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Auction: 12029 - Specialised Cayman Islands featuring the Graham Booth and John Byl Collections
Lot: 382

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 4: 1908 (8 Oct.) envelope to Miss Edna Lyon at Boddentown, manuscript "Pd 1/4d" in blue crayon and a little over-cancelled by Georgetown c.d.s.; very rare, being one of only two recorded examples, both written on the same day, the other to Miss Belle Lyon at Georgetown, who is believed to be her sister. S.G. MP4, £8,500. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-3,500 provenance: John Byl, June 1992 Robert J. Cooley, September 1995

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