cover Setting 2 or 3 "4" on 6d. black (straight-edge at foot) with Type 29 used with Setting 3 "½" on 1/- dull blue (a few perfs clipped/cut off at top) with Type 3 on 1895 (23 Dec.) mourning XU5 registered to Jamaica, showing "R" in oval with both despatch and arrival (29.12) Registered d.s.; the cover with small piece at top missing caused through opening. A very rare franking of exhibition quality. Photo in colour

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cover Setting 2 or 3 "4" on 6d. black (straight-edge at foot) with Type 29 used with Setting 3 "½" on 1/- dull blue (a few perfs clipped/cut off at top) with Type 3 on 1895 (23 Dec.) mourning XU5 registered to Jamaica, showing "R" in oval with both despatch and arrival (29.12) Registered d.s.; the cover with small piece at top missing caused through opening. A very rare franking of exhibition quality. Photo in colour
Provenance
Snowden, 1953, Lot 198, #48
Burrus, 1963, Lot 1483, #70

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