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Auction: 21041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part II
Lot: 224

Great Britain Stamps Used in Jamaica
Imperial Issues used at the Post Towns after the arrival of the Obliterators
Alexandria, "A27"
1860 (27 Feb.) entire letter to Montego Bay, bearing 1d. rose-red strip of four each cancelled "A27" and with "alexandria/jamaica" P2a datestamp at lower left corner; two stamps defective and two filing creases, nevertheless a very rare single letter rate direct to destination without going via Kingston, and one of only two such covers recorded in the Great Britain Used In Period. Photo

provenance:
R.A. Hart, February 1978

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Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£1100