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;) ;) | ST JOHNSTON Sir Reginald From a Colonial Governor's Note-Book. Hutchinson & Co, London (1936) 285pp + plates. 1st ed., minor tone spotting to first few pages otherwise clean in original blue cloth. The author recounts his time in office as Acting Governor of the Falkland Is., Administrator in Dominica and St Kitts and Governor of the Leeward Islands. | £70.00 |
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CAPON Richard and GIBB Bill & STEWART George The Farthing BWISC 2021 102pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. The humble farthing, which not that many people will remember, was the cost of posting Printed Papers locally in some colonies of the Empire. Most were in the West Indies. This book catalogues all of these stamps and shows some very uncommon uses. The coverage extends outside the West Indies to Malta in particular and also to Fiji. There are instances where farthing stamps/labels were used as revenues in Australia, South Africa and diverse places, such as Heligoland. There are listed examples of the farthing labels used in the Highland Railways of Scotland. Places where farthing stamps were used are all covered and as a special treat there is an appendix showing some rare uses from the Ronald Rong Collection
£18
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JANSSON Insula S. Juan de Puerto Rico Caribes vel Canibalum Insulae Amsterdam 1660 (circa) Hand coloured engraved chart of the Caribbean islands from Puerto Rico to the South American mainland with elaborate title cartouche, attractive vignette and rhumb lines. Reinforced centre fold otherwise very fine. 50 x 39 cms
£700
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1902 photograph of St Kitts from the sea attached to back of Leewards 1d postal stationery card, fine unused. Unusual.
£75
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1921-32 Leewards 1½d red brown (SG64) perf. Specimen, fine mint.
£12
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CAPON Richard and GIBB Bill & STEWART George The Farthing BWISC 2021 102pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. The humble farthing, which not that many people will remember, was the cost of posting Printed Papers locally in some colonies of the Empire. Most were in the West Indies. This book catalogues all of these stamps and shows some very uncommon uses. The coverage extends outside the West Indies to Malta in particular and also to Fiji. There are instances where farthing stamps/labels were used as revenues in Australia, South Africa and diverse places, such as Heligoland. There are listed examples of the farthing labels used in the Highland Railways of Scotland. Places where farthing stamps were used are all covered and as a special treat there is an appendix showing some rare uses from the Ronald Rong Collection
£18
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Related items available in Maps, Prints, Photographs Ephemera
JANSSON Insula S. Juan de Puerto Rico Caribes vel Canibalum Insulae Amsterdam 1660 (circa) Hand coloured engraved chart of the Caribbean islands from Puerto Rico to the South American mainland with elaborate title cartouche, attractive vignette and rhumb lines. Reinforced centre fold otherwise very fine. 50 x 39 cms
£700
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Related items available in Old Picture Postcards
1902 photograph of St Kitts from the sea attached to back of Leewards 1d postal stationery card, fine unused. Unusual.
£75
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1921-32 Leewards 1½d red brown (SG64) perf. Specimen, fine mint.
£12
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