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Heijtz Barbados: Pre-Stamp/Stampless/Incoming continued...
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282 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Barbados Forwarding Agent, 1797 (July 4) early ship letter to the United States, sent by William Lovell addressed to Alexandria, Virginia with ms. endorsement “Barbados July 22nd 1797 Forwarded/by Gentn. your mo. ob, Servt./David Martin” and Boston “4/SE” Bishop mark, rated “30”(c.) for ship, inland and drop charges. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
283 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Mail to Jamaica, 1802 (Aug. 26) privately carried entire addressed to Sir John Duckworth, Commander in Chief in Jamaica by James Maxwell with Sept. 5 receiving note. Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet 1748-1817) served during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, and was Governor of Newfoundland during the War of 1812. He was nominated a Knight Companion of the most Honourable Military Order of the Bath in 1801 for the capture of the islands of St Bartholomew, St Martin, St Thomas, St John and St Croix , defeating Swedish and Danish forces. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
284 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: The “BARBADOES” Small Straight Line Marking (type A4), the latest recorded date, 1812 (Jan.) double packet letter to London addressed to Major Dick, Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 42nd Highland Regiment, with good strike and London Feb. 20 red receiving c.d.s. on reverse, charged 4s. Major General Sir Robert Henry Dick (1787-1846) served with the 42nd Royal Highlanders in the Peninsular Wars and, after Lt. Col. Sir Robert Macara was killed at Quatre Bras, was in command of the regiment at Waterloo. Dick was later killed at Sabraon, the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
285 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: The Barbados Fleuron (type A5), 1814 entire to merchant banker Nathan Meyer Rothschild in London with “BARBADOES/1AP1/1814” large fleuron, originating from Cuba with receiver’s endorsement “Havannah 1 Feby/1814”, charged “2/2” packet rate with red “F/19MY19/1814” receiving c.d.s. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-250

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
286 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: ?THE “PAID/TO/ENGLAND” MARKING APPLIED IN BARBADOS (Proud PD1), THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE, 1815 (Apr. 29) entire to Lancaster, England showing circular framed strike in red, alongside Barbados “AP 19/1815” fleuron (type A5) with double oval “SHIP LETTER/(crown)/LIVERPOOL” covering ms. “1/6” indicating payment of withdrawn ship letter rate and a further “1/4” for double inland rate from Liverpool to Lancaster, upper flap separated for display. ‘Paid to England’ markings, used in many West Indies islands, are mainly found on items subject to the somewhat obscure ‘Withdrawn Ship Letter’ scheme of 1814-15 under which a ship letter presented at the post or packet office was charged an amount approximate (rounded down to the nearest halfpenny) of one third of the packet rate and the sender allowed to select the carrying ship. The 1s.6d. payment here represents single packet rate Falmouth of 1s.3d. plus Falmouth to Lancaster charge of 1s.1d., the 2s.4d. total rounded down to 9d. and then doubled to 1s.6d. ?A great rarity and one of the most important pre-stamp covers from Barbados. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

SOLD for £2,200.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
287 / On piece, front, etc. imageBarbados: O.H.M.S. Mail, 1820 (ca.) stampless front only endorsed in ms. “His Majesty’s Service” at top, “Government of/Barbados” at lower left, addressed to Earl Bathurst in London. Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, KG, PC (1762 -1834) served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812 to 1827. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
288 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Transit Mail, 1831 large part entire from Jamaica to the Hon. John Hoys in Grenada c/o Robert Dickson in New York, this deleted with notes “Recd. 22 Sept.” and “Pr. Packet Schoone/E.J. Elliott. Wm. Day”, sent via Saint Thomas and Barbados with Barbados fleuron (type A5) “26 NO/1831” and scarce oval framed “FORWARDED/by/H.N. GAGE & Co./ST. THOMAS” (unlisted by Rowe), receiving endorsement notes sent from “Jamaica 16th Augt. 1831” and “Recd. 25th Oct. via America”, charged “1/8” with “6” in red, most unusual. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
289 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: The Red Crown Mark, 1833 (Jan. 8) entire to London with two line “COVE/SHIP LETTER” in red, charged “1/11” deleted in ms. and by Red Crown, altered to “3/10”, being double ship rate plus double rate from Cove to London, backstamped red Feb. 23 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. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
290 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Packet Mail, 1839 (July 5) interesting letter (part section missing) from Lt. Charles Barker (1881-1860) on board HMS “Seringapatam” at Barbados to his brother in London, redirected to Bakewell, Derbyshire showing framed “PACKET LETTER” in red applied on board, Aug. 25 London c.d.s. and framed “POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON”, ms. “2/2” for packet rate amended to 3s. for additional 10d. London to Bakewell. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
291 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Forwarding Agents, 1839 incoming entire from New York dated Nov. 30 with fine strike of oval framed “FORWARDED THROUGH/GILPIN’S EXCHANGE/READING ROOM AND/FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE/N. YORK” in red, the letter handed in at Gilpin’s and privately carried, slight climatic staining. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
292 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Incoming Mail from Italy, 1840 packet letter written from Sorrento May 24 addressed to Lt. General John Maister (1778-1852), “Commander of the forces/Queen’s House/Barbadoes”, carried privately to London where posted with ms. “P 1/-” paying 1s. packet rate and “A/PAID/7 JY 7/1840” double framed tombstone, both in red, and two line “T.P./Ebury St”. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
293 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Pre-paid Incoming Packet Mail, 1843 entire to Governor Grey endorsed “paid 1/-” and marked “1/-” with London “R/PAID/15FE15/1843” tombstone both in red, with Grey’s receiving notes and date of Mar. 16. Sir Charles Edward Grey GCH (1785 –1865) was appointed Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands (covering St Lucia, Trinidad, Tobago and St Vincent) in 1841 and in 1846 Governor of Jamaica. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
294 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: The “BARBADOES” Serifed Double Arc (type A6), 1843 ship letter to Grenada endorsed by “Steamer/10th December”, charged “4”(d.) inter-island rate, with good (clear strikes of this mark are very scarce) “BARBADOES/DE10/1843” despatch on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
295 / On piece, front, etc. Barbados: Cargo for Barbados, East & West India Dock Company printed receipt dated Nov. 26 1844 for goods for shipment on the “Portland” to Barbados with charge of 5s.2d., some creasing etc. but most unusual.

Est. £50-70

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
296 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Readdressed Incoming Mail, 1845 (Oct. 1) small stampless envelope addressed to Lt. G. Coleman of the 3rd West India Regiment within London, next to Demerera, British Guiana charged ms. “1/-” for packet rate with indistinct red receiving double arc and subsequently redirected to Barbados. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
297 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Mail to Germany, 1845 double packet letter from Moravian missionary John Ellis to Rev. John Gottlieb Herman then in Hamburg with fine Barbados “DE 24/1845” double arc, red London Jan. 20 transit and St. P.A. Jan. 23 arrival on reverse, charged “3/-” converted to “48”(schillings). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
298 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Pre-paid Mail to Martinique, 1846 outer lettersheet, previously enclosing prices current, to St Pierre endorsed “Mail” and marked “1/-” in red and with good “BARBADOES/NO24/1846” double arc despatch (type A7) on reverse. Mail between Barbados and the French islands in the West Indies is scarce during this period. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
299 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Disinfected Mail, 1847 packet letter envelope with disinfection slits, opened for display, with enclosed seven page letter from army officer James Walker to his brother in Edinburgh written on board ship in quarantine, charged “1/-” with Barbados “FE23/1847” double arc and Mar. 23 arrival on reverse. To combat regular outbreaks of yellow fever, smallpox and other perils from the West Indies, disinfection by chemical vapours or smoke was intermittently attempted, the twin vertical slits made to facilitate fumigation. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
300 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Early Mail to India, 1849 paid packet letter to Capt. David Anderson of the 83rd Regiment in Bombay from his brother George, endorsed “per mail steamer via Southampton”, showing ms. “2/- paid” in red, with Barbados “JY27/1849” double arc despatch on reverse and red London Paid Aug. 22 transit, the charge paying 1s. packet rates both to England and onward. Anderson (1821-1909) later rose to the rank of General and Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, his career only partly damaged by his citation in two divorce cases, the most sensational brought against his wife and Anderson by Rear Admiral Henry John Codrington in 1864. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £300-350

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Oct-03, 03:30 AM EST.
301 / c, entire, etc. imageBarbados: Pre-paid Mail to U.S.A., 1849 ship letter entire with enclosed handwritten receipt, sent from St Nicholas Abbey plantation to Rev. William Prescod Hinds (1795-1859) in Philadelphia with fine “BARBADOES/AU27/1849” double arc despatch (type A7) on reverse, endorsed “pre pd.” and “p Steamer”, marked “1/-” and circular transit “NEW-YORK/SHIP/SEP 9/7cts” (paying ship and inland rates). Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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

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