1763 (July 9) Entire letter addressed to Madeira, posted in London with "3/SE" Bishop Mark, fine and scarce, 1763 being the earliest Montserrat letter recorded in the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia. Photo on Page 126. (Image1)

1771 (Jan 6) Entire from Charles Anstruther in Montserrat to his brother in Edinburgh sent via St. Kitts and Liverpool with Liverpool Ship Letter, charged 5d, fine and scarce from Montserrat. Photo on Page 126. (Image1)

1794 (Feb 18) Entire letter to London sent via St. Kitts with Liverpool Ship handstamp (Rob. S1) and a London backstamp, charged 7d, fine and scarce from Montserrat. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

1794 (Mar 24) Entire letter from Mt. Senat to London, the reverse endorsed "17 to Ship Letters pr theAgnes Capt Parker from Dominica" handstamped Liverpool Ship (Rob. S1) with a London backstamp, charged 7d. Light file folds, otherwise fine and scarce from Montserrat, with an unusual endorsement. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

1794 (July 13) Entire letter to London "P. the Packet", handstamped "MONTSERRATT", with a London backstamp, charged 1/-. The letter includes news of the fighting in Guadeloupe and the escape of General Arnold from a French prison ship. The earliest recorded use of this rare second type Montserrat handstamp (with 'TT' at the end, recorded used until October 1796). Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

1796 (Mar 19) Entire letter to London "P. Packet" handstamped "MONTSERRAT", London arrival backstamp, charged 1/-. The letter includes "Sir R. Abercrombie arrived at Barbados 12 days ago with 15,000 troops, an attack is expected to take place immediately, the object not exactly known though St. Lucia & Guadeloupe are generally supposed to be first". A fine example of the rare first type Montserrat handstamp (recorded 1790-96). Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

1801 (July 25) Entire letter to London "By the Packet" with superb "MT / SERRAT / JUL 25 1801" datestamp (the final "1" inverted), arrival backstamp, charged 1/10. The earliest recorded example of this second Montserrat datestamp (which is only known used until January 1802), exceptional quality and very rare. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

1804 (Oct 2) Entire letter to London "P. Packet" with an unusually fine strike of the very rare semi-circular "MONT-SERRATT" datestamp (Proud PS5, not recorded in the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia), arrival backstamp, charged 1/10. The letter refers to the shocking events in St. Domingo and hopes it does not spread; the writer hopes "the smallness of our islands will deter those people from such ideas, as they must be sensible that a body of military would soon overrun these islands and ferret them out, but the same cannot apply to Jamaica". A rarity, exhibition quality. Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

1885-1978 Covers and cards including 1930 (June) first flight covers actually flown in February 1931 (2), WW2 censors (4), etc. (26).

1880 4d Sperati forgery, Die Proof in black, handstamped "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE" and signed in pencil by Jean de Sperati, fine. Photo on Page 102. (Image1)

1903-38 Specimen stamps comprising 1903 Badge of the Colony Crown CA 1/2d - 2/6, 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1937 Coronation set of three and 1938 KGVI 1/2d - 5/-. S.G. å£190++. (26).