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Lot# 5200 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5200 Turks and Caicos Islands

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    1873: 1 d. dull rose-lake, strip of four, used on cover, from Turks Islands to Cincinnati, dated 7 May 1977, tied by "T1" barred ovals, with Turks Islands datestamp alongside in black, endorsed "Per S.S. "Tybee" Via New York", with cachet top left "Forwarded by George I. Gibbs Commission and Sail Merchant Turks Islands", "New York/Due 5 cts" c.d.s. in black, arrival datestamps in blue on reverse 15 May 1873, the four stamp has the "Throat Flaw" on neck, slight soiling, however a rare and impressive franking. B.P.A. Cert. (2007).rnProvenance: L.L. Shenfield Collection (1975); Morris H. Ludington Collection, November 1999; The Vestey Collection, Spink, 11 December 2014, lot 545.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold