The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History Forwarding Agents Letters
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 77
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1737 (25 May) entire letter from Manzanillas, Mexico to Middleburg, Holland, probably carried privately throughout as there are no postal rate markings and showing, on reverse, "Jamaica 25 June 1737 Forwarded by your Honble Servant Benj. Bravo"; the contents include "I decided to remain here for 2-3 months and then to depart for Portobello as we have heard that the town of Panama has been totally burnt". A very fine and exceptionally early Jamaica forwarding agents letter offered with transcript of contents. Photo Provenance: Sissons, December 1982(Image1)
Est. £2,000-2,500
Opening GBP 1,600.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 06:01:26 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 78
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1802 (6 Mar.) double rate entire letter, containing a Bill of Lading, from Kingston "p Packet" and "care of Messrs. Davidson and Graham, London", rated "3/8" and showing, on reverse, fine "jamaica/7 mar" J5 variety datestamp without year date, one of few examples recorded, alongside arrival datestamp (28.4), and 1802 (27 May) entire letter from Falmouth to New York "pr integrity, Capt. Crow" and then forwarded by Thomas Buchanan to Madeira, no rate markings and probably carried by favour of ships captain. An unusual pair (Image1)
Est. £300-400
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 06:01:59 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 79
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1820 (18 Jan.) double rate entire letter, headed "Havana", to London, rated 4/4d. and showing, on reverse, manuscript "Jamaica 7 Feby 1820 Forwarded by your obt servt Duk. Parke & Co." overstruck by arrival datestamp (17.3) and with "jamaica" F4 fleuron datestamp across join. Photo (Image1)
Est. £200-250
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 06:02:25 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 80
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1827 (7 Dec.) entire letter forwarded from Kingston per private ship inscribed "Via Cuba", landed at Wilmington, North Carolina with datestamp (reversed figures) in red then overland to New York, rated 2c. for an incoming ship letter not delivered at the port of arrival plus 25c. for a letter travelling inland over 400 miles, manuscript "Sh(ip) 27" and showing, on reverse, "forwarded by your obdt Servts. for Wright Shelton & Co. J T. Willcocks". Photo (Image1)
Est. £250-300
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 06:02:53 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 83
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1842 (29 Aug.) entire letter, headed "Kingston", via Baltimore "pr Orb" to New York, showing Baltimore and "ship" datestamps and "ship" handstamp in blue, rated 2c. inwards Ship letter plus 18¾c. ? inland postage between 150 and 400 miles and showing, on reverse across join, superb "forwarded/by/robert taylor/Kingston/jamaica." FAC1 oval-framed handstamp, the sole date of use recorded by Foster. Photo (Image1)
Est. £800-1,000
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 06:04:09 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 85
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1844 (16 Nov.) entire letter from Panama to London, rated "1/4" alongside "jamaica/ship letter" SL5 handstamp and, on reverse, "panama/November 16th 1864"/forwarded by/frederick w. byrne", Kingston K6 (12.12) and London (20.1.45) datestamps. Photo (Image1)
Est. £300-350
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Jul-14-2021, 06:05:13 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 2105
Lot No: 86
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Forwarding Agents Letters. 1845 (30 June) entire letter from Mandeville to Bethlehem, Philadelphia "Care of Messers. Titley & Co. Kingston", showing "Paid 2/8" (deleted) as a double rate Ship Letter from an inland Post Town, reduced to "2/2" and showing "jamaica/paid" PD5 datestamp in red, Philadelphia datestamp and "ship" handstamp, both in blue, Mandeville datestamp on reverse. Photo (Image1)
