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                    Lot: 728
                
                    
                        Barbados
1878 1D. Provisionals
Large numeral "1", 7mm. high with curved serif, and large letter "D", 2¾mm. high (Type A)
An unsevered pair reading upwards, lightly inked impressions, cancelled by Barbados c.d.s. (29.3.78), tiny corner crease otherwise fine. Rare and a very early date of use. R.P.S. Certificate (1929). S.G. 86b, £2500. Photo  
provenance:
R.B. Yardley, September 1944
Hodsell Hurlock, June 1960
Leslie Wheeler, May 1970
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                        Estimate                    
                        
                        
                        £800 to £1,000