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| Country: St. Vincent Clear Subject: All | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) | "CA" (Calliaqua), St. Vincent postmark in red dated JU 8 75 overstruck black horiz. "A10" at Kingstown on 1875 QV 1/- claret (SG.21, Cat.£250). £120 |
;) | LATE FEE, St. Vincent postmark (PMK.78) on 1909 3d Badge (SG.106). £16 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | GRENADA postal history 1944 stampless OHMS/S. DE S.M. cover to Mrs Rose Joseph, Gouyave Estate with purple oval WINDWARD ISLANDS/2 DEC 1944/GARRISON H.Q. cachet, reverse GOUYAVE */11 DE 44 and */14 DE 44 d/rings. £95 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Germany litho forgery of the 1888 5/- in lake incorporating the word "FALSCH" in the design ovp'd "FACSIMILE", very fine unused without gum. £18 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Germany litho forgery of the 1888 5/- in lake incorporating the word "FALSCH" in the design ovp'd "FACSIMILE", very fine unused without gum. £18 |
;) ;) ;) | ST. VINCENT stamps EXCEPTIONALLY POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE DOUBLE SURCHARGE on 1893-94 QV FIVE PENCE on 6d deep lake (SG.60ac, Cat.£4,000), very fine appearance used showing part KINGSTOWN cds and "AP" month slug, small lower left corner marginal coloured marks will determine sheet position, reverse with thinned top perfs. 1975 RPS Certificate. Ex JAFFE £1250 |
;) | GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark A/JA 9 99 (early "A" code) on QV 1d (SG.48b). "A" code currently recorded A/JA 6 99 to A/JA 22 6 £10 |
;) | ST. LUCIA stamps: QV 1/- (SG.50) with manuscript markings removed and forged "A10" (as used Kingstown, St. Vincent) added. £8 |
;) ;) ;) | MUSTIQUE ISLAND stamps: The currently only known 10c blue MUSTIQUE COMPANY LIMITED mint sheetlet Produced circa 1971 in fresh unmounted mint condition, small surface abrasion lower right edge. 550 blue labels were printed and an estimated 525 blue labels used up on the inaugural flight covers which terminated the private conveyance service. Only an estimated 25 labels (or 12 sheetlets) remain unaccounted for. No earlier service 10c blue labels are known on cover. One 10c blue label is illustrated in Nicholas Courtney's book (available internet) alongside later cover which importantly shows the handwriting style of Colin Tennant matching the unique proving cover of the earlier service. £850 |
;) | MUSTIQUE, St. Vincent postal history San Andres Island, Colombia, Hotel Abacoa cover with St. Vincent 2c, 8c, 10c Bird definitives pmk'd */9 AU 72 to Miami, Florida. Exceptionally attractive. £120 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | INTRODUCING THE LADY ANNE COVER, the greatest and most significant item of MUSTIQUE postal history It was always assumed that the four Mustique Company labels were solely produced for the SP 1 1971 Government run inaugural First Flight covers between Mustique Post Office and mainland, St. Vincent, but this UNIQUE PROVING COVER shows that a Government approved PRIVATELY OPERATED LOCAL CARRIAGE SERVICE existed (by-passing the Mustique post office, and perhaps for only a few months) which REMAINED UNDISCOVERED for nearly 45 YEARS - 1971 commercial cover hand addressed by Colin Tennant to Lady Anne Tennant with MUSTIQUE COMPANY LTD 10c MAUVE label tied by their 10 JUN 1971 company handstamp for air carriage of 18 miles to mainland, and St. Vincent 50c Bird postmarked the next day KINGSTOWN */11 JU 71 to the family home at Tite Street, London. Arrival confirmed by automatic letter sorting machine luminescent dots applied at the London Eastern Central District Office as seen lower right of cover. No early ORANGE, YELLOW, or BLUE labels are known on cover. LADY ANNE TENNANT (formerly Lady Anne Coke), wife of Lord Glenconnor, Colin Tennant, owner of Mustique, was a Maid of Honour to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Her Coronation and is best seen holding the Queen's gown during the procession down the aisle at Westminster Abbey. Lady Anne was also Lady-In-Waiting to H.R.H. Princess Margaret. (Accompanied by early example of the SP 1 71 10c mauve on First Flight cover typewritten address - ie before use of printed address labelling). This is the ONLY KNOWN COVER leaving just 5 labels unaccounted for as only 70 of the 10c mauve label were printed for exclusive use by the owners of Mustique - the remaining 64 labels known to have been used up on the later First Day Covers for the SP 1 1971 inaugural flight Mustique to St. Vincent. The normal Mustique Post Office was fully operational since 1958 but the company service offered a more flexible air connection to the mainland. The labels were printed in units of two. £18500 |
;) | RABACCA, St. Vincent postmark C/MY 27 94 on QV 1d (SG.48b). £15 |
;) ;) | Black "CA" (Calliaqua) and red "RAB" (Rabacca) combination, St. Vincent postmarks currently unique combination red "RAB" OC 23 81 and black "CA" OC 28 81 on QV 1d olive-green (SG.29), straight edge at top. £95 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho forgery by the Spiro Brothers of the QV 1/- in indigo, fine used. £5 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho forgery by the Spiro Brothers of the QV 6d in green, fine used. £6 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho forgery by the Spiro Brothers of the QV 6d in green, fine used. £6 |
;) | A10 used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.2) on 1881 QV 4d bright blue (SG.38, Cat.£120), strong colour fine used. £24 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Plate proof marginal horizontal pair of the 1881 QV ½d (SG.36) in black on unwatermarked paper. £125 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: 1880 QV 1d olive-green (SG.29, Cat.£170), fresh colour mounted mint, hinge remains. £75 |
;) | ST. VINCENT stamps: Litho perforated forgery of the QV 6d in deep green showing wide spacing V I in ST. VINCENT, fine used. £16 |