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Auction: 21077 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 145

(x) Barbados
Britannia Issues
Covers and Cancellations

Mail to United States of America
1874 (10 Apr.) envelope "p US Packet, St. Thomas" to Alexandria, Virginia, bearing 1872 (1d.) blue and 1873 (4d.) dull rose-red both cancelled by datestamp with a further strike alongside and two "new york/due 10/u.s. currency" datestamps for 20 April, St. Thomas datestamp (13.4) on reverse; the (4d.) particularly scarce on cover. Photo

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£400