1732 (Sep 7) entire from Barbados to Scotland, endorsed "p Capt. Nisbett", reverse with "TENBY" blind stamp and smudgy bishop mark, cover professionally restored, incl. transcript of contents. (Image)

1846 (No 8) entire to Martinique, with "BARBADOES" double arc despatch on backflap (opens for display), "1/" and "60" rate markings, and Saint Pierre arrival cds, uncommon inter-island mail between British and French colonies. (Image)

1854 (Aug 27) entire to Baltimore, USA, with 1852-55 blued paper (2d) greyish slate vertical bisect with sheet margin at right, very neatly tied by "1" barred numeral with crisp "PAID / AT / BARBADOES" crowned circle adjacent, ms "1/" to pay the packet rate as well as New York Ship 7cts ds, reverse with embossed seal of the Peru Consulate in Barbados along with code "1" cds despatch, Barbadoes double arc ds, Kingston (Jamaica) and St. Thomas transits, one of only four known bisects to the USA according to Peter Ford with this marginal example the finest of its kind; cert. Holcombe (1984). Note: The bisects of the 2d stamps were only authorised between 4th August 1854 and 21st September 1854. (Image)

1855-58 White paper (1d) pale blue mint pair (S.G. £360) and deep blue mint block of four (S.G. £440), both in corner marginals with good margins on the other sides, the pair with dried original gum, the block with superb gum and central hinge remnant, very fine and attractive duo. (Image)

1855 (May 28) entire to Baltimore, USA, with 1852-55 blued paper (1d) deep blue (good to very large margins) tied by crisp "1" barred numeral and the "PAID / AT / BARBADOES" crowned circle, with ms "1/" adjacent to pay the packet rate as well as US "PAID" hs, reverse with code "1" cds despatch, Barbadoes double arc ds, St. Thomas and St. John (New Brunswick) transits, one of the finest of its kind. (Image)

1857 (Nov 11) wrapper from Bridgetown to St. Lucia, with two 1855-58 (1d) deep blue, both four margined (one with small cut in right margin and other with paper fold at lower right), both tied by "1" barred numerals with ms "8" on arrival (twice the 4d inter-Antillean rate), reverse with Barbadoes double arc despatch and arrival double arc ds, a scarce double rate franking. (Image)

1858 (Apr 28) envelope to England with 1855-58 white paper (1d) pale blue (just cut into at top left corner otherwise fine to large margins) tied by crisp "1" barred oval paying the internal rate, with ms "6" and "PAID / AT / BARBADOES" crowned circle adjacent to pay the 6d packet rate, London transit below, reverse with code "1" cds despatch, Barbadoes double arc ds and Stockport arrival, a fine and attractive franking, one of only four such combinations to the UK according to Peter Ford, this being the finest strike of the crowned circle and the latest recorded to the UK; ex Hackmey (DFSA 1986, "a very pretty cover"). (Image)

1860 (Jun 19) envelope from Bridgetown to British Guiana, with 1852-55 (4d) brownish red pair (close to large margins) and 1858 1d pale blue pin perf. pair (trimmed from the sheet, clear margins), tied by "1" barred numerals, paying 10d double rate (2d for the Colony and 8d for the Packet) and rated "2" on arrival, reverse with Barbadoes double arc despatch and Demerara arrival cds, this bearing one of only two covers recorded bearing a multiple of the 1855 (4d) (the other from the same correspondence with the same franking), a major Barbados rarity showing the largest known multiple of the highest values of the first issue; cert. RPS (1964); ex Leslie Wheeler and Joseph Hackmey (this cover featuring on the front cover of the David Feldman April 1986 catalogue). (Image)

1861-70 No wmk (1d) blue mint top left corner marginal with plate number "2", light vert. crease and small stain at lower right, a rare positional marginal with plate no. (Image)

1861-70 No wmk (1d) deep blue in mint o.g. block of four, very fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £300+). (Image)

1861-70 No wmk 4d dull red mint pair, fine and fresh, a scarce multiple (S.G. £320+). (Image)

1861-70 No wmk 4d dull brown-red strip of three with "1" oval numeral cancels, very fine and rare used multiple, with the largest recorded used multiple being a strip of three (ex Marshall) according to M. Fitz Roett (possibly this strip) (S.G. £255+). (Image)

1861-70, (4d) dull vermilion, rough perforation 14 to 16, from plate 2 with sheet margin at left showing the plate number, mint original gum, very fine and fresh. Britannia issues showing their plate number are rarities of Barbados philately; Fritz Roett (p.102) records only this example of S.G. 28. (Image)

1861-70 6d mint o.g. group of four in the different listed shades (orange-red, bright orange-vermilion, dull orange-vermilion and orange), with hinge remnants, fine to very fine and a seldom offered "set" of the four shades (S.G. £720). (Image)

1864 (Oct 10) printed matter wrapper sent to Nova Scotia, Canada (Fosters & Co correspondence), with 1861-70 (1d) blue tied by indistinct oval cancel with despatch cds adjacent, also rated "1", reverse with St. Thomas transit, an attractive usage; ex Freeland. (Image)

1856 (Jun 18) envelope sent from St. Lucy with 1855-58 (1d) pale blue, fine to very large margins, tied by crisp and scarce "11" barred numeral with ms "2d" adjacent, reverse with cds, fine and scarce inland usage, a very early usage if not the earliest recorded of S.G. 9 (see Barbados The Britannia Issues by M. Fitz Roett); cert. RPS (1950); ex Bailey and Hackmey. (Image)

1868 (May 26) Officers' concessionary envelope sent from Bridgetown to England, endorsed at to "Officers' letter / from W. W. W. Poole / Staff Surgeon Major" and "Treasury Warrant Sept 27th 1867" (denoting the document authorising the concession), countersigned by the commanding officer at left, and franked with 1861-70 Britannia 6d bright orange tied by oval "1" numeral, reverse with despatch and Chatham arrival cds, roughly torn open and slightly reduced at left, some minor toning, a very rare officer's letter, with the few known all coming from the Mrs Poole correspondence, with this being the only example with the Treasury Warrant endorsement. Note: Soldiers and sailors serving in Barbados were privileged to send letters to England for 1d, with Officers having to pay 6d and the normal rate for letters to 1/2oz being 1s. (Image)

1869 (Oct 25) envelope to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, with 1861-70 No wmk (1d) blue tied by "1" oval cancel, reverse with code "8" cds and Barbados cds despatches, fine and rare destination for classic Barbados, this being the earliest of two known covers to the DWI according to the Peter Ford census. (Image)

1870-71 wmk large star 6d orange-vermilion mint o.g., two light gum wrinkles, very fine and fresh, a very rare mint stamp of which we have recorded less than a dozen and one of the finest known (better than the Hackmey of "Foxley" examples) (S.G. £1'000). (Image)

1871 Wmk small star (4d) dull rose-red rough perf.14 to 16, unused (regummed), fine, a rare stamp in unused condition, even missing from the "Besançon" collection (S.G. £2'000). (Image)

1871 (Mar 30) envelope to the USA with 1861-70 (4d) dull vermilion and 1871 (1d) blue tied by "1" oval numeral, with ms "4" adjacent and New York Steamship 10c cds below, endorsed "pr Steamer via St. Thomas", reverse with despatch cds, missing backflap otherwise very fine and fresh, the only known combination of S.G. 28 + 48 on cover to the US according to Peter Ford; signed A. Diena. (Image)

1871 (Jun 25) envelope to Nevis with two 1870-71 Wmk large star 6d orange-vermilion tied by "1" numerals, paying the triple rate, with ms "8" as a double rate only, reverse with Barbadoes double arc despatch and arrival cds, fine and very scarce, with Nevis being one of the rarest BWI destinations for classic Barbados mail, with only two covers to Nevis recorded by Peter Ford and a further three to St. Kitts. (Image)

1872 Wmk small star (4d) dull vermilion unused with traces of o.g., minute imperfections, a rare stamp in unused condition with none being offered in the Besançon collection (S.G. £800). (Image)

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1873 Wmk large star 6d orange-vermilion imperf. strip of three from the lower right corner of the sheet, good margins on other sides, unused with no gum as always, light creases in the margin well clear of the stamps, a superb strip of three (S.G. £300+). (Image)