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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 395

(x) Barbados
The Britannia Issues
Covers and Cancellations

To Antigua
1878 (29 Dec.) envelope from Bishop's Court to the Lord Bishop of Antigua at St. John's, rated "4" and bearing 1876-81 perf. 14 6d. chrome-yellow cancelled with bootheel and showing two despatch datestamps alongside, arrival datestamp (3.1) on reverse; a rare franking with only two covers (this being the earlier) recorded bearing this 6d. value to this destination. Photo

provenance:
Challis

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£300

Starting price
£240