVED ON BOARD NEAR THE EQUATOR, Germany and Falmouth (Cornwall) postal history: 1882 stampless cover to Warin, Mecklenburg (Western Pomeramia), Germany marked along top "p. N. German Bark Alma Elisabeth/Received on bord near the Equator" landed with FALMOUTH SHIP LETTER cds dated AP 19 72 and rated "5" in blue crayon, side flap opens to display further FALMOUTH SHIP LETTER AP 19 72 cds overstruck red SHIP LETTER LONDON A/AP 20 72 as it travelled in the overnight sealed ship letter bag with turquoise VERVIERE (Belgium) 20 4 transit, a little sea water staining at left. A lovely research item. £500 |
;) | A10 used GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark/cancel (PML.5 in red) on 1880 QV 1d olive-green (SG.29), closed tear at lower right. £75 |
;) | WINNEBAH, Gold Coast postmark Newly discovered (T.2) dated C/JA 4 with rare red ink manuscript "1900" for year (currently the only recorded example) on QV 1d Keyplate (SG.27). The normal practice for the year 1900 is the insertion of "19" slugs for that year. ADJUAH is recorded for A/NO 26 with rare red ink manuscript "96" for year (copy sold for £125). £100 |
;) | INISFADA LONG ISLAND, West Cork Ireland local carriage service postmark currently the only known copy with dramatic shift of magenta colour on 4p tied piece dated 24 APR 1973. £185 |
;) ;) | CA (used CALLIAQUA) in combination with blue manuscript "X", St. Vincent postmark in red dated AU 9 76 on QV 1/- claret (SG.21, Cat.£225). Currently only two such combinations known. Currently only five early village cancels are known with manuscript "X". This example, with larger margin at top and cancel fullish facing 11 o'clock, is very similar in appearance to the "CA" on SG.21 dated JU 28 76 Ex Peter Jaffe. One further RED CRAYON "X" with "CA" is known on SG.19b dated AU 1 76(?). The other two adhesives have BLACK manuscript "X" for "CO" MR 24 73 on SG.16 and AP 23 73 on SG.18. £140 |
;) | PARCEL POST BRANCH, BAHAMAS temporary rubber datestamp, Bahamas postmark (TRD 20V3, PP3) in magenta part dated JUN 2 -- on KGV 1/- (SG.87), very rare. £40 |
;) | MIDLAND T.P.O. DOWN, Cape of Good Hope railway postmark in red ink dated SP 24 91 on 1d (SG.49a), creased corner. £15 |
;) ;) | PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica railway postmark (S1b, D1 in red, LRD) dated OCT 30 1907 on 1d Arms (SG.40) piece. £48 |
;) | A10 used GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.5) in red on 1882 QV 1d drab (SG.39). £48 |
;) | PRAMPRAM, Gold Coast postmark (T.2) in red ink (short life) dated A/AU 16 88 on QV ½d (SG.11). Currently recorded in red ink period A/AP 3 88 to A/SP 1 88. £24 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES postal history 1876 cover to New Haven, Connecticut, USA with QV 6d pale lilac pmk'd Sydney B/JA 14 76 with handstruck red circled "PAID ALL" (with fleurons applied Sydney) showing San Francisco FEB 14 transit, no arrival backstamp. The Postal Convention of FE 1 1874 between USA and NSW established the use of PAID ALL handstamps at Sydney on mail to San Francisco. Queensland and Victoria did the same when their conventions became effective in 1876 and 1879. Their use continued until the Colonies joined the UPU in 1891. £120 |