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Lot 311
Decent strike of the Jamaica Large Fleuron clearly dated 24 APR 1807 on pkt letter to London inscribed ‘Duke of Marlborough Packet’. Close inspection of the reverse reveals a strike of LUCEA/JA - Est: £100Lot 312
T3 MONTEGO-BAY/JA sits alongside large JAMAICA fleuron datelined 15 January 1812; a son writes to his father in Somerset from ‘Virgin Valley’ – good contents - Est: £50Lot 313
Very good strike of T3 SPANISH-TOWN/JA on back of 6 February 1819 entire to Ayr, rated 2s 6d and insc. ‘p. packet’ - Est: £50Lot 314
A packet letter sent 21 Nov 1827 has its main interest in a boxed ‘MISSENT TO CHICHESTER’, the fleuron on the back is nothing to get excited about. Graham Booth also collected Sussex Postal History – do you? - Est: £20Lot 315
Faint T3 SAVANNA-LA-MAR/JA on reverse of 1828 letter to Dundee, rated 5s - Est: £30Lot 316
Entire slightly opened out to show good HOPE BAY T3 strike and very good small fleuron (F6) of FE 4 183(0), this is ex Dubois 2020 (lot 65) where it was noted that this was the only strike so far recorded from Hope Bay and the fleuron was the latest known date – an important cover that had a hammer price of £250 - Est: £125Lot 317
ex Dubois 2020 (lot 63) T4 LACOVIA on back with rather smudged small fleuron sent to Glos. 4 Feb 1830 inld post 7½d paid, 2s pkt - Est: £80Lot 318a
We pair a very good strike of T4 MONTEGO BAY with fine strike of Kingston date stamp MY 3 183(4) on packet entire to London, with a poor strike of T3 MONTEGO BAY J3 with fair medium fleuron of 3 May 1812 on entire to Somerset - Est: £60Lot 318b
We pair a very good strike of T4 MONTEGO BAY with fine strike of Kingston date stamp MY 3 183(4) on packet entire to London, with a poor strike of T3 MONTEGO BAY J3 with fair medium fleuron of 3 May 1812 on entire to Somerset - Est: £60Lot 319
Fine strike of T4 FALMOUTH st line on back of entire to London, rated 8s 8d, boxed red PACKET LETTER on front and Kingston d. stamp OC ?? 1834, London arr. 4 DEC - Est: £40Lot 320
Fair strike of T3 DRY-HARBOUR/JA on back of 20 Oct 1836 entire to London rated 2s 2d, 10 Jan 1837 arr. - Est: £60Lot 321
Very fine strike of the T4 st line MANCHIONEAL on front of outer to London, rated 2s 2d with fine Kingston date stamp AU 12 1837 on back along with London arr. 21 Sep - Est: £60Lot 322
Good strike of T4 PEAR TREE GROVE on back of missionary outer to London 10 AP 1839 - Est: £80Lot 323
The fine P2a date stamp of Clarendon applied in red on FE 7 1840 is slightly obscured by the London arrival date stamp – the rate has dropped to 1s following the reform of rates at the beginning of the year - Est: £40Lot 324a
A pair of covers each with fine strikes of the P4 FALMOUTH JAMAICA date stamp; the first was applied on the reverse on NO 9 1848 on entire to Morant Bay where the front shows a fine P2a MORANT-BAY/JAMAICA; the second cover was sent from Kingston JU 8 1851 to Falmouth where a fine strike of the date stamp was applied on the front - Est: £50Lot 324b
A pair of covers each with fine strikes of the P4 FALMOUTH JAMAICA date stamp; the first was applied on the reverse on NO 9 1848 on entire to Morant Bay where the front shows a fine P2a MORANT-BAY/JAMAICA; the second cover was sent from Kingston JU 8 1851 to Falmouth where a fine strike of the date stamp was applied on the front - Est: £50Lot 325
Neat envelope with contents sent from Moneague to Edinburgh OC 22 1852, Kingston transit and Edinburgh arrival all on reverse, rated 1s 2d and inscribed ‘per Second October Packet’ - Est: £25Lot 326
Fine QV 6d De La Rue die proof on card in the eighth (and final), state, stamped Sept. 14 -60 and ‘BEFORE HARDENING’, one of two known and ex Jarvis - Est: £160Lot 327
Cut down stamp size QV 2d De La Rue die proof in the final, eighth, state - Est: £75Lot 328
We pair two QV 4d stamp size die proofs which show states 4a and b, the former has weak lower forehead shading whilst in the second that shading has been developed - Est: £150Lot 329
For the 1s value we can offer four cut down stamp size, or slightly larger die proofs showing progressive stages of the Die as described by Robson Lowe back in 1957, some minor staining on two, seemingly ex Mahfood and Surtees - Est: £300Lot 330
Essay dated 25-9-19 of the Arms of Jamaica vignette on glazed card 36 x 47mm mounted on a slightly larger card ex Mahfood - Est: £250Lot 331
Unusual example of the 6d lilac cancelled A01, a fine pair is attached by hinge to a third example, and was apparently once connected on piece, cat. £275 – you could prefer to have a fine pair and single - Est: £75Lot 332
Wing marginal GB 6d lilac cancelled with A31 Browns Town SG Z31, cat. £450, one of the wing margin corners nibbled - Est: £120Lot 333
Very fine strike of A39 (Falmouth) on GB 4d, SG Z55 cat. £180 unfortunately one corner is nibbled - Est: £60Lot 334
A40 a superb strike on 6d on piece, though with part of top rt corner missing. The piece shows the manuscript day (25) and year (60) along with the ‘River’ part of Flint River – ex Glassco and illustrated in the Jamaica Encyclopaedia, SG Z59, cat. £375 - Est: £150Lot 335
1 March 1859 was the first day of use of the numerals in this village, making this large piece a significant item, 6d clear A44 with Goshen MR1 postmark and Kingston next day receiving mark - Est: £90Lot 336
GB 6d cancelled with very fine strike of A57 at Montego Bay SG Z111 cat. £150, scissor trim at left side, trimming off the wing margin (?) - Est: £50Lot 337
GB 6d tied to piece with very fine SAVANNAH-LA-MAR date stamp of NO 22 1858, which is before the numerals were issued to the villages, the stamp is cancelled with an indistinct A01 in Kingston. All such uses are described as ‘very rare’ by Foster – is this the piece he lists? - Est: £125Lot 338
An OHMS wrapper to the Provost Marshal in Spanish Town with diagonally bisected 1d blue tied by very clear A49 and with receiving date stamp of MR 4 68, well written up on page explaining the use and how many were used on returns to the Provost Marshal - Est: £200Lot 339
30 Dec 1878 envelope to Kingston. The 1d blue pair are neatly tied to the cover by an A62 cancel with the P. G. River date stamp prominent, apparently ex Hooton Mitchell from a sale in 1972 - Est: £50Lot 340
The outer part of 1½d PS reply card cancelled F96 with Shooter’s Hill d/ stamp of 10 (NO) 85 was sent with a very full message, in English to Holstein in Prussia - Est: £80Lot 341
1½d PSC cancelled ‘193’ and with just about legible Cold Spring date stamp, to Germany with full message and Kingston transit date stamp of DE 2 90 - Est: £75Lot 342
A Half penny postal stationery card addressed to Myersville has its indicum cancelled with a full ‘647’, and bears no fewer than three single circle cancels as well as the arrival double circle of Myersville. On the message side there is a faint Southfield MY 13 98, then you get Spur-Tree, same date and on the front Santa Cruz 16 May. Quite a tour - Est: £80