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;) ;) | BLUED PAPER, GIBRALTAR postal history (Ex John GRIFFITHS) 1875 mourning wrapper from Francis Booth & Co to Malta with BLUED PAPER GB QV 2½d rosy mauve tied "A26" A/OC 4 75 duplex with B/OC 4 75 cds alongside, very fine Malta A/OC 16 75 arrival backstamp which displays. 1960 BPA Certificate. Ex John O. GRIFFITHS. £525 |
;) ;) | AUTHORISED CONCESSIONAL RATE AIR MAIL, Rhodesia postal history 1960 opened-out printed AIR MAIL envelope with both oval Royal Coat-of-Arms on flap and "CODE No. 23-31." alongside to Foyles Book Shop, London with QE2 3d pmk'd Salisbury 28 DEC 60, red 5-line "Authorised for Transmission/by Air Mail at Concessional/Rate./U.K.S.L.S. (Army Element), Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia" handstamp. £75 |
;) | BIRCH GROVE, Grenada postal history 1935 cover to St. Louis, Missouri with KGV Silver Jubilee ½d x 2, 1½d pmk'd BIRCH GROVE */22 JY 35, backstamped both GPO transit and Saint Louis arrival. £55 |
;) | ESSEXVALE, Rhodesia postmark 3 DEC 1910 on 2½d piece. £7 |
;) | GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark C/AU 27 90 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c), tiny tear middle left side. £4 |
;) | A12 used BASSETERRE, St. Christopher postmark on GB QV 6d lilac (SG.Z4, Cat.£250). £125 |
;) | GREAT GUANA CAY ABACO, Bahamas postal history 1978 cover to Nassau with QE2 5c fish pmk'd GREAT GUANA CAY, ABACO purple TRD dated MAY 26 1978. £12 |
;) ;) | BICKERSTETH, Jamaica postal history 1991 cover to Mandeville P.O. with pair 25c fish pmk'd BICKERSTETH FE 25 91 with large purple "MISSENT" and reverse with JONES TOWN POST OFFICE purple TRD dated 28 FEB 1991. £14 |
;) | INVALID STAMPS USED, Rhodesia postal history 1965 used of Air Letter to Totnes, Devon with QE2 2/6d Independence issue tied bot SALISBURY 22 DEC 1965 and large green boxed "INVALID STAMPS USED/POSTAGE DUE" appended manuscript 2/6d, sender address on reverse with lengthy printed internal text. £75 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA postal history 1958(?) cover to Bodmin, Cornwall with QE2 5c pair, 6c pmk'd 23 MY with purple "NOT IN THE AIR MAIL." and 3-line "Insufficient Postage for/transmission by/Air Mail." handstamps. £16 |
;) | ST. PETER, Barbados postal history 1898 mourning cover marked "Pd 1d" to Grand View, St. Michaels with 1d Diamond Jubilee pmk'd ST. PETER AP 27 98. £32 |
;) | RHODESIA postal history 1942 "ONLY FOR ARMY AND/AIR FORCE OVERSEAS" envelope for use to servicemen overseas addressed RAF Belvedere, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia with GB KG6 1½d pmk'd BOURNEMOUTH-POOLE 26 NOV 1942 with strong NORTON 22 MAR 43 and forwarding to Johannesburg, South Africa (purple str. line 26 MAR 1943 dater on reverse). £100 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1885 1d on 2½d on 1d (SG.46), fine mounted mint with prominent "scratch on Queen's cheek" plate variety (12,060 stamps overprinted on sheets of 60 making only 201 varieties originally available). £36 |
;) | BARBUDA postal history 1969 stampless OHMS cover to Upminster, Essex with BARBUDA 16 AU 69 and black boxed signed and dated WARDEN/BARBUDA cachet. £32 |
;) | OFFICIAL-PAID, BARBUDA postal history 1939 stampless OHMS to New York with OFFICIAL-PAID */JY 30 39 and purple WARDEN/(crown)/BARBUDA cachet, missing large part of flap. £50 |
;) | BULAWAYO 1., Rhodesia postal history 1942 stampless On Active Service cover to Goole, Yorkshire with sender address on flap pmk'd BULAWAYO 1. dated 10 JUL 42 with purple crowned RHODESIAN/OFFICIAL PAID/AIR TRAINING GROUP cachet. £36 |
;) | ITW (Initial Training Wing) BULAWAYO, Rhodesia postal history 1944 stampless On Active Service cover to London with sender address on flap pmk'd ITW BULAWAYO FE 23 44 with purple OPENED BY CENSOR and crowned RHODESIA/OFFICIAL PAID/AIR TRAINING GROUP cachet. £40 |
;) | ITW (Initial Training Wing) BULAWAYO, Rhodesia postal history 1944 stampless On Active Service cover to London with sender address on flap pmk'd ITW BULAWAYO MR 15 44 with purple PASSED/CENSOR/A B/No.6 and crowned RHODESIA/OFFICIAL PAID/AIR TRAINING GROUP cachet. £32 |
;) | I.T.W.CAMP (Initial Training Wing Camp) BULAWAYO, Rhodesia postal history 1944 stampless On Active Service cover to London with sender address on flap pmk'd I.T.W.CAMP, BULAWAYO 22 MAR 44 with purple crowned RHODESIA/OFFICIAL FREE/AIR TRAINING GROUP cachet. £40 |
;) ;) | BARBADOS postal history 1937 unsealed rate cover to Marine Hotel, Hastings with ½d Badge pmk'd III MAR 1937 machine cancel, purple 5-line handstamp "YOUR POSTMAN'S ROUTE IS/CHRIST CHURCH NO. 14/Please include it as part of your Address, and ask on correspond/dents to do so (Proud Type 145). £250 |