ST. KITTS & NEVIS continued... ST. KITTS & NEVIS continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1851 1796 (July 28) Entire letter to London "p. Susannah Shelton" with fine curved "DEAL / SHIP LRE" (S5), charged 1/-, a sight note for £360 payable in 30 days and a list of sundries supplied to the estate enclosed. Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1852 1806 (Aug 14) Entire letter to Edinburgh with reasonable "ST KITTS" large fleuron datestamp on the front, charged 4/8, apparently disinfected. Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1853 1813 (June 4) Entire letter from St. Christopher to London endorsed "Packet", forwarded by boat to Tortola to catch the "Eliza" packet, handstamped "TORTOLA / 9 JUN 1813", charged 2/2. Central file fold, otherwise fine and rare. Photo on Page 228. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1854 1829 (Feb 13) Entire letter to Glasgow endorsed "p. Sarah" with superb "GREENOCK / SHIP LETTER" (S12), charged 1/2. An unusual port for mail from St. Kitts. Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1855 1831 (Mar 15) Entire letter to London with superb "WORTHING / SHIP LETTER", carried on the "Julia", Capt. Smith, charged 1/4. Maria Cleghorn writes that she is returning 60 yds of dark blue persian cloth, sent instead of sky blue and a colour that never sells. The earliest and possibly first known example of this scarce ship letter. Photo on Page 228. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1856 1852 (Apr 15) Long cover from Glasgow to St. Kitts "p. Steamer Parana", prepaid 10/- in cash, the rate for a 5oz letter, very unusual. Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1857 1860-66 Cover and a front with postage prepaid in cash, comprising 1860 cover to London paid 5d and 1866 front from Sir Benjamin C.C Pine, Lieut. Governor of St. Kitts, to Cambridge paid 11d, both with red circular unframed "ST. KITTS / PAID". (2). Photo on Page 228. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1858 1862-65 Entire letters from St. Christopher to U.S.A, the 1862 letter a legal document from the U.S Consul certifying the arrival of the Schooner "Rowena" from Philadelphia with a cargo of bread and provisions, sent unpaid to Philadelphia with octagonal framed "6" charge (4c inland + 2c ship); and 1865 letter to New York reporting the arrival of the "Laura Pride" with "NEW YORK SHIP LETTER / 4" c.d.s. The 1862 letter with file folds, otherwise fine, an uncommon destination from St. Kitts. (2). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1859 1868 (Mar 27) Cover to France prepaid 7½d in cash, with red "ST KITTS / PAID" c.d.s, oval "PD", red London Paid c.d.s (Apr. 18) and French arrival datestamps, unusually fine. Photo on Page 228. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1860 1882 (Oct 12) Cover to London franked 1882 Crown CA 4d blue cancelled by the circular undated "APMY" cancel, fine and a very scarce stamp on cover, replaced by the 4d grey stamp in 1884. Photo on Page 228. (Image1) Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1861 1881-89 1½d Postal stationery postcards, two 1881-82 cards to Trinidad or London cancelled by the scarce straight line "APMY" within a circle, four other 1885-89 cards from the Postmaster W. P Pearce to the eminent philatelist Dr. C.W Viner in Bath (2) or the dealer J.B Moens in Brussels (2) with interesting messages regarding provisional surcharges or other philatelic matters. (6). Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1862 1882-83 1d Postal stationery postcard to England franked ½d, and a 1½d card to U.S.A "Per S.S Muriel", both cancelled by "ST. KITTS" 20mm c.d.s, very scarce used as a cancellation. (2). Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1863 1883-87 1d Postal Stationery postcards to London, uprated with ½d green, cancelled "A12", two very fine uprated cards. (2). Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1864 1883-89 1d Postal Stationery postcards franked ½d, to London (2) or Germany, all cancelled "A12", the 1½d rate for cards to destinations over 300 miles, one card to Germany with vertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce. (4). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1865 1884 "The St. Christopher Gazette" newspaper dated April 11th, posted to England franked 1d carmine-rose cancelled "A12", datestamps of St. Kitts (Apr. 25) and Hull (May 12) alongside. An exceptional postally used newspaper. Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1866 1884 "The St. Christopher Advertiser and Weekly Intelligencer" newspaper dated April 8th, posted to England franked 1d carmine-rose cancelled "A12", datestamps of St. Kitts (Apr. 10) and Hull (Apr. 28). An exceptional postally used newspaper, including an advertisement for the Advertiser Office printing establishment (which overprinted the Four Pence on 6d stamps in 1884). Est. £600-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1867 1884-90 Postal stationery postcards comprising 1887 1d postcard to Sweden handstamped "T" and charged 7ore; 1884 1½d card to The Postmaster, Turks Island, from the St. Kitts Postmaster W.P Pearce asking if any of the 1881 provisional are still to be had as he would like one of each for his collection; 1885 1½d card to Bassin, Santa Cruz, with St. Thomas and Christiansted datestamps; and 1890 1d card to Ponce, Porto Rico. Scarce destinations. (4). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1868 1884-1910 QV Postal Stationery cards comprising 1879-82 first issue 1d used and unused, 1½d used (4) and unused (2), 1887 second issue 1d and 1½d (3) all used, five cards from the Postmaster W.P Pearce (three 1884 cards to Stanley Gibbons or J.B Moens, two cards sent to Montserrat in 1910, sixteen years after they were supposedly demonetised), Leeward Islands 1d cards (2), 1½d cards from Grenada (2) and 1d cards from Dominica (2) to St. Kitts with arrival datestamps, 1d card from G.B to Montserrat with St. Kitts transit c.d.s. Also 1889 illustrated Bill of Lading with a 1d stamp, and picture postcards (5), three scarce fold out double length cards. (25). Est. £150-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1869 1886-87 Covers to New York, two franked 4d grey, a double rate cover franked 4d grey pair and a registered cover franked ½d (5) + 1d + 2½d paying the 6d rate, all cancelled "A12", the registered cover with piece missing from lower right corner, otherwise fine. (4). Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1870 c.1890 Handwritten statements given by the Postmaster W.P Pearce, three other Post Office employees and Corporal French of the Leeward Islands Police, regarding the attempted theft of letters from the American mails received at the Post Office from S.S "Pretoria" by the postman Theophilus Rogers. A unique and interesting document. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1871 Antigua Used in St. Kitts. 1890 "The Christopher Advertiser" newspaper dated February 25th, endorsed "p. Bookpost" and franked by an Antigua 1d cancelled "A12", datestamps of St. Kitts (Mar 15) and Halifax, Canada (Mar. 28), address band missing. A unique and remarkable item, the only recorded newspaper from St. Kitts with an Antigua stamp, used in Jan. - March 1890 due to a shortage of St. Kitts penny stamps. Photo on Inside Front Cover. (Image1) Est. £2,200-2,400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1872 Antigua Used in St. Kitts. 1890 (Feb 27) Cover to "J.H Read, Postmaster, Antigua" with Antigua 1d (6, two singles + two vertical pairs) each cancelled "A12", St. Kitts c.d.s on the front, horizontal fold below and clear of the stamps, otherwise fine. The Antigua 1d stamps were authorised for use in St. Kitts in January - March 1890 during a shortage of 1d stamps. Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1873 1892-1901 Covers from St Kitts bearing Leeward Islands stamps, with cover to U.S.A bearing ½d - 5/- set of eight with additional 5/- (S.G. £700 as stamps), covers to G.B franked 2½d or registered with fourteen ½d stamps, 2d registration envelope to France franked 2½d pair, 1d postcard to Italy and 1d envelope registered to U.S.A franked 1d + 2½d, also two picture postcards. (8). Est. £200-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1874 1900 (Aug 28) Cover to India with Leeward Islands 1d paying the 1d imperial rate, tied by St Kitts duplex with Sea Post Office backstamp, a rare destination. Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1875 1905-36 Covers and cards from St Kitts bearing Leeward Islands stamps (11, also single KEVII 2/6) including 1905 St. Kitts 2d registration envelope size H2 bearing Leewards 2½d block of six (St Kitts Post Office wax seal), postcard franked ½d to Trinidad with "T" handstamp, four ¼d stamps paying 1909 1d rate to G.B, St. Kitts size G 2d registration envelope with Leewards stamps and Leewards 3d registration envelope to G.B without additional postage so handstamped "T", etc. Also O.H.M.S covers stampless (3) or franked St. Kitts 1½d all with Official Paid c.d.s, and five picture postcards. (20). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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