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"16" used YATIYANTOTA, Ceylon numeral postmark on 1883 QV 2c pale brown CA wmk (SG.146). £10
OBUASSI, Gold Coast postmark large part purple oval d/ring part dated OCT 1901 showing trace od wording OFFICE at lower right on QV 3d (SG.29), previously unrecorded. £300
BARROUALLIE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel the right half portion part dated -- 10 84 on 1881 QV ½d orange (SG.36). £12
"6" used AROUCA, Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.6) on QV 2½d (SG.108), rare on this denomination. Ex MEDLICOTT £90
"CH" used CHATEAUBELAIR, St. Vincent postmark/cancel in red dated OC 20 83 on QV 1d drab (SG.39), creased with perf. defects upper left. £18
"13" (re-allocated) TRINIDAD numeral postmark (Type 0.4) on 1918 1d (SG.150b) piece, rare. Ex MEDLICOTT £125
CALLIAQUA, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/AP 27 92 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c). Ex Messenger collection. £40
PAID AT BARBADOES Crowned Circle in BLACK ink on 1875-81 1d grey-blue (SG.74), some soiling but unique on this issue. Only three PAID AT BARBADOES are known in BLACK ink on "loose" Btitannia issues, the other two both with blue crayon "X" lines are on 4d crimson horizontal pair, single 1/- purple. £525
"40", Trinidad numeral postmark (Type 0.6) on 1918 1d (SG.150c), two fullish strikes on piece, rare. Ex MEDLICOTT £175
STUBBS, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/AP 26 92 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c). Ex DUGGLEBY £14
STUBBS, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/AP 12 92 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c), Ex SHARP, DUGGLBEBY £14
NEW SOUTH WALES postal history 1865 cover front plus upper flap to Georgefield, By Langholm, Dumfriesshire with pair QV 2d pale blue, QV 6d violet, QV 1/- carmine, QV 1/- crimson-lake with differing cancellations, reverse flap pmk'd Hinton FE 17 1865 and Sydney FE 18 1865. £300
BARBADOS censored ERITREA on arrival 1918 use of "Queen's Park" col. ppc from H. Neville Taylor, Bridgetown (U.S.C.E. 457a) to Prionistis Michele, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa with 2-line "COLONIA ERITREA/CENSURA No.1" black handstamp, view side with 1d Large Seap pmk.d 23 MR 18. £95
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
SECONDEE, Gold Coast postmark/cancel dated C/FE 27 with "9" for year on QV 1d (SG.12a). £12
COLONARIE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/NO 22 01 on QV ½d (SG.67). Ex DUGGLEBY £8
COLONARIE, St. Vincent postmark/cancel dated C/DE 20 90 on QV 1d carmine-red (SG.48c). Ex DUGGLEBY £24
"70" used TRINCOMALE, Ceylon numeral postmark on 1886 QV 28c slate (SG.199). £14
"42" used MATALE, Ceylon numeral postmark on 1883 QV 4c rosy-mauve CA wmk (SG.142), thinned. £5