1804 (March 3) Entire letter written from "Baymahaut" to Massachusetts with red "NEW-YORK" c.d.s and "SHIP" handstamp, charged 19 cents. Fault at upper left corner, otherwise fine and a scarce early letter from a small village, written the year after the British had occupied the island for the fifth time, and ten years before St. Lucia was ceded to the British.

1927 Cover with "St. Lucia Government House" crest on the flap, sent to Grenada franked KGV 4d cancelled violet "Castries / St. Lucia / 19 May 1927", arrival backstamp. A fine commercial use of this scarce Castries datestamp, which was only used for six days (15-20 May) after the G.P.O burnt down on 14th May. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)

1881-1983 Covers and cards in an album and loose including covers bearing QV definitives (8, including 1902 registered cover to London with St. Lucia "S" c.d.s of Soufriere, and 1892 circular to Dominica bearing 1/2d on bisected 6d); 1901 1d envelope to G.B posted at sea and cancelled at Barbados, then redirected to Italy with G.B 1/2d + 1d; Specimen postal stationery; Paquebots and maritime mail; first flights and air mails; WW2 censors; U.S forces mail; c.1905-25 picture postcards (28); postage due covers; 1975 "MISSENT TO ST LUCIA", etc. Also St. Lucia annual report for 1897. (208).

1864-1972 Mint and used stamps on pages including 1881 Crown CC 1/2d green and 21/2d brown-red block of four mint, 1883-86 6d lilac and 1/- orange-brown used, 1886-87 die I 3d mint, 1891-98 die II 10/- mint (2) and used, also postage dues, St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Ltd stamps (4) and G.B WW2 propaganda forgeries with "Liquidation of Empire St. Lucia" overprints (5). S.G. å£2,000+. (100s).

1902-38 Specimen stamps comprising 1902 Anniversary of Discovery 2d; 1936 1/2d - 10/- sets of twelve (2, one set superb, the other set with seven stamps lacking gum but with 2/6 showing double "SPECIMEN" perfin); 1937 Coronation set in singles and vertical strips of three as distributed by the U.P.U; 1938 KGVI 1/2d - 10/-, the ten values (without 2/6) issued in 1938 in vertical or horizontal strips as distributed by the U.P.U, without gum, the multiples uncommon. S.G. å£1,025+. (63). Photo on Page 102. (Image1)

1910 10/- Photographic stamp size essay in purple, depicting the Badge of the Colony, affixed to card lettered "E" and dated "Jan. 7th 10", endorsed "Dupl", a fine and unique essay from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 137. (Image1)

1911 10/- Photographic stamp size essay, the frame in blue, the original Badge of the Colony vignette excised and replaced by a vignette in green, affixed to card lettered "I" and dated "Jan. 12th 11.", endorsed "Dupl. Design subm. Border green, Centre purple". A fine and unique essay from the De La Rue archives. Photo on Page 137. (Image1)

1936 KGV 2/6 Vignette Die Proof depicting the Inniskilling Monument, in black on wove paper, 29x42mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 139. (Image1)

1936 KGV 5/- Die Proofs of the vignette depicting Government House, and of the frame, both in black on wove paper, 40x27mm, both proofs applied to separate pieces of an archive page, the frame proof with vertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 139. (Image1)

1936 KGV 5/- Die Proof in the issued colours on wove paper, 41x28mm, affixed to a piece of archival paper, very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 139. (Image1)

1936 KGV 10/- Die Proofs of the vignette depicting the Badge of the Colony and head of King George V, and of the frame, both in black on wove paper, 41x27mm, the two proofs affixed to a single piece of archival paper each endorsed alongside "appd for die 13/8/35" and initialled. A fine and unique archival piece. Photo on Page 139. (Image1)

1936 KGV 10/- Die Proof in the issued colours on wove paper, 40x28mm, affixed to a piece of archival paper, very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 139. (Image1)