The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History 1870-83 Watermark Crown CC
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 364
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Essays. ½d., the head printed in blue and the remainder handpainted in bright blue with value tablet highlighted in Chinese white, stamp-size on card. Exquisite. Photo Provenance: V.N.F. Surtees, September 1976(Image1)
Est. £1,200-1,500
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:05:45 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 365
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Essays. 2/-, the head printed and frame handpainted in lilac and Chinese white, on thick card (28x33mm.). Beautiful. Photo (Image1)
Est. £1,200-1,500
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:06:13 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 366
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Essays. 2/-, the head printed and frame handpainted in grey with the remainder of the design handpainted and with value in Chinese white, on thick card (30x33mm.). Beautiful. Photo (Image1)
Est. £1,200-1,500
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:06:41 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 367
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Essays. 5/- in large format with rectangular design frame, the head printed in pale lilac, the remainder handpainted in maroon with country name and value in Chinese white, on card (36x40mm.). Outstanding (Image1)
Est. £1,200-1,500
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:07:01 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 368
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Die Proofs. ½d. in black on glazed card (60x92mm.), unmarked. Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:08:08 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 369
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Die Proofs. ½d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated "July 30, 1872". Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 290.00
Sold...GBP 290.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:09:10 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 370
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Die Proofs. 1d. in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "May 28 1877". Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:10:06 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 371
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Die Proofs. 5/- in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before hardening" and dated "June, 18, 1875". Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:11:11 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 372
Symbol: Unmou
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Imprimaturs. ½d. claret, 1d. blue (small corner thin), 4d. brown-orange, 2/- Venetian red and 5/- lilac, all with good to large margins, part to large part original gum. A fresh, fine and attractive set (Image1)
Est. £800-1,000
Opening GBP 1,100.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:11:59 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 374
Symbol:
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. ½d. claret block of eighteen (6x3), fresh with nearly full original gum, tiny perf. reinforcement at centre foot; a fine and scarce multiple. Photo (Image1)
Est. £150-200
Opening GBP 230.00
Sold...GBP 230.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:13:30 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 375
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. ½d. deep claret block of thirty (6x5), fresh unused without gum; one with surface defect at right, otherwise fine and an attractive multiple (Image1)
Est. £350-400
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:13:57 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 376
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. 2d. rose block of six (3x2), fresh with part original gum; small black adhesion on reverse of one just showing through to face. A scarce and most attractive multiple of this delicate shade. Photo (Image1)
Est. £400-500
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:14:23 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 377
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. 3d. green strip of six from the base of the pane with full sheet imprint and plate number "1", fresh colour and fine lightly mounted mint. A scarce and attractive multiple. Photo (Image1)
Est. £400-500
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:15:13 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 378
Symbol: Cat No: 13
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. 1/- dull brown block of twelve (4x3) with large part original gum; one with a small thin and one with a faint fox mark, otherwise good to fine. S.G. 13, £300 (Image1)
Est. £120-150
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:15:35 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 379
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. 1/- dull brown lower right corner block of fourteen (2x7) with marginal inscription at right, unmounted mint; three at foot with light fox marks, otherwise fine. An attractive positional multiple (Image1)
Est. £200-250
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:15:59 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 380
Symbol: Cat No: 25
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. 2/- Venetian red lower left corner block of thirty six with sheet number "1" and current number "2", fresh with large part original gum, many remaining unmounted; two with pinholes and a crease at lower left corner though a spectacular showpiece multiple. S.G. 25, £1,152+. . Provenance: Bob Swarbrick, September 1995(Image1)
Est. £400-500
Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:17:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 381
Symbol:
Cat No: 14
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. 2/- Venetian red block of ten (2x6), fresh mint with the centre block of six remaining unmounted, and a block of four tied on piece by two small part Kingston Registered oval datestamps and a scarce multiple. S.G. 14, £610+ (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:17:44 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 382
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Issued Stamps. Inverted Watermarks. 2d. and 5/- unused with part original gum, 1d., 2d., 4d. and 5/- used; generally good to fine. Cat. £735 (Image1)
Est. £150-200
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:18:27 EST
Sold For 220
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC, Covers
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 384
Symbol:
1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. Internal. 1871 (3 Aug.) envelope from May Hill to Newmarket Post Office, bearing 3d. green neatly cancelled "A54", despatch and arrival (4.8) datestamps on reverse (flap torn); an unusual cover with the "A54" supposedly transferred to Mile Gulley from November 1871 though this obviously not the case (Image1)
Est. £100-120
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:19:36 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 385
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. Internal. 1873 (Feb.) envelope from Clarks Town to Browns Town Post Office bearing 2d. rose (defective at foot) cancelled "F81" and the earliest recorded example, 1873 (May) envelope from Duncans to Browns Town bearing 2d. rose cancelled "A37" and the latest recorded example, 1882 (Mar.) envelope from Browns Town to Kingston bearing 2d. cancelled "A31" and the latest recorded example (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 450.00
Sold...GBP 450.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:20:32 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 386
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. Internal. 1879 (Feb.) quadruple rate entire letter from Plantain Garden River "p post" to Kingston bearing 2d. wing-margin strip of four each cancelled "A62" and with abbreviated P11 datestamp alongside Kingston datestamp (18.2) on reverse, two filing creases, one through the right-hand value, and 1882 (July) mourning envelope from Buff Bay to Kingston bearing 2d. pair lightly cancelled "A32" (Image1)
Est. £150-200
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:20:55 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 387
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To Belgium. 1875 (24 May) envelope from Gordon Town to Mons, bearing 2d. rose and 1/- brown both cancelled by superb "A42" and showing equally fine despatch datestamp alongside (Proud D2 and the earliest date recorded), "1/1" accountancy mark in red crayon and London Paid datestamp (14.6), Kingston (4.5), "angleterre/ouest" (14.6) and Mons Station (14.6) datestamps on reverse; a most attractive franking. Photo (Image1)
Est. £300-400
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:21:42 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 388
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To Cuba. 1875 (26 Dec.) envelope from Kingston to Santiago de Cuba, bearing 4d. orange-brown cancelled "A01" and showing "kingston/paq.fr.d.no3" octagonal-framed datestamp applied on the ship Guadeloupe, and oval-framed "PD" in red; most attractive. Photo (Image1)
Est. £400-500
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:22:22 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 389
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To France. 1872 (23 Feb.) mourning envelope from Ramble to Paris, bearing wing-margin 2d. rose and 1/- brown both cancelled "A69" and showing "1/1" accountancy mark in red crayon, London Paid datestamp (14.3), Calais (14.3) datestamp, circular-framed "pd", all on face and with Kingston and Neuilly (15.3) datestamps on reverse. Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 380.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:22:58 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 391
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To Italy. 1873 (9 Mar.) entire from Kingston to Genoa, bearing 1d. blue, 4d. orange-brown (2), 6d. lilac and 1/- brown all cancelled "A01", showing "1/3" credit to the U.K., "20" local charge in red crayon and London Paid datestamp (31.3), all on face, Kingston (21.3) and Genoa (early April) datestamps on reverse; a fine, rare and most attractive franking of the 2/3d. ½oz. rate. Photo (Image1)
Est. £800-1,000
Opening GBP 1,100.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:24:01 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 392
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To South Africa. 1885 (24 Mar..) OHMS envelope (218x93mm., corner and flap fault) from the Colonial Secretary's Office at Kingston to his counterpart in Durban, bearing 4d. orange-brown, 6d. lilac (2) and CA 2d. grey all neatly cancelled by squared-circle datestamps, manuscript "1/4" at foot, London (11.4) and Durban (14.5) datestamps on reverse (Image1)
Est. £150-200
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:24:25 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 393
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To Switzerland. 1874 (23 Feb.) printed entire letter from Shooters Hill "Via France" to Zurich, bearing wing-margin 2d. rose cancelled "F96" and with Calais datestamp (17.3) and oval-framed "pd", both in red, the reverse with despatch, Kingston (24.2) and two Swiss datestamps (18.3 and 19.3); the earliest recorded examples of both the obliterator and despatch datestamp. Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 380.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:24:53 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 394
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United Kingdom. 1873 (9 Nov.) double rate large part mourning envelope (opened-out and half of reverse) from Milk River to Ashbourne, Derbyshire, bearing 6d. lilac (2) both cancelled "A" and showing, on reverse, despatch, Kingston and arrival (29.11) datestamps; the despatch datestamp very fine and the only recorded examples of the "A" obliterator and Milk River (Proud D1) datestamp. Photo (Image1)
Est. £350-400
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:26:07 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 395
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United Kingdom. 1874 (2 Dec.) Jamaica Commercial Exchange wrapper (198x88mm.) from Kingston to London, bearing ½d. claret pair and wing-margin 2d. rose (defective) each cancelled "A01" and showing despatch datestamp, framed "jamaica/ship mail" SL9 datestamp (2.12, the latest date recorded), "1½" PD9 accountancy handstamp and "paid/liverpool/ship" tombstone datestamp (1.2). A scarce and most unusual franking of the 3d. ship letter rate with the SL9 and PD9 markings only being known struck together. Photo (Image1)
Est. £300-400
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:26:32 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 396
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United Kingdom. 1877 (7 Sept.) envelope from Newport to London, bearing 3d. green pair cancelled "A59" and with Kingston datestamp (8.9) alongside, London datestamp (27.9) on reverse, and 1879 (9 Apr.) envelope from Alley to Ashbourne, bearing 6d. lilac cancelled "A78" with despatch datestamp (Proud D3, the earliest date recorded) at lower left corner, Kingston (9.4) and arrival (29.4) datestamps on reverse (Image1)
Est. £200-250
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:26:56 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 398
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United Kingdom. 1879 (10 Dec.) envelope (opened-out and two small stains) from Golden Spring to Blackheath, bearing 1d. blue and 3d. green both cancelled "A41" and showing despatch (Proud D3), Kingston and London (9.12) datestamps on reverse; the only recorded cover cancelled "A41" from Golden Spring which had previously been issued to Gayle. Photo (Image1)
Est. £200-250
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:28:43 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 399
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United Kingdom. 1883 (7 and 23 Apr.) envelopes from Stewart Town, the first to Wiltshire bearing 4d. cancelled with superb "A77", the second to London bearing 2d. pair both cancelled by fine "A77", the latest recorded example of the obliterator, both with despatch datestamps alongside the frankings, transit datestamps on reverse. An attractive pair (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:29:35 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 400
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United Kingdom. 1884 (24 Feb.) envelope (opened-out) from Mount Charles to Tenbury, bearing 1d. blue strip of four cancelled "A80" and showing, on reverse, despatch, Kingston (24.2) and arrival (15.3) datestamps; the obliterators lightly struck but discernible and the only examples recorded at Mount Charles, this number being transferred to Hagley Gap in 1884. Photo Provenance: V.N.F. Surtees, September 1976(Image1)
Est. £300-400
Opening GBP 290.00
Sold...GBP 290.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:30:27 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 403
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United States of America. 1877 (13 Sept.) envelope from Kingston to New York, bearing 2d. rose strip of three each cancelled "A01" and with despatch datestamp alongside, upon arrival redirected back to Kingston with 1c. blue (corner defect) and 2c. orange (both imperforate on one side) cancelled with New York "25" duplex, New York Paid All duplex (29.9) on reverse. A rare and attractive redirected franking. Photo (Image1)
Est. £1,700-1,800
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 09:31:29 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 404
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1870-83 Watermark Crown CC. Covers. To The United States of America. 1878 (1 May) envelope from Richmond to Wisconsin, bearing 6d. lilac neatly cancelled "A79" and with despatch datestamp at left, Kingston (2.5) and New York Paid All (9.5) datestamps on reverse. Photobr /> (Image1)
