1797 -THE RARE STRAIGHT LINE "St VINCENT" HANDSTAMP:21 June 1797 EL "P Packet" from St Vincent to Antrim with on reverse across join an identifiable strike of the rare S(t VIN)CENT" h.s. Rated in m/s "1/8", "2/1" changed to 2/6". Address panel creased and soiled. A collectable example. Note - The use of the h.s. was probably suspended during the "Brigands War" of 1794-6 and therefore this is an example used in the second period of use. The Messenger example realised £135 in 1983. (Image)

1806 AN INTERESTING EL WRITTEN SHORTLY PRIOR TO THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY: Aug 1806 EL"P Packet" from Liverpool to P.M. Lucas, St Vincent rated "2/1" and on reverse a very feint (almost unreadable) fleuron d.s. The contents outline the position re the Act passed on 1 Jan 1807 to abolish the slave trade as of January 1st 1808. The EL includes a duplicate letter whose contents include interesting comments regarding the abolition of the slave trade and "soon after you receive this we think the Trafalgar will be with you, and we hope arrive to an advantageous market ... and a full load home for this ship to port, with quick despatch, in order that we may get her cleared if possible on another voyage prior to the Act of Abolition being passed". (Image)

1807 & 1808 EL SENT PREPAID DURING THE NAPOLEONIC PERIOD:25 April 1807 EL from London to St Vincent rated prepaid 2/- (11d London to Falmouth plus 1/1d packet rate) with red "PAID/1807" c.d.s. Contents inc. "French maintain their ascendency on the Continent. 8 Dec 1808 EL from London to St Vincent with m/s "Paid" and v fine red "PAID/1808"c.d.s. Note prepaid mail is unusual during the Napoleonic period due to the high risk to shipping. (2 covers)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)

1816 AN INTERESTING EL TO LONDON:23 June 1816 EL "per ship Lord Nelson/Capt Gardner/with a parcel of Newspapers" with a copy letter of 6 June from St Vincent to London. Rated "1/4" and having a v fine "SHIP LETTER/CROWN/LONDON" c.d.s. The contents refer to the immediate arrival of twenty of Negroes from Dominica to be placed on the Rivulet Estate. (Image)

1816 EL FROM ST VINCENT WITH INTERESTING CONTENTS:28 May 1816 EL with copy of 13 May letter from St Vincent endorsed "pr Ship Orwell/Capt Muddle/with a bundle of newspapers" to London rated "4/-" with a good step type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" (S8) h.s. The contents inc. "Martial law is over, yet the legislative body has vested a power in the Governor to call out the Militia" and "some malicious person has made an attempt to set afire the House of Captain Todds and that of Mr William Durham". Worth examination. (Image)

1817 EL WITH ACCOUNT OF HURRICANE:11 Nov. 1817 EL "P Packet" from St Vincent to London with m/s "2/2" and on reverse across the join a large St Vincent fleuron. The contents inc. "We have had a tremendous Gale on the 21st ult. but thank "God" it has done us little injury in comparison to the Islands of St Lucia, Martinique and Dominique. Fine.. (Image)

1820 & 1821 SHIP LETTERS:18 June 1820 EL from St Vincent "P Ship Contest" with a fair step-type "PORT GLASGOW/SHIP LETTER" h.s. and boxed "1/2" h.s. Some cover faults. Also 25 July 1821 E from St Vincent "Per Ship Nepos/Captain Trader/with a ???? newspaper", m/s "8" and a "SHIP LETTER/Crown/LONDON" (S21) c.d.s. (2 covers).a (Image)

1831 CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNT OF A HURRICANE THAT KILLED MANY PEOPLE:26 Sept. 1831 EL from an officer at Fort Charlotte, St Vincent to his brother at Kilcullin in Ireland rated "in m/s "2/3" and with arrival d.s. Fine. The contents inc. "We have had a hurricane - as it is called - in the West Indies. It only assailed Barbados, St Vincent and, particularly St lucia. Several thousand have been killed by the general crush. Here we were more fortunate - everything beyond the hills , along the N & NE coast is desolation.- at 11 o'clock the wind shifted to the SW , blew into the harbour, & sent 21 vessels ashore. Barbados, which is a comparatively flat island had not our advantage of shelter on any side, and the hand of destruction had a full swing - the Garrison of St Anns lost 41 men killed & 241 wounded by the fall of the Barracks & Hospital". It is interesting to note that that at least 1,500 people were killed and Parliament made a grant of £100,000 to relieve distress in the Islands. A rare item . (Image)

1832-39 THREE ENTIRE LETTERS FROM ST. VINCENT TO LONDON ETC:25 Aug 1832 EL from St Vincent to London redirected to Brechin with m/s "1/7" reduced to "1/3", step type ""SHIP LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" across join on reverse and a poor boxed "1/2". 9 June 1834 (three days be for this letter arrived slavery was abolished) EL "p Elizabeth" from St Vincent To London rated "1/7" with a good step type "SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH" h.s. 1 Aug 1835 EL from St Vincent to London with m/s "1/4" and on reverse a good step type "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" h.s. 15 June 1839 EL from London to St Vincent rated "2/2" in m/s. (4 covers). (Image)

1846 & 1847 RARE "TOO LATE" COVERS:25 June 1846 EL from St vincent to London with m/s "Too Late" (earliest example recorded), rated "1/-" and on reverse a lightly struck "ST VINCENT" double ring c.d.s. 24 Nov 1847 EL "P Royal Mail" from St Vincent to London with m/s "Too Late" and m/s "!/-". A fine "ST VINCENT" double line c.d.s. on reverse. The contents inc. "we are constantly annoyed for the last eight months, with incendiary fires on different estates, destroying property to a serious extent". Some faults (Image)

1861-62 (Sept), no wmk., Rough perf. 14 to 16, 1d rose-red (22, inc. three unused and a used pair), 6d green shades, (12, inc. a mint example and a used pair). Mostly sound. SG 1 to 4 (34) (Image)

1862 (Sept) rough Perf. 14 to 16 1d deep green, thirty two used examples with "A10" numeral cancellations. Also 1862-68 Perf, 11 to 121/2 1d rose-red, mint (2, inc. a lower left corner example imperforate at foot, and five used inc pair. Mostly fine. SG 4 & 5 (39) (Image)

1866-68 Perf. 11 to 12½ 6d deep blue mint centred to right (SG 6 - £275) and used (2),.6d green (2, used). Perf. 14 to 16 1/- slate-grey mint (SG 9 - £375) and used (2), Perf. 11 to 12½ x 14 to 16 mint, (SG 11 - £275) and used. Mostly fine. SG 6, 9 & 11. (10). (Image)

1866-68 Perf. 11-12½ 6d deep blue. Well centred mint example, with hinge remain. SG 6 (£275) [Ex Messenger] (Image)

1866 Perf. 11 to 121/2 1/- slate-grey, a fine example of this scarce stamp with central "A10" cancellation. SG8 £900 (Image)

1867 & 1897 FRONT AND ENVELOPE:1 Nov 1867 front (creased) from Kilmarnock to St Vincent bearing marginal GB 1867 1/- green RH (corner fault), "ST VINCENT" c.d.s. nearby. Also 11 Jan 1897 env. from Kingston via Trinidad" to N York with a single 1890 21/2d on 1d tied by a good c.d.s. (2 items) (Image)

1869 Perf. 11 to 121/2 4d yellow, (3, mint, cancelled with remainder black bar and with an almost complete strike of the RED "A10" ), 1/- brown, four used examples, inc. one on small piece. SG 12 & 13 (7) (Image)

1869 Perf. 11 to 121/2 1/- indigo, a mint example (SG £375), centred to the right and six used examples inc. a scarce vertical strip of three. SG 13 £1,095 (7) (Image)

1871 (April) rough Perf. 14 to 16, 1d black, two mint and two unused (no gum examples - with one having straight edges at top and foot), 6d green three used examples inc. one as photographed in PML. Also a piece blank star watermark paper with four stars. SG 15 & 16 (8). (Image)

1872 Perf. 11 to 121/2 1/- deep rose red, fine used. 1872-75 Perf. about 15 1d black, three mint (one with upright wmk.) and three unused (no gum) examples inc. one with "cut throat" variety.c.d.s. A used example with central red "K" c.d.s. . 6d dull blue-green, four used examples inc. one illustrated in JML and another with red "CA" c.d,s, of Calliaquia. Mostly fine. SG 17 to 19. (12) (Image)

1872 Perf. about 15 1d black, a fine mint block of four with upright wmk. A scarce multiple. SG 18a £280 as singles. (Image)

1880 (May) 1d on right half of 6d blue-green with large part "A10" numeral of Kingstown. SG 28 £375. (Image)

1881 "d1/2" on 6d bright green, right vertical half sound mint and a similar left half used on small piece. SG 33 £330 (2). (Image)

1881 "ONE PENNY on 6d bright green, a fine example with central "A10" (Kingstown) in oval of bars cancellation. SG 34 £350 (Image)

1881 perf 11 to 121/2 1/2d an imperforate plate proof in black on wove paper, 1/2d orange mint marginal block of six (2 x 3) and two singles, 1d drab, a scarce mint single (SG 37 - £700) and a used vertical pair and two singles one being cancelled in red. 4d bright ultramarine, five used examples inc. one with central Anglo-French accounting h.s. Mostly fine. SG 36 to 38 (19) (Image)