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;) | KAYIMA, Sierra Leone postmark (071.01) */17 JU 55 on KG6 2d (SG.191a). £65 |
;) | NEWTON, Sierra Leone postmark (120.02) reversed C/AP 16 50 on KG6 2d (SG.191a), perf. faults. £10 |
;) | ST. KITTS PAID (used during shortage 1d stamps for the internal rate) to NEVIS. 1889 stampless cover to Miss. Richardson, opposite the church, Charlestown, Nevis with the (1d) rate covered by black undated ST. KITTS PAID with ST. KITTS C/DE 10 89 despatch and NEVIS A/DE 11 89 arrival backstamp. Minor blemishes but unique as such and the latest recorded use. Ex BROOKES. The 1889 shortage of ½d, 1d, 2½d, 4d stamps currently spans a 22 day period NO 21 1889 to DE 12 1889. New supplies were invoiced NO 29 1889 comprising ½d dull green (6,080 stamps), 1d carmine-rose, 2½d ultramarine, 4d grey (6,100 each) all Crown CA wmk, with expected arrival in time for the DE 19 89 sailing to UK. Only four covers and two cover fronts are recorded comprising NO 21 89 (at the over 300 miles rate) to Trinidad, NO 21 89 and DE 5 89 cover fronts (at the 4d UPU rate) to Edinburgh and London respectively, DE 5 89 and DE 12 89 (at the 2½d under 300 miles radius rate) to Barbados and Antigua respectively, and DE 10 89 (at the 1d local rate) to Nevis. £1350 |
;) | ST. KITTS PAID (used during shortage 2½d stamps for the under 300 sea miles rate) to ANTIGUA. 1889 stampless cover to Joe Goodwin, High Street, (St. John's), Antigua with the (2½d) rate covered by black undated ST. KITTS PAID with ST. KITTS C/DE 12 89 despatch being the latest known date of use. Frontal vertical fold and with no arrival backstamp which is consistent with covers to Antigua at this time. Ex FORSYTH, BROOKES. The 1889 shortage of ½d, 1d, 2½d, 4d stamps currently spans a 22 day period NO 21 1889 to DE 12 1889. New supplies were invoiced NO 29 1889 comprising ½d dull green (6,080 stamps), 1d carmine-rose, 2½d ultramarine, 4d grey (6,100 each) all Crown CA wmk, with expected arrival in time for the DE 19 89 sailing to UK. Only four covers and two cover fronts are recorded comprising NO 21 89 (at the over 300 miles rate) to Trinidad, NO 21 89 and DE 5 89 cover fronts (at the 4d UPU rate) to Edinburgh and London respectively, DE 5 89 and DE 12 89 (at the 2½d under 300 miles radius rate) to Barbados and Antigua respectively, and DE 10 89 (at the 1d local rate) to Nevis. £1250 |
;) | DALI, Cyprus postmark (T.2a) sideways up C/NO 1 23 on KGV 30pa (SG.88). £18 |
;) | DALI, Cyprus postmark (T.2a) sideways up C/NO 1 26 on 1928 3/4pi (SG.123). £18 |
;) | DALI, Cyprus postmark (T.2a) sideways down C/FE 23 04 on Crown CA wmk KE7 ½ pi (SG.62). £24 |
;) | DALI, Cyprus postmark (T.2a) sideways down C/FE 7 04 on MCA wmk KE7 ½ pi (SG.62). £24 |
;) | K3a "11", Bermuda postmark on 1883 QV 1d dull rose Crown CA wmk (SG.22). £32 |
;) | K3a "5", Bermuda postmark on 1873 QV 3d yellow-buff Crown CC wmk (SG.5). £75 |
;) | SCOTTS HEAD, Dominica postmark */17 FE 79 on 45c. £5 |
;) | KARENE, Sierra Leone postmark (066.01) C/AU 17 99 on envelope cut-out piece, very rare office. Illustrated Page 49 of "The Postmarks of Sierra Leone 1854-1961 Second Edition" by Walton, Quirk, Hamilton, Horry. £48 |
;) | KAMBIA, Sierra Leone postmark (062.01) A/16 FE 00 (ERD), a magnificent strike on seemingly envelope cut-out piece. Earlier than recorded in the new Walton handbook £30 |
;) | K1 "13", Bermuda postmark on 1865 QV 1d pale rose Crown CC wmk (SG.2). £50 |
;) | K3a "14", Bermuda postmark on 1883 QV 1d dull rose Crown CA wmk (SG.22). £40 |
;) | AUSE-LA-RAYE, St. Lucia postmark A/SP 22 08 on KE7 1d (SG.65). £32 |
;) | MESOPOTAMIA, St. Vincent postmark C/JA 21 92 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c). £14 |
;) ;) ;) | SPAIN/GIBRALTAR combination requiring Forwarding Agent, Gibraltar postal history (Ex MOELLER) 1873 entire headed "Cadiz 20th June 1873" to Poole, England with "p. Archbold Johnston & Power Gibraltar 24 June 1873" manuscript forwarding on reverse with GB QV 2d strip of three affixed and pmk'd "A26" with GIBRALTAR A/JU 24 73. No Spanish charge as sent in another cover to Gibraltar from Cadiz. Very rare as such, Ex MOELLER. The Carlist Civil War caused intermittent interruptions to the overland route to the UK, and the maritime route from Gibraltar became a more reliable alternative but required the use of a Forwarding Agent in Gibraltar. (Of the Gibraltar/Spain adhesive combination covers currently seen 15 are ingoing to Cadiz, and only 4 are outgoing, all to Malta). £750 |
;) | BARBADOS postal history 1882 use QV 1½d red-brown Post Card "per Zoe" to London with design pmk'd open bootheel duplex dated A/FE 1 82, landed with red SHIP-LETTER/A/PAID/FE 20 82/LONDON cds. Soiling and with pieces paper obscuring parts of reverse text. Mail landed by private ship from Barbados to UK ports is rarely met for the later period. During period 1865 to 1886 only six entires are recorded as such, one landing Dover, five landing London. £185 |
;) | BOOTS & SHOES, Boston, Massachusetts American advertising cover, NEW BRUNSWICK postal history 1858 unusual local cover to Dorchester N.B. with 3d tied grill ovals with blue S.G. DAMON, THOMAS & CO. advertising oval, backstamped ST. JOHN JU 5 1858 with partial DORCHESTER arrival. Reverse opening tear justs affects top left corner. £250 |