Antigua: 1855 to 1951, a selection of covers and cards in varied condition incl. pre-adhesives, airmails, village cancellations, etc. (47)

Antigua: 1882 Watermark Crown CA 21/2d. red-brown, variety large “2” in “1/2” with slanting foot, used, slight perf. imperfections, scarce. S.G. 22b, cat. £1,300. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1882 Watermark Crown CA 4d. blue, variety top left triangle detached [Pl. 2, Right pane, R. 3/3], used, fine. S.G. 23a, cat. £750. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1884-87 Watermark Crown CA 21/2d. ultramarine, variety top left triangle detached [Pl. 2, Right pane, R. 3/3], used, fine. S.G. 27b, cat. £475. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1884-87 Watermark Crown CA 4d. chestnut, variety top left triangle detached [Pl. 2, Right pane, R. 3/3], used, fine. S.G. 28a, cat. £375. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1884-87 Watermark Crown CA 4d. chestnut, variety top left triangle detached [Pl. 2, Right pane, R. 3/3], mint, fine. S.G. 28a, cat. £400. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: 1903-07 Watermark Crown CC 1/2d. to 5s. and 1908-17 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/2d. to 21/2d. sets overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12a), mainly fine with gum. (13) S.G. 31s-40s, 41s, 43s, 46s, cat. £315.

Antigua: 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d. diagonal line by turret [Pl. 2A, R. 10/1] lower left corner marginal with creamy gum, 21/2d. dot to left of chapel [Pl. 2B, R. 8/3] and 1s. dot by flagstaff [Pl. 4, R. 8/4] varieties mint, mainly fine. S.G. 91f, 93g, 94h, cat. £775. Photo. (Image1)

Antigua: A small K.G.V selection incl. 1921-29 1s. watermark inverted and reversed mint, mainly fine. (7)

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension: 1866 envelope to Devonport endorsed “from J Clark H.M.S. Flora Ascension”, (John Clark, ship’s boilermaker), bearing 1d. red pl. 94 HF for privileged seaman’s rate, countersigned by Staff Commander John Fletcher Rees, cancelled on arrival by Plymouth Aug. 16 duplex, some staining but rare. Ex Ellott. Carried by SS “Norman” departing Ascension with the Navy bag on July 25. From 1865 to 1872 “Flora” was the guardship at Ascension before being ordered south to become a similar role at Simonstown. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: ?Great Britain used in Ascension: 1898 (Feb. 19) cover to Kent endorsed “C.J. Johnson Writer I. of Ascension” with handstamped counter signature of commanding officer, franked at scarce privilege rate by 1d. lilac (corner fault) tied by Ascension c.d.s. with Mar. 7 arrival backstamp. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension: 1903 to 1922 selection incl. 1902-11 6d., 1s., 1912 1d., 1912-22 3d., 1s., etc., mainly fine. (10) Cat. £1,440.

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension: ?1913 (Jan. 25) cover to William Russell Lane-Joynt in Dublin bearing 1887-92 ‘Jubilee’ 41/2d., upper marginal tied by Ascension c.d.s., with London F.S. registration label and Feb. 13 London registered oval on reverse but ms. endorsement “Registered” deleted and showing framed “POSTED OUT/OF COURSE”, rare and attractive. Founder of the Irish Philatelic Society, Lane-Joynt (1855-1921) is one of just two Irish philatelists to have been nominated to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1924-33 1s. grey-black and brown variety ‘cleft rock’? [R. 5/1], mint, fine. S.G. 18c, cat. £375. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1924-33 2s. and 3s. in matching lower marginal strips of four used, both on piece, scarce multiples. S.G. 19, 20. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1924-33 3s. variety ‘broken mainmast’ [R. 2/1], fine mint. S.G. 20a, cat. £900. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1924-33, selection of plate flaws, incl. 1/2d., 1d., 11/2d., 6d. showing ‘broken mainmast’ [R. 2/1], 1/2d., 1d., 3d. and 8d. in corner plate no. pair each with ‘cleft rock’ [R. 5/1], 11/2d. line through “C” [R. 1/6], mint, mainly good to fine. (10) Cat. £1,948.

Ascension: 1934 Pictorials, die proof of vignette, as used for the 1d., 2d., 8d. and 2s.6d. showing incorrect latitude, rare. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1934 sets mint and used, 5d. imprint block of four mint and 8d. used on cover. S.G. 21-30.

Ascension: 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d. ‘kite and horizontal log’ fine mint, also 1934 1d. ‘teardrops’ flaw mint, fine. S.G. 32k, 22a, cat. £900. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1935 Silver Jubilee 1s. ‘kite and horizontal log’ [Pl. 2B, R. 10/6], fine used. S.G. 34l, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1938-53 issues to £1 with all listed perfs. and most shades, mint, mainly fine, also 1948 Silver Wedding set. S.G. 38-47. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1938-53 1d. black and yellow-orange perf. 14 and 2d. black and red-orange perf. 13. both showing ‘mountaineer’ flaw, [R. 4/4] fine mint. S.G. 39ca, 41aa, cat. £675. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1938-53 2d. black and scarlet, perf. 14, ‘mountaineer’ flaw [R. 4/4], used, fine. S.G. 41ca, cat. £400. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1938-53 4d. black and ultramarine with ‘mountaineer’ flaw [R. 4/4], mint, minor corner crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 42da, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)