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;) | TURKS + CAICOS ISLANDS illustrated PRE-STAMP + ADHESIVE COVERS 1804-1911. Price £60 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). 160 covers (59 pages A4), in chronological sequence with descriptions and provenance when known, Many of the full or part scans are in b/w. Price £60 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). An area not heavily collected. £60 |
;) | HONG KONG ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1863-1901 (no Treaty Ports). Price £225 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). 650 covers (193 pages A4), in chronological sequence with descriptions and provenance when known. The majority being full or part scans are in b/w. Price £225 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). A lovely area to collect. £225 |
;) | DOMINICA ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1874-1903. Price £75 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). 173 covers (57 pages A4), in chronological sequence with descriptions and provenance when known, Many of the full or part scans are in b/w. Price £75 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). An area not heavily collected, less competition usually means cheaper prices. £75 |
;) | HAMILTON, BERMUDA ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1865-1901 (No Boer War). Price £125 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). 290 covers (85 pages A4), in chronological sequence with descriptions and provenance when known, nearly all in colour with part or full scans. Price £125 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). An excellent pdf for the specialist, or the newcomer wishing to plan his future display. £125 |
;) | GRENADA MAINLY ILLUSTRATED and DESCRIBED COVERS PERIOD 1861-1900. Price £50 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). 235 covers in chronological sequence (80 pages A4), some in colour, many in part or full b/w scans. A difficult country taken on board by Pilkington, W. Danforth Walker, Joseph Hackmey, Russell Jones, Charles Freeland. This file starts with the Chalon head issues, but the pre-stamp period is both interesting and plentiful, and the GB used Grenada (1858-1860) boasts over 90 covers. Price £50 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). £50 |
;) | NEW REPUBLIC ADHESIVE COVERS PERIOD 1886-1889. Price £50 You can now order from the "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own "work-in-progress" DIGITAL copy (no refunds, but you are entitled to two free updates when requested). 67 covers (21 pages A4), many in colour, others part or full b/w scans, many showing lovely combinations with either Transvaal or Natal stamps. Price £50 (no discount to trade or collectors) payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander accounts closed). A very good pdf for the specialist. £50 |
;) | TRANSVAAL ILLUSTRATED COVERS PERIOD 1870-1901 (no Boer War) - Price £125 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 allowed two free updates as and when requested). 276 covers (82 A4 pages long), some part illustrated in b/w with delightful combinations Transvaal with CGH, Griqualand West overprints, Natal, Orange Free State, plus coverage Bakker's Express labels, 1879 Zulu War, Soldier's covers, bisects and numerals, provenance given when known. Price £125 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £125 |
;) | ZULULAND - SELECTED COVERS PERIOD 1888-1907. Price £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 allowed two free updates as and when requested). Only 55 covers, some part illustrated, some in b/w, but concentration is on the violet purple temporary datestamps allocated to certain offices, plus the unusual, Price £20 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (Barclays + Santander bank accounts closed). Know exactly what to buy, and not waste money on unwanted items. £20 |
;) | BRITISH WEST INDIES QV DESTINATION MAIL. Price £36 You can now order from "BUY THE BEST" section of my shop and pay for your own DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds, but you can request two updates at the time of your choice). 111 covers fully illustrated, nearly all in colour. The perfect idea for planning an exhibit, and, of course, you can form your own one-country display embracing both outgoing and incoming mail QV to QE2 period. 15 pages (A4 size) Price £36 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer (both Barclays and Santander bank accounts closed). £36 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES to CEYLON postal history 1882 cover p. "Hydasfoes" to Mrs. Fetch, c/o Major Fetch, Kandy, Ceylon with QV 8d yellow pmk'd Sydney B/JU 2 82, b/stamped Colombo (JU 25) and Kandy (JU 26). Rare destination. £325 |
;) ;) | The Out-Island "27" enormous banded mourning cover, BAHAMAS postal history 1884 stunningly delicious cover with QV 1d Chalon beautifully tied "27" to M.C. Knowles, Nassau, New Providence with blue crayon "1", reverse A/BAHAMAS/DE 10 84 cds and NASSAU NEW PROVIDENCE DE 20 84 broken dbl-arc. Exhibition item Ex LUDINGTON. An exceptionally rare 1d internal rate cover. £1450 |
;) | BERMUDA to TURKS ISLAND ONE FARTHING DENOMINATION COVER 1901 reg. cover to Reginald Frith, Turks Islands with twelve ONE FARTHING on QV 1/- pmk'd Hamilton JY 5 1901/c d/rings with New York transit reg. label, four worm-holes, one affecting second adhesive. £165 |
;) | ANUM, Gold Coast postal history 1903 use of QV 1d PSE with added strip of three KE7 ½d to Dayton, Ohio, USA pmk'd four attractive strikes ANUM (T.5) cds dated DE 22 3, b/stamped Accra JA 1 1904 and Dayton JA 29 04. Very rare office and exhibition item. £1200 |
;) ;) | CANADA to Melbourne, VICTORIA 1893 exceptionally attractive cover front and single reverse side flap with QV 1c x 2, 5c to South Yarra. £350 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history (Ex LUDINGTON) 1884 printed Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau cover to New Haven, New York with Chalon QV 4d rose P.12 (SG.41) tied "B" obliterator showing framed SHIP landed Norfolk, Virginia with handstruck DUE appended 4 (2c ship + 2c delivery to New York), reverse clear strikes A/BAHAMAS/JA 29 84, New York Transit FEB 5 84, New Haven N.Y. FEB 6 1884, an interesting 6 full sides letter on 3 illustrated hotel pages included, top folds partially severed on opening. Ex LUDINGTON. £450 |
;) | 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 |
;) | 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 |
;) | JAMAICA to CAYMAN ISLANDS showing both FORWARDING AGENT and NAMED MAIL BOAT 1890 cover to James S. Webster, Bodden Town, Grand Caymans c/o W.H.B. Hitchins, 2 Lower George Lane, Kingston endorsed Schr Electra with Jamaica QV 1d Keyplate pmk'd SHOOTERS HILL A/NO 14 90 and backstamped Kingston 3 D/NO 15 90 squared circle. Peripheral faults but exceptional for showing both forwarding agent for Cayman Islands mail and named mail boat. A Post Office was opened at Grand Cayman during April 1889. GEORGE ORWITT was agent for the Cayman Islands in Kingston 1859 until AP 12 1889. Letters destined for Caymanians were first addressed to friends/relatives in Jamaica, who then gave them to Orwitt to deliver through the captain of any vessel bound for the Caymans. Thereafter H.B. Hitchins became the forwarding agent for mail to the Caymans. £1200 |
;) | REGISTERED PRINTED MATTER, British Honduras postal history 1891 home-made and still sealed wrapper using large part of a printed Deed dated Belize 15th March 1889 opened at both ends so as to enclose a printed pamphlet or newspaper showing small portion removed at left where the enclosure was probably "tied" addressed to Dresden, Germany with 3 x "3 CENTS" on QV 3d tied "O" obliterators without despatch datestamp being contrary to regulations, endorsed 'Printed Matter Registered' with REGISTERED LONDON 10 MY 91 oval and DRESDEN 19 5 91 arrival b/stamp. Exceptionally rare as such. £480 |
;) | QUEENSLAND forwarded NEW SOUTH WALES to TASMANIA, twice inter-colonial rate postal history 1880 cover with QUEENSLAND QV 2d pale blue pmk'd "59" with supporting TOWNSVILLE NO 17 1880 despatch to Mrs. Mowbray Gray, c/o Henry Hicks, Punch Office, Sydney routed through Brisbane NO 25, on arrival re-addresssed to the Rev. Claude Roberts, Woodrising, Latrobe, Tasmania with pair NEW SOUTH WALES QV 1d orange to scarlet pmk'd Sydney NO 30 80, parts of flap removed clear of LATROBE DEC 6 80 arrival. A very rare combination. £525 |