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1752 (May 6) Entire letter from St. Pierre, Martinique, to Grenada, privately carried. An early letter to Grenada, which was a French colony until 1763. £100-120
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First British Occupation. 1765-75 Entire letters to London sent during the first British occupation of the island, one endorsed "By Capt. Tucker" with partial Ship Letter handstamp and Bishop Mark, apparently delivered free; the other two to James Gordon at the Jamaica Coffee House handstamped "DOVER / SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S3 or S4), charged 4d or 7d. The first with piece torn from upper edge, the other two fine. Uncommon letters from the first British occupation of 1762-79. (3). £350-400
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First British Occupation. 1779 (Apr 21) Entire letter from St. Georges signed by the Governor Lord Macartney, addressed to "The Right Honorable The Lord Commissioners of His Majestys Treasury, Whitehall, London", the address panel headed "On His Majesty Service" and again signed "Macartney", privately carried. The Governor has drawn £500 for Grenada Government expenses from James Meyrick, and asks the Treasury to pay this sum to him. Macartney became Governor of the Carib Islands in 1775; on July 5th 1779, just 11 weeks after this letter was written (and before its receipt in London on August 3rd), he had to surrender Grenada to the French. An interesting historical letter. Vertical file fold with a little splitting, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 122. £200-250
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Second French Occupation. 1783 (Mar 31 and Aug 4) Entire letters from James Hay in Grenada to David Cross in Glasgow handstamped with Ship Letters of Liverpool (S2, charged 2/8) or Dover (S3, charged 10d), the first unusually backstamped "LIVER / POOL" and "CARLISLE" (reversed "S"). Two good letters sent during the second French occupation of Grenada, which lasted from July 1779 until September 1783. (2). £250-300
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1784 (July 22) Entire letter to London endorsed "P Olive Branch, Capt. Trew" with an overinked Dover Ship Letter handstamp, backstamped first type "Grenada", fine and scarce, this handstamp only recorded for one year, from February 1784 until January 1785. Ex. Towers Collection. Photo on Page 122. £250-300
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1787-92 Entire letters to G.B all endorsed by named ships, one privately carried, the others with Ship Letter handstamps of Dover (S2 and S3), Deal (S4) or Liverpool (S1), a few file folds, generally fine. (5). £180-220
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1805 (Mar 19) Entire letter from Trinidad to London with "GRENADA / MAR 24" backstamp applied in transit, staining due to disinfection, charged 2/-. An unusual disinfected letter from Trinidad sent via Grenada. £100-120
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1806 (Nov 15) Entire letter to "Capt Nathaniel Lord, Merchant at Kennebunk" endorsed "per favour Capt. Brown, Brig William, Norfolk" with partial Norfolk, Va. single ring handstamp and manuscript "Sh 27", an unusual destination. £100-120
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1808 (Aug 1) Entire letter to St. Vincent charged 4d with "GRENADA / AUG 7" backstamp, an attractive letter sent at the inter-colonial rate. £100-120
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1808-12 Entire letters to G.B, two with two line "GRENADA" datestamps, the other 1809 letter endorsed "P. Grenada" with two line "PORT GLASGOW / SHIP LETTER" (S3, first year of use). (3). £120-150
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1814 Entire letter to London backstamped "GRENADA / JUN 20 14", charged 2/2. This Grenada handstamp rarely included the year, this being one of four examples recorded by Proud to include the year as "14". £100-120
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1814 (Dec 12) Entire letter from Poitiers to St. Georges, Grenada, the front with London forwarding agents endorsement "Londres, 23 Janv. 15, acheminee P.J. Corser", with boxed London late fee backstamp, charged 4/4. £100-120
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Ship Letter. 1815 (May 8) Entire letter to Edinburgh "P. Nestor" backstamped with oval framed "Ship Letter / (crown) / GRENADA", the address panel with fine oval "SHIP LETTER / (crown) / 25 JU 25 / 1815 / PORT GLASGOW" (Rob. S4) and an arrival c.d.s of June 26th, charged 1/2 1/2, 2 1/2cm closed tear at base of address panel, otherwise fine and very scarce, just six examples of this Grenada Ship Letter recorded. Ex. Towers Collection. Photo on Page 126. £800-1,000
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1815-22 Entire letters to G.B all with two line "GRENADA" datestamps, one letter marked "1 1/4oz" and charged 10/10, one 1815 letter reports the British occupation of Guadeloupe. (4). £160-180
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1826-33 Entire letters from Charlotte Town or St. Georges (3) all to Sir Henry Fitzherbert in London or Derbyshire, the first with fine "GRENADA / AUG 11", two others with small Grenada double arc datestamps, the final letter endorsed "Per Ruckers, Captn Soper" with Portsmouth Ship Letter. (4). £120-150
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1836-43 Entire letters (4) and a cover to London or Scotland all with small Grenada datestamps, the first very unusually with red boxed "PACKET LETTER", two letters and the cover sent by S. Cockburn to Rev. Thomas Dick at Broughty Ferry prepaid 1/-, all regarding astronomical observations and instruments. (5). £200-240
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1846-58 Entire letters all with large Grenada double arc datestamps comprising 1846 letter to St. Pierre, Martinique, prepaid 1/-; 1852 letter to London charged 1/-; and 1858 letter to London bearing G.B 6d tied by unclear "A15" numeral. (3). £200-240
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1873 (Sep 26) Entire to London bearing 6d vermilion pair each with Grenada c.d.s, a red London Paid arrival c.d.s below, fine and attractive. Ex Towers Collection. Photo on Page 126. £300-400
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1881 (Sep 6) Entire letter to London bearing 1881 4d tied Grenada c.d.s, London arrival backstamp, fine. £120-150
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1881 (Dec 8) 1881 Entire letter from Grenville Vale to London bearing 1881 4d tied by Grenada c.d.s, red London Paid arrival c.d.s, minor faults. £100-120
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1883 Entire letters to London bearing 1883 4d slate tied by Grenada datestamps in blue, London arrival datestamps, both fine. (2). £100-120
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1887 Barbados 1 1/2d postcard to St. Andrews and 1891 cover from G.B franked 2 1/2d to St. Georges, both with circular "GRENADA / D" arrival datestamps on the front, applied at Grenville, the G.B cover with a few stain spots. (2). £80-100
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1890 2d Registration envelope size F to England bearing 1888 4d on 2/- tied by St. Georges c.d.s, a further strike on the front, an uncommon stamp on cover, very fine. Photo on Page 126. £150-180
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1890-93 Covers bearing 1883-87 definitives comprising 1890 cover to G.B franked 4d; 1891 official registered cover to USA franked 6d; 1893 registered cover to Germany franked 1d pair + 2 1/2d; and 1893 2d size G registration envelope to Canada franked 1d + 4d. (4). £130-160
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Carriacou Island. 1894 Cover to England franked 1883 2 1/2d cancelled "GRENADA / F" c.d.s with a second strike alongside, fine and scarce. Also 1929 cover to England with KGV 1d tied by Carriacou c.d.s. (2). Photo on Page 126. £120-150
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1862-75 Covers and cards (96) including entires bearing 1861-74 Chalon Head issues (3, all with faults), 1898 covers bearing 1898 Columbus Anniversary 2 1/2d pair (2 covers), Dead Letter Office datestamps, Paquebots, etc, some faults. Also 1897 Grenada annual report. (97). £200-250
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World War Two Covers. 1939-45 Covers with various types of censor seals, most written up on pages, many seals showing various types of printed or manuscript "S.S" or "I.S.S" numbers, earlier seals with red manuscript censor numbers, also straight line "PASSED BY CENSOR" or octagonal "(crown) / PASSED" cachets. (38). £180-240
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1875-1970 Mint and used stamps, selection including 1880-91 surcharges, 1883 8d damaged value, 1892 Surcharge Postage 2d on 6d mint, 1934-36 sets mint (2), 1936 KGV 1/2d and 1d coil join strips of four ( 1/2d perf 12 1/2x13 1/2), 1938-50 set mint with seven mint 10/- stamps (various perfs and printings), 1951 and 1953 sets mint, etc. S.G. £1,800+. (c.390). £200-250
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1908 Badge of the Colony, 5/- imperforate colour trials in purple on red paper or purple and green on white paper, both on small pieces cut from an archival page, the second with minor rubbing, otherwise fine. (2). Photo on Page 139. £100-120
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1912 Die Proofs in black on white glazed card for the 2d and 6d duty plates used for the first KGV definitive issue, the 2d proof dated "26 AUG. 12" and the 6d proof dated "6 SEP 12", each 92x60mm, both very fine. (2). £120-140
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World War One - Red Cross and Belgian Relief Fund Labels. The fine collection, mainly written up on pages with Red Cross Society One Fraction labels unused (15, including block of four and pane of ten), used (2) and used on covers (2, one a double print), also imperf proof blocks of four and six, and similar labels for Trinidad (2); One Farthing labels dated "1914, 1915" unused (16, including pair and block of ten), used (5) and used on covers or postcard (8); One Farthing labels dated "1914, 1915, 1916, 1917" unused (4), used (2, differing papers) or used on covers (2, one also with "Our Day 1917" label); One Farthing labels dated "1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918" unused (19, including tete-beche pair, blocks of four and pane of ten), used (3) and used on cover (2); and Belgian Relief One Fraction labels printed in red unused perf and imperf, or used perf and imperf, also similar Belgian Relief label in blue from Barbados. A scarce group, five covers with labels applied to the front contrary to regulations. (83 labels + 14 covers). Photo on Page 126. £800-1,200
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1774 Entire letter from Wolverhampton to Jamaica endorsed "P. the Dawkins Capt. Stupart" privately carried and posted upon arrival, backstamped "KING / STON", no postal rate shown, fine and unusual. £80-100
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1774-1837 Entire letters to G.B, handstamps include 1786 "JAMAICA", oval "Ship Letter / (crown) / JAMAICA" (2), albino "GOSHEN / JA" with green boxed Scottish additional " 1/2" applied upon arrival at Falmouth, and Ship Letters of Gravesend (S1) or Deal. (6). £160-180
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1861-1969 Covers and cards including c.1905-20 picture postcards (40), 1861 entire letter from New York to Guadeloupe with New York F.A.C posted in Jamaica franked 4d, WW2 censors, etc., some faults. (110). £100-120
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1915 1/2d Postal stationery postcard and a stampless cover with enclosed letter both from German internees in Up Park Camp to the USA, handstamped violet boxed "PASSED CENSOR" and "FREE / Letter of Prisoner of War", datestamps of Cross Roads, the cover also with violet boxed "Answer to be addressed to / P. of W. Brigade Office / Jamaica"; the postcard with a postage due handstamp crossed out, a few cover faults. (2). £100-120
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Booklets. 1935 2/- Exploded booklet containing four panes of six 1d Silver Jubilee stamps and eight interleaving pages with postal rates or adverts, the pink card covers with adverts on both sides, rusting to the original staples causing rust faults to the pane selvedge and left side of the covers and interleaving pages, the interleaving pages all also with a little staining, still a reasonable and complete example of this uncommon booklet. S.G. SB8, £1,500. £250-300
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QV-KGVI Postal stationery (17, mainly KGV and KGVI Specimen overprints) and stamps with a few KGV plate number singles or blocks, KGVI £1 fine used, and 1949 Royal Wedding pairs on pieces used at 14 various offices including Barbuda and Anguilla Valley; also 1892 bill of lading bearing a 1d stamp, 1897 and 1936 annual reports, and 1944-45 notices on changes to postal rates. (60) £100-120
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1763 (July 9) Entire letter addressed to Madeira, posted in London with "3/SE" Bishop Mark, fine and scarce, 1763 being the earliest Montserrat letter recorded in the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia. Photo on Page 126. £500-600
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1771 (Jan 6) Entire from Charles Anstruther in Montserrat to his brother in Edinburgh sent via St. Kitts and Liverpool with Liverpool Ship Letter, charged 5d, fine and scarce from Montserrat. Photo on Page 126. £300-400
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1794 (Feb 18) Entire letter to London sent via St. Kitts with Liverpool Ship handstamp (Rob. S1) and a London backstamp, charged 7d, fine and scarce from Montserrat. Photo on Page 128. £250-300
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1794 (Mar 24) Entire letter from Mt. Senat to London, the reverse endorsed "17 to Ship Letters pr the Agnes Capt Parker from Dominica" handstamped Liverpool Ship (Rob. S1) with a London backstamp, charged 7d. Light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce from Montserrat, with an unusual endorsement. Photo on Page 128. £350-450
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1794 (July 13) Entire letter to London "P. the Packet", handstamped "MONTSERRATT", with a London backstamp, charged 1/-. The letter includes news of the fighting in Guadeloupe and the escape of General Arnold from a French prison ship. The earliest recorded use of this rare second type Montserrat handstamp (with 'TT' at the end, recorded used until October 1796). Photo on Page 128. £500-600
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1796 (Mar 19) Entire letter to London "P. Packet" handstamped "MONTSERRAT", London arrival backstamp, charged 1/-. The letter includes "Sir R. Abercrombie arrived at Barbados 12 days ago with 15,000 troops, an attack is expected to take place immediately, the object not exactly known though St. Lucia & Guadeloupe are generally supposed to be first". A fine example of the rare first type Montserrat handstamp (recorded 1790-96). Photo on Page 128. £1,200-1,500
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1801 (July 25) Entire letter to London "By the Packet" with superb "MT / SERRAT / JUL 25 1801" datestamp (the final "1" inverted), arrival backstamp, charged 1/10. The earliest recorded example of this second Montserrat datestamp (which is only known used until January 1802), exceptional quality and very rare. Photo on Page 128. £2,500-3,000
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1804 (Oct 2) Entire letter to London "P. Packet" with an unusually fine strike of the very rare semi-circular "MONT-SERRATT" datestamp (Proud PS5, not recorded in the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia), arrival backstamp, charged 1/10. The letter refers to the shocking events in St. Domingo and hopes it does not spread; the writer hopes "the smallness of our islands will deter those people from such ideas, as they must be sensible that a body of military would soon overrun these islands and ferret them out, but the same cannot apply to Jamaica". A rarity, exhibition quality. Photo on Page 128. £3,500-4,000
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1885-1978 Covers and cards including 1930 (June) first flight covers actually flown in February 1931 (2), WW2 censors (4), etc. (26). £80-100
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1880 4d Sperati forgery, Die Proof in black, handstamped "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE" and signed in pencil by Jean de Sperati, fine. Photo on Page 102. £100-120
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1903-38 Specimen stamps comprising 1903 Badge of the Colony Crown CA 1/2d - 2/6, 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1937 Coronation set of three and 1938 KGVI 1/2d - 5/-. S.G. £190++. (26). £80-100
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1661 (Feb 3) Entire letter from Nevis to London endorsed "by a friend whom god preserve", posted upon arrival with a superb "AP/24" Bishop Mark, charged 3d. The earliest recorded letter from Nevis and the first week of use of the first Bishop Mark handstamp (just five days after the first known use), therefore the earliest recorded postal marking on a letter from any British Colony. Minor soiling, otherwise fine, a unique and remarkable letter. Photo on Page 128. £5,000-6,000
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1713 Printed document awarding Thomas Abbot of Nevis £1,106.11.00 to cover a third of his costs of resettling his plantation after damage done by the French invasion. The French invaded Nevis and St. Kitts in 1706 causing damage on Nevis estimated at over half a million pounds; when the islands were ceded back to the British in 1713 Parliament voted £103,000 towards relief for the damage done in the islands. An interesting and rare document, signed by Sir Philip Meadows, Sir John Hynde Cotton, 2nd Baron Guilford and others. £250-300
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