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;) | BERMUDA postal history 1852 wrapper, no side flaps, to George Clerk, Ireland Island with red HAMILTON+BERMUDA (PM4) dated JA 1 1852 (day slug inverted) struck on face due being a locally addressed letter. Ex TUCKER, ULRICH, "LONGTAIL". The Forand/Freeland handbook only records two red PM4 entires to Ireland Island (other dated OC 4 1854). £375 |
;) ;) | HAMILTON P.O., Bermuda postmark (H5a) in magenta dated AUG 21 1902 on QV 2½d (SG.27b), creases, most elusive. Strikes for 1896-97 are known in violet ink £36 |
;) ;) | PRIVATE SHIP "NUBIAN" (first voyage), BERMUDA postal history 1884 cover with strip of four QV 1d dull rose (SG.22) tied ST. GEORGES "2" numeral duplex dated A/JA 15 84 to St. John's Wood, London showing red LIVERPOOL/A/JA 29 84/SHIP arrival cds, reverse blue HAMILTON B/JA 15 84 and London JA 30 84 cds. The "Nubian", in transit from Virginia, on an experimental new service for the Union Line, was announced in the local newspaper as calling at Hamilton on 10th January 1884. The ship arrived five days late and sender added this cover to the mailbag (having already written to same addressee with St. Georges B/JA 10 84 on 4 x QV 1d franking cover marked per "Nubian"). Only two covers are known - one dated JA 10 84 (expected arrival) and JA 15 84 (actual arrival) £725 |
;) | JAMAICA postmark Type PD14 in red dated 8 FE (1)884 on stampless piece. Showing circular background to handstamp which would have clearly led to rounded corners of oblong with progressive use, Proud records FE 2 1889 to AP 7 1897 £14 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA postal history 3-line "By Air/From British Guiana/To New York." (T+H Type 2, Proud AM17) in red in on KG6 4c, 6c, 36c cover to Gowrock, Scotland pmk'd AIR MAIL 28 MY 43, cellophane EXAMINED BY 4413 attached. T+H only records in red ink, period of general use MY 15 37 to NO 11 44 per Proud handbook £14 |
;) | H.M.S. URCHIN, British Guiana postal history 1962 GB QE2 2d rate cover to Vienna, Austria with red cachet CAPTAIN (F) SEVENTEENTH FRIGATE SQUADRON dated 16 FEB 1962, pencil marked "British Guiana". £40 |
;) ;) | NATAL postal history 1880 cover with part damaged flap showing part "ROYAL RIFLES" printed crest with QV 6d pmk'd "1" numeral with 27 12 1880 despatch to Ripley House, Ripley, Surrey with handstruck red circled "A" (railway marking) with Farnborough Station A/JA 25 81 and on reverse Woking Station E/JA 25 81 cds. £75 |
;) ;) | 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 |
;) | PRETORIA GEREGISTREERD, Transvaal postal history 1893 reg. cover to Hanover, Germany with 4d bronze-green, 6d pale dull blue pmk'd red reg. ovals dated 13 JUN 93. £175 |
;) | "54" used JAFFNAKACHCHERI, Ceylon postal history 1883 QV 2c brown complete Newswrapper with added QV 2c pale brown (SG.146, creased) tied "54" numerals to The Catholic Mission, Lyon, France with JAFFNAKACHCHERI PAID JU 30 83 cds, red framed TOO LATE and red MODANE A PARIS 31 JUIL 83 d/ring alongside. £375 |
;) | A10 used GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.5 in red) on 1872 QV 1/- deep rose red (SG.17) overstruck black horiz. A10 at Kingstown, superb strikes. £150 |
;) | CO used COLONARIE, St. Vincent postmark in red ink dated AP 2 83 on QV 1d drab (SG.39), blue reverse facial stain. £16 |
;) ;) | ESHOWE, Zululand postal history (re-introduced Z.10) JY 15 25 as arrival on much travelled GB KGV 1½d Post Card from Rochester to Teneriffe, forwarded Cape Town, Johannesburg, Eshowe, Zululand and back, two vertical creases. £225 |
;) | CA used CALLIAQUA, St. Vincent postmark in red part dated OC 2 (either 75 or 76 use) on 1875 QV 6d deep blue-green (SG.19b, Cat.£50). £20 |
;) ;) | CA used CALLIAQUA, St. Vincent postmark in red dated MR 19 73 overstruck black horiz. "A10" on 1871 QV 6d deep green (SG.16, Cat.£70). Only eight examples red "CA" currently recorded on SG.16 £40 |
;) | A10 (village use), St. Vincent postmark in red on 1875 QV 6d deep blue-green (SG.19b). £30 |
;) | A10 used KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent postmark red horizontal on QV 1/- claret (SG.21, Cat.£250), tiny tear at base. £40 |
;) | PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad postmark Proud unlisted red ink dated 5 VII 55 on QE2 3c Coronation (SG.279). £9 |
;) | 8 used BOSHOF, Orange Free State postmark (16 bar) in red on 6d pale rose (SG.4). £14 |
;) | A10 used GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent postmark (PML.5) in red on QV 1d black sideways star wmk (SG.22). £10 |