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Auction: 20037 - The Charles Freeland Collection of Three Islands: St Lucia, Nevis & St Vincent
Lot: 7

(x) Nevis
Early Letters and Handstamps
1838 (6 Apr.) missionary entire to London, rated "2/2" and showing, on reverse, fine strike of the rare double-lined oval "Letter/Crown/nevis" in brown with the word "Ship" excised, partly overstruck by red arrival datestamp (14.5). Of the ten examples known, this is the only recorded example in brown

provenance:
John Griffiths, March 1998
Federico Borromeo, January 2015

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Sold for
£950

Starting price
£700