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Barbados: The Barbados Fleuron (type A5), 1812 entire to London with “BARBADOES/14FE14/1812” large fleuron, the letter written on Feb. 7 by Anthony Bacon Richardson en route to Dominica and ready to “go on to Martinique” the next day, charged “4/-” double packet rate and with interesting mention of a close encounter with “a French squadron of three frigates off Madeira which mistook the frigate for a 74 and stood off”. This is the earliest recorded date of the Barbados Fleuron. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Houses of Parliament Free Mail, 1812 ship letter headed “Barbados 8 Sept 12” and endorsed “p Ship Bootle/via Liverpool” with faint Liverpool Ship Letter mark, addressed to Sir Thomas Dyke Acland in London, charged “1/3” (4d. ship letter rate 1796-1814 + 11d. Liverpool-London) and subsequently redirected to Exeter with ms. endorsement “Foreign Postage Paid” and crowned double circle “FREE/23OC23/1812” in red. Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787-1871), 10th Bt., had only very shortly before this been elected to the House of Commons as member for Devon in the General Election of 1812, Parliament having been dissolved on Sept. 29. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Transit Mail, 1813 entire letter from Wm. Coupland & Co., written in French and indicating prices for sugar, coffee, cotton and rum sent from Liverpool to Soufrière, St Lucia during period of War with America, the letter dated May 24 and endorsed “Per Packet” (deleted) with contrary endorsement on front “Per Bootle”, a private ship (ten packets having been lost to the Americans in the eight months up to June 1813), backstamped by light “BARBADOES/10AU10/1813” fleuron, rated “1/6” paying rate to port of departure + 6d. ship rate and “4”(d.) for inter-island rate from Barbados to St Lucia, some indication of slight staining from sprinkling of vinegar for disinfection. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: The “LEEWARD ISLAND/F” Falmouth Marking, 1814 packet letter to Stirling, Scotland written “On board H.M.S. Bedford/Barbados 9th Nov/1814” by George Mackay, Quartmaster for the 93rd Regiment, with “LEEWARD ISLAND/JA 3/1815/F” receiving mark in faded green, Jan. 8 1815 Edinburgh red octagonal datestamp, charged “2/5” comprising 1s.2d. packet rate (1813-1840) + 1s.3d. Falmouth-Stirling, and with boxed “Addl/ 1/2” for cross-border toll. Carried by the “Grace”, a U.S. vessel taken in prize earlier in the year which had arrived in Barbados on Oct. 27 having repulsed an attack by the American brig “Scourge” in which three men had been killed. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Ounce Letters, 1818 extraordinary quintuple rate packet letter wrapper to Scotland “p the Packet” and backstamped light “BARBADOES/17OC/1818” fleuron, endorsed “1 1/4oz.” charged “12/1” (12s.1d.) representing 5 x 1s.3d. packet rate + 5 x 1s.2d. Falmouth-Edinburgh and with boxed “Addl/ 1/2” for cross-border toll, Edinburgh Dec. 5 receiver in red, soiled filing fold. Ex Benwell. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: The Red Crown Mark, 1828 entire to Christan Gottlieb Hüffel in Germany addressed “To the care of the/Revd. C.F. La Trobe” in London for onward transmision, charged “2/2” deleted in ms. and by Red Crown, altered to “4/4”, being double packet rate, backstamped “BARBADOES/SP25/1828” fleuron despatch and red Nov. 19 arrival. Use of the Crown has been observed to validate alteration of a postal charge, especially to recharge letters first charged at single rate but subsequently reassessed as double rate. Noted composer and artist Christian Ignatius Latrobe (1758-1836) served also as clergyman and missionary for the Moravian Church. In March 1827 Christian Gottlieb Hüffel (1762-1842), Bishop of the ‘Unitas Fratrum’ Moravian Church, had made an extended tour of the Church’s West Indies mission stations, including Mount Tabor in Barbados, in his capacity as a representative of the Mission Department, returning via London toward the end of that year. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: India Letter Markings, 1829 “double only” ship letter to William Berney in Norfolk showing on reverse framed “INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS” mark, charged “2/8” amended to “2/2”, being 2 x 8d. ship rate (1819-1840) + 2 x 5d. Hastings-Norfolk with lightly struck framed “SHIP LETTER/HASTINGS” correctly added. A fascinating letter from attorney Charles Thomas Alleyne, “Barbados July 12th 1829”, with enclosed account for Lower Berney Estate for the previous year including tallies of “Negroes, Horses and Cattle”. India Letter markings were applied on mail from India, the Far East and Australia but occasionally also, in error, to mail from the West Indies. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Disinfected Mail, 1829 packet letter wrapper to London, charged “2/2” single rate with light “BARBADOES/31JY/1829” fleuron on reverse and showing twin vertical slits to facilitate fumigation. To combat regular outbreaks of yellow fever, smallpox and other perils from the West Indies, disinfection by chemical vapours or smoke was intermittently attempted. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Mail to Germany, 1829 packet letter wrapper to Chrn. Gottb. Hüffel in Germany addressed “Care of the Revd. Peter La Trobe” in London for onward transmision, charged “2/2” (2s.2d. packet rate 1813-1840), backstamped “BARBADOES/AU27/1829” fleuron despatch and red Oct. 9 arrival. Peter Latrobe (1795-1863, son of Christian Ignatius Latrobe, was likewise a Bishop of the ‘Unitas Fratrum’ Moravian Church. In March 1827 Bishop Christian Gottlieb Hüffel (1762-1842) had made an extended tour of the Church’s West Indies mission stations, including Mount Tabor in Barbados, in his capacity as a representative of the Mission Department, returning via London. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Mail to the Ionian Islands, 1833 paid letter to Corfu “Via Otranto”, written from “Barbados/12th April 1833”, marked prepaid “Pd 1/11” and “6” in red, showing straight line “A.T.F.” and “ANGLETERRE”, Naples transit and arrival backstamps, some trivial wormholes but interesting comments, “The agitation of the slave question has quite spoiled the West Indies, as it has generated in the minds of the planters feelings of distrust & dislike to the mother country & consequently to the military”. Very scarce destination. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Ship Letters to the U.S.A., 1835 (Mar. 16) entire to Cooperstown, NY State via New York city with straight line “SHIP” and New York Apr. 20 receiving c.d.s. in red, endorsed “Favoured by/Messrs.Tucker & Laurie/New York”, charged “391/2”(c.), being 2c. ship rate + 371/2c. NYC-Cooperstown, fragile and repaired along folds but interesting contents in the letter from Robert Reece regarding former slaves whilst administering the estate of the late Rev. Thomas H. Anderson. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Incoming Mail, 1837 unpaid letter from St Kitts to the Bay Estate, written Dec. 5 from Brimstone Hill, lengthy and crosswritten, with “ST. KITTS/DE11/1837” fleuron on reverse and charged “4”(d.) inter-island rate. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £250.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: The “BARBADOES” Double Arc (type A6), 1838 missionary mail outersheet addressed to Rev. John Beecham, General Secretary of the Wesleyan Mission in London by missionary John Philp, charged “2/2” packet rate, with good (clear strikes of this mark are very scarce) “BARBADOES/JA 5/1838” despatch and red Feb. 27 arrival c.d.s. on reverse. This the earliest recorded date of the double arc. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: London Twopenny Post, 1838 missionary mail outersheet addressed to the Wesleyan Missionary Committee in London with part message signed by missionary Joseph Biggs, written June 7 and privately carried, “Not being in time for the packet I intend to send this by a member who will sail to London tomorrow”, posted on arrival with handstruck “3” (unpaid local rate 1801-1839), red July 23 dated backstamps. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Incoming Prepaid Packet Mail, 1842 paid letter from England, mourning outer lettersheet addressed to Queen’s House (Headquarters of the C in C, British troops on the island from 1780) and endorsed “P 1/-” in red paying packet rate to Barbados (1840-1854), with Keswick Jan. 31 despatch, framed “MIS-SENT/TO LIVERPOOL” and red Feb. 1 London Paid. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Prepaid Privately Carried Mail, 1843 missionary mail, large part outer lettersheet endorsed “Prepaid 1d.” and addressed to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London with filing endorsement sent by missionary William Fidler from “Barbados 12 May 1843”, privately carried to England and sent July 3 from Wolverhampton franked by 1d. red-brown tied by black M.C. with despatch double arc and red receiving c.d.s on reverse. This the earliest known letter from Barbados bearing a postage stamp. Rev. William Fidler (1796-1866) served three mission terms in Demerera and the West Indies between 1825 and 1866. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: The “BARBADOES” Double Arc Dated (type A7), 1845 packet letter from Henry Alleyne to London regarding the affairs of the Earl of Harewood, with very fine strike of “BARBADOES/NO24/1845” sans-serif double arc on reverse, charged “1/-” with Dec. 20 arrival c.d.s’s in red. One of the earliest recorded dates. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £80.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Packet Mail, 1847 packet letter to Madeira via London with fine “BARBADOES/JY 9/1847” double arc despatch, charged “2/10” (for packet rates to London and onward) unusually showing boxed “No. 6378 (ms.)/Detained for Postage” and ms. “Returned for/Postage”, charge deleted and replaced by same charge in red as ‘paid’, with second July 24 despatch added, London “PAID/80/31AU31/1847” transit c.d.s, and “160”(r.) marked in blue. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £85.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Soldiers’ Concessionary Mail, 1847 (June 24) soldier’s entire letter to Lancashire, endorsed sent from St Ann’s by Pte. William Slater of the 7th Royal Fusiliers and countersigned by commanding officer, Col. F. Farquharson, prepaid “1”(d.) and with London “J/PAID/21JY21/1847” tombstone in red, backstamped Barbadoes despatch, Blackburn transit and and blue Clitheroe July 21 arrival double arc datestamps. Ex Sattin. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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Barbados: Prepaid Mail, 1847 prepaid letter unusually to Mexico, rated “1/-” in red with “NO 8/1847” despatch and Kingston, Jamaica “NO 14/1847” transit double arc datestamps. Believed unique. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.