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Postage stamps, booklets, flight, censored and maritime mail and philatelic covers of St Kitts Nevis for sale.
There is much to recommend a collection of St Kitts Nevis stamps and postal history. The classic stamps of Nevis make a fascinating study as these stamps, coming in sheets of only 12, are ideal for plating. The later issues are attractive and fairly straightforward but specialization is possible in the KGVI first definitives.
Collecting pre stamp covers is not easy now as few are seen on the market but there are a good variety of early postal markings to collect. Later village postmarks make for an interesting small collection and the scarce Anguilla T.R.D.'s can tantalize for years.
There is no comprehensive handbook on St Kitts Nevis philately but I would recommend the R.L. Encyclopedia Vol. VI for information on the pre stamp postal marks and the stamp issues. There is also a good specialised guide to the KGVI issues by Peter Baldwin.
Philatelic Books on St Kitts Nevis
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ST CHRISTOPHER
1828 (15 July) EL to London with fine step type 'DEAL SHIP LETTER' and London ds, rated 1/-. Horiz. filing fold o/w fine. £44
1838 (26 July) EL from London addressed to, 'H.L. Philips Esq., Stonesforth Estate, St Kitts.' Rated 2/3d and with London cds on reverse. £50
1844 (12 May) EL to London with light strike of 'ST KITTS' fleuron also London ds. Rated 1/- and endorsed 'P Steamer Pkt.' Overall toning. £15
1850 (29 June) EL to London. with good ST KITTS JU 29 1850' double arc cds across flap on reverse, also London ds's. Rated 1/-. £42
1870-9 litho forgery of 1d magenta, crudely perforated with barred cancel, possibly by Spiro. £4
1882-90 Crown CA, 2½d deep red brown (SG15), f.u. Cat £60. £20
1882-90 Crown CA, 6d (SG19), small gum wrinkle, fresh, most o.g. Cat £80. £20
1882-90 Crown CA, 6d (SG19) faint toning on gum of two perfs, m.m. Cat £80. £20
1885 ½d on half 1d, variety surcharge inverted (SG23b), fresh unused. Cat £250. £50
1886 4d on 6d (SG25), m.m., hinge rems. Cat £48. £15
ST KITTS NEVIS
1903 Crown CA, 2/- (SG8), ovptd. Specimen, m.m. £5
1903 p. stat. 2d reg. env., size G, used to Germany with Leewards ½d and 1d pair tied by light 'ST KITTS C 29 MY 28' cds's. Clean. £40
1914 reg. cover to Chicago with combination franking of 1907 ½d strip of 5 and Leewards 2d tied by St Kitts duplex cancels. Fine. £32
1916 p.p.c. with view of Basseterre from the Upper Pier with ½d on picture side tied by forged 'BASSETERRE G APR 10 16 ST KITTS' cds, probably made in France. Fine. £20
1929 cover to Lennards Ltd., England. with 1921-9 1½d red brown tied by scarce 'SANDY POINT' cds. Fine. £80
1934 (circa) p.p.c. with view of Church St., Basseterre. used to U.S.A. with 1d tied by large double circle 'R.M.S. Lady Drake Canadian National Steamships Mailed on the High Seas' cachet in reddish purple. Clean. £24
1936 cover to England with Jubilee 2½d tied by fine boxed 'Hamburg-Amerika Linie M.S. Cordillera 19 JAN 1936' h/s. Barbados cds at left. Some perf toning o/w fine. £32
1939 (5 Sep) cover to U.S.A. with 2½d tied by St Kitts cds. Fine s/l 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s in red (Roses H1b). Clean and attractive and very early use. £40
1958 cover to England with 3c Federation tied by Basseterre cds. 'T' in circle h/s and '2d TO PAY E.S.' h/s, latter in green. £5
NEVIS
1981-2 set to $10 without imprints. (SG58A-71A), also set with imprints (SG58B - 71B), u.m. (28). £3
