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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 430

(x) Barbados
The Britannia Issues
Covers and Cancellations
To The United States America
1859 (12 May) envelope from Bridgetown "via Havannah" to Philadelphia, rated "4" and bearing 1858 6d. rose-red with three very large margins (roughly separated at foot) cancelled "1" and with "steamship/10" packet charge due handstamp, the reverse with despatch and St. Thomas (15.5) datestamps. Photo

Note: Mail from Barbados to North America was usually routed via St. Thomas. From there carriage to Havana was by British transatlantic steamer for an extra fee of 1d. It was then taken northwards by U.S. packet

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Sold for
£350

Starting price
£240