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Catalogue 267: BRITISH POST OFFICES ABROAD - The DUBOIS collection (part II)
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  • Lot# : 4038 Grenada

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    1842 (Aug 29): Entire letter concerning drought on the Mount Pleasant estate on the island of Carriacou to Chester, England rated '1/-' in manuscript, struck with very fine strike of straight line "CARRIACOU" handstamp in brown with 'Pr. Pkt. 29 Aug '42' below in manuscript. Reverse with London cds in red and double arc Chester arrival cds (Oct 14) in black. Rare and fine - just three examples of this handstamp are recorded.rnProvenance: Collection Joseph Hackmey, RL, London, 26 Nov 1985, lot 13.
    Starting bid : 3,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4039 Grenada

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    1851 (Jan 11): Cover from Grenada to Dublin, Ireland prepaid with '2/6d.' rate in manuscript, struck with fine "♚ / PAID / AT / GRENADA" handstamp in red. Reverse with double arc 'Grenada' despatch cds (Jan 11) in black and obverse with London 'Paid' cds in red (Feb 6) with Dublin arrival (Feb 7) on reverse. A fine cover Gi = £ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4040 Grenada

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    1858 (Nov 20): Great Britain 1857 1 d. red, perf 14, a vertical pair used on large part "St. George's Chronicle" newspaper to London, twice redirected on arrival, tied by "A15" obliterators in black with GRENADA double arc cds adjacent (Nov 20). On arrival in London redirected with 1 d. red to Devonport where further 1 d. red applied tied by '25' numeral obliterator and mailed to Stoke. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 334; Collection J.L. 'Bobbie' Messenger, RL, London, 16 March 1983; Collection Joseph Hackmey, RL, London, 26 Nov 1985, lot 16; Collection Andre Bollen, Köhler, Wiesbaden, 8 Dec 1993, lot 876.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 750.00 CHF

    Lot# : 4041 Grenada

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    1858 (Sept 9): Great Britain 1856 6 d. lilac, a horizontal strip of four used on 1858 quadruple rate cover from St. Georges, Grenada to London tied by "A15" obliterators in black, reverse with GRENADA double arc cds (Sept 9) in black with date error '0SP9 / 1858' alongside London arrival cds (Oct 2) in red. Side flaps removed but a very rare usage - the strip of four being the largest franking of this value used in Grenada.rnProvenance: Collection E.E.Yates, RL, London, 31 July-1 Aug 1940, lot 469; Christie's, London, 11-12 Jan 1984, lot 861; Collection Joseph Hackmey, RL, London, 26 Nov 1985, lot 27.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4042 Grenada

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    1858 (Dec 10): Great Britain 1857 1 s. green, a used example on 1858 double rate entire letter endorsed 'per RMS Packet' from St. George's, Grenada to Glasgow, tied by "A15" obliterator in black. Reverse with GRENADA double arc cds of despatch (Dec 10) in black alongside London cds in red and Glasgow arrival in blue (Jan 2, 1859). The 1 s. value is exceptionally rare on letter from Grenada and very fine, according to our records just the two single 1 shilling frankings exist Gi = £ 1'800 off cover.rnProvenance: Collection J.L. 'Bobbie' Messenger, RL, London, 16 March 1983, lot 31; Collection Joseph Hackmey, RL, London, 26 Nov 1985, lot 31.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000.00 CHF
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