Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

British West Indies. 1916-20 Covers and cards on pages showing the various postage rates which included War Tax, and the differing War Tax stamps and their uses, with items from Bahamas (4), Barbados (4), Cayman Islands, Grenada (2), St. Lucia (2), St. Vincent (2), Trinidad & Tobago (4, one postcard with manuscript Naval censor and the 1/2d + War Tax 1/2d cancelled by Naval dumb obliterators), Turks & Caicos (3), an interesting lot,...

Canada. 1915-22 Covers and cards with various War Tax stamps including 1918 cover bearing an Inland Revenue 1c War Tax stamp and 2c War Tax to pay the local 3c rate; 1922 postcard to USA franked 1c but handstamped "RETURNED FOR WAR TAX", crossed out upon reposting with a further 1c stamp added and cancelled at the Montreal Dead Letter Branch; and a postcard with G.B 1 1/2d cancelled at Quebec handstamped "MAILED ON THE HIGH SEAS / EXEMPT...

Fiji/Gilberts. 1916-20 Covers and a card comprising Fiji 1d + War Tax 1/2d on a picture postcard to USA, 2 1/2d + War Tax 1/2d block of four on a registered cover to USA, or two 1/2d War Tax stamps + 1d on a cover to London; and a registered cover from Ocean Island to Canada with seven Gilbert & Ellice 1d War Tax stamps. (4).
Suggested price: £ 150-180

Jamaica. 1916-19 Covers sent locally franked War Stamp 1 1/2d (5, one with overprint inverted), three 1/2d War Stamps (S.G. 70 pair + S.G. 68) or 1d + War Stamp 1/2d and Red Cross charity label on a Myers advertising envelope; cover to USA with 1d + War Stamp 1 1/2d; and registered covers to USA or Sweden franked at the 4 1/2d rate by War Stamp 3d + 1 1/2d (2 covers) or 1 1/2d strip of three. (11). Photo on Page 76.
Suggested price...

Jamaica. 1930 (Dec 10) Registered Jamaica to Miami first flight cover, seven stamps paying the 1/2 rate including 1917 1d War Stamp (S.G. 74) with greatly misplaced overprint reading "STAMP / WAR", unusual.
Suggested price: £ 60-70

Malta/Gibraltar. 1918-19 Covers bearing Malta 1d + War Tax 1/2d, one cancelled at Cospicua with a triangular army censor, also a 1d postcard to USA (mail to foreign countries being exempt from the 1/2d War Tax); and a 1918 postcard to England bearing Gibraltar 1/2d War Tax pair, handstamped "T" as the 1/2d postage had to be paid by an ordinary stamp, the "T" mark obliterated and a red Paid datestamp applied upon receipt in London. (4)....