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;) | BELVIDERE (CARRIACOU) GRENADA to ST. VINCENT postal history 1958 airmail inter-village inter-island cover from F. Paterson, Carriacou (reverse lower flap) to The Very Revd. Canon Ogden, St. Paul's Rectory, Calliaqua, St. Vincent with Federation trio pmk'd BELVIDERE */AP 22 58 cds, reverse top flap mostly missing, b/stamped CARRIACOU AP 28 58 (poor), GPO Grenada */AP 29 58, and poor CALLIAQUA */3 MY 58 cds. BELVIDERE should not be confused with BELVEDERE, the infamous mainland estate where Julien Fedon planned his rebellion (March 2, 1795 - June 19, 1796, also known as the Brigand's War) by converting his Belvedere coffee and cocoa plantation into a fortified headquarters for his army. The estate was near the top of a very steep mountain, and almost inaccessible, after the failure of one of the many unsuccessful British attacks Fedon ordered the death of 40 white hostages. £85 |
;) | RIVER ROAD, GRENADA postal history 1971 card with QE2 3c, 15c pmk'd RIVER ROAD */13 SP 71 to Woodbridge, Suffolk, no reverse text. £28 |
;) | GRENADA postal history 1937 locally addressed First Day Cover with KG6 Coronation trio pmk'd */12 MY 37 re-posted with QE2 Coronation 3c pmk'd first day */JU 3 53. A double First Day Cover. £24 |