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Auction: 20037 - The Charles Freeland Collection of Three Islands: St Lucia, Nevis & St Vincent
Lot: 175

(x) St. Lucia
1864-76 Watermark Crown CC, perf. 14
Covers
1878 (12 July) entire to Bordeaux, bearing (4d.) yellow strip of four (one with re-entry) having been applied after the letter was rated and received the St. Lucia datestamp, tied by unclear "A11" obliterator, showing red crayon "1/2", London Paid transit d.s. (27.7) additionally tying the strip and Calais entry d.s. with, on reverse, despatch double-arc d.s. and arrival c.d.s. The only recorded example of this franking. Holcombe Certificate (1995)

provenance:
Forsyth, March 1978

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Sold for
£1,000

Starting price
£280