Lot# 4073 - Auction 284 - 290
Auction 284 - 290
-> British West Indies – The ‘BESANÇON’ Collection (part III)
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Lot# : 4073 Trinidad u. Tobago
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1863/80 4 d. bright violet and 6 d. apple-green, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, used on 1871 cover to Lockeport, Nova Scotia endorsed 'via St. Thomas & Bernuda' tied by double arc 'Trinidad' datestamps (Dec 24) with TRINIDAD / PAID cds in red adjacent to '8' in red manuscript. Reverse with 'St. Thomas' transit cds (Dec 28), Halifax oval datestamp (Jan 25) and faint arrival in black. A charming and scarce cover.rnProvenance: Collection Sir John Marriott RDP, Spink, London, 19 Sept 2001, lot 371.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 650 CHF -
