2222

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1801 to 1816, selection of covers, all with type SL1 ship letter cachet, poor to fair strikes with 1815 (Oct. 5) entire to London, endorsed ''P H.M.S. Jalouse'', with a fair oval ship letter and boxed ''PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER'', etc. (9 items)

Price Realised £550

2223

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1801 to 1851, seven Ship Letter covers, showing marking types SL1 (3), SL4 and SL5 (3) respectively, good to fine.

Price Realised £520

2224

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1839 (Sept. 24) entire from New York to Manchester, Jamaica, manuscript ''1/10'' rate mark and ''Mile Gully P Office'', also ''MONTEGO BAY/JAMAICA'' datestamp type P2b, and a fair strike of the rare boxed ''Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER'' type SL8. Foster records only around eight examples. Photo.

Price Realised £520

2225

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1842 to 1868, selection of covers, all with type SL5 handstamps, incl. 1845 (Mar.) from Colombia to London with oval ''OCANA/FRANCA'' and a fair SL5, 1868 cover from Haiti to France, bearing ''GB/2F.'' rate mark, six are on incoming mail and five on outgoing mail, poor to good. (13 items)

Price Realised £1300

2226

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1842 (Sept. 10) entire from Salem to Mayhill P.O., bearing manuscript ''Paid single'' ''10'' and ''27'' rate marks, Salem despatch datestamp and ''PAID'', a good strike of the circular ''KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER'' datestamp type SL4. Photo.

Price Realised £200

2227

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1842 (Sept. 20) entire from British Honduras to Kingston, bearing manuscript ''4'', a good strike of the circular ''KINGSTON/SHIP LETTER'' datestamp type SL4, with ''New York Oct. 18/42 Forwd. by F. Alexandre'' forwarding agent's endorsement on the reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £350

2228

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1843 (June 13) neat entire from Salem to Kingston, bearing Salem datestamp, unframed ''PAID'' and ''25'' all in blue, manuscript ''1/2'' and ''27'' rate marks, also a good strike of the rare boxed ''Montego Bay/SHIP LETTER'' type SL8 and Montego Bay datestamp. Photo.

Price Realised £650

2229

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1844 entire from Salem, addressed to Mandeville, with manuscript ''1/-'' and ''27'' rate marks and a fair strike of the boxed ''Falmouth/SHIP LETTER'' type SL8 (very few exist), with ''FALMOUTH/JAMAICA'' datestamp alongside. With full transcript of the letter. Ex Mahfood. Photo.

Price Realised £750

2230

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1845 (Nov. 30) entire from Philadelphia, addressed to Mayhill Post Office, with manuscript ''1/-'' rate mark and a fine strike of the rare boxed ''Falmouth/SHIP LETTER'' type SL8 and with ''FALMOUTH/JAMAICA'' datestamp on the reverse. With full transcript of letter. Photo.

Price Realised £800

2231

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1868 (Sept. 12) entire from Kingston to Bordeaux, bearing handstruck ''20'' rate mark, and a fair strike of the octagonal ''KINGSTON/PAQ. FR. D No.1'' datestamp (Salles 1.491), with ''LIGNE B/PAQ. FR. No2'' and Bordeaux datestamps on the reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £120

2232

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1871 (June 3) cover to London, franked by 1870-83 3d. tied by barred oval ''A 01'', circular ''PAID LONDON SHIP LETTER'' c.d.s., London Paid Tombstone and ''11/2'' type PD9 all in red, also a fine strike of the rare boxed ''JAMAICA/SHIP MAIL'' datestamp type SL9, with Kingston and London c.d.s's on the reverse, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £1100

2233

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1873 stampless entire from Colon to Kingston, manuscript ''5'' rate mark and a good strike of the chamfered boxed ''SHIP LETTER'' type SL10, with Kingston arrival datestamp on the reverse, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £450

2234

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1874 entire from Cuba to Kingston, manuscript ''5'' rate mark and a good strike of the chamfered boxed ''SHIP LETTER'' type SL10, bearing Kingston arrival datestamp on the reverse, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £400

2235

Sale number: 115

Jamaica: The Napier Collection: Ship Letters and Maritime Mail: 1879 (Apr. 21) stampless entire from Peru to Kingston, manuscript ''5'' rate mark and a good strike of the chamfered boxed ''SHIP LETTER'' type SL10, with Kingston arrival datestamp on the reverse, rare. Photo.

Price Realised £320