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PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O. postmark/cancel on ST. LUCIA stamp dated */JA 9 95 on QV 2½d (SG.46). £45
BAHAMAS to Isle of Wight re-directed Hyeres, France postal history 1910 printed Royal Coat-of-Arms flap cover to Shanklin, Isle of Wight with indistinctly tied 1d Staircase, on arrival re-directed to Hyeres, France with three copies GB KE7 ½d (one defective) tied SHANKLIN S.O. DE 22 10 d/rings, cover poorly opened. £40
Code 7 used ST. JAMES, Barbados postal history (M2-R) dated 7/MY 14 85 as arrival on QV ½d Post Card to The Spring Plantation, St. James, reverse printed text headed Bridgetown with buying prices refined sugar, and molasses per gallon. £48
ST. VINCENT stamps: (PML.31) 1888 "1d REVENUE" on QV 1d red (SG.48b), probably from the lower setting (see illustrated multiple PML handbook Page 152). £8
B47 used ST. JULIEN, Mauritius postmark/cancel on horiz. pair 1893 QV 1c pale violet (SG.101). £40
LATE FEE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel (PML 78, 32.5 x 5mm) on pair, two singles KGV 1d (SG.132) piece pmk'd Kingstown C/14 FE 22, perf. faults. £75
LATE FEE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel (PML 78) on 1908 2d Arms (SG.96). £18
NEVIS stamps: Scarcer type forgery of the 1/- Medicinal Spring in deep blue-green, fine used. £15
NEVIS stamps: Scarcer type forgery of the 4d Medicinal Spring in deep yellow, fine used. £12
STUBBS, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/SP 7 86 on QV 1d rose (SG.48a). Earliest use for Stubbs after the terrible cyclone of August 16 1886. £14
B48 used FOREST SIDE, Mauritius postmark/cancel on 1885 QV 16c chestnut (SG.109). £12
EXUMA mailbag seal, Bahamas postmark/cancel (Proud K1, no examples prior 1908) clearly showing the letters "X M U" on QV 1d (SG.48). £240
GRENADA stamps: Prominent short "R" in GRENADA on QV 6d REVENUE issue manuscript used, creased lower left side. £40
REGISTERED DURBAN, Natal postmark/cancel dated A/16 JA 90 on QV 1d (SG.99a). £12
BAR used BARROUALLIE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated MY 24 84 on QV 1d drab (SG.39). £36
GRENADA stamps: Shaved base to "GRENADA POSTAGE" and broken frame-line on 1883 QV ½d dull green Inverted Crown CA wmk (SG.30var), fine mounted mint. Gilbert Lodge placed this variety as Position 10/1 on the upper left-hand pane. £75
GRENADA stamps Shaved base to "GRENADA POSTAGE" and broken frame-line on 1883 QV 8d grey-brown Inverted Crown CA wmk (SG.35var), fine mounted mint. Gilbert Lodge placed this variety as Position 10/1 on the upper left-hand pane. £60
ST. VINCENT cds provisionally used at PERUVIAN VALE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/AU 8 94 on QV 1d red (SG.48b), corner creased with a little thinning and tear below. £36