David Morrison
Lot A3445 (D)
1946 (29 IV 46) envelope sent air mail from Northampton, ...more
1946 (29 IV 46) envelope sent air mail from Northampton, England,
with a 1d and two 7d meter stamps, that on arrival has been taxed
as underpaid and a 12c Postage Due affixed and cancelled AIRMAIL
BRITISH GUIANA 7 MY 46. Fine
David Morrison
Lot A4009 (D)
1873 cover to London with a 24c yellow-green tied b an ...more
1873 cover to London with a 24c yellow-green tied b an ‘A03’
GEORGETOWN 26 JU 1873 duplex cancel. A London JY 14 73 receiving
cancel is on the back
David Morrison
Lot G2549 (D)
1952 6c air letter to England with a 4c added, cancelled AIR ...more
1952 6c air letter to England with a 4c added, cancelled AIR MAIL
BRITISH GUIANA 15 OC 52. The back of the letter advertises the
Kaleteur Falls, which is pictured
David Morrison
Lot G2804 (D)
1902 proof of the embossed FOUR CENTS design in orange red on ...more
1902 proof of the embossed FOUR CENTS design in orange red on stiff
paper, measuring 56 x 56mm, that was used for registered envelopes
in 1902. This value and colour was used on the 1898 registered
envelopes but for the 1902 issue they retained the 4c value but
changed the colour to blue. A scarce proof
David Morrison
Lot G2805 (D)
An unrecorded photographic essay, mounted on a card with hand ...more
An unrecorded photographic essay, mounted on a card with hand drawn
borders, believed to have been designed by E. S. Truchet around
1930. Pictorial designs only reappeared in 1931 and this essay was
possibly submitted for that 1931 issue but not accepted
David Morrison
Lot G3242 (D)
1895 2c postal card to England cancelled DEMERARA RAILWAY OC 31 ...more
1895 2c postal card to England cancelled DEMERARA RAILWAY OC 31 95.
The card was written from Bel Air, a suburb of Georgetown. Small
fault at the foot of the card
David Morrison
Lot G4107
1949 envelope sent at the unsealed letter rate to England with a ...more
1949 envelope sent at the unsealed letter rate to England with a 1c
cancelled T.P.O. MAZARUNI MR 13 49. A small ‘PRINT’ h/s is on the
front of the cover, on the back is a Georgetown 18 MAR 49 transit
c.d.s. This cancel was applied on mail posted on the Mazaruni River
mail steamer
David Morrison
Lot G4212
1864 mourning envelope to London with a 24c cancelled GEORGETOWN ...more
1864 mourning envelope to London with a 24c cancelled GEORGETOWN AP
23 1864. A London MAY 3 64 receiving cancel is on the front of the
cover. Fine
David Morrison
Lot G4431
1865 small cover to London, endorsed at the lower left ‘Per ...more
1865 small cover to London, endorsed at the lower left ‘Per West
India Steamer’ with a 24c tied by a duplex GEORGETOWN OCT 23 1865 /
A 03 canceller. A London NO 16 65 arrival cancel is on both the
front and back of the cover
David Morrison
Lot G4631
1941 cover sent registered to England, endorsed ‘To England ...more
1941 cover sent registered to England, endorsed ‘To England via
North Atlantic Route, with a 4c, 6c and 96c tied by AIR MAIL G.P.O.
29 NO 1941 cancels. On the back is a British Guiana Red Cross
label, tied by the blue crayon lines of the registration. Fine and
uncommon
David Morrison
Lot G4813
1943 incoming censored cover from Curacao with a 10c & 15c
cancelled ...more 1943 incoming censored cover from Curacao with a 10c & 15c cancelled WILLEMSTAD 4.6.43. The cover was twice censored, firstly in Curacao and then on arrival in British Guiana with Opened by Examiner I/40 tape. (Miller IVb – rated 7) An Air Mail G.P.O. 15 JU 43 arrival cancel is on the back. An uncommon censored cover
cancelled ...more 1943 incoming censored cover from Curacao with a 10c & 15c cancelled WILLEMSTAD 4.6.43. The cover was twice censored, firstly in Curacao and then on arrival in British Guiana with Opened by Examiner I/40 tape. (Miller IVb – rated 7) An Air Mail G.P.O. 15 JU 43 arrival cancel is on the back. An uncommon censored cover
David Morrison
Lot G4814
1945 incoming censored air mail cover from Curacao with a ...more
1945 incoming censored air mail cover from Curacao with a 50c
cancelled 17.5.45. The cover was opened by the censors in St. Kitts
and resealed with OPENED BY EXAMINER BB / 282 tape. (Miller CL4 –
rated 6) A Georgetown 28 MY 45 cancel ties the tape. An interesting
routing and censorship in St Kitts
David Morrison
Lot K1478 (D)
1916 envelope to the USA bearing a pair of 1c, cancelled SUDDIE ...more
1916 envelope to the USA bearing a pair of 1c, cancelled SUDDIE 20
SEP 16 (Proud D6) A Georgetown 20 SEP 1916 transit cancel is on the
back. Suddie is a small town on the Atlantic Coast north of the
Demerara River
David Morrison
Lot K1890 (D)
1942 incoming envelope from Brazil with a red label attached at ...more
1942 incoming envelope from Brazil with a red label attached at the
top 'FOUND OPEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED IN THE BRITISH GUIANA POST
OFFICE.' This label has a postmasters signature in blue crayon and
a S. O. SUPT. B. GUIANA 4 AP 42 datestamp (Proud D121) on the front
and a manuscript 'Torn in transit' on the back. The cover has a
tear through the front which was sealed by a piece of stamp
selvage. A very rare label, not recorded by Proud and the first I
have seen
David Morrison
Lot K3172 (D)
1948 underpaid envelope sent air mail with two meter 6d stamps ...more
1948 underpaid envelope sent air mail with two meter 6d stamps and
LONDON 18 II 48 cancel. The air mail rate was 1/3d and a boxed ''T
/ F.S.' handstamp applied with a manuscript 6d alongside. On
arrival a 12c postage due was affixed and cancelled 1 MAR 48
David Morrison
Lot K3376 (D)
1949 cover sent air mail to Scotland with U.P.U. 4c, 12c and 24c
tied ...more 1949 cover sent air mail to Scotland with U.P.U. 4c, 12c and 24c tied by ENMORE 6 DE 49 datestamps. Enmore is a small town on the coast south east of Georgetown
tied ...more 1949 cover sent air mail to Scotland with U.P.U. 4c, 12c and 24c tied by ENMORE 6 DE 49 datestamps. Enmore is a small town on the coast south east of Georgetown
David Morrison
Lot K3733 (D)
1949 6c registered envelope to the U.S.A. with a 24c added on ...more
1949 6c registered envelope to the U.S.A. with a 24c added on the
front and a block of four 3c Silver Wedding on the back, all
cancelled AIR MAIL BRITISH GUIANA 28 FE 49. New York MAR 1 transit
and Santa Barbara MAR 2 49 arrival cancels are on the back
David Morrison
Lot K3782 (D)
1873 cover to Edinburgh with a 24c tied by two strikes of the
scarce ...more 1873 cover to Edinburgh with a 24c tied by two strikes of the scarce B G / W 3 C / JU 7 1873 datestamps that was in use at VERGENOEGEN, situated on the west coast near Georgetown. On the back are Georgetown 7 JU and Edinburgh JU 28 73 transit and arrival cancels. Faults to the stamp as it has been cut from the sheet, but a very scarce cancel (Proud D2 – 2500 points)
scarce ...more 1873 cover to Edinburgh with a 24c tied by two strikes of the scarce B G / W 3 C / JU 7 1873 datestamps that was in use at VERGENOEGEN, situated on the west coast near Georgetown. On the back are Georgetown 7 JU and Edinburgh JU 28 73 transit and arrival cancels. Faults to the stamp as it has been cut from the sheet, but a very scarce cancel (Proud D2 – 2500 points)
David Morrison
Lot K4008 (D)
1868 cover from the Governor, Sir Francis Hinks, K.C.M.G.C.B. ...more
1868 cover from the Governor, Sir Francis Hinks, K.C.M.G.C.B. with
his royal crest on the back, sent internally to “Blankenburg, West
Coast” with two 2c tied by barred ‘A03’ cancels. At the lower left
is written ‘Governor’. On the back of the cover is a DEMERARA JA 27
68 datestamp. Extremely fine and probably a unique example of the
governor paying inland mail postage
David Morrison
Lot P4624
1881 cover to Paramaribo (Surinam) endorsed ‘per Dutch ...more
1881 cover to Paramaribo (Surinam) endorsed ‘per Dutch steamer
23/4/81’ with 1863 – 76 4 cents and an 1876 1c tied by RELIANCE –
CANUE 23 AP 81 cancels. On the back are Berbice 23 AP, Georgetown
25 AP and Paramaribo 28 4 1881 transit and arrival cancels. A very
fine mixed franking cover from a very small village to an unusual
destination
David Morrison
Lot P4924
1941 double censored cover to the U.S.A. with a 6c cancelled by ...more
1941 double censored cover to the U.S.A. with a 6c cancelled by a
GEORGETOWN 26 MAY 1941 wavy line canceller. The cover was opened
and resealed by the censor with an ‘Officially opened and resealed
/ BY CENSOR’ tape (Miller Type 1c) and a violet ‘PASSED BY /
CENSOR’ h/s that also ties the stamp. (Miller Type IVa) A scarce
combination of these two uncommon censors
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