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Auction: 23013 - Stamps and Covers of the World: Featuring Superb Mauritius, the "Claremont" Collection of South West Africa and the Charles Freeland Collection of Virgin Islands
Lot: 1163

(x) Barbados
Britannia Issues
Mail to United States of America
1869 (10 May) and 1872 (11 Dec.) envelopes from the same correspondence to Philadelphia. the first marked "p American Steamer via St. Thomas", bearing 1861-70 (1d.) pale blue and (4d.) dull vermilion both cancelled with bootheel "1" and with the (1d.) additionally tied by "n.y. steamship/10", the reverse with despatch, St. Thomas (13.5) and arrival (4.6) datestamps; the second marked "p Steamer via St. Thomas", rated "4" and bearing 1861-70 (4d.) dull rose-red and 1872 clean-cut perf. (1d.) blue both cancelled with datestamp with a further strike alongside, the (1d.) additionally tied by "n.y. steamship/10" datestamp (20.12), no datestamps on reverse; also 1873 (28 June) entire from Bridgetown to London, bearing 1872 watermark Small Star 1/- black cancelled with double-arc datestamp with a further strike alongside and over-cancelled with London Paid datestamp (14.7), minor soiling at top clear of the adhesive

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£400