Page 62 - Barbados Britannia Issues - Robert Lebow

Issue 7 - (4 Pence)

1st issued: 1871
Printing: recess by Perkins, Bacon & Co., London
Watermark: (small 6 pt. star)
Quantity issued: 22,000

Perforation 14-16 (rough)

rose

"1" (Bridgetown) "5" (St. John) pre-stamp postmark
"AP 30/75" (late use)

rose red pale rose red

type GPO-2 type GPO-2
"MY 31 /75" (late use) "AU 19/72"

cover front w/"BARBADOS/1/AP 29/73" c.d.s. rated "4" due upon arrival to Harvey Co. at Nova Scotia
with 1872 (1d) blue paying inland rate and 1871 (4d) pale rose red paying packet rate

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