ST HELENA

ST HELENA ST HELENA: 1868 4d. carmine (S.G. 13), Wmk Crown CC, perf 12 1/2, FOUR PENCE with thin bar surcharge (A), a horizontal pair used on 1867 cover to King Williams Town, Cape of Good Hope, tied by segmented cork handstamps in black. Oval framed ‘ST. HELENA’ datestamp in blue below (31 MAY) and ‘Cape Town / Cape Colony’ c.d.s. (June 12) above in black. Slight flap damage, minor ageing, backstamped with oval ‘ King Williams Town’ datestamps (June 17). A splendid and rare southbound cover. Provenance: W.S Davy, Harmers London (9-10 May 1960) lot 309, Harmers London (28 Jan 1998) lot 694.

ST HELENA: 1868 4d. carmine (S.G. 13), Wmk Crown CC, perf 12 1/2, FOUR PENCE with thin bar surcharge (A), a horizontal pair used on 1867 cover to King Williams Town, Cape of Good Hope, tied by segmented cork handstamps in black. Oval framed ‘ST. HELENA’ datestamp in blue below (31 MAY) and ‘Cape Town / Cape Colony’ c.d.s. (June 12) above in black. Slight flap damage, minor ageing, backstamped with oval ‘ King Williams Town’ datestamps (June 17). A splendid and rare southbound cover. Provenance: W.S Davy, Harmers London (9-10 May 1960) lot 309, Harmers London (28 Jan 1998) lot 694.

Covers and stamps / St Helena

£1675