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Auction: 25010 - The Michael Medlicott Collection of Trinidad and Tobago
Lot: 190

Trinidad
Covers and Cancellations
Circular Datestamps
The collection of town and village cancels, covering over 190 different offices, on covers/cards (290+) and loose stamps/pieces (1750+) covering a wide range of issues and values in eight volumes in a box, all neatly mounted and written up on album pages, including Agricultural Show P.O. on 1895 (18 and 19 Oct.) ½d. and 1d. stationery cards respectively (both slightly stained); Arima (56 items), Arouca (24 items including 1908 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. tied by Type D5 c.d.s.); Bamboo Village with Type D2 on 1982 incoming letter card from GB showing Undelivered h.s.; Belmont (44 items including 1894 printed wrapper from Port of Spain to Belmont bearing ½d. and showing straight-line "unclaimed" h.s. with Type D2 arrival c.d.s.); Blanchisseuse (27 items including fine Type D3 on 1883 1d., 1915 envelope to Port of Spain re-addressed to Sangre Grande, bearing ½d. pair tied by Type D4 c.d.s. and 1948 envelope to St. Ann's bearing 1948 Wedding 3c. pair tied by rare Type D7); Brasso (24 items including 1917 envelope from Port of Spain to Brasso showing straight-line "unclaimed" h.s.; Calcutta Settlement (5 items including 1944 censored cover to Aruba with Type D3 c.d.s. and arrival Postage Due 10c.); Cap De Ville (23 items including discoloured 1912 1d. stationery card to Austria cancelled with Type D2 c.d.s. and 1937 envelope to California with 3c. and 24c. tied by Type D3 - the only recorded example); Carapichaima (36 items including 1901 Myerscough envelope to London bearing eight ½d. tied by Type D2 c.d.s. and showing straight-line "registered" h.s., and 1911 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. tied by Type D4 c.d.s.); Caroni (29 items including 1912 2d. registered envelope to San Francisco bearing two 2½d. tied by Type D2 c.d.s.); Cedros (37 items); Chaguanas (51 items including 1911 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. tied by Type D4, and 1926 envelope to England bearing ½d. and 1½d. tied by scarce Type D5 c.d.s.); Couva (45 items including 1893 2d. registered envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. tied by Type D3 c.d.s.; Cunupia (25 items); Dabadie (26 items including 1905 envelope to Denmark bearing 2½d. tied by Type D2 c.d.s.); Diego Martin (20 items including 1897 2d. registered envelope to London bearing 2½d. and 1913 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d., both tied by Type D3 c.d.s.; Elswick (8 items); Erin (17 items including 1911 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. and 1912 envelope registered to Germany franked at 4½d. with Type D2 c.d.s. and showing straight-line "registered" h.s., and 1916 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. tied by Type D3 c.d.s.; Five Islands (7 items including 1933 envelope to New York bearing 3d. and showing Type D4 h.s.; Fyzabad (19 items including 1928 envelope to USA bearing 1½d. and 1930 2d. registered envelope to San Francisco bearing 1d., both tied by Type D2 c.d.s.; Gran Couva (29 items including 1892 ½d. stationery card - stained - to Port of Spain, 1893 2d. registered envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. pair and 1900 2d. registered envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. pair, all tied by Type D2 c.d.s.; Grande Riviere (8 items including 1922 2d. registered envelope to England bearing 1d. pair tied by Type D2 c.d.s.; Guiaco (15 items including 1900 damaged 1d. stationery card to London cancelled by fine Type D3 c.d.s.); Guapo (16 items including large 1917 envelope to Port of Spain bearing two 1d. tied by Type D1 c.d.s.); Guayaguayare (7 items including 1930 envelope registered to England bearing 2d. and 1/- tied by Type D3 c.d.s.); Indian Walk (7 items all cancelled by Type D2 c.d.s.); La Brea (50 items); La Lune (4 items including 1920 2d. registered envelope to London bearing two 1d. tied by Type D2 c.d.s.; Laventille (15 items including 1928 2d. registered envelope to USA bearing 1½d. tied by Type D2 c.d.s.); Mucurapo (22 items including 1888 Barbados 1½d. stationery card showing fine Type D2 arrival c.d.s.; Oropouche (14 items including 1895 2d. registered envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d. tied by fine Type D3 c.d.s.); Point Fortin (35 items including 1924 envelope registered to Newfoundland bearing 1½d. and 3d. tied by Type D2 c.d.s., and 1930 envelope to Switzerland bearing 1d. paid tied by scarce Type D3 c.d.s. and with Swiss Postage Due 10c. pair); Poole (10 items including 1909 envelope to USA bearing 2½d. tied by Type D4 c.d.s.); Princes Town (60 items); Sangre Grande (64 items including locally addressed 1901 ½d. stationery card with light Type D2, and 1917 US 2c. stationery envelope with three Postage Due 1d. applied on arrival and tied by Type D4); Siparia (35 items including 1919 Montgomery Ward envelope to Chicago bearing two 1d., 1929 envelope to USA bearing 1d. and 1931 envelope to Port of Spain bearing 1d., all cancelled by Type D2 c.d.s.; St. Anns (20 items including creased 1893 1d. stationery card to St. Vincent cancelled by Type D3); St. Joseph (48 items including stained 1886 ½d. stationery card to Port of Spain cancelled by light Type D5 c.d.s.); Talparo (6 items including 1931 envelope to Chicago bearing 1d. pair tied by scarce Type D2 c.d.s. and showing tax markings); Toco (31 items including 1900 ½d. wrapper to Port of Spain and 1901 lightly discoloured 2d. registered envelope to Port of Spain bearing four 1d., all tied by Type D4 c.d.s.); Tumpuna (70 items including 1895 2d. registered envelope to London bearing five ½d. and 2½d. tied by Type D3 c.d.s.; Upper Guaico (5 items including 1929 envelope to USA bearing 1d. tied by fine Type D3 c.d.s.); and Woodbrook (35 items including discoloured 1916 picture postcard from Port of Spain bearing ½d. and showing Type D2 arrival c.d.s. A marvellous lot with numerous fine to superb strikes, condition a little mixed in places as to be expected. An ideal lot for the specialist collector or for somebody looking for a new field of interest

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Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2400