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Auction: 12029 - Specialised Cayman Islands featuring the Graham Booth and John Byl Collections
Lot: 379

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 Type 2a:1908 (16 Oct.) envelope addressed locally to Georgetown, manuscript error " 1/4d Pd./W.G. McC" and overcancelled with Georgetown c.d.s., both inverted at lower left corner; extremely rare, being one of only two examples recorded, the other dated 14 October. S.G. MP2a, £1,500. Photo Estimate £ 500-600

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