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	Recent articles about the Silver Jubilee

		Updated August 2010


	For the index & links to previous articles - please see the bottom of the page


	Guiana Panorama




		Set on a dedicated first day cover, each cancelled by Kitty (Demerara) single ring cds for 6 My 35

Perusing most jubilee covers from British Guiana, it might be assumed that all their mail originated from Georgetown or, just occasionally, from New Amsterdam.

However, thanks to John Cooper’s formidable village postmark collection, we can show this to be far from the case.

Uitvlugi

Population 194. This cover to New York bears the 6 cents, the first ounce foreign rate, cancelled by Uitvlugi cds for 23 Jy 35.

Mahaicony

Again the 6c rate to USA. This time cancelled 9 No 35 Mahaicony - a food-producing village, (population 2000), in the Mahaica-Berbice region.

Buxton

A village built on land purchased by former slaves in the Demerara-Mahaica region. Amongst its produce is the Buxton Spice Mango. The cover is cancelled Buxton 24 Ju 35.

Belfield

Once the home of a school for delinquent girls, this village is also in the Demerara-Mahaica region. Here, one 6c serves for registration, the other is for the first ounce foreign rate.

Vreed-en-Hoop

Vreed-en-Hoop, (or, “Peace & Hope”), lies at the mouth of the Demerara river. Being to the UK, this cover is charged the 4c empire rate with a further 6c for registration.

Suddie

A community in the Pomeroon-Supernaam region. On the reverse of this cover to UK is the 4c rate cancelled Suddie cds and Georgetown Krag cancel, both for 6 Ja 36.

Cane Grove

Reflecting the 4c rate to the UK, these 2c stamps are cancelled by 3 Jy 35 cds of Cane Grove - birthplace of Guyana’s first ambassador to the USA.

Plaisance

A larger settlemnt in Demerara-Mahaica. The cover was sent to the USA at the 6c rate + 6c registration with the cancellation of Plaisance (10 May 35) & back stamp of S.O. Supt B. Guiana & New York

Wismar

A cover to the Irish Free State sent at 6c, the double weight rate for the empire and Ireland, cancelled by 12 Jy 35 cds for Wismar, in the upper Demerara-Berbice region.


	And from across the country...

And a selection of “on the move”...

AJA - July 2010

N.B. To refer to earlier articles, click on the title below:

“Where were they then?” - From the more recent stamp-issuing territories
“Cautious Mauritius” - A variety of Mauritius perfins
“Madame Joseph’s Masquerades” - Some examples of forged first day covers
“Tag Wrestling” - A look at the higher postal rates through parcel labels
“AR” - An article on Avis de Reception by David Handelman
“The Fleury Flair” - Hugo Fleury’s designs for the Jubilee
“Split the Difference” - Some occurrences of bisects among the Jubilees
“Specimen Fundamentals” - Notes on U.P.U. requirements & some forged examples
“Pioneer Plates” - The plates used for the first printings of the Windsor Castle series
“Windsor Spoofs” - Gerald King’s alternative Jubilees
“Puncturing Oz” - some speculations about Australian perfins
“Perforating the Silver Jubilee Stamps”- an article on GB by Harvey Russell
“More between the sheets”- more data on sheet serial numbers
“Between the Sheets” - about sheet serial numbers
“Nauru’s Split Personality” - Split “B” on the 2d value?
“In Camel’s Clothing” - the Egyptian seal’s booklet
“Rural Disservice” - the Cyprus low value forgeries
“Canadian Precancels” - the only precancel involvement with the Jubilee
“Phoenix-like Sphinx” - some notes about the Egyptian seal
“Fag Tax” - observations on South West Africa’s cigarette duty overprints
“From the collection of...” - Jubilee items from some illustrious collectors
“Top of the Colonies” - which are the most popular colonies
“Prize-less Specimens” - beware of forged specimen stamps
“Dubious Jubilees” - Spoofs, parodies and bogus overprints
“Moroccan Mimicry” - Madame Joseph forgery of a Moroccan first day cover
“Ghost of St. Lucia” - An albino print block on cover
“Agencies Altitude” - Moroccan raised Agencies variety on cover

Recent articles about the Silver Jubilee

Updated August 2010