1816 (Feb 10): Part entire letter from Kingston to London endorsed at lower left 'H.M. Ship North Star', struck with oval framed "Ship Letter / ♚ JAMAICA" in black, rated '1/4 d.' to pay in manuscript with fair only PORTSMOUTH / SHIP LETTER in black and London arrival (April 8) in red on reverse. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1851 (March 29): Entire letter from Vera Cruz, Mexico to New York, carried outside the Mails and struck with superb framed FORWARDED BY / J. A. GARCIA DEL RIO / KINGSTON, JAMAICA handstamp in black. (Image 1) (Image)

1856: Great Britain 6 d. lilac, a wing margin horizontal pair and a horizontal strip of four, all used on small piece cancelled by five strikes of the "A01" obliterator of Kingston in black. Minor creases and minimal aging, a scarce and most attractive piece Gi = £ 500+.rnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, RL. 20. Febr. 1952, lot 531; Harmers of London, 29. Febr. 1996, lot 350; Collection Joseph M. Mahfood, Spink-Shreves, 28 Jan 2011, lot 1062. (Image 1) (Image)

1857: Great Britain 1 d. red, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, plate 36, a used horizontal strip of three lettered SF-SH, showing three fine strikes of "A41" obliterator of GAYLE, a fine and extremely scarce multiple. Cert. RPSL (1992) Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Harmers of London, 29. Febr. 1996, lot 350. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1857: Great Britain 1 d. red, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, two horizontal strips of three lettered CD-CF and DD-DF, used on 1859 entire letter to Mandeville, tied by three superb strikes of the "A41" obliterator of GAYLE in black. Reverse with Gayle cds (April 22) with second '2' inserted in manuscript; Kingston and Mandeville datestamps all in black. File fold and treated to remove tropicalisation but a splendid and extremely rare entire. Cert. BPA (1993) Gi = £ 4'500 off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1857: Great Britain 4 d. rose-carmine cancelled by superb strike of "A48" obliterator of HOPE BAY in black. Rare Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image)

1856: Great Britain 6 d. lilac, a fine example on small piece cancelled by fine strike of "A48" obliterator of HOPE BAY in black. Rare Gi = £ 800. (Image 1) (Image)

1856: Great Britain 1856 6 d. lilac, a single example in a deep shade tied to large piece by fine strike of scarce "A55" obliterator with corresponding 'MILE GULLY / JAMAICA' double arc cds adjacent (July 15, 1859) in black. Most attractive Gi = £ 400. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: 1 d. blue, an unused wing margin block of four, couple of blunted perfs. but fresh and very fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300+. (Image 1) (Image)

1860: De La Rue Die Proof for the 2 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, dated "Sept. 7-60" and AFTER / STRIKING at upper left in black. Minor browning to glaze at right otherwise a fine and rare Proof. (Image 1) (Image)

1860: 2 d. rose, an unused block of four of lovely fresh colour, superb large part, albeit slightly wrinkled og. A delightful and scarce multiple Gi = £ 900+. (Image 1) (Image)

1860: De La Rue Die Proof for the 3 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card in vertical format, fresh and very fine. Rare. (Image 1) (Image)

1860: 3 d. green, an unused block of twenty-seven (6 x 4 with three additional stamps at top), marginal from left of sheet with imprint "(JA)MAICA POSTAGE STAMPS, 15s." and wing marginal at right, of fabulous colour, one or two wrinkles not affecting the stunning appearance, large part og. with twenty-three stamps unmounted og. An amazing and lovely multiple, the largest recorded, for the connoisseur of classic philately Gi = £ 4'320+.rnProvenance: Provenance: Collection Major T. Charlton Henry, Harmer Rooke, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 704; Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 227; Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 21 April 1977, lot 41. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: 4 d. red-orange, Imperforate Plate Proof on watermarked paper, block of six (3 x 2), overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type D2) in black, fresh and very fine, superb large part og. with lower three unmounted og. A rare multiple. (Image 1) (Image)

1860: 6 d. deep purple, an unused horizontal pair from the 1870 printing, majestic rich shade, minor bend on large part og. An exceptionally scarce stamp in a multiple Gi = £ 1'700+.rnProvenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 10 March 1964, lot 92. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: 6 d. dull lilac, a vertical pair on 1863 cover to London endorsed 'p. R.M. Steamer' over one adhesive, tied by Kingston "A01" obliterators in black and by 'London / Paid' arrival cds (May 29) in red. Reverse with 'Kingston-Jamaica' despatch cds (May 9) in black. Some minor wear but a scarce and attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860: 1 s. dull brown, an unused block of twenty-four, marginal from left of sheet and wing marginal at right, sheet marginal imprint "STAMPS, £3.", of superb vibrant fresh colour, large part og. with twenty-one stamps unmounted og. A magnificent multiple in the foremost possible quality Gi = £ 4'800+.rnProvenance: Collection T. Charlton Henry, Harmers, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 710; Collection Lars Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 230; Collection Claude Cartier, SG, London, 21 April 1977, lot 43. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: ½ d. claret, 1 d. blue, 4 d. brown-orange, 2 s. Venetian red and 5 s. lilac, De La Rue Imperforate Proofs on watermarked Crown CC paper, good to large margins all round, the 2 s. stained, ½ d. unused, the balance with large part og. A scarce group.rnProvenance: Collection Joseph M. Mahfood, Spink-Shreves, 28 Jan 2011, lot 1134.rnrn (Image 1) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: Die Proof for the ½ d. value, printed in black on glazed white card, cut down to stamp size and signed off at base "E.N." in manuscript, recorded in the DLR day book for 22 October 1891. Illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP on page 4299, small scuffs but a very rare working Proof.rnProvenance. Grosvenor, London, 15-16 May 2003, lot 811.rn (Image 1) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1873/83: De La Rue Die Proof for 1 d. value printed in black on glazed white card, struck with BEFORE HARDENING and "May 29 1877" in black at top, additional manuscript "After recutting" in ink and pencil "The die had got rusty and had to be softened and backed up again". A splendid and unique Proof. (Image 1) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 1 d. deep blue, wmk. Crown CC, an unused block of four of fresh colour, large part og. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 440+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 2 d. rose, a horizontal strip of three, used on 1878 cover to Ashbourne, Derbyshire and re-addressed upon arrival, all cancelled by "A57" obliterators with corresponding "Morant Bay / Jamaica" despatch cds at left (Sept 24). Ashbourne arrival on front (Oct 15) and sent on to Mansfield. Opened at sides but a most attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: 1 s. dull brown, wmk. Crown CC, a used block of four, of good colour, cancelled by squared circle datestamps, first stamp showing variety "$ for S in SHILLING", the cancellations leaving the variety clear. A fine and very rare positional multiple. Cert. RPSL (1980) Gi = £ 600+.rnProvenance: Collection V.N.F. Surtees, RL, London, 14-15 Sept 1976, lot 441. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1873/83: De La Rue Die Proof for 5 s. value printed in black on glazed white card, struck with BEFORE HARDENING and "June. 18. 1875" in black at top, fresh and very fine.rn (Image 1) (Image)

Watermark Crown CC 1870/83: De La Rue Die Proof in black on glazed white card, inset into sunken brown frame numbered 'IV' from the De La Rue day-book, not illustrated in "The De La Rue Collection" edited by Frank Walton RDP, but see page 4303 for further Trials for this value. Rare and most unusual.rnProvenance: Collection Joseph M. Mahfood, Spink-Shreves, 28 Jan 2011, lot 1133. (Image 1) (Image)