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Auction: 12029 - Specialised Cayman Islands featuring the Graham Booth and John Byl Collections
Lot: 378

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 (27 Oct.) envelope to Boddentown, manuscript "Pd 1/4d/W.G. McC"; the envelope with overall toning and other small faults though the only example recorded addressed to Boddentown and apparently commercial. S.G. MP2, £250 Estimate £ 150-200

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