Barbados Britannia Issues Covers 1861 (9 Aug.) entire (one side flap

Barbados Britannia Issues Covers 1861 (9 Aug.) entire (one side flap missing) to Philadelphia, marked "Mail via Colon", rated "4" in red crayon, bearing 1855 (4d.) brownish red and 1861 clean-cut perf 14 to 16 (1d.) pale blue, both tied by barred numeral "1" and "steamship/10" h.s., showing despatch double-arc d.s. with, on reverse, St. Thomas transit datestamp; the entire a little soiled along top fold provenance: Norman Brassler, Christie's Robson Lowe New York, December 1987 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Estimate:£200

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