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Auction: 154 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 712

"West Bay/Grand Cayman/Rural/Post Collection" boxed violet handstamp, Type RP3, an exceptionally clear strike of this very difficult rural post marking, especially nice when one realizes how frequently it comes poorly struck, on a fantastic 1¼d Brown postal card in the taller 115x89mm format (H&G #1, "Georgetown/Grand Cayman/JA 18 13" Type 5 receiving c.d.s. at left, address affected by damp, still extremely fine; a lovely commercial use of this postal card exactly as it was intended to be used, posted to the general merchants of C. H. Bodden & Co. with the message "Please send me by Henry one bbl 'Meriam' flour, Yrs. J. T. Ebanks," this is the only date recorded for this postal card with this incredibly rare West Bay rural post marking; a fabulous rural post and postal stationery rarity; 2007 BPA certificate; where it realized an impressive $10,500.00 hammer.

Sold for
$3,750