Lot 328
Falkland Islands SG 11/a 1d red-brown bisect 2½d rate part cover piece to Leeds

Stamps & Covers of The World Including the Petra Collection | S25021
Auction: 25 November 2025 at 10:30 GMT
Description
1891 (AU 3) part cover (right half) to Leeds franked at 2½d bisected rate by 1889-91 1d red-brown, watermark upright, lower right corner horizontal pair with imperforate sheet margins and a BISECTED single, well tied by ‘First bisect’ cork cancels (Barnes 1/90), with very fine type F2 despatch cds below. Carried by S.S. Karnac to Montevideo, thence by PSNC Sorata to London. Slight faults not affecting stamps of fine fresh appearance. An attractive example of this rare usage. S.G. 11/a, cat £4,500 on full cover.
Footnote
Item J19 in the Barton listing

