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Auction: 22016 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 269

(x) St. Lucia
1875 (3 June) unstamped envelope from Castries addressed to Paris, showing red crayon "1/2", despatch "st lucia" double-arc datestamp, circular-framed "pp" (the only recorded use), boxed "pd" in red, "ste lucie/paq. fr. c. no 1" octagonal c.d.s for "8 Juin 75", the reverse with arrival c.d.s.; the envelope a fraction trimmed at top, nevertheless a very rare cover. Photo

provenance:
Peter Jaffe', 2007

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£900

Starting price
£350