SAVANNA LA MAR - PAIR OF RARE EARLY LARGE "SAV LA MAR" PACKET LETTERS TO G.B.; 1784/90 pair of ELs to Edinburgh/London endorsed by Packets "Grantham" or "Antelope" and both also endorsed "Pd Inl[an]d Posta[ge]." (1/3 or 2/6) ; each with a mainly very fine "IAMAICA" and both having a fair or very fine (latter across filing notes) rare large "SAV LA MAR" mark on the flap (both crossed by filing folds). This mark had a long period of use but was little used, hence Foster rates it as "Rare". (2 covers) PHOTO - see below. £200
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SAVANNA LA MAR - NAMESTAMPS ("JA" OR PLAIN) WITH GREEN FALMOUTH "1/2" MARKS, ETC.; 1817-34 ELs to Scotland with two "SAVANNA-LA-MAR/JA" marks (mainly fine, brown or black inks) or faint "SAVANNA LA MAR" marks (3); one with poor boxed Carlisle(?) "Addl/1/2" and the other four with mainly very fine green boxed Falmouth "1/2" marks (2 creased). (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £160
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SAVANNA LA MAR - "JA" NAMESTAMPS WITH GREEN FALMOUTH "1/2" MARK OR OMITTED; 1826/34 pair of ELs to Scotland by named Packets with fair "SAVANNA-LA-MAR/JA" marks; one with very fine green boxed Falmouth "1/2" mark but the other with the Scottish Mail Tax 1/2d charge omitted. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £100
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SPANISH TOWN - THE FIRST THREE NAMESTAMPS INC. EARLY PAIR TO MADEIRA; 1778-1826 ELs (4) inc, faint small T1 1778 "SPANISH/TOWN" (overstruck by London arrival Bishop mark but with mainly fine "JAMAICA" alongside) to Madeira ("by the Thynne Packet"), v. fine 1793 larger T1a "SPANISH/TOWN" (flap faults clear of mark) to "Madeira" but endorsed (by London PO?) via Gordon & Co in London and 1820/26 pair of fine or very fine "SPANISH*TOWN/JA" marks. Good lot. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
DATED PRESTAMP VILLAGE MARKS, 1837-60 |
BATH, BLACK RIVER, BROWNS TOWN, CHAPELTON & CLARENDON - EARLY SERIF C.D.S. COVERS; 1849/52 pair to GB with partly fine "BATH/JAMAICA" in blue (scarce) or black (latter with year above month error), local 1849 EL (sellotape stains) with fine "BLACK RIVER/JAMAICA" struck on arrival, 1857 EL (address part crossed out) to GB with mainly v. fine rare brown "BROWNS TOWN/JAMAICA", 1849 E to GB with mainly fine "CLARENDON/JAMAICA" (with date above month and day/month inverted errors), and large part 1844 E (part stained clear of mark) with v. fine "CLARENDON/JAMAICA". Scarce group. (6 covers + 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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DRY HARBOUR, FALMOUTH, GOSHEN, GREEN ISLAND & LACOVIA - EARLY SERIF C.D.S. COVERS; 1840-57 covers all with mainly fine to very fine strikes of the serif c.d.s.'s of "DRY-HARBOUR/JAMAICA", "FALMOUTH/JAMAICA" (2), "FALMOUTH/JAMAICA", "GOSHEN/JAMAICA" (2; prepaid locally or - most unusually - charged "10d" to Demerara with v. fine "ST. THOMAS" transit c.d.s., "GREEN ISLAND" (2; v. fine on local env. or very poor on prepaid cover to New York), or "LACOVIA/JAMAICA" (brown ink on 1842 EL prepaid to GB). Good variety. (9 covers) PHOTO - see below. £300
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"LITTLE RIVER/JAMAICA" (P2b) C.D.S.'s IN BLUE OR BLACK ON CORRESPONDENCE TO G.B.; Feb. 1840- May 1843 ELs all from the same correspondence from "Success Estate, St. James's" to Liverpool endorsed "P. Packet" al having mainly very fine strikes of the scarce single-arcs (P2b) "LITTLE-RIVER/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the front or a flap including 31 Oct. 1840 with chaotic date-slugs, and an 1843 trio with part manuscript-dated BLUE strikes (all 3 with "18" for year and one date-inverted with year above month error). Good contents ref. estate matters and trade; a fine group. (13 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £300
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LUCEA, MANDEVILLE, MAYHILL, MONEAGUE, MORANT BAY (INC. M/S "Too Late") & OCHO RIOS - EARLY C.D.S. COVERS; 1841-55 lot inc. v. fine 1843 rare LUCEA/JAMAICA, mainly fine 1855 sanserif MANDEVILLE/JAMAICA, 1851/5 pair with MAYHILL/JAMAICA (latter with v. fine rare Kingston "A"-at-foot K8a c.d.s.), 1841 mainly fine brown 1841 MONEAGUE/JAMAICA, fine 1848 MORANT-BAY/JAMAICA EL to GB with rare Morant Bay manuscript "Too Late" on the front, and very rare v. fine brown 1841 "OCHO-RIOS/JAMAICA" (latter rated "Very Rare - only 3 known" by Foster). Good lot. (8 covers + 3 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 16. £260
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PEAR-TREE-GROVE, PORT-ANTONIO, RIO BUENO, RODNEY-HALL, ST. ANNS-BAY, SAV. LA MAR & VERE - EARLY C.D.S. COVERS; 1841-60 lot inc. mainly fine rare 1843 brown PEAR-TREE-GROVE/JAMAICA, 1853 PORT-ANTONIO (unpaid EL to GB forwarded to France with fine red boxed "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON"), v. fine 1848 RIO-BUENO, 1847/60 RODNEY HALL JAMAICA pair (2 types), 1845 mainly v. fine SAVANNAH-LA-MAR/JAMAICA, superb 1847 ST. ANNS-BAY, and mainly v. fine brown 1841 VERE/JAMAICA. Plus one unclear and 7 cut-outs. (9 covers + 7 pieces) PHOTO - see page 17. £200
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SPANISH TOWN - THE VARIOUS EARLY C.D.S.'s ON COVERS TO G.B. INC. M/S "FOUND IN RECEIVING BOX"; 1837-45 lot inc. 1837 pair with mainly v. fine 2-ring P1 c.d.s.'s, Mar./Aug. 1840 pair with rare BLUE "SPANISH-TOWN/JAMAICA" T2a c.d.s.'s (the latter most unusually endorsed - at Spanish Town - "Found in Receiving Box..." in red, and sent from the "St. Catherines Branch of the Anti-Slavery Society" addressed to the "Secretary of the British & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society" in London), and 1844/45 pair with single-arc "SPANISH-TOWN/JAMAICA" c.d.s.'s (T2b). (6 covers + 2 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 17. £160
KINGSTON "COMMERCIAL ROOMS", 1818-41 |
UNRECORDED "Kingston*Jamaica." COMMERCIAL ROOMS MARK ALONE ON "GREENOCK/SHIP LETTER" COVER; Fine 28 May 1818 EL from "Kingston" to Scotland endorsed "P Ship Glasgow to Greenock" and charged "1/4", having faint and mainly very fine strikes of an unrecorded "Kingston*Jamaica." mark (similar to the rare Foster A mark of the Commercial Rooms but with a * in place of the comma) nicely placed on the front alongside a mainly fine framed step-type "GREENOCK/SHIP LETTER" mark, also having a faint Glasgow transit d.s. nearby. These separate Kingston & Rooms marks wee only in use for part of 1818 when they were replaced by the more familiar 2-line marks that are known from 1818 to 1829. An important addition to the record of these remarkable Kingston Forwarding Agent establishment marks. Unique?! PHOTO - see page 1. £300
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VERY RARE "Kingston,Jamaica" & SEPARATE "Commercial*Rooms MARKS ON COVER TO GOVERNOR OF MARTINIQUE; 9 Aug. 1818 EL (overall toning and minor internal ex-binding faults) from "Kingston de la Jamaique" (in French) to "Gouverneur de la Martinique" endorsed "P Sch[oone]r Intrepide via Curacoa" and without charge, having mainly very fine strikes of the very rare "Kingston, Jamaica" mark (Foster A; only 3 known?) mark matching a very fine early "Commercial Rooms" mark (Foster CR2) both across the join on the reverse. Rare marks and a rare destination at this early date. There was no example of these marks in the Swarbrick Collection and only a handful of either are known. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 2. £300
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EARLY DOUBLE-FRAMED "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/Kingston Jamaica" MARK ON "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER"; 24 June 1819 EL from Kingston to Scotland (redirected on arrival) "[Per] HMS Tartar" with a remarkably fine double-boxed "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/Kingston, Jamaica" mark (Foster CR3; early usage) across the join on the reverse, having a fair (over struck) framed step-type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" on the front. Rare so fine. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER. £160
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THE 2-LINE "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA" MARKS ON LIVERPOOL/SMUGGLED SHIP LETTERS; 25 June 1823 & 3 Oct. 1824 E/EL pair each with a mainly very fine strike of the CR4 mark (recorded 1822-29 only) on the reverse (former partly across join) to Greenock "Pr [Ship] Glasgow[?]" without postal marks so presumably smuggled on a ship that docked at Greenock or to Garstang ("P [Ship] Rocket, Q.D.C.") - the latter with almost very fine boxed "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" alongside. Unusual pair showing the legal and illegal transmission of Ship Letters. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £200
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RARE COMBINATION OF THE GREEN FALMOUTH "JAMAICA/F" D.S. WITH "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA"; Fine 10 Jan. 1824 EL from "Clarendon" to Scotland "Pr Queensbury Packet" charged "4/10" with a mainly very fine "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/JAMAICA" on the front and a very fine complete green "JAMAICA/FE13/1824/F" Falmouth d.s. partly across the join on the reverse. The only other example of this unusual combination of marks that we can recall having seen is the 1823 Fitzherbert cover that was also in the Swarbrick Collection [See Cavendish auctions, Apr. 1989 and Sept. 1995 where it realised £1,600 and then £1,650.] Rare Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 2. £750
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RARE USAGE OF THE "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA" MARK ON COVER TO THE U.S.; Attractive 13 Jan. 1824 EL from "KIngston" to "Portsmouth, N.H." endorsed "{per SHip] Eliza Peabody" having a very fine "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA" on the front (light fold) slightly overlapped by a very fine small red h.s. "SHIP" and matching "BALTIMORE MD" c.d.s., charged "27" in all. We cannot recall having seen this CR4 mark used on mail tom the US before. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 9. £200
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"COMMERCIAL ROOMS" COVER TO IRELAND WITH CANCELLED "SHIP LETTER" RATE & DUBLIN "FREE" D.S.; 14 Feb. 1825 EL from "Ship Kingston" (just arrived at "Port Royal Harbour") addressed to "Dublin Castle, Ireland" "by the Herald" with a partial Kingston "COMMERCIAL ROOMS" CR6 mark (early usage) across the join on the reverse, and a mainly fine red framed step-type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" on the front along with a cancelled "1/4" charge and faint red London and v. fine red crowned Dublin 'shield-framed" "FREE" d.s.'s. The addressee was Chief Secretary of State for Ireland, one of the few Irish appointments that included overseas free franking. Rare and attractive. [Ex Frank Bottomley, Cavendish Jan. 2010; realised £230; also illustrated in Bottomley's FSPO, 1988, p.178.] PHOTO - see page 9. £200
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LATER "COMMERCIAL ROOMS" COVERS TO G.B. VIA LIVERPOOL & DOVER; 1825/27 E/ELs with fair to mainly v. fine "COMMERCIAL ROOMS" (CR6) marks all across the joins on the reverse; three sent via Liverpool (2 types of boxed "SHIP LETTER" marks) and one to Nuneaton by "Brig Trial" with a partial downward step-type "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" and a red "HINCKLEY/100" boxed mileage mark endorsed "Mifsent to" on the front. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 56. £200
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CIRCULAR "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" COVERS TO G.B. VIA MILFORD OR DEAL; Fine 2 Oct. 1832 EL from "St. James's" to London "Pr Paragon via Liverpool" but with a very fine scarce framed step-type "MILFORD/SHIP LETTER" nicely placed on the flap beside a remarkably very fine CR7 circular framed "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" (very slightly across a seal cut). Exhibition Quality. Plus 1830 EL from Kingston to London "[Per Ship] Planet" with a faint circular CR7 on the flap and a very fine framed step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" on the front. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 2. £260
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CIRCULAR "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" COVERS TO G.B. VIA LIVERPOOL; 1830/33 Es to London/Sheffield (latter with stains to address side) "P Brig Paragon" or "P Brig Claremont" each with a partly fine (but assisted) or mainly very fine circular CR7 on the flaps, each near a very fine Liverpool boxed step-type "SHIP LETTER" (different types). Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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THE RARE DATED CIRCULAR "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" COVER TO U.S.; Fine 18 Nov. 1841 EL from Kingston to New York "Pr [Ship] Orb" with a mainly fine rare encircled "COMMERCIAL/27 DEC[inverted]/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/1841/BUILDINGS" CR8 mark across the join on the reverse, also having a fine blue "SHIP" and fair matching Baltimore c.d.s. on the front. Few examples known. PHOTO - see below. £150
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THE RARE DATED CIRCULAR "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" COVER TO G.B.; 17 June 1841 EL from Kingston to Liverpool "P [Ship] Rawlins" with a mainly fine rare encircled "COMMERCIAL/JUN 18/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/1841/BUILDINGS" CR8 mark across the join (slightly overstruck) and affected by filing notes) on the reverse, also having a fair red London "SHIP LETTER" alongside. Few examples known. [Ex Swarbrick, Cavendish Sept. 1995, lot 126; realised £161.] PHOTO - see page 17. £150
FORWARDING AGENT COVERS, 1795-1866 |
F.A. ENDORSEMENTS ON MAIL TO/FROM NICARAGUA, CUBA, U.S., MADEIRA, PANAMA, ETC.; 1795-1843 covers inc. 1795 EL from "Trelawney" to Madeira without postal marks but with note of "N. York...Rob. Lenox" forwarding on flap, 1835 pair from Nicaragua ("Realijo"; partly fine scarce boxed step-type "SHIP LETTER/COWES" on flap) or "Panama" sent "c/o Messrs. John Wilson & Co., Kingston" or endorsed as forwarded at "Jamaica...[by] Geo Skinner", v. fine 1837 EL from "Santiago de Cuba" to London endorsed by "Einsson & Co., K[ingsto]n, Jamaica" and 1843 E from Colombia (Ocana) to London via "Santamarta...A. C. Abello". Scarce group; early F. Agent endorsements of Jamaica are seldom seen. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £200
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RED OVAL NEW YORK F.A.Cs ON COVERS TO/FROM U.S., CANADA, MADEIRA & JAMAICA; 1840/47 covers inc. 7 Apr. 1840 EL from "Leogan, St. James, Jamaica" to "Upper Canada via New York" with fine small NY "SHIP" in red along with v. fine "MASON & THOMPSON/NEW-YORK" FAC on the front beside a v. fine "QUEENSTON/U.C." transit c.d.s., 1844/5 pair of ELs from Black River/Savannah to New York/Madeira with postal marks but both also with mainly fine red oval-framed "Forwarded/GEO & JOHN LAURIE/NEW YORK" FACs on the flaps, and 1847 EL from "BETHLEHEM/Pa" (US; red c.d.s. and matching red "PAID" with "5" all on the front) to Mayhill with faint oval red "GILPINS EXCHANGE/READING ROOM..." FAC on the reverse (endorsed "Redirected to Mandeville") on the front. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £160
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SPECTACULAR PANAMA/KINGSTON DOUBLE-F.A.C.s COVER FROM U.S. TO SHIP AT "PAITA, PERU"; Remarkable 10 July 1848 EL from "Mattapoisett, Mass." to a ship's Captain of "Bark Cachalot" forwarded (by a New Bedford Agent?) to "Panama" with a very fine rare oval-framed "FORWARDED BY ZACHRISSON, NELSON & Co./PANAMA" on the top flap beside a mainly fine rare large double-oval "Rece[ive]d Forwarded/BY/DARREL BARCLAY/KINGSTON JAMAICA" (Foster FAC4; only 2 recorded by him - "Rare") and finally endorsed as "c/o A. Bathurst, Paita, Peru". Amazing cover involving four different Forwarding Agents in four different countries! PHOTO - see page 3. £300
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NEW YORK FAC's ON COVERS FROM/TO JAMAICA (LATTER WITH "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER"); 1849/51 pair of ELs from"Amherst, Mass." to Mandeville P.O. with a mainly very fine large red oval "H. UNDERWOOD/NEW YORK" FAC (affected by light bleaching) with a mainly very fine "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" both on the front, fine printed 1851 EL from Kingston to London with a very fine chamfered boxed red "MAITLAND PHELPSON/NEW-YORK" FAC on the top flap, and 1866 EL (no postal marks) ex Montego Bay to NY with oval-framed "J. LEAYCRAFT/NEW-YORK" FAC. Scarce trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 10. £200
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"JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" & NEW YORK "STEAM/SHIP" ON COVER WITH KINGSTON F.A.C. STRUCK INSIDE; Unusual and attractive Feb. 1851 E to New York "[Per Ship] Cherokee" with a mostly very fine "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" mark on the front beside a very fine "STEAM/SHIP" mark and matching "10" in circle (NY arrival charge). Inside the letter there is a superb strike of a boxed "FORWARDED BY/J.A. GARCIA DEL RIO,/KINGSTON, JAMAICA." cachet endorsed "Feb. 14 1841 to be sent on first steamer", with a note that the enclosed cover was intended for London. Rare Forwarding Agent's personalised forwarded mail wrapper. The only one of its kind that we have seen. [Ex Ken Watson, Cavendish Nov. 2003, lot 510; realised £196.] PHOTO - see page 10. £200
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CUBA TO FRANCE COVER WITH RARE "BARCLAY & Co./KINGSTON" FAC + "COLONIES/&c ART. 13"; 15 Sept. 1853 EL (some reinforced folds) from "Santiago de Cuba" to Nantes having a very fine red chamfered-box "FORWARDED BY/BARCLAY & Co./KINGSTON/JAMAICA" (not recorded in this form by Foster or Rowe) on the top flap, charged "15 [decimes]" with Kingston, London & French backstamps and having a mainly very fine red boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" (scarce on Jamaican mail) on the front. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 10. £300
KINGSTON PRESTAMP INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, ETC., 1828-68 |
"JAMAICA/PAID" & LONDON "CAME UNSEALED" MARKS ON MAIL TO G.B.; May/June 1823 E to London "Pr Duke York Pkt." with Kingston c.d.s. on the reverse and most unusually with a London backstamp endorsed "Came unsealed to G.P.O. London. Barnes" on the flap; plus June 1835 EL from "Jericho" prepaid to GB with a very fine small red Kingston "JAMAICA/PAID" c.d.s. nicely placed on the front - the contents are a mainly printed circular of the "JAMAICA BAPTIST MISSIONARIES' WIDOWS & ORPHANS FUND". (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £140
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RARE KINGSTON CLARET-PURPLE "CARTHAGENA" UNDATED FLEURON ON BOGOTA COVER TO G.B.; 21 Aug. 1836 E (side-flaps removed) from Colombia to Hertford with a very fine red oval-framed "REPUB. DE LA N. GRANADA/BOGOTA/FRANCE" nicely placed on the front with matching red h.s. "3" but also having a mainly fine (somewhat watery) claret-purple Kingston transit undated Fleuron mark alongside (fair black 19 Sept. Kingston c.d.s. on reverse); the initial "3/2" rate changed to "3/-" with a fine red fancy London Foreign Branch "[Crown]" mark. Rare Kingston Instructional mark for transit mail from the British P.O. in Colombia. PHOTO - see page 11. £300
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RARE KINGSTON RED "CARTHAGENA" UNDATED FLEURON ON COLOMBIA COVER TO G.B.; 26 Feb. 1844 EL from Colombia to London with a very fine small brown oval-framed "OCANA/FRANCA" (light file fold) nicely placed on the front with m/s "11/2" rate but also having a very fine red Kingston transit undated Fleuron mark alongside (mainly very fine black 28 Mar. Kingston c.d.s. on reverse), charged "2/3" with 8 May London backstamp. Rare Kingston Instructional mark for transit mail from the British P.O. in Colombia. Exhibition Quality. [The similar 1848 cover in the Cavendish 'Harper' auction, Mar. 2009, realised £805.] PHOTO - see page 3. £500
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RARE KINGSTON TRANSIT "PANAMA" DOUBLE-ARC UDC ON COVER TO G.B.; 12 July 1843 EL from "Panama" to London (by Packet R.M.S. 'Forth' to Falmouth via St. Thomas), charged "1/-" with a lovely strike of the rare "PANAMA" UDC (filing crease) nicely placed on the front matching an equally fine "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" (24 July) c.d.s. on the top flap beside a London (20 Aug.) c.d.s. Only a handful of examples of this rare UDC are recorded. Exhibition Quality. [Ex John Griffiths & ex Cavendish Nov. 2004 'Culford' auction, lot 527, realised £980.] PHOTO - see below. £750
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THE KINGSTON HANDSTRUCK "4", "6" & "s1/-" CHARGE-MARKS ON INTERNAL/OVERSEAS MAIL; May 1844 EL (stains & some ink-etching) to "Ocho Rios" with a very fine large Kingston Handstruck "4" (matching the backstamp; very top just affected by old sellotape mark), fine May 1847 EL to "May Hill PO" with a very fine large Kingston Handstruck "6" nicely placed on the front (Latest known date?), and Jan. 1850 E from "Ocho Rios" to London with a superb small Kingston Handstruck "s1/-" nicely placed on the front (matching a fair backstamp). Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £240
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THE KINGSTON HANDSTRUCK "6" CHARGE-MARKS ON INTERNAL MAIL; 1844/48 ELs (3; two with some ink-through affecting address-panels; the third very fine) all sent from Kingston (fair to fine backstamps) to the same "May Hill P.O." address and each with a mainly fine to very fine large Kingston Handstruck "6" on the front. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £200
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THE RARE MONTEGO BAY HANDSTRUCK "PAID/8D" IN CIRCLE; 12 Feb. 1849 EL (some ink-through affecting address and some small faults around the mark (reinforced) to Spanish Town with a mainly very fine very rare red "PAID/8D" in red nicely placed on the front; the rare prepaid mark of Montego Bay (with mainly fine large c.d.s.on reverse). This mark was used on prepaid 1/2 oz. letters to Kingston & Spanish Town being the inland postage rate for letters travelling over 100 miles. Seldom seen. [The fine example in Cavendish's May 2000 'Ken Watson' auction realised £437.] [Ex Urwick, 1957; realised £9-10s-0d.] PHOTO - see page 10. £200
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RARE & EARLY KINGSTON HANDSTRUCK "1" IN BLACK ON PRINTED MATTER TO NEWFOUNDLAND; 21 Nov. 1848 E (few stain marks) from Kingston (fine c.d.s. backstamp) to "St. Johns, N.F." endorsed "Printed Price Current" and "P Steamer & Bermuda" with a very fine distinctive black Kingston Handstruck "1" on the front (issued Oct. 1843 but not previously recorded prior to 1856); also having overlapped d.s.'s of Halifax (NS; 15 Dec.) and St. Johns (20 Dec.) on the reverse. Exceptional early Printed Matter Rate item to a most unusual address. PHOTO - see page 3. £240
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THE DISTINCTIVE KINGSTON HANDSTRUCK "s1/-" MARK ON COVERS TO G.B.; 1850 pair of ELs to Scotland by "Packet" each with a very fine distinctive Kingston Handstruck "s1/-" nicely placed on front, each matching a fine or very fine Kingston c.d.s. backstamp. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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THE RARE KINGSTON "TOO LATE" MARK ON INTERNAL & OVERSEAS MAIL; 17 Aug. 1849 & 24 Mar. 1866 ELs from Kingston (latter mainly printed contents) to Scotland ("1/-" Packet rate) or to a local Kingston address (pencil "1" charge) each with a very fine rare Kingston "TOO LATE" mark (2 types?) nicely placed on the front. Exceptional pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £200
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THE RARE KINGSTON 2nd-TYPE "MORE TO PAY" MARK ON COVER TO "ST. VINCENT'S"; 25 Mar. 1851 EL from "Vere" (partly printed contents) "Per Packet" to "St. Vincent's" having a fine double-arc "VERE/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the top flap but charged "4" with a fine to very fine rare Kingston "MORE TO PAY" (earliest known date of the 2nd type) on the front matching the partly fine Kingston c.d.s. backstamp. Few examples. known and a most unusual destination. PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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UNRECORDED (G.B.?) HANDSTRUCK "6d" + MONTEGO BAY SHIP LETTER TO CANADA; 1854 pair of ELs to Scotland/Toronto; the first charged "6" in manuscript with a fine Kingston backstamp but also having a mainly very fine distinctive Handstruck "6d" (struck in GB??) and a red GB "M/NR" in circle of the Northern Railway route; the other to Toronto with a fine "MONTEGO-BAY/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (tear) on the flap and endorsed in red on the front "Inland 8/Ship 4/Paid 1/-" overstruck by v. fine "NEW-YORK/SHIP/12cts" c.d.s. on the front (forwarded from Toronto with "FORWARDED" and "71/2" rate). Unusual pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £150
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RARE USAGE OF PENTAGONAL-FRAME "GB/2F" ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON COVER TO FRANCE; 2 Nov. 1868 EL sent unpaid from "Jakmel" to Bordeaux but posted in Jamaica (Kingston c.d.s. backstamp) with a very fine pentagonal-framed "GB/2F" Accountancy Mark (red London c.d.s. on reverse) nicely placed on the front with Calais transit c.d.s. and h.s. "10" [decimes]; most unusual marking on a Jamaica cover. PHOTO - see page 18. £150
INGOING MAIL - PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS, 1778-1874 |
EARLY MAIL EX G.B. - INC. "KING/STON" MARK & COMMENT ON THE "AMERICAN NEGOTIATIONS"; 20 April 1778 EL (small stain & repair affecting last word of address but clear of mark) from "Ardoch" (Scotland) to "Kingston, Jamaica" but without GB postal marks and only having a mainly very fine rare "KING/STON" mark (just overlapping seal) on the flap - good contents with news of the naval threats to the West Indies and the then-current Franco-American negotiations that led to a declaration of War between France and GB in June 1778 - plus 5 Dec. 1778 EL prepaid "1N" from "London" to Kingston "P the Packet" with mainly very fine black London "POST/PAID" in circle on the front. Rare pair sent during the peak of the American War of Independence. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £160
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RARE COVER EX G.B. WITH 'DOCKWRA' MARK & DETAILED NEWS OF THE AMERICAN WAR; 1 Sept. 1778 EL (full typed transcript) from "London" to "Spanish Town, Jamaica" endorsed "BY the Packet" and most unusually having a mainly very fine London triangular Government "PENNY/POST/PAID/W/WE" 'Dockwra' mark (rare on overseas mail) on the lower flap. Good contents with detail of recent news from the American War of Independence; "...Public news...you must not have heard...The late engagement between Admiral Keppel and the Brest Fleet...The treatment by the Congress of America of our Commissioners...the march of General Clinton with his Army from Philadelphia to New York through the...", etc. PHOTO - see page 18. £200
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CANADA/SCOTLAND/LONDON - EARLY MAIL TO MORANT BAY ETC. INC. "KING/STON", ETC/.; 1784 EL from "Quebec" to "Trelawneys, Jamaica" without postal marks but inc. "...by this conveyance the Schooner Charlotte to sail for Jamaica this afternoon" (rare so early from Canada to the West Indies), 1787/91 quartet of ELs from Scotland to Morant Bay (2 with red Edinburgh Bishop Marks), and 1791 E from London to Kingston charged "1/-" Packet rate with part scarce "KING/STON" struck on arrival. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £160
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G.B. MAIL BY FAVOUR/PACKET - INC. V. FINE "KING/STON" MARK; 1796 E (ex Scotland?) to "Melrose Penn, Clarendon" endorsed "Favored by Mr. Johnston" with a faint postal charge on the front and a very fine scarce "KING/STO" nicely placed on the top flap; plus 1800 pair of ELs from London/Scotland? to St. Thomas/Morant Bay endorsed "Pr Packet" or "Per Harmony, Capt. Alexander" (latter sent with a gardener!). (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £150
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GERMAN STATES/G.B. - EARLY 1800s COVERS TO JAMAICA - ONE EX SAXONY TO "UP PARK CAMP"; 1800/2 covers inc. 3 Aug. 1802 blue paper env. (very rare early usage; with contents) from "Quedlinburg" (Saxony) posted in London charged "3/8" and most unusually addressed to "Up Park Camp, Isle Jamaica" - believed to be the earliest known cover from Continental Europe to Jamaica - 1801 EL from Edinburgh (fine red Bishop Mark on the front) to "Commander of La Seine Frigate c/o Dick Esq., Naval Officer, Port Royal", and 1801/3 ELs (6) from Scotland/London to Morant Bay (inc. v. fine "CASTLE DOUGLAS" in circle). Good lot. (8 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £200
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PRESTAMP COVERS EX CURACAO, GIBRALTAR & G.B. INC. "ANNOTTO BAY/JA" MARK; 1803 EL from "Curacao" (under British Occupation at the time) to "C-in-C, Jamaica" endorsed "O.H.M.S." but charged "1"(?; affected by filing note) with interesting contents, stained faulty 1820 EL from "Gibraltar" to Kingston but posted locally with partly fine "ANNOTTO BAY/JA" across join, and 1817/29 trio from GB (2 with postal marks). (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £160
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RARE COMPLETE RETURNED LETTER + AMBULANCE WRAPPER RETURNED FROM G.B.; Remarkable 8 Oct. 1821 EL from "Spanish Town" (fine "SPANISH-TOWN/JA" mark on the top flap) to London (redirected to Nottingham with faint red London "Postage to London/Not Paid", etc.) with "3/-" final charge, but endorsed "Refused" and so returned all the way to Jamaica with the matching original, partly printed "Returned Letter/Returned Letter-Office" wrapper sent from London back to Jamaica where the original sender had to pay the outstanding "3/-" rate (translated into "4/-" of local currency). Possibly unique; the only such complete prestamp Returned Letter + Wrapper of the West Indies of which we are aware. [Ex Cavendish 'Culford' auction, Nov. 2004, lot 495; realised £207.] PHOTO - see page 10. £200
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RARE INTER-ISLAND COVER TO JAMAICA WITH "BAHAMAS" STRAIGHT-LINE MARK; 4 June 1833 EL (overall toning - disinfected?) from "Nassau, New Providence [Bahamas]" addressed to "Spanish Town, Jamaica" having a mostly very fine "BAHAMAS" mark on the flap; charged "4d" and then "1/3" (faint) on the front. Interesting Missionary contents. Few prestamp Bahamas inter-island covers have been recorded. [The similar but fine cover in Cavendish's Nov. 2004 auction realised £300.] PHOTO - see page 18. £140
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G.B. MAIL TO JAMAICA INC. "PENNY POST" COVER & HISTORICAL LETTER FROM THE R.M.S.P.'s CHAIRMAN; 1838/9 pair of ELs to Port Royal or HMS Comus (prepaid or with v. fine scarce "Horndean/Penny Post" on the front), plus important 15 June 1836 EL from "J. Irving" [M.P.; fist Chairman of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.] in London to "James McQueen...Kingston Jamaica" charged "2/2" with fascinating contents (typed transcript) regarding secret plans ("Keep your ears open and your mouth shut"!!) to acquire the new British Government contract for Packet Mails to the West Indies! (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 18. £150
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