•  UserName   Password     
       Please Login. You are NOT Logged in. Jun-22-24, 09:53 PM

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork. New? Use "Registration". Add an auction firm by using "Update Registration"
 
You are not logged in. Please Login so that we can determine your registration status with this firm. If you have never registered, please register by pressing the [Quick Signup (New to StampAuctionNetwork)] button. Then Login.
 
Quick Navigation by Category  Asia (44)   |  British Empire and Foreign Countries (7)   |  Canada (37)   |  France and French Colonies (47)   |  Germany and German Colonies (37)   |  Great Britain and British Commonwealth (617)   |  Italy, Italian States and Colonies (14)   |  Miscellaneous (159)   |  Portugal and Portuguese Colonies (10)   |  United Nations (2)   |  United States (19)   |  Worldwide Stamps and Covers (410)   | 
 

logo

British Empire and Foreign Countries continued...

Bahamas continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
262 Bahamas: A mainly unmounted mint K.G.V to early Q.E.II selection, incl. multiples with 1935 Silver Jubilee in blocks of four and 1948 Silver Wedding £1 corner block of four, 1938-52 2d. short “T” in block of four, etc. (60)

Est. £150-200

SOLD for £210.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
Bahrain
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
263 / Used / imageBahrain: 1933-37 5r., fine used. S.G. 14, cat. £225. Photo. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [Bahrain 14] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. £70-80

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
264 nh imageBahrain: 1938-41 15r. watermark upright, fine mint. S.G. 36, cat. £375. Photo. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [Bahrain 36] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. £80-100

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
265 / Used / Bahrain: 1950-55 2r. on 2s.6d., types 1, 2 and 3, fine used. S.G. 77, a, b, cat. £212.

Get Market Data for [Bahrain 77] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. £70-80

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
266 / Used / imageBahrain: 1953 (Nov. 21) envelope from Muharraq to Manama, bearing 1a. on 1d. and 1/2a. on 1/2d., the latter variety fraction omitted, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
Heijtz Barbados: Pre-Stamp/Stampless/Incoming
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
267 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: THE SECOND EARLIEST KNOWN LETTER FROM BARBADOS, sent just one month after the earliest known, 1656 entire from merchant Edward Jacob headed “Barbados December ye 18th 1656” addressed “To Mr Thomas/Pengelly mrcht.//in London” with added “at ye 3 lions in Cannings Street” and endorsed “p ye Samaritan Q.D.C.”. From Tudor times Cannon Street was known as ‘Canning Street’ and recorded as such by Samuel Pepys in his diary but it is not known how that spelling came about. Sent prior to the first mention of Ship Letters in the Post Office Act of 1657 and apparently delivered privately, passing via the emerging coffee house system. One of the very earliest letters from any island of the West Indies. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
268 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Inland Mail, 1686 entire addressed “To/Mr. Roger Gordon/Mchant/at the/Bridge Town”, commercial centre of the island, sent by John Hull, “8ber ye 20th 1686”. Hull notes that he “would have been at the Bridge before now. . . but if you do not sail on Saturday I will if God permits come and see you before you go.” Carried by messenger, likely a slave, no organised inland postal service being introduced until 1852. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
269 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: “In all” Marking, 1698 double rate ship letter sent by George Lewis, “Bridgetown, Barbados May 17th 98” to ?a relative of the same name, “To/Mr. George Lewis in Church/Yarde Liverpool” endorsed “To Be left at the Post/office in London/England”, first charged “7”, deleted and amended “In all 6”(d.), this representing double inland rate (1653-1711), with “IY/11” London Bishop mark on reverse. A very early item for Barbados handled by the British Post Office. The annotation “In all” was used as a prefix to an amended amount to be collected from an addressee. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
270 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Ship Mail with 1d. Master’s Gratuity, 1720 double ship letter to Messrs. Wightman, Drummond & Co. in Edinburgh sent on Jan. 23 by Alexander & Charles Dundas, merchant sons of 1st Lord of Arniston Sir James Dundas, with “26/AP” London Bishop mark, rated “11”(d.) deleted and amended to “In all 1N9”, the 1s.9d. representing 8d. double rate to London (1711-1795) and 1s. double rate onward to Scotland (1711-1764) plus the 1d. master’s gratuity. The 1d. fee (”master’s gratuity”) paid to a private ship’s captain for each letter carried was introduced in 1711 as an inducement for the captain to hand over letters at his first port of call. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
271 / c, entire, etc. Barbados: Ship Mail via London, 1750 double ship letter addressed to William FitzHerbert (1712-1772) at Tissington, in Derbyshire sent Aug. 15 by George Walker on behalf of John Gay Alleyne, endorsed “By Capn. Holland/Q.D.C.” and with “5/DE” Bishop mark, rated “7”(d) deleted and amended to “In all 1N3”, the 1s.3d. representing 8d. double rate to London (1711-1795) and 8d. double rate onward to Derbyshire (1711-1764) plus the 1d. master’s gratuity.

Est. £300-350

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
272 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Mail via the London Penny Post, 1761 entire addressed “To/John Holroyd Esqr. at the Revd. Docr. James Baker’s/in Great James Street, Bedford row/London”, endorsed “Penny Post” and with Dockwra mark on reverse, written by Daniel Holroyd, midshipman on the “York” under convoy of the “Temeraire”, firstly “At Sea, Decr. 8th 1761” and continued from “Barbadoes, Decr. 23rd 1761” “preparatory to our supposed attack on Martinico.”, some splitting and repairs. Fascinating descriptive contents of the prelude to the Invasion of Martinique. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £600-700

SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
273 / On piece, front, etc. imageBarbados: Introduction of Post Office Packets to Barbados, 1764, “The London Chronicle, or, Universal Evening Post”, Thurs. Jan. 12-Sat. Jan. 14 1764, containing the announcement by the General Post Office of the introduction of “Three Packet-Boats, at Falmouth, of 140 Tons and 18 Hands each, for the Conveyance of Mails, Expresses and Passengers, to Barbados, Grenada, St Christopher’s, Jamaica, Pensacola, St Augustine, Savanna, Charles-Town, and back to Falmouth.” with details of dates of sailing and postage rates. This broad interest, thrice weekly newspaper, typically eight pages in quarto size, first appeared in 1756. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
274 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Naval Mail, 1764 double ship letter from “Greyhound, Carlisle Bay/Nov. 17th 1764” addressed to “Messrs. James & Alexr. Gordon/merchants at the Jamaica/Coffee House/London” with receivers’ endorsement “Bbdos 17th Novr./1764/Capt. Drummond/of ye Greyhound/Man of War”, charged “7”(d.) representing 6d. double rate (1711-1795) plus 1d. master’s gratuity with “10/IA” Bishop mark on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
275 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: THE SECOND EARLIEST SHIP LETTER MARKING FROM BARBADOS, 1766 triple rate ship letter entire to London showing first type “BARBADOES” single straight line marking (type A1) with “DOVER/SHIP LRE” and “30/AU” Bishop mark, rated “10”(d.) incl. master’s gratuity and endorsed “p Capt. Creighton/Q.D.C.”, sent from “Barbadoes att ye/June 5th 1766” addressed to Rev. Daniel Burton, Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, some soiling, fragility and repairs. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
276 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: The “BARBA/DOES” Double Line Marking (type A2), 1774 double rate ship letter to London showing fine strike, with “DEAL/SHIP LRE” and “5/IA” Bishop mark, rated “17”(d.) incl. master’s gratuity, addressed to Rev. Richard Hind, Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and previously containing the “Minutes of the/Barbados attorneys/Aug. 29 1774”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
277 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Forwarding Agents, 1783 (July 30) entire addressed by his brother Alexander to merchant Samuel Cooper in Cork, Ireland with ms. endorsement “Bristol 9th September 1783/Forwarded by Sir/Your very hble Servt/John Morgan” with “BRISTOL” straight line and Dublin “SE/14” Bishop mark, privately carried to Bristol and thereafter charged first 10d., then 1s. and finally 1s.2d. representing 4d., rate Bristol to London, 6d. London to Dublin plus 4d. Dublin to Cork. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
278 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Houses of Parliament Free Mail, 1788 entire with “BARBA/DOES” double line marking (type A2) addressed to the Rt. Hon. James, Earl of Lonsdale, redirected from London to Westmoreland with Aug. 18 transit datestamps and double circle “FREE/S”. James Lowther (1736-1802), 1st Earl of Lonsdale and also known as “Wicked Jimmy” or “Jemmy Grasp-all, Earl of Toadstool”, had inherited the Christchurch Plantation on the island. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
279 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Licence for Departing Vessel, 1793 (Dec. 23) printed form authorising the departure of Capt. Francis Dayes of the brig “Richmond” for Virginia, trimmed and slightly repaired (255 x 170mm), signed by President of the Council and Commander in Chief William Bishop (1751-1801). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
280 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Incoming Mail, 1794 Army agents entire probably carried by naval vessel, addressed to “Lieut Watkins 15th (Battery)/Barbadoes”, sent Jan. 1 by Ross & Ogilvie in London regarding the purchase of state lottery tickets. A scarce early survivor of Barbados’ tropical climate. State lotteries had begun as early as the 1690s and were established by the Bank of England to generate money not just for ‘good causes’ but to fund the wars against France. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
281 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Mail to British Guiana, 1796 (Aug. 2) privately carried merchant’s entire from Thomas Maxwell & Son to Messrs. Hugh McCalmont & Co. at Starbroock, Demerara, endorsed “p Sloop Flyer”, with message concerning the sale of a cargo of catfish, a little fragile. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705
Back to Top of Page