See "BUY THE BEST" for records of postmarks, scans of covers with text, provenance, maintained over 45 years. BUY YOUR OWN DIGITAL PDF FILE ................... Knowledge puts you ahead in the game
| Country: All Subject: All | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) ;) | "A36" used DRY HARBOUR (Ex Trivett, Glassco, Jose P. Simon, Simpson, Mahfood, Pitts) The unique and complete entire with letter headed "Dry Harbour 9th Dec 1859 " from John Ellis to Edward Leahy, Chief Engineers Office, Spanish Town with GB QV 4d rose pmk'd "A36" (H) with matching inked DRY HARBOUR code 2/DE 9 1859 across upper flap which would display perfectly for exhibition if a few hinge remainders were professionally removed. The adhesive with top left wing marginal short perfs. Ex TRIVETT, GLASSCO, JOSE P. SIMON, SIMPSON, MAHFOOD, PITTS. Distance Dry Harbour to Kingston 71 miles, Spanish Town to Kingston 13 miles being 71 less 13 = 58 miles (4d rate under 60 miles). The code "2" was previously unlisted. The only other known entire is the top portion of a wrapper to Barclays & McDowell (Kingston) pmk'd code 2/SP 2 1858 which has GB QV 6d lilac for the 71 mile distance (over 60 miles rate). The “A36” (H) had a short life being either lost or mislaid as the earliest Pine watermark Jamaica stamps are cancelled by manuscript “36”. The best explanation probably comes from Bill Atmore in his January 2000 “Land of Wood and Water” publication where he wrote “It is known that stocks of imperial stamps had begun to run out at several offices as early as 1859, even before their official withdrawal from use on 1st August 1860. In these circumstances, the obliterators at most, if not all, offices became temporarily redundant, possibly leading to their loss or damage”. £4500 |
;) | OPOBO, Niger Coast postmark (T.R6) part dated B/-- NO 00 on QV ½d. £15 |
;) | 524 numeral, Cape of Good Hope postmark on 2d (SG.50a). £6 |
;) | 4 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES dumb maritime handstamp on Antigua stamps on horiz. pair 2½d Badge (SG.34). £32 |
;) | 4 CONCENTRIC CIRCLES dumb maritime handstamp on Antigua stamp on 1d Badge (SG.32). £15 |
;) | K3a "7", Bermuda postmark on 1865 QV 1d rose-red Crown CC wmk (SG.1). £48 |
;) | BOWDEN, Jamaica postmark (D/R) MR 5 01 on QV 2½d Keyplate (SG.29). £7 |
;) | S.S. ROSALIND paquebot cancel on Bahamas stamp in blue on KGV 1d (SG.116). £9 |
;) | K3a "8", Bermuda postmark on 1880 QV 4d red-orange Crown CC wmk (SG.20), minor toning. £36 |
;) | RUM-CAY, Bahamas postmark (T.1) B/MR 13 09 on KE7 1d (SG.72). £12 |
;) | GOVERNORS HARBOUR, Bahamas postmark (T.7 I) 30 JUN 06 on KE7 1d (SG.62). £15 |
;) | GOVERNORS HARBOUR, Bahamas postmark (T.7 I) 24 SEP 10 on KE7 1d (SG.72), creased. £9 |
;) | RUM-CAY, Bahamas postmark (T.1) B/JA 20 14 on horiz. pair KGV 1d (SG.82). £14 |
;) | K4 "3", Bermuda postmark on 1874 QV 6d dull mauve Crown CC wmk (SG.7). £30 |
;) | 498 numeral, Cape of Good Hope postmark on 1d (SG.59). £5 |
;) | K3a "15", Bermuda postmark on 1874 QV 6d dull mauve Crown CC wmk (SG.7), tear at middle right side. £45 |
;) | B/1 numeral, Bermuda postmark on 1865 QV 6d dull purple Crown CC wmk (SG.6). £75 |
;) | 27 out island numeral, Bahamas postmark on 1863 QV 1d vermilion INVERTED & REVERSED Crown CC wmk (SG.25y, Cat.£100), thin at top and some short base perfs. £20 |
;) ;) | K1 "3", Bermuda postmark on 1873 "One Penny." on QV 3d (SG.16, Cat.£350), the "One" with dropped "O". £200 |
;) ;) | ANTIGUA stamps: 1872 QV 6d blue-green INVERTED and REVERSED Crown CC watermark (SG.15y, Cat.£140), used showing green coloured dot in "N" of PENCE additionally cancelled red LONDON PAID thought for 12 JA 77 arrival, some slightly clipped perfs top right. £48 |