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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2339

(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
1916 (5 May) "Huber" envelope registered to Pittsburgh, bearing 1912-14 ½d., 1d. and 3d., all clearly tied by "west bay/grand cayman" double-ring d.s., showing "R" in oval, blue crayon "Grand Cayman" registration marking and, on reverse, New York transit datestamp. A rare and colourful franking. Photo

provenance:
Richard Maisel, February 2007

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Sold for
£400