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;) | "RETALIATORY RATE" (JY to DE 1848) - UNIQUE FROM BARBADOS From May 1848 R.M.S.P. steamers travelled from the British West Indies to New York (the service ended January 1850 (21 round trips) - this complete entire with BARBADOES NO 22 1848 dbl-arc prepaid 2/- to William P. Hinds, Philadelphia arrived NEW YORK/SHIP/DEC 11 and was given a blue ink retaliatory rate charge of "58" (double 24c plus 10c = 58 cents). A unique exhibition item (written up BCPSG Journal June 1992). USA RETALIATORY RATE OF 1848 - During the period of 1847, usual practice was to prepay only U.S. internal postage on overseas letters, e.g. 5¢ under 300 and 10¢ over 300 miles, except from California. Letters sent via British Cunard liners were charged the British rate of 24¢ in addition, while the U.S. Ocean Line charged 24¢ from New York, adding the 5¢ or 10¢ if posted elsewhere. Until 1849 England did not accept prepayment via the Ocean Line and charged again (discriminatory rate). The U.S. retaliated in 1848 and doubled the charge on prepaid Cunard letters (retaliatory rate). £825 |
;) ;) | BARBADOS - the unique PRE-PREPARATION BY VERTICAL SCISSOR-CUT STRIP OF THREE First awareness of this practice, for easy separation, was noticed on 1858 imperforate horiz. pair 6d pale rose-red (SG.11) ex Sir James Marshall (1947 auction catalogue) clearly showing vertical 90% full scissor separation on FE 15 1860 cover to Samuel Barber, London (written-up BWISC Bulletin No.271, December 2021). The article was subsequently followed up as it was found that the wrapper was docketted "Demerary 9 Feby 60" and smuggled to Barbados for posting (as no outgoing British Guiana markings). This amazing horizontal strip of three imperforate 1858 1/- brown-black (SG.12, Cat.£330) has somehow managed to survive as the two right stamps were just barely overlapping when affixed to cover and now supported by small hinges, cancelled Bridgetown bootheel "1" (the bootheels despatched from the GPO London April 10 1863). The 1/- in black was needed to meet the AP 1 1863 increase from 6d to 1/- per half ounce rate, the bootheels sent out AP 10 1863, and the 1/- ERROR OF COLOUR in BLUE sent out from Perkins Bacon on AP 28 1863. The replacement perforated 1/- black was invoiced OC 29 1863 £275 |
;) | PAID AT BARBADOES Crowned Circle 1849-1858, mainly illustrated (149 covers). Price £36 (WIP-20) You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work-in-progress" DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to two free updates when requested). Being priced at £600 in the SG Catalogue one would be misguided in thinking these are rare (this little group supposedly worth £89,400 !!). 149 covers in chronological sequence with descriptions, mainly to the Rev. Hinds in Philadelphia but including examples to Antigua, Canada, Demerara, France, Guernsey, Ireland, Jamaica, Madeira, Martinique, Porto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Spain, and Trinidad, with provenance when known embracing 49 well-known collectors. Also later puzzling uses in black on Britannia "loose" 1d, 4d, 1/- denominations. Price £36 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or bank transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). £36 |
;) | BARBADOS TEXT DESCRIPTIONS OF PRE-STAMP AND ADHESIVE COVERS (2,064) 1656-1899. Price £950 (WIP-18) Amongst this extensive listing of 2,064 covers you can have confidence that previously unrecorded new discoveries abound. Barbados has always been very popular with its hand-struck pre-stamp markings, and later colourful Britannia design issues. Many areas can be selected to form an exhibit, and probably everything you expect will be there. This is also a very active "work-in-progress" file (meaning that I am constantly adding information). You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to TWO free updates as and when requested). This pdf has descriptions arranged in chronological sequence which include the numbered Parish obliterators until they were replaced by bootheel design numbered killers in 1863. Many "loose" stamps have margins cut-down and offered as imperforates but this pdf will enlighten you so that you can spot the doctored items. This pdf is inter-mingled with social history, provenance, dates of shipping disasters etc. Price £950 (no discounts to either trade or collectors as packed with information) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (ignore Barclays mention at check out as account now closed, and I cannot change, this web shop 22 years old). Much to stimulate your interest here and knowledge quickly repays. £950 |
;) | The unique (2d) greyish-slate QUADRISECT, Barbados stamps fragment with used previously unrecorded and SG unlisted quadrisect (SG.4a variety) tied Bridgetown obliterator on newspaper piece (½d rate) mounted on small piece. £1750 |
;) | 1 used BRIDGETOWN, Barbados postmark/cancel (Ex Hurlock) (C1) on 1854 bisected (2d) greyish slate (SG.4a), very fine used tied Bridgetown "1" obliterator clearly demonstrating the practice of downward scissor-cutting resulting in subsequent tear correctly tied to piece. (Alex Rendon, New York certificate issued 1994). Ex HURLOCK (1958, Lot 72). Evidence of pre-preparing imperforate stamps by cutting into horizontal strips and scissor cutting vertically between each stamp, for easy separation, is found on FE 16 1860 cover to London (ex Sir James Marshall Robson Lowe May 7 1946, Lot 140) with horiz. pair imperf. 6d pale rose-red scissor-cut vertically about 90 percent with clear separation tear showing at top right corner. At least one bisected 1854 cover shows identical downward scissor-cutting and separation tear. £600 |
;) ;) | THE UNIQUE "HALF OPEN BOOTHEEL DUPLEX" CDS COVER, BARBADOS Postal history (See BLOGS section) 1875 local cover to T.P. Goring, above "Rices", St. Philip with last and last recorded use 1872 (1d) blue (SG.52) tied 19mm BARBADOS I/JU 28 75 cds at Bridgetown with alongside previously unseen 21mm BARBADOS JU 28 75 code A cds which has now been shown to be part of the newly introduced cobbled together open bootheel duplex which took up duty 12 days later on JY 10 1875, no backstamps. Ex 'OLIVE BLOSSOM'. £2400 |
;) | FIRST SAILING with NEWLY INTRODUCED BOOTHEEL DUPLEX, Barbados postal history (See BLOGS section) 1875 full contents entire with blue LOUIS & Co. buckled double oval sender's cachet marked "Via United States" to Messrs de Grinchy Renouf Clement Co., Burgeo, Newfoundland with 1d deep blue and (4d) dull rose-red (SG.66, 49) tied newly cobbled together BARBADOS open bootheel duplex dated A/JY 11 75 rated red "4" with circled black "5" due, backstamped New York and St. Johns AU 12 1875 transits. £750 |
;) | EXHIBITION COVER SHORT-LIVED 14 CORNER DOTS GREAT BRITAIN QV 1d LILAC to BARBADOS 1881 cover with five copies GB QV 1d Venetian red and seven copies GB QV 1d lilac (SG.166,170) pmk'd London S.W/32 duplex dated AU 2 81 to Mrs. Belfield, Chelston, Barbados being the penultimate 1/- rate prior switching to the 4d U.P.U. rate on SP 1 1881, backstamped BARBADOES AU 18 1881 dbl-arc arrival clear of largely missing flap. A spectacular exhibition cover for the short band of use 14 dots in each corner GB QV 1d lilac. The 1d Venetian red stamps do not have the Orbs watermark error Cat.£27,000 apiece. £600 |