;) | GRENADA MAINLY ILLUSTRATED and DESCRIBED COVERS PERIOD 1861-1900. Price £50 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work-in-progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to two free updates when requested). 235 covers in chronological sequence (80 pages A4), some in colour, many in part or full b/w scans. A difficult country taken on board by Pilkington, W. Danforth Walker, Joseph Hackmey, Russell Jones, Charles Freeland. This file starts with the Chalon head issues, but the pre-stamp period is both interesting and plentiful, and the GB used Grenada (1858-1860) boasts over 90 covers. Price £50 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). £50 |
;) | NEW REPUBLIC ADHESIVE COVERS PERIOD 1886-1889. Price £50 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work-in-progress" DIGITAL copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to two free updates when requested). 67 covers (21 pages A4), many in colour, others part or full b/w scans, many showing lovely combinations with either Transvaal or Natal stamps. Price £50 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). A very good pdf for the specialist. £50 |
;) | TRANSVAAL ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1870-1901 (no Boer War) - Price £125 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work in progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are allowed two free updates as and when requested). 276 covers (82 A4 pages long), some part illustrated in b/w with delightful combinations Transvaal with CGH, Griqualand West overprints, Natal, Orange Free State, plus coverage Bakker's Express labels, 1879 Zulu War, Soldier's covers, bisects and numerals, provenance given when known. Price £125 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £125 |
;) | ZULULAND - SELECTED COVERS PERIOD 1888-1907. Price £20 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work in progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are allowed two free updates as and when requested). Only 55 covers, some part illustrated, some in b/w, but concentration is on the violet purple temporary datestamps allocated to certain offices, plus the unusual, Price £20 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £20 |
;) | BRITISH WEST INDIES QV DESTINATION MAIL. Price £36 You can now order from "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you can request two updates at the time of your choice). 111 covers fully illustrated, nearly all in colour. The perfect idea for planning an exhibit, and, of course, you can form your own one-country display embracing both outgoing and incoming mail QV to QE2 period. 15 pages (A4 size) Price £36 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander bank accounts closed). £36 |
;) | "T.21" used CEDROS, Trinidad postal history 1885 use of QV ½d brown Inland Post Card pmk'd Type 0.9 "T.21" duplex dated C/MR 7 85 to Mrs. L.E. Legge, Port of Spain showing Trinidad A/MR 8 85 arrival cds, overall toning. Ex MEDLICOTT. £48 |
;) | "9." and "T.9" used MANZANILLA, Trinidad postal history 1882 cover to Lionel Legge, Port of Spain with "1d" in red on 6d tied indistinct Type O.6 "9." with Type 0.9 "T.9" duplex dated C/JU 6 82 and Trinidad JU 8 82 arrival alongside, flap missing. Ex MEDLICOTT. £120 |
;) | "9." and "T.9" used MANZANILLA, Trinidad postal history 1883 cover to Lionel Legge, Port of Spain with "1d" in red on 6d tied Type O.6 "9." with Type 0.9 "T.9" duplex dated C/JY 10 83 and Trinidad JY 12 83 arrival alongside, tone-speckled. Ex MEDLICOTT. £100 |
;) ;) | "T.35" (probable re-allocation, office unknown), Trinidad postal history 1898 cover to Capt. Short, Richmond, Tobago with 1896 Seated Britannia ½d (SG.114) tied Type 0.9 "T.35" duplex dated reversed C/FE 7 98 (the top of the 2-digit numeral almost guess work) with Port of Spain A/FE 8 98 and Tobago inverted A/FE 10 98 alongside. Ex MEDLICOTT. The 0.9 "T.35" allocated California, the office stated opened in 1881 with earliest extended cds known for JU 2 1886. £225 |
;) ;) | "T.17" used COUVA, Trinidad postal history 1883 cover to Dr. Cleaver, Montserrat with 1d in red on delightful colour 6d pmk'd JA 31 83, reverse with the numeral portion Type 0.9 "T.17" duplex and mirest trace of cds portion, seemingly originating at Couva and left to be cancelled at Port of Spain, no flap. Ex MEDLICOTT. £125 |
;) ;) | "T.17" used COUVA, Trinidad postal history 1883 use of the "ONE PENNY." UPU Formula Post Card with added "1d" in red on 6d pmk'd Trinidad B/SP 18 83 to L.E. Agostini, Couva, reverse Type 0.9 "T.17" arrival duplex dated C/SP 18 83, very clean. Ex MEDLICOTT. £250 |
;) | "T.9" (Mayaro), "T.10" (Manzanilla), a CONTRADICTION in DELIVERY, Trinidad postal history (Type 0.9) Two QV ½d deep green newswrappers each addressed in the same hand to E. Legge, Mayaro, the earliest showing Mayaro "T.9" C/DE 30 84 delivery, and the second with much rarer Manzanilla "T.10" C/JA 16 85 delivery (17 days apart, 29 miles apart on the coastal road). Faults including worm holes. Ex MEDLICOTT. £480 |
;) ;) | "31" used CARONI, Trinidad postal history 1880 4d grey pmk’d 31/NO 30 1880 (Type 0.7, “1” not inserted) at lower left and left to be cancelled at Port of Spain with weak 0.4 “1” and Trinidad DE 1 1880 dbl-arc) to Mrs Percy Austin, Georgetown, Demerara being the short-lived under 300 mile rate (subsequently reduced to 2½d). Ex FORSYTH, MEDLICOTT. £525 |
;) | "27" used MONOS, Trinidad numeral postmark 1882 use of "ONE PENNY." UPU Formula Post Card with added (1d) rosy-carmine to Master H.K. Collen, c/o Mr. Morris, Monos pmk'd Trinidad AP 7 1882 dbl-arc with Type 0.9 "T.27" duplex s/ways down C/AP 8 82 arrival, with added str. line "REGISTERED", str. line "UNCLAIMED", and Type 0.6 "27" being all four of the Monos instruments. Heavily soiled at left and cracked lower right corner (separated at one point but now reinforced with hinges). Quite the showpiece, Ex MEDLICOTT. Reverse text headed 7-4-82 with "My dear boy, I hope you are enjoying the holiday - and that you are not giving any trouble. Be careful in bathing not be too troublesome. The children send love." £950 |
;) | CASTRIES to VIEUX FORT, St. Lucia postal history 1901 use of QV 1d PSE with "Per Mail" (deleted) pmk'd Castries C/MR 26 01 to J.W. Elliott, Vieuxfort showing no code/MR 26 01 arrival, some opening tears at top. "Loose" stamps show the "VF" code apparently not inserted period VF/11 FE 96 to VF/16 NO 99, and a second period VF/14 FE 01 to VF/FE 24 03. £40 |
;) ;) | Georde Town (sic), St. Vincent postal history 1883 use of QV 1½d red-brown UPU Post Card written by Claudius C.C. Adams at Georgetown to William R. Pix, London pmk'd "A10" with red ST. VINCENT A/FE 8 83 cds. An OC 7 1882 William Pix identical card is pmk'd "A10" with red ST. VINCENT cds but has suburb abbrevated "G" struck lower left corner. £180 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES to CEYLON postal history 1882 cover p. "Hydasfoes" to Mrs. Fetch, c/o Major Fetch, Kandy, Ceylon with QV 8d yellow pmk'd Sydney B/JU 2 82, b/stamped Colombo (JU 25) and Kandy (JU 26). Rare destination. £325 |
;) | ST. THOMAS, Barbados postal history (M3) arrival dated DE 30 90 on QV ½d Post Card to B. Gaskin, Dunscombe Plantation, St. Thomas. £20 |
;) | WESTERN AUSTRALIA postal history (1854-1900). Price £180 You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). Suitable for carrying around in your tablet or laptop. 367 covers illustrated in part or full in mainly colour with text descriptions spanning period 1854-1900 mostly addressed to females (Mrs or Miss) as perhaps expected. This file will be most helpful for planning an display, giving a comprehensive coverage of what to expect, with destinations etc. Provenance given when known. 145 pages (A4 size) Price £180 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. Knowing what to buy is your key to buying .... order your copy today. £180 |
;) | ST. JAMES 7/JA 10 90 arrival, Barbados postal history 1890 use of QV ½d Post Card with Bridgetown open bootheel to Dr. J.E. Moore showing ST. JAMES 7/JA 10 90 arrival, reverse text reads "The Atrato from Jamaica is due here on Saturday morning 6 o'clock 19th July & will leave here for England at 5pm on the 19th". £25 |