Lot
2345 
Tobago, 1889, Queen Victoria, 1d on 2½d dull blue, horizontal strip of five, pair and single, Crown CA watermark, middle stamp in strip and single showing wide spacing between "1 Penny" surcharge variety, all tied by barred "A14" oval handstamps on registered cover to Coeymans, N.Y., clear "Tobago, Jy 5, 89" origin cds and large "R" in oval handstamp on front and reverse, "New York, Reg'y Div., 7 25, 1889" transit backstamp; cover with tears at lower right and sides mostly open, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Charlton Henry. SG No. 29, 29a Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE 1880 1D ON 2½D PROVISIONAL ISSUE SHOWING BOTH THE NORMAL AND WIDE SPACED SURCHARGE SETTINGS.