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;) | BRITISH HONDURAS postal history 1895 cover to New Haven, Connecticut with strip of five QV 1c (SG.51) pmk'd "'K.65" with BELIZE A/JU 28 95 despatch. In October 1894 the CURRENCY OF COLONY CHANGED TO UNITED STATES GOLD DOLLAR STANDARD - Aligned to gold standard with US $1 = 100 ½d, 5c = 2½d rate (previously 6c = 2½d) £75 |
;) | MIXED CURRENCY, British Honduras postal history (Ex ADDISS, FREELAND) 1888 use of QV 1½d Post Card with added bisected "2 CENTS" on QV 6d rose P.14 (SG.25) pmk'd "O" obliterator with BELIZE JA 17 88 despatch to Vienna showing Mariahilf, Wien 6 2 88 arrival. Ex ADDISS, FREELAND. One of only three mixed currency recorded. As of 1st January 1888 CURRENCY CHANGED FROM STERLING TO DOLLARS and CENTS (Guatemalan as its standard). BRH went decimalised on the gold standard equal to U.S. dollars, but the USA told them to get lost, and BRH had to decimalise off the Guatemalan quetzel. The $1.00 US was equal 4/2d (ie 100 ½d) but the Quetzel was 3/11½d (ie 95 ½d) therefore running at 5% less (eventually allowed to align with gold standard in 1895 at US $1 = 100 ½d). £575 |
;) ;) | COROZAL to ORANGE WALK, British Honduras postal history 1898 use of QV 1c Post Card locally used to Orange Walk with design cancelled "C" obliterator supported by COROZAL SP 20 98 cds, weak ORANGE WALK arrival alongside address panel, some sealed repairs. Contents include "I am sorry that Bread was not shipped last mail owing to my being in Belize and Baker not sending any to the House ..." £175 |
;) | MALTA to TUNISIA postal history 1892 use of QV 1d carmine UPU Post Card to La Goulette pmk'd Malta B/JU 2 92 "A25" duplex, alongside address panel 7 JUIN 92 arrival. £60 |
;) | HARRINGTON SOUND, Bermuda postal history 1900 small cover addressed to Miss Lettie Outerbridge, Bailey's Bay with pair QV ½d dull green (SG.21) pmk'd HARRINGTON SOUND SP 23 1900, b/stamped BAILEY'S BAY A/SP 22 1900 (sic). £24 |
;) | JAMAICA to CAYMAN ISLANDS showing both FORWARDING AGENT and NAMED MAIL BOAT 1890 cover to James S. Webster, Bodden Town, Grand Caymans c/o W.H.B. Hitchins, 2 Lower George Lane, Kingston endorsed Schr Electra with Jamaica QV 1d Keyplate pmk'd SHOOTERS HILL A/NO 14 90 and backstamped Kingston 3 D/NO 15 90 squared circle. Peripheral faults but exceptional for showing both forwarding agent for Cayman Islands mail and named mail boat. £1200 |
;) | REGISTERED PRINTED MATTER, British Honduras postal history 1891 home-made and still sealed wrapper using large part of a printed Deed dated Belize 15th March 1889 opened at both ends so as to enclose a printed pamphlet or newspaper showing small portion removed at left where the enclosure was probably "tied" addressed to Dresden, Germany with 3 x "3 CENTS" on QV 3d tied "O" obliterators without despatch datestamp being contrary to regulations, endorsed 'Printed Matter Registered' with REGISTERED LONDON 10 MY 91 oval and DRESDEN 19 5 91 arrival b/stamp. Exceptionally rare as such. £480 |
;) | TRANSVAAL postal history to JAVA, Nederland Indies 1896 cover with ½d, 2d pmk'd Pretoria 30 JAN 96 to Bandoeng, Java forwarded Willerrede, handstruck RANTJA EKET village str. line, b/stamped BATAVIA 24 3 1896 d/ring, TJIANDJOER 24 3 1896 d/ring, BANDOENG 25 3 1896 d/ring. £325 |
;) | 15 used UNION-VALE, Mauritius postal history (Ex George R. WREN) 1880 use of QV 2c Post Card to Port Louis with design pmk'd "15" with UNION-VALE A/JU 1 80 cds alongside. Ex George R WREN (1963). £90 |
;) | BARBADOS to Pernambuco, BRAZIL postal history 1885 cover to Messrs. Pohlman and Co., Pernambuco, Brazil with QV 1d tied Barbados open bootheel duplex dated A/MR 29 85, lower flap can display PERNAMBUCO 22 ABR 85 arrival. A rare QV period destination. £140 |
;) | SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Canada postal history 1899 cover to Lancaster, Massachusetts with QV 1c pmk'd SYDNEY N.S. cds dated MY 22 99 with two line "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and U.S, 2c brown POSTAGE DUE affixed. £75 |
;) ;) | ST. VINCENT used GIBRALTAR postal history 1889 use of the St. Vincent QV 1d UPU Post Card ovp'd "GIBRALTAR" headed "Government House August 12 1889" to Munich, Germany with design pmk'd "A26" duplex dated B/AU 14 89. Sterling issues ovp'd in CENTIMOS were introduced 1st August 1889. This duplex not listed in the Parmenter/Gordon handbook as handbook only covers cancellations used on GB stamps up to the end of 1885 when the use of GB stamps in Gibraltar officially ceased. The earliest strikes of this duplex are currently thought to be MY 6 1886 and MY 24 1886. £80 |
;) | MALTA to ITALY chisel slit due cholera outbreak 1883 cover to Reggio de Calabria (Southern Italy) with two pair plus single Great Britain QV ½d pale green (SG.Z90) tied Malta "A25" duplex dated B/DE 6 83 showing single chisel slit on address panel, reverse 8 12 80 arrival, cover opened at both base and right edges. Chisel slits were applied due to a cholera outbreak in Southern Italy. Covers with such chisel slits have been noted on Malta outgoing entires for JY 4, JY 8, JY 29, AU 5, AU 12, NO 24, DE 6 1883. £200 |
;) | QUEENSLAND forwarded NEW SOUTH WALES to TASMANIA, twice inter-colonial rate postal history 1880 cover with QUEENSLAND QV 2d pale blue pmk'd "59" with supporting TOWNSVILLE NO 17 1880 despatch to Mrs. Mowbray Gray, c/o Henry Hicks, Punch Office, Sydney routed through Brisbane NO 25, on arrival re-addresssed to the Rev. Claude Roberts, Woodrising, Latrobe, Tasmania with pair NEW SOUTH WALES QV 1d orange to scarlet pmk'd Sydney NO 30 80, parts of flap removed clear of LATROBE DEC 6 80 arrival. A very rare combination. £525 |
;) | HAWTHORN 48 duplex, VICTORIA postal history 1895 use of QV 2d purple PSE to the Editor of the Age, Melbourne pmk'd HAWTHORN "48" duplex dated A/MY 3 95. £20 |
;) ;) | DETAINED LATE FEE NOT PAID, India postal history 1895 use of QV ½a green PSE pmk'd BARA BAZAR, CALCUTTA 18 MA 95 cds, reverse purple boxed "DETAINED/LATE FEE NOT PAID" and DELHI MA 20 95 arrival, poorly opened. £24 |
;) | SOUTHAMPTON PACKET-LETTER on URUGUAY to GERMANY postal history 1881 use of Uruguay 3c green UPU Post Card written "Montevideo 29 Juli 1881" to Rostock, Germany with SOUTHAMPTON PACKET-LETTER SP 1 81 transit cds and Rostock arrival, some soiling. £36 |
;) ;) | DETAINED LATE FEE NOT PAID, India postal history 1899 use of QV ½a green PSE pmk'd HATHRAS 5 AU 99, reverse purple "DETAINED LATE FEE NOT PAID" handstamp and DELGHI 6 AU 88 arrival, opening faults and soiling. £18 |
;) | ST. JOSEPH, Barbados postal history 1892 use of QV ½d newswrapper (complete) to The Hon. A. Pile, Greens, St. George pmk'd A/MR 9 92 open bootheel duplex re-directed showing ST. JOSEPH 6/MR 9 92 arrival. £30 |
;) | BERMUDA postal history 1887 cover to the Rev. J. Blickensderfen, Moravian Seminary, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with QV 2½d ultramarine pmk'd late use HAMILTON Handstamp I Type K3 duplex dated C/DE 1 87. The Type K3 Hamilton handstamp I has duplex cds diameter 23.75 and Ludington latest date of use JA 23 1888, the K3 Hamilton handstamp II has duplex cds diameter 22.5mm and is used only during 1888. £48 |