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Auction: 17026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1218

(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
1917 (24 Feb.) "Mercer" envelope registered to Edinburgh, bearing 1917 (Feb.) War Tax 1½d. (Type 15) on 2½d. marginal block of four centrally cancelled by "georgetown/grand cayman" double-ring d.s., showing Jamaica Red Cross label (untied), "R" in oval and blue crayon "Grand Cayman" registration marking; the envelope with some minor soiling in places. Photo

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