81 THE RARE "HOPE-BAY/JA" MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; 15th March 1803 EL from "Hope Bay" to London "p. Townshend Packet" with a near very fine "HOPE-BAY/JA" mark on the lower flap. There is also a faint 2-line overstruck "JAMAICA" datestamp nearby. Only two examples of this Hope Bay mark are recorded; there was no example in the Swarbrick Collection. Exhibition item. PHOTO - £120
82 THE "PORT MARA/JA" ERROR OF SPELLING MARK USED ON COVER TO G.B.; Attractive 22nd April 1807 EL (slight toning along top edge, presumably from disinfection) to London neatly endorsed "Paid 7‡" for inland postage to Kingston, having a mostly very fine "PORT-MARA/JA" marking (error of spelling for "PORT MARIA"!) on one flap beside a very fine (for this) large type F1 "JAMAICA" fleuron c.d.s. Exhibition item; this is the first example of this Port Maria marking that we can recall having seen. PHOTO - £100
83 THE "LACOVIA/JA", LUCEA/JA" & "MONTEGO BAY/JA" MARKS ON MAIL TO G.B.; Sept. 1813 EL with faint Lacovia mark and fine F3 fleuron, Oct. 1809 EL with fine Lucea mark and fine large F2 fleuron both just across the join, and 1814/35 pair of EL's (the former with early reference to the Cayman Islands; "Mrs. Le Burt is gone to the Caymanas; she has left a Butcher in possesion of her worthless negroes.") with fine to very fine Montego Bay marks (one across the join, the other unusually nicely placed on the front). (4 covers). £200
84 THE TWO TYPES OF "SPANISH-/…TOWN/JA" MARKS ON LOCAL MAIL & MAIL TO G.B.; 1811-33 group of covers all with fair to mostly very fine "SPANISH TOWN/JA" marks, mostly with hyphens, but a few with the dot between the words. Several with typed transcripts and one sent locally (all the others to G.B.). Good lot. (10 covers). £150
DATED CIRCULAR DATESTAMPS, 1838-62
85 THE RARE "KINGSTON" HORSESHOE DATESTAMP ON DISINFECTED COVER TO G.B.; 23rd Dec. 1805 EL (toning consistent with disinfection) from "Bonhill" to London with an almost very fine strike of the rare Type K1 "KINGSTON" datestamp (1805-7 only) on the flap beside a fair large F1 "JAMAICA" fleuron d.s. Surprisingly few examples of this unusual mark are recorded. PHOTO - £150
86 Similar 28th Jan. 1806 EL to London with an almost very fine strike of the same Type K1 "KINGSTON" horseshoe datestamp on the flap. [Ex Swarbrick - lot 39 - and ex Fitzherbert.] PHOTO - £150
87 THE LATER KINGSTON DATESTAMPS COLLECTION; 1824-51 covers with the whole range of Prestamp Kingston datestamps; v. fine 1824 K2, poor 1829 K2a, fine 1830 K2a, v. fine 1830 K2a, fine/v. fine 1833-7 trio of encircled K4 "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s.'s, mostly fine 1836 pair of scarce encircled K3 "KINGSTON" c.d.s.'s (both on local covers), 1838/9 pair of K5 marks, and a good range of the 1840+ c.d.s.'s (some on internal mail) incl. an unusual 1851 EL with "1811" year-error for "1851"!! Also a stamp-removed 1858 E. Good study. (19 covers). £150
88 THE "SPANISH TOWN" DATESTAMPS INCL. BLUE & INVERTED DATE VARIETIES; 1838-48 covers incl. 1838-9 trio with fair to fine 2-ring P1 types (one with wholly inverted date), attractive June 1840 E (side-flaps removed) to G.B. with very fine scarce BLUE double-arc P2a c.d.s. (with red boxed London "PACKET LETTER" on the front), v. fine 1844 E with P2b c.d.s., and 1848 env. with poor P2b. (6 covers). PHOTO - £120
89 THE RARE BLUE "BATH/JAMAICA" P2a TWIN-ARCS DATESTAMP; 20th Feb. 1848 fine EL to Scotland with a very fine "BATH/JAMAICA" c.d.s. in BLUE on the flap. Scarce colour and of Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £100
90 CHAPELTON & EARLY LITTLE RIVER DATESTAMP ERROR & PARTLY MANUSCRIPT DATES; 11th Nov. 1840 E to London endorsed "Inland Postage Paid 7" with a very fine P2a "CHAPELTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. in brown nicely placed on the top flap with "840" above "NO11" in the centre; plus 1846/7 pair of EL's to Scotland with partly fine "LITTLE-RIVER/JAMAICA" P2b datestamps with partly manuscript dates in the centre. Scarce trio. (3 covers). £100
91 OTHER P2a & P2b DATESTAMPS INCL. SCARCE BLUE "PORT-MORANT", ETC.; 1839-62 prestamp and stampless covers with mostly very fine P2a (ALEXANDRIAx2, FALMOUTHx2, MANDEVILLE, MAY HILLx3, & Oct. 1839 PORT-MARIA in BLUE); plus 1848 v. fine P2b "SAVANNAH-LA-MAR/-JAMAICA-" c.d.s. Good lot. (10 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £150
92 THE LATER DATESTAMPS ON PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS COVERS; 1845-66 covers with mostly very fine c.d.s.'s incl. Falmouth P4x3, P4a & unrecorded 1862 small twin-arc Type P9 (latter has had stamp removed), Lucea P5, Moneague 1845 P3, Morant Bay P11, Porus 1847 P5x2 (one being superb), unrecorded 1866 P10c "RAMBLE/JAMAICA", Rio Bueno P3, & Rodney Hall P6x2. Useful lot. (15 covers). £120
JAMAICAN "PAID" MARKS, 1813-67
93 THE VERY RARE LARGE "PAID/TO/ENGLAND" MARKING OF KINGSTON ON COVER TO PLYMOUTH; 18th/25th April 1813 EL from "Victualling Office, Jamaica" to Plymouth "By H.M.Brig Pelican", with a pale but readily legible strike of the very rare encircled pale claret-red "PAID/to/ENGLAND" marking (Foster PD1 of which only three examples have been recorded) on the front; there is also a very fine black Type F3 "JAMAICA" fleuron c.d.s. on the top flap. Foster described this Paid marking as "extremely rare"; the only other example of this marking that we have recorded at auction in recent years was sold by Cavendish for £2,990 on 1st June 2000, and it was dated 7th April 1811, and Foster recorded one other example, dated Dec. 1810. Important Exhibition Item. [Ex Swarbrick; lot 136.] PHOTO - £750
94 THE EARLIEST RECORDED 2nd-TYPE "JAMAICA/PAID" DATESTAMP ON COVER WITH "MONTEGO…BAY/JA" MARK; 13th Sept. 1824 EL from "Montego Bay" to London "p. H.M. Pkt. Frolic" boldly endorsed "Paid Inland 2.6/Packet 3.1‡ [=] 5/7&Mac189;" as a single letter (in local currency), with a mostly fine "MONTEGO·BAY/JA" mark across the join on the reverse, having a very fine pale claret small Kingston "JAMAICA/13SE/1824/PAID" c.d.s. (PD3) nicely placed on the front, with London tombstone "PAID" arrival c.d.s. alongside. Attractive and the earliest recorded date for this PD3 mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £100
95 RARE PRESTAMP COVER TO GERMAN STATES WITH "JAMAICA/PAID" DATESTAMP, ETC.; Attractive 23rd Feb. 1845 EL to a firm in "Herrnhut" via an Agent in "Hamburg" endorsed "p. Steamer", having a very fine large red "JAMAICA/PAID" c.d.s. (light fold) of Kingston (PD5) nicely placed on the front with red manuscript "1/6" rate and red London tombstone "PAID" d.s., alo having a faint oval Hamburg arrival d.s. on the reverse. Rare thus; very few early letters from Jamaica to the Continent have suvived. Plus an attractive June 1840 front + flap to G.B. with partial scarce "PAID/KINGSTON/JAMAICA" hooded c.d.s. (PD4) and very fine P2a "MANCHIONEAL" c.d.s. (2 items). PHOTO - £100
96 LATER CASH-PAID COVERS INCL. SOME CAUSED BY STAMP SHORTAGES; 1857 prestamp EL to London with "MANDEVILLE" c.d.s. and fine "JAMAICA/PAID" c.d.s., 23rd Nov. 1860 EL (full typed transcript) from "CLARENDON" (fair c.d.s.) to London with red manuscript "Pd 6d" and near fine "JAMAICA/PAID" c.d.s. (prsumably Clarendon had no adhesive stamps available), and unusual 7th Feb. 1867 E (flap faults) to Liverpool with v. fine "GREEN-ISLAND/JAMAICA" P11a c.d.s. on the flap and red manuscript "Paid 1/-" on the front with Kingston & London "PAID" c.d.s.'s (again presumably due to a stamp shortage at the small Green Island P.O.). Scarce lot. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £120
JAMAICAN "SHIP LETTER" MARKS, 1801-50
97 THE OVAL "Ship letter/(Crown)/JAMAICA" MARKS OF KINGSTON; 25th May 1801 EL (reinforced folds) from Kingston to London "[Per] H.M. Ship York" with a fine (for this) strike of the oval SL1 mark and a fine matching oval "Ship letter/(Crown)/DEAL" alongside (unusual route) on the front; plus 24th June 1814 EL from Kingston to Glasgow with a faint SL1 mark on the front, but with interesting contents (full typed transript included) ref. the recent news of Peace in Europe and its effect on slaves etc. in Haiti and Cartagena. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £120
98 THE UNIQUE (?) UNRECORDED CIRCULAR UNDATED "SHIP LETTER/oJAMAICAo" MARK ON COVER FROM U.S.; Unusual 8th June 1833 EL from "New York" to "St. Thos in ye East" and endorsed "P[er] M[an] o[f] W[ar] Cater (?)" with a very fine strike of an otherwise entirely UNRECORDED mark, the undated circular "SHIP LETTER/oJAMAICAo" (filing crease), nicely placed on the front in a black ink matching the fine encirceld K3 "KINGSTON" c.d.s. (5th July) on the top flap. The rarity of this mark may be explained by the different routing for mail from the U.S. (landed on the North coast) at this date, compared to the route of the much more voluminous mails from G.B. (landed on the South coast). This is still the only recorded example of this marking. An important Exhibition item. [Ex Swarbrick; lot 79.] PHOTO - £800
99 THE VERY RARE BOXED "Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER" MARK ON COVER FROM U.S.A.; 13th April 1845 EL (minor wear) from "Bethlehem" (Pa.) to "Robbins River P.O." (Jamaica) with a partially fine and readily recognisable strike of this rare Ship Letter mark on the front beside very fine Montego Bay & Spanish Town datestamps; redirected to "May Hill P.O." and so with Post Office "from Robin's River" endorsement on the front, but with no increase to the "1/6" rate. Rare thus; few examples of the Montego Bay Ship Letter have been recorded, and this is a very early date for a Robin's River marking. [Ex Rohloff & Swarbrick; lot 87.] PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £400
100 Similar 17th July/24th Sept. 1839 EL (full typed transcript; long interesting family letter - minor faults) from New York to "Manchester, Jamaica" with a fair strike of the very rare boxed "Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER" mark on the front, overstruck by a fine matching "MONTEGO-BAY/JAMAICA" c.d.s.; charged "1/10‡" on arrival. PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £300
101 THE "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" MARK ON COVER FROM U.S.; Fine 28th Dec. 1845 - 24th Jan. 1846 EL from "BETHLEHEM/Pa" (fair red c.d.s. on the front) to "Mayhill P.O., Jamaica per brig Shamrock From Philad[elphia]." with U.S. red "PAID" and "5" on the front, as well as mostly very fine SL5 "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" and very fine matching "KINGSTON/JAMICA" (K6) c.d.s. Exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £150
102 THE VERY RARE BOXED "Falmouth/SHIP LETTER" ON COVER FROM U.S.; 5th June 1845 fine EL (long contents) from "Bethlehem, Penn." to "Mayhill Post Office, Jamaica" endorsed "per Sch[ooner] Viola, Capt. Fitzgerald", having the manuscript Forwarding Agent endorsement; "Forwarded by Jordan & Brother, Philad[elphi]a, July 1 1845" across the join; there is a very fine boxed "Falmouth/SHIP LETTER" (SL8) nicely placed on the front with a very fine matching c.d.s. and manuscript "1/-" charge alongside. Exhibition quality. [Ex Rohloff & Swarbrick; lot 85.] PHOTO - £850
103 THE VERY RARE BOXED "Saint Ann's Bay/SHIP LETTER" ON COVER FROM U.S.; 23rd Jan./7th March 1848 EL (minor faults) sent from "Bethlehem, Pa." to "Mandeville P.O., Jamaica" endorsed "Via Baltimore per Brig Glamorgan..." and having a partly fine large red oval F.A.C. of "GILPIN'S EXCHANGE/READING ROOM AND/FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE/NEW YORK" as well as a partly fine strike of the very rare boxed "Saint Ann's Bay/SHIP LETTER" mark both on the front, matching the fine c.d.s. on the flap. Few examples known and rare thus. [Ex Swarbrick, lot 88.] PHOTO - see plate no. 4A £600
104 FINE "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" MARK ON OUTGOING COVER TO U.S.; Fine 18th May 1850 EL to New York "[Per Ship] Crescent City" with a very fine red sanserif "KINGSTON-JAMAICA/PAID" c.d.s. on the front alongside very fine black "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" (SL5) and v. fine "10" in circle New York arrival charge-mark. Rare thus; this SL5 mark is seldom seen on mail to the U.S. PHOTO - £150
OTHER JAMAICAN MARITIME MAIL, 1801-37
105 INGOING & OUTGOING MARITIME MAIL - SHIP & PACKET LETTERS; 1801-44 covers incl. fine scarce 1801 EL from Edinburgh (red Bishop Mark on front) to a ship's Captain c/o "Port Royal, Jamaica", 1830/5 pair of covers from Port Royal/Kingston to London with red boxed London "PACKET LETTER" marks, 1834 EL (typed transript ref. the recent "abotilion of Slavery" and its effects in Jamaica) from Lucea with step-type "SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH", and 1844 EL from Spanish Town to Newport (R.I.) with "ALEXANDRIA/D.C" c.d.s. and matching "SHIP" mark. Useful lot. (5 covers). £150
106 "COMMERCIAL ROOMS"/"BUILDINGS" CACHETS ON MAIL TO U.S. & G.B.; 1820 EL to London with faint boxed "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/Kingston Jamaica" cachet (early date) across the join; plus 1834 EL from Santa Martha (Columbia) to Boston (US) with mostly fine encircled CR7 "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS" cachet on the flap (rare on mail to the US). Good pair. (2 covers). £100
107 THE RARE GREEN "JAMICA/F" DATESTAMP OF FALOUTH (CORNWALL); Fine 12th June 1822 EL from "Clifton" (Jamaica) to Scotland charged "2/6" with a fine green Falmouth "JAMAICA/JY31/1822/F" datestamp (partrly overstruck by Glasgow transit c.d.s.). Rare Falmouth Packets marking. PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £150
108 Similar 9th Oct. 1820 EL from "Naval Hospital, Jamaica" to Scotland with partly fine green "JAMAICA/F" c.d.s. on the front partly overstruck by Carlisle boxed "‡" and red Edinburgh transit c.d.s.; plus grubby 1832 EL from St. Thos. in the East to Aberdeen with fair green boxed Falmouth "‡" and fair Kingston K2a c.d.s. and 1815/6 (?) front to Cornwall with faint green "JAMAICA/F" d.s. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £100
109 SUPERB STRIKE OF THE GREEN BOXED "‡" SCOTTISH MAIL TAX MARK OF FALMOUTH (G.B.); Fine 24th June 1830 EL from "Stony Hill [Army Barracks], Jamaica" to Edinburgh with a fair Kingston K2a c.d.s. on the flap (part lost with seal) and a really amazingly clear bright green strike of Falmouth's boxed "‡" (Scottish Additional ‡d) mark on the front. Exhibition item. [Ex Swarbrick; lot 105.] PHOTO - £120
110 THE VERY RARE CLARET-RED "CARTHAGENA" FLEURON MARKING OF KINGSTON; 7th Jan. 1831 EL from "Bogota" (Colombia) to London via Jamaica, having a faint strike of this rare Kingston mark (TR2; crease) on the front, with fair Kingston K2a c.d.s. and London dotted Foreign Branch c.d.s. (8th Apr.) on the flap. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £150
111 "COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS" CACHET ON COVER PLUS THE MATCHING NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISING THE NAMED SHIP's LETTER-BAG & DEPARTURE; 28th Feb. 1832 EL from Kingston to London endorsed "p. Ship Velocity" with fine encircled "COMMERCIAL/ KINGSTON/JAMAICA /BUILDINGS" cachet (partly overwritten by filing note) on the flap. Remarkably offered with two complete relevant local Jamaican newspapers of the same week; the 28th Feb. & 3rd Mar. 1832 "Jamaica Courants" with front-page notices ref. the imminent departure of the "Velocity" and listing "Letter bags at the Commercial Buildings" for this ship and four others, respectively. Rare set. (3 items). [All ex Fitzherbert & Swarbrick, lot 125.] £120
112 THE RARE GREEN "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" MARK OF FALMOUTH (G.B.) ON COVER FROM AN ANTI-SLAVER PACKET SHIP's CAPTAIN; 8th Sept. 1837 EL (long contents; full typed transcript included) from the captain of "H.M.S. Snake, Port Royal, Jamaica" (part time Packet Ship, engaged in anti-slaver activities all around the Caribbean) to his father in Scotland, having a very fine green Falmouth "LEEWARD ISLAND /F" undated circle on the reverse (slightly across the join). The long interesting letter mentions the writer's pursuit of slave-ships in the Caribbean; "My friend the Slaver was wrecked on the Caycos Islands, and there landed his slaves; was six weeks encumbered with nearly 200 of them before found out....a general muster took place from Turks Island when they managed to seize their arms...I am off to Santa Martha and Carthagena with the mails..." Early references to the Turks and Caicos islands. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £200
113 INGOING PRESTAMP/STAMPED MAIL FROM G.B., ETC.; May 1851 unpaid EL from London to "Falmouth, Jamaica, Pr. [Ship] Thames" charged "6/-" with fine Falmouth arrival c.d.s. (plus unused Jamaica 1974 50c depicting this steamer), stampless 1856 E from Kingston to Loverpool charged "6" with fine green 3-arc scarce DOTTED "LIVERPOOL" arrival c.d.s. (crease), 1862 env. (spots but with contents) from Dundee to Port Maria with pair of GB 3d rose-reds (small letters), and Feb. 1864 env. (toned) from Birkenhead ("ROCK FERRY" c.d.s. on back) to Kingston franked by GB 6d lilac (small letters) with very fine scarce "DEFICIENT-POSTAGE 6d/HALF FINE......6d/1/-" charge-mark on the front. Scarce lot. (4 covers + 1 stamp). PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £120
PRE-STAMP POSTAGE DUE MARKS, 1844-71
114 THE RARE LARGE HANDSTRUCK "4" MARK (TP1) OF KINGSTON; Local 9th Mar. 1844 E (worm-hole clear of mark) from Kingston to "Lime Savanna P.O., Clarendon" with a very fine strike of the "4" mark on the front matching the v. fine black K6 "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the flap. [Ex Swarbrick; lot 154.] PHOTO - £150
115 THE RARE LARGE HANDSTRUCK "6" CHARGE-MARK (TP1) OF KINGSTON; Local 19th June 1845 EL from Kingston to "May Hill P.O., Manchester" with a very fine large "6" on the front matching the very fine black "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" K6 c.d.s. on the flap. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £120
116 THE SCARCE HANDSTRUCK "s1/-" CHARGE-MARK (TP2) OF KINGSTON ON COVER TO G.B. WITH RED "C[aledonian] R[ailway]" MARK; Unusual 8th May 1849 EL from Kingston to Stirling with a superb strike of the "s1/-" mark on the front beside a very fine orange-red "CR" British Railway sorting mark. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £100
117 Similar 22nd Jan. 1847 E to London with superb TP2 "s1/-" charge-mark on the front matching the Kingston K6 c.d.s. on the flap. Attractive. [Ex Swarbrick; lot159.] £85
118 "ST. THOMAS/PAID" DATESTAMPS ON INGOING MAIL TO JAMAICA - ONE WITH RARE KINGSTON HANDSTRUCK "1" CHARGE-MARK (TP3); 29th April 1871 env. to Kingston with mostly fine small red "ST. THOMAS/PAID" c.d.s. in red beside red manuscript "4", having a very fine black Kingston Handstruck "1" mark (TP3; for the local Jamaica rate) nearby; this is the cover [ex Surtees] ILLUSTRATED BY FOSTER, p.111. Plus similar but battered double-rate 17th Sept. 1870 EL to "Jamaica" with partly fine small red "ST. THOMAS/PAID" c.d.s. and red m/s "8", having the Kinsgton arrival charge of "2" in pencil. Rare pair. (2 covers). [Both ex Swarbrick; lot 153.] PHOTO - £240
G.B. USED IN JAMAICA
119 RARE PRE-Nov. 1858 2/- FRANKING COVER FROM GOSHEN TO G.B. WITH G.B. 6d STRIP OF FOUR CANCELLED WITH "A01" NUMERALS IN TRANSIT IN KINGSTON; Remarkable 24th Sept. 1858 E (side-flaps removed) to Liverpool with mostly fine "GOSHEN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the front beside a Strip of Four G.B. 6d lilacs (wing margin complete at left; corner fault at top right of RH stamp) tied by three very fine Kingston "A01" numerals. Exceptional franking at this early date; Foster (pp.132-8) comments that all pre-Mar. 1859 "GB Used in Jamaica" covers are "Exceedingly rare", because GB stamps were not issued generally in the island until Nov. 1858 at the earliest. [Compare with the less desirable Swarbrick lot 192.] Important "G.B. Used in Jamaica" Exhibition item. PHOTO - £300
120 THE RARE BLACK RIVER "A30" NUMERAL ON 1/- RATE COVER TO G.B.; 10th Oct. 1859 EL to Liverpool franked by vertical pair of G.B. 6d lilacs (cut perfs at left and corner faults) tied by mostly fine rare "A30" numerals matching the very fine small "BLACK RIVER/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse. "A30" covers are seldom seen. PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £150
121 Similar 26th Apr. 1859 internal EL (worm-holes mostly on flap) to "Sav la Mar" franked by GB 4d rose (crease in wing magin) tied by two fair but recognisable "A30" numerals matching the large "BLACK-RIVER/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (inverted date) on the flap. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate 5A £120
122 CLARENDON INTERNAL COVER WITH GB 1d REDS STRIP OF FOUR CANCELLED BY CLOGGED (?) "A35" NUMERAL; 27th Apr. 1860 EL (some toning) to "Great Valley, Manchester" franked by GB 1d Red "stars" Strip of Four (tied by crease through one stamp) all cancelled by unusual unidentified smudged marks; these may be clogged "A35" numerals or the thumb-print of the Postmaster. There is a fine twin-arc "CLARENDON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the top flap. Whatever the cancellations, this is a rare G.B. franking from Clarendon. Plus an 1859 EL to GB from which GB stamps used at Falmouth (Jamaica) have been removed. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4B £200
123 THE RARE GOSHEN "A44" NUMERAL ON 6d-RATE COVER TO G.B.; 25th Oct. 1859 EL (some creasing; interesting contents - full typed transcript) to Liverpool franked by a GB 6d lilac tied by a very fine Goshen "A44" numeral and the red London transit c.d.s., having a fine encircled "GOSHEN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (crease) alongside. Elusive cancellation. PHOTO - see plate 5A £200
124 KINGSTON "A01" NUMERAL ON G.B. 6d LILAC COVER TO G.B.; 11th May 1859 EL to Manchester franked by GB 6d lilac (crease) tied by a fine "A01" numeral with mostly fine K8 c.d.s. on the flap. £75
125 RARE "A59" MORANT BAY NUMERAL ON INTERNAL G.B. 4d ROSE COVER; Attractive 15th July 1859 E to Kingston "Per Post" franked by a G.B. 4d rose cancelled by a very fine "A59" numeral with a mostly fine large "MORANT BAY/JAMAICA" c.d.s. (P2a; m/s "5" in date) on the top flap. Rare numeral cancel on cover. PHOTO - £200
126 THE RARE SHORT-LIVED SAVANNA-LA-MAR "A75" NUMERAL ON INTERNAL DOUBLE-RATE COVER WITH G.B. 4d ROSE PAIR; Rare 15th Apr. 1859 E (faults; mostly on reverse) to Kingston "[per] post" franked by GB 4d rose pair tied by very fine "A75" numerals, having a part Savanna La Mar c.d.s. (P2b) on the reverse. The internal 8d-rate is rare. [Ex Swarbrick; lot 190.] PHOTO - £240
Q.V. ISSUES (INC. POSTAL FISCALS) ON COV
127 "BOOK POST" 2‡d-RATE WRAPPER WITH 1d BLUE BISECT & BATH "A29" NUMERALS; Unusual large part Entire (crease, etc.) to Kingston endorsed "Book Post", franked by 1d Blue pair (one rounded corner) and 1d Blue diagonal bisect (SG1d; fault) all tied by very fine "A29" numerals of Bath matching the small "BATH/JAMAICA" c.d.s. at lower right. Most unusual and early usage of the Bisect on a 2oz+ item. PHOTO - see plate no. £100
128 1d BLUE BISECT ON "OHMS" COVER FROM MANDEVILLE; 3rd Mar. 1866 small wrapper (toning & some reinforcing of folds but attractive) to "Spa[nish] Town" endorsed "O.H.M.S.", franked by 1d Blue diagonal bisect tied by partial fine "A53" Mandeville numeral and the fine Spanish Town arrival c.d.s. Good example of the special ‡d local rate for OHMS mail. PHOTO - see plate 5A £100
129 THE MAY PEN "640" NUMERALS ON ‡d, 1d & 2d RATE CARD/COVERS; 1877/80 pair of local covers franked by single and pair of 1d Blues tied by fine "640" numerals; the first endorsed "O.H.M.S. Per Book Post". Plus July 1891 usage of the ‡d PC with "640" numeral, but endorsed "Insufficiently Addressed" and with squared circles and fine octagonal-framed "RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH/JAMAICA" d.s. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate 5A £150
130 GORDON TOWN "A42" NUMERALS ON PAIR OF 1/- RATE COVERS TO G.B.; 1871 pair of envs. (some wear etc.) to Portsmouth franked by 1/- brown or 6d lilac pair all cancelled by fine "A42" numerals, with very fine large twin-arc "GORDON-TOWN" c.d.s.'s on the reverse. (2 covers). [Ex Mike Vokins.] £120
131 11d AND 1/- RATE COVERS TO NOVA SCOTIA & SENT INTERNALLY; Attractive Dec. 1879 E to Nova Scotia with 3-colour franking; 1d Blue, 2d Red (2; one creased) & 6d lilac (faults) all tied by Kingston "A01" numerals [ex Mike Vokins]; plus July 1885 env. to Kingston with 2d Grey (6) all tied by scarce "G16" numerals of Priestman's River. Scarce pair. (2 covers). £100
132 LATER Q.V. VILLAGE CANCEL & REGISTERED COVERS INCL. VALUES TO 1/-, ETC.; 1897-1913 covers regd. with QV frankings incl. 1897 to Birmingham (1d+1d+2d), 1898 local env. with 4d tied by v. fine scarce 2-ring "BALACLAVA/JAMAICA" c.d.s., 1902 env. with "HAYES" c.d.s. and 1913 long OHMS env. to Austria with single QV 1/- franking; plus 1896/7 covers with c.d.s. cancels of Cold Spring, Mandeville, and Malvern (2). Scarce group. (8 covers). £100
133 RARE ON-COVER POSTAL USAGE OF THE QV 5/- REVENUE STAMP; 14th Feb. 1894 long env. (11x4‡ ins.; folded down at left) registered to a solicitor in Kingston, franked by a single large format Jamaica 5/- lilac on bluish paper Revenue (SGF8; cat. from c.£1,000 on cover), tied by a near fine 2-ring "SPANISH TOWN/JAMAICA" c.d.s. with v. fine oval-framed "R" alongside and fine double-oval "JAMAICA/REGISTERED" d.s. at left. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate 5A £240
134 Similar but fine small 8th Mar. 1895 env. regd. to a firm in Kingston franked by a large format 1/- Revenue (SG F7, rose on bluish paper) and key-type 2d green tied by a single light double-oval "JAMAICA/REGISTERED" datestamp with a second fine strike (crease) on the front. Attractive and rare thus. PHOTO - £150
135 IMPERF 3d REVENUES USED ON COVER, ETC.; 17th Aug. 1895 env. (some wear, etc.) regd. to Kingston franked by an imperf. pair of the 3d purple on lilac (F5ba) tied by a Spanish Town c.d.s. with Regd. marks alongside. Plus 1862 Bill of Exchange from Kingston with perf. 3d lilac & 1‡d blue revenues with manuscript cancel. Scarce pair. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate 5A £100
136 OTHER POSTALLY USED REVENUES - COVER + PIECE; 23rd Nov. 1896 env. regd. locally in Kingston with perf. 3d lilac on white and 1d red Revenue stamps tied by a fine double oval d.s.; plus part 1896 front with the scarce large format 1/- red on blue Revenue tied by Spanish Town c.d.s. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate 5A £100
137 3d TELEGRAPH STAMP USED ON COVER; 7th Sept. 1894 env. (stains and with faults along top) to Kingston with 3d lilac "JAMAICA TELEGRAPHS" stamp tied by a very fine "HALF·WAY-TREE/JAMAICA" c.d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate 5B £100
138 1/- BROWN TELEGRAPHS STAMP USED ON COVER TO U.S.; 2nd Jan. 1901 env. (some faults) to New York franked by a 1/- brown "JAMAICA TELEGRAPHS" stamp tied by a very fine "PORT ANTONIO/JAMAICA" c.d.s. Rare thus. PHOTO - £150
139 BALANCE OF THE Q.V. COVERS COLLECTION - NUMERALS, MANUSCRIPT "TOO LATE", ETC.; 1861-95 covers incl. 1861 E with Jamaica 6d (faults) tied by Montego Bay "A57" numeral, 1875 front with 1/- brown, 1879 E with 6d tied by v. fine Savanna la Mar "A75" numeral, 1884 env. from Lucea to Sav. la Mar "Via Mo. Bay" with 2d tied by "A49" Lucea numeral with rare manuscript "Too Late" alongside, etc. (8 covers + 1 front). £120
OTHER Q.V. POSTAL HISTORY
140 POSTAGE STAMP SHORTAGES - GUY'S HILL COVER WITH EXPLANATORY LETTER FROM THE P.O.; 11th Nov. 1896 stampless env. (toning etc.) to Kingston endorsed "Paid 1d" in blue crayon, with v. fine "GUY'S HILL/JAMAICA" c.d.s. on the reverse, having a partly fine red boxed "JAMAICA PAID" datestamp (usually used on bulk-paid newspapers) on the front; plus the 16th Nov. 1896 letter (no env.) to which the env. was originally pinned, from the "G.P.O. Jamaica" explaining that the "Postmistress at Guy's Hill had run out of stamps". Rare thus. (2 items). [Ex Swarbrick - lot 787 - and ex Vokins.] PHOTO - see plate 5B £150
141 POSTAGE STAMP SHORTAGES - SAVANNA LA MAR CASH-PAID COVER TO G.B.; Unusual 5th Feb. 1894 stampless env. to London endorsed "Paid 6d" in red crayon, having a fair 2-ring "SAVANNA LA MAR" c.d.s. on the reverse; there are two fair to fine red boxed Kingston "JAMAICA PAID" datestamps confirming the prepayment. It is rare to find an 1890s stamp-shortage cover addressed to overseas. Plus a 1903 Waterfall cover with interesting letter ref. the stamp shortages. (2 items). [Ex Mike Vokins.] PHOTO - see plate 5B £120
142 TOO LATE MARKS - THE KINGSTON STRAIGHT-LINE & HALF-MOON TYPES; 24th July 1867 env. (faults) to Spanish Town with 1d Blue tied by "A01" numeral with v. fine "TOO LATE" alongside; plus 1894-8 env. (faults), card, wrapper & front all with mostly fine/very fine half-moon framed Kingston "TOO LATE" marks (2 sizes) - one also with "UP PARK CAMP" Squared Circle. Scarce lot. (4 covers + 1 front). [All ex Mike Vokins.] £100
143 THE "STREET LETTER BOX" MARKS OF KINGSTON; Attractive local Kingston 1st Sept. 1891 env. (opening tear well clear of stamp & marks) franked by Revenue 3d lilac tied by a superb Squared Circle with a very fine diamond-framed "STREET/LETTER BOX/JAMAICA" mark just tying one perf. - Exhibition quality. Plus 1895 usage of the ‡d PC cancelled by very fine "STREET LETTER BOX/KINGSTON, JAMAICA" c.d.s. and 3 loose stamps. (5 items). PHOTO - £200
144 RETURNED, OFFICIAL & POSTAGE DUE MARKINGS; Worn 1901 GB 1d lilac env. much travelled in Jamaica with red "UNCLAIMED", small boxed "ADVERTISED" and boxed "RETIRNED/LETTER BRANCH/JAMAICA" d.s.; plus 1891 trio of local ‡d PC usages (2 with faults) with the 3 similar markings on each, stampless 1898 "INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA" local env. with partly fine matching purple oval "FREE" mark, and long 1885 env. (faults) from Montego Bay to G.B. (1d+2d+2d franking) with small triangular framed "T" mark and superb handstruck "6d" (Portsmouth?) charge-mark. (6 covers). £85
145 THE IAN POTTER SQUARED CIRCLES COLLECTION; 1887-1924 covers/cards (majority being QV frankings; varied condition) with range of Squared Circle cancels incl. UP PARK CAMP (3), BLACK RIVER (2), FALMOUTH, RIVERSIDE (fine 1907 & faint 1924), PORT ANTONIO, CHRISTIANIA, CHAPELTON, CAVE VALLEY (1921 regd. to Kingston), LAUGHLANDS & ANNOTTO BAY (1891 to GB). Good lot. Also 1 front. (17 covers + 1 front). £180
KEVII/KGV PERIOD POSTAL HISTORY
146 EARLY BLACK HOTEL T.R.D. - "CONSTANT SPRING/JAMAICA" BOXED CANCEL; Attractive 4th July 1902 PPC to Germany with Falls 1d red/black tied by two mostly very fine strikes of this scarce cancel, one having a manuscript date in the centre. Rare thus. PHOTO - £100
147 PURPLE T.R.D. CANCELS OF "LIGUANEA" (1913) & "CESSNOCK" (c.1930); 1st Oct. 1913 PPC (toned) to GB with KGV 1d tied by very fine purple boxed "LIGUANEA/JAMAICA" mark with separate d.s. struck in the middle; plus c.1930 front to GB with KGV 1‡d tied by a very fine purple boxed "CESSNOCK/..........193.../JAMAICA." mark. Rare pair. (2 items). [Both ex Swarbrick; lots 725 & 728.]PHOTO - see plate 5B £150
148 KEVII/KGV-PERIOD VILLAGE CANCELLATIONS - THE IAN POTTER COLLECTION; c.1903-37 covers/cards with a fine range of cancels, frankings (regd., Air Mails, etc.) covering many of the smaller Jamaican P.O.'s, incl. c.d.s.'s; 1903 CONSTANT SPRING, 1906 MALVERN, 1907 WATSON'S HILL, 1908 P[lantain] G[arden] RIVER, 1903 MAY HILL (to US), etc., etc. Other items noted include 1917/8 envs. (2) to Panama, 1935 Jubilee frankings, 1912 P. Antonio regd., Hotel envs., many Pictorial frankings, etc. No Kingston covers at all. Good nucleus for expansion, especially in conjunction with the Potter handbook. (100 covers approx.) £300
149 WORLD WAR I - RED CROSS LABELS & "OPENED...EXPRESS WARRANT" LABEL; Apr./May 1916 PPC & env. (minor wear) to GB each franked by KGV 1d & Arms ‡d (latter without War Tax o.p.) plus a tied red Red Cross Charity label with black overprints; the overprint on the PPC in capitals, but the env. with a label having an apparently unrecorded italic-type "Jamaica" overprint. Also piece with the Red Cross label (showing DOUBLE OVERPRINT) and one loose (used), and a 19th May 1917 env. to US with fine printed "OPENED BY AN OFFICER/OF THE POST OFFICE BY/EXPRESS WARRANT OF/THE GOVERNOR" label (ref. currency control). Scarce lot. (3 covers + 2 pieces). PHOTO - see plate 5B £120
150 INSTRUCTIONAL & POSTAGE DUE MARKS; Attractive 7th Sept. 1916 env. (opening tears clear of stamp & marks) to Kingston with ‡d Arms tied by very fine 2-ring "STREET LETTER BOX SAN ANTONIO/JAMAICA" c.d.s. having a very fine large purple Kingston handstruck "2d" on the front - Exhibition quality. Plus 4 1926 envs. to GB, all unpaid (2) or underpaid (2) with v. fine purple Duplex "T/JAMAICA/CENTIMES/10" marks, other Street L.B. covers, Official Paid cachet (Schools Office), 1905/21 Kingston "PAQUEBOT" cancels, 1928 env. to US with 2‡d tied by Fruit Co. "S.S.CABRILLO" c.d.s., 1938 pair of covers with blue boxed "JAMAICA PHIL. SOC./NATHAN'S STORE" cancels, and 1937 env. with large "RETURNED TO SENDER....." cachet. Useful and scarce lot. (15 covers + 1 letter). PHOTO - £150
151 KGV-PERIOD MACHINE & SLOGAN CANCELLATIONS COLLECTION; Detailed study of 1912-37 covers with these scarce marks incl. a good range of early Slogans (H.R.H. DUKE OF GLOUCESTERx3, SUMMERLAND, BUY BRITISH, IDEAL TOURIST RESORT, 1924 EMPIRE EXHIBITION, etc.) and early Kingston machines. Plus 36 stamps/pieces. (31 covers + 36 pieces). £150
152 KGV-PERIOD REGISTERED MAIL; 1913-37 covers all regd. (mostly to GB but some to Canada/US) with varied frankings (Pictorials etc.) and mostly from village P.O.'s; incl. 1913-9 envs. (5) to US (ex Lacovia, Montpelier - on US 2c env. - Buff Bay, etc.), 1920 with WAR STAMP ‡d+3d tied by large oval Kingston rubber regd. d.s., handstruck rubber 1937 boxed "R/SPANISH TOWN" mark, and blue "R" labels of Enfield, Malvern, Devon, Golden Grove, Santa Cruz & Newmarket. Also an unusual 1937 env. from Kingston to GB with Pictorials 1/- & 2/- (the former showing significant shift of the central vignette). Good variety. Also 9 fronts/part envs. (34 covers + 9 fronts/part envs.) £150
153 RAILWAY/T.P.O. CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS, ETC.; 1907-31 covers (4) with rare blue 2-ring c.d.s. cancels of "JAMAICA GOVERNMENT RAILWAY" (Baggage Dept. 1907, Montpelier 1912 & unidentified 1924), plus one with 1931 2-ring "T.P.O./JAMAICA" c.d.s. cancels. Also excellent collection of pieces/stamps (mostly ex Swarbrick) with station/TPO cancels. Good lot. (4 covers + 68 pieces). £150
KGVI PERIOD POSTAL HISTORY INC. WWII
154 WORLD WAR II - INTERNMENT CAMP MAIL; May 1941 pair of stampless envs. to GB/USA with four different Camp/Censor marks on each - both ex "INTERNMENT CAMP/JAMAICA" - one with additional "POSTAGE PAID" mark; plus Apr. 1945 stampless part-printed "PRISONER OF WAR MAIL" PC to USA with oval Camp d.s. and boxed censor Crown mark. Scarce & fine trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate 5B £100
155 WORLD WAR II COVERS - CENSOR LABELS, RED CROSS LABELS, ETC.; 1940/5 covers with good range of Censor labels, two with red "JAMAICA/+/WAR FUND" Red Cross labels, one Bulldog "THEY'RE ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND" label, 1941 purple oval "MILITARY POST/UP PARK CAMP" cancels, "OFFICIAL/(Crown)/FREE" cachet, "US NAVAL AIR STATION/LITTLE GOAT ISLAND" cachet, High Air Mail rates (3), etc. Plus one front. Good lot. (15 covers + 1 front). £120
156 THE IAN POTTER COLLECTION OF KGVI VILLAGE CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS; Good c.1937-52 covers with very wide range of frankings, cancellations (no Kingston) and routes. Some Regd., Air Mails, etc. Also 1948 Silver Wedding 1‡d+£1 FDC from Bushy Park to Grenada, and 3 1944/6 sheets with purple Proof-strikes of many village 2-ring c.d.s.'s. Good nucleus for expansion. Also 3 pieces & 5 fronts. (77 covers + 11 pieces/fronts). £200
157 POSTAGE DUE & INSTRUCTIONAL MARKINGS; c.1937-52 covers/cards incl. 1944 pair of US censored 1c PC's with very fine purple rubber "2d" marks, similar uprated 1944 usage of the US 1c PC with the matching "1d" mark and c.1950 env. to GB with similar very fine purple "1" mark; also 1943/4 pair of US 1c PC's with blue crayon "1d" & "2d" marks, Street Letter Box cancels, 1946 regd. OHMS cover with blue "PARCEL POST/LABELS" R label, Returned marks (2), resealed label, etc. Scarce lot. (15 covers). £120
158 KGVI-PERIOD RUBBER T.R.D. CANCELS ON COVERS; 1939-51 lot incl. 19th Jan. 1939 env. with KGV 1d (4) tied by very fine purple boxed "ALLMAN TOWN/193/JAMAICA" d.s., 1951 env. to GB with KGVI 1d(2)+‡d tied by unusual intaglio "MR" marks (? Bagseal of Main Ridge or Mount Regale?), 1946-56 group with fine oval purple d.s. cancels of COLE GATE (2), SILVER SPRING, ROBINS HALL, JOHNSON MTN., GALINA, RIO GRANDE, KENSINGTON, CLYDESDALE & SLIPE. Also 1952 circular LOOKOUT c.d.s. and 1952 Scout Jamboree cancel. Good lot. (16 covers). PHOTO - see plate 5B £200
159 KGVI KINGSTON SLOGAN COVERS, ETC.; c.1938-52 Collection of covers with varied KGVI frankings mostly with varied Kingston cancels; incl. PAQUEBOT machine, Slogans (full range incl. several scarce types), Registered oval d.s., scarce 1947 "M.O.B./PAID" c.d.s., Air Mails, etc. Good nucleus. Also 45 pieces. (53 covers + 45 pieces). £120
QEII PERIOD POSTAL HISTORY
160 CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of QEII period covers & cards (a few earlier types noted) with a wide range of frankings and cancellations inc. a useful selection of violet TRD's. (Approx. 400). £200
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-250
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