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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 137

(x) Barbados
Britannia Issues
1852-81 largely used collection of Britannias (183) including 1852-55 (½d.) deep green unused and (1d.) blue, 1855-58 white paper (1d.) shades (18, one mint and two with bootheels "6" and "10"), 1858 6d. pale shade unused, 6d. deep shade, 1/- plate proof and 1/- (4), 1860 pin-perf. (1d.), 1861-70 range to 1/- with 4d. dull rose-red cancelled "10", 6d. pale rose-red and 1/- (2) unused and 6d. vermilion with bootheel "7", 1870-71 (4d.) (2), 6d. with bootheel "4" and 1/-, 1872 1/- unused, 1873 3d. and 5/-, 1875-81 range with a selection having numeral bootheel cancellation and perf. 14 1/- mint (2); generally good to fine; also 1882-86 1d. (2), 2½d. and 5/- mint, and a few later

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£480