1835 Entire letter from Berbice to London backstamped by "BERBICE / March 7, 1835" (Proud PS7), a reasonable strike of this uncommon datestamp.

1808-55 Entire letters from Demerara (6) or Berbice (2) to England, three privately carried, the others with "DEMERARA" double arc datestamps (3) or Ship Letters of Bristol, Deal or Penzance. (9).

1865-94 Covers comprising 1865-74 covers to G.B franked 24c green; 1877 cover to London endorsed "private steamer S.S Para" with 1876 6c brown cancelled large "11/2 AO3" (Proud A4) with red London Ship Letter Paid c.d.s; also 1890-94 local covers bearing 1889 Inland Revenue 2c purple (S.G. 176) or two 1890 One Cent on $2 Inland Revenue stamps (S.G. 208). A few faults, the "11/2 AO3" cancel scarce. (6).

1900 Cape of Good Hope 1/2d envelope from Observatory Road to British Guiana with octagonal "T/5c", violet "POSTAGE DUE" applied upon arrival with manuscript "2" charge, manuscript "Dead", backstamped "M.O.O GEORGETOWN / B. GUIANA" c.d.s (Proud R35) and red "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / CAPE TOWN" c.d.s. Fine and scarce, the Postage due handstamp not recorded by Proud.

c.1900-73 Covers and cards including 1940 cover from Cuba bearing three 2c postage due stamps, 1918 cover bearing two 2c stamps one of which has "War Tax" in manuscript, 1939 1c wrapper to G.B charged 21/2d, 1941 air mail cover to India franked $1.88, many skeleton datestamps, etc. (157).

1860-1990 British Guiana and Guyana mint and used collection on pages with various 1860-76 issues to 24c (13), 1876 96c used, 1934 set mint, etc. S.G. å£1,200+. (100s). Photo on Page 143. (Image1)

1862-99 Mint and used selection including 1878 provisional 1c on 6c with two horizontal bars used (S.G. 137), 1c slate and 2c official stamps with horizontal bars across official used (S.G. 139/4), 1863-76 perf 10 issues (12), perf 15 8c and 12c used, 1881 1c on 48c mint, 1899 2c on 10c "GENTS" for "CENTS" within a mint block, etc., also G.B 6d with "AO3" cancel (trimmed perfs at right). S.G. å£1,000+. (Approx 120).

1931 Centenary of Union 2c Progressive Die Proof in blue, without shading around the King's Head, to the date and country tablets or to the upper portion of the central vignette, die sunk on wove paper (227x145mm, folded in half prior to printing), reversed die number "13115" above, dated "22.4.31" in pencil. A superb coloured die proof, from the Waterlow archives. Photo on Page 118. (Image1)

1935 Silver Jubilee set with upper margin unmounted mint, 12c and 24c with dot opposite centre of flagstaff variety (plate 4, 1/1) and distinctive lines in the selvedge (sometimes referred to as the cracked plate variety); and 12c used with variety diagonal line by turret. S.G. 301/4. 303f, å£200++. (5).