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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2252

(x) Cayman Islands
Covers and Cancellations
Type numbers in this section are taken from "The Postal History of the Cayman Islands" by Giraldi and McCann
Georgetown - Type 4
1908 (6 July) envelope registered to Coventry and re-addressed to Liverpool, bearing 1907 (Mar.) 1d. pair, 2½d. pair and 6d., 1907 (Aug.) "One /Halfpenny" on 1d. and 1908 ¼d., all tied by "george town/grand cayman" c.d.s., showing "R" in oval, Mobile and New York Exchange (crossed through) registration labels and, on reverse, Mobile (21.7), New York (23.7) and arrival (3.8) datestamps. A rare and colourful franking. Photo

provenance:
Charles Freeland, December 2001

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£1,200