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Encyclopaedia of Jamaican Philately
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| Img | Lot | JAMAICA | Est GBP£ |
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| (I) Early items without Jamaica despatch marks, | ||||
| link | 718 | 1767: April 7 entire letter from Malcolm Laing in Jamaica to Francis Baxter in London endorsed 'By the Friendship, Capt. Thompson', charged 4d. and with fine DOVER/ SHIP LRE (Robertson S1a.) of arrival and part Bishop Mark on reverse, rare early item with interesting correspondence relating to "am promised 10 Hogsheads more to be shipt on the Augustus Caesar" which ship and the particular voyage is mentioned by Alan Robertson in his work | £40 | 26 |
| link | 719 | 1773: July 24 similar entire from the same correspondence to Messrs. Serocold and Jackson in London, endorsed 'By Captain. Purchard', charged 4d. and with fine DOVER/ SHIP LRE (Robertson S3) of arrival and part Bishop Mark on reverse, correspondence relates to goods being shipped and their insurance | £36 | 24 |
| 720 | 1828: July 26 entire letter to Aberdeen endorsed 'P. General Wolf, 26 July 1828', fine GREENOCK/ SHIP LETTER and GRECNOCK/39 SEP 1828 of arrival | £18 | 12 | |
| (II) Jamaica Straight Line Handstamps | ||||
| link | 721 | 1767: March 20 outer wrapper from Malcolm Laing to Francis Bakter or John Jackson Marchant in London endorsed 'By his Majesty's Ship Active', on reverse fine IAMAICA (J2/N) and BishopMark 11/MA, charged 10d. | £30 | 34 |
| link | 722 | 1776: June 7 entire letter from the same correspondent regarding shipments of Hogshead, endorsed 'P. Hilsborough Packett' addressed to Messrs. Serocold and Jackson, charged 1/- veryfine IAMAICA (J3/UN) and Bishop Mark 24IY on reverse (N.B. The Hilsborough was captured by an American privateer in May 1780.) | £30 | 27 |
| link | 723 | 1800: September 12 entire letter from George Hamilton intended for Sir Adam Fergusson but addressed to the Clerk to the Signet, Edinburgh, endorsed 'Packet' and charge 2/2d., on reverse superb JAMAICA/ 12 SEP 1800 (J5/S), London receiving mark November 7 and Edinburgh Bishop Mark NO/10 N.B. As well as being the earliest example of this mark recorded by Foster the correspondent was writing from an estate at Rosell and gives fascinating comment on 'the worth of Negroes to a property'. | £50 | 56 |
| (III) Jamaica Fleuron Handstamps | ||||
| 724 | 1808: March 6 outer wrapper to London charged 2/-, with good fleuron across flap for 6 MAR/ 1808 (F1/UN) | £20 | 13 | |
| 725 | 1820: February 6 E.L. to Yorkshire with fine fleuron across flap for 7 FE 1820 (F5a N) endorsed 'pr. Packet', also 1822 May 20 and October18 entires to London with the same for 20 MY 1822 and 18 OC 1822 respectively | £20 | 14 | |
| 726 | 1820: November 13 outer wrapper to London charged 2/6d., fine fleuron across the flap for 13 NO 1820 (F5a/N) also part cover of 1822 February 20 to Glasgow endorsed 'P. Packet', 'P.P. 1/3' and eventually charged 2/5d., faint fleuron 9 MR 1822 (F5/N) | £12 | 7 | |
| (IV) Post Town Straight Line Handstamps | ||||
| 727 | 1804: November 17 entire letter from Spanish Town to Edinburgh re-addressed to Dunkeld, numerous m/s ratings and average SPANISH-TOWN/ JA (T3a/UN) across the flap | £15 | 10 | |
| 728 | 1820: July 8 entire letter from Camiserach to Scotland with very fine SPANISH-TOWN/ JA (T3a/UN) on reverse, Glasgow arrival of August 12 and framed '½' N.B. Above are the earliest dates recorded by Foster for Type T3a. | £20 | 13 | |
| 729 | 1809: April 27 E.L. from Montego Bay to Edinburgh, rated '2/3' with good MONTEGO BAY/ JA (T3/N), also with fleuron 30 APR/ 1809 (F2/UN) | £15 | 9 | |
| 730 | 1814: December 28 E.L. from Falmouth to Yorkshire, backstamped with, fine FALMOUTH/ JA (T3/N), together with faint fleuron for 1 JA/ 1815 at Kingston (F3/UN) | £12 | 8 | |
| link | 731 | 1820: May 2 entire letter from William Stimpson at Java near Green Pond to Scotland endorsed 'P. Packet Princess Elizabeth' across the flap is a fine fleuron (F5) and above this 'Green Ponde' in red manuscript type B (Foster page 76 VR7+) and in the same colour 'Pa. 1/3' which is on the front. Only about seven of these are recorded by Foster and this is probably the finest N.B. The item was carried by the packet vessel 'Princess Elizabeth'. It was the fourth ship to bear this name the first three all being captured by privateers. | £50 | 52 |
| link | 732 | 1825: April 18 outer wrapper to Bath endorsed ‘P. Countess of Chichester Packet’ and 'Paid 1/3’ partially across the flap is a very fine MONTEGO BAY (T4a/SO and Kingston c.d.s. of despatch N.B. The packet vessel 'Countess of Chichester 'is recorded as having been in action'. | £25 | 22 |
| (V) Kingston the early date stamps | ||||
| 733 | Collection of covers or wrappers comprising K3 (1836 Dec. 9), K4 (1835 Mar. 6), K7 (Five covers 1847-50 all with supplementary 'S/ 1/-' (TP2) K7b (Three covers 1850-51 one of which is coming into the Island) and K10 (1864 Nov. 20) good to very fine strikes. | £40 | 30 | |
| 734 | Collection of wrappers or entires comprising K4 (1836 Sep. 26), also with boxed, Due mark '½' in green on arrival at Falmouth, K6 (1843 Nov. 28), K6a (1842 Mar. 21), K7 (1847 July 8), all good to fine strikes | £20 | 15 | |
| 735 | 1859: October 3 entire letter from the Colonial Bank of Kingston to Four Paths Post. Office franked with G.B. 4d. (damaged) cancelled A01, Kingston c.d.s. (K9 state B/VC) alongside and Clarendon c.d.s. (P8/N) on reverse with '3' inverted in date | £10 | 12 | |
| (V) Post Towns the early date stamps (arranged alphabetically) | ||||
| 736 | ALEXANDRIA-1844: November 15 entire letter being an appeal for funds from J. E. Henderson the Mission Minister at Waidensia to W. B. Gurney in London; on reverse very fine ALEXANDRIA/ NO 20 1844/ JAMAICA (P2a/S) and London arrival December 23, interesting correspondence | £20 | 20 | |
| 737 | ANNOTTO BAY - 1853: January 9 entire letter being an account-of Mission expenditure at Annotto Bay to the Baptist Mission House in London endorsed 'Pr. Packet 9/1/53', charged 1/2d. and on reverse average ANNOTTO BAY/ JA9/ 1853 (P3/S), Kingston transit of the 10th and London arrival | £12 | 8 | |
| 738 | BATH - 1846: August 17 E.L. to Aberdeen with faint c.d.s. (P2a/VC) rated '1/2', also 1851 August 25 E.L to same recipient with better strike of same | £10 | 8 | |
| 739 | CHAPELTON - 1840: April 15 entire letter from the mission there to London with on reverse CHAPELTON/ AP 15/1840/ JAMAICA (P2a/VC), London arrival May 28; also another entire from Ebony Grove 1840 January 18 with CLARENDON/ JA29/ 1840/ JAMAICA (P2a/VC) across the flap, both very fine . .N.B. According to Foster the Chapelton item is the earliest recorded use. | £15 | 12 | |
| 740 | FALMOUTH-1840: November 18 wrapper to London with good strike of this c.d.s. (P2a/VC), various rate marks, also 1848 October 20 wrapper to London with fair strike (P4/UN) | £10 | 7 | |
| 741 | 1850: Entire letters from England arriving at Falmouth on June 15 and December 18 both with average or better c.d.s. (P4/UN) Kingston transit marks, endorsed 'P. Packet an Trent' respectively | £15 | 10 | |
| 742 | 1851 : April entire letter from London to Falmouth and 1853 July from Falmouth to London, both with fine c.d.s. (P4/UN) | £18 | 13 | |
| 743 | GOSHEN - 1847: May 5 E.L. from Medaco (7) to London with good GOSHEN/ MY 6/ 1847/ JAMAICA (P2a/C) | £10 | 12 | |
| 744 | GREEN ISLAND-1867: April 22 cover front and part reverse with superb GREEN ISLAND A/ AP22/ 67/ JAMAICA (P11a/S) to London and cover to London with superb MORANT BAY 1848 April 6 despatch (P2a/C) | £12 | 17 | |
| 745 | LUCEA-1852:July 12 entire letter to Spanish Town with fine LUCEA-JAMAICA/ JY21 1852 (P6/UN) just affected by tear, red JAMAICA PAID and Spanish Town arrival N.B. The above is a letter to W. G. Stewart the Governor's Secretary regarding an apparent duplication of Marriage Licences to wed a certain Rosina Young. Mr. Curty who writes the letter expresses concern-understandably.so as he was granted one of the licenses | £15 | 11 | |
| 746 | MANDEVILLE - 1847: October 23 E.L. to London with fine strike of MANDEVILLE/ 23 OC/ 1847/ JAMAICA (P2a/VC) rated '1/2', also 1842 October 22, E.L. with partial strike of c.d.s. (P8/VC) | £12 | 8 | |
| 747 | MAYHILL-1851: January 24 E.L. to London with MAYHILL/ JA 31/ 1851/ JAMAICA (P2a/VC), rated '1/2'; Montego Bayentires of 1849 both with good strikesof MONTEGO BAY/ JU 4/ JAMAICA (P2b/VC) and same for DE 12 | £12 | 7 | |
| link | 748 | OCHO RIOS - 1841: August 28 entire letter to London from P. Moncrieffe to Etham to his sister, endorsed 'pre-paid' and 'paid 1/4' on reverse is a superb OCHO-RIOS/ AU 28/ 1841/ JAMAICA (P2a/VR3), JAMAICA PAIDof the 29th and London October 1 arrival N.B. Of the three recorded by Foster this is the earliest and probably the finest. | £40 | 42 |
| 749 | PORT ANTONIO-1848: October 24 wrapper to Kingston with fair strike of PORT ANTONIO/ OC 24/ 1848 (P3/S), rated 4 in m/s | £12 | 8 | |
| 750 | PORT MARIA - 1846: June 21 entire letter being a claim against an estate for monies due, addressed to London and then forwarded to Paris, endorsed 'P. Packet 22nd June', on reverse a superb PORT-MARIA/ JU 21" 1846 (P3/S) | £20 | 23 | |
| 751 | SAVANNAH LA MAR: Range of six covers from 1848 to 1851 all from the same corres¬pondence to Scotland, each has the Savannah La Mar despatch c.d.s. (P2b/C) and the Kingston transit (K6-7) including the latest known date of 12 February 1851, endorsed 'P. Steamer' or ‘P.Packet', good to very fine strikes, also SPANISH TOWN 1853 September 26 entire letter to London in respect of 'a claim' endorsed 'packet' and with fine type P2b despatch | £30 | 24 | |
| (VI) Post Towns the early date stamps (arranged alphabetically) continued | ||||
| 752 | SPANISH TOWN-1837: August 28 part entire to London with SPANISH TOWN/ AU 28/ 1837/ JAMAICA (P1 /UN) in black, also good T.P./RATE 2d., 1845 two entires and 1855 cover with c.d.s. (P2b/VC), various other marks | £20 | 15 | |
| 753 | VERE - 1845:January 6 entire letter from Yarmouth, Vere to Scotland endorsed '1/2' and 'Pkt', on reverse fine VERE/ date/ JAMAICA in bluish black (P2a/VR6 ?) with date inverted, various transit marks | £15 | 15 | |
| (VII) Paid Handstamps | ||||
| 754 | 1843: Piece to London with JAMAICA/ date/ PAID in red (PD5/N); 1858 April 8 E.L with KINGSTON-JAMAICA/ AP 10/ 1858/ PAID in red (PD 6a/N); 1893 part newspaper sheet with good framed JAMAICA-PAID/ 4 MY 1893 also in red | £15 | 11 | |
| 755 | 1857: May 30 and 1860 June 24 covers to London with JAMAICA/ date/ PAID in red (PD5/N) both paid 6d. and 1856 June 26 to Scotland with red KINGSTON-JAMAICA/ JU26/ 1855/ A/ PAID (PD6/UN) good to very fine | £15 | 17 | |
| Various | ||||
| 756 | 1830: October 15 E.L. to London with good strike of the framed PACKET LETTER in red, rated '2/2' and '2/9' in m/s. | £12 | 10 | |
| 757 | 1835-49: Attractive group of 7 E.L's from various plantations, all to London with various rate markings incl. 1835 January 22 from Luckey Valley, Clarendon, endorsed 'P. Packet' via Kingston, 1836 October 6 similar entire, 1843 January 20 from Tallah, Nr. Kingston, etc., nice range same interesting contents | £35 | 33 | |
| 758 | 1842: February 5 E.L. from Spanish Town to Falmouth, rated '6' on front, backstamp circular SPANISH-TOWN/ JAMAICA c.d.s., attractive and neat item | £8 | 8 | |
| 759 | 1841-44: Collection of mail to Mayhill P.O., three with London Maltese Cross type despatch date stamp; fourth with circular PAID-EDIN/ N/ MAR 12/ 1844/N in red, various rate marks | £10 | 6 | |
| 760 | 1859-70: Collection of,10 E.L. or part entires addressed to either Newport, Mandeville or Mayhill, all franked with G.B. adhesives, values to 1 /- variety of despatch date stamps, all with relevant arrival c.d.s. | £30 | 20 |