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STUBBS, St. Vincent postmark/cancel
C/MY 12 92 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c).
£14


ST. VINCENT stamps:
1885 De La Rue Colour Trial for a new printing of 1,000 sheets of the November 1884 QV 1d lilac "REVENUE" additionally ovp'd "in figures in red 1d", a lower marginal example in rose-lilac with "1d." in vermilion mounted and initialled on piece showing partial instructions on reverse.
£225

ST. VINCENT stamps:
1882 DLR QV 1d drab ovp'd "Revenue" (PML.9), an exceptionally lightly mounted mint positional horizontal strip of three showing printer's guide-line at lower right with Crown CA REVERSED wmk, a very rare multiple.
£240


The 2½d on 1d lake INTER-ISLAND RATE from CALLIAQUA, St. Vincent to BARBADOS postal history
1884 cover to H.A. King, Bridgetown, Barbados with QV 2½d on 1d lake positional copy showing curved arc below "N" of "ONE" (SG.40) left to be cancelled at Kingstown by vertical black "A10" (PML.7) with red Kingstown C/NO 28 84 and CALLIAQUA C/NO 28 84 origin cds alongside, b/stamped BARBADOES NO 29 1884 broken dbl-arc.
This QV 2½d on 1d lake was issued specifically for pre-payment of the under 300 miles inter-island rate.
£1425

ST. VINCENT stamps:
1888 QV 6d violet normal CA wmk (SG.52) handstamped "Specimen" (PML Type II), mounted mint with stamp selvedge hinge remain.
£160

CA used CALLIAQUA plus blue crayon lines, ST. VINCENT postmark/cancel
doubly-struck in red dated AP 11 78 with additional three diagonal blue crayon lines on QV 1d black (SG.22) showing "ST" of "POSTAGE" marginal lines watermark, currently unique as such.
Red "CA" abbreviates are sometimes found with manuscript "X" in either red or blue crayon, but this office is not associated blue diagonal crayon lines although one 6d pair has a single red crayon line.
£75


MAJOR ERROR "Revenue" OVERPRINT OMITTED with Crown CA REVERSED watermark, St. Vincent stamps:
1883 THREE PENCE on QV 1d lilac Crown CA REVERSED wmk with "Revenue" OVERPRINT OMITTED (PML.10), fresh very lightly mounted mint.
PML records this error on Page 147 of the handbook. The later 1897 issues of THREE PENCE on QV 1d mauve and red-mauve (SG.63, 63a) have never been recorded with Crown CA REVERSED wmk.
£1200

ST. VINCENT stamps:
1882 QV 5/- rose-red ovp'd "REVENUE" (PML.6), superb full gum with light hinge remains.
£1200

CONSIGNEE ENTIRE landed GRAVESEND SHIP LETTER, St. Vincent postal history
1910 cover marked "Consignee" and "p. S.S. St. Croix" to William Burr, Broad Street House, London with 1d re-drawn Arms (SG.99) 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





PD in oval, ST. VINCENT postal history (Ex FORSYTH)
Newly discovered FIRST RECORDED USE OF THE "PD" IN OVAL IN BLACK INK USED AS A "KILLER" ON ENTIRE: 1878 wrapper from George Robertson, St. Vincent to Messrs. Charles W. Gray, London with QV 1/- vermilion P.11 to 12½ x 15 (SG.24) tied by black "PD" in oval (PML.83) with matching ink colour ST. VINCENT AU 9 78 despatch plus red London Paid 28 (AU 78) arrival on address panel, adhesive crossed by filing fold and may have been lifted for inspection, recipient's purple notes on address panel include "Trouble with Rose Bank machinery". (Ex FORSYTH lot 562)
Similar purple ink recipient notes on this correspondence to Charles Gray show that letters were posted from Kingstown which was using the horiz. "A10" (PML.4) at this time but had changed from red to black ink mid-1878 as per illustrations JU 18 78 and AU 8 78; and this next day use may indicate late mail accepted into the Post Office.
£525


BARBADOS "USED ABROAD" U.P.U. POST CARD ACCEPTED IN ERROR AT DOMINICA
1886 use of Barbados QV 1½d brown UPU Post Card with cross-written text headed "Mar 29" pmk'd Dominica vertical "A07" at Roseau with C/AP 3 86 despatch cds alongside to Miss M.B. Clinckett, Rev. Canon Branch, The Rectory, Barrouallie, St. Vincent with only KINGSTOWN C/AP 8 86 arrival b/stamp, corner fault but a fine example of accepted mail which should not have been accepted without penalty.
£275



MISSENT or POST OFFICE KNOWS BEST, Dominica and St. Vincent postal history
1886 use of Dominica QV 1½d brown UPU Post Card with cross-written text headed "Dec 24" pmk'd vertical "A07" with C/DE 24 86 cds alongside to Miss M.B. Clinckett, Rev. Canon Branch, The Rectory, Barrouallie, St. Vincent with both KINGSTOWN and CALLIAQUA C/DE 30 86 transit and arrival cds alongside address panel.
Barrouallie is situated 14 miles west of Kingstown on the Leeward coast whilst Calliaqua is about 8 miles east of Kingstown at the bottom of the island on the near Windward coast.
£525




DIFFERING REGISTRATION LABELS (one "Cancelled"), ST. VINCENT postal history
1917 foolscap OHMS with embossed Royal Coat-of-Arms flap (unlikely to be of village origin) with "Saint Vincent." (18½mm long) R.282 label "Cancelled" in red ink, and "Saint Vincent." (20mm long) R.352 label on corner copy KGV 1/- bistre (SG.117, Cat.£32) cover to Port Washington, New York, USA showing Kingstown C/NO 23 17 despatch and G.P.O. A/FE 4 18 subsequent return, a wonderful item for the St. Vincent registered mail specialist.
£150

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1888 "3d" on QV 4d lilac ovp'd REVENUE (PML.32), fresh unused part gum example, rare as such.
£200

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1885-86 "1d." in vermilion on QV 1d rose-lilac ovp'd "REVENUE" (PML.24), fine part original gum handstamped "Specimen" (PML.Type II, Samuel SV1).
£425

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1884 QV 1d lilac ovp'd "REVENUE" (PML.18), fine unused, gum traces.
£14

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1883 THREE PENCE on QV 1d lilac ovp'd "Revenue" Crown CA REVERSED wmk (PML.10), good mounted mint.
£25

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1883 QV 4d bright blue Crown CA wmk P.14, SG.41, Cat.£650 (PML.11), good mounted mint.
£120

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1883 QV 1/- vermilion ovp'd "Revenue" P.12 normal Crown CA wmk, SG.45 Cat.£150 (PML.13), fresh mounted mint.
£180

ST. VINCENT REVENUE stamps:
1884-86 QV 5/- lilac ovp'd "REVENUE" (PML.23), mounted mint with hinge remains, moderately toned gum.
£225
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