GRENADA
Covers and stamps / Grenada / Pre stamp
GRENADA: 1845 (Sept 23): Outer letter sheet addressed "To the Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missions / at the Centenary Hall and Mission House / Bishopsgate Street within / London", first rated "I/-", deleted and re-rated "2" showing a good strike of the very rare CARRIACOU straight-line handstamp in brownish ink, the reverse with two arrival datestamps (Oct 20) in red. Cert. RPS (2003). Note: The London proof book shows this marking as "CARRIACOU / SHIP LETTER" and was sent 10 Grenada in August of 1841, evidently it was more useful as a normal town name marking as no example with the "SHIP LETTER" portion is known, though one of three examples dated 1842 shows a trace of it establishing that it indeed was removed, this 1845 cover is the only other and thereby latest cover with this rare straight line marking of a total of four examples recorded. Provenance: Collections Danforth Walker and Joseph Hackmey. Shreves Philatelic Galleries, sale 57, June 2003, lot 135.
£4975
GUADELOUPE
Covers and stamps / Guadeloupe / Pre stamp
GUADELOUPE: Guadeloupe 1788 (Jan 12): Entire to Paris with straight-line "POINTE A PITRE" and cursive "COLONIES PAR NANTES" handstamps, reverse with "Se Lvee" distribution handstamp. Fine and scarce.
£385
GUATEMALA
Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Pre stamp
GUATEMALA: 1868 (16 Avril) folded stampless cover to Switzerland with CORREOAS GUATEMALA blue dispatch cds, red boxed FRANCO alongside with French accountancy marks F/31 and GB / 1f 90c, PANAMA / TRANSIT and French entry mark all on front, rated 1.30 in red crayon, London TPO transit backstamp, La Chaux de Fonds arrival, fine, handstamped ‘MADDEN’ in red.
£475
GUATEMALA
Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Pre stamp
GUATEMALA: 1876 Official mail: legal size stampless cover to Berlin with ADMON.GRAL.DE CORREOS/GUATEMALA/PAQUETES cds in red alongside and re-addressed to Alt Kischau (West Prussia) with rate amended to ‘260’. Pressed out fold otherwise fine and rare cover. ex Brian Moorhouse.
£475
GUATEMALA
Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Pre stamp
GUATEMALA: 1893 (Feb 24) Stampless envelope cancelled octagonal POSTA LOCAL/GUATEMA datestamp and oval FRANCA, both in ultramarine with BANCO INTERNACIONAL imprint on backflap, faint central fold.
£65
IRELAND
Covers and stamps / Ireland / Pre stamp
IRELAND: 1822 (17 Aug.) entire letter from Edinburgh to William Whaley at the Post Office in Dublin, marked "N2" , rated "1/2" with straight line "NOT CALLED FOR" handstamp in red alongside collection and transit markings and receiving 24.08 d.s. on reverse. Entire with discreet repair otherwise fine and a scarce instructional marking.
£175
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
LATVIA: 1788: Entire to Paris bearing good example of "MITAU / Crown & Posthorn" handstamp in black, manuscript rate markings and straight-line MASEYCK transit handstamp. A very fine and early cover.
£495
LEBANON
Covers and stamps / Lebanon / Pre stamp
LEBANON: French Postal Services in Lebanon 1857 (June 22): Unpaid envelope with full content from US missionary in Constantinople with French services to the US consulate in Beirut, struck in transit by "SMYRNE TURQUIE" cds, upon arrival on reverse by "Beirut, July 6, 1857" datestamp of the US consulate. The cover was taxed upon arrival with '10' décimes. Very rare US consular datestamp, only four covers known, all from 1857, signed Nakri. Provenance: Christoph Gärtner sale 26 (Oct 2013), lot 2652B.
£955
MARTINIQUE
Covers and stamps / Martinique / Pre stamp
MARTINIQUE: 1769 (June 8): Entire letter to Beaune, France bearing manuscript "Trinité" and "affranchie". Very fine, this being the earliest recorded manuscript mark known from any of the sub offices, other than that of St. Pierre. Provenance: Collection Brian Brookes, Spink, London, November 2018, lot 2511.
£595
MARTINIQUE
Covers and stamps / Martinique / Pre stamp
MARTINIQUE: 1787: Entire to Bordeaux bearing manuscript rate markings and straight-line handstamp "LA MARTINIQUE". A fine early entire in good condition.
£565
MONTSERRAT
Covers and stamps / Montserrat / Pre stamp
MONTSERRAT: 1786 (May 22) entire to Newton Gordon and Johnstone in Madeira, without postmarks, contents referring to wine written by A. Gordon, fine and early.
£385
PANAMA
Covers and stamps / Panama / Pre stamp
PANAMA: 1843 Folded cover to London addressed to Fred Huth handstamped PANAMA double arc without date of the British Post Office, fine KINGSTON JAMAICA NO 29 1843 backstamp and red London arrival 9 JA 1844, 2 filing creases, 1 running through Panama hs, very scarce.
£575
PANAMA
Covers and stamps / Panama / Pre stamp
PANAMA: 1850 (11 Sept) Entire from PAITA, Peru to Paris routed through Panama with straight line PANAMA / TRANSIT in red and PANAMA / 21 SP 1850 / TRANSIT in black, red London transit 20 Oc. backstamp, scarce combination.
£75
PANAMA
Covers and stamps / Panama / Pre stamp
PANAMA: 1878 Unfranked envelope to Germany with manuscript ‘....Veinte i cinco centavos’ and ‘25ct’ applied at top, circular NY T applied in transit with opera glass NEW YORK OCT 15 / PANAMA TRANSIT, and NEW YORK BRITISH TRANSIT OCT 16 cds alongside, German circular cachet alongside and arrival, fine and unusual.
£575
ST LUCIA
Covers and stamps / St Lucia / Pre stamp
SAINT LUCIA: 1816 (Aug. 18) entire to London written from Soufriere with step-type “SHIPLETTER/PLYMOUTH” and red arrival backstamp.