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;) | FIRST DAY with PREPAYMENT U.S. 3c green SUPPLIED NASSAU arrangement, Bahamas postal history 1878 cover to Boston, Massachusetts with QV Chalon 4d rose P.14 (torn through on opening) pmk'd "A05" in combination with U.S. Washington 3c green tied New York JAN 12 79 "2" duplex, reverse BAHAMAS DE 31 1878 despatch dbl-arc and Boston, Mass, Carrier JAN 13 arrival plus pencil address of sender staying at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau. As of JA 1 1879 and until Bahamas joined the UPU JY 1 1880 USA 3c green adhesives could be bought in Nassau by those who wished to prepay the USA internal postage on letters thus avoiding Postage Due on arrival. Only three other covers are currently recorded with prepaid Washington 3c green for MR xx 1879, MR 19 1879, DE 1 1879. A further seven covers are recorded with U.S. 3c brown Postage Dues added on arrival for SP 20 1879, JA 5 1880, FE 10 1880, MR 8 1880, MR 16 1880, MY 20 1880, JU 18 1880. £1500 |
;) | MONKEY RIVER, British Honduras postal history 1919 pencil addressed col. ppc of East Indian Coolie Hut to Government House, Belize with KGV 3c WAR affixed pmk'd MONKEY RIVER sideways down C/MR 5 19 cds. £80 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS to ARGENTINA postal history 1934 use of KGV 3c PSRE with added corner marginal KGV 5c (sheet number 1592) lightly pmk'd Registration Belize 30 MY 34 cds to Puerto Deseado, Argentina, b/stamped New York 6-9 1934 and Buenos Aires 4 JUL 34 and Puerto Deseado 19 JUL 34. £65 |
;) | PINE RIDGE to MALTA, Bahamas postal history 1953 cover to Const. A. Schembre, Zabbar, Malta with 2 x KG6 10d yellow-orange (SG.154a) tied blue ink PINE RIDGE cds dated 20 AUG 52 (T.7, D4), b/stamped Nassau AUG 20 1953 and Valletta AU 25 53. £75 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history 1893 reg. cover to Geo. F. Jackson, Kings Norton, Birmingham with QV £1.00 Venetian red (SG.57) pmk'd "A05" showing red REGISTERED, NASSAU dated A/15 DE 93 and London reg. oval dated I/31 DE 93 alongside address panel, b/stamped reg. Birmingham oval A/JA 1 94 clear of missing flap. £480 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS postal history 1895 cover to New Haven, Connecticut with strip of five QV 1c (SG.51) pmk'd "'K.65" with BELIZE A/JU 28 95 despatch. In October 1894 the CURRENCY OF COLONY CHANGED TO UNITED STATES GOLD DOLLAR STANDARD - Aligned to gold standard with US $1 = 100 ½d, 5c = 2½d rate (previously 6c = 2½d) £75 |
;) | MIXED CURRENCY, British Honduras postal history (Ex ADDISS, FREELAND) 1888 use of QV 1½d Post Card with added bisected "2 CENTS" on QV 6d rose P.14 (SG.25) pmk'd "O" obliterator with BELIZE JA 17 88 despatch to Vienna showing Mariahilf, Wien 6 2 88 arrival. Ex ADDISS, FREELAND. One of only three mixed currency recorded. As of 1st January 1888 CURRENCY CHANGED FROM STERLING TO DOLLARS and CENTS (Guatemalan as its standard). BRH went decimalised on the gold standard equal to U.S. dollars, but the USA told them to get lost, and BRH had to decimalise off the Guatemalan quetzel. The $1.00 US was equal 4/2d (ie 100 ½d) but the Quetzel was 3/11½d (ie 95 ½d) therefore running at 5% less (eventually allowed to align with gold standard in 1895 at US $1 = 100 ½d). £575 |
;) ;) | BRITISH HONDURAS landed with COVE/SHIP LETTER 1845 outer wrapper marked by sender "1 Jan'y 1845' (but origin unknown) to Isaac Cooke, Bristol rated 2/8 with manuscript "Belize 12th Feb. 1845, Forwarded pr. Sophie by Evans & Schurer" and landed with COVE/SHIP LETTER alongside COVE MR 28 1845 and BRISTOL MR 30 1845/F dbl-arcs. £250 |
;) | ORANGE WALK to QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO postal history 1928 opened-out cover to Quintana Roo with KGV 2c lightly tied ORANGE WALK 2 MY 28 cds with purple boxed PREVENT PINE FOREST/FIRES - IT PAYS and 2-line BUY BRITISH GOOD/AND GET THE BEST (Proud HS2 applied at Orange Walk) and handstruck "REZAGOS" (absent) and "AUSENTE", b/stamped various transit with final marking at the DEAD LETTER OFFICE 22 OC 28. £225 |
;) | LONG CAY F.I., Bahamas postmark/cancel (T.1) sideways up C/DE 23 91 on QV 4d deep yellow (SG.53), rare on this denomination. £32 |
;) | RAGGED ISLAND, Bahamas postmark/cancel (T.5, D3) */DE 20 34 on KGV 2½d (SG.119). £48 |
;) | ACKLINS ISLAND, Bahamas postmark/cancel (T.3, D4) 15 NOV 25 on KGV 1d (SG.116) fragment. £60 |
;) | THE FERRY, Bahamas postmark/cancel (T.7 II, D4) dated 3 DEC 48 on KG6 1½d (SG.180). £9 |
;) | BAHAMAS via JAMAICA to BELIZE (Ex SHENFIELD, DALE LICHTENSTEIN, "STAIRCASE") 1879 cover to The Hon. T.W.H. Dillet, Belize, Honduras with QV Chalon 4d rose tied "A05" showing JAMAICA/TRANSIT, Kingston I C/JA 22 79 and Belize FE 9 79 arrival, reverse b/stamped Bahamas JA 4 1879/B dbl-arc. £1200 |
;) ;) | COROZAL to ORANGE WALK, British Honduras postal history 1898 use of QV 1c Post Card locally used to Orange Walk with design cancelled "C" obliterator supported by COROZAL SP 20 98 cds, weak ORANGE WALK arrival alongside address panel, some sealed repairs. Contents include "I am sorry that Bread was not shipped last mail owing to my being in Belize and Baker not sending any to the House ..." £175 |
;) ;) | MASKALL BANK, British Honduras postmark on cover to Republic of Honduras 1929 opened-out reg. cover to La Ceiba, Republic Honduras from Peter Melnikov, Northern River with KGV 10c pmk'd at Belize 5 OC 29, wide display of transit cancels with handstruck mauve REBUT and AUSENTE finishing return journey with MASKALL BANK temporary rubber datestamp dated MAR 19 1930 (TDC-17, D2). A rare commercial cover. £625 |
;) | MASKALL BANK, British Honduras postmark/cancel 1929 cover to Scotland with strip of six KGV 1c tied MASKALL BANK temporary rubber datestamps dated FEB 6 1929 (TDC-17, D2), right stamp with corner fault. £525 |
;) ;) ;) | "CITY OF BELIZE", British Honduras postal history 1908 cover to Chicago with KE7 5c (SG.86) pmk'd "K.65" with purple "CITY OF BELIZE" handstamp dated MAR 11 1908 below, reverse Belize A/MR 12 08 and St. Louis, MI backstamps. Ex ADDISS, few covers exist. Ian Mathieson records only three covers period June to August 1908. £225 |
;) | ALICE TOWN, ELEU, Bahamas postmark (D2) purple temporary rubber datestamp dated MAY 15 1939 on KG6 2½d (SG.153) piece, rarely seen. £125 |
;) | EIGHT MILE ROCK, GRAND BAHAMAS postmark/cancel (D1) temporary rubber datestamp dated AUG 11 1903 (Proud handbook ERD and LRD) on 1d Staircase (SG.58). Currently the only recorded example. £350 |