Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 1

1873 (June): 3 d. brown-purple, wmk. Small Star used with scarce Recess by De La Rue 1875/81: 1 d. grey-blue, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 14, a horizontal pair, on 1876 cover to Kingston, Canada West endorsed 'via Bermuda & Halifax', all tied by double arc 'Barbadoes' datestamps (April 10) in black. Manuscript '4' credit in red manuscript and reverse with St. Thomas cds (April 13), Halifax and Kingston cds's. One 1 d. adhesive originally folded over the edge of the envelope and not folded back for display, a scarce usage.rnProvenance: SG, London, 10-11 Sept 1981, lot 214.