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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2274

(x) Cayman Islands
Covers and Cancellations
Type numbers in this section are taken from "The Postal History of the Cayman Islands" by Giraldi and McCann
Georgetown - Type 5
1912 (26 Apr.) envelope registered to Boston Mass., bearing 1907-09 ½d. and 1912 2d. pair cancelled by "georgetown/grand cayman" double-ring d.s., showing "R" in oval, Grand Cayman registration label (Type R3) with Kingston, New York and arrival datestamps on reverse; 1912 (14 May) envelope registered to Pittsburgh, bearing 1907-09 1d. block of six (3x2) tied by "georgetown/grand cayman" double-ring d.s., showing "R" in oval, Grand Cayman registration label, Havana registration h.s. in violet with Havana, New York and arrival datestamps on reverse; and 1913 (7 July) envelope (discoloured) registered to Pittsburgh, bearing 1907-09 2½d. corner pair with plate number and 1912 ¼d. strip of four, both tied by "georgetown/grand cayman" double-ring d.s., showing Grand Cayman registration label with Kingston and arrival datestamps on reverse

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