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Auction: 20010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1220

(x) British Honduras
1899 "revenue" Issue
Covers
1899 (3 Nov.) envelope to New Orleans, bearing 5c, ultramarine (corner bend) with overprint 11mm. long, and 1901 (13 Dec.) envelope to New York bearing 10c. mauve and green with overprint 12mm. long, both from Belize and neatly cancelled by datestamp with arrival datestamps on reverse. An unusual pair as there was no need for these stamps to be used postally, however they did have postal validity like any other "Postage & Revenue" issue

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Sold for
£120

Starting price
£80