Sale 94: The Fall Sale

Lot 2276    

Barbados, 1875, "Britannia", 1d gray blue, perf 14, horizontal pair, bright color and well centered, tied by two strikes of neat "7" bootheel handstamps of St. James on cover to New York, blue crayon 5 rate and manuscript "Pr Tahama" ship endorsement, reverse with two different "Barbados, No 29, 78" cds's (one an early C4 mark with mute bootheel duplex) and front with "New York, Dec 14" cds and "Due 5 Cents" duplex, Extremely Fine, an exceptional "Parish" cover to the United States. Scott No. 51a.
SG No. 74    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2277    

Barbados, 1882-86, Queen Victoria, ½d-1s Issues, including shade varieties for ½d, 3d & 4d brown issues (set of 12), full o.g., strong colors throughout, Very Fine. Scott No. 60-67.
SG No. 89/102    £948 ($1,230).

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Realized: $260

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Lot 2278    

Barbados, 1916, Badge of the Colony, 1d deep red, tied by large oval "Posted On The High Seas, S.S. Vandyck" ship handstamp on cover to Bridgetown, Barbados, with "Barbados, G.P.O., 18 Ap.28" cds alongside, Very Fine. Scott No. 129 var. (photo on web site).
SG No. 183    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 2279    

Barbados, 1921, Small Badge of the Colony, 1d red, in combination with 1921, ¼d deep brown, bottom margin horizontal pair (217) on fresh cover to Croydon, England, with bold "Gravesend, Ship-Letter" two line handstamp and stamps canceled by "Gravesend, 4 No, 24" machine postmark, Very Fine.
SG No. 220    Estimate $250 - 350.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2280    

Barbados, Postage Due, 1934, 1d black, bisected, manuscript "½" in red, bottom right portion of stamp tied by bold sharp "Barbados, G.P.O., 2 No, 34" cds with second strike canceling indicia on 1916, ½d green newspaper wrapper to Belleville, "T" in circle handstamp, Extremely Fine, a very rare and short-lived provisional bisect usage of the 1934 1d Postage Due issue; with 1988 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott No. J2a.
SG No. D2a    £2,250 ($2,920).

The bisected 1d was officially authorized for use between March 1934 and February 1935. Some examples, as the one offered here, had the value "½" written across the half stamp in red or black.

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Lot 2281    

Barbados, postal stationery cards and wrappers, 1885-1896, nice group of 39 on album pages arranged by town from Bridgetown to St. Peter, three with boxed "Too Late" handstamps, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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