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Auction: 11029 - Summer Collector's Series sale
Lot: 84

St. Helena Queen Victoria Covers 1865 (21 June) envelope "via England" to Madras and redirected to Bellary, bearing 1864 perf. 12 1/2 1d. lake and 1/- deep yellow-green each cancelled with Gothic "t" in circle (CNA.4), showing blue despatch d.s., crayon "1/4" and "1", and red London Paid transit c.d.s.; upon redirection India 1856-64 1a. brown applied and left uncancelled. The envelope with tear through flap and top of face panel caused through opening, and a little soiled. A most unusual and attractive franking with the Gothic "T" cancellation which is very rare on cover. S.G. 6, 17. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 provenance: "Jamestown" and "Ayre", March 1989

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