AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BLOCKADE PERIOD - OFFICER'S 6d CONCESSION RATE COVER EX MONTEGO BAY; Matching 26 Feb. 1865 env. (minor wear; dated by sender on front) to Scotland endorsed "Officer's Letter" from HMS Royalist (see previous lot) franked by GB Small Letters 6d Lilac tied by v. fine "LONDON/91" duplex of 30 Mar. 1865. The ship was at Montego Bay on this day, but the letter was left for RMS Tamar to take on 11 Mar. from Port Royal to St. Thomas, being carried on from there by the SS Solent to Southampton (29 Mar.) hence the London duplex date. It seems that the ship was also guarding against arms being shipped to potential negro rebels, though the real Rebellion in Jamaica did not take place until Oct. 1865. [Ex Geoff Osborn; Cavendish Osborn auction, June 2007, lot 132; realised £230.] PHOTO - see page 37. £200
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SHIP'S BAG COVER EX FALMOUTH (JAMAICA) WITH ST. THOMAS "C51" NUMERAL ON G.B. 1/- GREEN; Unusual May 1871 'Seagrove' cover (usual filing notes affect address) from "Ed. Wickham" (serving on HMS Lapwing at Jamaica at this date) to Portsea franked for the full 1/- rate with a GB Large White Letters 1/- Green (pl.4) tied by what appears to be a light "C51" numeral of St. Thomas (British P.O. in the Danish West Indies); the exceptional usage of this cancellation for (supposedly closed bag) Naval Mail may have been due to the letter originating in Falmouth and being taken to St. Thomas by the RMSP service and then posted. There is no backstamp apart from Portsmouth (26 June 1871), which fits with the RMSP SS Nile's voyage from St. Thomas (13 June) to Plymouth (25 June). Intriguing item. [Ex Geoff Osborn; Cavendish June 2007 auction, lot 134, realised £126.] PHOTO - see page 37. £100
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"NO STAMPS OBTAINABLE...PORT ROYAL" COVER TO G.B. WITH RARE PLYMOUTH H.S. "3/-", ETC.; 22/25 Nov. 1874 env. (with lengthy contents; a detailed family letter ref. the voyage out from England inc. news of an earthquake in St. Thomas, etc.) to London most exceptionally endorsed "No stamps obtainable H.M.S. Seagull, Port Royal" on the front and so treated as an unpaid letter with a superb rare Handstruck "3/-" of Plymouth and a very fine "PLYMOUTH TO BRISTOL T.P.O." transit c.d.s. (14 Dec.) nicely placed on the front. Exhibition Quality and a fascinating read. PHOTO - see page 87. £240
T.R.D. & RAILWAY CANCELLATIONS, 1890-1938 |
BOG WALK - THE RARE CIRCULAR MANUSCRIPT-DATED "BOG WALK/JAMAICA" T.R.D. ON QV 1/2d CARD; 11 Dec. 1890 usage of the 1/2d Red-Brown Postal Stationery PC (slightly trimmed at sides) to Mandeville cancelled by two mainly very fine blue-black circular "BOG WALK/JAMAICA" Temporary Rubber Datestamp (one with Manuscript date, the other strike undated) also having Kingston & Mandeville Squared Circles on the front. Exhibition Item. Plus c.1920 PPC. (2 cards) PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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CONSTANT SPRING - THE RARE BOXED MANUSCRIPT-DATED "CONSTANT SPRING/JAMAICA" T.R.D. ON QV 1/2d CARD; 19 Mar. 1902 usage of the 1/2d Blue on buff Postal Stationery PC (corner crease clear of stamp & marks) to USA cancelled by a mainly very fine boxed "CONSTANT SPRING/JAMAICA" Temporary Rubber Datestamp (with Manuscript date). Plus c.1920 PPC. (2 cards) PHOTO - see page 37. £120
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MYRTLE BANK + TITCHFIELD - BOXED PURPLE MANUSCRIPT-DATED T.R.D.s ON 1d WATERFALLS ON CARDS; 1902/4 PPCs (latter with corner crease) to USA GB/cancelled each franked by bicolour 1d Waterfall with mainly fine boxed "MYRTLE BANK/JAMAICA" or "TITCHFIELD/JAMAICA" Temporary Rubber Datestamps with Manuscript dates. (2 cards) PHOTO - see page 37. £160
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COLEYVILLE, DIRECT CABLE, LASCELLES & MYRTLE BANK - BOXED T.R.D. CARDS/COVERS; 1908 local PPC with 1/2d Arms tied by mainly v. fine purple "COLEYVILLE/JAMAICA" d.s. (overstruck by Browns Town Squared Circle and c.d.s.), 1910 PPC to US with 1d Arms tied by v. fine purple "MYRTLE BANK/......1910/JAMAICA" (part overstruck), and 1921/2 local envs. with Exhibition 1/2d or Contingent 11/2d tied by mainly fine "LASCELLES/JAMAICA" or "DIRECT CABLE/JAMAICA" TRDs. Scarce lot. (4 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 37. £160
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BALANCE OF THE T.R.D.s COLLECTION - EARLY PIECES + KGV/KGVI COVERS, ETC.; 1920-50 covers inc. fine 1920 env. with Exhibition 1/2d (3) tied by v. fine purple boxed LUCKY HILL TRDs, 1929 env. with KGV 11/2d tied by mainly v. fine large "TROUT HALL/Jamaica" TRD, fine 1927/38 pair of ens. with 1d Welfare (FDC) or KGV 1/2d(2) tied by v. fine oval purple or blue boxed "JAMAICA PHILATELIC EXHIBITION" TRDs, 12 1948/52 envs. with KGVI frankings tied by varied village TRDs, and an 1890/1920 group of pieces with scarce TRDs (20 inc. 2 with Red Cross plane labels). Good lot. (16 covers + 20 pieces/stamps) PHOTO - see page 38. £200
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ALBANY - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/ALBANY" C.D.S. COVER, ETC; Fine commercial 18 Nov. 1924 env. to Kingston with Exhibition 1/2d tied by a mainly very fine rare blue 2-ring ALBANY Railway c.d.s.; plus rare postally used 1912 real photo PPC of "Ry Station Albany". Rare pair. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 7. £240
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HARTLANDS - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA RAILWAY/HARTLANDS" C.D.S. ON STAMPLESS COVER; Fine commercial stampless 10 Dec. 1924 env. (on railway business so unstamped) to Kingston with mainly very fine rare blue 2-ring HARTLANDS Railway c.d.s. [The similar strike on a 1919 stamped cover in Cavendish's June 2011 auction realised £862.] PHOTO - see page 7. £200
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MAGGOTTY - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/MAGGOTTY" C.D.S. COVER; 29 Dec. 1919 env. (minor stains clear of stamp & cancel) to Kingston (arrival machine on reverse) with Contingent 1/2d tied by a very fine rare blue 2-ring MAGGOTTY Railway c.d.s., also having a partly fine "T.P.O./JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. Few known on cover. PHOTO - see page 7. £200
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MONTEGO BAY - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/MONTEGO BAY" C.D.S. POSTCARD; 20 Dec. 1911 PPC (slightly trimmed at foot and left) to Kingston (arrival c.d.s.) with Arms 1d Red tied by two light but legible rare blue 2-ring MONTEGO BAY Railway c.d.s. Few known on cover. PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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MONTPELIER - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/MONTPELIER" C.D.S. COVER TO G.B.; 1 Aug. 1918 commercial env. (some slight creasing) to Wales with KGV WAR TAX 11/2d tied by a mainly very fine rare blue 2-ring MONTPELIER Railway c.d.s. (RAILWAY slightly over edge; just touched by crease) with v. fine "T.P.O./JAMAICA" c.d.s. and Kingston transit machine on reverse. Few known on cover. PHOTO - see page 12. £200
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MONTPELIER - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/MONTPELIER" C.D.S. COVER TO G.B.; 28 Dec. 1918 commercial env. (some creasing) to Wales with KGV WAR TAX 11/2d tied by a mainly very fine rare blue 2-ring MONTPELIER Railway c.d.s. (MONTPELIER slightly over edge; just touched by crease) with mainly v. fine "T.P.O./JAMAICA" c.d.s. and Kingston transit machine on reverse; redirected on arrival with "BWLCH Y GIBAU" c.d.s. on the front. Few known on cover. PHOTO - see page 14. £200
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PORT ANTONIO - RARE BLUE 2-RING "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/PORT ANTONIO" C.D.S. COVER TO U.S.; 3 Aug. 1916 commercial env. to New York with KGV 21/2d tied by a mainly fine rare blue 2-ring "JAMAICA GOV'T. RA[ILWAY]/PORT ANTONIO" c.d.s. with mainly very fine "T.P.O./JAMAICA" c.d.s. and Kingston transit machine on reverse. Few known on cover. PHOTO - see page 14. £160
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EARLY "JAMAICA RAILWAY/SPANISH TOWN" COVER + SELECTION OF OTHER STATION MARKS ON STAMPS; 13 Sept. 1906 local usage of the KEVII 1/2d Green Postal Stationery PC to "Hayes P.O." cancelled by a mainly very fine rare blue 2-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/SPANISH TOWN" c.d.s. with transit and arrival c.d.s.'s on front and back; rare thus. Plus a good selection of 1901/24 off-cover stamps all with partial strikes of these rare 2-ring blue JAMAICA RAILWAY c.d.s.'s inc. Waterfalls (3; GRANGE LANE, KINGSTON & RICHMOND), etc. - 17 different marks. Good study. (1 card + 22 stamps) PHOTO - see page 14. £240
OTHER POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES, 1870-1953 |
CRASH/WRECK MAIL - S.S. "BERGENSEREN" COVER WITH KINGSTON P.O. LABEL; Feb. 1890 env. (edge wear, few tears & stamps washed off) from Kingston to London with red "JAMAICA PAID" boxed d.s. where the stamps had been, having a printed label on reverse; "This Postal Packet was contained in the Mail Bag from Kingston for New York via Port Morant Jamaica for despatch per S.S. "Bergenseren" which Mail Bag was washed away in the Haughton River.near Annotto Bay on the night of Tuesday the 18th instant and which was subsequently recovered. FRED SULLIVAN, Postmaster for Jamaica/General Post Office/21st Feb., 1890" tied by London arrival marks. Rare item; the similar cover in the Ken Watson collection (Cavendish, May 2006, lot 619) realised £322. PHOTO - see page 14. £240
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FORWARDING AGENT CACHETS - CONSTANT SPRING HOTEL LABEL + U.S. CACHET COVERS; 1874 EL from Kingston to Nova Scotia endorsed "via New York" by the sender and carried there privately/under cover and so franked by US 6c tied by fancy NY cork Duplex with mainly very fine blue oval-framed "FORWARDED BY J. LEAYCRAFT/NEW-YORK" on the lower flap. Plus spectaular Oct. 1902 env. (minor wear) from GB (KEVII 1dx2 + 1/2d) to Japan but redirected to U.S. to Jamaica to Japan and on to GB having varied marks inc. a small fine printed "FORWARDED FROM/Constant Spring/Hotel/NEAR KINGSTON, JAMAICA, B.W.I." on the reverse. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 89. £150
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MARITIME MAIL - UNRECORDED(?) FRAMED MONTEGO BAY "SHIP LETTER", PAQUEBOTS, FRUIT CO. CANCELS, ETC.; 1878-1932 covers inc. 1878 Jamaica PO OHMS env. (stains) to US with Norfolk (Va.) v. fine boxed "SHIP", fine 10 Sept. 1908 env. (Hamburg-American Line imprint on front) to US with Arms 1d on reverse tied by Montego Bay c.d.s. which appears to match the distinctive pentagon-framed small "SHIP LETTER" mark (unrecorded?) on the front with US Tax marks, 1897/99 pair with GB frankings tied by Kingston c.d.s.'s with matching v. fine scarce boxed "PAQUEBOT." marks, and 1928/32 trio with different United Fruit Co. steamer c.d.s. cancels on Jamaica issues. Plus c.1930 Untied Fruit Co. leaflet with routes map. Scarce lot. (7 covers + 1 leaflet) PHOTO - see page 14. £200
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MILITARY - WWI - INVERTED "JAMAICA" RED CROSS LABEL ON COVER + CURRENCY CONTROL LABELS; Remarkable 24 Jan. 1918 Myers advertising env. (overall toning) to Montego Bay franked by KGV 11/2d WAR STAMP & Red Cross biplane label with "JAMAICA" overprint inverted - unrecorded error? - (label placed upside down) both tied by v. fine 2-ring MYERS WHARF c.d.s.; plus 1916/7 pair of envs. to USA with KGV 21/2d's tied by Kingston machines each overlapped by a small label with purple handstruck boxed "Opened by an Officer/of the Post Office by/Express Warrant of/THE GOVERNOR" or similar all-capitals printed text. Unusual lot. (3 covers) P.38 £150
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PICTURE POSTCARDS: An interesting selection of picture postcards inc. twelve used, an unused group of fifteen produced by A Duperly & Son of Kingston. Also a set of six (wrapper faults) produced for the 1924 B.E. Exhibition by R Tuck & Sons. (48 cards). £120
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POSTAGE DUE COVERS - EGYPT/BOER WAR, ST. LUCIA & U.S.; Spectacular much-travelled 29 Jan. - 24 Apr. 1900 env. to GB with Key-type 1d tied by a HALF WAY TREE c.d.s. but redirected to "HMS Simla, Alexandria" and then to "Field Force, South Africa" with two pairs of Egypt P. Dues (1m+2m; the pairs tied by Cairo or Alexandria c.d.s.'s) also having a rare boxed "FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE/3 ANNAS" of the Bombay-Aden Sea P.O. (c.d.s. on back)1932 env. (addressee's name erased) with Welfare 1/2d to St. Lucia with rare typeset St. Lucia yellow 2d P. Due with Castries c.d.s. on the front. and unpaid 1933 Air Mail env. to US with US 5c x2 P Dues on the front; latter 2 with purple circular Kingston "T/JAMAICA" types. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 38. £150
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POSTAL FISCAL COVERS - 3d TELEGRAPH STAMPS EX HAGLY GAP & PORT ROYAL; 1892/94 pair of envs. to Kingston each franked by a Jamaica Telegraphs 3d Violet (1892 faded?, 1894 fine bright colour) tied by very fine scarce "HAGLY GAP/JAMAICA" Squared Circle or v. fine "PORT-ROYAL/JAMAICA" c.d.s. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 38. £200
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POSTAL FISCAL COVERS - 'ARMS' REVENUES + QV JAMAICA REVENUE FRANKINGS; 1891/94 pair of envs. (latter regd.) from Kingston/Port Royal to USA/local address franked by 11/2d Lilac 'Arms' Revenue + "JAMAICA REVENUE" QV 1d Red (tied by 1891 Squared Circles) or 11/2d Blue 'Arms' Revenue (with 3 QV 1/2d Green) (tied by 1894 c.d.s.'s). Rare pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 38. £150
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REGISTERED MAIL - QV TO KGVI COVERS INC. UNUSUAL REGISTERED ENVELOPES, ETC.; 1886-1953 lot inc. unusual commercial Formula-type regd. env. (flap lost; McQuorquodale imprint with serif "REGISTERED" imprint on front - possibly the rare GB 1st-Issue design?) to Jewellers in Birmingham franked by QV 2d Slate (4) tied by oval "JAMAICA/REGISTERED" d.s.'s, 1895 usage of a folded down (flap removed) British Central Africa regd. env. to Morocco with Key-type 1d(2)+21/2d, 1895/1902 trio with multiple Key-type frankings to US/GB, 1902 QV 6d Orange + 1d Waterfall with "RETREAT" c.d.s.'s, 1905 env. regd. to Queensland with 1d Arms + 5x 1d Waterfalls, 1910 pair to US with blue R labels of HOPEWELL with red h.s. "Kingston" on each, and a useful KGV group. (inc. 2 small regd. envs. to USA). Good lot. (20 covers + 3 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 38. £200
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RETURNED MAIL INC. BOXED "ADVERTISED", R.L.B. DATESTAMPS, REGD., POSTAL STATIONERY, ETC.; 1877-1923 covers/cards all with returned mail marks inc. 1877 1/2d Provisional PC with boxed "ADVERTISED" red "UNCLAIMED" & RLB d.s.1888/92 QV P. Stat. PCs (inc. Squared Circles, RLB d.s.'s, etc.)local 1897 Jamaica Dead Letter Office OHMS returned Paid Letter env., 1899 to CGH with superb Cape Town h.s. £3d"1901 pair ex Japan/GB with small boxed "ADVERTISED" etc., and 1922/3 pair with large purple boxed RLO/Jamaica d.s.'s (one a regd. env. to US uprated with pictorial 2d+21/2d. Good variety. (12 covers) £200
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SQUARED CIRCLES INC. DIAMOND "STREET/LETTER BOX/JAMAICA" PAIR, 5d-RATE TO INDIA, ETC.; 1885-1905 covers/cards inc. 1885/6 1d PC & 3x2d on env. to GB ex Kingston, 1888 env. ("King's House" flap) to India with QV 1d Red + 4d Orange tied by single Kingston mark, 1889/1901 v. fine diamond-boxed "STREET/LETTER BOX/JAMAICA" marks on stained 11/2d on 3d Green UPU P. Stat. PC and fine env. with Jamaica/Revenue 1d Red both with Kingston cancels, 1893/7 Mandeville/Black River, etc. (10 covers + 2 stamps) PHOTO - see page 38. £150
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TOO LATE MARKS - HALF-MOON FRAMED KINGSTON & RARE MANDEVILLE MARKS; 18 Apr. 1895 env. to Brown Town with Key-type 1d tied by v. fine 2-ring Kingston c.d.s. having a very fine half-moon framed Kingston "TOO LATE" alongside; plus 31 Aug. 1925 env. to Constant Spring (backstamp) with Cassava 1d Tied by mainly v. fine Mandeville c.d.s. having a superb strike of the rare purple half-moon framed rubber "TOO LATE" (Proud type 12; date unrecorded) alongside. Fine pair. (2 covers) £100
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TRANSIT MAIL - COVERS/CARDS WITH KINGSTON "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" MARKS; 1889-1905 lot all with mainly very fine 2-line "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" marks on the front; ex Chile (4; to Trinidad, Martinique, Dominica & Barbados), Haiti (to Paris), Dominican Republic (to Germany), Colombia (2; to Denmark & France) & Mexico (to Curacao). Fine hand-picked lot. (9 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 38. £200
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THE BALANCE OF THE HEMMINGS JAMAICA P.H. COLLECTION - TELEGRAM, FREE MARKS, ETC.; c.1885-1946 covers/cards/etc. inc. fine c.1885 "TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE/not for the mail bag" env. with printed Kingston address, rare 1891 complete Telegram env. + contents with mainly fine rare "JAMAICA/TELEGRAPHS/SAV LA MAR" d.s. on each, 1899 env. to GB with 5x 1/2d Green tied by scarce v. fine "SANTA-CRUZ/JAMAICA" c.d.s.'s, 1892 uprated 1d Blue PC with 1/2d Green tied by BUFF BAY c.d.s., 1896/1908 STREET LETTER BOX c.d.s. cancels (3), 1896 stamp-shortage red crayon "Pd 1" env. with red boxed Kingston "UNCLAIMED" d.s., 1889-1902 OHMS envs. with varied oval "FREE" marks (one with "FREE" cancelled with 1d Key-type instead, 1905 PPC ex Russia, 1946 AIR LETTER with KGV 6d, etc. Great variety. (27 covers/cards/receipts + 5 stamps) PHOTO - see page 38. £200
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