Auction: 1020 - Summer Collectors Series - Stamps
Lot: 1921
Tristan da Cunha 1919 (Jan.) Barlow correspondence envelope to England showing a good strike of the "tristan/da/cunha." Type I cachet in violet, showing boxed "t/l", "1d/f.b." h.s. and bearing Postage Due 1d. cancelled at Ramsbottom on 28 January 1919, the reverse with contemporary sent and received notations in indelible ink; the envelope a little soiled and with other small imperfections. A rare handstamp. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: This item was carried on the Barque "Southern Sea"
Sold for
£550