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Auction: 7028 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1402

Dominica 1877-79 Watermark Crown CC, Perf. 14 Covers 1879 (11 Sept.) envelope to London, bearing 1d. lilac block of four (lower left stamp with small tear at foot) with "A07" cancellations, showing fine large "dominica/paid" and London Paid (29.9) datestamps in red and, on reverse, crest of Jas. Carraway & Co., Merchants, Dominica, on the flap; filing creases well clear of adhesives. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). S.G. 5. Photo Estimate £ 1,200-1,500 Note: This is the only recorded block of this issue used on cover. provenance: Sugarman, March 1994

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£1,500