Manuscript "Middle Quarters", Jamaica postmark NEWLY DISCOVERED manuscript "Middle Quarters" on QV 2d Crown CC (SG.9a) dated Kingston A/JY 29 76 used pending the arrival of the "A.82" numeral, currently unique. The Middle Quarters office was opened during May 1876 and the A.82 (Type M) numeral stated to have been sent during 1876. The earliest confirmed date of use for A.82 is currently JU 30 1882 on QV 1d Post Card (ex Surtees) £725
OBU(ASSI), Gold Coast postmark part strike in purple ink on QV 4d Crown CA wmk (SG.16), previously unrecorded. £300
POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE with COMPLETE OFFSET, BRITISH GUIANA postal history 1896 use of complete 2c carmine PSE locally to Hopetown, West Coast, Berbice pmk'd Georgetown and on reverse FORT WELLINGTON OC 10 96 d/ring opened 3 sides to show full intense offset of the printed design. Not recorded in T+H handbook £140
P(A) WINEPERU, British Guiana postmark (T.34, Proud D1-1 but not listed showing "A" of "PA" omitted) MY 7 53 (reads MY 5 3/7) on KG6 24c (SG.312). £12
SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica railway postmark (S4a, Proud unlisted with JAMAICA GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS at top) in unrecorded purple ink dated NOV 25 1924 (LRD) on ½d Exhib (SG.94). £240
RICHMOND, Jamaica railway postmark (S3,D2 in unrecorded purple ink) dated JUN 15 1945 on reverse 2nd Class cheap fare ticket to Riversdale. £150
HAMBURG-AMERICA LINE postal history HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE/ENE 7 1914/PUERTO MEXICO.-OFFICE purple oval agents arrival cachet on 2c Post Card pmk'd Mexico D.F. 5 ENE 14 to Sr. W.C. Barthman, Puerto Mexico, minor bends at left. Unlisted in Michael Rego handbook £125
GOODS TRAIN, Jamaica railway postmark previously unrecorded large part straight line in purple ink on ½d Arms (thought SG.37 but some paper adhers) with manuscript signature of "A. Cooper" below. Currently unique. £525
NIGER COMPANY LOKOJA, Nigeria postmark unrecorded purple d/ring oval part dated 7 JUN 1--- on Northern Nigeria 1910 KE7 1d red (SG.29) fragment. £425
Confirmation new 6d rate with locally handstruck "6d", Jamaica postal history entire headed "Duplicate. Kingston Jamaica 24th June 1854" pmk'd KINGSTON-JAMAICA JY 11 1854 dbl-arc to John Mathie, Stirling, North Britain rated manuscript "6" unpaid confirmed with handstruck "6d" which appears to be in matching ink colour. Red JY 31 1854 (applied London) and red circled M/NR (Morning, Northern Railway applied London) and STIRLING AU 1 1854 in paler black ink. Currently the only known example. The new 6d rate per half ounce was introduced MR 23 1854. Three experts on UK postal history have been approached and their combined opinion is that the handstruck "6d" is not a British handstamp, and therefore most probably applied at Jamaica (a similar handstruck "6" is known on two ingoing unpaid Barbados entires) £725
BUFF BAY (with GOVT. instead of GOV'T without stop), Jamaica railway postmark a new type (not conforming with expectations Topaz S3 or Proud D3) in blue dated JAN 10 1924 on 1d Arawak (SG.95) piece, some faults. Period of use currently established for JAN 10 1924 to DEC 31 1924 as per attached images of known strikes (the part strike on ½d Exhibition being ex Bob Swarbrick collection) £240
GOVERNOR'S or GOVERNMENT/OFFICIAL/BRITISH, British Guiana postmark large part offset in purple ink of a possibly unrecorded postal cancellation, or departmental cachet, on reverse 1907 4c brown & purple MCA wmk (SG.254) partially pmk'd at Georgetown. Flipped horizontally in second scan provided £28
PUNTA GORDA, British Honduras postmark unlisted by David Horry in his "Encyclopaedia of British West Indies Postmarks - King George VI" and part dated 2.00PM/-E 3 51 on KG6 50c (SG.158). This example has been in my possession for probably 15 years or more. Ian Mathieson has the same postmark on KG6 25c (SG.157) which looks as if it might have the same date, the Mathieson example clearly shows "F" of "FE" month slug. Only two examples currently recorded £120
VERKEERDEVLEI, Orange River Colony postmark newly discovered and Putzel unrecorded skeleton dated 16 11 37 on SA 1d. £18
JINJA, Uganda postmark Newly discovered Proud unrecorded boxed purple handstamp used for parcel post on block of six KGV 6c (SG.46), some creasing and age stains. £65
BAKANA, Southern Nigeria postmark (T.4) E/NO 12 08 on KE7 3d (SG.25). E code unrecorded in Ince & Sacher handbook £36
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad postmark Proud unlisted red ink dated 5 VII 55 on QE2 3c Coronation (SG.279). £9
E58 used LITTLE RIVER, Jamaica postmark part strike on QV 1d OFFICIAL (SG.04), full perfs, extremely rare on this. £18
PARCEL POST G.P.O. BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange River Colony postmark on Transvaal stamps Putzel unrecorded interprovincial dated NOV 2 1912 in purple ink on pair Transvaal KE7 4d MCA wmk (SG.265). £75
CAMPBELLVILLE PA, British Guiana postmark (T.34, allocated D1-2) corrected spelling skeleton retaining spaced VILLE PA (Proud unlisted as such) dated 15 DE 52 on KG6 1c, 4c, 6c piece. £15