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Jamaica continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1041 c   Jamaica stampless postal-history assembly comprising over 115 items, many of them addressed to missionaries, with outgoing and incoming mail, some few better postmarks including Ship Letter and two Jamaica fleurons, as well as some internal letters related to slavery, a fine and interesting lot for research. Est. $400-500

SOLD for $650.00
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1042 O   imageGreat Britain #Z3, Z4, 1858-60 4d Rose and 6d lilac, both slightly centered to base, lightly cancelled by "A05" barred oval, the 4d, centrally cancelled, with short perforation at left and tiny tear at lower right, the 6d with couple of short perforations at top and barely noticeable soiling, still a scarce duo of very attractive appearance; the 4d is accompanied by 1983 B.P.A. certificate; ex-"Staircase" collection (S.G. £850). (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $80.00
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1043 c   imageGreat Britain S.G. #Z3, Z4, 1858-60 6d lilac, a wing-margin example, centered to base, paying the packet rate on August 26, 1859 envelope to Scotland, tied by "A05" obliterator and showing, on reverse, clear Bahamas double-arc and arrival datestamps, small portion of paper loss not affecting any cancellation, fine; 1977 R.P.S. certificate; ex-Bollen. (S.G. £850). (Image) Est. $500-750

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1044 c   image"Jamaica/Ship Letter" postmark on French franked mail from Cuba, sent from Santiago to Kingston, bearing France 1862 40c Orange tied by anchor lozenges and "jamaica/Ship Letter" on arrival, with matching "Cuba" octagonal datestamp (Salles 1364), marked with blue pencil for local postage on delivery at right, French framed "P.P." on front, arrival c.d.s. on back, despite faults a very scarce usage. (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $200.00
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1045 c   imageUnited States #65, 1861 3c Rose, the adhesive with small faults, on envelope to New Jersey via Nassau, tied by "Steam/Ship" two-line handstamp, red crayon "4" pence due to the Bahamian authorities, later deleted, clear "Nassau/De 7 63/Paid" c.d.s. in red and blue notation "Due 2" denoting captain's fee, the envelope with tear at top caused through opening, an interesting and desirable outgoing Blockade-run cover by way of Nassau; 1972 P.F. certificate; ex-"Staircase" collection. (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

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1046   imageUnited States #65, 1861 3c Rose, used on envelope from the Confederacy via Nassau to New Brunswick, Canada and endorsed "Via New York", cancelled at Nassau by "A05" barred oval with, on reverse, matching neat "Bahamas" double arc datestamp on February 13, 1865, the stamp being additionally tied by large "postage not paid" notation in red crayon, nevertheless with no other charges being shown, slight soiling affecting the adhesive and not detracting, another interesting example of the scarce Blockade-run mail, this being infrequently cancelled in transit in Bahamas; 1994 P.F. certificate. (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
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1047 c   imageS.G. #26, 1863-77 4d Rose, few perforation faults, tied by "A05" barred oval to September 12, 1865 envelope to Kingston, with "Bahamas/Sp 12 1865" double-arc datestamp on reverse, carried by the "Corsica" steamship to Havana -as no steamers bound to Jamaica-, then forwarded via St. Thomas with corresponding c.d.s. on back struck on October 13, arriving to destination on the 20th as confirmed by c.d.s. on front, then not being delivered with Italic "Unclaimed" handstamp, "Advertised" albino strike, finally struck by Kingston c.d.s. on March 31, 1866 and returned to Nassau after six months, "4" pence in red crayon probably applied on delivery, upper back flap missing, a very interesting and desirable usage; ex-Morris H. Ludington. (Image) Est. $400-500

SOLD for $325.00
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1048 c   image1867 French Maritime Mail cover from Kingston to Bordeaux, franked by France 1862 80c Carmine, tied by anchor lozenge, with matching "Kingston/16 Juil 67/Paq. Fr. D No 1" octagonal datestamp, Salles 1543, and "Ligne-D/16 Juil 16/Paq. Fr. No 1" c.d.s. of this annexed maritime line, with inverted date and erroneous year, backstamps including "Ligne-B./23 Juil 67/Paq. Fr. No 3" and Bordeaux c.d.s.'s, very slight toning in few perforations, not detracting from this most probably unique combination of postmarks with a French franking; )Maury 24)In June 1865 the "Ligne D annexe" was inaugurated to provide service between St. Thomas and Kingston, being extended to Colon in 1868. It was trouble line which suffered navigational inconveniences and frequent epidemics, having a very limited postal and passenger traffic. (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
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1049 c   image1877 French Maritime Mail card from Kingston to Nisky, Germany, bearing red "Jamaica./Paid/Three Pence" circle, Newport and Kingston c.d.s.'s, additionally handstamped with "Kingston/26 Avril 77/Paq. Fr. D No 1" octagonal datestamp, Salles 1543, slight horizontal crease barely detracting from this very scarce usage. (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

West. Europe

Martinique
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1050 c   image1797 Second British Occupation folded letter to Glasgow, originally sent from Grenada where the sender endorsed this folded letter to be forwarded "Via Martinique", handstamped in transit at Fort Royal with delightful strike of "Martinique" straight line, second type, rated 2s 5d in manuscript, backstamped on receipt, small portion of paper loss at left, still though a very fine example of this very rare postmark, with usages only known from 1795 to 1797 (Jamet 5, Robson Lowe HS2).Martinique was occupied for the first time by the British on March 2, 1762, but the island was returned to France the following year, with no surviving postal material recorded in this period; Martinique was again invaded, during the Napoleonic Wars, on February 21, 1794 and given back to France after the Peace of Amiens in 1802. (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $850.00
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1051 c   image1799 Second British Occupation folded letter to London, struck by very fine "Martinique/Apr20-99" two-line handstamp, rated at 2s 8d in manuscript, backstamped with two different datestamps on arrival, very fine; less than five covers known with this postmark, this example being used to illustrate this handstamp in the "150 Ans D'Histoire Postale des Anciennes Colonies Françaises" handbook -in this work, published in 1980, it was stated only one item to be recorded-, a key piece for the most advanced collection of postal history on this territory; Jamet 6, Robson Lowe HS3. (Image) Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
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1052 c   image1799 Second British Occupation folded letter to London, sent from Fort Royal, this being the old name of Fort de France prior to 1802 and after 1804 to 1848, showing on reverse excellent strike of "Fort Royal Royal/Sep 4-99", with a further weaker strike, still very fine, at base, and two arrival datestamps at right, a very desirable, clean and most rare entire, with just fewer than five examples recorded of this postmark, with usages recorded from April to September 1799; Jamet states in his handbook that mail originating from Fort Royal is to be remarked as a result of its rarity; Jamet 1, Robson Lowe HS4. (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,350.00
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1053 c   image1816 Third British Occupation folded letter originating from Basse Terre (Guadeloupe) and sent to Bordeaux, dated April 7, struck in transit with neat "Martinique" straight-line handstamp, third type, entering France with "Colonies Par/Bordeaux" two-line handstamp alongside, charged with "2" décimes on delivery, very fine and scarce, featuring a very rare origin in this period; Jamet 10, Robson Lowe HS8. (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $240.00
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1054   image1816 Third British Occupation folded letter to Nantes (France), dated May 12, initially dispatched at Pointe à Pitre in Guadeloupe, showing "Martinique" straight-line handstamp, third type, of Fort Royal, "Colonies Par/Bordeaux" two-line entry handstamp, with manuscript notation including "11" indicating weight, "1" representing a local fee, and the "3" décimes to be paid on delivery, another rare example of mail from Guadeloupe carried via Martinique; Jamet 10, Robson Lowe HS8. (Image) Est. $200-300

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1055   image1816 Third British Occupation folded letter from Saint Pierre on July 11 to Draguignan, France, bearing quite attractive strikes of "Martinique" straight-line handstamp, third type, and "Colonies Par/Marseilles" entry postmark in two lines, indicating "6" décimes in manuscript to be collected on receipt, being disinfected at Marseilles with smoke or vinegar, this being a rare characteristic on this mail; Jamet 10, Robson Lowe HS8. (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $130.00
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1056   image1816 Third British Occupation folded letter from Saint Pierre on July18 to Toulon, bearing "Martinique" straight-line handstamp, third type, endorsed "Par Marseille" and nevertheless entering France at Bordeaux with corresponding two-line transit maritime marking for colonial mail, paying 11 décimes on arrival, fine and scarce; Jamet 10, Robson Lowe HS8. (Image) Est. $150-200

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1057 c   imageFrench Colonies Maury #20, 31 30c Brown grey and 5c Green, the 5c cut to shape, otherwise clear to good margins, both tied by "MQE" dotted lozenge and prepaying the 35c rate to the U.S., into force from April 1879 to 1881, on August 27, 1878 envelope to Philadelphia, with neat British "Martinique" double arc on reverse, together with New York and Philadelphia datestamps, a delightful cover with this rare British postmark, furthermore bearing a scarce and desirable combination franking. (Image) Est. $300-400

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British Comm.

Montserrat
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1058 c   image"Montserrat" straight-line postmark, second type, 39x3½mm, centrally struck at top of June 11, 1796 folded letter to London, showing the manuscript 1 shilling rate at upper left with, on reverse, neat July 26 c.d.s., very fine, one of the very few and most desirable early letters with this very rare postmark. (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
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1059 O   imageGreat Britain S.G. #Z3, 1858-60 6d Lilac, a fresh pair with each adhesive cancelled by "A08" barred obliterator, stains on left-hand stamp caused by the ink of the handstamp, and rounded corner at upper right, a very scarce multiple, 1933 R.P.S. certificate; S.G. £1,100+. (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $200.00
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Nevis
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1060   image1797 two stampless folded letters from Nevis via Dover to Witts, both dispatched on May 15 and written by the same sender to the same addressee, rated at 1 shilling 1 pence in manuscript, of which one amended to 1 shilling 5 pence, struck at port of entry with different unframed markings inlcuding "Dover/Ship Lre" and "Weymouth/Ship Lre" in two lines, backstamped on arrival, one letter with minor edge faults not detracting, a very fine duo. (Image) Est. $400-500

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