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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2338

(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
West Bay - Type 1
1913 (26 Aug.) "Huber" envelope registered to Pittsburgh, bearing 1912 ¼d. vertical pair and 2d. marginal pair, both tied by "west bay/grand cayman" double-ring d.s., showing "R" in oval, Grand Cayman registration label and, on reverse, Georgetown, Kingston, New York and arrival datestamps. A rare cover from this small post office. Photo

provenance:
Richard Maisel, February 2007

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Sold for
£320