CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 1

1880/81: 1 s. green, first printing, wmk. Crown CC sideways, perf. 14, a used example tied to 1882 cover front to Marseille, tied by "GAMBIA / PAID" cds in red (Feb 23) - note error '3' for code B at top; with "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" cds in red at left (March 9). Manuscript '3' (pence) credit to the Colony for a 1½ ounce letter, with Calais entry marking in black. Rare and most attractive. Cert. BPA (1964).rnProvenance: Spink, London, 12 Nov 2009, lot 132.