Lot 378
British Virgin Islands, 1861 "Paid At Tortola" Cover, SG #CC5, folded letter to Colon (Panama) with red "Paid At Tortola" (SG type CC5) cancel, "10" in red, manuscript "Paid", via St. Thomas with transit handstamps in red, fine. Never before offered at auction, similar cover and the most recent we could locate realized £17,000 (plus buyers premium) in the 2011 Chartwell sale. Scott #A2 $22,000. SG £22,000. 2nd most expensive "Paid At" after "Paid at Macau" in SG catalog, according to Robson Lowe there are less than 6 known, the key item for the collector of this area . Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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