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Lot# 3228 - Auction 284 - 290
Auction 284 - 290
-> British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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Lot# : 3228 Bermuda
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1851: Prepaid envelope from Hamilton to St. Johns, Newfoundland, with Crown Circle "♚ / PAID / AT / HAMILTON BERMUDA", and manuscript '4' in red crayon. Reverse with fine strike of double arc HAMILTON / BERMUDA (April 2, 1851) datestamp - same handstamp as used for Perot's Provisionals - both clear strikes in red. Halifax oval transit (April 7) and St. John's arrival cds. A fine and rare cover Gi = £ 4'000.rnProvenance: Collection Alfred H. Caspary, Harmers, New York, May 1957, lot 191; Collection Pratt, Siegel, New York, Nov 1993, lot 1004; Harmers, London, 15 May 1996, lot 2.Starting bid : 1,750 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHF -
