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Auction: 16024 - The "Britannia" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 534

Barbados
1852-55 Blued Paper Issue
Covers
1854 (11 Aug.) entire letter to Baltimore, rated "1/-" in red, bearing (2d.) greyish slate bisected vertically and tied by light barred numeral "1" and fine Crowned circle "paid/at/barbadoes" in red, showing "new york/ship/7 cts" c.d.s. and, on reverse, despatch, St. Thomas (15.8) and Kingston (22.8) datestamps. A fine and most attractive example of a bisect cover. S.G. 4b, £8500. Photo

provenance:
William Gross, October 2008

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Sold for
£4,800