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Auction: 12029 - Specialised Cayman Islands featuring the Graham Booth and John Byl Collections
Lot: 376

Cayman Islands The John Byl Collection 1908 (May-Oct.) Manuscript Provisionals During May and October 1908 supplies of the 1/2d. and 1d. stamps became exhausted. Covers were franked in manuscript and initialled by the Postmistress, Miss G.A. Parsons, or by the Postmaster, W.G. McCausland, who succeeded her in June 1908. The following section offers the most comprehensive group of these provisionals ever to appear at auction Endorsements in use from 4 to 27 October — 1908 (16 Oct.) envelope to Mrs. Mott Trille (wife of the doctor of Cayman Brac) to West End, Cayman Brac, manuscript "Pd 1/4d/W.G. McC"; the envelope somewhat soiled and with part of the reverse, showing small part arrival c.d.s., torn away, however one of only six recorded examples known to Cayman Brac, all of which appear to be commercial. S.G. MP2, £250 Estimate £ 100-120

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