Aden: India used in Aden: A collection of covers, cards, pieces and stamps in an album, incl. 1851 (Feb. 25) entire to Scotland “Via Southampton” with red boxed “INDIA PAID”, 1865 cover to London, franked by 1856-64 4a. black, cancelled by “124” and manuscript, Aden Camp, etc. (280)

Aden: 1937 Dhows 1/2a. to 10r. set perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D19), mainly fine with gum. (12) S.G. 1s-12s, cat. £800. Photo. (Image1)

Aden: 1937 Dhow 1/2a. to 10r. set, mint, mainly fine. S.G. 1-12, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1)

Aden: 1937 Dhow 1/2a. to 10r., mainly fine used, 5r. and 10r. possibly Madam Joseph. (12) S.G. 1-12, cat. £850. Photo. (Image1)

Aden: A mint and used collection in an album, incl. 1937 Dhow set to 1r. in mint plate blocks of four, 1939-48 set perfin “SPECIMEN”, sets mint and used, 1948 Silver Wedding 10r. mint imprint pair, 1953-63 to 20s. mint (7), 1964-65 15c. with inverted watermark mint, postal stationery, etc. (few 100s)

Aden: A collection of mainly covers and cards in an album, incl. maritime mail with Paquebot marks, military mail with F.P.O’s and censor marks, etc. (136 items)

Aden: Kathiri State of Seiyun: A mint and used collection in two albums, incl. 1942 set perfin “SPECIMEN”, sets mint and used, 1951 surcharged set in mint block of four, range of later issues and South Arabian Federation, etc. (few 100s)

Aden: Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut: A mint selection, incl. 1963 1s. imperforate pairs (3) and strip of three, later imperforate sets, etc. (65)

Aden: Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut: A mint selection, incl. 1963 1s. imperforate pairs (3) and strip of three, later imperforate sets, etc. (65)

Aden: Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut: A mint and used collection in an album, incl. 1942-46 set perfin “SPECIMEN” and mint set, 1963 sets mint and used, 1s. imperforate plate proof pair, range of later issues, etc. (few 100s)

Anguilla: A collection in an album, incl. range of St Kitts used in, 1967 overprints selection to 15c. with 3c. and 25c. watermark inverted used and covers (not guaranteed), etc., slightly varied condition. (100s)

Antigua: 1769 entire letter from John Dongworth headed “Antigua: April 2d 1769” and addressed “To/John Powell Esq. to be left/at Mrs. Clark’s in Duke Street/St. James/London”, marked “5” and with “26/MA” Bishop mark on reverse, the front panel stained and reinforced but a very early item. An interesting letter recounting recent shootings and an execution, “it is a great rarity in this part of the world for a white man to be hang’d & the hangman often comes of(f) with broken bones . . . by the law it is oblig’d to be a white man to execute a white man otherwise it would make the blacks too free and saucy”. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1769 copy entire letter from William Snaip headed “Antigua 14th October 1769” addressed to merchants Messrs. Newton & Gordon in Madeira, sent via Philadelphia (the original having been sent via New York), without postal markings but receiving note of “6 May 1770”, the contents reporting “an accident of a most dreadful fire happened here the 17th august last . . the most principall trading part of the town was consumed, computed to value £300,000 stirling.” Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1779 entire letter addressed to “Sir William Codrington Bart., M.P., London”, written in Athill, Antigua (Sept. 17), with fine clear strike of two line “FALMOUTH/SHIP LRE” handstamp, “24/NO” Bishopmark on reverse, a fine cover with an early marking for this port. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1792 entire letter from James Lowe headed “Willoughby Bay Antigua May 25th 1792” to John Sawright in Brechin, Scotland showing good straight line “ANTIGUA”, ms. “1/-” deleted, amended with “5” noted, with July 2 London receiver and red July 5 Bishop mark on reverse, interesting contents regarding Lowe’s dealings and the recent misfortune of his sister Kitty. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1792 copy entire letter from Langford Lovell to Christopher Bethell in London headed “Antigua September 8th 1792/brig via Liverpool” with fine straight line “ANTIGUA”, endorsed “p. packet” and rated “1/-” with Oct. 25 London arrival on reverse. RL LL143. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1811 entire outer sheet with part report from missionary Christian Richter to Rev. Christian Latrobe in London rated “2/-” and with very fine strike of large fleuron “ANTIGUA/DEC 11” without year date on obverse, Feb. 20 1812 arrival on reverse, “it seems the House of Commons are at present desiring to know how far it is with the Negro slaves in the British Dominions concerning Religion. It would certainly be much further if the White inhabitants would give a better example and live not more worse than the Heathen live”. Noted composer and artist Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758-1836) served also as clergyman and missionary for the Moravian Church. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1813 entire letter “p. Packet” from George Wetherill Ottley to Clement Tudway in Wells, Somerset, headed “Antigua June 24th 1813/Parham Houses” and enclosing a shipping note for sugar, showing fine large “ANTIGUA/JUN 29” fleuron without year date on obverse and charged “4/-”. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1813 entire copy letter from Thomas Kerby to Clement Tudway in Wells, Somerset headed from “Antigua March 7th 1814”, rated “2/-” and with fair “ANTIGUA/MAR 28” large fleuron without year date. Politician and plantation owner Thomas Norbury Kerby (1758-1819) served as President, Lieutenant-General and Treasurer of Antigua from 1809 to 1816, and the following year succeeded his father-in-law Edward Byam as Judge of Court of Vice-Admiralty, President of Council and Brigadier-General in the West Indies. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1815 (ca.) to 1945, collection of covers and entires in a boxed Plymouth album, incl. pre-stamp variously rated incl. early letter from Richard Donovan charged “2/1”, later with Antigua large fleuron (without year date), double arc despatch datestamps, good range of W.W.II with censored etc., fair to fine. (33 items)

Antigua: 1821 entire letter from John Osborn at Betty’s Hope to Sir Christopher Codrington in Dodington, Gloucestershire, “p Pkt” rated “2/1” amended to “4/2” double rate, and with fine large “ANTIGUA/DEC 17” fleuron without year date on reverse. RL JO323. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1831 entire letter headed from R. Jarritt to Sir Christopher Codrington in Gloucestershire headed “Betty’s Hope 7th July 1831” and endorsed “p Packet/8th July 1831” rated “2/1” and with good “ANTIGUA/JY 8/1831” fleuron on reverse, interesting comments, “The great question of reform being settled, if the effects are satisfactory, I suppose the next step will be abolishing slavery . . ” . RL RJ398. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1836 (Dec. 6) entire letter from Dr. Anthony Musgrave to London “P. Packet” headed “Antigua December 15th 1836” with fine large part “ANTIGUA/DE 6/1836” fleuron on reverse and charged “4/4” double rate, horizontal fold. Ex Toeg. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1846 to 1852, eight single or double rate incoming entires from England addressed to John Lake at Sanderson’s Estate, sent from Belfast, Bristol (incl. one with Bristol Penny Post and boxed “No.47” marks), Leamington etc., some staining.

Antigua: 1865 (May 27) entire letter from Thomas Woodcock to London with good strike of red “PAID/AT/ANTIGUA” crowned circle, rated “1/-” amended, with despatch c.d.s. on reverse and red London Paid June 16 arrival, some soiling or staining and horizontal fold clear of strike. Ex Toeg. Photo. (Image1)