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Auction: 20037 - The Charles Freeland Collection of Three Islands: St Lucia, Nevis & St Vincent
Lot: 461

(x) St. Vincent
The Perkins Bacon Issues
Covers

1861 (4 Dec.) entire to Trinidad, bearing 1861 perf 14 to 16 1d. rose-red strip of five, each lightly cancelled "A10", showing red crayon "4", St. Vincent c.d.s. in black with arrival datestamp (8.12) on reverse; the entire with two pressed vertical filing creases, one of which crosses a 1d. Very rare, seven covers bearing the first 1d. are recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1961). S.G. 1

provenance:
J. Charlton Henry, April 1961
Peter Jaffé, March 2006

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Sold for
£1,900

Starting price
£1000