COLLECTIONS: 1929-46, Mint nh SPECIMEN group incl. 1932 300th Anniv. (3d & 1s faulty), 1935 Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, 1938-48 set of 12 (some slightly toned gum/wrinkles) and 1946 Victory, mostly fine (SG £850)

1801 (Dec 21) Entire to a wine merchants in London with the very rare "Mt / SERRAT / DE 23 1801" ds (type N4), rated "1s10", arrival bs, very fine, one of only 4 examples recorded of this ds by Britnor, and the most important marking in Montserrat postal history

Note: Illustrated in "Montserrat to 1965" by L. E. Britnor, p.2 (Image)

1804 (Jan 23) Entire to London with clear strike of the very rare "MONTSERRAT" horse-show ds (type C1), rated "1/10", arrival bs, message inside with a callous message about replacing slaves, only seven examples of this datestamp recorded by Britnor, this being the earliest known (Image)

1840 (Jun 20) Entire to London, datelined "Montserrat", sent during a period (Jul 1838-Nov 1840) when no Montserrat ds were used, rated "1/", with "PACKET LETTER" boxed hs and arrival bs, some restoration inside (Image)

1883 (Sep 2) Envelope to Dominica with 1883 1d vertically bisected in strip of four and single tied by "A08" numeral, with despatch and arrival cds adjacent, fine, cert. BPA (1954) (Image)

1886 (Jan 26) Envelope to St. Kitts with 1883 1d diagonal bisect and normal (another 1d stamp missing) tied by "A08" numerals, minor cover faults, an unusual bisect usage outside of the permitted period, plus forged cover with two diagonal bisects

1890 (Mar 24) Envelope to Jamaica with 1884-85 4d mauve cancelled by "A08" numeral with despatch cds adjacent, reverse with Barbados transit and Jamaica arrival, cover toned, scarce (Image)

1892 & 1893 Pair of covers, one with Leeward Islands 7d lightly cancelled by numeral on registered cover to the Colombian Consulate in Jersey, the other with 2 1/2d pair cancelled by cds on cover to England, fine

1895 & 1897 Pair of Leeward Islands 1d postal stationery cards, one sent to the St. Kitts cancelled by numeral with arrival cds, other to Puerto Rico with St. Thomas transit, unusual destination, some corner creases and minor toning

1895 & 1896 Pair of covers with Leeward Islands frankings, with 2 1/2d on cover to Turks & Caicos paying UPU rate with despatch and arrival cds, other with 1d paying internal Leeward Islands rate to Antigua with arrival cds, fine pair showing the disparity between the mail rates within the Caribbean

1895 (Feb 6) Leeward Islands 1d postal stationery card to GUADELOUPE cancelled by Montserrat cds, with Pointe-A-Pitre and Basse-Terre arrival cds, minor toning, scarce destination mail to a French island (Image)

1895 (Mar 6) Leeward Islands 1d postal stationery card sent registered to Germany, uprated with Montserrat 1884-85 2 1/2d both cancelled by Montserrat cds, with London registered transit and arrival cds, fine and scarce registered postcard (Image)

1902 (Dec 26) Envelope to Jamaica with 1902 1d on 4d tied by Montserrat cds, reverse with St. Ann's Bay and Kingston arrival cds, very fine (Image)

1904 (May 5) USA Consular envelope to Antigua with 1903 1d tied by Montserrat cds, St. John's arrival bs, very fine (Image)

1906 & 1913 Pair of Montserrat 1/2d postal stationery cards, one 1906 to Antigua with type D7 cds, humorous message involving cartoon cut-outs, minor soiling, other 1913 to St. Kitts with type D9 cds and arrival cds

1906 (May 17) Trinidad registered envelope incoming to Montserrat with 1d pair tied by Tunapuna cds, with Port-of-Spain and arrival bs, minor soiling, fine (Image)

1927 (Dec 30) Leeward Islands KGV 1d postal stationery envelope sent registered to India, uprated on the reverse by 1922-29 3d, both light cancelled, with London and arrival bs, minor toning, scarce usage of this postal stationery (Image)

1928 (Apr 5) Envelope to the USA with 1922-29 1 1/2d strip of three tied by "MONTSERRAT / (HARRIS)" cds (type V4) with further strike adjacent, large Montserrat cds on reverse, very fine and rare, with only four examples known of this village datestamp according to the vendor (all on philatelic covers) (Image)

1928 (Jul 18) Envelope sent registered to British Guiana with Leeward Islands 1921-32 1/4d block of four and Montserrat 1916-22 4d tied by large cds, arrival bs, fine (Image)

1929 (May 23) Leeward Islands KGV 1d violet postal stationery envelope to India, uprated with Montserrat 1922-29 4d tied by large cds, Plymouth reg'n label (type 8) adjacent, Calcutta bs, minor foxing, fine (Image)

1930 (Jun 30) First Air Mail to St. Kitts, cover registered to Dutch Guiana with 1922-29 1s, 6d, 3d & 2 1/2d tied by large cds, Paramaribo arrival bs, fine, only 14 covers destined for Dutch Guiana (Image)

1930 (Jun 30) First Air Mail to St. Kitts, airmail cover to USA with 1922-29 1s & 1/2d tied by large cds, St. Kitts transit, very fine (Image)

1930 (Jun 30) First Air Mail to St. Kitts, cover registered to British Guiana with 1922-29 1s, 6d, 3d & 1 1/2d tied by large cds, arrival bs, fine, only 19 covers destined for British Guiana (Image)

1930 (Jun 30) First Air Mail to St. Kitts, cover to Trinidad with 1922-29 1s & 1/2d tied by large cds, with St. Kitts and Port-of-Spain machine arrival ds, very fine (Image)

1930 (Jun 30) First Air Mail to St. Kitts, cover to St. Lucia with 1922-29 1s & 1/2d tied by large cds, with St. Kitts and Castries St. Lucia bs before being returned to Montserrat, fine (Image)