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Auction: 17015 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The "Foxley" Collection of Barbados
Lot: 2261

(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 (16 Nov.) envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1907-09 4d., 1908 ¼d. pair and 1908 (May) "1d" on 4d., all clearly tied by "george town/grand cayman" c.d.s., showing "R" in oval, Kingston Registered transit d.s. with, on reverse, London (9.12) and arrival datestamps. Very rare, believed to be one of two genuine examples of the revenue stamp cancelled on cover. B.P.A. Certificate (1989). Photo

provenance:
Edgar Marston, March 1992

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Sold for
£1,800