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The Sixpence Stamp 1859 to 1895
1889 Ninth Printing. Crown CC Watermark. Line Perf 14.
A typical use of the ninth printing was to prepay registered letters, ie 4d postage plus 2d registration fee.
Freetown (backstamp 22 Aug 1891) to Seewis, Switzerland
As the addressee could not be found a Swiss instructional label was added and
the letter returned as indicated by the sequence of datestamps:
(RPSL Certificate)
