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Auction: 4019 - British West Indies
Lot: 3510

ST. VINCENT Cancellations Abbreviated Village Datestamps 1879 (9 Jan.) mourning envelope to Hastings, bearing 1877 1/- vermilion tied by "A10" obliterator with the "G" c.d.s. alongside, both in red, and "K" c.d.s. in black also dated on the 9th.; the envelope with a few faults at top. A very rare and attractive franking. Photo Estimate £ 4,000-5,000 Note: This is the only recorded example with the Georgetown obliterator. provenance: M. Burrus, April 1963 J.L. Messenger, January 1983

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