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FALMOUTH "A39" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE STRIP OF THREE COVER TO KINGSTON + 6d COVER TO G.B.; 26 Aug. 1859 double-rate EL (worn fold through address, well clear of stamps) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Strip of Three (wing margin at right) tied by three very fine Falmouth "A39" Numerals with a mainly very fine small "FALMOUTH/JAMAICA" single-arc c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. Foster only recorded one A39 G.B. 4d Strip of Three cover. Attractive usage. [RPS 1989 cert.; ex Trivett & Urwick]. Plus a dubious 25 Aug. 1859 env. (address partly excised/erased) to G.B. with 6d Lilac tied (?) by assisted "A39" Numeral. [Both with RPS 1998 certs.] (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 27. £300
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GAYLE "A41" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE (TWO STAMPS; DOUBLE RATE) COVER TO KINGSTON; 19 Aug. 1859 EL (filing creases at left well clear of stamps) to Kingston with two G.B. 4d Rose-Carmines tied (one to the cover and the other by indentation) by fine to very fine Gayle "A41" Numerals with a mainly fine "GAYLE/JAMAICA" sanserif double-arc c.d.s. and Kingston arrival c.d.s. (both with creases) nearby on the front. [RPS 1979 cert.] Foster only recorded four A41 G.B. franking covers and none with a 4d Pair. [The similar single franking cover in Cavendish's Mar. 2014 Hemmings auction, lot 130, realised £400.] Attractive usage; Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 27. £400
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GAYLE "A41" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; 28 Feb. 1860 EL (minor dusting) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a very fine Gayle "A41" Numeral with mainly very fine "GAYLE/JAMAICA" sanserif double-arc c.d.s. nearby on the front. [RPS 1989 cert., unhelpfully stating that it was genuine "as far as one can say" which rather overlooks the fact that the stamp is tied both to the cover and by clear indentation through the cover!] Foster only recorded four A41 G.B. franking covers. [The similar but less attractive cover in Cavendish's Mar. 2014 Hemmings auction, lot 130, realised £400.] Attractive usage; Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 27. £300
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GOSHEN "A44" ON G.B. 6d LILAC COVER "Pr R.M. STEAMER" TO G.B.; 25 Jan. 1860 EL (interesting sugar plantation report with pessimistic views about trying cotton) to Liverpool "Pr R.M. Steamer" with G.B. 6d Lilac (wing margin) tied (through stamp) by a mainly very fine Goshen "A44" Numeral with mainly fine small "GOSHEN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. nearby on the front. [RPS 1989 cert.]. Attractive usage. PHOTO - see page 28. £200
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GRANGE HILL BROWN "A45" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE PAIR ON PART COVER TO KINGSTON; 5May 1859 large piece to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Vertical Pair well tied by two very fine Grange Hill "A45" Numerals in a distinctive brown ink matching the mainly very fine "GRANGE HILL/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. alongside. Foster only recorded five A45 4d Pairs (4 on cover) of which only two were Vertical Pairs. Rare and attractive. [RPS 1989 cert.] PHOTO - see page 27. £100
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GREEN ISLAND "A46" PLUS "A01" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE PAIR ON COVER TO KINGSTON; 12 May 1859 E (some ink-etching of address) from "Grange Hill" (filing note) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Pair tied (by indentation) by a light Kingston "A01" Numeral and cancelled by a fair but readily recognisable rare Green Island "A46" Numeral with only a very fine "GAYLE/JAMAICA" double-arcs c.d.s. (crease) on the reverse; clearly this small P.O. was lazy about clear Numeral strikes and did not often use its datestamp. Probably a Unique Combination of two different Numerals on one G.B. cover. [RPS 1989 cert., which fails to note the A46 Numeral at all!] Foster only recorded five A46 G.B. franking covers. Attractive usage PHOTO - see page 27. £300
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HIGHGATE BROWN "A47" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; 15 July 1859 env. (a couple of pin-holes well clear of stamp & marks) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a very fine Brown Highgate "A47" Numeral with mainly fine matching brown "HIGHGATE JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse. [RPS 1999 cert.]. Foster only recorded three A47 G.B. franking covers and very few loose stamps. Attractive usage. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 28. £400
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LILLIPUT "A49" ON G.B. 6d LILACS ON TWO PART COVERS TO KINGSTON; 21 June/2 Sept. 1859 part Es to Barclay & McDowell in Kingston each with G.B. wing-margin 6d Lilac tied (one through stamp, one to cover) by a mainly very fine or very fine Lilliput "A49" Numeral and each with very fine "LILLIPUT/O/JAMAICA" sanserif double-arcs c.d.s. alongside, and both with Kingston arrival c.d.s.'s. [Both with RPS 1989 certs.] Attractive pair. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 28. £150
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LUCEA "A51" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE PAIR ON COVER TO SPANISH TOWN; 27 June 1859 E (toned fold; one flap slightly reduced) to Spanish Town (unusual destination) with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Pair (one stamp creased and slightly cleaned) tied (by indentation) by two very fine rare Lucea "A51" Numerals with mainly fine "LUCEA JAMAICA" sanserif double-arc c.d.s. alongside. [RPS 1996 cert.]. Foster only recorded seven A51 G.B. franking covers. Rare. PHOTO - see page 28. £300
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MANDEVILLE "A53" 4d ROSE-CARMINE ON PIECE TO KINGSTON; 20 May 1859 large piece (presumably from a local rate cover to Kingston) with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a mainly very fine rare Mandeville "A53" Numeral with a fine matching sanserif "MANDEVILLE/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the top flap. One of the more elusive Numerals for G.B. usages. [RPS 1992 cert.] PHOTO - see page 28. £75
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MAY HILL "A54" ON G.B. 6d LILAC COVER "[BY] PACKET" TO G.B.; 9 Feb. 1860 mourning env. to Liverpool (6 Mar. backstamp) with G.B. 6d Lilac (wrinkle) tied by a very fine rare May Hill "A54" Numeral with partly fine large matching "MAY HILL/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. (partly off the edge) on the reverse. Foster only recorded four A54 covers with the 6d Lilac. [RPS 1989 cert.]. Very attractive cover. PHOTO - see page 28. £300
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VERY RARE UNDERPAID "MONEY LETTER" WITH MILE GULLY "A55" ON 6d LILAC ON COVER TO KINGSTON; Remarkable 3 May 1859 E (flap cut for display) to Kingston endorsed "Money Letter" with G.B. 6d Lilac (trifling rub at top?) tied by a very fine rare Mile Gully "A55" Numeral (SG £350 off cover) but also endorsed "6[d] postage/4[d] fine/10[d to pay]" alongside the stamp; the sender had paid the letter postage but not the extra 6d due for registration of this letter that presumably contained cash. There are very fine "MILE-GULLY/JAMAICA" and "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" backstamps slightly across the join. Very rare even as an ordinary "A55" franking (of which Foster only recorded 4 covers), but also one of only a handful of G.B. Used in Jamaica Money Letters and/or Postage Due covers. [RPS 2001 cert.] Highly Important Jamaica Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 8. £1,200
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MILE GULLY "A55" NUMERALS ON PIECE WITH G.B. 1d REDS (2) + 4d ROSE-CARMINES (2) - THE RATE TO FRANCE; Spectacular 11 Mar. 1860 irregular piece of a small envelope - presumably addressed to France at the 10d (1/2 oz.) rate with two G.B. 4d Rose-Carmines (one creased where placed over the edge) and a Pair of G.B. 1d Red 'Stars' (one defective at top; total SG £1,550 as stamps off cover!) all tied to the cover and/or by indentation through the cover by fair to fine rare Mile Gully "A55" Numerals with a very fine matching small double-arcs "MILE-GULLY/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (also indented) alongside. [RPS 1998 cert. referring to the enhanced Numerals.] It is our opinion that all the stamps do belong to this piece, but some idiot has decided to 'gild the lilly' by painting in the central Numeral on the 1d Reds Pair and trying to add an extra tie (entirely unnecessary!) at the left of the Pair. All the other cancels and ties are fine. One of only a handful of recorded G.B. Used in Jamaica 10d-rate items. PHOTO - see page 28. £150
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MONTEGO BAY "A57" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE PAIR ON COVER TO KINGSTON; 25 Oct. 1859 EL (weak folds) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Pair (wing margin at left) tied (to cover and by indentation) by two mainly very fine rare Montego Bay "A57" Numerals with partly fine small "MONTEGO BAY/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. [RPS 1989 cert.]. [The similar cover with one 4d defective in Cavendish's March 2014 'Hemmings' auction, lot 134, realised £328.] PHOTO - see page 28. £240
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MORANT BAY "A59" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; Fine 20 Dec. 1859 env. to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied (by indentation) by a very fine Morant Bay "A59" Numeral with mainly very fine matching large "MORANT-BAY/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse and having a very fine Kingston c.d.s. alongside the stamp. [RPS 1989 cert.]. [The similar cover - with an off-cover 6d - in Cavendish's March 2014 Hemmings auction realised £585.] Attractive usage. Exhibition Item. PHOTO see p. 28. £300
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MORANT BAY "A59" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE PAIR ON PART COVER TO KINGSTON; 24 June 1859 part E to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine Pair tied (by indentation) by two fine to very fine Morant Bay "A59" Numerals with mainly fine matching large "MORANT-BAY/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. (m/s "4" in date) on the reverse beside a mainly very fine Kingston c.d.s. [RPS 1989 cert.] PHOTO - see page 28. £100
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OCHO RIOS "A60" ON G.B. 6d LILAC COVER TO G.B. VIA KINGSTON; 9 Nov. 1859 env. to Edinburgh (2 Dec. backstamp) with G.B. 6d Lilac tied (through the stamp) by a mainly very fine rare Ocho Rios "A60" Numeral with partly fine small matching "OCHO RIOS/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. Foster only recorded a handful of A60 covers, and only two with the 6d Lilac. [RPS 1989 cert.]. Attractive cover. PHOTO - see page 28. £300
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OLD HARBOUR "A61" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO MANDEVILLE; 20 Jan. 1860 EL (top flap lost with any backstamps) from "Spring Garden Pen" to "Mandeville P.O., Manchester" with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a very fine rare Old Harbour "A61" Numeral (SG £200 off cover). [RPS 1991 cert.]. Foster only recorded a handful of A61 covers and none addressed to Mandeville. Very attractive and rare usage. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 28. £300
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PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER "A62" 4d ROSE-CARMINE ON PART COVER TO KINGSTON; 8 July 1859 part E (from a local rate cover to Kingston) with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a mainly very fine rare Plantain Garden River "A62" Numeral with a partly fine large matching sanserif "PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER" c.d.s. on the top flap. One of the more elusive Numerals for G.B. usages. [RPS 1997 cert.] PHOTO - see page 28. £100
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PORT ANTONIO "A64" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; Fine 7 Oct. 1859 EL to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine (tiny corner fault) tied (by indentation at two points) by a very fine Port Antonio "A64" Numeral (SG £375 off cover!) with partly fine matching small "PORT ANTONIO/JAMAICA" c.d.s. across the seal on the reverse and having a very fine Kingston c.d.s. alongside the stamp. [BPA 1997 cert.]. Attractive usage and an Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 8. £360
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PORT MORANT "A65" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; 21 Oct. 1859 E (cleaned and with weak folds) to Kingston with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine tied by a very fine Port Morant "A65" Numeral (in spite of rather unhelpful cert. stating that it is "Genuine as far as one can tell from minimal tieing"!) with partly fine matching small "PORT MORANT/JAMAICA" c.d.s. and very fine Kingston double-arcs c.d.s. both alongside the stamp. [RPS 1995 cert.]. Attractive usage of Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 28. £200
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PORT MARIA "A66" ON PART COVER WITH G.B. 4d CARMINE-ROSE TO KINGSTON; 18 Nov. 1859 part E to "Kingston" with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine just tied by mainly very fine Port Matia "A66" Numeral with partly fine matching large "PORT-MARIA" double-arc c.d.s. alongside, also with mainly v. fine Kingston arrival c.d.s. on the top flap. [RPS 1995 cert.] PHOTO - see page 28. £100
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PORUS "A68" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE COVER TO KINGSTON; 30 Dec. 1859 EL (minor faults; mainly internal) to "Kingston Post Office" with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine (wing margin with filing fold at left and complete marginal selvedge at foot) tied by a fine to very fine Porus "A68" Numeral with partly fine matching sanserif double-arc "PORUS" c.d.s. on the reverse with mainly very fine Kingston arrival c.d.s. [RPS 1998 cert.]. Attractive and rare thus. [The similar A68 cover in Cavendish's March 2014 Hemmings auction, lot 137, realised £1.053.] PHOTO - see page 29. £300
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RAMBLE "A69" ON COVER WITH TWO G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINES TO KINGSTON; 6 June 1859 E to Kingston with two G.B. 4d Rose-Carmines (LH stamp with corner repair and the RH with wing-margin and corner fault; both scuffed along top) tied (by indentation through RH stamp and onto the cover) by two very fine or mainly fine Port Antonio "A69" Numerals (SG 2x£275 off cover) with mainly fine matching small "RAMBLE/JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside the stamp and having a very fine Kingston c.d.s. across the join on the reverse. [RPS 1988 cert., stating that the A69 but that the stamps may not belong - no mention of ties!] Rare Numeral on a G.B. cover; Foster only recorded seven including this one. PHOTO - see page 29. £300
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RIO BUENO "A70" ON G.B. 6d LILAC COVER TO G.B. VIA KINGSTON; 9 Nov. 1859 env. to Middlesex (1 Dec. London backstamp) with G.B. 6d Lilac tied by a very fine rare Ocho Rios "A60" Numeral and by the edge of a very fine "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" transit c.d.s., having a very fine small matching "RIO BUENO/JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside. Foster only recorded four A70 covers, and only two with the 6d Lilac. [RPS 1988 cert.]. Very attractive cover. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 8. £300
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RODNEY HALL "A71" ON G.B. 4d CARMINE-ROSE ON COVER TO KINGSTON; 25 Oct. 1859 EL from "Rio Magno" to Kingston (mainly v. fine 26 Oct. c.d.s. on front) with G.B. 4d Carmine-Rose tied (wing-margin; through the stamp) by a very fine rare Rodney Hall "A71" Numeral with partly fine double-arc matching "RODNEY-HALL-JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside. Foster only recorded a handful of A71 covers. [BPA 1997 cert.]. Attractive cover. [Ex Leonard Lees, 1954.] PHOTO - see page 29. £300
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ST. DAVIDS "A72" ON PART COVER WITH G.B. 4d CARMINE-ROSE TO KINGSTON; 23 June 1859 part E (half address lost but backstamps intact) to "Kingston" with G.B. 4d Rose-Carmine (wing margin at right) tied (by indentation) by mainly very fine St. Davids "A72" Numeral with mainly very fine matching large "ST. DAVIDS/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse beside a mainly v. fine Kingston arrival c.d.s. [RPS 1996 cert.] [Ex Trivett 1933, Urwick 1957, Glassco 1969 & Brassler 1996.] Very rare Numeral; Foster inly recorded a single "A72" cover. PHOTO - see page 29. £200
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ST. ANN'S BAY "A73" COVER WITH G.B. 6d LILAC TO SPANISH TOWN (RARE INTERNAL 6d RATE); 21 Oct. 1859 env. (minor toning) to "Spanish Town" (partly fine overstruck 22 Oct. backstamp) with G.B. 6d Lilac (tear at foot) tied by a mainly very fine rare "A73" Numeral (NOT PRICED IN SG on this 6d value) with a matching small mainly very fine (overstruck) "ST-ANN'S BAY/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. Foster only recorded five "A73" covers with 6d values, all to G.B.; so this appears to be a Unique usage of the A73 on a 6d value on an internal letter. [BPA 1997 cert.] PHOTO - see page 8. £400
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SALT GUT "A74" ON G.B. 6d LILAC ON INTERNAL COVER TO KINGSTON; 30 Sept. 1859 EL from "Salt Gut P.O." to "Kingston" with G.B. 6d Lilac just tied (by indentation) by a very fine "A74" Numeral (SG £325 off cover) with a matching very fine small single-arcs "SALT-GUT/JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside with v. fine "KINGSTON JAMAICA" arrival c.d.s. Foster only recorded four A74 covers; all with 6d's to Kingston. [RPS 1988 cert.]. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 9. £400
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SALT GUT "A74" ON G.B. 6d LILAC ON INTERNAL LARGE PART "Too late 11th" COVER TO KINGSTON; 11 Oct. 1859 large part E (lower flap removed & minor faults) to "Kingston" exceptionally endorsed "Too late 11th" beside the Salt Gut c.d.s. on the front with G.B. 6d Lilac (cut perfs.) just tied (by indentation) by a very fine "A74" Numeral (SG £325 off cover) with a matching partial small single-arcs "SALT[-GUT]/JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside with mainly v. fine "KINGSTON JAMAICA" arrival c.d.s. Foster only recorded four A74 covers; all with 6d's to Kingston; this "Too late" endorsement appears to be unrecorded. [1998 BPA cert.] PHOTO - see page 29. £240
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SAVANNAH LA MAR "A75" ON G.B. 4d ROSE-CARMINE (TWO STAMPS; SINGLE 8d RATE) COVER TO KINGSTON; Fine 11 Apr. 1859 E to Kingston with two G.B. 4d Rose-Carmines tied by mainly very fine Savannah La Mar"A75" Numerals with a partly very fine large "SAVANNAH LA MAR/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. (partly across join) and Kingston arrival c.d.s. (13 Apr.) on the reverse. [RPS 1979 cert.] Foster only recorded four A41 G.B. franking covers and none with a 4d Pair. [The similar double 6d rate A75 cover to G.B. in Cavendish's Mar. 2014 Hemmings auction, lot 138, realised £3,744!] Attractive usage; Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 29. £300
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SPANISH TOWN "A76" ON G.B. 4d CARMINE-ROSE ON COVER TO KINGSTON; 21 Mar. 1859 E to Kingston (v. fine 22 Mar. c.d.s. on reverse) with G.B. 4d Carmine-Rose just tied by a mainly very fine Spanish Town "A76" Numeral with mainly fine large matching "SPANISH TOWN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the front along with a partly fine rare distinctive Spanish Town "TOO LATE" in circle (Foster TL5; "Rare") at top left of address. It is thought that only one other such Spanish Town Too Late G.B. 4d usage cover is known. [BPA 1997 cert.]. Attractive cover and very rare thus. [Ex Glassco.] PHOTO - see page 9. £360
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KINGSTON "A01" NUMERALS/DUPLEX ON COVERS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA OR G.B.; Attractive 8 Jan. 1863 E [ex Collett, 1965] to G.B. with Pine 6d (crease) tied by a very fine Kingston "A01" Duplex, 12 Sept. 1875 E to G.B. with 1/- Brown just tied by fair "A01" NUmeral, and unusual 15 Aug. 1878 env. (initialled by sender; "A.M." - the Governor of Jamaica, Sir ANthony Musgrave; minor edge wear) with 6d Lilac tied by very fine "A01" Numeral and most unusually addressed "via New York" (v. fine 22 Aug. transit d.s. on reverse) to "Victoria, British Columbia" - rare destination from Jamaica at this date. Good trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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CHAPELTON "A33" OR GAYLE "A40" NUMERALS ON 1d BLUE POSTCARDS - LOCAL OR UNDERPAID TO G.B.; Fine 28 June 1882 usage of the small 1d Blue P. Stat. PC to Kingston with mainly fine scarce "A33" Numeral with matching v. fine Chapelton c.d.s. alongside; plus 15 Apr. 1892 usage of the large 1d Blue P. Stat. PC (slight speckling) to London with large part "A40" Numeral with mainly fine Gayle c.d.s. alongside but underpaid for the new 11/2d rate so also having "T" in triangle overstruck by London "1D/F.B" charge-mark. Good pair. (2 cards) PHOTO - see page 29. £140
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CLARENDON "A35" NUMERAL ON UNDERPAID COVER TO G.B. WITH RARE BOXED KINGSTON "SHORT PAID/FINE"; Long 22/23 Oct. 1863 env. (some wear/dusting) to London with Pine wmk. 1/- Brown (faults; tied by crease) with part "A35" Numeral with mainly fine large matching "CLARENDON/JAMAICA" double-arc c.d.s. alongside, but endorsed "To Pay 1/-/Fine 6/[=]1/6" nearby and having a very fine rare boxed "SHORT PAID[1/-]/FINE[6]" nearby; the 1s-6d charge was increased to "2/-" in G.B., with a very fine small encircled London "MORE/TO/PAY" also on the front. Very few examples of this Jamaica Short Paid mark have been recorded. PHOTO - see above. £150
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GORDON TOWN "A42" OR SANTA CRUZ "A43" COVERS AT 1/- OR 4d RATES TO G.B.; 24 July 1871 mourning env. (note under flap mentions an enclosed letter; hence the higher rate) ex the 'Kent' correspondence to Portsmouth with 4d Strip of Three (cut perfs.) tied (by slight indentations) by three mainly v. fine "A42" Numerals with matching overstruck "GORDON TOWN" double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse; plus 16 Sept. 1885 env. to Edinburgh with 4d tied by mainly fine "A43" Numeral matching the mainly v. fine Santa Cruz backstamp. (2 covers) PHOTO - see p. 29. £120
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SPUR TREE "A53", MONEAGUE "A55", BLUEFIELDS "A58" OR LACOVIA "A64" USAGES; 1893/92 pair of envs. to Kingston with Key-type 1d tied (one through stamp) by mainly very fine "A53" or "A64" Numerals with matching mainly v. fine Spur Tree or Lacovia backstamps, 1880 env. (slight faults) to G.B. with 4d tied by mainly fine large "A58" Numeral (earliest known use at this P.O.?) with v. fine Bluefields c.d.s. alongside, and fine 1883 usage of the 1/2d Brown P. Stat. PC to Falmouth (Jamaica) uprated with 1/2d Red tied & cancelled by mainly fine "A55" Numerals and a St. ANn's Bay transit c.d.s. but also having a mainly very fine Moneague c.d.s. alongside. Scarce group. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 29. £160
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PORT ROYAL "A67" - SOLDIER'S 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER TO G.B. WITH KEY-TYPE 1d; Fine 8 Sept. 1891 env. to G.B. from a "2nd Corporal J. George" of the Royal Engineers (Submarine Miners) headed & countersigned for the Soldier's 1d Concession Rate franked by a Key-type 1d cancelled (not tied but clearly belongs; from this well-known correspondence) by a mainly fine "A67" Numeral matching the mainly very fine "PORT-ROYAL/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the front. [The similar 1890 cover in Cavendish's Hemmings auction, March 2014, lot 369, realised £351.] PHOTO - see page 29. £200
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RIO BUENO "A70" NUMERALS ON LOCAL COVER REGISTERED WITH TEN 1/2d GREENS; Remarkable 7 July 1892 env. "Registered" to Kingston franked (back and front) by ten 1/2 Greens (1d postage + 4d Fee; two with slight faults where folded over the edge) all tied by blue lines and or six very fine "A70" Numerals, also with a mainly very fine double-oval "JAMAICA/REGISTERED" kingston d.s. on the front, although with no Rio Bueno c.d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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RICHMOND "A79" OR SCARCE MIDDLE QUARTERS "A82" NUMERALS ON COVERS TO U.S. OR KINGSTON; Attractive 14 Aug. 1878 env. to Wisconsin with 6d Lilac tied by v. fine "A79" Numeral with matching v. fine Richmond c.d.s. alongside; plus 6 May 1892 env. to Kingston with Key-type 1d tied by v. fine scarce "A82" Numeral with two matching Middle Quarters backstamps (one with day digit error). Only a handful of A82 covers are believed to have been recorded. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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LITTLE RIVER RARE "E58" NUMERAL ON 11/2d POSTCARD TO U.S.A.; 18 Nov. 1889 commercial usage of the 11/2d Postal Stationery "REPLY" half PC (minor stains) to Ohio cancelled by a superb rare tall "E58" Numeral matching the very fine "LITTLE-RIVER/JAMAICA" c.d.s. in the lower left corner, having Kingston, NY & Toledo transit c.d.s.'s alongside. This Numeral is seldom seen on card or cover. PHOTO - see page 29. £120
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LITTLE LONDON "F80" NUMERAL ON COVER TO G.B. WITH 1d BLUE BLOCK OF FOUR; 23 Jan. 1883 env. to Wales (Sandbach correspondence) attractively franked by a Block of Four 1d Blues just tied by fair to mainly very fine rare "F80" Numerals with a matching (partly overstruck) fine Little River c.d.s. on the reverse. Exhibition Item; QV Blocks are rare on cover. PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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SHOOTERS HILL "F96" CARD TO SWITZERLAND + RARE COPSE "F97" COVER TO G.B.; 24 Nov. 1885 usage of the 11/2d P. Stat. PC (toning etc.) to Zurich cancelled by a mainly very fine rare "F96" Numeral (few known on cover) with matching mainly very fine Shooters Hill c.d.s. alongside; plus fine 25 Sept. 1888 env. to G.B. with 2d Pair just tied (between perfs. & by light backstamp offset) by a mainly fine very rare "F97" Numeral with matching mainly very fine Copse c.d.s. on the reverse; only one other cover with this F97 Numeral is believed to have been recorded. Plus off-cover 1d Pair with a mainly very fine "F97" Numeral. Rare group (3 items) PHOTO - see page 29. £240
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HAMPDEN - RARE "G14" NUMERAL ON 21/2d-RATE COVER TO G.B.; Fine 24 Aug. 1896 env. to London with Key-type 1d + 1/2d Green Pair + single all tied by mainly very fine rare "G14" Numerals with partly fine matching "HAMPDEN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the front. Few covers are recorded with this Numeral. PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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HAMPDEN - RARE "G14" NUMERAL ON 21/2d-RATE COVER TO G.B.; Fine 3 Aug. 1896 env. to London with Key-type 1d (2) + 1/2d Green all tied by two mainly very fine rare "G14" Numerals with mainly fine matching "HAMPDEN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. Few covers are recorded with this Numeral. PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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PRIESTMAN'S RIVER "G16" NUMERAL ON UNUSUAL LOCAL 1/- RATE COVER TO KINGSTON; 8 June 1885 env. to the Crown Surveyor at Kingston franked for the triple (1/-) rate by 2 Strip of Four plus 2 singles all tied by mainly very fine rare "G16" Numerals matching the mainly very fine Priestman's River c.d.s. on the reverse. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 30. £140
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COLD SPRING "193" NUMERAL ON 4d-RATE COVER TO FRANCE; Fine 28 Mar. 1888 env. (with contents; interesting family letter) to Versailles with 4d tied by a very fine rare "193" Numeral with partial matching Cold Spring backstamp. Rare destination prior to 1900. PHOTO - see page 30. £120
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EWARTON - RARE "196" NUMERAL ON COVER REGISTERED TO G.B.; 31 Jan. 1888 env. "Registered" to London "Per R.M. Steamer" with two 2d Pairs tied by very fine rare "193" Numerals with a matching mainly very fine Ewarton backstamp, but also having a very fine oval-framed "R" and double-oval "JAMAICA/REGISTERED" d.s. of Kingston on the front. Exceptional usage for a rare Numeral of which there was no example on cover/card in the Hemmings Collection. PHOTO - see page 30. £150
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KINGS RARE "622" NUMERAL ON 1/- BROWN SINGLE-FRANKING COVER TO G.B.; Fine 23 June 1876 env. to London with Crown CC 1/- Dull Brown tied by a very fine rare "622" Numeral (and tied by a Kingston transit c.d.s.) with a very fine rare matching "KINGS/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (earliest known date?) alongside; there is a small enclosed slip of paper with a Postscript; "We have now a Post office at Kings, by our Chapel; it is convenient for us." Exhibition Quality and a very rare Numeral; there was no example on cover/card in the Hemmings Collection. [RPS 1997 cert.] PHOTO - see page 30. £200
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MAYPEN "640" OR PETERSFIELD "642" NUMERALS ON COVERS TO ALLEY P.O. OR TO G.B.; 8 Nov. 1877 EL (part printed Parochial Board notice) to "The Alley P.O." endorsed "O.H.M.S." and "Book Post" and so only franked for the 1d rate with 1/2d Vertical Pair tied by partly fine Maypen "640" Numerals with mainly v. fine matching May Pen c.d.s. on the top flap and a very fine rare "ALLEY/JAMAICA" arrival c.d.s. on the front; rare Book-Post item. Plus stained 1882 env. to G.B. with 4d (part off edge) tied by a mainly very fine rare "642" Numeral with matching Petersfield c.d.s. alongside, and an off-cover 1d Hey-type Strip of Three with v. fine "640" Numerals. (3 items) PHOTO - see page 30. £150
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