Lot 51192 – 1845 (Sep 23) Entire to the Secretary of the Wesleyan Missionary Society in Londo

1845 (Sep 23) Entire to the Secretary of the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London rated 1/- (deleted) and apparently re-rated 2/- showing a good strike of the very rare Carriacou straight-line handstamp in brownish ink with manuscript 23/9/45 date of sending below, the reverse with two different arrival datestamps (20.10). An exceptionally rare marking from this island three being dated in 1842 and this example being the latest recorded and only example dated in 1845, ex Danforth Walker and Hackmey, cert. RPS (2003). Note: The London proof book shows this marking as « CARRIACOU / SHIP LETTER » though no examples with the ship letter portion have ever been found, probably as it was considered to be more useful purely as a normal town name marking.