Stanley Gibbons: Postal History – The Mail That Survived a Hurricane!

You would imagine that nothing can survive a category 5 hurricane but incredibly, these two covers have! Specialist Auction Describer of Stanley Gibbons, Edward Barrow, explains what Postal History actually is, and details why it makes for such a fascinating area of philately to collect. Ed traces the story behind two covers recovered from the Cayman Islands in 1932, detailing what makes them rare and why the provenance is so important.

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