By: Corinphila Auction AG
lot # 6168 - barbados
1868 (August 10): Cover to Alpen, by Leiden, franked with two 1861 1 d. blue, single 1866 1 s. black each cancelled with 1 "bootheel" of Bridgetown, London PAID cds (11 Aug) transit on front, alongside "5" in red manuscript, Barbados backstamp (25 Jul) and red Alpen receiver, adhesives with faults due to being affixed partially over the top of envelope, repaired tears to cover, but a rare franking, one of only a small number of Britannia covers recorded to the Netherlands.
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