Lot 50
1908 (15 October) Rare type 5...

The Graham Booth Collection of Cayman Islands Postal History | 5934
Auction: 15 June 2022 at 01:00 BST
£4,500
Description
1908 (15 October) Rare type 5 manuscript provisional "Paid ¼, G.A.P.,asst." in brackets on neat and with Georgetown cds alongside; vertical fold at centre. Very rare, being one of only two examples recorded. The initials are those of Miss Gwendoline Angeline Parsons, one time postmistress. She resigned on 1 October 1908 and became assistant to the new postmaster, Mr. McCausland. Ex Marston III, Cooley, Byl, very fine, exhibition quality

