1730-1849 Entire letters (5), cover and a document, comprising 1730 receipt signed by the Duke of Montagu who sent the first unsuccessful expedition to colonise the island in 1723; 1815 entire letter to England with "ST VINCENT" fleuron datestamp; 1817 letters concerning estate matters both with "DEAL / SHIP LETTER" (2) and 1833 letter with "DARTMOUTH / SHIP LETTER"; 1849 entire letter and cover with St. Vincent double arc datestamps. (7).

1796 (Oct 13) Entire letter from Lt. Col. B. Spencer of the 40th Regt., written to his sister in England with poor St. Vincent straight line handstamp, the letter including "The Charib has at last terminated happily as 4000 of them and French have surrendered themselves, which rids this island of anything of the kind as they are all sent to an adjoining one till a suitable place is named by His Majesty for them. We have had a most fatiguing service of it these four months hunting them through the woods". Also three 1795 letters written from London (2, one telling of his departure for the West Indies and giving his address as "40th Regt, Martinique") or from H.M.S "Alemene", St. Helens off Isle of Wight, and 1798 letter which talks of "General Maitland being here in a day or two now Port au Prince is evacuated". The two year Carib slave rebellion (aided by French forces) was defeated in 1796 after 3,000 troops under Sir Ralph Abercrombie landed on St. Vincent; over 5,000 Caribs were deported to Balliceaux Island and then to the island of Ruatan in the Bay of Honduras. (5).

1818-40 Entire letters (4), bills of lading (27) and a newspaper all concerning the Cane Grove Sugar Estate owned by James Wilson and managed by John McFee, comprising 1818 letter from London to James Wilson in St. Vincent "p. packet" charged 2/2; 1826 and 1831 printed monthly returns on negros, livestock, produce, receipts and casualties with details filled in by McFee who has added an account of the negros employment, with superb "SHIP LETTER / DOVER" (Rob. S11) or "ST. VINCENT" fleuron datestamp; and 1838 letter from McFee on the need to improve estate buildings and the negroes accommodation in order to encourage them to stay; also bills of lading for sugar shipped to England; and 1840 "Royal St. Vincent Gazette" addressed to McFee in London endorsed "Pr Spheroid", containing three adverts placed by McFee concerning the Cane Grove Estate. (32).

1828-32 Entires to London both with "ST. VINCENT" fleuron datestamps (one very fine), charged 2/2, filing endorsements show them to be from missionaries at Prince Town or Biabou, two scarce village origins. (2).

1899 Registered covers to London both with adverts on the reverse for "The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, published by William Brown of Salisbury, agent for the West Indies W.C Proudfoot, St. Vincent". Franked 3d on 1d or 3d on 1d + 1/2d pair, both with white registration labels, fine and unusual. (2).

1884-1982 Covers and cards including postal stationery, Paquebots, village cancels, WW2 censors, 1932 (July 29) first flight cover to Barbados carried by Michael Cipriani in his plane "Humming Bird (c.100 flown), etc. (128).

1861-1963 Mint, used and Specimen stamps, mainly on pages, including 1861 6d used, 1869 1/- indigo pair used, 1888 5/- lake block of four mint and used (3), 1887 4d chocolate mint (3), 1899 set mint and used (with additional 5/-), 1902 KEVII set "SPECIMEN" and mint, 1913-17 å£1 mint and used, 1916-18 sets mint (2), 1935 Silver Jubilee set perfined "SPECIMEN", 1937 Coronation set and 1946 Victory pair both perfined "SPECIMEN", etc., also QV 1/- with manuscript "Esk 1/3/1900" ship cancel, KEVII 3d with scarce "BEQ" c.d.s of Bequia Island, and 1947 U.P.U Congress presentation folder containing the current KGVI stamps. S.G. å£3,000+. (100s).

1909 De La Rue 2/6 dummy stamps (depicting the painting of "Madame Le Brun and her daughter"), each on a piece of archival paper, the stamps in the colours of the 1909-11 issue each with the colour and value (1/2d, 1d, 2d, 21/2d or 3d) written alongside, the grey stamp also with adjacent endorsement "2d Turks Islds" (presumably referring to the colour already adopted for the 1909 Turks Islands 2d) and the purple on yellow stamp with adjacent endorsement "St Vincent 3d Purple" and "yellow paper". A unique group from the De La Rue archives. (5). Photo on Page 118. (Image1)

Revenues. 1882 Envelope bearing 1d postage stamp with manuscript "Revenue / Ten Pounds" and the value crossed through, endorsed alongside "Example" and "For colours see letter No. 979 of 28 Sep '82", with a photocopy of letter 979 sent from Government House, St. Vincent to the Crown Agents ordering stamps to be overprinted "Revenue" and giving the denominations and colours required ("the å£1 - å£10 values to be dark green, as used for the present 1d stamp shown in the example herewith"). These new colour and denomination revenues were never issued, existing postage stamps being overprinted "Revenue" instead with å£1 and å£50 revenue surcharges on the 5/- value. A unique essay for a å£10 revenue stamp, ex Robson Lowe Collection.