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  • Lot# : 5263 British Guyana

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    RMSP 1850 (May 31): Cover from Birmingham to Amsterdam Estate, Leguan, Demerara, British Guiana endorsed "By West India Mail Packet", franked by 1841 2 d. blue, plate 3, horizontal strip of six, lettered SA-SF, clear to large margins all round and of outstanding fresh colour, tied by "75" numeral obliterators in black. Reverse with Birmingham despatch cds in blue (May 31) and London transit cds in red (June 1). Carried on the RMSP Steamer "Tay" to Bermuda (June 18), thence on the "Medway" to St. Thomas (June 22) and "Eagle" to Demerara arriving on June 30. The sole recorded strip of six 1841 2d. blue used to South America in private hands. Cert. B. Moorhouse (2016) Gi = ES11.rnNote: The only other similar cover from this correspondence is housed in the National Postal Museum in London. It was formerly housed in the Bremner collection (RL, Nov 1949).rnProvenance: Galerie Dreyfus, Basel, June 2011, lot 4119.
    Starting bid : 8,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,000.00 CHF