| JAMAICA SHIP LETTER MARKS, ETC. 1841-79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 561 | "Ship Letter/JAMAICA" IN CONJUNCTION WITH "Ship Letter/DEAL" ON EL TO SCOTLAND: 1801 (18 Feb.) EL per H.M.S. "Surprize" rated at "2/8" and subsequently amended to "3/-" showing oval "Ship Letter/(Crown)/JAMAICA" and "Ship Letter/(Crown)/DEAL" marks. Unusual thus.PHOTO PLATE 38 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 562 | TRIO OF ENTIRES WITH "Ship Letter/(Crown)/JAMAICA" MARKS: 1805-16 trio comprising 1805 EL ex Falmouth, Jamaica to London with m/s "p Man of War" showing a faint strike of the Jamaica Ship Letter mark, 1810 E to London with m/s "P the Letter Bag/Ship Ann" with a better strike of the Jamaica Ship Letter mark & 1816 (10 Feb.) EL to the Jamaica Coffee House, London with a double impression of the Jamaica Ship Letter mark and step-type "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" per "H.M.S. North Star". A useful trio. (3). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 563 | COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA, ETC.: 1824 EL ex a Frigate off Havana to a passenger of H.M. Schooner Renegade with two-line "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA" (scarce on local mail - ex Swarbrick), 1826 EL from Jamaica to Scotland with s/l "COMMERCIAL ROOMS", 1821 memo signed by Rear Admiral Sir Charles Rowley on board H.M.S. "Serapis" and an 1835 E from the Ridge (near Dry Harbour) to Middlesex without postal markings and probably carried by favour of the Captain. (4 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 564 | COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: 1833 pair comprising 11th May EL from St. Thomas's in the Vale to London with mailing instructions via "Hymen" with circular black "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDING" & red boxed "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" plus 1833 EL ex the Fitzherbert correspondence with circular black "COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDING" and black step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER". (2). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 565 | CIRCULAR "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" ON EL EX NORTH CAROLINA TO MAYHILL P.O. VIA KINGSTON: 1842 (15 April) EL ex Salem, North Carolina to Mayhill, Manchester Parish with fine green "SALEM/N.C." c.d.s. matched by s/l "PAID" mark charged 27 cents and on arrival in Jamaica a further 4d for forwarding to Mayhill with a goodish strike of the circular "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" mark. PHOTO.PHOTO PLATE 38 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 566 | CIRCULAR "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" ON EL EX NORTH CAROLINA TO MANDEVILLE : 1841 (Aug.) EL from Salem, North Carolina with green circular "SALEM/N.C." & s/l "PAID" marks, rated 27 cents and with m/s "Via Baltimore/by the first/Packet for Kingston" addressed to Mandeville Post Office, Fairfield, Manchester Parish. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 567 | CIRCULAR "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER" ON EL FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO MAYHILL P.O. VIA KINGSTON: 1842 (10 Sept.) EL with "paid single" & "Via Philadelphia" m/s endorsements, s/l "PAID" in green matching the "SALEM/NC" c.d.s. and with a good strike of the scarce circular "KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER". A neat and attractive item. PHOTO PLATE 38 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 568 | TWO-LINE "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" ON EL EX NORTH CAROLINA TO MANDEVILLE: 1842 (6 Nov.) EL ex Salem, North Carolina to Mandeville, Manchester County, rated "1/2" with green "SALEM/N.C." c.d.s., "single pd" & "via Baltimore/by the first American/Vessel for Kingston" m/s endorsements and a fine two-line "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" mark overstriking a s/l "PAID" mark in green matching the Salem c.d.s. PHOTO PLATE 38 | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 569 | RARE BOXED "Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER" ON EL FROM SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA: 1845 (30 March) EL ex Salem carried by Private Ship & landed at Montego Bay where the scarce boxed Ship Letter mark & a c.d.s. of Montego Bay were applied. The letter was originally addressed to Westminster Parish but was subsequently forwarded to Mayhill Post Office. Rare thus. PHOTO. | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 570 | TWO-LINE "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" ON EL EX BETHLEHEM, U.S.A. TO MAY HILL POST OFFICE: 1846 (July) EL by "Brig Thos. Walter/Capt. Marshman" rated "10" with a superb strike of the two-line "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER". A scarce and particularly clean item. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 571 | RARE BOXED "Saint Anns Bay/SHIP LETTER" HANDSTAMP ON REVERSE OF EL EX SALEM: 1848 (12 Nov.) EL ex Salem with red c.d.s. & s/l "PAID" marks endorsed "via Baltimore/per/Paquet Glamorgan" addressed to Mandeville Post Office with (on reverse) a somewhat smudged example of this rare boxed Ship Letter mark.plus circular datestamps of Kingston & Mandeville. Very rare - few examples recorded. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 572 | TWO-LINE "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" MARKS ON PAIR OF EL's TO NEW YORK: 1850 (29 March) EL ex Kingston to New York per "Empire City" with red "KINGSTON JAMAICA/PAID" double-ring datestamp overstruck by black encircled "10" showing a superb example of the two-line "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER" plus 1850 (29 May) EL to the same addressee with a similar combination of marks but with the encircled "10" being in red and the two-line Ship Letter mark being a far inferior example to that adorning the earlier cover. (2). PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 573 | THE RARE OCTAGONAL BOXED KINGSTON "SHIP LETTER" MARK: 1879 (14 April) EL (usual creases) from Jeremie, Haiti to Kingston with a pencil "5" charge & a very fine octagonal "SHIP LETTER" mark (three years later than recorded) on the front and with fine Kingston c.d.s. of the 21st on the reverse. Few examples known - mail was very seldom sent by private ship after 1870 hence the rarity of this mark. Ex Swarbrick.PHOTO PLATE 38 | £360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRITISH/U.S. SHIP LETTER MARKS, ETC. 180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 574 | U.S. MARITIME FLAVOUR: 1801-7 selection with 1803 EL from Lucea, Jamaica to Madeira via London (forwarded by Lewis Simond & Co.), 1803 EL from Falmouth, Jamaica to Madeira via New York forwarded via Thomas Buchanan, 1807 Prices Current ex Kingston to New York via Boston with s/l "SHIP" h.s. applied at New York with m/s "19" (cents) postage charge, 1804 Bill of Lading & 1801 letter with contents relating to cargo carried from New York to Kingston.(5). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 575 | TRIO OF SHIP LETTER COVERS: 1801-19 trio comprising 1801 E per "Egyptian" from Kingston to London with poor Liverpool Ship Letter mark, 1802 EL ex Kingston to London carried by H.M..S. "Rosario" with fair "Ship Lre/(Crown)/PLYMOUTH" and 1819 EL to Scotland with red step-type "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER". (3). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 576 | SCARCE LONDON "PACKET LETTER" ON COVER RETURNED FROM JAMAICA: 1809 O.H.M.S. entire from London to "His Excellency General Villettes, Lt. Governor, Jamaica" with a fine example of the s/l "PACKET LETTER" (applied in London). The letter arrived after the departure of the addressee to England and was thus redirected to London & charged "4/-" for a double letter.PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 577 | THE "FALMOUTH MUTINY" LETTER FROM JAMAICA: 1810 (Nov.) EL (toned crease clear of marks) from "Sav. La Mar" to London with a fair "JAMAICA" fleuron d.s. on reverse, charged "2/-". This letter reached Falmouth during the strike of Falmouth Packet seamen when the Packet ship that carried it - the "Duke of Kent" was diverted to Plymouth. Ex Swarbrick. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 578 | RARE COMBINATION OF "JAMAICA/F" AND "COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON, JAMAICA" MARKS ON ENTIRE EX CLARENDON TO HAWICK: 1824 (10 Jan.) Double letter ex Clarendon to Hawick per "Queensbury Packet" forwarded by way of the Commercial Rooms & mailed as a "loose letter" and with the "JAMAICA/F" handstamp applied on arrival at Falmouth. Charged "4/10" in manuscript. A similar item in the 1995 Cavendish "Swarbrick" sale realised £1,825. PHOTO | £600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 579 | PACKET LETTERS: 1827-41 group comprising 1827 (5 June) EL from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to London with red boxed "PACKET LETTER", 1827 EL to Madeira via London with m/s "P Kangaroo" and a further strike of the red boxed "PACKET LETTER", 1838 EL from an officer on board H.M.S. "Nimrod" stationed off Jamaica to London with boxed red "PACKET LETTER" and 1841 E ex St.Thomas to London "p H.B.M. Brig Swift" with black boxed "PACKET LETTER". (4). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 580 | PACKET LETTER FROM WESTMORELAND TO EDINBURGH WITH SUPERB BOXED GREEN "1⁄2" MARK OF FALMOUTH: 1828 (21 Feb.) EL (some reinforcing) from Westmoreland to Edinburgh with superb boxed green "1⁄2" of Falmouth on obverse & two-line "MONTEGO BAY/JA" on reverse, endorsed "pr Camden pkt". Manuscript "1/8" crossed through and amended to "2/3". PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 581 | ENTIRE FROM PORT MORANT TO SCOTLAND ENDORSED " p packet": 1833 (24 Oct.) EL from Port Morant to Stirling with Kingston c.d.s. of 26th October endorsed "p packet" with m/s "2/6" charge mark crossed through & amended to "2/5" and Scottish Additional 1⁄2 mark. A neat item. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 582 | UNDATED "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" HANDSTAMP ON ENTIRE LETTER TO SOUTHAMPTON RE REGIMENTAL AFFAIRS: 1838 (23 Oct.) EL ex Port Royal to Major General Nicolls, Southampton regarding Regimental affairs without Jamaican postal markings (presumably meaning the letter was delivered by hand to the ship at Kingston) but with scarce circular "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" h.s. (applied at Falmouth). Rated "2/1" in manuscript. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 583 | UNDATED "LEEWARD ISLAND/F" MARK ON LETTER EX JAMAICA TO YORKSHIRE: 1840 (2 Sept.) EL from "H.M.S. Comus, Port Royal, Jamaica" to Leeds with a very fine strike of this elusive "F" mark in green just clear of the seal on the reverse. Ex Swarbrick. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 584 | PACKET LETTER TO SCOTLAND WITH RARE MISSENT TO INVERNESS MARK: 1853 (10 Sept.) mourning env. from Kingston to Glenlivet, Scotland endorsed "Per Packet" sent to Inverness in error & thus receiving rare boxed "MISSENT/TO/INVERNESS" mark in dark green ink. Most unusual. Contents include fascinating information re yellow fever epidemic on the island that had claimed the lives of 4 officers and 15 soldiers. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRE-STAMP, FOREIGN & TRANSIT MAILS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 585 | MAIL TO UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS: 1814-50 group of E/EL's inc. 1814 (Sept.) EL ex Kingston to France with s/l "ANGLETERRE" (contents refer to the effects of the war on Jamaica), 1827 ELK ex Haiti to Holland via Kingston & London (forwarded by Huth & Co.), 1849 EL to Canada via England & endorsed "p Packet to England/July 49", 1849 EL to Pisa forwarded in London by Samuel Baker & Co. and 1850 EL ex Kingston to Paris with boxed red "COLONIES/& ART 13" mark - scarce on Jamaican mail. (5). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 586 | THE RARE KINGSTON "MEXICO" FLEURON IN RED: 1837 (22 Jan.) EL (neatly reinforced folds but with long contents) from Mexico to Ireland "pr Sphynx" with a near fine red "FRANCO HAS (?)/TAELPULCO" on obverse & partly v. fine strike of the rare red "MEXICO" fleuron on reverse (slight crease). Rare thus. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 587 | SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS: 1835-51 group of E/EL's with 1824 EL ex Carthagena (Colombia) to London routed through Jamaica, 1835 EL ex Panama to London forwarded in Jamaica by John Wilson & Co., 1835 EL ex Realejo (Nicaragua) forwarded in Jamaica to London by G.N. Skinner, 1837 EL ex Santiago de Cuba to London carried privately to Jamaica and forwarded by Elinsson & Co through the Kingston P.O., etc. (7). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 588 | MAIL TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1836 (27 May) EL to the Cape of Good Hope with rectangular black "TO PAY" & red oval "SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON", rated "2/10" in manuscript plus 1836 (18 July) EL to the Cape with black rectangular "TO PAY" & matching ornate crowned "GENERAL POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE", rated "1/5d" in manuscript. (2). PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 589 | PACKET LETTER EX BOGOTA TO THE U.K. WITH RED CIRCULAR "CARTAGENA" MARK: 1840 (1 Sept.) \EL from Bogota to London with black double-ring c.d.s. of Kingston & red circular "CARTAGENA" mark (latter overstriking oval "BOGOTA/FRANCA").. Manuscript endorsement reads "Forwarded per/ H.M. Packet via Kingston Jamca". Most attractive.PHOTO | £500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 590 | "SOUTH AMERICA/VIA PANAMA" CIRCULAR MARK IN BLACK: 1844 (9 June) letter ex the Huth correspondence from Panama to London with a superb example of the scarce black circular "SOUTH AMERICA/VIA PANAMA" (in use between May 1842 & March 1845 only). PHOTO | £400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 591 | OVERSEAS MAIL WITH FORWARDING AGENTS MARKS: 1844-51 trio comprising 1844 (29 July) EL ex Black River to a Merchants in New York thence readdressed to Long Island with red George & John Laurie FAC, 1845 EL ex Savannah to Madeira via New York with similar FAC of the Laurie Brothers &1851 printed notice from Kingston to London with red "MAITLAND-PHELPS & CO./NEW YORK" FAC. (3). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 592 | "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER ON TRANSIT LETTER FROM COLOMBIA: 1845 (10 March) E to London with a very fine oval framed "OCANA/FRANCA" on the front with m/s "11⁄2" (internal postage paid) having two strikes of the two-line "JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER"on the obverse (one just off edge & creased - the other complete & fine). Attractive. Ex Urwick & Swarbrick. PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 593 | PACKET LETTER FROM KINGSTON TO FRANCE VIA LONDON WITH BOXED RED "FORWARDED BY/BARCLAY & CO/KINGSTON/JAMAICA"AND SCARCE FRENCH "GB/2F, 40C" CHARGE MARK: 1857 (1 July) opened out Packet Letter from Kingston to France via London with a wealth of markings including triangular "GB" surmounting rectangular "2F 40C" (displaying the amount the French P.O. had to pay the British P.O. for carriage from the West Indies on a British ship). Salles notes that this mark was only recorded in 1857 on letters ex Canada & Jamaica and a red boxed "FORWARDED BY/BARCLAY & CO/KINGSTON/JAMAICA" mark .PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRE-STAMP CHARGE/INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 594 | 4d AND 6d TO PAY HANDSTAMPS: 1844 somewhat decrepit EL with Kingston datestamp of 30th May showing a good example of the "4"(d) To Pay h.s. which was used on letters carried on the Leeward Post Road. Also 1845 inland letter dated 8th May from Kingston to May Hill Post Office with h.s. "6" (d) To Pay charge mark. A scarce pair. (2). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 595 | 6d TO PAY CHARGE MARK ON INLAND LETTER FROM KINGSTON TO MAY HILL: 1845 (18 Dec.) EL ex Kingston to May Hill with "6" h.s. charge mark (for journeys between 60 & 100 miles on the Leeward Post Road) . Vertical filing crease but otherwise very good condition.PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 596 | 8d TO PAY MARK OF MONTEGO BAY: 1848 (30 Oct.) EL ex Montego Bay to Spa Town endorsed "post paid" in m/s with circular red "PAID/8d" and on reverse circular datestamp of Spanish Town. Note: This mark was used on prepaid ½ oz. letters to Kingston & Spanish Town being the inland postage rate for letters travelling over 100 miles and this particular cover is the earliest recorded example of this mark. PHOTO.PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 597 | 1/- TO PAY CHARGE MARKS: 1848 (7 Feb.) EL posted at Kingston, addressed to London and with faintish "1/-" To Pay handstamp plus 1851 (17 March) EL from Kingston to London endorsed "Packet" and with a clearer strike of the 1/- To Pay charge mark. A useful pair. (2). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 598 | 1/- TO PAY CHARGE MARKS ON 1847/49 PAIR OF ENTIRES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM: 1849 EL (24 March) from Kingston to Scotland with m/s "Steamer" endorsement, italic "CR" handstamp of the Caledonian Railway and a fine "1/-" charge mark (1⁄2oz rate from Jamaica to the U.K.) and an 1847 (10 March) from Kingston to London with a further strike of the 1/- charge mark. (2). PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 599 | STRAIGHT LINE "MORE TO PAY" ON EL TO UPPER CANADA: 1849 (5 Feb.) EL from Leogan, St. James, Jamaica to a member of the Legislative Council, New Market, Upper Canada posted on the 7th February where it was carried by feeder service to St. Thomas & thence to Bermuda - catching the mail boat "Osprey" and arriving in New Market on 2nd April 1849 endorsed "paid 8d" in red and with s/l "MORE TO PAY" mark applied at Halifax leading to a revised charge of "2/9½" (for mail carried a distance between 1201 & 1300 miles).PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 600 | "TOO LATE" MARK ON EL FROM KINGSTON TO SCOTLAND: 1849 (17 Aug.) EL from Kingston to Aberdeen endorsed "Pkt" in manuscript with circular "KINGSTON-JAMAICA" handstamp & "1/-" (Packet rate for 1⁄2oz. letter) and superb s/l "TOO LATE". A neat item.PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NINETEENTH CENTURY MILITARY MAILS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 601 | MISCELLANY OF COVERS, ETC. RELATING TO THE 2nd WEST INDIA REGIMENT: 1892 (8 Jan.) env.addressed to Surgeon Major Moore-Keyes, "Medical Staff, Jamaica" bearing GB 2½d and with Squared Circle cancellations of "KINGSTON" & "UP PARK CAMP" on the reverse, 1892 2½d postal stationery env. ex East Finchley to the 2nd West India Regiment at Up Park Camp and a similar env. from the same correspondence to the 2nd West India Regiment, Kingston, 1892 1d red postal stationery card ex London to Up Park Camp with Squared Circle cancellation of the latter, 1894 1d postal stationery card ex ST. LUCIA to Up Park Camp with a further example of the aforementioned Squared Circle, etc. (7). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 602 | RARE EARLY 1d CONCESSIONARY RATE COVER TO A SAILOR WHO DIED WHILE IT WAS EN ROUTE: 1801 (29 July) E (one side-flap removed & ink stains on address) with faint "WALTHAM CROSS" mileage mark on the front, endorsed "Post Paid 1d" with red m/s "Pd 1" & London "PAID" d.s. addressed to "Mr. George Farrington, H.M.S. La Topaze at the Island of Jamaica". The addressee died of yellow fever in August 1801 and this item never reached him. Rare early concessionary rate item. Ex Swarbrick. PHOTO | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 603 | PAIR OF CONCESSIONARY RATE COVERS TO LONDON EX H.M.S. "PHAETON": 1863 env. endorsed "From Isaac Dawson Seaman H.M.S. Phaeton" countersigned by the commanding officer with GB 1d red applied on arrival in London and cancelled by "50" numeral of the Foreign Branch Office & 1864 env. from the same correspondence bearing GB 1d red similarly cancelled but with m/s endorsement reading "From Isaac Dawson Seaman/H.M.S. Phaeton, Port Royal Jamaica". The first cover possibly emanates from Jamaica, the 1864 one obviously does. (2).PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 604 | PAIR OF INCOMING COVERS ADDRESSED TO A V.C. AND A COMMANDER RESPECTIVELY: 1865 (1 Dec.) Ladies envelope bearing GB 1/- tied by London "N" duplex addressed to Colonel Dixon V.C. "Commanding the Royal Artillery, Jamaica, W. Indies" (Dixon had earned his V.C. ten years earlier whilst commanding a Battery in the Crimea) plus 1869 Ladies env. with contents addressed to Commodore Phillimore, Port Royal, Jamaica bearing GB 1/- tied by London "SW" duplex. (2). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 605 | SOLDIER'S LETTER FROM JAMAICA TO ENGLAND AT THE CONCESSIONARY RATE OF 1D: 1891 (15 Dec.) env. endorsed "From 2nd Corporal J. George R E Jamaica" countersigned by the commanding officer, addressed to his sister in Tunbridge Wells, bearing Jamaican 1d adhesive tied by "193" obliterator of Cold Springs. PHOTO | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 606 | 2nd WEST INDIA REGIMENT IN SIERRA LEONE: Group of covers & cards inc. 1893 1d postal stationery card ex Sierra Leone to Jamaica from Sergeant G.W.A. Johnson, stationed with the Regiment in Africa, showing "UP PARK CAMP" Squared Circle, 1895 env. with red embossed crest of the Regiment on reverse addressed to Suffolk bearing Sierra Leone 2½d blue x 2 (one just tied by circular red "LIVERPOOL SHIP"), 1895 env. to the same addressee with Sierra Leone 2½d blue x 2 & red circular "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET" mark, 1896 cover to the same addressee bearing Sierra Leone 2½d & with a further example of the Liverpool Britsih Packet mark, 1896 env. bearing Sierra Leone 1d x 6 from the same correspondence and an off cover Sierra Leone 1d adhesive with "2/W I R" perfin (used by the Battalion between 1880 & 1900). An interesting little group. (5 plus 1 stamp). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q.V. STAMPED COVERS, ETC., 1858-1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 607 | SAVANNA LA MAR - PRE NUMERAL USAGE: 1858 (25 Oct.) EL to London, datestamped at Savanna La Mar and with Kingston d.s. on reverse applied in transit bearing GB 6d tied by "A01" cancellation. British postage stamps came into general use in May 1858 and District Postmasters were specifically instructed prior to the issue of their obliterator handstamps in March 1859 "not to cancel GB stamps in any way but merely to impress letters with their datestamps leaving the actual cancellation of the stamps to Kingston Post Office" (A01). PHOTO | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 608 | EARLY USE OF THE "A01" OBLITERATOR ON WRAPPER FROM JAMAICA TO LONDON: 1858 wrapper ex Kingston to London bearing G.B. 6d tied by "A01" cancellation and endorsed "P Mail of 11 Aug. 58". Kingston c.d.s. of 9th August and London Receiving mark of 1st September. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 609 | COVER EX KINGSTON TO LONDON ENDORSED "PER MAIL STEAMER": 1859 (19 Jan.) env. addressed to London bearing G.B. 6d tied by "A01" cancellation endorsed "Per Mail Steamer.. Neat & attractive cover. RPS Cert. (1984) accompanies. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 610 | PAIR OF LOCAL COVERS BEARING 4d ADHESIVES TIED BY "A01" SINGLE OBLITERATORS: 1859 (21 April) E from Kingston to Four Paths P.O. bearing G.B. 4d tied by "A01" cancellation and with datestamps of Kingston & Clarendon on reverse plus 1859 (30 June) EL ex Kingston to Mandeville bearing a wing-margined 4d (RPS Cert., 1984 accompanies). A useful pair. (2). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 611 | GROUP OF STAMPLESS COVERS SENT JUST PRIOR TO AND SHORTLY AFTER THE INCEPTION OF JAMAICAN ADHESIVES: 1860-61 group with 1860 E to London in the interregnum between the withdrawal of Imperial issue stamps and the provision of Jamaican stamps on 23rd November 1860 with red "Pd 6" indicating that in the absence of stamps, payment was made in cash prior to sailing, 1860 (9 Jan.) wrapper ex Lucea to Spanish Town endorsed "On H.M.S./Free" & bearing a Spanish Town Receiving mark of 11th January, 1860 (23 March) wrapper ex Kingston to Spanish Town with no indication of a postal rate or any manuscript endorsement which indicates that it was accepted as an official letter (enclosing petition for release from prison), 1860 (13 Sept.) EL ex Kingston to Mandeville with m/s "4", etc. (6). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 612 | INCOMING MAIL EX GREAT BRITAIN: Group comprising 1861 (June) letter pre-paid in cash (m/s "6" in red) endorsed "P Steamer " ex London to Kingston with red "1d" accountancy h.s. denoting the need for 1d to be credited to the Jamaica Post Office & 5d to the Imperial Post, 1861 (June) EL ex London to May Hill P.O. bearing 6d adhesive and with red m/s 1d charge mark to denote the Jamaican share of the postal charge, 1862 front, contents & back of envelope bearing wing-margined 6d ex London to Kingston with red "1d" charge mark, etc. (5). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 613 | INCOMING COVER EX THE ISLE OF MAN: 1861 (15 Oct.) env. from Douglas, Isle of Man to Newcastle, Jamaica sent at the Officer's rate of 6d and addressed to the 14th Regiment, franked by GB 6d lilac tied by a very fine "DOUGLAS ISLE OF MAN/407" duplex with a fine red h.s. "1d" & near fine "KINGSTON/JAMAICA" c.d.s. alongside. Most attractive. Ex Swarbrick. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 614 | ENTIRE EX JAMAICA TO RAGGED ISLANDS, NOVA SCOTIA: 1870 (24 March) E bearing 1d blue adhesive and with "4" in blue crayon and "CTS/121⁄2" charge mark handstruck in black, mailed at Kingston carried by feeder service to St. Thomas and then to Bermuda from whence it sailed on 11th April by the mail boat "Delta", arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 16th April. St. Thomas (British Virgin Islands h.s. on reverse).PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 615 | BISECTED PENNY ON EL EX ST. ANN'S BAY TO KINGSTON: 1871 (24th April) EL ex St. Ann's to Kingston bearing bisected 1d tied by "A73" obliterator of that office.Kingston c.d.s. of 25th April on reverse.RPS Cert. (1984) accompanies. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 616 | EL EX JAMAICA TO TRINIDAD BEARING 5d WORTH OF ADHESIVES: 1873 (9 Feb.) EL from Kingston to Port of Spain bearing 2d red pair (one defective) and (at lower right hand corner) 1d blue adhesives with "A01" obliterators and with red m/s "4" indicating the "all in " rate for mail ex Jamaica to other Caribbean colonies. Presumably the extra 1d was appended to pay the Late fee. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 617 | LATER QUEEN VICTORIA MAIL: 1880-97 group of covers, etc. inc. 1880 to France bearing 4d tied by "A01" cancellation carried per the "St. Laurent" and with octagonal "ETATS-UNIS PAQ. FR.2 BREST" applied in Paris, 1894 1d blue postal stationery card ex Kingston to London via Turks Islands, Bermuda, Boston & Halifax by mail boat "Alpha" to Liverpool, 1895 OHMS cover to Boston (Mass.) bearing Official ½d green, 1897 registered cover to Canada bearing 2½d, 3d & 1/- adhesives & 1897 illustrated envelope used to Canada uprated ½d (2) & 6d cancelled with a double oval "JAMAICA REGISTERED"h.s. (5 covers/cards plus a piece). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 618 | MEXICAN POSTCARD TO CURACAO ROUTED VIA JAMAICA: 1889 2c Mexican postal stationery card uprated with 3c adhesive addressed to Curacao and with Kingston Squared Circle d.s. of 5th May and two-line "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" mark. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 619 | WRECK COVER DESTINED FOR S.S. "BERGENSEREN": 1890 (24 Feb.) env. ex Kingston to England endorsed "via New York" in m/s bearing three 1d adhesives and with red "JAMAICA PAID" with black/white label on reverse reading "This Postal Packet was contained in the Mail Bag from Kingston for New York via Port Morant Jamaica for despatch per S.S. "Bergenseren" which Mail Bag was washed away in the Haughton River.near Annotto Bay on the night of Tuesday the 18th instant and which was subsequently covered. .......Fred Sullivan, Postmaster for Jamaica/General Post Office/21st Feb., 1890" PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 620 | MAIL EX COLOMBIA TO DENMARK AND FRANCE WITH "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" MARKS: 1892 (March) Colombian 2c postal stationery card to Denmark with Squared Circle cancellation of Kingston and two-line "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" mark plus 1901 cover ex Colombia to France with 5c adhesives x 2 backstamped at Kingston and with two examples of the two-line "JAMAICA/TRANSIT" mark on obverse. (2). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 621 | WRECK COVER EX THE S.S. AILSA: 1896 (27 Feb.) env. ex New York addressed to Ralph W. Thatcher, c/o Captain W.P. Forwood, Genl. Agent Atlas Steamship Company, Kingston, Jamaica" with stamps washed away and on reverse large black/white "This article of Mail matter has been recovered from the wreck of S.S. "Ailsa" which sunk in New York Harbour on 29th February 1896./GEO H. PEARCE/P.M. Jamaica/G.P.O. Jamaica, 17th April, 1896" cancelled by Kingston double-ring d.s. of 20th April. PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 622 | PAQUEBOT/TOO LATE MARKS: 1898 (18 November) pair of 1d letter cards to the same addressee in Bishop's Stortford both uprated with G.B. Jubilee 11⁄2d Jubilee adhesives and both showing rectangular boxed "PAQUEBOT" marks plus 1910 PPC of the Ruins of Royal Mail Office (pursuant to the earthquake) to Barbados bearing Arms 1d red tied by double-ring "KINGSTON" d.s. and with half-moon "TOO LATE" mark in black. (3). PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 623 | OFF-COVER G.B. ADHESIVES USED IN JAMAICA: Group of GB stamps with "A01" cancellations comprising 1d red (SG.Z12) x 2, 4d rose (SG.Z14) horizontal pair, 6d lilac (SG.Z15) on small piece & 1/- green (SG.Z116) x 2 (one on small piece). A few faults. (7). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EARLY POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS, 1877-78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 624 | FIRST PROVISIONAL TYPE POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS: Group of "Lozenge" type cards comprising 1⁄2d card to Spanish Town without postal markings, 1⁄2d card sent locally within Kingston with c.d.s. of 2nd April (the second day of issue), 5th December 1⁄2d card used locally within Kingston, rare June 1877 1d card used from Port Maria to Kingston, three unused examples of the 1⁄2d card, unused examples of the 1d & two of the 3d. (10). PHOTO | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 625 | THE KEN WATSON COLLECTION OF UNUSED SECOND TYPE PROVISIONAL POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS: A fascinating collection of unused "Floriate" types expertly written up & annotated comprising ½d (16), 1d (4) and 3d (12) showing a wide range of printings and colours. A good lot seldom encountered in such abundance. (32). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 626 | THREE "UNDELIVERED" USED EXAMPLES OF THE SECOND PROVISIONAL ISSUE 1⁄2D CARD: 1877 trio of 1⁄2d cards comprising 16th August card sent locally within Kingston with m/s "Not known at No.2 James Street" and "Not known 17.8.77" plus small boxed "ADVERTISED" & Returned Letter Branch h.s., 20th July card sent locally within Kingston with m/s "Removed to Allman Town 21-7-77 AJC" & the original address deleted with Returned Letter Branch h.s., small boxed "ADVERTISED" & red unframed s/l "UNCLAIMED" & a further card dated 20th July with the same combination of Unclaimed & Advertised stamps following non-delivery. (3).PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 627 | SIX USED EXAMPLES OF THE SECOND PROVISIONAL ISSUE 1D CARD: Sextet of 1877 cards to various destinations with Richmond to Cold Springs, Lucea to Kingston, Kingston to Spanish Town and three apparently used within Kingston including two addressed to the Lunatic Asylum & the Central Board of Health giving notice of a lecture. (6). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 628 | TWO USED EXAMPLES OF THE SECOND PROVISIONAL ISSUE 3d CARD: 1878 (24 April) second provisional issue 3d postal stationery cards (2) from the same correspondence used to Southampton with Kingston single-ring datestamps. A scarce pair - the 3d is an elusive card in used condition. (2).. PHOTO | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JAMAICAN RAILWAYS & T.P.O.'S 1846-1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 629 | MISCELLANY with 1904 ½d newspaper wrapper addressed to Stewart Town P.O. with blue double-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/SPANISH TOWN" and (on reverse) "STEWART TOWN" Squared Circle & double-ring "DRY HARBOUR/JAMAICA" d.s., 1905 PPC of Rope Tobacco Sellers bearing 1d Arms tied by large part double-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/WILLIAMSFIELD", 1906 PPC of a "Family Conclave" bearing ½d Arms (2) tied by similar blue double-ring mark addressed to Belgium, 1907 PPC of Port Antonio bearing Arms ½d & 1d (2) tied by two strikes of the double-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/PORT ANTONIO" in blue and an unused PC of Williamsfield Station. (5). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 630 | ENVELOPE TO THE U.K. BEARING 1d LLANDOVERY FALLS TIED BY "JAMAICA RAILWAY/GRANGE LANE" DOUBLE-RING DATESTAMP: 1902 (5 Jan.) env. posted at the Railway Station at Grange Lane with 1d Llandovery Falls adhesive tied by double-ring d.s. of Grange Lane and with Kingston transit mark on reverse. A little foxing but rare so early. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 631 | POSTCARD SENT BY RAIL THE DAY AFTER THE 1907 EARTHQUAKE: 1907 (24 Jan.) PPC to New York bearing Arms 1d tied by double-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/SPANISH TOWN" c.d.s. in blue. Message includes "Weather very fine. We leave for Spanish Town today. Everything is destroyed here. Sleep without any covers on, open doors and windows". Evidently the Railway was still functioning the day after the earthquake. PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 632 | GROUP OF 20TH CENTURY RAILWAY RELATED COVERS AND CARDS: Selection with 1908 PPC bearing 1d Arms tied by blue double ring "MONTEGO' BAY" station cancellation, 1909 PPC bearing 1d Arms addressed to Port Antonio and with two blue double-ring station cancels ("HOPE 'BAY" tying the adhesive & "PORT ANTONIO" below), 1910 PPC to Stratford on Avon bearing 1d Arms tied by "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/SPANISH TOWN" double ring cancel in blue, 1910 unstamped O.H.M.S. envelope posted at Catadupa station and received at Kingston on the same day (2nd November). Enclosed were the monthly returns for the parish of Saint James to the Kingston Education Department., 1911 env. to Kingston bearing Arms 1d with blue double ring station cancellation of Richmond and an unused PPC of Richmond Railway Station. (6). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 633 | MYERS ADVERTISING ENVELOPE EX KINGSTON TO SAVANNA LA MAR WITH 11⁄2d WAR STAMP USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIRD TYPE RED CROSS CHARITY LABEL TIED BY "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/KINGSTON" CANCELLATION: 1918 (11 March) Myers advertising envelope to Savanna La Mar with 11⁄2d War Stamp & third type Red Cross label tied by double-ring "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/KINGSTON" c.d.s. in blue. Extremely attractive. PHOTO | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 634 | KINGSTON RAILWAY STATION COLLECTION: Group of covers, cards & adhesives (some on piece) with Kingston Railway Station postmarks inc. 1911 PPC bearing 1d Arms tied by blue two-ring "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/KINGSTON BAGGAGE OFFICE" postmark, small piece bearing Arms 1d (2) tied by unrecorded violet "KINGSTON BAGGAGE/JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAYS" Temporary rubber datestamp, 1916 (March) local cover with KGV 1d red tied by a blue double-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/KINGSTON" d.s., 1917 envelope advertising the "Hollymount Hotel, Ewarton, Jamaica" bearing 1½d War Stamp tied by a similar cancellation but with smaller broader letters more widely spaced, 1919 local cover bearing War Stamp ½d tied by double-ring blue Kingston Station cancellation, 1926 O.H.M.S. envelope with boxed violet "RETURN LETTER BRANCH/MAY 19 1926/KINGSTON, JAMAICA", etc. (11 covers/cards, 11 off-cover adhesives/pieces & a list of passenger fares from Kingston Station for 1930). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 635 | RURAL RAILWAY STATION CANCELLATIONS: The magnificent collection of largely off-cover QV-KGV adhesives cancelled by Railway Station postmarks informatively written up and annotated on album leaves & comprising Albany (8), Anchovy (4), Annotto Bay (31), Appleton (7), Balaclava (4), Bog Walk (2), Buff Bay (5), Bushy Park (8), Cambridge (6), Catadupa (2), Chapelton (2), Clarendon Park (11), Danks (5), Ewarton (2), Four Paths (3), Grange Lane (14), Green Vale (6), Gregory Park (2), Hartlands (6), Highgate (10), Hope Bay (5), Ipswich (3), Kendal (12), Kingston (20), Linstead (3), Maggotty (8), May Pen (13), Montego Bay (9), Montpelier (5), Old Harbour (5), Orange Bay (9), Port Antonio (5), Porus (3), Richmond (13), Riversdale (6), St. Margaret's Bay (9), Spanish Town (7), Suttons (3), Troja (9) & Williamsfield (7). A wonderful lot which would prove incredibly difficult to replicate. (Approx. 300). | £500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 636 | RURAL RAILWAY STATION CANCELLATIONS: Selection of covers & cards inc. 1916 opened out cover to Kingston bearing War Stamp ½d marginal strip of three tied by 3 examples of the blue double-ring "JAMAICA RAILWAY/BALACLAVA" cancellation, 1918 cover to Kingston bearing War Stamp ½d & KGV 1d tied by two examples of the blue double-ring "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/WILLIAMSFIELD" cancellation, 1918 cover to Wales bearing War Stamp 1½d tied by blue double-ring "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/MONTPELIER" cancellation, 1923 PPC to England bearing Pictorial 1d tied by blue double-ring "JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/BOG WALK" cancellation, 1939 registered cover ex Troja to Spanish Town with scarce blue/white "TROJA BAY" Registration label, etc. (8 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 637 | THE KEN WATSON COLLECTION OF JAMAICAN TRAVELLING POST OFFICE CANCELLATIONS: A well written up & annotated collection of covers, cards, pieces & off-cover adhesives inc. 1915 cover (slight faults) bearing War Stamp ½d (3) tied by single circle "T.P.O./JAMAICA", 1922 cover bearing Pictorial ½d (3) tied by two single circle "T.P.O./JAMAICA" datestamps, pair of 1927 covers to the U.K. bearing ½d & 1d Pictorial adhesives respectively (both tied by double ring T.P.O. cancellation) with violet circular Jamaican Tax marks (20 centimes & 10 centimes) and GB 2d & 1d Postage Due adhesives, 1937 cover to Montego Bay bearing KGV ½d tied by double ring "T.P.O./JAMAICA", a useful range of KGVI & early QEII covers & cards and a quantity of off-cover adhesives with relevant cancellations. (21 covers/cards & 35 off-cover adhesives, some on piece). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 638 | RAILWAY STATIONERY, MAPS & EPHEMERA: A fascinating collection of Railway related material inc. 1846 E with rare early reference to the Railway reading "Sir, I am directed to apply to you for payment of the sum of £3 being one shilling and six pence per share upon 40 shares allotted to you by the Committee of Management of the Provisional Committee of the Jamaica Southern Eastern and Northern Railway Company, eight KGV/KGVI period covers with printed "JAMAICA GOVERNMENT RAILWAY" at lower left, sundry maps, photographs, etc. (Small Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TWENTIETH CENTURY MILITARY MAIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 639 | ASHANTI REBELLION 1d CONCESSION RATE COVER FROM THE WEST INDIES REGIMENT AT "KUMASSI": 1900 (5 Oct.) env. (plus contents ref the war inc. "We are one and all heartily sick of Ashantis, their swamps, their forests and their war. We gave them rather a big thrashing last Sunday about 12 miles from here..." ) to London endorsed "Ashanti F. Force, No stamps. H.D. Carleton, Capt. 2 W.I.R.". On obverse is h.s. "T", fine "CAPE COAST" c.d.s. & London "1D/I.S./A" mark. Fine & rare campaign letter. Ex Swarbrick. PHOTO. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 640 | MISCELLANY including 1909 registered cover ex Up Park Camp Post Office addressed to New York bearing Arms 1d (2) & 2½d and with registration label of the Camp, 1910 real photo PPC of members of the Sergeants mess of the 2nd British West India Regiment, four PPC's of the West India Band, Up Park Camp, 1927 cover addressed to Half Way Tree with maroon oval "ON H.M. SERVICE/FREE/OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS", etc. (21 covers/cards). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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