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;) | ANTIGUA postal history 1881 cover front to London with QV 4d blue CC wmk (SG.20) tied vertical "A02" with Antigua A/OC 11 81 and red London 29 OC 81 arrival alongside. £180 |
;) ;) | AN EXCEPTIONAL 1860 GREAT BRITAIN QV 2d BLUE COVER to ANTIGUA (ANT68494) 1860 cover marked Very important inheritance with GB QV 2d blue Plate 8 (DG, DH, DI) pmkd London JY 5 60 to Antigua with lengthy addressing Matthew Christian by Son of Mr. Robert Christian Esq who died at Antigua in 1777 or to the Relatives of the said Robert and Matthew Christian, Antigua (West Indies) .... Expressly Recommended to the post to be Enquired for those Relatives and to be delivered to one of them. Marked in manuscript Not Known, b/stamped C/ANTIGUA/AU 1 60 (arrival) and C/ANTIGUA/DE 29 60 (date returned to London). Fine heraldic embossed flap. Mathew Christian, owner of various estates in Antigua, Biffins (200 acres), Red Hill (400 acres), Elme’s (158 acres), and Windward (180 acres). Died in London in 1778. Son of Robert Christian died in Antigua in 1776. He is supposed to have left Antigua about the year 1777 and come to London, and it is believed that in 1778, he was living in Southampton-street, Strand, in the city of Westminster, where he died. He had a brother, John, who died in Antigua shortly before 1777, and a sister, Margaret, who was married to William Gunthorpe of Antigua. £950 |
;) ;) ;) | NEW SOUTH WALES to ANTIGUA postal history 1869 flimsy stock cover to Clare Hall, Antigua marked "Per R.M.S. Malta" with QV 2d x 3, QV 10d x 3 (3/- rate) pmk'd Sydney DE 31 69 showing London 25 FE 70 transit, reverse, clear of detached flap, Antigua B/MR 17 70 arrival. Faults. £525 |
;) | ANTIGUA stamps: 1884 QV 6d deep green (SG.29), mint block of four from sheet positions 107-108, 119-120 showing mark in "UA" (Pos.107) and line over top outer frame-line (Pos.109), small imperfections. Cat.£240.00. £80 |
;) | ANTIGUA postmark village manuscript "26/8/86" on QV 1d carmine-red CA wmk (SG.24), mild perf. toning at top. £24 |
;) | ANTIGUA Newly discovered proof printed on white paper for a Keyplate style QV 1d in black (no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship). £125 |
;) | ANTIGUA Newly discovered proof printed on white paper for a Keyplate style QV 1d in black (no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship). £125 |
;) | ANTIGUA Newly discovered unused copy affixed plain grey stock unaddressed envelope with printed and perforated QV 1d in greyish-black (Keyplate style, no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship), slightly rounded lower left corner perf. £85 |
;) ;) | "On board ye Hector of Montserratt" landed ANTIGUA straight line 1792 cover headed "On board ye Hector of Montserratt Nov.22 1792" to Mrs. Cockin in Bristol rated 1/2 changed 1/5 landed after lengthy journey with Capt. Ronaldson with ANTIGUA str. line, JA 2 1793 arrival. £525 |
;) | ANTIGUA Newly discovered bogus Essay (Keyplate style) for a QV 1d stamp WITH SHADING BEHIND BOTH LIGHTHOUSE and SAILING SHIP (no actual printed stamps currently seen) in black printed on white stock. Printed and perforated stamps without shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship are recorded. £180 |
;) ;) | ANTIGUA (bogus) postal history Newly discovered home-made wrapper with printed and perforated QV 1d in greyish-black (Keyplate style, no shading behind both lighthouse and sailing ship) tied "A02" to a Mr Frederick Young, last heard of in Canterbury Settlement, care of Messrs. John White Villet & Sons, Parliament Street, Liverpool, England, peripheral faults. £175 |
;) ;) ;) | AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ANTI-SEMITISM LABEL, ANTIGUA postal history 1941 U.S. 5c rate patriotic cover pmk’d Saint Louis, Missouri NOV 14 1941 with AJC (top corners) "WHILE THIS RULES/(Nazi serpent)/DONT BUY GERMAN GOODS" label to Antigua, PASSED BY CENSOR with ANTIGUA below on reverse with A/DE 1 41 arrival, some soiling. £95 |
;) | ST. PETER'S, Antigua postmark/cancel C/JA 31 99 on Leewards QV ½d (SG.1), facial toning. £10 |
;) | ANTIGUA stamps: 1884 QV 6d deep green (SG.29), fine mint block of four from sheet positions 53-54, 65-66 showing small dot in "G" of ANTIGUA (Pos.54). Cat.£240.00. £140 |
;) | A18 used ENGLISH HARBOUR, Antigua postmark/cancel on 1872 QV 1d lake Crown CC wmk (SG.13). £28 |
;) | A02 (vertical) used ANTIGUA postmark/cancel on 1882 QV 2½d red-brown CA wmk (SG.22, Cat.£55). £36 |
;) | ALL SAINTS, Antigua postmark/cancel C/OC 25 99 on Leewards QV ½d (SG.1), faults. £7 |
;) | NELSON'S DOCKYARD, Antigua postmark/cancel dated MR 11 87 on 15c, 20c on coloured ppc piece (cruise ship on reverse) with str. lone "Missent to Antigua" alongside. £14 |
;) ;) | A Fashionable Wedding, Leeward Islands (Antigua) postal history B/w ppc written "Buxton Grove Dec 21 1911" to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA with Leeward Islands KE7 1d tied small portion OFFICIAL PAID, ANTIGUA cds dated (DE) 21 11. Part of sender's text reads "Can you find the Rev. J.A. Sergeant on the picture? It's a Greenbay wedding". £48 |
;) | ANTIGUA postmark/cancel Forged cds dated A/DE 27 90 on manuscript cleaned Leeward Islands QV 1/- (SG.7, Cat.£60). £16 |