Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1889 (May 9): 1 d. on 2½ d. red-brown, a used top marginal horizontal strip of four showing both Plate Number '1' and central guideline, used on 1891 cover to Saxony tied by three strikes of the "TI" obliterator with 'Turks Island' cds at left (May 26). Reverse with Aue arrival cds in black, a fine and scarce franking.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 31 May 1994, lot 2239.