GRENADA stamps: Litho forgery of the Chalon QV 6d in pale rose imperforate used, no dot on forehead. £15
GRENADA stamps: Litho forgery of the Chalon QV 6d in deep rose used, dot on forehead, straight edge at base. £12
BRITISH HONDURAS stamps: Litho forgery of the QV 1d in blue, inperforate used. £8
A75 used SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Jamaica postmark (Type L) on QV 4d Pine (SG.4a). £18
PRIVATE SHIP "NUBIAN" (first voyage), BERMUDA postal history 1884 cover with strip of four QV 1d dull rose (SG.22) tied ST. GEORGES "2" numeral duplex dated A/JA 15 84 to St. John's Wood, London showing red LIVERPOOL/A/JA 29 84/SHIP arrival cds, reverse blue HAMILTON B/JA 15 84 and London JA 30 84 cds.
The "Nubian", in transit from Virginia, on an experimental new service for the Union Line, was announced in the local newspaper as calling at Hamilton on 10th January 1884. The ship arrived five days late and sender added this cover to the mailbag (having already written to same addressee with St. Georges B/JA 10 84 on 4 x QV 1d franking cover marked per "Nubian"). Only two covers are known - one dated JA 10 84 (expected arrival) and JA 15 84 (actual arrival) £725
JAMAICA REGISTERED, Jamaica postmark dated NO 9 79 on QV ½d claret (SG.7), exceptionally unusual on this issue. £12
JAMAICA postmark Type PD14 in red dated 8 FE (1)884 on stampless piece. Showing circular background to handstamp which would have clearly led to rounded corners of oblong with progressive use, Proud records FE 2 1889 to AP 7 1897 £14
JAMAICA to CAYMAN ISLANDS postal history 1952 advertising cover from The Rapid Vulcanizing Co. Ltd, Kingston to GRAND CAYMAN with KG6 ½d, 2d pmk'd Kingston 25 SEP 1952. £15
PD in oval, Jamaica postmark superb on QV 1d CC wmk (SG.8a), rarely available. £60
MARTHA/BRAE and IAMAICA, Jamaica postal history 1792 lengthy entire from David Hood headed "Trelawny, Jamaica 7th Feb 1792" to James Stothart in Dumfries rated 1/- changed 1/7 showing weak MARTHA/BRAE (overstruck MAR 26 arrival) and IAMAICA (42 x 6mm). Contents include "Mr. Meredith, Postmaster & clerk of the vestry, died lately at Martha Brae" £120
Rare watercolour "View at IDANRE from Camp", Lagos postal history (Ex John FORREST) 1898 outer wrapper with reverse showing an exceptional rare inclusion of watercoloured painting addressed to Miss Ambrose, Hampstead, London with QV 2½d tied oval of bars with rare POST OFFICE EPE (T.11) cds dated A/JU 7 1898 (ERD),
lower left portion of this single sheet torn away. Ex JOHN FORREST. £825
Port Antonio, JAMAICA to FRANCE postal history 1853 entire to Orleans, France re-directed to Charing Cross, London rated 1/2 with framed red "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON" despatched with PORT-ANTONIO dbl-arc (P3) dated MY 6 1853. Lengthy content from John Richards describing the discovery of "copper well interspersed with silver" found on one of his properties and "strong indications of Black Lead" on another. The letter goes on to describe the boom in mining and exploration - "The Parish of Portland seems to be one vast lump of mineral worth, every day brings a new discovery". £240
LUNSAR, Sierra Leone postmark (089.01) */20 DE 46 on KG6 1/3d (SG.196a). £5
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
SHOSHONG, Bechuanaland postmark 27 IV 65 on QE2 1c (SG.168). £12