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W'FORCE, Sierra Leone postmark (158.04) */7 JA 58 on QE2 1/- (SG.217) fragment. £12
KOIDU TOWN, Sierra Leone postmark (140.02) A/5 JU 59 on QE2 1/- (SG.217). £6
KENEMA, Sierra Leone postmark (re-introduced 072.03) */31 DE 57 on QE2 1/- (SG.217). Re-introduced after use of the Kenema skeleton period 5 OC 56 to 29 NO 56, original use for QE2 found on 1953 Coronation issue only, so far. £28
WATERLOO, Sierra Leone postmark (156.02) C/SP 30 19 on KGV 1½d (SG.114). £14
KENNEMA, Sierra Leone postmark (072.01) C/JU 11 13 on KE7 2d (SG.102). £48
SUMBUYAH, Sierra Leone postmark (147.02) C/SP 24 35 on KGV 4d (SG.160). £14
HANGHA, Sierra Leone postmark (050.02) C/SP 12 32 on KGV 2d (SG.158). £12
YORK ISLAND, Sierra Leone postmark (164.03) C/OC 30 33 on KGV 2d Slavery (SG.171). £14
KAMBIA, Sierra Leone postmark (062.01) A/27 DE 01 on QV 1d (SG.42) piece. Illustrated Page 48 of "The Postmarks of Sierra Leone 1854-1961 Second Edition" by Walton, Quirk, Hamilton, Horry. £95
BATKANU, Sierra Leone postmark (010.02) C/JU 13 14 on KE7 1d (SG.100a). £40
LUNSAR, Sierra Leone postmark (089.02) */4 OC 55 on KG6 2d (SG.191a). £14
MANO, Sierra Leone postmark (106.04) */AU 2 30 on KGV 6d (SG.139), defective top right corner. £8
GERIHUN, Sierra Leone postmark (045.01) */FE 18 13 on KGV 1d (SG.113). £25
201 used MILK RIVER, Jamaica postmark on QV 2½d on 4d "PFNNY" variety (SG.30c), rare on this. £65
ORON, Sierra Leone maritime postmark purple 4-line on 2 x KE7 1d piece tied partial PAQUEBOT arrival d/ring. £25
D.P (Dominica Police), Dominica postmark within oval applied to village mail on 1874 QV 1d lilac CC wmk P.12½ (SG.1), seldom available. £48
KURUNEGALA, Ceylon postmark on forged ST. VINCENT stamp 1899 QV 5/- green & blue (SG.75, Cat.£170 used), a forgery believed to have been cleverly executed by the Belgian forger Dr Julian Smeets by bleaching out the design of used copies of the 1886 Ceylon QV 5c dull purple (SG.195) to a give a "blank" CA wmk P.14 stamp; only immediately given away by the indelible ink KURUNEGALA (Ceylon) and MR 24 95 dated cds which could not be removed. Few examples show trace of original design in the value tablet. £100
A80, Jamaica postmark (Type K, small) on QV 6d CC wmk (SG.12), toned on reverse, perf. defect at base, rare. £36
SUMBUYA, Sierra Leone postmark (147.03) */2 NO 59 on QE2 1/3d (SG.218), clipped perfs right edge. £8
KENT, Sierra Leone postmark (073.03) C/19 SP 42 on KG6 1½d (SG.190a). £20