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;) | Mail from the Sisters of Mercy Convent, South Water Caye, British Honduras postal history MAIL FROM A TROPICAL ISLAND PARADISE 15 ACRES IN SIZE: 1942 cover from Mrs Billaux, South Water Caye to 2nd Lieutenant Alex De Trege, Belgian Army c/o the Belgian Embassy, London with KG6 1c pair, 3c tied purple STANN CREEK M.O.B. temporary rubber date stamps dated 6 JUN 1942 with red framed (Crown)/PASSED/P94 on the address panel, b/stamped Belize JU 8 42. On the southern end of the island the Pelican’s Pouch - the main lodge, was originally built as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy in the 1940’s and used as a secluded retreat. Connected to the convent via a wooden walkway was a separate building known as the “Bishop’s house” was a separate building connected to the convent. Then, the second floor of the lodge was one large dormitory style room with two rows of single beds, nightstand, and kneeler. At that time, the order still wore voluminous black and white habits and while the nuns were in residence, island residents and local fishermen would attend daily Mass and stay away from the south beach (known then as Sister’s Point) while they had their afternoon swim. (Special thanks to Bryan Dunne and Philip Quirk for their research) https://southwat.tonyrath.com/about.html £450 |
;) | CONSIGNEE ENTIRE landed GRAVESEND SHIP LETTER, St. Vincent postal history (STV64660) 1910 cover marked Consignee and p. S.S. St. Croix to William Burr, Broad Street House, London with 1d re-drawn Arms (SG.99) unusually tied purple str. line THE EAST-ASIATIC COMPANY handstamp with both GRAVESEND/SHIP-LETTER and GRAVESEND 2 AM/MY 18 10 arrival cds alongside address panel, reverse London E.C. 10.15AM MAY 18 10 arrival. The East Asiatic Company was founded in 1897 in Copenhagen by Hans Niel Andersen, initially to operate shipping services between Copenhagen, Bangkok and the Far East. In 1907 the St. Croix was sold to the Hamburg America Line. £750 |
;) | Combination first types HLABISA and LOWER UMFOLOSI, Zululand postal history 1895 exceptionally rare and perhaps unique side-by-side combination purple Resident Magistrate's Office (R.M. OFFICE) cds for HLABISA 16 NOV 1895 and LOWER UMFOLOSI NOV 19 1895 on GB ovp'd 1d Post Card written by Edith Turnbull at "Bush View 15th Nov. 1895" to Cockington, Torquay with ESHOWE and DURBAN transits. Exhibition item. £2400 |
;) ;) ;) | VIRGIN ISLANDS temporary rubber datestamps postal history (VIR27609) EAST END and ROAD TOWN, the unique side by side combination of temporary rubber datestamps both dated 4 JUL 1907, the latter in purple, on Ursula ½d Post Card to Islington. Exceptionally clean and exciting exhibition item. No example of the ROAD TOWN TRD has been found on loose stamp, the only other example known is on the reverse of envelope from same correspondence when writer sent the Post Office Order enclosed in an envelope from EAST END with TRD cancelling adhesive on face. £3000 |