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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 432

(x) Barbados
The Britannia Issues
Covers and Cancellations

To The United States America
1880 (9 Nov.) envelope to Philadelphia, rated "4" and bearing 1876-81 perf. 4 1d. grey-blue (perf. faults at right) and 4d. carmine sharing bootheel duplex and with a further despatch code A datestamp below, the reverse with New York "paid/fd/all" duplex (30.11) and arrival (30.11) datestamp; a very rare franking with only one other cover recorded with this franking, accepted as full payment for delivery to destination. Photo

provenance:
Shilstone

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£400