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1875-1905 Covers and cards including unused 1880 formula postcard bearing a 1/2d stamp, 1875 cover from Germany to an army Officer at St. Georges franked 10pf pair + 120pf (2), 1887 cover from St. Georges to England franked 4d, 1900 cover franked 1d from Hamilton to South Africa with blue circular "PRISONER OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA", 1903 registered cover from Ireland Island to G.B franked QV 3d, etc. (7). £200-240
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c.1885-1973 Covers and cards including c.1900-30 picture postcards (80), first flight covers (21), U.S forces mail, maritime mail, etc. (Approx. 380). £150-200
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World War Two. 1939-44 Covers including 1941 cover to Finland handstamped "NO SERVICE / RETURN TO SENDER"; 1941 cover with Bermuda Red Cross labels; 1941 Greenland cover to Denmark handstamped "Released by / Prize Court" with Bermuda backstamp of August 1948; address label from an O.H.M.S parcel to London with Postage Paid handstamp for £1-8-0 and circular dated "IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP BERMUDA"; U.S forces mail (2); 1943 registered cover to Curacao franked 5/9 with Bermuda censor cachet No. 6 and oval dated "SENIOR BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER / WESTERN ATLANTIC"; other censored covers with numbered censor cachets (11, including Nos. 6, 8, 9) or censor seals. (32). £200-240
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Postage Due Mail. 1905-64 Covers and cards with 1905 circular framed "T", unframed "1d" and "2d" charge marks, oval framed "POSTAGE / DUE" charge marks for 2d (5), 3d, 5d (3), 6d (7), 7d (altered to 6d), 8d (3), 10d (6) or 1/4, boxed "RETURNED FOR / MORE / POSTAGE" (3), etc. (35). £100-120
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1874 One Penny on 2d dull blue mint, large part original gum, hawid mount with R.P.S Certificate number 85963 (certificate no longer present). S.G. 15, £700. Photo on Page 143. £120-150
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1918-22 £1 Purple and black on red, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 55, £325. Photo on Page 102. £100-120
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1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d variety bird by tower, lightly mounted mint. S.G. 96m, £275. £80-100
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(Also See Lots 15, 35) | |
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1835 Entire letter from Berbice to London backstamped by "BERBICE / March 7, 1835" (Proud PS7), a reasonable strike of this uncommon datestamp. £100-120
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1808-55 Entire letters from Demerara (6) or Berbice (2) to England, three privately carried, the others with "DEMERARA" double arc datestamps (3) or Ship Letters of Bristol, Deal or Penzance. (9). £100-120
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1865-94 Covers comprising 1865-74 covers to G.B franked 24c green; 1877 cover to London endorsed "private steamer S.S Para" with 1876 6c brown cancelled large "1 1/2 AO3" (Proud A4) with red London Ship Letter Paid c.d.s; also 1890-94 local covers bearing 1889 Inland Revenue 2c purple (S.G. 176) or two 1890 One Cent on $2 Inland Revenue stamps (S.G. 208). A few faults, the "1 1/2 AO3" cancel scarce. (6). £140-160
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1900 Cape of Good Hope 1/2d envelope from Observatory Road to British Guiana with octagonal "T/5c", violet "POSTAGE DUE" applied upon arrival with manuscript "2" charge, manuscript "Dead", backstamped "M.O.O GEORGETOWN / B. GUIANA" c.d.s (Proud R35) and red "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / CAPE TOWN" c.d.s. Fine and scarce, the Postage due handstamp not recorded by Proud. £120-150
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c.1900-73 Covers and cards including 1940 cover from Cuba bearing three 2c postage due stamps, 1918 cover bearing two 2c stamps one of which has "War Tax" in manuscript, 1939 1c wrapper to G.B charged 2 1/2d, 1941 air mail cover to India franked $1.88, many skeleton datestamps, etc. (157). £150-180
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1860-1990 British Guiana and Guyana mint and used collection on pages with various 1860-76 issues to 24c (13), 1876 96c used, 1934 set mint, etc. S.G. £1,200+. (100s). Photo on Page 143. £150-180
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1862-99 Mint and used selection including 1878 provisional 1c on 6c with two horizontal bars used (S.G. 137), 1c slate and 2c official stamps with horizontal bars across official used (S.G. 139/4), 1863-76 perf 10 issues (12), perf 15 8c and 12c used, 1881 1c on 48c mint, 1899 2c on 10c "GENTS" for "CENTS" within a mint block, etc., also G.B 6d with "AO3" cancel (trimmed perfs at right). S.G. £1,000+. (Approx 120). £80-100
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1931 Centenary of Union 2c Progressive Die Proof in blue, without shading around the King's Head, to the date and country tablets or to the upper portion of the central vignette, die sunk on wove paper (227x145mm, folded in half prior to printing), reversed die number "13115" above, dated "22.4.31" in pencil. A superb coloured die proof, from the Waterlow archives. Photo on Page 118. £300-400
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1935 Silver Jubilee set with upper margin unmounted mint, 12c and 24c with dot opposite centre of flagstaff variety (plate 4, 1/1) and distinctive lines in the selvedge (sometimes referred to as the cracked plate variety); and 12c used with variety diagonal line by turret. S.G. 301/4. 303f, £200++. (5). £80-100
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1829-41 Entire letter and entires (4, all to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London) with Ship Letter handstamps of Dover, London, Portsmouth (2) or Liverpool, two with cachets of the New York forwarding agents "Masters and Markoe" or "Gilpins Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office". (5). £120-150
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1842 (Nov 17) Letter from Lt. Montgomery of the 3rd West Indies Regt at Belize to Lt. Glen, 3rd W.I Regt., Port Royal, Jamaica, concerning stores, boxes and arms received, charged 1/- with fine red "BELIZE" double arc datestamp on the front. Also 1856 (Aug 17) cover to England charged 6d, backstamped with the Belize datestamp in black. This first Belize datestamp only used in red 1842-46, this example earlier than the first date recorded by Proud; the other 1856 cover the latest date recorded by Proud. A good pair, the red c.d.s scarce and unusual to Jamaica. (2). Photo on Page 122. £200-250
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Forwarding Agents. c.1850 Entire from Para, Brazil, to New York endorsed "by Ship Lina via Honduras", embossed senders name in lower left corner, a "5" charge mark applied upon arrival, reverse with superb oval framed "ANTONIO MATHE / BELIZE / HONDURAS" F.A.C. A little staining, vertical file fold and repairs to upper edge fold, nevertheless a scarce Belize forwarding agents cachet. £100-120
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Ship Letter. 1874 Stampless cover (flap missing) to the Chief Justice at Belize endorsed "Politeness, Capt Muller" with "4" charge in blue crayon, handstamped "BELIZE" c.d.s (Oct 18) and straight line "SHIP-letter" (with "BELIZE" apparently removed from the upper part of the handstamp), possibly unique in this format. Photo on Page 122. £1,000-1,200
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c.1890 Cover posted within Belize bearing 1888 locally surcharged TWO on 50c on 1/- grey cancelled "K65", a Belize c.d.s alongside, roughly opened with a large closed tear at upper edge, the stamp with some perf staining but a very scarce stamp on cover. S.G. 35, £100 as a stamp (x20 on cover). £120-150
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1891-1910 Covers bearing 1888-91 London surcharge issues or 1891 issues with additional local surcharges, including 2c on 1d bisects on covers (2) or newspaper wrappers (3), 1896 printed cover returned to a chemist in Germany franked at the correct registered rate by 20c on 6d yellow, 1898 cover to USA franked 5c on 3c on 3d brown, etc., most clearly philatelic but a useful group, a couple possibly commercial. (13). £220-260
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1891 (June 10) Cover from Corozal to Belize bearing 1888 2c on 1d pair, the right stamp diagonally bisected to make the correct 3c rate, a "COROZAL" c.d.s below the stamps which are cancelled upon arrival by "O" obliterator, a Belize arrival c.d.s alongside. Small faults at left and upper left edges but apparently commercial and scarce from Corozal. Also a wrapper sent within Belize bearing a single 2c on 1d bisect. Photo on Page 122. £150-180
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1899-1901 Covers bearing 1899 "REVENUE" overprints, comprising covers to USA franked 5c or 5c strip of three; registered cover to London franked 10c; and a local cover franked 1891 1c, 2c and 10c and "Revenue" 5c and 25c, the two Revenue overprints (and the 10c) left uncancelled. (4). £100-120
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1855-1976 Covers and cards, mainly from Belize, on pages and loose including 1855 cover to England charged 6d with "BELIZE" double arc datestamp, first flights, postal stationery, WW2 censors, Paquebots, 1960 "MISSENT TO BRITISH HONDURAS", official mail, etc. (c.200). £250-300
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Sub-offices. 1915-71 Covers and cards (102), pieces and stamps (59, KEVII-KGVI issues with rubber cancels and New River Service datestamps), the covers including KGVI oval rubber datestamps of Benque Viejo and Baking Pot, scarce "SAN PEDRO" rubber c.d.s on stampless cover to G.B strangely not charged (Proud D5, May 7 1936, earliest recorded date), 1934 cover from Punta Gorda bearing 1923 Belize Relief Fund 1c pair + 3c, QEII rubber datestamps of Gallon Jug and Caye Caulker on commercial covers, Barranco with date applied separately, etc. (102 covers and 59 stamps/pieces). £250-300
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1918-31 Covers with provisional Belize datestamps comprising 1918 (Oct 10) censored cover to USA with War 1c block cancelled "P. BELIZE. O / BRITISH HONDURAS" c.d.s and 1919 (Feb 16) registered cover to England bearing five War stamps cancelled violet "BELIZE / M.O. & REGISTRATION" c.d.s, both rubber datestamps used after the usual datestamps were destroyed in the August 1918 fire; and 1931 air mail cover to USA with 4c, 5c, 10c stamps cancelled by straight line "OCT 19' 31" datestamps, used after the September 1931 hurricane destroyed much of Belize including the G.P.O, a few edge faults but this provisional cancel not recorded by Proud. (3). £120-150
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1931 Air Mail cover to London with 4c + 5c + 10c cancelled by two strikes of large "BARRACKS / BELIZE" c.d.s in violet, and 1932 cover to Canada with 10c pair tied similar "P.A.A OFFICE / BELIZE B.H". The Barrack c.d.s used 1930 - August 1931 when the office was destroyed in the hurricane; the P.A.A Office c.d.s then used at the new office until 1934. (2). £150-180
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1936 (May 7) Stampless cover to England with "SAN PEDRO / BRITISH HONDURAS" rubber c.d.s (Proud D5, earliest recorded date of use), strangely delivered free of charge. £80-100
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1936 Cover from London to Belize marked "By Air Mail from New York", handstamped "T" in London, the reverse bearing 4c postage due block of ten tied by Belize datestamps, one stamp with the variety missing top serif on "C" (S.G. D3a, unpriced used), fine and unusual. Photo on Page 122. £150-180
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G.B 1857 1d Red and 6d lilac both cancelled "A06", the 1d with perfs trimmed off at left and heavy diagonal crease, the 6d largely fine. S.G. Z1, 3, £375 (for Z3). (2). Photo on Page 143. £100-120
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1865-1984 British Honduras and Belize mint and used collection on pages including 1899 $1 used, 1913-21 $2 mint, 1938 set mint, etc. S.G. £1,100 (approx). (100s). £130-160
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1865-1974 Mint and used selection, mainly on pages, including 1865 1d unused (2), 3d and 1/- used, 1872 Crown CC 1d mint, 1882-87 Crown CA 6d and 1/- used, 1907 $1 used on piece, etc., some mint multiples. S.G. £1,500++. (100s). £150-200
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1872 3d Red-brown and 1/- green, imperforate plate proofs on gummed watermarked paper. (2). Photo on Page 143. £100-120
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1879 4d Die Proof in black on white glazed card, reduced to 42x46mm, with raised card surround. Photo on Page 118. £120-140
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1888 10c on 4d Mauve, surcharged locally, in a complete unmounted mint pane of thirty, plate number "1" in upper and lower margins, albino impressions of 20 cents surcharges in upper margin, fine and scarce. S.G. 28, £2,100+. Photo on Page 120. £500-600
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1888 (Mar) TWO on 50c on 1/- Grey, surcharged locally, block of eight (2x4) used on piece, a scarce multiple. S.G. 35, £800+. Photo on Page 137. £200-250
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1888-91 Surcharge issues mint and used with 1888 (Mar) locally surcharged TWO on 50c on 1/- used and diagonally bisected used on piece; 1888 (July) - 1891 London surcharges with 2c - 50c overprinted "SPECIMEN", set of seven mint and used, 1c mint pane of 60, 2c and 3c mint blocks of four; 1891 "SIX" on 10c on 4d essay surcharge without bar through 10 cents (S.G. £550, no gum, small stain on reverse), 6c on 10d on 4d mint blocks of four and plate number pairs in both red and black (also red surcharge plate block of four), 5c on 3c on 3d space between "I" and "V" included within a mint pair and a complete pane of 60, 15c on 6c on 6d mint and used. S.G. £1,217+. (177). £200-250
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1891 6c on 10c on 4d mauve, 6 surcharge in red, variety "6" and bar inverted, fine used. With R.P.S Certificate No. 83119 (certificate no longer present). S.G. 43a, £600. Photo on Page 143. £160-200
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1891 1c Imperforate colour trials in purple and green or green and brown on gummed watermarked paper. (2). Photo on Page 143. £100-120
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1895-1938 Specimen stamps comprising 1900 5c and 1901 10c singles, 1895 1c and 10c and 1898 25c in horizontal or vertical strips of five (as distributed by the U.P.U, 10c a little stained), 1902-04 KEVII set of four (with additional 2c and 5c), 1908 set of three, 1918 "WAR" overprint 1c and 3c, 1921 Peace 2c red and 1922 4c slate, 1922-33 set of thirteen, 1932 Belize Relief Fund set, 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1937 Coronation set, 1938 KGVI 1c, 2c and 10c - $5 all in strips of three (as distributed by the U.P.U, six corner marginal), 1923 postage due set of three, all fine. S.G. £1,230++. (85). Photo on Pages 139 & 143. £400-500
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1913 KGV 1c - $5 (nine values, missing the 3c issued in 1917) overprinted "SPECIMEN", in strips of three with a 5mm punch hole to each stamp, all affixed to part page cut from the De La Rue record book, a unique archival piece. Photo on Page 120. £200-250
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1922 KGV 10c and 25c Die Proofs in black on white glazed card, both reduced to stamp size, and imperforate 5c sample stamps on gummed unwatermarked paper over printed "SPECIMEN" comprising a marginal pair in green and black, and singles in brown and green or black and brown. (6). Photo on Page 143. £120-140
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1908-68 Covers on pages and loose including 1908 registered covers to England franked 1d strip of three, 3d or 1/4d block of twelve (all three unfortunately with the address erased or crossed through in ink); 1908 (Oct 4) local Georgetown cover with manuscript "Pd 1/4d W.G.McC."; 1918 registered cover to USA with three 1 1/2d War stamps and Cayman Brac registration label (possibly commercial, reverse with Jamaica 1/2d Red Cross label); c.1931 commercial covers bearing 1922 1/2d with cancels of Boddentown or West Bay, and 1937 cover from Cayman Brac to USA with 1935 2 1/2d; 1941 covers with "P.C 90 Opened By Examiner" seals handstamped boxed "41" (2); 1964-65 covers franked 3d with cancels of Bodden Town (2), Creek (4), East End (2), Georgetown (2), Hell (2), Little Cayman (13), North Side (2), Savannah (2), South Sound (2), Spot Bay (3), Stake Bay (4), West Bay (2), etc. Mixed quality, some faults and many philatelic but an interesting selection with some useful items. (82). £400-500
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Postal Stationery. 1908-22 Stationery comprising small size 1/4d postcard commercially used in Georgetown in 1908; larger size 1/4d postcard unused; 1d postcard unused; 1d envelopes unused, used to Jamaica in 1922, or used to USA in 1918 uprated 1 1/2d (address crossed out); 2 1/2d envelope unused or used in 1911 to A. Leon Adutt at the Queens & High Cliffe Hotel in Margate; 1/2d newspaper wrapper Specimen, unused, or used to Jamaica in 1918 uprated 1/4d pair (address crossed out). A good lot, the first 1/4d postcard a very early use. (11). Photo on Page 122. £280-320
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1921 Die Proof of the King George V Head, used for the 1921-26 definitive issue, in black on wove paper, 77x92mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 139. £300-350
| Dominica
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Second British Occupation. 1776 (July 8) Entire letter to London endorsed "By the Ariadne Capt. Russell" with "HASTINGS / SHIP LETTER" and "24/AU" Bishop Mark, charged 4d. The writer asks the addressee to help him get appointed as Land & Tide Surveyor at Roseau. An early letter from Dominica, sent during the second British Occupation period, minor staining, otherwise fine. £150-200
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1848-1972 Covers and cards including 1848 cover to England charged 1/- with Dominica double arc datestamp, 1884-87 postal stationery postcards to St. Kitts with arrival datestamps (4), KGV Paquebot covers (7), 1943 censored registered cover to USA with Delices c.d.s. and registration handstamp, etc. Also 1796 document authorising payment of £33 for the hire of the Schooner "Fortune" to take dispatches from Dominica to Sir Ralph Abercrombie at St. Pierre and waiting three days for his answer, c.1800 engraving of Roseau town and harbour, and a Leeward Islands 1890 1/2d cancelled by "A07" and manuscript "Wesley". (37). £250-300
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1860 Entire to Liverpool bearing G.B 6d (piece torn from upper edge and perfs cut off at left prior to use) tied by fine "A07" with "DOMINICA" double arc backstamp, endorsed "P. la Plata", file folds and one line of address crossed through in ink. £100-120
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1923-57 Mint, used and specimen stamps mainly on pages including 1923-33 set of 21 to £1 mint, 1935 Silver Jubilee specimen sets (2 sets) and mint set in plate blocks of four, 1937 Coronation specimen sets (2 sets), 1938 1/2d - 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6 and 5/- perfined specimen, 1d - 2d printers samples with punch holes, and the set mint and used, 1951 set mint and used, etc. S.G. £1,300+. (200+). Photo on Page 102. £240-280
| Grenada
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