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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 281

1860 Watermark Pineapple
Covers
To United Kingdom
1862 (23 May) underpaid entire letter (220x100mm.) from Montego Bay to London, bearing wing-margin 6d. lilac cancelled "A57" and additionally tied by circular-framed "more/to/pay" handstamp in red, underpaid by 6d. and with a boxed "short paid/fine" handstamp originally completed for 6d. and 3d., though the 3d. fine recognised as an error and corrected to 6d. for a total fine of 1/- with the original fine figure of "9" deleted by pen, and Kingston datestamp (24.5), despatch and London (12.6) datestamps on reverse. A most unusual underpaid cover. Photo

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£280