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Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1130

Trinidad
1847 (16 April) "Lady McLeod"
The steamship "Lady McLeod" plied between Port of Spain and San Fernando carrying passengers, freight and mail.
1n 1847 the owner, David Bryce, made a stamp available so that those who wished to send letters were able to prepay the charge for carrying them on board the ship
1847 (12 May) large part entire letter from San Fernando to "Messers. Taylor, Graham & Argus" at Port of Spain, bearing "Lady McLeod" (5c.) blue with good to large margins nearly all round and neatly cancelled with a pen "X"; address panel with a vertical fold professionally repaired internally and lacking side panels, otherwise attractive with the stamp in unusually fine condition with many of the known examples being torn or with other faults. Pemberton, Wilson & Co. handstamp on one flap and signed by L.F. Livingston. Holcombe (1982) and R.P.S. (1992) Certificates both of which comment that the stamp has been lifted and replaced, the latter also commenting in the cover having been cleaned. S.G. 1. Photo

Note: Illustrated on page 10 of "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World" by Ringstrom and Tester

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Sold for
£25,000