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;) | AKROPONG, Gold Coast postmark (T.5) sideways up C/SP 29 3 on KE7 3d (SG.42) piece. £9 |
;) | A64 used PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica postmark in blue ink on QV ½d CC wmk (SG.7), rare on this. £20 |
;) | A33 used CHAPLETON, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d CA wmk (SG.18a). £3 |
;) | A63 used PEAR TREE GROVE, Jamaica postmark on 1d Falls (SG.31), creased top right corner, defective lower right corner, rare on this. £20 |
;) | A63 used PEAR TREE GROVE, Jamaica postmark on QV 2d Keyplate (SG.28), rare on this. £40 |
;) | TYPE-SET FORGERY SHEET of the British Guiana 1862 4c black/on bluish-grey, very fine unused without gum sheet of 6 with roulettes intact, stain in top margin. £150 |
;) | TYPE-SET FORGERY SHEET of the British Guiana 1862 1c black/on rose, very fine unused without gum sheet of 12 with roulettes intact. £175 |
;) | A63 used PEAR TREE GROVE, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d OFFICIAL (SG.04), thinned lower left corner area, rare on this. £32 |
;) | 640 used MAY PEN, Jamaica postmark on QV 1d OFFICIAL (SG.04). £6 |
;) | A64 used PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica postmark light strike in blue ink on QV 6d CC wmk (SG.12), very rare on this. £16 |
;) | A66 used PORT MARIA, Jamaica postmark on QV 2d CA wmk (SG.19). £3 |
;) | E58 used LITTLE RIVER, Jamaica postmark part strike on QV 1d OFFICIAL (SG.04), full perfs, extremely rare on this. £18 |
;) ;) | EXTRAORDINARY USE OF BROKEN OBLITERATOR "A 9" USED AT NEWLY OPENED OFFICE, Jamaica postal history 1875 unique cover with temporary re-introduction of the broken "A 9" numeral obliterator (Type H "A79" with "7" missing); two strong clear strikes on 2 x QV 1d blue Crown CC wmk (SG.8) addressed Bules Penn, Four Paths Post Office, Clarendon with KINGSTON MR 11 75 transit alonside. Reverse with manuscript "Mt Charles 11 Mar 1875" written top left corner and central poor FOUR PATHS MR 15 75 arrival. Arguably one of Jamaica's greatest rarity covers and a great exhibition item. The "A79" (H) was allocated to the Richmond Post Office (St. Mary Parish) and only one cover is known dated FE 2 1866. Shortly after this date the instrument became damaged as a differing format replacement "A79" (Type J) is known used at Richmond AU 7 1866 (just five months later). Robert Topaz in his 1967 rarity guide recorded no examples damaged "A 9" on Pine wmk issues, but recorded the "A 9" on CC wmk 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d each described as very rare and each allocated his highest pricing of £270 each in his 1981 pricing guide. The Mount Charles Post Office (St. Andrews Parish) was opened September 15th 1874. £4250 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA TELEGRAPHS SAV LA MAR, Jamaica postal history 1891 full TELEGRAM envelope with message on enclosed POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS form, both cancelled framed handstruck JAMAICA TELEGRAPHS/24 FE 91/SAV LA MAR. £325 |
;) ;) | CHILE to BARBADOS with JAMAICA/TRANSIT (A below right leg of M) on CHILE 1c Post Card uprated with 2c pmk'd Santiago 15 JUL 02 to Evan King, Barbados showing KINGSTON AU 24 02 d/ring and JAMAICA/TRANSIT alongside address panel, reverse AU 31 02 arrival. £195 |
;) ;) | CRACKED SHIELD constant plate flaw on 1882 "1d" in red on 6d bright yellow-green (SG.104), very fine used. £125 |
;) ;) | JAPAN TO JAMAICA 1901 unsealed cover with pair 1sn brown to Kingston with Advertised, Unclaimed and Returned Letter Branch 5 AU 01 handstamps alongside address panel, b/stamped TOKIO return dated 6 MAR 01. Francis E Reed was Examiner Education Department Jamaica in 1901 £275 |
;) ;) | FABRICATED PAID AT ENGLISH HARBOR Crowned Circle, ANTIGUA postal history a completely fabricated wrapper (produced circa 1950) on brown parchment-like outer lettersheet addressed J. Lea Esq, Solicitor, Nevis with “Pd” lower left corner showing very fine red ink PAID AT ENGLISH HARBOR Crowned Circle plus very fine black ink ENGLISH HARBOR, ANTIGUA datestamp for JY 1 19 (19 for 61) and purplish ink “4” inter-island rate mark above address panel. Lower flap with trace of NEVIS arrival dbl-arc and some circular stains which are the base of a candle holder which has been cunninglyly blown out to spatter tiny flecks of red wax, also some minor soiling added by use of a paint brush dipped in water. Only two genuine entires with this Crowned Circle (Cat.£9,000) are recorded. £725 |
;) | ST. VINCENT GRENADINES stamps: 1974 3c parrot (SG.25), u/m corner marginal se-tenant pair showing both MISSING and DOUBLE "GRENADINES OF" overprint. £125 |
;) | Maaskerk, Nigeria paquebot postmark in purple ink on pair KGV 1d piece. £24 |