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;) | "26" used ERIN, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on 1882 1d rosy carmine (SG.101), Ex MEDLICOTT. £6 |
;) | "30" (late re-allocation, office unknown), Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on 1917 1d red WAR TAX (SG.178). Ex MEDLICOTT. £48 |
;) | "30" (late re-allocation, office unknown), Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on 1918 1d carmine-red (SG.150) fragment. Ex MEDLICOTT. £40 |
;) | "1" used PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.5 roller) on 1863 4d bright violet (SG.70). Ex MEDLICOTT. £10 |
;) | "7" used ARIMA, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.6) on 1851 (1d) deep blue/blued (SG.3), extremely rare. Ex MEDLICOTT. £450 |
;) ;) | "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 |
;) ;) | "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 |
;) | "1" used PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.8 duplex) on 1876 4d bluish grey Crown CC INVERTED wmk (SG.76a) showing portion of the duplex cds part dated xx 31 (6)9. Ex MEDLICOTT £60 |
;) | "22" used CLAXTON BAY, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.4, long tail) on 1876 4d bluish grey CC wmk (SG.76). Ex MEDLICOTT £18 |
;) ;) | "5" used ST. JOHN, Barbados postmark/cancel fine full bootheel tying diagonally bisected 1d grey-blue (SG.74) to small printed piece (reverse detached) showing top of rarely seen code "5" (M2-R) replacement cds. The only other bisected 1d (SG.73/74) is on undated locally addressed cover front to Geo. Sealy, The Guinea, St. John's. (Ex WS Davy, Lickfold, Ainscough, Frank Deakin). £300 |
;) | "15" used ST. MARY'S, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on 1872 QV 1/- (SG.74). Ex MEDLICOTT £7 |
;) | "15" used ST. MARY'S, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on QV 1/- (SG.74). Ex MEDLICOTT £6 |
;) | "37", Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.6) on 1901 1d CA wmk (SG.128), very rare. Ex MEDLICOTT £125 |
;) | "13" (re-allocated) TRINIDAD numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on 1918 1d (SG.150b) piece, rare. Ex MEDLICOTT £125 |
;) | PAID AT BARBADOES Crowned Circle in BLACK ink on 1875-81 1d grey-blue (SG.74), some soiling but unique on this issue. Only three PAID AT BARBADOES are known in BLACK ink on "loose" Btitannia issues, the other two both with blue crayon "X" lines are on 4d crimson horizontal pair, single 1/- purple. £525 |
;) | BARBADOES dbl-arc postmark/cancel in red ink dated MR 20 1882 on 1875 ½d green (SG.72). Rare as such. £28 |
;) ;) | BRIDGETOWN to ST. PETERS parish, BARBADOS postal history 1868 locally addressed cover to W.B Gibbons, Gibbs, St. Peters with (1d) deep blue (SG.24) tied Bridgetown "1" bootheel, reverse I/MY 27 68 despatch and 10/MY 27 68 arrival (both M2-original) clear of partly missing flap. £325 |
;) | ST. JAMES "7" bootheel cover, Barbados postal history 1865 miniature envelope locally addressed to Mrs. Robert Gordon, St. Alban's Lodge, St. Michael's with (1d) deep blue (SG.24, faults) tied St. James "7" bootheel with BARBADOS 7/DE 8 65 (M2-original) and BARBADOS I/DE 8 65 arrival alongside, poorly opened and damaged flap. £325 |
;) | BARBADOS stamps: 1873 (½d) green wmk Large Star (SG.58), used with DOUBLE PERFORATIONS at base, slight toning, unusual. £60 |