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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 379

xCROWNED CIRCLE HANDSTAMPS Trinidad Port of Spain 1858 (10 Dec.) entire letter to London, rated "6", showing good "paid/at/trinidad" with arrival c.d.s. alongside, both in red, and despatch double-arc d.s. on reverse; some creases. S.G. CC1, £2500 Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 Note: This cover is from the period between prepayment being compulsory (9th October 1858) and the introduction of higher value stamps (9th May 1859). Such covers are rare and only a few examples have been recorded

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