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Auction: 22022 - The Graham Booth Collection of West Indies, Transatlantic Mail and British Ship Letters
Lot: 1143

Barbados
Britannia Issue Covers
United States of America
1882 (5 May) envelope to Newburyport Mass., marked "Per S.S. Bermuda", bearing 1879 perf 14 4d. carmine pair and a single twice cancelled by "bootheel" duplex, showing despatch datestamp towards foot with New York Paid All duplex (21.5) on reverse. An attractive franking of the triple U.P.U. rate, and the largest known franking of the 4d. carmine. S.G. 77. Photo

provenance:
Fitz Roett

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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£130