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;) | ANTIGUA postal history 1881 cover front to London with QV 4d blue CC wmk (SG.20) tied vertical "A02" with Antigua A/OC 11 81 and red London 29 OC 81 arrival alongside. £180 |
;) | ST. LUCIA postal history 1858 - 1900. Price £120 You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). 334 covers mainly illustrated in b/w or colour with text descriptions spanning period 1858 (GB used abroad) to 1900. As a new collector to this country the file is perfect for planning an exhibit, gives a comprehensive coverage of what to expect, destinations, rates, combinations etc, and often shows the pitfalls (missing stamp, stamp added or not belonging). Provenance given when known. 98 pages (A4 size) Price £120 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. Knowledge is key to buying ....order your copy today. £120 |
;) ;) | AN EXCEPTIONAL 1860 GREAT BRITAIN QV 2d BLUE COVER to ANTIGUA 1860 cover marked "Very important inheritance" with GB QV 2d blue Plate 8 (DG, DH, DI) pmk'd London JY 5 60 to Antigua with lengthy addressing "Matthew Christian by Son of Mr. Robert Christian Esq who died at Antigua in 1777 or to the Relatives of the said Robert and Matthew Christian, Antigua (West Indies) .... Expressly Recommended to the post to be Enquired for those Relatives and to be delivered to one of them". Marked in manuscript "Not Known", b/stamped C/ANTIGUA/AU 1 60 (arrival) and C/ANTIGUA/DE 29 60 (date returned to London). Fine heraldic embossed flap. Mathew Christian, owner of various estates in Antigua, Biffins (200 acres), Red Hill (400 acres), Elme’s (158 acres), and Windward (180 acres). Died in London in 1778. Son of Robert Christian died in Antigua in 1776. He is supposed to have left Antigua about the year 1777 and come to London, and it is believed that in 1778, he was living in Southampton-street, Strand, in the city of Westminster, where he died. He had a brother, John, who died in Antigua shortly before 1777, and a sister, Margaret, who was married to William Gunthorpe of Antigua. £950 |
;) | "37" (allocation unknown), Trinidad postmark/cancel (Type 0.6) extremely rare "37" on 1896 1d Britannia (SG.115). £325 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history Purple boxed "MAIL DELAYED/ON SHIP." applied under extremely busy Port conditions when mail was not immediately taken to the Post Office on docking, according to regulations, on interrupted mail on QV 2½d cover tied Nassau C/AP 13 97 to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. Two over covers (both damaged) are recorded with this boxed handstamp both also pmk'd Nassau C/AP 13 97. £180 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history 1894 cover with printed "Guardian" Office address to Boston, Massachusetts with QV 2½d pmk'd 19 FE 94. £10 |
;) | MITCHELL, Queensland postal history 1905 reg. cover to Hobart, Tasmania with QV 1d strip of three, QV 2d tied numerals with 2-line REGISTERED/ MITCHELL and OC 30 1905 despatch cds, usual spike hole. £65 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS CATALOGUE - PRICE £120 (WIP-65) You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). Over 2,000 combinations individually priced. 1,725 colour illustrations of numeral combinations plus further 61 colour illustrations related items (cds used when numeral missing/lost etc) + 30 colour illustrations of selected covers. 149 pages (A4 size) Price £120 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. Information is everything....order your copy today. £120 |
;) | ST. VINCENT - DUKE DE POLIGNAC correspondence - Price £48 You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). 128 covers mostly colour illustrated (only 3 without scans) with descriptions for each including provenance where known arranged in chronological sequence. A real guide to which covers to buy covering pre-stamp (2), GB used in St. Vincent period, the Siege of Paris period. Price £48 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. Information is everything....order your copy today. £48 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE postal history Undated Coat-of-Arms flap OHMS cover as used by the Officer of the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Public Works, a deep tear affects the Coat-of-Arms. £25 |
;) | STANTHORPE, Queensland postal history 1904 reg. cover to Hobart, Tasmania with seven QV 1d tied "163" numerals with 2-line REGISTERED/ STANTHORPE and OC 4 1904 despatch cds, small part flap missing. £60 |
;) | KUWAIT to CYPRUS postal history 1952 cover with GB KG6 ovp'd KUWAIT 6 ANNAS to Nicosia pmk'd AHMEDI 23 SP 52, b/stamped 29 SP 52 arrival. £40 |
;) | A91 used TORTOLA, Virgin Islands on block of nine Leeward Islands QV ½d (SG.1). £80 |
;) | TAKAMAKA, Seychelles postmark/cancel sideways up C/JA 15 02 on QV 2c (SG.28), rare office. £480 |
;) | G15 used BLUE MOUNTAIN VALLEY, Jamaica postmark/cancel on QV 1d CA wmk (SG.17), very scarce on this stamp. £18 |
;) | A67 used PORT ROYAL, Jamaica postmark/cancel on QV 1d CC wmk (SG.8). £4 |
;) | A79 used BALACLAVA, Jamaica postmark/cancel (Type K) on QV 4d CA wmk (SG.22b). £10 |
;) | A.60 used OCHO RIOS, Jamaica postmark/cancel (Type M, narrower "A" than Type H) on QV 1d Pine (SG.1), extremely rare on this issue. £40 |
;) | A62 used PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER, Jamaica postmark/cancel on QV 2d Keyplate (SG.28). £5 |
;) | A66 used PORT MARIA, Jamaica postmark/cancel on QV 1d CA wmk (SG.18). £6 |