GRENADA CROWN HANDSTAMP; 30 July 1786 EL (small faults) to London with uncommon & fine circular "GRENADA/CROWN" h.s. and London Bishop mark on rear and "DEAL/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front. Rated '9'(d) to include a 1d Captains fee. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, KENT (Image)
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Lot No: 712
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VERY EARLY SHIP LETTERS; 30 Oct. 1764 extensive EL (few small faults) to London, datelined at Grenada. Endorsed 'Ship Letter' at top and 'p the Friendly Bros/Capt. Gordon/Q.D.C' at lower left. Rated '3'(d) and probably landed at Deal or Dover i.e. under 80 miles. London Bishop mark on rear plus 12 Aug. 1764 EL to Madeira, datelined at Grenada but without any markings and presumably carried privately. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Lot No: 713
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ENGLISH PORT SHIP LETTER MARKS; Quartet with 1772 EL to London (Jamaica Coffee House) datelined at Grenada and "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front and rated '10'(d) on front, 1783 EL to Bristol with "DEAL/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front and endorsed 'by the Josephine, 1783 EL to Ayr, datelined at Grenada with "LONDON/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front and London Bishop mark on rear and 1816 EL to London datelined at Grenada with step-framed "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on front and endorsed 'p Sarah Christiana' plus Mar./Apr. 1783 EL's to Glasgow, datelined at Grenada, carried privately but posted in London with London Bishop marks on rear. (6 covers) Cross Reference: COFFEE HOUSES, SHIP LETTERS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SCOTLAND (Image)
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Lot No: 714
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18th CENTURY LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTERS; Pair with 3 Apr. 1777 EL to London (Jamaica Coffee House) datelined at Grenada, rated '5'(d) and endorsed 'p The Fly' and 10 Sep. 1783 EL to Scotland (sent via Carlisle with weak s/l strike on rear), datelined at Grenada, rated a total of '1/9'(d) and both with "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front. (2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, COFFEE HOUSES (Image)
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Lot No: 715
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DOVER SHIP LETTER MARKS ON MAIL TO GB; Pair with 2 Feb. 1780 EL to Portsmouth, datelined at Grenada [writer tell of an 2 mth delay pending authority from the French to land at Grenada] with "DOVER/SHIP LRE" on front and endorsed 'In all 7' on front and rear with a London Bishop mark and 27 Dec. 1783 defective EL, rated a total of '6/1'(d) for the sextuple rate, unusual thus, with weak "DOVER/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front and endorsed 'pr the Simmond' With extensive transcribed contents "no ships [are] offering to sail.....on account of our being still under French Government.....West India property is at present much depreciated....the present crop of Coffee....will be about 10'000 lb. The cocoa being most of it still on the trees...."(2 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SCOTLAND, KENT (Image)
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Lot No: 716
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RARE FIRST GRENADA MARK; 11 May 1784 EL (file folds) to Glasgow rated '5' and '1/3'(d) with "DOVER/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front and 1st type s/l "Grenada" h.s. (2 strikes - one albino) - in use for just 11 months and v.rare thus - and a London Bishop mark on rear. Important exhibition item; nine examples believed to exist. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SCOTLAND, KENT (Image)
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Lot No: 717
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SCOTTISH SHIP LETTER MARKS; Trio with 25 July 1784 EL (contents ref. transport of processed crops to Dublin or Greenock) to Glasgow, datelined at Grenada with Greenock with "SHIP" h.s. on front, 31 July 1786 EL to Ayr datelined at Grenada with scarce "EDINBURGH/SHIP LRE" h.s. on front and endorsed 'p The Catharine/Captn Mason' at lower left and 4 May 1787 EL to Glasgow, datelined at Grenada with "PT GLASGo" h.s. on front and endorsed 'P. The Noramond/captn Angus/QDC'. (3 covers) Cross Reference: EDINBURGH, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, LANARKSHIRE - GLASGOW (Image)
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Lot No: 718
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19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range with 1807 EL to Scotland, datelined at Grenada, rated '2/4'(d) with London Bishop mark on rear and sent via Falmouth Packet, 1817/20 EL to Paisley or London rated '4/6'(d) or '2/2'(d) with "GRENADA" tow-line d.s. on rear, 1846 EL to Jamaica with Grenada double-arc d.s. on rear and rated '8'(d) for a double rate letter, 1860 front to London with weak CROWN "PAID AT GRENADA" h.s. on front and a few others. (9 items) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SCOTLAND (Image)
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Lot No: 719
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Cat No: Collection
QV & KEVII PERIOD GROUP; Range with some on annotated leaves inc. village/parish cancels of Gouyave, St Mark's, Sauteurs, Grenville, St David's and Carriacou on QV to 6d, range on 1883/91 opts mint or unused inc. Jan. 1883 'POSTAGE' on 1d (SG £400), 1890 env. to Colchester franked 4d 1891 local env. to St Andrews franked 1d tied by Grenada cds and "GRENADA/D" cds, 1897 reduced env. to London franked 2½d pair, 1d (2) + ½d tied by Grenada "B" cds, 1903/09 KEVII 2d reg. env. used locally to St George's and franked 1d pair, to Detroit franked 2½d or to Vienna franked 1d + ½d (3) with printed Grenada reg. label affixed, 1908 ½d PC to Vienna a uprated ½d, 1910 KEVII 1d Wrapper used to Montserrat (15 covers/cards + c100 stamps) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)
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Lot No: 720
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Cat No: Collection
QV POSTAL STATIONERY GROUP; Range with 1887 1d Wrapper to London uprated 1d pair and endorsed 'Registered & Book Post' at top, 1892 2d Wrapper to Germany, 1895 2d reg. env. to London franked 6d, 1d & ½d all tied by Grenada code "D" cds, 1897/98 2d reg. envs. (size H) to Berne or England franked QV 3d, 1d & ½d pair or 1/- + 8d (octuple rate) all tied by St George's cds, 1898 2d reg. env. (size F) to Pittsburgh franked QV 2½d tied by St George's cds and a few similar examples plus an unused range of cards, envelopes & wrappers. (40 items) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTERED MAIL, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)
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Lot No: 721
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KGV PERIOD MAIL; Range inc. 1925 env. to NY franked 2d tied by Sauteurs cds, 1930 PPC to Belgium franked 2½d, 1931 front to England endorsed 'POST CARD ONLY' and franked ½d tied by Carriacou cds with seriffed "T" applied and deleted in pencil, 1933 KGV 2d reg. env. to Boston ex Grenville franked 3d & ½d, 1934 env. to Demerara franked 1½d, 1936 KGV 2d reg. env. (size H2) to USA franked 2½d, 1936 airmail env. to USA (redirected to Florida) franked 6d (2), 1d & 2½d endorsed 'Air rate insufficiently pre-paid' and other related items. (35 cards/covers) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Lot No: 722
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KGVI PERIOD MAIL; Range inc. 1939 PPC to Barbados franked 1d, 1943 OHMS env. to Montreal franked 1/- + 6d with Grenada reg. marks on front, 1945/48 airmail envs. to USA franked 6d (2) or 3d (3) + 2d, 1946 airmail env. to Scotland franked 2/- + 6d pair 1948 airmail env. to St Lucia franked 1½d & ½d pair, 1949 ¼d wrapper to Oxford uprated ¼d, 1951 airmail env. to Germany franked 25c, 12c & 5c, 1953 12c Aerogramme to Sheffield with Birchgrove cds on front and other related examples. (47 cards/covers + few stamps & fragments) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, OFFICIAL MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)
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Lot No: 723
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QEII PERIOD MAIL; Range inc. 1956 env. to Grenada ex Malta franked KGV 3d with Grenada 4c p.due tied by Sauteurs cds, 1958 env. to Buenos Ayres franked 5c + 4c unclaimed & returned with Grenada DLO cds on rear, 1962 airmail env. to Barbados franked Turks & Caicos Is. 8d and redirected to Grenada with 8c p.due on front tied by Sauteurs cds, 1965 airmail env. to USA franked $1.50, 50c (2) + 6c pair with Grenada reg. h.s. on front, 1965 env. to Grenada ex England meter-franked 4½d and redirected to USA and franked 50c pair with Grenada reg. mark on front, 1970 25c aerogramme to Australia ex Carriacou, 1971 opened out env. to St Georges ex Carriacou franked 1c + 3c with 4c p.due tied to rear by circular "T" mark and other related examples. (73 cards/covers + few stamps & fragments) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image)
