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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 168

Great Britain Stamps Used in Jamaica
Imperial Issues Authorised for Use at Post Towns Prior to the arrival of their own Obliterators on 1 March 1859
Overseas Destination
United States of America
1859 (7 Feb.) 1/- double packet letter entire to New York, bearing 4d. rose-carmine strip of three sharing manuscript "P.O. Lucea" and twice cancelled and tied by "A01", circular-framed "steamship/10" below the adhesives, light Kingston K8 datestamp (26.2) at left, Kingston (26.2) and St. Thomas datestamp on reverse. One of only four manuscript P.O. Lucea covers listed in the BWISC Encyclopaedia and the sole example known addressed overseas. Photo

provenance:
L.C.C. Nicholson, February 1940

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Estimate
£2,500 to £3,000

Starting price
£2000