Barbados, Barba-Does. Clear strike of two line handstamp on folded letter datelined "Barbados 12th June 1782", with "1N" rating, reverse with two strikes of "12/AV" Bishop mark applied upon arrival, Very Fine, an early example of this two line handstamp.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Barbados, "Paid at Barbadoes" Crown Circle. Bold red handstamp on folded letter sheet to London, England, red crayon "1/-" rating, reverse with Bridgetown "Oc 11, 1854" cds and "Barbadoes, Oc 12, 1854" letter office cds, red "Paid, No 1, 1854" tombstone entry date stamp; cover with scissor nick at top center and missing left sideflap, otherwise Very Fine.
SG No. CC1; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Barbados, "Paid at Barbadoes" Crown Circle. Clear handstamp in red on folded letter sheet to London, England, with red crayon "6" rate handstamp and "Prepaid" notation, with red "London, Paid, No 1, 58" entry cds and reverse with "Barbadoes, Oc 12, 1858" origin cds, Very Fine.
SG No. CC1; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Barbados, 1852, "Britannia" (1d) blue, imperf, blued paper. Ample to large margin at right showing full security punch hole in lower portion of margin, tied by barred "1" oval handstamp on folded letter sheet to Saint Lucia, manuscript "4" rating and reverse with "Barbadoes, Oc 27, 1854" origin cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 2a.
SG No. 3; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Barbados, 1854, "Britannia" (2d) grayish slate, imperf, blued paper, vertical bisect. Left portion of stamp tied by barred "1" oval handstamp of Bridgetown paying the inland rate on folded letter sheet to Trinidad, with matching "Au 4, 1854" origin date stamp on reverse, manuscript "4" inter-colonial rate, reverse with "Barbadoes, Au 05, 1854" packet letter office cds; cover with a few small erosion holes, Very Fine, ex-Charlton Henry. Scott No. 3b.
SG No. 4ab; Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

ONE OF THE FINEST RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 1854 GRAYISH SLATE "BRITANNIA" BISECT USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF AUTHORIZED USE.

The bisected 2d was authorized for use from August 4th to September 21st of 1854 due to a shortage of 1d stamps. A similar usage from the same correspondence sold in our June 2006 sale for $11,000 hammer. Est. $7,500-10,000 (Image)

Est. $7,500-10,000

Barbados, 1855, "Britannia" (1d) deep blue, imperf. Margins large to close at lower left, tied by barred "1" in oval handstamp on folded letter to Demerara, British Guiana, manuscript 4 rate and reverse with "Barbadoes, De 21, 1858" origin cds and "Demerara, De 25, 58" receiving postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 6.
SG No. 10; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Barbados, 1855, "Britannia" (1d) pale blue, imperf. Top margin single with clear to mostly large margins around, tied by barred "1" in oval handstamp of Bridgetown on folded letter sheet to Trinidad, manuscript "4" rating and reverse with "Barbadoes, Sp 05, 1856" origin cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 6a.
SG No. 9; Estimate $350 - 500. Est. $350-500 (Image)

Est. $350-500

Barbados, 1858, "Britannia", 6d deep rose red, imperf. Large margins, tied by barred "1" oval handstamp on cover to London, England, with red "London, Paid, Mr 21, 59" entry cds, reverse with "Barbadoes, Fe 27, 1859" origin cds and red receiving postmark, Very Fine, a choice on cover usage of this scarce shade. Scott No. 8a.
SG No. 11a; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Barbados, 1855, "Britannia" (1d) deep blue, imperf. Large to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, tied by neat barred "1" oval handstamp of Bridgetown on local cover to St. James, with matching "My 23, 1857" cds on reverse and similar receiving postmark on front, Extremely Fine and choice, a gem local usage. Scott No. 6.
SG No. 10; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Barbados, 1861, "Britannia" (1d) blue, rough perf 14 to 16. Tied by "1" bootheel cancel, matching sharp "Barbados, JY 3, 63" cds on July 3rd 1863 printed "Barbados Prices Current" to Trinidad, showing red crayon "1" pence rating, Trinidad (7.6) double-arc backstamp, Very Fine and scarce. SG No. 23.
Scott No. 16; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Barbados, 1861, "Britannia" (1d) blue, rough perf 14 to 16. Tied by "1" bootheel, matching "Barbados, JA 8, 67" backstamp on blue folded letter to Halifax, Nova Scotia, manuscript "4" pence debit, St. Thomas (1.13) transit backstamp, Halifax (1.23) arrival oval backstamp with matching "Cts/10" due handstamp; hint of perf toning, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 23.
Scott No. 16; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Barbados, 1868, "Britannia", 6d bright orange vermilion, rough perf 14 to 16. Brilliant color and well centered, tied by "1" bootheel handstamp on cover to Kent, England from the Poole correspondence, with "Officers Letter, from Principle Medical Officer, Barbados" endorsement, reverse with "Barbados, De 2, 69" origin and transit cds's; cover with opening nick at top left and some sealed tears, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Blossom. Scott No. 20.
SG No. 31; Estimate $600 - 800. Est. $600-800 (Image)

Est. $600-800

Barbados, 1870, "Britannia", 6d orange, rough perf 14 to 16. Tied by neat "1" bootheel handstamp on cover to Trinidad, matching "Barbados, Ju 17, 70" cds and red crayon 4 rating, reverse with "Trinidad, Ju 20, 1870" receiving postmark; some cover erosion spots at upper left and bottom right, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 20c.
SG No. 33; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Barbados, 1870, "Britannia" (1d) blue, rough perf 14 to 16. Choice centering, tied by "Barbadoes, Ju 12, 72" cds on local cover to Harmony Hall at St. Michael, with second strike alongside and straight line "Too Late" handstamp; cover vertical folds and stamp with margin nick at upper right, F.-V.F., a scarce usage of the "Too Late" handstamp. Scott No. 25.
SG No. 44; Estimate $600 - 800. Est. $600-800 (Image)

Est. $600-800

Barbados, 1870, "Britannia" (1d) blue, rough perf 14 to 16. Neat tied by "Barbadoes, Au 2, 72" cds on cover to St. Peter's, with second strike alongside and on reverse, Very Fine and choice, the earliest recorded date of the use of this stamp, with only five such local rate covers recorded by Roett. Scott No. 29.
SG No. 48; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Barbados, 1871, "Britannia", 6d orange vermilion, rough perf 14 to 16, two singles. Deep color and well centered, tied by oval "1" bootheel cancels on cover to Kent, England from the famous Poole correspondence, "Barbados, Ap 1, 70" origin cds and reverse with "Kent, Ap 27, 70" receiving backstamp; minor cover edge toning at right, still Very Fine, an unusual double 6d rate usage. Scott No. 31.
SG No. 50; Estimate $600 - 800. Est. $600-800 (Image)

Est. $600-800

Barbados, 1872, "Britannia" (1d) blue, clean-cut perf 14½ to 15½. Tied by "Barbados, Mr 26, 73" cds on local cover to St. John's, with second strike alongside and straight line "Too Late" handstamp; couple small cover opening tears at top, Very Fine, a very scarce local rate cover, this being one of five recorded by Roett. Scott No. 33.
SG No. 52; Estimate $600 - 800. Est. $600-800 (Image)

Est. $600-800

Barbados, 1872, "Britannia", 1s black, clean-cut perf 14½ to 15½. Remarkably well centered with portion of adjacent stamp at top, tied by "Barbados, Mr 12, 72" cds on folded letter sheet to London, England, with second strike alongside, reverse with "London, Mr 31, 72" receiving cds; letter with side flaps missing, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 35.
SG No. 54; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Barbados, 1873, "Britannia", 1s black, clean-cut perf 14½ to 15½. Tied by "1" bootheel handstamp on double rate folded letter sheet to Trinidad, with red crayon "8" rating, clear "Barbados, No 3, 65" origin cds and "Trinidad, No 6, 1865" receiving postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 42.
SG No. 61; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Barbados, 1875, "Britannia", 1d dull blue, perf 14, horizontal pair. Strong bright color, tied by "Barbados, Ju 29, 80" cds and bootheel duplex on cover to Cape Breton, Canada, manuscript "P.S.S. 'Camina', via New York" routing endorsement, reverse with "New York, F.D., Jul 16" transit cds and matching "T" in circle due handstamp with blue crayon "10" rating, rating obliterated by target with "3" rating applied and then crossed out with large crayon "7c" applied for final Canadian due rate, Extremely Fine, ex-Shenfield. Scott No. 51.
SG No. 73; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Barbados, 1875, "Britannia", 1d gray blue, perf 14, horizontal pair. Bright color and well centered, tied by two strikes of neat "7" bootheel handstamps of St. James on cover to New York, blue crayon 5 rate and manuscript "Pr Tahama" ship endorsement, reverse with two different "Barbados, No 29, 78" cds's (one an early C4 mark with mute bootheel duplex) and front with "New York, Dec 14" cds and "Due 5 Cents" duplex, Extremely Fine, an exceptional "Parish" cover to the United States. Scott No. 51a.
SG No. 74; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Barbados, 1882-86, Queen Victoria, ½d-1s Issues. Including shade varieties for ½d, 3d & 4d brown issues (set of 12), full o.g., strong colors throughout, Very Fine. Scott No. 60-67.
SG No. 89/102; £948 ($1,230). SG £948 ($1,230)
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SG £948 ($1,230)

Barbados, 1916, Badge of the Colony, 1d deep red. Tied by large oval "Posted On The High Seas, S.S. Vandyck" ship handstamp on cover to Bridgetown, Barbados, with "Barbados, G.P.O., 18 Ap.28" cds alongside, Very Fine. Scott No. 129 var.
SG No. 183; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Barbados, 1921, Small Badge of the Colony, 1d red. In combination with 1921, ¼d deep brown, bottom margin horizontal pair (217) on fresh cover to Croydon, England, with bold "Gravesend, Ship-Letter" two line handstamp and stamps canceled by "Gravesend, 4 No, 24" machine postmark, Very Fine.
SG No. 220; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Barbados, Postage Due, 1934, 1d black, bisected, manuscript "½" in red. Bottom right portion of stamp tied by bold sharp "Barbados, G.P.O., 2 No, 34" cds with second strike canceling indicia on 1916, ½d green newspaper wrapper to Belleville, "T" in circle handstamp, Extremely Fine, a very rare and short-lived provisional bisect usage of the 1934 1d Postage Due issue, with 1988 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. J2a.
SG No. D2a; £2,250 ($2,920).

The bisected 1d was officially authorized for use between March 1934 and February 1935. Some examples, as the one offered here, had the value "½" written across the half stamp in red or black. SG £2,250 ($2,920)
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SG £2,250 ($2,920)