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Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately
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| 1 | A selection of maps of the island comprising 1753 Bellin, 1762 Gibson (coloured), a French map c. 1790 and 1801 Luffman; mainly good condition. | £45 | 50.00 | ||
| 2 | 1780 document, signed and sealed at St. Jago de la Vega by John Dalling, Captain General and Governor of Jamaica, a little ragged and stained: also 1851 shipping receipt from Kingston. | £12 | 12.00 | ||
| Pre-adhesive Covers and Handstamps | |||||
| Reference numbers quoted are as given in ‘Jamaica’ by Thomas Foster | |||||
| ‘JAMAICA’ straight line and fleuron datestamps | |||||
| 3 | 1764 piece showing ‘JAMAICA’ (J1) almost *** 1789 E.L. to London with ‘IAMAICA’ (J2) mainly ** and 1777 E.L. from Montego Bay showing a similar type, possibly J3 but much assisted | £15 | 11.00 | ||
| 4 | 1771 and 1803 E.L. to London, the first showing ‘IAMAICA’ (J2) * to **, the other with ‘JAMAICA/18 MAR 1803’ (J7) mainly** | £20 | 24.00 | ||
| 5 | 1795 E. to London with ‘IAMAICA’ (J2) almost *** though slightly overinked | £16 | 26.00 | ||
| 6 | 1805-23 E.L. (6) and a piece showing fleuron ds. types F1 (3), F1a, F3a and F5a (2), many being the earliest or latest dates recorded by Foster though mainly poor strikes | £25 | 24.00 | ||
| ‘Post Town’ straight line handstamps | |||||
| 7 | 1798 E.L. to Trelawny with ‘MONTEGO/BAY’ (T1) **, and 1839 E.L. to London showing ‘MONTEGO BAY’ (T4b) * to ***, the first a little stained | £30 | 24.00 | ||
| 8 | 1806-30 E. and E.L. (4) showing ‘JA’ handstamps of ‘ANNOTTO BAY’, ‘DRY HARBOUR’, ‘FALMOUTH’ (an early state with ‘J’ under first leg of ‘M’) and ‘SPANISH TOWN’ (both types), mainly **; two also show fleuron ds. | £50 | |||
| 9 | 1824 E.L. to Kingston, a little stained by damp, showing ‘PORT MARIA’ (T4a) superb, though first word affected by crease, and 1833 E.L. to London with ‘FALMOUTH’ (T4b) * to ** both struck across join | £25 | 31.00 | ||
| 10 | — a very similar pair, the ‘PORT MARIA’ again superb though somewhat more affected by damp | £22 | 12.00 | ||
| ‘Kingston’ date stamps | |||||
| 11 | 1824-55 E., E.L. and covers showing types K2, 2a (2), 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 8 and the rare 8a, mainly ** to *** and with other h.s. including ‘CLARENDON’ and the Falmouth boxed ‘½’ in green. (14) | £45 | 38.00 | ||
| 12 | — a similar though slightly smaller selection with types K2, 2a, 4 (2), 6, 6a, 7b, the rare 8a and one with the ‘PAID’ ds. (PD6), mainly ** to ***; one also showing the Falmouth ‘½’. (9) | £25 | 27.00 | ||
| link | 13 | 1861 printed market report from St. Thomas to Kingston with type 8 alongside a crowned circle ‘PAID/ AT / ST. THOMAS’ and showing ‘ST. THOMAS’ c.d.s. on reverse. | £30 | 65.00 | |
| ‘Post Town’ datestamps | |||||
| 14 | 1838-71 E., E.L. and covers with ‘SPANISH TOWN’ types P1, 2a, 2b and 11a (2), ** to *** one also showing ‘RODNEY HILL’ (P6), * to ** | £25 | 32.00 | ||
| 15 | 1839-52 E.L. and covers showing P2a types for ‘CLARENDON’, and ‘VERE’, and P2b types for ‘DRY HARBOUR’, ‘OLD HARBOUR’, ‘LITTLE RIVER’ and ‘SAVANNAH-LA-MAR’, mainly *** with two being the earliest dates recorded in Foster. (6) | £45 | 85.00 | ||
| 16 | 1840-60 E., E.L. and a F. showing P2 types for ‘ALEXANDRIA’, ‘BATH’, ‘BLACK RIVER’, ‘BUFF BAY’, ‘CLARENDON’, ‘DUNCANS’, ‘FALMOUTH’, ‘GOSHEN’, ‘LUCEA’, ‘MANDEVILLE’, ‘MAYHILL’, ‘MONEAGUE’, ‘MONTEGO BAY’, ‘MORANT BAY’, ‘PORT ROYAL’, ‘RIO BUENO’, ‘RODNEY HALL’ and ‘ST. ANNE'S BAY’, mainly ** to *** and with some being the earliest or latest dates recorded in Foster. A scarce lot. (18) | £100 | 210.00 | ||
| 17 | 1840-56 E. and E.L. showing P2 types for ‘ALEXANDRIA’, ‘CLARENDON’, ‘DUNCANS’, ‘GOSHEN’, ‘MAY HILL’ and ‘RODNEY HALL’ (unusual date slug arrangement), * to **; also one from Kingston without postal markings. (7) | £25 | 13.00 | ||
| 18 | 1840-46 E. and E.L. (2) each showing P2 of ‘CHAPELTON’ with two different sub-types and a rare strike in blue-black, ** to *** | £25 | 31.00 | ||
| 19 | 1840 and 1849 E.L. showing P2 types of ‘PEARTREE GROVE’ and ‘MANCHIONEAL’ respectively * to **, the first is the earliest of six recorded and the latter listed as unique in Foster. | £20 | 40.00 | ||
| 20 | 1842 (7th Sept.) E.L. to London with P2 of ‘HIGHGATE’ ** to *** though slightly overinked, the latest date of six recorded in Foster. | £15 | 13.00 | ||
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21 | 1843-57 E.L. cover and a F. with P3 double arc ds. of ‘ANNOTTO BAY’, ‘GREEN ISLAND’, ‘OCHO RIOS’, ‘PORT ANTONIO’, ‘PORT MARIA’, ‘RIO BUENO’ and ‘ST. ANNS BAY’, ** to ***. A scarce and attractive lot. | £56- | 67.50 | |
| 22 | 1847-55 E.L. showing P4 of ‘FALMOUTH’ and P5 of ‘GORDON TOWN’, ‘PLANTAIN GARDEN RIVER’ and ‘PORUS’ (5a — the earliest recorded in Foster), mainly ** | £30 | 24.00 | ||
| 23 | 1847-52 E.L. (2) and X (2) with P3 of ‘ANNOTTO BAY’, ‘GREEN ISLAND’ and ‘PEAR TREE GROVE’, and P4 of ‘FALMOUTH’, also showing P2 types of ‘MONTEGO BAY’ and ‘MAY-HILL’, * to ** | £30 | 26.00 | ||
| 24 | 1851 E. to Morant Bay showing c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON-JAMAICA/PAID’ (PD6) and P2 of ‘MORANT BAY’ almost ***, and 1860 E. to Spanish Town with c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/PAID’ (PD5) and P2 of ‘ST. DAVID’ ** | £20 . | 15.00 | ||
| link | 25 | 1854 E. from Gordon Town to St. Vincent, then re-directed to Barbados showing, all on the reverse, P5 of ‘GORDON TOWN’ ** though somewhat blurred, together with c.d.s. of Kingston, St. Thomas, St. Vincent and Barbados. Full of character. | £20 | 42.00 | |
| 26 | 1857-60 E and E.L. showing P6 of ‘BUFF BAY’, ‘LUCEA’ and ‘RODNEY HALL’, P8, of ‘CLARENDON’, ‘MANDEVILLE’ and ‘OLD HARBOUR’ and P10 of 'FALMOUTH’, mainly ** (7) | £45 | 24.00 | ||
| link | 27 | 1857 E. to Alexandria showing, all on the reverse, P8 of ‘BROWNS TOWN’ and ‘DRY HARBOUR’ with P3 of ‘ST. ANNS BAY’ and P2 of ‘ALEXANDRIA’, the latter with inverted ‘2’ used instead of ‘7’ in date, ** to ***. | £20 | 20.00 | |
| 28 | 1863-66 E.L. and cover showing P11a of ‘GREEN ISLAND’ and ‘SAVANNA-LA-MAR’, P11b of ‘LUCEA’ and ‘MORANT BAY’, and P12 of ‘MALVERN’ and ‘NEWPORT’, ** to ***, though, one is somewhat ragged and stained (6) | £45 | 35.00 | ||
| link | 29 | 1866 cover to Montego Bay, a little ragged and stained, showing P5 of ‘GOLDEN SPRING’ almost ***, the latest of seven recorded by Foster. | £20 | 16.00 | |
| ‘Ship Letter’ handstamps | |||||
| 30 | 1802 E. and 1809 E.L. to England each showing oval ‘Ship Letter/Crown/JAMAICA’ (SL1) with similar type for Liverpool alongside, * only | £35 | 29.00 | ||
| link | 31 | 1815 E.L. from Kingston to London with oval 'Ship Letter/Crown/JAMAICA’ (SL1) very * and step type ‘PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER’ struck alongside. | £70 | 140.00 | |
| link | 32 | — a very similar E.L. to Glasgow, dated 1816, the ‘Ship Letter’ marks not quite as clear and with a ‘JAMAICA’ fleuron ds. (F3b) ** to *** across join. | £60 | 70.00 | |
| link | 33 | 1840 E.L. from Panama to London with c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER’ (SL3) ** though a little blurred | £50 | 38.00 | |
| link | 34 | 1841 E. from Bahamas to the Bishop of Jamaica with c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER’ (SL4) * to **. | £25 | 62.50 | |
| link | 35 | 1842 E.L. from Carthagena to Jamaica with interesting comments on the revolution and political situation, showing c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER’ (SL4) *** though affected by filing crease. | £60 | 85.00 | |
| 36 | 1842 E.L. from Salem, North Carolina to Jamaica, somewhat ragged, showing a faint but identifiable strike of the rare ‘Saint Anns Bay/SHIP LETTER’ (SL8) | £35 | |||
| link | 37 | 1848 E.L. from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Mandeville showing the rare ‘Montego Bay/ SHIP LETTER’ (SL8) almost ***. | £150 | 290.00 | |
| link | 38 | 1848 E.L. from Salem to Mandeville with large red f.a.c. of Gilpin's Exchange Rooms, New York and unframed ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ (SL5) ** to ***. | £75 | 57.50 | |
| link | 39 | 1850 E.L. from J. A. Garcia del Rio, the Kingston forwarding agent, to New York showing c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON-JAMAICA/PAID’ (PD6), unframed ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ (SL5) *** and circular framed ‘10’ (single rate). | £75 | 95.00 | |
| link | 40 | — a copy of ‘De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer’ from the same correspondence and showing similar strikes, but with unframed ‘20’ (double rate). On the inside is the forwarding endorsement of J. A. Garcia del Rio. | £75 | 85.00 | |
| link | 41 | — another E.L. from the same correspondence but with the framed ‘10’ in red, the, ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ * to ** only. | £45 | 75.00 | |
| link | 42 | — and another, with the ‘10’ in black, ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ *** and just overstruck by a superb ‘STEAM/SHIP’. Most attractive. | £85 | 165.00 | |
| link | 43 | 1861 E.L. from New York to Kingston bearing U.S. 10c. (2) and showing ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ (SL5) almost ***. | £801 | 200.00 | |
| link | 44 | 1874 cover from Kingston to Nova Scotia bearing CC 1d and 4d and showing the rare ‘JAMAICA/SHIP MAIL’ ds. (SL9) ** to ***. The cover was sent via New York and also shows a faint f.a.c. and c.d.s. ‘NEW YORK/U.S. CURRENCY’. The stamps have been lifted and replaced | £50 | 90.00 | |
| ‘Paid’ handstamps | |||||
| link | 45 | 1821 E. from Kingston to London showing c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/PAID’ with first figure of year missing (PD2) ** to 4 in blackish-purple. | £50 | 75.00 | |
| link | 46 | 1826 E. from Cuba to France, via Jamaica and London, with c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/PAID’ (PD3) 4 though a little watery. | £25 | 42.00 | |
| link | 47 | 1839 E. from Kingston to Cuba showing the hooded c.d.s. ‘PAID/KINGSTON/JAMAICA’ (PD4) almost superb. This is the example listed in Foster as black but is probably an oxydised red | £45 | 85.00 | |
| 48 | 1840 (24 Nov.) E.L. from Brown's Town to England, via Alexandria (P2 on reverse)and 1851 E.L. from Morant Bay (P2 on reverse) to Scotland, each showing c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/ PAID’ (PD5), the first superb and very early, the latter a similar strike but with smaller letters, **, somewhat creased and soiled | £15 | 8.00 | ||
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49 | 1841 E. from Mandeville to London with c.d.s. (P2) and a superb strike of the very rare ‘I.P.P.Pd’(PD12). This pre-dates the single example listed by Foster. | £100 | 230.00 | |
| link | 50 | 1843 E.L. from Morant Bay to London with c.d.s. (P2. on reverse) and showing the rare unframed ‘PAID’ (PD11) almost ***, in magenta. | £45 | 80.00 | |
| link | 51 | 1849 E.L. from Montego Bay to Spanish Town showing the scarce circular framed ‘PAID/ 8D’ (PD 14) almost 4. A few tiny worm holes. | £45 | 75.00 | |
| link | 52 | 1849 E. from Montego Bay to London showing the very rare circular framed ‘PAID/1s. 2D.’ *** with c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON-JAMAICA/PAID’ alongside. Unrecorded by Foster. | £100 | 200.00 | |
| 53 | 1850-60 E.L. (2) and cover, each showing c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON-JAMAICA/PAID’ types PD6 and 6a (2) **, the earhest also shows a faint ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ (SL5) and one, to New York, has a circular framed ‘STEAMSHIP/10’. | £25 | 15.00 | ||
| link | 54 | 1856 a complete copy of ‘The Family News-Paper’ to London with h.s. ‘1’ (PD8) along side c.d.s. ‘KINGSTON-JAMAICA/PAID’. A scarce mark and the earliest recorded in Foster. | £50 | 110.00 | |
| link | 55 | 1857 E.L. (rather heavily creased) from St. Ann's Bay (P3 on face) to London showing circular framed ‘PAID’ (PD15) ** to 4 partly overstruck by c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/PAID’. This is the sole example recorded in Foster. | £50 | 36.00 | |
| link | 56 | 1859 E. from Spanish Town to Kingston bearing G.B. 4d cancelled by black unframed ‘4’ (PD7) and showing ‘SPANISH TOWN’ c.d.s. (P2). A rare cover though slightly creased and soiled | £60 | 105.00 | |
| link | 57 | 1863 E.L. (hght fihng crease) from Rio Bueno, via Falmouth and Kingston, to London bearing 3d green cancelled ‘A38’ and showing h.s. ‘1½’ (PD9) with ‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER’ (SL5) struck alongside. Rare and most attractive. | £85 | 140.00 | |
| link | 58 | 1896 cover, (a little toned) from Little River to Kingston with manuscript ‘Paid 1d’ and showing framed ds. ‘JAMAICA-PAID’ mainly **. | £20 | 10.00 | |
| ‘To Pay’ handstamps | |||||
| link | 59 | 1844 (9 Mar.) E. from Kingston to Clarendon showing large h.s. ‘4’ (TP1) ***. The earliest date recorded in Foster. | £55 | 110.00 | |
| link | 60 | 1846 (22 Dec.) E.L. from Kingston to Bristol with h.s. ‘1/-’ (TP2) ***. The earliest recorded in Foster. | £20 | 42.00 | |
| 61 | — a similar strike, *** though crossed by filing crease, on 1847 E.L. from Kingston to London | £15 | 17.00 | ||
| link | 62 | 1847 E.L. from Kingston to May Hill with large h.s. ‘6’ (TP1) ***. | £20 | 55.00 | |
| 63 | — a very similar cover from the same correspondence | £20 | 44.00 | ||
| 64 | — another from the same correspondence, the ‘6’ very ***, but the cover is a little stained | £18, | 21.00 | ||
| 65 | — two more from the same correspondence, one with the h.s. ‘6’ almost ***, the other with manuscript ‘6’, and 1849 cover (opened out) from Kingston to Black River with manuscript ‘8’ | £26 | 55.00 | ||
| link | 66 | 1869 E.L. from St. Thomas to Kingston bearing G.B. 4d pl 11 neatly cancelled ‘C51’ and alongside ‘ST. THOMAS/PAID’ c.d.s. and h.s. ‘1’ (TP3). | £25 | 46.00 | |
| 67 | 1871 E.L. (somewhat stained and ragged on the reverse) from St. Thomas to Kingston showing c.d.s. ‘ST. THOMAS/PAID’ and h.s. ‘1’ (TP3) | £20 | 22.00 | ||
| ‘Commercial Rooms’ handstamps and other Forwarding Agents Cachets | |||||
| link | 68 | 1821 E.L. from Curacao to London showing framed ‘COMMERCIAL ROOMS / KINGSTON JAMAICA’ (CR3) ** to *** and red step type ‘PORTSMOUTH/ SHIP LETTER’. On the reverse is forwarding endorsement of Longman and Shorte, Kingston. | £75 | 95.00 | |
| link | 69 | 1823 E.L. from Kingston to London with unframed ‘COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA’ (CR4) almost ***, partly overstruck by red step type ‘PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER’. | £75' | 62.50 | |
| link | 70 | 1826 E.L. from Kingston to New York, complete with enclosed Letter of Attorney and a Promissory Note, showing across the join, ‘COMMERCIAL ROOMS’ (CR6) *** and on the face c.d.s. ‘NORFOLK VA.’ and ‘SHIP’, both in red | £55' | 67.50 | |
| link | 71 | 1832 E.L. from Clarendon to Liverpool, via Kingston, showing on the reverse circular framed ‘COMMERCIAL/KINGSTON/JAMAICA/BUILDINGS’ (CR7) * to **. The letter is a little toned on the flap. | £45 | 31.00 | |
| link | 72 | 1842 E.L. from Kingston to New York, via Baltimore (c.d.s. and ‘SHIP’ on face, both in blue), showing on the flap, circular framed ds. ‘COMMERCIAL/ KINGSTON/ JAMAICA/ BUILDINGS’ (CR8) *** with last two figures of year inverted This is the sub-type, mentioned in Foster, with stop after ‘BUILDINGS’. | £75 | 62.50 | |
| link | 73 | 1851 E.L. from Vera Cruz to New York showing, on face, f.a.c. of J. A. Garcia del Rio, Kingston (FAC5), superb. | £50 | 85.00 | |
| link | 74 | 1852 (c.) piece bearing an unusual adhesive forwarding label of Wright, Armstrong & Co., Kingston, a little stained but an item we have not seen before; also 1866 E.L. from Kingston to Edinburgh showing sender's cachet of Jamison, Soutar & Co. | £20 | 31.00 | |
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75 | 1857 cover (opened out) to France showing f.a.c. of Barclay & Co., Kingston, ** to *** in red and a variety of transit stamps including the scarce accountancy mark ‘GB/2F 40c’ (Salles 600F.) *** also 1868 E. from Kingston to France with similar for ‘GB/2F’ ***. | £55 | 100.00 | |
| ‘Too Late’ handstamps | |||||
| 76 | 1827 E.L. from Orange Hill to Scotland showing c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/TOO LATE’ (TL2) * to ** and, on the reverse, fleuron ds. (F6) | £18 | 15.00 | ||
| link | 77 | 1833 E. from Port Royal to London showing, across the join, ‘PORT ROYAL’ (T4b) ** to ***, which pre-dates Foster's earliest, with Kingston c.d.s., and on the face, ‘TOO LATE’. (TL3) almost *** and nearly ten years before Foster's earliest. | £40 | 46.00 | |
| 78 | 1867 E. from Kingston to Spanish Town showing ‘TOO LATE’ (TL3) ***, and 1865 cover (a little ragged on reverse) from Malvern to Montego Bay with manuscript ‘Too Late’ | £20 | 15.00 | ||
| link | 79 | 1874 cover (somewhat stained and corner damaged) from Annotto Bay to Spanish Town showing circular framed ‘TOO LATE’ (TL5) ** to *** and faint ‘JAMAICA/PAID’ c.d.s. (PD5a). The latest recorded date for both marks. | £20 | 32.00 | |
| ‘Unpaid’ handstamps | |||||
| link | 80 | 1844 E. from Montego Bay to London endorsed ‘Paid 8d’ and showing c.d.s. ‘JAMAICA/ PAID’ (PD5) and ‘MORE-TO-PAY’ (D1) *** in red followed by manuscript ‘6’. Rare. | £50 | 100.00 | |
| link | 81 | 1851 E. L. from Vere to St. Vincent, via Kingston and St. Thomas showing ‘MORE TO PAY’ (D1a) ** to *** in black (only recorded in red by Foster). | £30 | 57.50 | |
| ‘Transit’ and other handstamps | |||||
| 82 | 1794 E.L. from Kingston to Philadelphia showing a small h.s. ‘4’, probably the U.S. local delivery rate, and 1842 E.L. from Kingston to Harwich, Mass. showing, on the reverse, the sender's h.s. ‘Abiathur Doane’ | £10 | 18.00 | ||
| 83 | 1831 E.L. from Bogota, Colombia to London with ‘CARTHAGENA’ fleuron (TR2), a light but legible strike in red, crossed by filing crease | £25 | 55.00 | ||
| 84 | 1879 and 1884 cover (both opened out) from Spanish Town to Kingston, each showing ‘ADVERTISED’, ‘UNCLAIMED’ and framed ds. ‘RETURNED / LETTER BRANCH / JAMAICA’ mainly ** to *** also 1843 large piece with framed ‘RETURNED FROM’ | £20 | 40.00 | ||
| link | 85 | 1891 cover bearing 1d fiscal with squared circle ds. of Kingston and showing alongside diamond framed ‘STREET/LETTER BOX/JAMAICA’ ***. | £15 | 62.50 | |
| 86 | 1893 Chile 3c. printed postcard from Huara to British Honduras, showing ‘JAMAICA/ TRANSIT’ (TR 10) *** and transit ds. of New Orleans and New York | £12 | 12.00 | ||
| Great Britain used in Jamaica | |||||
| 87 | A selection with 1d (4 including a pair), 4d (13, with one on cover) and 6d (3) cancelled A01 (7). A28, A30 (2), A31, A39 (2), A44, A53, A57, A61, A64 and A73, mostly clear strikes, some faults | £60 | 120.00 | ||
| 88 | KINGSTON: 1859 (3 Mar.) E.L. to Mandeville with 4d (very light crease) cancelled ‘A01’ almost fine though a little smudged | £14 | 10.00 | ||
| 89 | — a similar cover, from the same correspondence, but a little discoloured | £12 | 11.00 | ||
| 90 | — 1859 and 1860 E.L. to Mandeville and London respectively bearing 4d and 6d each cancelled by the ‘A01’ duplex, good strikes but both with faults | £18 | 21.00 | ||
| link | 91 | — 1859 (1 Jun.) E. to England with 6d (straight edge at left) clearly cancelled ‘A01’. | £20 | 17.00 | |
| 92 | — a large part E. with 6d similarly cancelled | £16 | 11.00 | ||
| 93 | — 1860 (8 Apr.) E. to Baltimore via St. Thomas with 4d neatly cancelled ‘A01’ | £15 | 30.00 | ||
| link | 94 | — 1891 £1 green, clipped at top right corner, on small piece with central ‘KINGSTON/ JAMAICA’ c.d.s., and K.E.VII ½d used with Falls 1d on piece showing part strike of the ‘STREET LETTER BOX’ c.d.s. Unusual. | £20 | 57.50 | |
| link | 95 | MONTEGO BAY: 1859 (9 Aug.) E.L. (somewhat stained and creased) to Savannah La Mar with wing margin 4d clearly cancelled ‘A57’. | £25 | 57.50 | |
| link | 96 | ST. ANNE'S BAY: 1858 (9 Nov.) cover (a little crumpled) to London bearing wing margin 6d with superb ‘A01’ and showing c.d.s. of St. Anne's Bay and Kingston on reverse. | £35 | 72.50 | |
| Issued Stamps | |||||
| 1860-63 wmk Pineapple | |||||
| 97 | A mint and used selection comprising 1d (3), 2d (2), 3d (2, one on thick paper, the other showing squat pineapple watermark), 4d (3), one showing ‘PENOE’ error), 6d (2), 1/- (3) and seven forgeries. Also 1870-83 1d (2) to 1/-, fair condition (30) | £20 | 32.00 | ||
| 98 | 1d (2), 3d, 6d (2) and 1/- (perfs. trimmed on two sides) all overprinted with small type ‘SPECIMEN’, one of the 6d overprinted in blue, a few small fauhs | £20 | 55.00 | ||
| 99 | 1d (wing margin), 3d (2), 6d and 1/- (2, one with wing margin) overprinted with various types of ‘SPECIMEN’, a few minor faults | £25 | 55.00 | ||
| 100 | 1d, 3d (2, one with wing margin) and 1/- each with manuscript ‘Specimen’ a few minor faults | £35 | 46.00 | ||
| 101 | 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d and 1/- (2) all imperforate and each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, good to fine | £40 | 150.00 | ||
| link | 102 | 1d pale greenish blue, a block (5 x 2) centred to lower left, fine mint. | £60 | 135.00 | |
| 103 | — ditto a single with inverted watermark, fair unused | £30 | 15.00 | ||
| link | 104 | 1d blue, a fine block (6 x 4) with sheet margins on three sides; centred to lower left, one stamp cut into. Ex Ferrary. | £150 | 270.00 | |
| 105 | 1d pale blue imperforate, fair unused | £20 | 27.00 | ||
| 106 | 2d rose (perfs. trimmed at left) with manuscript ‘Specimen’, good condition | £15 | 14.00 | ||
| 107 | — ditto imperforate, good unused | £18 | 25.00 | ||
| 108 | 3d green, two pairs, both centred to foot, the first pair sharing large ‘SPECIMEN’ h.s., the second pair each with small ‘SPECIMEN’, overprint with serifed letters, fine | £15 | 55.00 | ||
| link | 109 | — ditto, the complete bottom two rows of a sheet (12 x 2) with sheet margin at left and foot, some faults and minor creases, mostly in margin. Rare. Ex. Watts. | £250 | 370.00 | |
| 110 | — ditto a single with inverted watermark, fair | £10 | 8.00 | ||
| 111 | 4d brown-orange imperforate, fine unused | £20 | 27.00 | ||
| 112 | 6d dull lilac imperforate, fine unused apart from slight mark on face | £20 | 22.00 | ||
| link | 113 | 1/- yellow-brown imperforate, fine unused | £25 | 34.00 | |
| link | 114 | — ditto with $ variety, fine unused | £60 | 100.00 | |
| link | 115 | — ditto a similar lot, fair used, some staining. | £30 | 25.00 | |
| 116 | 1/- dull brown imperforate, good unused | £18 | 26.00 | ||
| 117 | 1 /- purple brown with inverted watermark, fine apart from a few minor faults | £15 | 17.00 | ||
| link | 118 | BISECTS: 1d bisected tied by ‘A56’ obliterator and used on 1863 OHMS circular from Montego Bay to Kingston, some fauhs. | £30 | 38.00 | |
| link | 119 | — tied by ‘A50’ obliterator and used on 1868 envelope from Malvern to Spanish Town. | £30 | 80.00 | |
| 120 | — tied by ‘A75’ obliterator and used on 1867 OHMS wrapper endorsed ‘Per Book Post’ from Savanna-La-Mar to Spanish Town, some staining | £25 | 42.00 | ||
| Photo | 121 | — two 1d bisects together with ordinary 1d (defective) all cancelled ‘A56’ used on 1868 envelope from Montego Bay to Falmouth and 2d bisected and tied by ‘A57’ obliterator used on 1866 envelope from Morant Bay to Spanish Town. Both have had the piece bearing the stamps cut or torn out and replaced | £50 | 50.00 | |
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122 | — a selection of pieces (5), four bearing bisected 1d values tied by ‘A01’,’A44’,’A52’, ‘A71’ and one bearing bisected 6d value tied by ‘A71’. Also a faked bisect on part envelope | £30 | 60.00 | |
| 1870-83 wmk Crown CC | |||||
| 123 | A miscellaneous selection including 2/- corner strip of five unused, 2/- and 5/- (2) mint, 1d pair on 1873 front showing Browns Town c.d.s. of March 20th, five months before issue. Also 1890 2½d on 4d pair sharing large oval framed ‘R’ fair to fine | £12 | 17.00 | ||
| link | 124 | ½d, 1d 2d, 4d, 6d and 1/- each in marginal unwatermarked ungummed blocks of four overprinted ‘CANCELLED’, a few surface marks. Scarce. | £125 | ||
| 125 | ½d claret, imperforate, fine unused | £20 | 32.00 | ||
| link | 126 | — ditto cancelled ‘A29’, thought to be unique. | £30 | 60.00 | |
| 127 | 1d deep claret, imperforate, fine mint | £20 | 38.00 | ||
| 128 | 1d to 6d, 2/- (imperforate) and 5/- each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (various types), some staining | £35 | 60.00 | ||
| 129 | 1d 4d, 6d, 1/- and 5/- each diagonally overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, some slight staining | £25 | 62.50 | ||
| 130 | 1d perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ and 2d and 6d (2, one defective) each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, some staining | £15 | 22.00 | ||
| 131 | 1d, 3d (2, one defective), 4d (imperforate) and 6d each overprinted ‘CANCELLED’ (two different types) some staining | £25 | 33.00 | ||
| link | 132 | 1d blue, imperforate, fine mint. | £25 | 40.00 | |
| 133 | — ditto, watermark inverted, centred to lower left, fine | £10 | 9.00 | ||
| 134 | 2d rose, overprinted ‘CANCELLED’ some slight staining, unused | £18 | 16.00 | ||
| 135 | — ditto, watermark inverted cancelled ‘A38’, fine used | £10 | 10.00 | ||
| 136 | 3d green, centred to top right, watermark inverted, cancelled ‘A35’ fine used | £20 | 18.00 | ||
| link | 137 | 4d brown-orange imperforate, fine mint. | £25 | 46.00 | |
| 138 | — ditto, watermark inverted, fine used | £10 | 12.00 | ||
| 139 | 4d red-orange fine mint apart from slight staining | £18 | 26.00 | ||
| 140 | 1/- dull brown, a lower right corner block (3 x 3), fine mint apart from some slight staining, mostly in margin | £25 | 21.00 | ||
| link | 141 | — ditto showing $ variety, fine mint. | £70 | 100.00 | |
| 142 | — ditto, watermark inverted good used apart from some staining | £12 | 15.00 | ||
| 143 | 2/- and 5/- each with manuscript ‘Specimen’ | £15 | 31.00 | ||
| 144 | 2/- and 5/- in marginal blocks of four, fine mint apart from slight staining | £35 | 36.00 | ||
| link | 145 | 2/- Venetian red imperforate, good mint. | £25 | 48.00 | |
| 146 | — ditto a marginal example with inverted watermark fine mint apart from slight staining | £15 | 15.00 | ||
| link | 147 | 5/- lilac imperforate, fine mint. | £30 | 60.00 | |
| 148 | — ditto, watermark inverted, fine mint | £30 | 31.00 | ||
| 1883-97 wmk Crown CA | |||||
| 149 | A selection comprising ½d, 1d rose (2), 2d rose, 2d grey (2), 3d, 4d and 6d (2) mint 1d rose, 1d blue, 4d used and 2d grey used and 4d mint with inverted watermark, good to fine, some staining | £25 | 19.00 | ||
| 150 | ½d, 1d/rose, 2d grey, 3d and 4d each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ fair to fine | £12 | 31.00 | ||
| 151 | ½d in a corner block (6 x 4), 1d rose block (5 x 2), some staining and 4d corner block (5 x 2) with part marginal inscription (a few small faults in margin) | £15 | 16.00 | ||
| 152 | ½d (3), 1d rose (2), 2d rose, 2d grey, 3d (2), 4d and 6d in blocks of four and 1/-, 2/-and 5/- singles, good to fine mint (51) | £25 | 42.00 | ||
| 153 | 2d slate corner block (3 x 3) with part marginal inscription, fine mint | £22 | 30.00 | ||
| 154 | 1/- and 2/- in blocks of four, good to fine mint | £14 | 22.00 | ||
| link | 155 | 1/- dull brown with $ variety, good to fine mint. | £70 | 135.00 | |
| link | 156 | 2/- Venetian red, marginal block of three, variety imperforate vertically and horizontally between the stamps, all outside perforations normal, some slight creasing. Scarce. | £100 | 250.00 | |
| 157 | 1889-91 a selection including ½d, 1d and 2½d (2) overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, 1d, 2d (2) and 2½d (2) in mint blocks of four, 1d used and 2d mint with inverted watermark and other interesting mint and used singles (50) | £28 | 50.00 | ||
| 158 | 1890 2½d on 4d a mint (6) and used (4) selection with five of each setting with varieties including double overprint used (R.P.S. Certificate 1945), ‘PFNNY’ mint and in a mint pair with another minor variety and ‘PENNY’ used on small piece | £15 | 27.00 | ||
| 159 | - ditto a mint (8) and used (14) selection showing a wide range of minor varieties | £10 | 21.00 | ||
| link | 160 | - ditto a block of six (2 x 3), four stamps showing double overprint good to fine mint. | £40 | 72.50 | |
| 161 | - ditto a mint and used (on small piece) single each showing double overprint good to fine, the latter with Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1958) | £25 | 26.00 | ||
| 162 | ditto a block of six (2 x 3) one stamp showing ‘PENNY’ variety and another showing ‘PFNNY’ variety, a few small faults. | £12 | 38.00 | ||
| 163 | 1900-01 Llandovery Falls a mint and used selection including both values overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, 1d red, a complete mint sheet (6 x 10), 1d red with inverted watermark, mint, 1d slate and red with inverted watermark mint and revised watermark used and three covers (116) | £20 | 42.00 | ||
| 164 | 1d red, a complete mint sheet (6 x 10) with inverted watermark, a few minor faults | £75 | 50.00 | ||
| link | 165 | - ditto a used single showing variety, partial double impression. Rare. | £100 | ||
| 166 | 1d slate and red a complete mint sheet (6 x 10) with inverted watermark, a few minor faults | £75 | 14.00 | ||
| 167 | ditto a mint block of four on blued paper, fine mint | £15 | 23.00 | ||
| link | 168 | - ditto a vertical marginal pair, imperforate between. A very rare item though with minor stains and creases. | £250 | 425.00 | |
| 169 | 1903-11 a mint and used selection with values including 1903-04 ½d, 1d, 2½d and 1d marginal block of nine showing ‘SER.ET’ variety, ½d used with watermark inverted, 1905-11 bi-colours ½d to 5 / -, 6d and 5/- overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, ½d mint showing ‘SER.ET’ variety and 1905-11 single colours ½d (3), 1d (2) and 2½d overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, mostly good to fine (83) | £20 | 35.00 | ||
| 170 | 1903-04 ½d to 5d three of each value with varying centre colours and additional 2½d showing ‘SER.ET’ variety all overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ good to fine | £20 | 42.00 | ||
| link | 171 | - 5d grey and yellow showing ‘SER.ET’ variety, fine mint. | £80 | 120.00 | |
| 172 | – 1905-11 Arms ½d to 5/- bi-colour values in blocks of four, fine apart from some staining | £25 | 33.00 | ||
| link | 173 | - 5d grey and orange-yellow showing SER.ET variety, fine mint. | £60 | 135.00 | |
| 1905-11 Victoria | |||||
| 174 | A selection including all colours mint, 3d purple on yellow (2), 4d red on yellow and 6d lilac (2) overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ and 3d purple on yellow mint with inverted watermark mostly good to fine | £15 | 16.00 | ||
| 175 | 3d olive-green, 3d purple on yellow (2 shades), 4d black on yellow, 4d red on yellow 6d lilac, 1/- (both colours) and 2/- purple on blue all in blocks of four. Also 6d dull orange block (2 x 4), good to fine mint | £50 | 52.50 | ||
| 176 | 4d red-brown block of four, centred to left, fine mint | £12 | 15.00 | ||
| 177 | 4d red on yellow, 6d lilac, 2/- purple on blue in blocks of four and 6d dull orange block (4 x 2), all marginal except 6d hlac, good to fine mint | £22 | 24.00 | ||
| 178 | 6d dull orange corner block (4 x 2) and 6d hlac marginal block (4 x 2) both with marginal inscription, both somewhat stained | £16 | 9.00 | ||
| link | 179 | 1 /- brown with $ variety, fine mint. | £55 | 70.00 | |
| link | 180 | 1/- black on green corner block of four, one stamp showing $ variety fine mint apart from some hinge and paper adhering, mostly in the margin. | £80 | 160.00 | |
| link | 181 | - a single showing the $ variety, neatly cancelled but slightly toned | £60 | 90.00 | |
| 182 | 2/- purple on blue, a corner block (3 x 4) showing plate number, fine apart from slight staining on reverse | £15 | 26.00 | ||
| 183 | 1911-20 a predominantly mint selection (4 used) including 1911 2d marginal block (3 x 5), 1912-20 2d, 2½d, 4d, 1/- overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ and various values to 5/- in singles and blocks of four, a few small fauhs. Also 1921 6d (10 including one overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ and a mint block of four) and 1927 1d 27 (9 used) (151) | £35 | 27.00 | ||
| 1916-19 War Stamps | |||||
| 184 | The predominantly mint collection (26 used) with mint singles and blocks of most values and a wealth of varieties including 1916 (April-Sept.) ½d overprint inverted, 1916 (Sept.-Dec.) 1½d pair one stamp showing inverted ‘o’ for ‘p’, 1½d block of four, one stamp showing ‘TAMP’ (S omitted), 1½d pair one stamp showing ‘s’ inserted by hand, 1917 (March) ½d with overprint inverted and another with overprint on back only, 1½d with double overprint and many others, mostly fine (256) | £40 | 90.00 | ||
| 185 | 1916 (Sept.-Dec.) 1½d and 3d pairs each with one stamp showing the variety ‘s’ inserted by hand, fine mint | £12 | 23.00 | ||
| 186 | — 3d purple on lemon with overprint inverted, fine mint | £15 | 24.00 | ||
| 187 | ditto block of four, one stamp showing ‘TAMP.’ (s omitted) variety, fine mint | £16 | 23.00 | ||
| 188 | 3d purple on yellow a marginal block of four, one stamp showing ‘TAMP’ (s omitted) variety, fine mint | £10 | 24.00 | ||
| 189 | ditto a corner block of four, one stamp showing ‘s’ inserted by hand, fine mint | £12 | 19.00 | ||
| 190 | ditto a similar marginal block of four, not quite as fine | £10 | 23.00 | ||
| 191 | ditto a block (3 x 2) one stamp showing ‘s’ inserted by hand and inverted, fine mint | £12 | 27.00 | ||
| 192 | — ditto a pair, one stamp showing the same variety, fine mint | £10 | 31.00 | ||
| 193 | 1917 (March) ½d block of four, one stamp showing stop inserted and ‘P’ impressed a second time, fine mint | £10 | 21.00 | ||
| 194 | ditto block of four showing overprint on back only, fine mint | £15 | 35.00 | ||
| 195 | ditto a corner block (6 x 6) all with inverted overprint, fine mint | £20 | 48.00 | ||
| 196 | — 1½d showing variety stop inserted and ‘P’ impressed a second time, fine mint | £10 | 18.00 | ||
| 197 | ditto a marginal block of six all with inverted overprint, fine | £30 | 50.00 | ||
| 198 | — ditto a single showing the same variety on 1917 envelope from Kingston, fine | £15 | 17.00 | ||
| 199 | 3d block of four with inverted overprint, fine mint | £26 | 57.50 | ||
| link | 200 | ditto a marginal block of four with overprint sideways, reading up fine mint. | £100 | 190.00 | |
| 201 | — ditto a single, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1949) | £15 | 44.00 | ||
| 1919-21 Pictorials | |||||
| 202 | ½d to 4d, 1/- (2), 2/- (2), 3/-,5/-, and 10/- (2) each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ fine | £15 | 28.00 | ||
| 203 | ½d to 10/- in blocks of four (all but one are corner or marginal), ½d and 1d blocks badly stained, the rest fine | £50 | 55.00 | ||
| 204 | ½d to 10/- fine mint, also four other values (2 used) with minor varieties including 2½d used with doubling in value tablets, mostly fine (16) | £15 | 14.00 | ||
| 205 | 1½d green mint with inverted watermark and a used example with inverted and reversed watermark, fine | £15 | 10.00 | ||
| 206 | — three corner singles and a marginal pair showing plate numbers 1 to 3 and 4 respectively and corner block of four one stamp showing ‘cmbarking’ variety, fine | £12 | 12.00 | ||
| 207 | 2d indigo and green with watermark inverted and reversed, fine mint | £12 | 13.00 | ||
| 208 | — showing ‘HOOSE’ variety, fine mint | £12 | 9.00 | ||
| 209 | 2½d mint (3) with inverted, inverted and reversed and reversed watermark and 3d and 2/- used with inverted watermark | £20 | 21.00 | ||
| link | 210 | 1 /- orange-yellow and red-orange, FRAME INVERTED, fine mint. The rarest stamp of Jamaica. | £2000 | 2600.00 | |
| link | 211 | 1 /- orange-yellow and red-orange, FRAME INVERTED, fine used on small piece. | £1200 | ||
| 1921 6d Abolition of Slavery | |||||
| link | 212 | Proof in blue (44 x 29 mm) of the frame only, on thin paper, torn at foot, stuck on piece of card | £50 | 77.50 | |
| link | 213 | Proof of the central vignette on thin card (37 x 25 mm.). | £40 | 95.00 | |
| link | 214 | Die proof in colours very similar to those used (75 x 65 mm.), a little stained Rare and possibly unique. | £500 | 475.00 | |
| link | 215 | Imperforate proof in carmine and green on MCA paper, slightly creased and closed tear at right. Rare and possibly unique. | £500 | 425.00 | |
| link | 216 | Imperforate unwatermarked reprinted colour trial in green and violet, small thin in one corner. | £100 | 105.00 | |
| link | 217 | — ditto a similar lot overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. | £100 | 105.00 | |
| link | 218 | The unissued 6d, on Script CA paper, a corner copy, very fine. Only one other corner copy is known to exist and this is in the Royal Collection. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1957). | £600 | 950.00 | |
| link | 219 | — on MCA paper overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. | £85 | 140.00 | |
| link | 220 | — ditto a similar lot. | £85 | 120.00 | |
| link | 221 | — on Script CA paper overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. | £85 | 85.00 | |
| 1921-29 Pictorials | |||||
| 222 | ½d to 10/- with additional 1d, 6d and 5/- each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (various types), some staining on lower values (16) | £25 | 31.00 | ||
| 223 | ½d to 10/- with additional 6d value in blocks of four (some marginal) fine mint (56) | £35 | 57.50 | ||
| 224 | ½d to 10/- fine mint, also 3d (3) and 4d (3) with ‘NEW YORK N.Y./PACKET BOAT’ c.d.s. (2) and United Fruit Co. c.d.s. (4), 21don small piece with framed ‘Posted on Board’ and two others (22) | £10 | 17.00 | ||
| 225 | 1d, 2½d and 4d with inverted watermark, mint, 3d corner plate block of four, 4d used showing full stop after ‘d’ in left hand value tablet and two others | £16 | 10.00 | ||
| 226 | 1½d green, marginal block of four with watermark reversed, fine mint apart from one stamp with small tear at foot | £30 | 18.00 | ||
| 227 | — a fine mint single with watermark reversed | £10 | |||
| 228 | 2d indigo and green showing ‘HOOSE’ variety, fine | £12 | 11.00 | ||
| 229 | 2½d deep blue and blue marginal plate block of six with watermark inverted, two diagonal creases, fine mint | £20 | 26.00 | ||
| 230 | 4d brown and deep green with watermark reversed, fine mint | £15 | |||
| link | 231 | 6d die proof in blue of the central vignette only on thin card (46 x 34 mm.). | £55 | 46.00 | |
| link | 232 | 2/- light blue and brown corner block of four, imperforate between stamp and margin at foot, fine mint. | £125 | 150.00 | |
| 233 | — a single with watermark inverted, fine mint | £12 | 8.00 | ||
| link | 234 | — a used single showing variety lower portion of frame completely DOUBLY PRINTED. Rare. | £200 | 170.00 | |
| 235 | 1923 Child Welfare set overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, fine mint | £15 | 33.00 | ||
| 236 | — the set in mint and used blocks of four, mint singles and a set on 1923 envelope used on day of issue | £30 | 65.00 | ||
| 237 | 1929-32 the mint and used collection including 1929 set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ 1d (both dies), 1½d and 9d in blocks of four mint, 1932 set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, mint imprint and mint and used blocks of four, mostly fine (91) | £16 | 27.00 | ||
| link | 238 | 1932 2d black and green vertical marginal pair imperforate between, fine mint. Rare. | £100 | 290.00 | |
| 239 | 1935 Silver Jubilee, two sets perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, the set in mint singles and 1d, 1½d and 6d in blocks of four, fine mint | £10 | 13.00 | ||
| 240 | — 1½d, 6d and 1/- in mint corner blocks of four, one stamp of each block showing extra Flagstaff variety and 6d corner pair on 1935 envelope showing the same variety | £25 | 39.00 | ||
| 241 | 1937-51 a mint and used (5) selection of commemoratives including 1937 Coronation set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 mint (2) and used and 1949 U.P.U. set in mint singles and blocks of four (80) | £12 | 16.00 | ||
| 242 | 1938-52 Definitives, the mint and used (24) collection including ½d to £1 (one of each value and colour), various values to 1/- in plate and imprint blocks of four or larger and 5/¬perf. 13 and £1 in corner blocks of four, fine (269) | £35 | 46.00 | ||
| 243 | 1d scarlet, a part sheet (6 x 3) with full sheet margin and imprint showing a remarkable clear offset diagonally across the corner of the block affecting one complete and three part stamps | £20 | 75.00 | ||
| 244 | — 1½d light red-brown, a corner plate block (3 x 2) of this rare shade, fine mint. | £60 | 47.50 | ||
| 245 | — 5/- perf. 13 10/- perf. 14 and 1921-29 2/- in used blocks of four with perforated initials, fine | £15 | 16.00 | ||
| 246 | 1945-52 the mint and used (28) collection including 1945 Constitution 1½d to 10/- in blocks of four, the set in singles (all perfs.), some additional plate blocks of four, 5/- stuck on card and signed by the designer, various values to 10/- on covers (7) and various later items from the 1946 Victory and 1952 Scout Jamboree issues (170) | £15 | |||
| 247 | 1952 New Constitution trial Photographic proofs by Claude De Souza of 1½d, 2d (imperf.), 3d, 4½d, 2/- (imperf.) and 5/- values some similar to those issued ? | 100.00 | |||
| 248 | 1953-67 the mint and used (81) collection with many values in blocks of four or larger with plate numbers or imprint including 1956 ½d to £1 1962-63 Independence ½d to £1 and all values in plate blocks to £1 (2) and many later issues. Also 1964 Definitive 2d marginal block of four with inverted watermark (559) | £40 | |||
| 249 | 1956 1d black and emerald marginal block of four, variety imperforate and head, some¬what misplaced, a few small faults in margin | £30 | |||
| Booklets | |||||
| 250 | 1928 2/- exploded booklet comprising ½d panes, King George V (2) and 1d panes Arawak Women (3 panes. each with two stamps severed and rejoined) | £15 | 18.00 | ||
| 251 | 1928 (c.) 2/- exploded booklet comprising ½d panes, Exhibition Buildings (3) and 1d panes Arawak Women (3 panes) fine | £18 | 19.00 | ||
| 252 | 1935-56 a selection comprising 1935 2/- Silver Jubilee (exploded) with only one pane of stamps, 1938 2/- (3 different), 1945 2/- New Constitution (exploded), 1951 2/- (2, one exploded) and 1956 3/- (exploded) | £25 | 30.00 | ||
| Postal Fiscals | |||||
| link | 253 | 1855-74 die proof of the central vignette on stiff card (92x60 mm.) showing incomplete ‘V’ in ‘SERVIET’. | £30 | 36.00 | |
| 254 | — die proofs (cut down) of 1½d (2), 3d (2) and for both values in colours similar to those issued (3d creased) | £25 | 67.50 | ||
| 255 | — 1½d and 3d (defective) each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, 3d pair sharing large ‘SPECIMEN’, 3d pink perforated ‘SPECIMEN’. Also 1858 1/- (7, including a marginal block of four), 5/- (3) and 10/- overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, fair to fine | £25 | 80.00 | ||
| 256 | — the used collection of arms type with both 1½d and 3d values many in strips and blocks including imperforate 1½d pair and 3d (41, including three pairs) and 1858 1/- rose (395) all pen cancelled (2100) | £30 | |||
| 257 | — the predominantly used collection including 1½d and 3d values imperforate fiscally used, both perforated values postally used including 3d blocks (6X2) and (6X4). Also 1865-71 1d various watermarks including 1868 Crown CC mint marginal block of four, and some postally used including a block (3X3) on piece cancelled ‘193’. (300) | £25 | 47.50 | ||
| 258 | — 1½d blue on blue imperforate and postally used, rare | £15 | 10.00 | ||
| link | 259 | — 3d purple on blue, an imperforate pair on 1895 registered envelope tied by ‘SPANISH TOWN/JAMAICA’ c.d.s. rare. | £30 | 85.00 | |
| 260 | 1858 a selection including 1 /- (2) and 5/- unused, 1 /- (5, one defective) and 5/- (2) postally used and 1/- pair, one bisected on piece, fiscally used fair to fine | £30 | |||
| 261 | — 1 /-, 5/- and 10/- cut down die proofs in black on glazed card | £25 | 36.00 | ||
| 262 | — 1/- (stained), 5/- and 10/- cut down die proofs on glazed card in colours similar to those issued | £25 | 46.00 | ||
| link | 263 | — 1/-, 5/- and 10/- marginal proofs on bluish paper in colours similar to those issued, each endorsed ‘13 NOV 57’. | £30 | 125.00 | |
| link | 264 | — 1 /- on 1896 registered envelope to U.S.A., 5/- on 1895 registered front to London and 10/- on 1893 registered envelope to England cancelled by ‘MALVERN JAMAICA’ c.d.s., rare. Two with R.P.S. Certificates stating ‘it is genuine but philatelically used’. | £50 | 80.00 | |
| link | 265 | — 10/- die proof in black on glazed card (83X61 mm.) with manuscript ‘Sept 22’, a few minor stains. | £30 | 42.00 | |
| link | 266 | — ditto, die proof in green on glazed card (93X61 mm.). | £40 | 50.00 | |
| link | 267 | 1865-71 1d die proof (93X61 mm.) on glazed card marked ‘AFTER STRIKING’ dated ‘Feb. 2, 1865’ and initialled ‘W. H.’ in ink. | £25 | 65.00 | |
| 268 | — 1d cut down die proofs (3) each on glazed card, one creased | £18 | 28.00 | ||
| 269 | — 1d cut down die proof (24X27 mm.) in pink on glazed card | £15 | 19.00 | ||
| link | 270 | 1865 1d rose block of four, imperforate, fine. | £50 | 150.00 | |
| 271 | — ditto, an unused single, slight surface rubbing | £10 | 15.00 | ||
| 272 | 1870-71 1d rose imperforate, fine mint | £10 | 10.00 | ||
| 273 | 1888-96, a selection of envelopes (6) and a card, all bearing fiscal values, some in combination with postal values including 1891 ½d stationery card in combination with 1d rose neatly tied by Kingston squared circle | £35 | 60.00 | ||
| Fiscals | |||||
| 274 | 1805-1962 the general collection including values to 10/- embossed in colourless relief, various values to 3/- embossed in orange, 1906 6d posta1 order with embossed Treasury fiscal and others. 70 items | £10 | 26.00 | ||
| 275 | 1873 proof sheet by Warrington & Co. (425X261 mm.) showing twenty four different values from 9d to £100 embossed in colourless relief thought to be unique. A few small faults | £50 | |||
| link | 276 | 1950 (c.) embossed in orange a selection of twenty-five values each with date plugs blank and overprinted with value between 1d and £1000 and ‘Specimen’, the 1d and 4d values with value in manuscript. | £25 | 55.00 | |
| 277 | JUDICIAL: The mint (60) and used (122) collection with values to £1 including 1898 Crown CA 1/- and 1908 Mult. CA 1/- both with dollar variety, 1913 values to 10/-, 1921 3d to 8/6d 1937 values to £1, some values in blocks of four | £40 | 130.00 | ||
| 278' | MARINE INSURANCE: The collection embossed in grey (362) and blue (89) with values to £50 including a wide range of the die letters used in the printing process. Also 2/- and £5 with the scarce vermilion cancellation with colony name substituted for Latin inscription | £50 | 130.00 | ||
| 279 | TELEGRAPHS : 1879-1904. the collection including 1879 1/- (2) and 1889 3d (2) each overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, 1889 3d (2) and 1904 3d each used on separate envelopes Claremont, Port Royal and Kingston respectively, embossed 1/- in pink (5, one on complete unused telegraph form and two overprinted ‘OFFICIAL’) and various later postal values all with straight line ‘CANCELLED’. (71) | £30 | 80.00 | ||
| Officials | |||||
| 280 | 1890-91 the mint (19) and used (17) collection with varieties including 1890 ½d overprint inverted mint and used (3), overprint double mint and used and 1890-91 1d and 2d overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, fair to fine | £15 | 14.00 | ||
| link | 281 | 1890 ½d overprint 17 to 17½ mm. long, a mint strip of three, the centre stamp showing both ‘I’ 's omitted, some staining on two stamps. | £30 | 20.00 | |
| 282 | — a mint single showing variety ‘L’ omitted, fair | £15 | 10.00 | ||
| 283 | — a mint single showing double overprint, one vertical, fair | £30 | 16.00 | ||
| 284 | — a used single showing double overprint, one inverted, some slight staining | £10 | 6.00 | ||
| link | 285 | 1890 ½d overprint 15 to 16 mm. long, a mint marginal plate block of four with double overprint, fair. | £100 | ||
| 286 | — ditto, a mint single showing the same variety | £25 | |||
| Patriotic Labels | |||||
| 287 | 1915-42 the collection including 1915-16 biplane, various types, mint and used, three on small pieces with Jamaican 1d values, booklet cover 1939, ‘JAMAICA/ WAR FUND’ with red cross mint block (8X10) and a block of four and ten singles used on three envelopes. An interesting lot. 128 labels | £30 | 57.50 | ||
| 288 | 1915-16 6d booklet complete with two panes of the biplane label overprinted ‘JAMAICA / Half-Penny’ rare | £35 | 62.50 | ||
| 289 | — Fellowship of the Bellows label, a mint corner block (7X4) rare | £50 | |||
| 290 | 1916-19 a selection of envelopes (6) bearing various types of biplane label all in combination with postal values with cancellations including Annotto Bay, Cross Roads and Golden Grove | £50 | 95.00 | ||
| link | 291 | 1919 piece bearing biplane label with ‘JAMAICA’ overprint inverted in combination with 1½d War Stamp tied by Myers Wharf c.d.s. rare. | £20 | 30.00 | |
| Postal Stationery | |||||
| 292 | 1888-1965 the collection comprising registered envelopes (12 including 1938 2d+1d overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ and 3d+1½d F size (unpriced and not seen by Higgins and Gage)), Wrappers (29 including 1903 1d overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’) and Aerogrammes (13). Also Forces Air Letter with ‘GARRISON POST OFFICE/UP PARK CAMP’ framed ds. in purple | £20 | |||
| 293 | POST CARDS: 1877 produced at the General Penitentiary 1d (3, two used) and 3d (3 unused) fine and scarce | £25 | 34.00 | ||
| 294 | — 1d unused and used, fine and rare | £50 | 46.00 | ||
| link | 295 | — ditto, used, fine and rare. | £25 | 35.00 | |
| 296 | — 1877 the unused (18) and used (5) collection comprising 1d (9), 1d (10) and 3d (4) printed in many different sizes and colours, some showing varieties of the border two showing ‘UNCLAIMED’, ‘ADVERTISED’ (2) and ‘RETURNED/ LETTER BRANCH’ marks | £40 | 87.50 | ||
| 297 | — a further unused selection comprising ½d (7), 1d (3) and 3d (11) printed in different sizes and colours, some with varieties of the border | £30 | |||
| 298 | — 1877-91 the unused collection comprising 1877 definitive issue ½d (7), 1d (6), 3d (4), 1879 1½d on 3d (9, both overprint sizes), 1883 1½d (6), 1890 ½d on 1d (9) and 1891 1d (9 with one overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’), good to fine | £12 | 21.00 | ||
| 299 | — the used collection with 1877 ½d (18), 1d (2), 1879 1½d on 3d, 1883 1½d (4). 1890 ½d on 1d (5) and 1891 1d (5) showing an interesting selection of marks including ‘A71’ obliterator, various town, squared circle and circular ds. and two with ‘RETURNED/ LETTER BRANCH’ ds. | £25 | 55.00 | ||
| 300 | — 1903-64 an unused (22) and used (12) selection with eight items overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ and some interesting marks on the used items including ‘STREET LETTER BOX KINGSTON/ JAMAICA’ | £18 | 30.00 | ||
| 301 | REPLY PAID CARDS: 1883-1936 the unused selection comprising 1883 ½d (6, both perfs.). 1d (7), 1½d (5, both perfs.), 1890 ½d on 1d (2), 1891 1d (5), 1903 ½d (3), 1d (2), 1904 ½d (2), 1912 ½d, 1d (2) and 1936 ½d and 1d six overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ | £15 | 28.00 | ||
| Covers and Cancellations | |||||
| 302 | 1881-1971 a selection of envelopes (90), cards (16) and pieces (14) showing an interesting selection of cancellations including various slogans, tax marks (6), censor cachets (6), unclaimed marks (5), ‘T.P.O. / JAMAICA’ c.d.s., some interesting town c.d.s. on Queen Victoria stationery cards, 1933 envelope with scarce ‘HALF PENNY/ POSTAGE/ PAID’ meter mark, 1896 Turks Island 1d stationery card (ragged at one end) to Jamaica with ‘TURKS ISLANDS’ c.d.s. and others. An interesting lot (789 items) | £50 | 46.00 | ||
| 303 | 1887-1948 the collection of registration marks on envelopes (32), a front and a piece showing a variety of oval ds. (one which precedes the earliest known date by a year), oval framed ‘R’ and straight line ‘REGISTERED’ marks. Also a selection of registered labels (250) mounted alphabetically from Aberdeen to Woodford | £35 | 25.00 | ||
| 304 | 1895-1945 the collection of circular date stamps, mostly on pieces and stamps but with some envelopes (63), mounted alphabetically covering many different towns and villages from Aberdeen to Yallahs, many fine strikes. Also Railway (2) and Street Letter Box (5) c.d.s. An interesting 1ot | £75 | 52.50 | ||
| link | 305 | 1896 advertising envelope (a trifle ragged and stained and stamp floated off) from New York to Kingston bearing on reverse a label issued by the Postmaster of Jamaica which reads ‘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’. Scarce. | £50 | 62.50 | |
| 306 | 1898-1965 a selection of envelopes (12) bearing values of various countries showing framed ‘PAQUEBOT’ (7, three different types), unframed ‘PAQUEBOT’, ‘PAQUEBOT-KINGSTON /JAMAICA’ c.d.s. (4) and large ‘OCEAN MAIL’ h.s. in violet | £25 | 28.00 | ||
| 307 | 1912-29 envelopes (5) and a card showing United Fruit Company marks comprising ‘UNITED FRUIT STEAMSHIP ‘ALMIRANTE’ / Posted / on the / High Seas / PURSER’, ‘UNITED FRUIT COMPANY / STEAMSHIP SERVICE / POSTED / ON THE / HIGH SEAS / PURSER / S. S. CALAMARES’ and similar for Santa Maria, Sixaola and Ulua and 1929 envelope bearing U.S. values used and cancelled from Jamaica to Cuba with two Cuban postage dues, also showing oval ‘RMS.P. ‘ARAGUAYA’ POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS’, mostly fine | £20 | 27.00 | ||
| 308 | 1912 card to U.S.A. bearing U.S. 1c. tied by oval ‘POSTED ON/ HIGH SEAS / U.F.C.’ cachet in blue with another strike alongside and ‘PAQUEBOT/ KINGSTON JAMAICA’ c.d.s. | £18 | 25.00 | ||
| 309 | 1921-28 envelopes (7) addressed to Presidents Coolidge and Harding thought to have contained letters relevant to the suppression of slavery | £10 | 16.00 | ||
| 310 | 1927 envelope, card and wrapper each with oval ‘JAMAICA PHILATELIC EXHIBITION’ ds. in violet and 1938 envelopes (3) and a card each showing framed ‘JAMAICA PHILATELIC SOCIETY/ THIRD STAMP EXHIBITION,/ AT NATHAN'S STORE’, ds. in blue | £15 | 20.00 | ||
| 311 | 1930-71 a selection of envelopes (28) all carried by air, some with first flight cachets including 1930 and from Miami (15) 1932 to Porto Rico and 1950 to London, Miami and Nassau, mostly fine strikes | £18 | 34.00 | ||
| link | 312 | 1936 registered envelope to England bearing 1921-29 4d and 2/- carried on Hindenburg Zeppelin flight and showing special cachet. | £40 | 65.00 | |
| 313 | 1941 envelopes (6) all bearing U.S. adhesives used at American base at Portland Bight (4) and two with ‘A.P.O. 804’. Also three from U.S.A. to Jamaica with censor cachets | £18 | 21.00 | ||
| 314 | 1942 envelopes (2) showing ‘MILITARY CENSOR/ ‘Y’ / FORCE NO 4’ and similar for No. 8 of the Canadian Forces in Jamaica | £10 | 18.00 | ||
| Numeral Cancellations | |||||
| link | 315 | A01 to A83: The collection with examples of each of the fifty-eight numbers, some with different sub types on issues from 1860-1900 with values to 5/- and a few officials and fiscals and a few pairs and strips including A35 on 1860-63 1/-, A38 on 1870-73 2d, A49 on 1870-73 2d pair, A59 on 1870-73 2d and A69 on 1860-63 3d all with inverted watermark, A44 on 1890 1d official with inverted overprint and A55 on 1890 1d official, many good to fine strikes. (685). | £400 | ||
| 316 | A01: 1862-84 entire letters (2), envelopes (5) and a piece bearing various values to 6d (5, with two pairs), the piece also showing ‘N.Y. STEAMSHIP/10’ c.d.s., mostly legible strikes | £40 | 62.50 | ||
| 317 | A32: 1882 envelope bearing 2d pair from Buff Bay to Kingston; A46 cancelling 1878 1d stationery card from Siloah to Watsons Hill with two other transit c.d.s., A68 cancelling 1d pair on 1885 envelope (opened out) to Kingston and A76 cancelhng 2d on 1873 envelope (opened out) from Spanish Town to Falmouth with St. Anne's Bay transit c.d.s., fair to good strikes | £30 | 57.50 | ||
| 318 | A35: 1873 mourning envelope from Clarendon to England with 1/-, a faint though legible strike | £12 | 29.00 | ||
| 319 | A42: 1872 envelope from Gordon Town to London with 6d pair (one defective) each cancelled with a legible though slightly smudgy strike | £20 | 10.00 | ||
| 320 | A64: 1886 envelope (opened out) from Bangor U.S.A. with 5c. to Port Antonio where a 2d pair (one defective) was applied and readdressed back to U.S.A., various transit c.d.s. on reverse, the strikes legible though slightly smudgy | £16 | 23.00 | ||
| 321 | A75: 1868 envelope to Kingston bearing 1d vertical strip of three with fair to good strikes and 1879 entire to London bearing 4d with a fine strike | £16 | 23.00 | ||
| 322 | A79: 1885 envelope to Kingston bearing 2d pink tied by a fair strike and Richmond c.d.s. on reverse | £12 | 25.00 | ||
| link | 323 | E06 to G16: The collection with examples of each of the thirteen cancellations, on issues from 1870-1900 including a few pairs fair to fine strikes. (82). | £70 | ||
| link | 324 | 193 to 647: A selection with examples of each of the twelve cancellations excluding 598 and 631 on issues from 1870-91 and a few officials comprising 193 (6), 196 (3), 199 (4), 201 (13), 615, 617 (8), 622 (5), 640 (15), 642 and 647 (8), fair to fine strikes (63). | £100 | ||
| link | 325 | A to E: a selection comprising A, B (9), C (2) and E (3) mostly good to fine strikes. | £50 | 32.00 |