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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 393

(x) Barbados
The Britannia Issues
Covers and Cancellations
Inland Mail
1857 (7 Sept.) envelope from Bridgetown to the Rev. B.B. Leacock "Heywood's St. Peters", bearing 1855-58 white paper (1d.) deep blue with good to very large margins and lightly cancelled "1", the reverse marked "To be forwarded to the Rev. B.B.L. if still in the Island, otherwise to be opened by Mrs. J Leacock" and showing "1" and large part "7" datestamps; a few small imperfections on reverse, otherwise fine. Photo

Note: Illustrated on page 46 of the Roett handbook

provenance:
Harmers, October 1993

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Sold for
£250

Starting price
£160