Great Britain and British Commonwealth British Empire General Collections and Lots
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No:51000
Symbol:F
Cat No:Collection
1813, Group of five West Indies pre-stamp entires incl. one from Paramaribo to a Lt. in the 64th Regiment in Halifax Nova Scotia with rare "SURINAM" fleuron ds from the British Occupation (internal splitting), one from Cork Ireland to Barbados with "BARBADOES" fleuron ds, one from Demerara with large horseshoe "DEMERARA" with "1803" error of date and sent care of a merchant in Barbados with ms weight and rate markings; and two carried privately with no postal markings with one from "Port d'Espagne" Trinidad and one from St. Kitts (internal splitting), fine examples with decent strikes. (Image)