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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 136

Virgin Islands Crowned Circle Handstamp 1864 (28 Oct.) blue envelope to Liverpool, rated "11" over "1/-" in red crayon and showing a fine strike of the single-ring Crowned Circle "paid/at/tortola" handstamp in red and with light London Paid datestamp (15.11), the reverse with fine "tortola" single-ring datestamp with "4" of year date reversed, and arrival datestamp (16.11); the envelope with traces of creasing which barely detract from the fine appearance of this exceptionally rare cover, this Crowned Circle not having been represented in all the great Used Abroad sales. S.G. CC2, £10,000 Estimate £ 6,000-8,000 Note: This cover is illustrated on page 309 of the "British Virgin Islands Specialised Catalogue", edited by Giorgio Migliavacca

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£17,000