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COMMERCIAL MISSIONARY USAGE OF THE HONG KONG 1c GREEN PC TO HONG KONG; Fine 27 Mar. 1899 usage of the Hong Kong 1c Green Postal Stationery PC (written in German) from "Ka yin tsu" (near Swatow; a remote Basel Mission station) to "Basel Mission, Westpoint, Hong Kong" cancelled by a mainly very fine small "SWATOW" c.d.s. with HK arrival c.d.s. on the front. Very scarce. PHOTO - see page 25. £150
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KEVII/KGV COVERS TO U.S./G.B./H.K. WITH "BR. P.O." C.D.S.'s INC. RED BOXED "R" MARK; 1910/15 covers/cards all with mainly v. fine "TIENTSIN.BR. P.O." c.d.s. cancels on KEVII 4c Red (1910 to Ireland "Via Siberia" with contemporary newspaper article showing the cover due to its amazing 14-day journey "Via Siberia!), KEVII 1c (PPC to Kowloon), KGV 20c (regd. to US with mainly fine scarce red boxed "R/TIENTSIN B.P.O." mark) or KGV 10c (env. to US "Via Pacific). (4 items) PHOTO - see page 26. £150
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RARE PURPLE BOXED "PORT EDWARD/WEI-HAI-WEI" D.S. ON KEVII BLOCK OF FOUR CARD TO G.B.; Fine and unusual 4 July 1906 PPC to Wales with KEVII 1c Block of Four tied (through perfs.) by a single central very fine purple boxed "PORT EDWARD/WEI-HAI-WEI" d.s. with fine "SHANGHAI/B.P.O." transit c.d.s. nearby. Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 26. £200
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DIFFERENT "WEI-HAI-WEI/PORT-EDWARD" C.D.S.'s ON KGV 4c REDS (ONE "CHINA" O.P.) ON CARD/COVER; 31 Aug. 1908 PPC (King's Hotel, W-H-W) to G.B. (with Shanghai BPO transit c.d.s.) with Hong Kong KEVII 4c tied by 80% complete (part off edge) 1st-Type c.d.s.; plus 8 Apr. 1923 env. to G.B. "via Canada" with Hong Kong "CHINA" o.p. KGV 4c tied by mainly fine smaller c.d.s. Good pair. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 26. £120
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YOKOHAMA - UNDERPAID "A83" MAILBOAT COVER TO G.B. VIA "HONG KONG" WITH G.B. 1d RED; 12 July 1861 env. (slight edge wear) to "Mrs. John Lowder" in Kent initialled "J.F.L." [John Fuge Lowder, a junior interpreter in the British Consulate in Yokohama] and dated on the front; franked by a G.B. 1d Red 'Stars' (on a piece of paper glued to this envelope by the sender) well tied by a very fine rare "A83" Mailboat cancel (struck on the P&O SS Ceylon en route from Alexandria to Southampton) charged "2" initially with a mainly fine small "HONG KONG/C" c.d.s. (8 Aug.) on the reverse, but then charged "11d" on arrival in G.B. (the full unpaid 1/- rate less a credit of 1d for the British stamp). The sender, J.F. Lowder, worked for the British diplomatic service for many years and was a significant Anglo-Japanese pioneer; he played a crucial role in the defense of the British Consul-General during a rare visit to Yedo [= Tokyo] on the night of 4/5 July 1861 when he fired his pistol at midnight renin attackers, so this letter presumably contained news of that event and would have been sent from the writer's base at the Consulate in Yokohama (as Yedo had no mail service at this time). Exceptional and Important Exhibition Item. [BPA 1979 cert.] PHOTO - see page 6. £1,500
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VERY RARE "NAGASAKI, JAPAN" 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER TO G.B. WITH "B57" MAILBOAT CANCEL ON G.B. 1d RED; Fine Nov. 1863 env. (end of letter giving sender's return address under flap; stains on flap) to G.B. headed & countersigned for the Soldier's 1d Concession Rate for a Royal Marine on "H.M.S. Leopard, Nagasaki, Japan" with G.B. 1d Red 'Stars' (pl.41; some scuffs) cancelled (not tied but clearly belongs) by a mainly fine rare "B57" Numeral struck on the P&O S.S. 'Poonah' en route from Egypt to Southampton; there are backstamps of "HONG-KONG" (v. fine in blue; 30 Nov.) and L. Buzzard (18 Jan. 1864). Exceptional Concession Rate Mailboat cover from the ongoing British Naval presence in Japan during the Civil War there following the British Bombardment of Kagoshima in August 1863. Important Exhibition Item. [RPS 2007 cert.] PHOTO - see page 6. £1,500
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NAGASAKI - THE BLUE "N2" CANCELLATION ON 12c BLUE: 1863-71 12c blue with central "N2" cancellation in blue. Fine and scarce. SG Z20 £2,000 PHOTO - see page 12. £500
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YOKOHAMA - A SELECTION OF "Y1" CANCELLATIONS: 1863-71 CC watermark 2c (8), 4c (2), 6c, 8c (4), 24c (4), 30c 30c vermilion (2), 30c mauve (4). 1876-77 28c on 30c and 1877 16c. All with "Y1" cancellation with a few in blue. Very mixed condition. SG £880+ (28) £140
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YOKOHAMA - EARLY "Y1" COVER TO G.B. AT 32c RATE VIA HONG KONG WITH RED "1/4" ACCOUNTANCY MARK; Fine 15 Jan. 1870 env. to Surrey with Hong Kong 8c Orange + 24c Green (Z35 + Z38; slight perf. stains) tied by mainly very fine black tall "Y1" Numerals matching the very fine "YOKOHAMA/A" c.d.s. on the flap, having very fine Hong Kong (23 Jan.) and Mitcham (7 Mar.) c.d.s.'s nearby; there is a bold red manuscript "1/4" (credit to G.B.) Accountancy marking on the front. [Holcombe 1992 cert.; plus RPS 1997 cert. stating that it is genuine although the stamps had been removed and put back on the cover (presumably after the perf. stains had been reduced?), which does not detract in our opinion.] Colourful and rare "Y1" franking; Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 7. £500
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HIOGO - THE RARE "D30" CANCELLATION: 1877 Crown CC 16c yellow with central "D30" cancellation. Re-perforated at right, horizontal crease. Approximately six examples recorded. SG Z15 £7,000 RPSL Cert (1991). PHOTO - see page 12. £1,200
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NAGASAKI - HONG KONG ADHESIVES WITH NAGASAKI C.D.S.:1891 30c yellow green and 1900-01 10c ultramarine, each with part "NAGASAKI/JAPAN" c.d.s. Minor faults. SG 39 &59. PHOTO - see page 24. £100
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INDIA/G.B. - UNOFFICIAL COMBINATION FRANKING ACCEPTED ON 3-COLOUR FRANKING COVER TO G.B.; Extraordinary 7 Aug. 1859 env. to Haslemere (blue arrival c.d.s. on front; 15 Sept.) "Via Marseilles" with India 4as Black + 2as Orange along with a G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine (horiz. tear - could it be halves of two used stamps salvaged and put together to form a new stamp?) - apparently accepted in error for the similarly coloured India 8as Rose - all tied by very fine "TRIVANDRUM" (fine red boxed d.s. on reverse) dotted "C/134" Numerals (the 4as & 4d also tied by sender's "Stamped" endorsements with red crescent-framed "INDIA PAID" alongside. This small P.O. in the very southern tip of India did not perhaps know that the 4d was a British stamp and accepted it. Unique usage? Plus Apr. 1839 E from Calcutta to G.B. charged "5/-". (2 covers) PHOTO - see p. 26. £300
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THE UNIQUE(?) USAGE OF THE MAILBOAT NUMERAL "A90" ON COVER - FROM "BOMBAY" TO G.B.; 28 Jan. 1864 env. to Dublin franked by G.B. 1d Reds (Strip of Three + 3 singles; one C13 pl.15; the others C10, pl.66) all tied (some through the stamps) by mainly very fine very rare "A90" Mailboat Numerals (unusually applied two different ways round) applied on P&O S.S. 'Ripon' en route from Egypt to Southampton; there is a very fine Dublin arrival c.d.s. (21 Feb.) on the reverse. Parmenter records only a single "A90" cover; "Only one recorded cover, it was noted (but not seen) by Kirk. It left Bombay on 28th January 1864 with a 6d rate...". [See Kirk, vol.1, p.11, where he notes that the cover had 6 1d Reds.] Clearly this is that cover; the only known cover with the very rare "A90" Numeral. [RPS 2010 cert.] Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see p. 7. £1,200
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RARE BLACK "PAID/AT/CORFU" CROWNED CIRCLE ON COVER TO SCOTLAND; 21 Sept. 1854 EL prepaid to the Tartan Manufacturers, Wilson & Co. in Stirling (an order for £1,500's worth of regimental tartan!) "via Malta" with a mainly very fine black 2-ring "PAID/AT/CORFU" Crowned Circle (filing fold) nicely placed on the front beside a red crayon "1/-" rate with a matching partly fine small 2-ring "CORFU" c.d.s. (overstruck) on the front. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see page 26. £240
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MAJOR SEAHORSE RE-ENTRY:1922-23 2/6d chocolate-brown with major re-entry, neat almost complete c.d.s., rounded upper right corner. Scarce. SG 64a £1,400 RPSL Cert (1989) PHOTO - see page 24. £180
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IRISH FREE STATE/1922 OVERPRINT ERROR ON 5/- SEAHORSE COVER; 1927(?) env. used locally franked 5/- Seahorse (wide date) showing error "no accent" (on "A") tied by Cork machine cancel. Rare error, more so on a cover. SG 65a Cat from £2700 PHOTO - see page 26. £750
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USED VARIETIES ETC: 1927 wide date 2/6d chocolate-brown with "Circumflex accent over a" variety and another with "flat accent over a". Fine used. Also 1927-28 pair with the right stamp having "flat accent" variety. The left stamp with light crease and trace of red crayon mark, variety fine. RPSL Cert (1991). 1935 2/6d to 10/- fine used. Plus 2/6d & 5/- with "flat accent over a" variety, both with thins. SG86a, 85c, 86 & 86c, 99-101, 99a & 100a. (9) PHOTO - see page 24. £340
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IRISH FREE STATE/1922 OVERPRINTS ON 5/- SEAHORSE COVERS; 11 Feb 1928 env. to Lisburn with reg. label affixed at upper left franked 5/- Seahorse (narrow date in black ) tied by Dun Laoghaire cds and 22 Jan 1936 plain env. to Killavullen also franked 5/- Seahorse (Waterlow printing) tied by Cill An Mhuilinn c.d.s. Clean and attractive. SG Cat from £570 (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £120
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EARLY PACKETS TO G.B. (ONE WITH "IAMAICA") + RARE "KING/STON" ON LOCAL COVER; 24 Aug. 1759 & 1772 E (affected by lengthy filing notes) to Edinburgh/London by Packets "Duke" & "Duncannon" (first "Paid 1/3", the other with very fine "IAMAICA") plus 2 Feb. 1789 E (damp affected) to Lyssons with mainly fine rare "KING/STON". (3 covers) PHOTO - see above. £200
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"IAMAICA" COVER + "JAMAICA" DATESTAMPS (2-LINE & FLEURON) ON LOCAL/PACKET MAIL; 1793 EL (faults affect corner of address side) with mainly fine "IAMAICA" on lower flap and over-inked rare large "SAV LA MAR" across the join but redirected in G.B. with v. fine Horseshoe "RIPON" on the front, 8 Dec. 1799 EL (damp affected) with unusually clear "JAMAICA/8 DEC 99" d.s., and scarce local 1812 EL to "Blue Mountain Valley" charged 2d with mainly v. fine Fleuron d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £150
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UNUSUALLY CLEAR DOUBLE-OVAL "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" ON "H.M.S. WARRIOR" COVER TO G.B.; Fine 17 June 1815 EL from "Kingston" to G.B. "P H.M.S. Warrior" charged "1/7" with a remarkably fine (for this) double-oval "Ship Letter/[Crown]/JAMAICA" nicely placed on the front beside a mainly fine boxed step-type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER". Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 26. £240
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"JA BELOW" MARKS OF MONTEGO BAY & SAVANNA LA MAR (ONE PER "EXPRESS POST") TO G.B.; 13/21 June 1817 EL to London with mainly v. fine "MONTEGO BAY/JA" and mainly v. fine "JAMAICA" Fleuron d.s. both across the join; plus 13 Jan. 1819 E from "Mesopotamia" (an estate?) to Manchester (redirected to Derby with v. fine boxed "PENNY P. UNPAID" and mileage c.d.s. on the front) unusually endorsed "January Packet Express Post" and "I[nland]. P[ostage]. pd 2/6", having a mainly fine "SAVANNA LA MAR/JA2" across the join with mainly v. fine "JAMAICA" Fleuron d.s. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £150
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"GREEN ISLAND/JA" OR "MANCHIONEAL" MARKS ON COVERS TO SCOTLAND; 2 Feb. 1822 EL with mainly v. fine scarce "GREEN ISLAND/JA" across the join on the reverse beside a "JAMAICA" Fleuron d.s.; plus 4 May 1830 EL with overstruck small-lettering "MANCHIONEAL" across the join; charged "7/3" or "5/-" postage. Scarce pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £140
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VILLAGE STRAIGHT-LINES - ONE TO GERMANY VIA G.B. - "PACKET LETTER", ETC.; 1824 E from Port Royal "O.H.M.S." to London with mainly v. fine boxed black London "PACKET LETTER" on the front, 1834 E to G.B. with indented albino "MORANT BAY", 1837 EL to "Berthelsdorf" (Saxony; rare prestamp destination!) with mainly v. fine "MONTEGO BAY" on the front addressed "c/o Mr. W. Mallalieu...London" (presumably sent on under cover to Saxony), 1838 EL to G.B. with green boxed Falmouth "1/2" and over-inked "CLARENDON", and Apr. 1839 EL to G.B. with Kingston c.d.s. endorsed "Recd. and forwarded J.M." (to Madeira?). (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 26. £200
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RARE GREEN FALMOUTH "JAMAICA/F" DATESTAMP ON PACKET LETTER TO SCOTLAND; 20 Feb. 1831 EL from "H.M.S. Magnificent, Port Royal" to Aberdeen charged "2/6" with a very fine (for this green Falmouth "JAMAICA/AP6/1831/F" d.s. (filing fold just shaves "C"; filing note very slightly encroaches) on the flap. Good contents from a young Naval Officer to his father about his West Indies travels etc. One of the more elusive Falmouth Packet marks. PHOTO - see page 27. £300
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EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR CIRCULAR FRAMED "COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS" MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; 3 July 1834 E from "Kingston" to London charged "1/7" with an exceptionally fine encircled "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" cachet nicely placed on the top flap beside a partly fine boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" (latter with closed tears due to seal). Must be one of the clearest strikes known! PHOTO - see page 26. £150
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RARE GREEN "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" UNDATED MARK ON PACKET LETTER TO SOUTHAMPTON; 23-31 Oct. 1838 EL (minor flap faults and some toning on reverse; long cross-written contents) from Port Royal to "Southampton" (unusual destination for a Falmouth "F" mark) charged "2/1" with a mainly very fine oily green Falmouth undated "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" nicely placed on the front. Good example of this elusive Packet Letter mark, which is usually found on mail to Scotland. PHOTO - see page 27. £300
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EARLY 1840s DATESTAMPS INC. CHAPELTON & PEAR TREE GROVE (2 TYPES); 1840/43 pair of ELs to G.B./local Falmouth address with mainly fine or very fine scarce "PEAR TREE GROVE" c.d.s.'s (with JAMAICA & without), 1845 E to G.B. with very fine "CHAPELTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. across the join, and 1843 EL to Ireland with fine "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 27. £120
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VERY RARE KINGSTON "PANAMA" UNDATED CIRCLE ON LIMA TO G.B. COVER; 25 Jan. 1842 EL from "Lima" to Saddleworth charged "1/-" ("2/3 rate deleted) with a lovely strike of the very rare black "PANAMA" UDC nicely placed on the front in an ink matching the very fine "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. on the top flap. Seldom seen; one of Kingston's special transit markings. Exhibition Quality. [Similar to the 1843 'John Griffiths' cover in Cavendish's Nov. 2004 auction, lot 527, which realised £978.] PHOTO - see page 7. £650
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SCARCE DATED CIRCULAR "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" ON COVER EX SALEM (U.S.) VIA NEW YORK AGENT; 11 Dec. 1841 - 4 Jan. 1842 EL (some weak folds; long partly cross-written contents) from "SALEM/N.C." (v. fine blue c.d.s. and blue "PAID [27]" nicely placed on the front) to F.R. Holland at "Mayhill P.O." but endorsed "c/o Rev. Charles Black, North Dutch St., N.Y." and endorsed as "Forwarded" by him on the top flap with "10" arrival charge along with mainly very fine scarce "KINGSTON/FE 25/1842" double-arc c.d.s. all on the front. Scarce routing. PHOTO - see page 12. £150
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EARLY KINGSTON "TOO LATE" MARK ON PACKET LETTER TO SCOTLAND; Fine 17 May 1843 EL from "Monklands" to Aberdeen "P Packet" with a superb serif "TOO LATE" (the earliest date recorded by Foster) very light fold through "E") nicely placed at top right of address, charged "1/-" with two mainly very fine matching "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s.'s on the reverse. Rare and of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 83. £200
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RARE EARLY PREPAID MAIL TO PERU - VIA PANAMA FORWARDING AGENT "F.W. BYRNE"; Fine 16 Dec. 1844 E to Lima "Pr [Ship] Defiance" with v. fine red "JAMAICA/PAID" double-arc c.d.s. (filing fold) on the front with "1/-" rate but also having a part manuscript v. fine boxed "PANAMA [Jan. 2d 1845/FORWARDED BY/FREDERICK W. BYRNE" on the top flap (part framed across join). Rare destination at this early date and a good Panama routing. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 27. £300
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VERY RARE BOXED "Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER" ON INGOING COVER FROM U.S.A.; Attractive 25 Mar. 1846 EL from "SALEM/N.C." (v. fine blue c.d.s. + matching "PAID 12" on the front) to "Mayhill P.O., Jamaica" endorsed "via Baltimore" with a very fine boxed "Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER" nicely placed on the front with matching mainly v. fine "MONTEGO-BAY/JAMAICA" c.d.s. & similar "SPANISH TOWN" mark. Remarkably clear for this rare mark; infinitely clearer than Ken Watson's 1845 cover [Cavendish June 2006, lot 569; realised £1,035.] [This cover ex Swarbrick; Cavendish Sept. 1995, lot 86, realised £825.] Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 7. £750
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HANDSTRUCK KINGSTON "6" OR "1s/-" MARKS ON MAIL EX U.S. OR TO G.B.; Attractive 17 Oct. - 10 Dec. 1846 EL from "SALEM/NC" (blue c.d.s.) to Mayhill "via Baltimore or Philadelphia" with a superb large Handstruck "2" on the front matching the Kingston backstamp; Exhibition Quality. [Ex Swarbrick, Sept. 1995, lot 157.] Plus 1849 env. to G.B. with v. fine Handstruck "1s/-" on the front matching the Kingston backstamp. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 27. £150
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LATER PRESTAMP VILLAGE DATESTAMPS INC. 1860 BUFF BAY STAMP SHORTAGE; 1846/60 covers with mainly fine to very fine c.d.s.'s of ANNOTTO BAY (1846 to France via G.B.), GOLDEN SPRING (1847), PORT MORANT (1848), VERE (1850), CLARENDON (1855) & BUFF BAY (unusual 13 Apr. 1860 internal cash-paid E to Spanish Town - "m/s "Pd4d" - presumably during a shortage of stamps). Scarce group. (6 covers) PHOTO - see p. 27. £140
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VERY RARE BOXED "Saint Anns Bay/SHIP LETTER" ON U.S. COVER VIA NEW YORK FORWARDING AGENT; 19 Oct. 1847 EL (long chatty letter) to from "New York" to Manchester, Jamaica charged "8" with a mainly very fine large red oval-framed "GILPIN'S EXCHANGE/READING ROOM AND/FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE" NY FAC on the top flap and a mainly fine strike of the very rare boxed "Saint Anns Bay/SHIP LETTER" (light fold) on the front. Very few examples of this Ship Letter are known. [The Swarbrick cover with a similar 1848 strike realised £770 in Cavendish's Sept. 1995 auction.] PHOTO - see page 7. £500
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UNDERPAID COVER TO CANADA VIA NOVA SCOTIA WITH HALIFAX "MORE-TO-PAY" MARK; Attractive 7 Feb. 1849 EL to a Canadian M.P. in "Newmarket, Upper Canada" with v. fine Kingston c.d.s. on the front with red m/s "Paid 8d" but also having a very fine Halifax (NS; matches the oval backstamp) "MORE-TO-PAY" mark on the front with m/s "2/91/2" charge; there are also Quebec & Toronto backstamps. Rare destination from Jamaica at this early date. PHOTO - see page 27. £120
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"JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" ON U.S. COVER TO MANDEVILLE "VIA NEW YORK"; Attractive 9/10 Feb. 1850 EL (very long 2-sheet contents) from "BETHLEHEM/Pa." (v. fine red c.d.s. on the front with matching "PAID 5" to Mandeville "Via New York per Steamer Empire City" with a mainly very fine "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" also nicely placed on the front. Good routing. PHOTO - see page 27. £200
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HANDSTRUCK "1s/-" MARKS ON COVERS TO G.B. + LOCAL O.H.M.S. COVER WITH RED "ON P.O. BUSINESS/FREE" UDC; 1850 trio of covers with two to G.B. with very fine Kingston Handstruck "1s/-" marks (one creased); plus rare part printed address "O.H.M.S." headed E (heavy crease) to Goshen with mainly very fine red Kingston UDC "ON POST OFFICE BUSINESS/FREE" mark. Scarce trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 27. £140
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FALMOUTH - RARE INTERNAL COVER TO KINGSTON WITH G.B. 6d LILAC TIED BY "FALMOUTH/A" C.D.S.; 15 Feb. 1859 env. (minor toning) to the "Secretary Packet Ship Dock Company" in Kingston franked (a fortnight before the start of village Numerals) by G.B. 6d Lilac (wing margin) tied by clear indentation by a mainly very fine small "FALMOUTH/A/JAMAICA" c.d.s. with a fair Kingston arrival c.d.s. of the next day on the reverse. [RPS 1989 cert. oddly saying "Genuine as far as one can say" - presumably they had not noticed the tie through the stamp.] One of very few known Feb. 1859 'G.B. Used in Jamaica' covers sent from the villages. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 7. £750
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GOSHEN - RARE INTERNAL COVER TO KINGSTON WITH G.B. 6d LILAC TIED BY "FALMOUTH/A" C.D.S. PLUS "A01"; 21 Feb. 1859 env. (closed tears along top edge, one alongside stamp just affecting c.d.s.; part flap lost) to Kingston franked (a week before the start of village Numerals) by G.B. 6d Lilac (wing margin) tied by mainly very fine large double-arcs "GOSHEN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (unusually with no date apparent; slightly assisted) and by a very fine Kingston "A01" Numeral, with a mainly very fine Kingston arrival c.d.s. (23 Feb.) on the reverse. One of very few known Feb. 1859 'G.B. Used in Jamaica' covers sent from the villages. PHOTO - see page 8. £500
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GRANGE HILL - RARE PACKET LETTER TO G.B. WITH G.B. 6d LILAC TIED BY "A01" WITH GRANGE HILL C.D.S. ALONGSIDE; 25 Jan. 1859 E from Grange Hill to London "Per Steamer" franked (barely a month before the start of village Numerals) by G.B. 6d Lilac tied by very fine Kingston "A01" Numeral struck in transit (and tied by light addressee's filing endorsement) with a partly very fine double-arcs "GRANGE HI[LL]/JA[MA]I[CA]" c.d.s. alongside with a fine Kingston c.d.s. of the next day on the reverse. [RPS 1989 cert.] One of few known Jan. 1859 'G.B. Used in Jamaica' covers sent from the villages. Exhibition Item. Plus small piece with G.B. 6d Lilac tied by mainly fine "A01" Numeral with v. fine "LILLIPUT/JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 8. £750
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OCHO-RIOS - RARE INTERNAL PART COVER TO KINGSTON WITH G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE TIED BY "OCHO-RIOS" C.D.S. + "A01"; 11 Feb. 1859 part E to the "Barclay & McDowell" (in Kingston) franked (just over a fortnight before the start of village Numerals) by G.B. 4d Roe-Carmine tied by large part "OCHO-RIOS" double-arc c.d.s. overstruck by a very fine Kingston "A01" Numeral matching the mainly fine arrival c.d.s. of the next day on the top flap. One of very few known Feb. 1859 'G.B. Used in Jamaica' items sent from the villages. PHOTO - see page 27. £150
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SAVANNAH LA MAR - RARE DOUBLE-RATE PACKET LETTER TO G.B. WITH G.B. 6d LILAC PAIR TIED BY SAVANNAH LA MAR C.D.S.; 24 Sept. 1858 E from Savannah la Mar to London "Pr Packet" franked by G.B. 6d Lilac Pair (LH wing margin; slightly rounded corner to RH stamp) tied by a mainly fine large "SAVANNAH LA MAR/JAMAICA" c.d.s. and by two slightly heavy Kingston "A01" Numerals struck in transit with a mainly fine Kingston c.d.s. (26 Sept.) on the reverse; the only double-rate cover listed by Foster. One of few known 'Pre-Numeral Period' double-rate Packet Letters sent from the villages. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 8. £750
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SAVANNAH LA MAR - G.B. 1d REDS (2) + 4d ROSE-CARMINE ON PIECE WITH SAVANNAH LA MAR C.D.S. & "A01" NUMERALS; 5 Aug. 1858 piece (probably from a local rate cover to Kingston) franked by G.B. 1d Reds (2) + 4d Rose-Carmine; one 1d Red tied (as the cover in the previous lot) by a mainly fine large "SAVANNAH LA MAR/JAMAICA" c.d.s. and all the stamps tied by three mainly fine Kingston "A01" Numerals struck in transit. Rare early village usage prior to the arrival of their Numerals. PHOTO - see page 24. £100
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KINGSTON "A01" NUMERALS & DUPLEX ON MAIL TO G.B. & LOCAL ADDRESS; 12 Dec. 1859 E (worn crease affects stamp) to Four Paths PO with G.B. 4d (faults) tied by unusually very fine "KINGSTON/2/JAMAICA/A01" duplex; plus large part 26 Feb. 1859 E and 11 May 1859 E to G.B. each with G.B. 6d Lilac (latter with file fold) tied by very fine or fine 1st-Type "A01" Numerals. [RPS certs. 1989, 1989 & 2001.] (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 27. £150
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BATH "A29" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; 22 Mar 1859 EL (worn folds & some discoloration at left of address-panel, well clear of stamp) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a mainly very fine Bath "A29" Numeral with mainly very fine "BATH/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. Foster only recorded three A29 G.B. franking covers. Attractive usage. [RPS 1989 cert.] PHOTO - see page 27. £200
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BLACK RIVER "A30" + "Too Late" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE COVER TO G.B.; 28 Nov. 1859 E to Liverpool "P R.M. Steamer" with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Vertical Strip of Three (one with fault at right) tied by three mainly very fine Black River "A30" Numerals with matching very rare mainly fine "Too Late" (only two examples recorded by Foster; this one and one - which has had stamps removed - sent on 30 Nov.) alongside, having a mainly fine small "BLACK RIVER/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. This is an exceptional G.B. franking (very few 4d Strips of Three are known on cover from any P.O.) and it is the only A30 1/- rate cover that Foster recorded which has not had stamps removed. Attractive usage. [RPS 1989 cert.] Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 8. £500
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BLACK RIVER "A30" ON G.B. 6d LILAC COVER TO G.B. "Pr R.M. STEAMER"; 10 Mar 1859 EL (good contents ref. sugar estate, the use of guano and problems getting labour) to Liverpool "pr R.M. Steamer" with G.B. 6d Lilac (wrinkled prior to use) tied by a very fine Black River "A30" Numeral with mainly fine "BLACK RIVER/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. (reversed dates; year at top) on the lower flap (displays well with address panel). Attractive usage. [RPS 1989 cert.] PHOTO - see page 28. £200
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CLAREMONT "A34" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE PART COVER TO KINGSTON; 31 May 1859 large piece to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied (through stamp) by a very fine Claremont "A34" Numeral (SG £275 off cover) with mainly very fine small "CLAREMONT/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the top flap. Foster only recorded three A34 G.B. franking covers. Rare and attractive. [RPS 1989 cert.] PHOTO - see page 28. £100
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