;) | "T.21" used CEDROS, Trinidad postal history 1885 use of QV ½d brown Inland Post Card pmk'd Type 0.9 "T.21" duplex dated C/MR 7 85 to Mrs. L.E. Legge, Port of Spain showing Trinidad A/MR 8 85 arrival cds, overall toning. Ex MEDLICOTT. £48 |
;) | "9." and "T.9" used MANZANILLA, Trinidad postal history 1882 cover to Lionel Legge, Port of Spain with "1d" in red on 6d tied indistinct Type O.6 "9." with Type 0.9 "T.9" duplex dated C/JU 6 82 and Trinidad JU 8 82 arrival alongside, flap missing. Ex MEDLICOTT. £120 |
;) | "9." and "T.9" used MANZANILLA, Trinidad postal history 1883 cover to Lionel Legge, Port of Spain with "1d" in red on 6d tied Type O.6 "9." with Type 0.9 "T.9" duplex dated C/JY 10 83 and Trinidad JY 12 83 arrival alongside, tone-speckled. Ex MEDLICOTT. £100 |
;) ;) | "T.35" (probable re-allocation, office unknown), Trinidad postal history 1898 cover to Capt. Short, Richmond, Tobago with 1896 Seated Britannia ½d (SG.114) tied Type 0.9 "T.35" duplex dated reversed C/FE 7 98 (the top of the 2-digit numeral almost guess work) with Port of Spain A/FE 8 98 and Tobago inverted A/FE 10 98 alongside. Ex MEDLICOTT. The 0.9 "T.35" allocated California, the office stated opened in 1881 with earliest extended cds known for JU 2 1886. £225 |
;) ;) | "T.17" used COUVA, Trinidad postal history 1883 cover to Dr. Cleaver, Montserrat with 1d in red on delightful colour 6d pmk'd JA 31 83, reverse with the numeral portion Type 0.9 "T.17" duplex and mirest trace of cds portion, seemingly originating at Couva and left to be cancelled at Port of Spain, no flap. Ex MEDLICOTT. £125 |
;) ;) | "T.17" used COUVA, Trinidad postal history 1883 use of the "ONE PENNY." UPU Formula Post Card with added "1d" in red on 6d pmk'd Trinidad B/SP 18 83 to L.E. Agostini, Couva, reverse Type 0.9 "T.17" arrival duplex dated C/SP 18 83, very clean. Ex MEDLICOTT. £250 |
;) | "T.9" (Mayaro), "T.10" (Manzanilla), a CONTRADICTION in DELIVERY, Trinidad postal history (Type 0.9) Two QV ½d deep green newswrappers each addressed in the same hand to E. Legge, Mayaro, the earliest showing Mayaro "T.9" C/DE 30 84 delivery, and the second with much rarer Manzanilla "T.10" C/JA 16 85 delivery (17 days apart, 29 miles apart on the coastal road). Faults including worm holes. Ex MEDLICOTT. £480 |
;) ;) | "31" used CARONI, Trinidad postal history 1880 4d grey pmk’d 31/NO 30 1880 (Type 0.7, “1” not inserted) at lower left and left to be cancelled at Port of Spain with weak 0.4 “1” and Trinidad DE 1 1880 dbl-arc) to Mrs Percy Austin, Georgetown, Demerara being the short-lived under 300 mile rate (subsequently reduced to 2½d). Ex FORSYTH, MEDLICOTT. £525 |
;) | "27" used MONOS, Trinidad numeral postmark 1882 use of "ONE PENNY." UPU Formula Post Card with added (1d) rosy-carmine to Master H.K. Collen, c/o Mr. Morris, Monos pmk'd Trinidad AP 7 1882 dbl-arc with Type 0.9 "T.27" duplex s/ways down C/AP 8 82 arrival, with added str. line "REGISTERED", str. line "UNCLAIMED", and Type 0.6 "27" being all four of the Monos instruments. Heavily soiled at left and cracked lower right corner (separated at one point but now reinforced with hinges). Quite the showpiece, Ex MEDLICOTT. Reverse text headed 7-4-82 with "My dear boy, I hope you are enjoying the holiday - and that you are not giving any trouble. Be careful in bathing not be too troublesome. The children send love." £950 |
;) | CASTRIES to VIEUX FORT, St. Lucia postal history 1901 use of QV 1d PSE with "Per Mail" (deleted) pmk'd Castries C/MR 26 01 to J.W. Elliott, Vieuxfort showing no code/MR 26 01 arrival, some opening tears at top. "Loose" stamps show the "VF" code apparently not inserted period VF/11 FE 96 to VF/16 NO 99, and a second period VF/14 FE 01 to VF/FE 24 03. £40 |
;) ;) | Georde Town (sic), St. Vincent postal history 1883 use of QV 1½d red-brown UPU Post Card written by Claudius C.C. Adams at Georgetown to William R. Pix, London pmk'd "A10" with red ST. VINCENT A/FE 8 83 cds. An OC 7 1882 William Pix identical card is pmk'd "A10" with red ST. VINCENT cds but has suburb abbrevated "G" struck lower left corner. £180 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES to CEYLON postal history 1882 cover p. "Hydasfoes" to Mrs. Fetch, c/o Major Fetch, Kandy, Ceylon with QV 8d yellow pmk'd Sydney B/JU 2 82, b/stamped Colombo (JU 25) and Kandy (JU 26). Rare destination. £325 |
;) | ST. THOMAS, Barbados postal history (M3) arrival dated DE 30 90 on QV ½d Post Card to B. Gaskin, Dunscombe Plantation, St. Thomas. £20 |
;) | WESTERN AUSTRALIA postal history (1854-1900). Price £180 You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). Suitable for carrying around in your tablet or laptop. 367 covers illustrated in part or full in mainly colour with text descriptions spanning period 1854-1900 mostly addressed to females (Mrs or Miss) as perhaps expected. This file will be most helpful for planning an display, giving a comprehensive coverage of what to expect, with destinations etc. Provenance given when known. 145 pages (A4 size) Price £180 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. Knowing what to buy is your key to buying .... order your copy today. £180 |
;) | ST. JAMES 7/JA 10 90 arrival, Barbados postal history 1890 use of QV ½d Post Card with Bridgetown open bootheel to Dr. J.E. Moore showing ST. JAMES 7/JA 10 90 arrival, reverse text reads "The Atrato from Jamaica is due here on Saturday morning 6 o'clock 19th July & will leave here for England at 5pm on the 19th". £25 |
;) ;) | The Out-Island "27" enormous banded mourning cover, BAHAMAS postal history 1884 stunningly delicious cover with QV 1d Chalon beautifully tied "27" to M.C. Knowles, Nassau, New Providence with blue crayon "1", reverse A/BAHAMAS/DE 10 84 cds and NASSAU NEW PROVIDENCE DE 20 84 broken dbl-arc. Exhibition item Ex LUDINGTON. An exceptionally rare 1d internal rate cover. £1450 |
;) | WESTERN AUSTRALIA postal history (1854-1900). Price £180 You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL copy (no refunds). Suitable for carrying around in your tablet or laptop. 367 covers illustrated in part or full in mainly colour with text descriptions spanning period 1854-1900 mostly addressed to females (Mrs or Miss) as perhaps expected. This file will be most helpful for planning an display, giving a comprehensive coverage of what to expect, with destinations etc. Provenance given when known. 145 pages (A4 size) Price £180 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. Knowing what to buy is your key to buying .... order your copy today. £180 |
;) | MAURITIUS used SEYCHELLES "B64" COVERS (1863-1890). Price £20 A look at this difficult area is available by DIGITAL pdf (no refunds). Covers illustrated in b/w or colour, part or full illustrations. 28 pages (A4 size) Price £20 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. £20 |
;) | Crowned "R" free re-direction within London, Antigua postal history 1887 use of QV 1½d brown UPU Post Card pmk'd "A02" to Edwin England, Southgate, London locally re-directed on arrival with Crowned "R" showing Antigua A/JA 21 78 (inverted 78) and London FE 7 87, full text. Currently the only recorded example of use of the London Crowned "R" on Antigua QV period mail. £65 |
;) | MALTA QV ½d (DE 13 1860 - MR 14 1885). Price £120 You can now order and pay for your own DIGITAL pdf copy (no refunds), which can be usefully carried to Stamp Fairs or Auctions on your tablet or laptop. 226 covers from this very popular group mainly illustrated in part, or full b/w or colour scans. No attempt has been made to identify by colour, or shades of colour/printings. The emphasis has been to identify the covers by date, and allocate provenance where known 46 pages (A4 size) Price £120 payable by PayPal or WISE transfer. £120 |