THE DICK HEMMINGS
EARLY MARITIME MAIL, 1740-98 |
EARLY SHIP LETTERS TO G.B. - BY NAMED SHIP/CAPTAIN OR REF. HURRICANE; 12 Dec. 1740 EL (professionally rebacked and still attractive) from "[H.M.S.] Experiment, Port Royall Harbour" to John Russell at Deptford shipyard with "4" charge and v. fine arrival Bishop Mark with good long contents; "...29th August we had...such a Hurricane which is impossible to describe. I was in that of 1722 - 90 sailors, ships & sloops lost - it was no more than a common sea breeze [when compared] to this last..."; plus fine 16 Aug. 1749 EL from "Jamaica" to London "p. the Haughton Capt. Read, Q.D.C." charged "4" with v. fine "27/OC" arrival Bishop Mark sent during the 1749-55 suspension of the Packet service, and a battered c.1749 EL from "Brownes Hall In Jamaica" (signed by William Patrick Browne) to London with faint m/s "6"(?) charge and fair Bishop Mark. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £160
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EARLY PACKET & SHIP LETTERS (BY NAMED SHIPS) - LATE 1750s TO G.B.; 1758/59 quartet of ELs from "Jamaica" to Edinburgh by named ships (Britannia, HMS Augusta, Dawkins & Amhurst) with London transit Bishop Marks and varied Ship Letter rates (In10, In10, In 1N7 or In 1N9) having long business contents ; plus 22 Sept. 1759 EL (faults mainly clear of right hand edge of address panel) from "Vere, Jamaica" to London "P. the Packet" and so charged "1N6" with v. fine "16/NO" arrival Bishop Mark. Good early group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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EARLY PACKET & SHIP LETTERS (BY NAMED SHIPS) - EARLY 1760s TO G.B.; 1760/65 ELs inc. Feb./June 1760 pair to Edinburgh "p. the Duke Packet" (charged "In 2N") or "p. the Dreadnought Man of War" (charged "In 2N4") - the latter with contents inc. "A Rebellion of the Negroes in St. Marys...hath occasioned a great deal of disturbance & the loss of many lives [so] that Martial Law was declared before it could be quelled" - 1762 EL from "Jamaica" to London "BY the St Michael" charged "5" with similar contents (typed transcript inc. "The Martial Law and Embargo continued here from 26 Jan. to 12 instant and has been worse...than an invasion of French and Spaniards..."!), and 1764/5 pair of ELs from "Westmoreland, Jamaica" to Edinburgh charged "In 10" or "In 1N7") sent by "the Moffatt" or "H.M.S. Centurion". Good group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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VERY EARLY 1st-TYPE SMALL "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE" ON COVER TO G.B.; Fine 21 Sept. 1766 EL from "Jamaica" to London [ex Fitzherbert Correspondence] endorsed "P. Jam[aic]a Packet, [Capt.?] Furnel(?)" charged "4" with a very fine scarce small 1st-Type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE" mark (Rob.S1, recorded 1766-88; light fold between P and O) nicely placed on the front with fine "25/N)" arrival Bishop Mark on the reverse. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 47. £140
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"PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE" (2 TYPES) & "DOVER/SHIP LRE" COVERS TO G.B.; 1767/68/69 trio of ELs from "Jamaica" to London [one ex Fitzherbert Correspondence] endorsed by "Augs Caesar", "The Ferritt" or "Jamaica Hamilton" plus 1773 EL (sellotape stains) to London "p. Capt. Kitchin"; all charged "7[d]" with very fine or mainly fine scarce small 1st-Type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE" marks (2; Rob.S1, recorded 1766-88) or a similar mainly v. fine larger type (Rob.S2; 1770-77) and a poor "DOVER/SHIP LRE" respectively. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £160
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"PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE" (3 TYPES) COVERS TO G.B./MADEIRA INC. FUTURE AUSTRALIAN CONVICT SHIP; 1773/82 ELs from Jamaica to London (4) or to Madeira all with mainly fine to very fine "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE" marks (Rob.S1/S2/S4); endorsed by ships "the Rainbow", "Commodore of the Jamaica Fleet" (with enclosed part printed Bill of Exchange for £68-16s-0d), "the Ardent Man of War" (to Madeira and so with initial "4" charge changed to "1N4" for extra outgoing 1/- Packet rate) or "the Lady Juliana, Capt. Sayle" (which ship is thought to be the same one that carried the first women convicts to Australia in 1789), plus one not by named ship but addressed to "Jamaica Coffee House". (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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"DOVER/SHIP LRE" (2 TYPES) COVERS TO G.B. INC. MENTION OF RECENT JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE; 1774/76/80 trio of ELs from "Black River", "Jamaica" or "St. Marys" to London; two endorsed by "the Commerce" or "the Meredith" and all with very fine (2) or partial "DOVER/SHIP LRE" marks; the 1780 cover (full typed transcript) inc. mention of that year's earthquake; "...on the 3rd instant we had a violent shock which threw down several houses but caused no great damage. It is supposed to have been the severest there has been since 1692 when al,l; Port Royal was destroyed...". (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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GREENOCK "SHIP" COVER + "DEAL/SHIP LRE" EX JAMAICA/SPANISH TOWN; 17 July 1777 EL from "Jamaica" to "Rothsay [Isle of] Bute" in Scotland charged "3" with a mainly very fine "SHIP" on the front and matching partial "GREENOCK" on the lower flap (Rob.S1; scarce pre-1780) - rare port of arrival for West Indies mail at this early date - and 1787 EL from "Spanish Town" to London "p. The Augustus Caesar, Capt. Fowler" to London charged "5" with a fair small "DEAL/SHIP LRE" on the front. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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"DOVER/SHIP LRE" & "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" COVERS TO MADEIRA/G.B.; 1789 EL from "Good Hope, Trelawney" to Madeira sent c/o a London Agent charged "5" with a mainly fine larger "DOVER/SHIP LRE" (Rob.S2), and 1789/98 pair of ELs (good contents ref. cotton/fabric trades) from "M[onteg]o Bay" or Kingston to Surrey/London each with a very fine "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" mark nicely placed on the front charged "8" or "2/1" - the 1789 cover illustrated in Robertson's Ship Letters book (p.E.150). (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £50
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SCARCE "BRISTOL/SHIP_LRE" ON MONTEGO BAY COVER TO G.B.; 25 July 1793 E from "Montego [Bay]" to Edinburgh charged "11" and then "2/1" with a very fine (especially for this) 2nd-Type "BRISTOL/SHIP_LRE" mark (Rob.S1) nicely placed on the front. PHOTO - see page 9. £150
LATER PRESTAMP MARITIME MAIL, 1800-63 |
OVAL "Ship Lre/[Crown]" PAIR FOR LIVERPOOL/PLYMOUTH + "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE" COVER TO MADEIRA; 1800/01 pair of ELs from "Kingston" to the same London address with faint "LIVERPOOL" ("p. Egyptian") and mainly fine "PLYMOUTH" (p. HMS Rosario") double-oval "Ship Lre/[Crown]" marks on the front; plus remarkable 2 June 1800 EL from "Westmoreland, Jamaica" to Madeira endorsed "Packet" but clearly sent undercover to London and posted there, but should have been prepaid so posted twice; once with "29"-code London "FOREIGN OFFICE" d.s. on the front and endorsed "Returned for 1/8 Postage" on the flap and then with the similar "18"-code d.s. on the flap. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £140
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RARE EARLY COVERS TO MEXICO/SPAIN ROUTED VIA THE SPANISH CUBA POST OFFICE; Fine 4 Sept. 1808 EL from "Kingston" (filing note "Jamaica") to "Vera Cruz" (Mexico) initially endorsed "P.M. 28"(?) and this then replaced by "[Per] Berg[ati]n Flecha" and charged "2" with a very fine red Havana "YNDIAS" mark on the front; plus 28 May 1818 EL from "Kingston, Jamayca" to Vigo (Spain; redirected on arrival to "Cangas" with red h.s. "R 5") endorsed Fragata India" with a mainly very fine black Havana "ISLAS DE/BARLOVENTO" on the front. Rare pair; early mail from Jamaica to Cuba, Spain or Mexico is seldom seen. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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SCARCE LONDON "PACKET LETTER" ON COVER RETURNED FROM JAMAICA: 1809 O.H.M.S. entire from London (?) to "His Excellency General Villettes, Lt. Governor, Jamaica" with a fine London "PACKET LETTER" (Rob. P2; early usage) on the front, which is surprisingly scarce on mail from Jamaica. The letter clearly arrived after the departure of the addressee back to England and so was redirected to London & charged "4/-" for a double letter. Rare thus. [Ex Ken Watson, Cavendish June 2006. lot 576; realised £127.] PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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RED OVAL "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PLYMOUTH DOCK" COVER TO G.B. "PER H.M.S. CRANE"; 22 Nov. 1810 EL (minor toning clear of mark) from "St. Marys, Jamaica" to London "P HMS Crane" charged "1/2" and then "2/7" with an unusually very fine red double-oval "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PLYMOUTH DOCK" (Rob.S2; early use in this distinctive colour which is only recorded 1810-14) nicely placed on the front. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - INSIDE FRONT COVER. £150
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RARE GREEN FALMOUTH "JAMAICA/F" D.S. ON COVER TO SCOTLAND; July/Aug. 1814 E (one side-flap removed) from "Port Royal" (pencil note) to Edinburgh charged "2/5" with a very fine green Falmouth "JAMAICA/1 SE 1/1814/F" transit mark (Rob.FP5; early date) unusually on the front slightly overlapped by a boxed Carlisle "Addl/1/2" Scottish Mail Tax mark. Fine example of this elusive mark used on Packet letters not routed via London. PHOTO - see page 9. £300
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MAIL TO G.B. - LONDON "PACKET LETTER" PAIR + SHIP LETTERS OF DEAL, GRAVESEND & FALMOUTH; 1818/30 E/ELs from Grange Hill, Spanish Town or Kingstown to London/Scotland inc. 1818/20 pair with London boxed "PACKET LETTER", 1819/23 trio with boxed stepped-type "SHIP LETTER" marks of DEAL (unusually endorsed "Paid 1N2" in Jamaica), FALMOUTH (red) & GRAVESEND ("p the Ship Castle Lachlan"), and 1816 EL carried privately to "FALMOUTH" (Packet Letter removed mark in red) & posted inland to London (redirected to IOW with "FREE" d.s.). Useful lot (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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STEP-TYPE "SHIP LETTER" MARKS OF HASTINGS & PENZANCE ON MAIL BY SAME SHIP TO G.B.; 1821/22 pair of ELs (latter with some flap-faults & edge wear) from "Hanover [Estate]" or ?Three Mile River to Edinburgh both endorsed "Pr [Ship] Hanover" with a spectacularly fine boxed "HASTINGS/SHIP LETTER" (unusual on Jamaica mail) nicely placed on the front or with a mainly very fine boxed "PENZANCE/SHIP LETTER" on the flap. Most unusual to find a matched pair of covers from different voyages of the same ship. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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RARE GREEN FALMOUTH UNDATED "JAMAICA/F" MARK ON "H.M.S. SNAKE" COVER TO SCOTLAND; Attractive 22 March 1838 EL from the Commander of "H.M.S. Snake, Port Royal" (family letter to his father, an Admiral) endorsed "Snake" on the front with a very fine rare undated green Falmouth "JAMAICA/F" udc on the top flap; redirected in Scotland with a partly fine red "COLDSTREAM/PENNY POST" and varied charges. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 9. £300
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SHIP LETTERS FROM KINGSTON TO THE U.S./EUROPE INC. ONE TO AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING LINE; 1841-54 covers from Kingston to the US inc. 1841/45 trio with "SHIP" marks of NY/Philadelphia (blue)/Alexandria (red), and 1853/4 prepaid pair to Fairhaven/NY via SAVANNAH (2-ring "10", etc.) or direct (v. fine encircled NY "STEAMSHIP/10") - the latter regarding freight to Melbourne addressed to the NY "Agent for the Pioneer Line to Australia" (gold-rush period). Plus 1844/9 pair to Italy sent under cover to London and prepaid from there, and 1863 EL posted from London to Madeira, and 1860 cash-paid 6d-rate env. To GB. (9 covers) £200
KINGSTON's 'J/IAMAICA' MARKS, ETC., 1775-97 |
"IAMAICA" MARKS (SHORT & LONG Vs IN THE Ms) ON PACKET LETTERS TO G.B.; 1775/6 pair of ELs to London (former "By HMS Pallas") with the scarce short central V in M variety "IAMAICA" mark; plus 1779/85 trio to London all with the full-length central V in M variety of the "IAMAICA" mark (one endorsed "Pd Inld Posta 1/3" & "P Queen Charlotte Packet"); 1/-, 2/- or 3/- rates. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £240
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"JAMAICA" MARKS ON PACKET LETTERS BY NAMED SHIPS TO G.B.; 1778/80 ELs to London (2) or Madeira (3) all with mainly fine strikes of the scarce "JAMAICA" mark of Kingston; endorsed by "Granville Packet" (2; both to GB), "Hillsborough", "Duke of Cumberland" or "H.M.S...." (!); one at "3N" rate, the others (inc. the 3 to Madeira; one with rate crossed out) at the "1N" rate. Scarce group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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UNUSUALLY CLEAR 2nd-TYPE "IAMAICA" ON COVER TO LONDON - "CAROLINA COFFEE HOUSE"; 10- Feb. 1784 EL (toned with some reinforced folds) from "Kingston, Jama." unusually addressed to the "Carolina Coffee House....London" "P the Hallifax Packet" charged "1N" with a very fine "IAMAICA" on the lower flap; good contents ref. slaves incl. "...I can make no hand of your Negroes. I have often attempted to resell Jack but he frightens every person that looks at him with a view to purchase...", etc. PHOTO - see page 15. £160
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LOCAL INLAND COVER WITH SCARCE "KING/STON" MARK; Fine 19 June 1785 EL from "Kingston" to "Plantain Garden, River Bay, St. Thos. in the East" charged "71/2" having a very fine scarce "KING/STON" nicely placed on the side-flap. Attractive. PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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"JAMAICA"/"IAMAICA" PACKET LETTERS TO G.B. INC. NEWS OF THE HAITI NEGROES REBELLION; 1788 EL (with original enclosed bill of lading) with partly fine "JAMAICA" plus 1786/97 E/ELs to GB all with fair to fine "IAMAICA" marks (two by named Packets; Hallifax & Granville), inc. fascinating 16 Nov. 1794 EL with detail of fever decimating the British forces and the ongoing Haiti slaves Rebellion; "The Legion of Baron Montalembert now strongly intrenched at the Croix des Bouquets [Haiti] may hold out till the reinforcements arrive, but St. Mark in danger..." (6 covers) £200
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NAPOLEONIC NAVAL ORDERS, TENDER COVERS, ETC. - ONE REF. FRENCH P.O.W.s; 1799-1804 ELs, documents, coloured print, etc inc. 3 April 1804 letter (no wrapper) from "J.G. Saville" (Agent for Prisoners of War) at "Kingston" ordering Admiral Duckworth in Port Royal harbour to escort some "French POWs embarked on board Merchant Vessels of the present convoy to assist them in navigating them to England.", 1803 local naval order signed by "[Admiral] St. Vincent", 4 1802 local ELs (no postal marks) ref. naval tenders (for stores, etc.), and an attractive 1782 hand-coloured print of "PORT ROYAL". Varied lot. (15 items) PHOTO - see below. £200
KINGSTON's DATED MARKS - FLEURONS, ETC., 1801-51 |
THE 2-LINE DATED & LARGE FLEURON "JAMAICA" MARKS ON MAIL (SOME DISINFECTED) TO G.B.; 1801-11 covers (mainly ELs) to GB by varied Packets inc. 5 fair to mainly very fine "JAMAICA" 2-line d.s.'s (inc. one by "Auckland Packet" & 1803/4 pair with clear disinfection stains), and 1808-11 quartet with fair to fine very large "JAMAICA" Fleuron c.d.s.'s (inc. "P. Prince Ernest Packet", "P Manchester Pkt" & "P. HM Packet Prince Adolphus"). (9 covers + 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 16. £240
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THE SMALLER "JAMAICA" FLEURON D.S.'s ON MAIL TO G.B; 1813-22 E/ELs all with fair to fine Kingston "JAMAICA" Fleuron datestamps with varied date-lines and differeing Fleuron sizes, etc.; some by named Packets - Darlington, Walsingham, Elizabeth 1st & Lady Louisa. Mainly ex Ken Watson. (9 covers) £240
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THE FINAL "JAMAICA" FLEURON D.S.'s + KINGSTON PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS C.D.S.'s (2 TO FRANCE); 1823-51 covers (to GB unless noted) inc. 1823 fair & fine "JAMAICA" fleuron c.d.s's (one with London red "[Crown]" Inspector's Mark, 1824/7 trio with mainly very fine (2) or poor (1824 ex Cartagena - sellotape over the c.d.s.) "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s.'s, mainly v. fine 1833 K3 2-arc "KINGSTON" c.d.s., 1839/40 pair with different size encircled "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s.'s, 1833/445 pair to CGH (stained without Jamaica marks or 1845 with GB stamps removed), and fine 1851 pair ex Cuba/Chile to France posted from Kingston (double-arc c.d.s.'s) with boxed "COLONIES/&c ART.13" or red "PANAMA/TRANSIT". (12 covers + 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 16. £240
KINGSTON SHIP LETTER MARKS - OUTGOING MAIL, 1801-72 |
EARLIEST KNOWN(?) DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" WITH MATCHING "DEAL" MARK; 18 Feb. 1801 EL from "Kingston" to Glasgow "[Per] H.M.S. Surprize" charged "10" and then "3/-" with a mainly very fine (for this) double-oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" (Foster records from 11 Apr. 1801) and very fine matching "Ship Letter/[Crown]/DEAL" side-by-side and nicely placed on the front. Most attractive. [Ex Ken Watson, Cavendish June 2006, lot 561; realised £300.] PHOTO - see page 9. £240
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DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" MARKS WITH SIMILAR PORTSMOUTH MARKS; 1802/11/12 trio of covers (two ELs and a wrapper) with faint to fine (for this) double-oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" marks all with similar oval "Ship Lre/[Crown]/PORTSMOUTH" (1802 "Pr HMS Melampus" ex Spanish Town; ref. fever, barracks, etc.) or mainly very fine double-oval "SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/PORTSMOUTH" (2 different types; one by HMS Naiad). (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" MARKS WITHOUT G.B. SHIP LETTERS, ETC.; 1805/10 covers (4) to GB with faint to mainly very fine double-oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" marks but without GB Ship Letter marks; one (1810) unusually endorsed "Per the Letter Bag, Ship Ann" and one (1805) "P. Man of War"; plus 1807 EL from "Kingston" to NY endorsed "Via Boston" with v, fine small Boston "SHIP" on the front PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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UNUSUALLY CLEAR DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" MARK ON COVER TO SCOTLAND; 30 June 1814 EL from "Fort Augusta" (from a Lieut. of the "5[th] W[est]. Ind[ian]. Regiment) to Edinburgh "P[er]. [HMS] Snake" charged "1/-" and then "1/6" with a very fine (for this) double-oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" inverted on the front along with Edinburgh arrival c.d.s. and London fine boxed "Addl/1/2" Scottish Mail Tax mark; attractive PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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THE VERY RARE MANUSCRIPT "Ship Letter/Jamaica" MARK ON FALMOUTH/JA COVER TO G.B.; June/July 1815 E (one side-flap removed) to Edinburgh "P. Lincoln, Capt. Benson, Q.D.C." with clear Manuscript "Ship Letter/Jamaica" in an oval on the reverse beside a fair black "FALMOUTH/JA" mark, also having a mainly fine step-type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" and London boxed "Addl/1/2" on the front with c.d.s.'s of London (8 Aug.) and Edinburgh (11 Aug.); there is no Kingston mark so it seems clear that this was the Falmouth (Jamaica) P.O.'s attempt at mimicking the current Kingston oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" mark (which we have not recorded on any cover with the "FALMOUTH/JA" mark). Exceptional Manuscript Ship Letter; it is thought that only one other example exists. Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 8. £750
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LATE USAGE DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" MARK ON COVER "P HMS NORTH STAR"; 30 June 1814 EL from "Kingston" to London "P HMS North Star" charged "1/4" with a very fine (for this) double-oval "Ship Letter/JAMAICA" (1801-16) nicely placed on the front beside a partly fine boxed step-type £"PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER". Late usage of this Jamaica mark. [Ex Collett, 1965, lot 49.] PHOTO - see page 9. £150
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RARE USAGE OF THE "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" C.D.S. ON OUTGOING MAIL (TO G.B.); 10 Mar. 1843 env. (fine gold embossed wafer seal) to London (redirected cash-paid to Scotland) endorsed "By Packet of 6th of March 1843" but clearly too late for that (the endorsement crossed out) and so having a mainly very fine grey-brown "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" c.d.s. (just shaved by small opening tear) on the flap. Most unusual; this Ship Letter mark is rare on outgoing mail. PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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RARE USAGE OF THE "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" ON OUTGOING MAIL (EX FORWARDING AGENT); Fine 11 Oct. 1850 EL from "Kingston" (signed by "J.A. Garcia del Rio", the Kingston Forwarding Agent - regarding an enclosed letter for forwarding and a received letter that had been forwarded) to New York "[Per] Crescent City" prepaid 4d with red Kingston "PAID" c.d.s. but also - rare on outgoing mail - with a very fine grey "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" nicely placed on the front, also having a v. fine NY "10" in circle arrival charge-mark. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 9. £200
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PUERTO RICO CROWNED CIRCLE + F.A.C. COVER TO U.S. VIA JAMAICA; Unusual 26 May 1861 EL from "Arecibo" (P. Rico) to New York prepaid "1/-" with a mainly fine red "PAID/AT/SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO" Crowned Circle on the front slightly overlapped by the blue double oval "VIAS Y COMPANIA/PUERTO RICO" FAC (filing fold), also having a fine Kingston/Jamaica c.d.s. on the reverse and an encircled v. fine NY "STEAMSHIP/10" arrival charge on the front. Rare P. Rico FAC Crowned Circle cover sent via Jamaica. PHOTO - see page 9. £150
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RARE LATE USAGE BOXED KINGSTON "SHIP LETTER" ON COLOMBIA COVER TO U.S.; 14 Aug. 1872 EL from "Santa Marta" (Colombia) to New York "Y [Ship] California via Jamaica" with a fine "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" and matching rare chamfered box "SHIP LETTER" (Foster SL10, filing fold; few known - earlier than recorded) on the front, matching the "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. This Ship Letter mark is very seldom seen because Ship Letters were little used after 1860 and this mark did not appear until 1872. PHOTO - see page 1. £300
UNDATED VILLAGE MARKS, 1778-1839 |
ALEXANDRIA/BATH EARLY/ALBINO STRAIGHT-LINE NAMESTAMPS; c.1839 EL from"Browns T[own]" to "Jericho, Rodney Hall P.O." charged "71/2" with partly fine rare "ALEXANDRIA" (Foster only records six examples) on the front; plus 1826/9 pair of ELs to GB with albino or partly inked scarce "BATH" marks on the reverse. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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RARE "DRY HARBOUR/JA" STRAIGHT-LINE NAMESTAMP ON COVER TO G.B.; 5 Jul 1833 E (with some heavy folds clear of DH mark) going to GB "P Packet" with fine strike of "DRY HARBOUR/JA" (rated "R" by Foster) across the join (just affected by filing fold) on the reverse with very fine "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" cds alongside. Seldom seen; no example in the Swarbrick collection. PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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FALMOUTH/JA & FALMOUTH STRAIGHT-LINE NAMESTAMPS; 1803 EL "P. Packet" to GB with fine "FALMOUTH/JA" T3 on flap, 1807 EL (some soiling) "P Packet" to GB with fine "FALMOUTH/JA" T3 - contents ref. "List of Slaves on Dundee Estate 31st August 1807" with two good to fine fleurons on reverse (ex Stitt 1970) - internal 1834 ELs (2) with fine "FALMOUTH" strikes across the join & 1834 EL with very fine "FALMOUTH" T4b on flap. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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FALMOUTH - "JA" AND PLAIN STRAIGHT-LINES INC. TWO WITH "JAMAICA" FLEURONS; 1812-37 covers inc. 1812/3 pair to GB with mainly very fine "FALMOUTH/JA" marks across the joins and both with mainly fine "JAMAICA" Fleurons nearby; plus 1834/7 trio (one local & 2 to GB - one with red boxed London "PACKET LETTER" - all with fair to fine T4b straight-line "FALMOUTH" marks. (5 covers) £160
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GOSHEN - "GOSHEN/JA" & ALBINO "GOSHEN" COVERS; 1823/4 pair of Es from "Hopeton" to Scotland "P. Packet" each with a very fine or faint T3 "GOLDEN/JA" mark on the reverse alongside a mainly very fine medium "JAMAICA" Fleuron or unframed brown-black "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s.; both also have mainly fine greenish Falmouth boxed "1/2" Scottish Mail Tax marks on the front; plus 1833 EL from the same correspondence (from "Mount Zion" with a clear T4a Albino "GOSHEN" on the top flap and a fine green Falmouth "1/2" on the front. Scarce trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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GREEN POND - RARE MANUSCRIPT TOWN MARKING ON "JAMAICA" FLEURON COVER TO G.B.; 23 Feb. 1816 EL from "Lochaber" [Estate] to Scotland "By Packet" endorsed "Paid 71/2" (inland rate) with a very clear Manuscript "Green Pond" nicely placed on the lower flap beside a mainly fine "JAMAICA" Fleuron and then charged "2/3" on arrival in G.B. Foster and Potter only record a single 1814 example of this Manuscript marking in black. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 1. £300
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GREEN POND - RARE MANUSCRIPT TOWN MARKING ON "JAMAICA" FLEURON COVER TO G.B.; 17 May 1820 E from the same correspondence to Scotland "Pr Packet" endorsed "Inland Postage Pd 1s/3d" in black and Pd 1/3" in red (inland rate) both in the same hand as the very clear Manuscript "Green Pond" across the join on the reverse beside a mainly fine "JAMAICA" Fleuron (also across the join) and then charged "4/10" on arrival in G.B. Foster and Potter only record a single 1814 example of this Manuscript marking in black. PHOTO - see page 10. £240
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GREEN ISLAND, LACOVIA & LUCEA "JA" MARKS + LUCEA STRAIGHT-LINE; May/June 1822 pair of ELs from "Green Island, Hanover" by "Packet" to the same Edinburgh address rated "2/5" or "7/3", each having a mainly very fine or fair rare "GREEN-ISLAND/JA" mark on the reverse (the finer being across the join) with fair or v. fine "JAMAICA" Fleurons nearby, 30 May 1814 EL (some stains) from "Thatchfield" to Edinburgh "P. Packet" with mainly very fine rare "LACOVIA/JA" (Foster only recorded 7 examples) on the top flap with faint Fleuron nearby, 1809 EL to GB with fair "LUCEA/JA" across the join beside a mainly fine large Fleuron, and a battered 1826 EL from "Orange Cove Estate" to GB with fine small "LUCEA" on the flap. Scarce group. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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MANCHIONEAL & MILE GULLY - STRAIGHT-LINE COVERS TO G.B. - ONE "MISSENT/TO/ DUMFRIES"; 6 May 1823 EL (some toning of address) from "Orange Hill Estate" to Ayr charged "2/6" with a mainly very fine "Rare" T4a "MANCHIONEAL" across the join on the reverse with a partial "JAMAICA" Fleuron alongside; plus 18 Oct. 1837 EL from "Melrose Pen" to Scotland with a mainly fine scarce T4b "MILE GULLY" on the reverse (slightly over the join just affected by file fold and filing notes) with Kingston c.d.s. nearby but also having partly fine very scarce boxed "MISSENT/TO/DUMFRIES" on the front. Difficult marks to find. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £160
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MONTEGO BAY - FINE SET OF THREE DIFFERENT NAME-STAMPS ON COVERS TO G.B.; 20 Nov. 1798 EL (some light toning) from M. Bay to Scotland having as mainly very fine small 2-line "MONTEGO/BAY" (slightly overlapped by London transit c.d.s.) on the flap beside a partial "JAMAICA", 1 Aug. 1810 EL from "Walley" to GB with a very fine "MONTEGO BAY/JA" across the join beside a partial JAMAICA Fleuron, and 1836 E with very fine T4b "MONTEGO BAY" on the front. Unusually fine trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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"MONTEGO BAY/JA" & "MONTEGO BAY" COVERS TO G.B.; 1803/12 covers to GB (5) with fair to very fine strikes of the scarce T3 "MONTEGO BAY/JA" (one with 2-line dated "JAMAICA" & the others with varied mainly fine "JAMAICA" Fleurons - one also with fair red oval-framed "MISSENT/TO/BIRMINGHAM"); plus 1822/34 pair also to GB with mainly v. fine s. line "MONTEGO BAY" marks (different sizes) across the joins. Good lot. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £260
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"MORANT BAY/JA", "PORT MARIA", UNRECORDED "RODNEY HALL" & "SAINT ANNS BAY" MARKS; 1805/35 ELs all to GB except two, with partly fine 1805 "MORANT-BAY/JA", v. fine 1824 "PORT MARIA" (local cover affected by damp), mainly fine previously unrecorded 1835 "RODNEY HALL" (across join; not recorded in use by Foster or Potter) and partly fine rare 1835 "SAINT ANNS BAY" (local cover). Good group. (4 covers + 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 17. £160
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