Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately

Harmer Sale of WS Davy 9 May 1960

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Great Britain stamps used in Jamaica
183 ‘A01’ (Kingston) front of cover franked with 1856-58 1d rose-red, six copies used from Lilliput to London, and 4d rose (two pairs), 6d lilac (two singles), used on separate entires. (12 stamps, 5 covers) £20 18-10-0
img 184 ‘A30’ (Black River) 4d rose-carmine, used on double letter sheet to Savanna La-Mar, well tied (see photo-plate XII) . . . . . . . . . . (1) £20 18-0-0
img 185 ‘A31’ (Brown's Town) 4d rose, fine used and tied to single letter wrapper with ‘BROWN'S TOWN’ dated pmk. at side of stamps (see photo-plate XII) (1) £25 39-0-0
img 186 ‘A39’ (Falmouth) 1d rose-red, with Stars in upper corners, a vertical pair and 4d pale rose, used together on letter wrapper to Savanna-La-Mar and backstamped ‘ FALMOUTH ‘ (see photo-plate VIII) . . . . . . . (3) £20 20-0-0
187 ‘A44’ (Goshen) 1d rose-red with Stars in upper corners, used on letter wrapper to Liverpool, not tied, and a pair of the 6d lilac, tied to letter wrapper . (5) £12 11-0-0
188 ‘A49’ (Lilliput) 6d lilac, very fine used on part wrapper, well tied with clear ‘ A49 ‘ pmk. and ‘LILLIPUT’ dated cachet at side of stamp. (1) £10 6-10-0
img 189 ‘A53’ (Mandeville) 1d rose with Stars in upper corners, a very fine vertical strip of four tied with clear ‘A53’ pmk., and showing ‘MANDEVILLE’ and ‘KINGSTON’ dated pmks. (see photo-plate VIII) (4) £20 to £30 20-0-0
190 ‘A54’ (Mayhill) single letter sheet franked with two copies of the 1d rose-red and 4d rose. The 1d values are a little stained (3) £15 14-0-0
191 ‘A55’ (Mile Gully) 6d lilac, very fine used with clear ‘A55’ pmk., and well tied to letter wrapper (1) £15 to t20 31-0-0
192 ‘A57’ (Montego Bay) 4d rose-carmine, two fine wing-margined copies with clear ‘A57’ cancellation to part letter wrapper (2) £12 -
193 ‘A59’ (Morant Bay) 4d rose-carmine, fine used cm part letter wrapper, and another pmkd. ‘A60’ (Ocho Rios), damaged also on part letter wrapper . . (2) £10 to £I5 7-0-0
194 ‘A62’ (Plantain Garden River) 4d ‘ rose, clearly pmkd. ‘A62’ and tied to double letter sheet . . . . . . . . ( i ) £12 16-10-0
195 ‘A68’ (Porus) 4d rose, a wing-margined copy, fine used on part of letter wrapper (see photo-plate XII) ( I ) £15 to £20 21-0-0
img 196 ‘A71’ (Rodney Hall) 4d rose, a wing-margined copy on single split double letter sheet showing ‘RODNEY HALL’ cancellation at side of stamp (see photo plate XII) (I) £20 22-0-0
197 -A75- (Savannah-La-Mar) 4d rose, a wing-margined horizontal pair used on part letter wrapper and a single marginal copy of the 6d lilac on single letter sheet (3) £15 15-0-0
198 ‘A76’ (Spanish Town) 1d red with Stars in upper corners, a vertical pair, and 4d ‘ rose, used together on double letter sheet and tied with ‘A76’pmk. (3) £10 9-0-0
Issued Stamps 13-0-0
img 199 1860-63, wmk. Pineapple 1d blue, bisected and well tied to part cover, pmkd. with indistinct ‘RAMBLE AU 21 73’ and clear ‘MONTEGO BAY AU 22 73’. With ‘Royal’ certificate (see photo-plate XII) (1) £15
200 -- ditto 1d blue, bisected and tied to part of ‘The Morning Journal dated AUG 25 1868’ with two smudged ‘A01’ cancellations. With B.P.A. certificate. (1) £10 10-0-0
201 ditto 1d blue, bisected and well tied to letter wrapper with ‘A01’ and ‘TOO LATE’ cancellations, pmkd. on front ‘SPANISH TOWN FE 22 68’ and backstamped ‘KINGSTON FE 21 68’ (1) £12 12-10-0
202 ditto 1d blue, a marginal copy bisected and used on slightly stained single letter sheet, well tied with ‘A38’ cancellation, backstamped ‘FALMOUTH’ and on front ‘SPANISH TOWN JU 20 66'. (1) £12 -
203 - ditto 1d pale blue, bisected and used on letter wrapper, well tied with rather indistinct cancellation and at side of stamp ‘SPANISH TOWN JA 31 66’. With B.P.A. certificate (1) £12 -
img 204 - ditto 2d rose, quartered and used as ½d on large part wrapper and well tied to Spanish Town, and pmkd. on front ‘SPANISH TOWN EE 26 68’. Un- catalogued and very rare. With ‘Royal’ certificate (see photo-plate IX). (1) £50 to £75 95-0-0
205 A selection of the first issue used on entires, comprising thirty-five stamps, fifteen entires, including pairs, strips and values; ½d to 1/- (35 stamps, 15 entires) £30 to £40 70-0-0