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Lot 6 Trinidad and Tobago
Description
Trinidad. 1847 (16 April) "Lady McLeod" Steamship Label. The "Lady
Mcleod" plied between Port of Spain and San Fernando carrying
passengers, freight and mail. In April 1847 the owner, David Bryce,
made an adhesive stamp available so that those who wished to send
letters were able to prepay the charge for carrying them on board
his ship.. A 16 April notice by proprietor David Bryce in the Port
of Spain Gazette explains the reason for the "Lady McLeod" issue.
"The Subscriber experiencing inconvenience in Collecting the Money
for Letters of Non-Subscribers, has procured Labels, which may be
had of him or Agents of the Steamer, at five cents each, or Four
Dollars per Hundred. No other letters but those of subscribers who
have paid in advance, or such as have these labels attached, will
be carried from and after 24th instant". (5c.) blue with good to
large margins on three sides, touched at upper left, affixed and
uncancelled on 1847 (13 Sept.) entire letter from San Fernando to
Port of Spain; some splitting along folds. Rare, only thirty-eight
examples recorded on cover. R.P.S. Certificate (1993). Photo
(Estimate £12000 - £15000)
Note: This stamp is No. C20 in census to be found in "Trinidad, A
Philatelic History to 1913", published by The British West Indies
Study Circle.. . provenance:. Voisin, April 1909. Hodsell Hurlock,
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Minimum bid
10000.00 GBP
(app. 11760 EUR, app. 13295 USD)
Margin Scheme
End date of bidding:
Tuesday April 29th, 2025, 08:00 BST
