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;) | BRITISH GUIANA to FRANCE (BRG58169) 1859 cover with GB QV 1d, 6d pmkd A03 dated DEMERARA A/MR 11 1859 to Dieppe, France showing London AP 5, AMB Calais, Le Havre A Paris, and Paris 6 AVRIL transits. Flap removed by recipient to show his hand-written notes re content. Only one other GB QV 1d, 6d combination is recorded dated JA 23 1860 ex Paramaribo via Demerara to Dunkerque. £2500 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA to FRANCE (BRG56606) 1859 cover with GB QV 1d pair, QV 6d pmkd A03 dated DEMERARA A/JU 25 59 to Dieppe, France re-directed to 47 Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris showing London JY 19, AMB Calais 20 JUL, Le Havre A Paris 22 JUIL transits. Flap removed by recipient to show his hand-written notes re content. Thought to be a unique GB used abroad combination (use of 8d rate to France is confirmed by double rate entire (1/4d) from same correspondence bearing GB QV 4d, pair QV 6d dated OC 10 1859. £3500 |
;) | JAMAICA USED AT BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD The currently unique trio of “C51” (used St. Thomas) on QV 1d Pine wmk, the unrecorded on GB used abroad “D60” (whereabouts of use unknown, RPS certificate) on QV 6d Pine wmk, and “E88” (used Colon) on QV 2d CC wmk. Similar to the accepted use of Trinidad stamps at Ciudad Bolivar, it is now thought that Jamaica stamps may have had permitted or accepted use on correspondence back to the island – see Foster Page 31. (A red ink “D63” is also recorded on Jamaica QV 6d Pine wmk). The "D60" illustrated Parmenter & Gordon handbook Page 3 / 52 £4000 |
;) | C38 used CALLAO, Peru postmark on 1867 GB QV 2/- blue (SG.Z55, Cat.£120), fine used. £75 |
;) | C61 used SAN JUAN, Porto Rico postmark on 1867 GB QV 6d straw Plate 4 Spray of rose wmk (SG.Z101, Cat.£200). £115 |
;) | G06 used BEYROUT, GB used abroad postmark (SG.Z24, Cat.£170) on 1867 GB QV 10d red-brown, smaller thin at centre top, blunt perfs top left. £48 |
;) | 942 (used LARNACA), Cyprus postmark on GREAT BRITAIN stamp on GB QV 2½d Plate 12 (SG.Z18). £40 |
;) ;) ;) | SALONIKA mailbag postmark on British Levant stamp tying 1909 30 PARAS on GB ovp'd KE7 1½d (SG.16) on 26 OKT (12) cover to Athens. £625 |
;) | FIELD POST OFFICE, BRITISH ARMY SOUTH AFRICA postmark on Great Britain stamp (SG.Z6) dated I/JU 28 01 on horiz. pair GB QV 9d dull purple & blue, reverse toning. £65 |
;) | C used CONSTANTINOPLE, British Levant postmark on GB QV 5/- rose Plate 2 (SG.Z121), light horiz. crease. £90 |
;) | B03 used G.P.O. sorter, British Mailboat postmark on Jamaica stamp (Type 2) on QV 3d Pine wmk (SG.3), exceptionally rare on Jamaican issue. £240 |
;) | E87 used SMYRNA, British Levant postmark on GB QV 4d sage-green Plate 16 (SG.Z225). £60 |
;) | 942 used LARNACA, Cyprus postmark on 1877 GB QV 4d sage-green Plate 16 (SG.Z12, Cat.£1,200). £600 |
;) | 942 used LARNACA, Cyprus postmark on 1876 GB QV 8d orange (SG.Z24, Cat.£10,000.00), light toning on two reverse perfs. £3450 |
;) | 942 used LARNACA, Cyprus postmark on 1877 GB QV 4d sage-green Plate 16 (SG.Z12, Cat.£1200). £350 |
;) ;) | SANTOS (AVULSA), Brazil postmark on Great Britain stamps dated 19 AGO 1907 tying 2 each GB KE7 ½d and 1/- on large, folded in places, foolscap cover with printed flap of "The Atlantic Transport Company Limited, Swansea" (size 288 x 122mm) addressed Rio de Janeiro, soiling/toning around adhesives. Scanned from reduced size photocopy £125 |
;) | 1900 (MR 25) BOER WAR - 512 used RICHMOND ROAD, Cape of Good Hope postal history cover from "Pt. W. H(alfhide) W 7796" marked "On Active Service" mailed with GB QV 1d lilac MR 25 00 to Hampshire, reverse WARE AP 15 00 arrival. Flap slightly reduced along top, and opened a little roughly on second side at right. £80 |
;) | C61 used SAN JUAN, Porto Rico (SG.Z102) on GB QV 10d, soiled and thinned. £25 |
;) | ST. LUCIA postmark on Great Britain QV 4d dull green (SG.192) stamp dated C/JY 10 87 paying the correct UPU rate between UK and St. Lucia pmk'd on arrival from R.M.S.P. mailboat, or as loose mail on arrival from mail posted on board a British vessel. Exceptionally rare use and a probably unique display item. £500 |
;) | 1902 (JA 27) BOER WAR - NQUTU, Natal postal history (M.2) JA 27 1902 tying GB QV 1d on cover to Cradock arriving FE 2 02. £140 |