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Auction: 20037 - The Charles Freeland Collection of Three Islands: St Lucia, Nevis & St Vincent
Lot: 469

(x) St. Vincent
The Perkins Bacon Issues
Covers
1863 (24 Nov.) quadruple rate entire ex the Polignac correspondence to Paris, bearing 1862 (Sept.) rough perf 14 to 16 6d. deep green pairs (2) tied by manuscript squiggle (as applied at Argyll Estate to prevent pilferage) and cancelled by light "A10" obliterator, showing red crayon "1/11", circular-framed "pd", despatch c.d.s. in black, London Paid transit d.s. (6.12) and Calais entry c.d.s. A very scarce franking. S.G. 4

provenance:
Peter Jaffé, March 2006

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Sold for
£900

Starting price
£420