SAINT LUCIA 1967 STATEHOOD FIRST DAY COVER, CASTRIES
1c Queen Elizabeth II provisional strip of three – featuring unadopted 'STATEHOOD' overprint upright on first stamp, inverted on second and missing from third – on illustrated cover with CASTRIES, ST LUCIA special cancel dated 1st March 1967, the first day of issue. Likely unique arrangement. Generally fine. SG197var; SC182var
Note: overprinted locally by Art Printery in Castries from dies supplied by Harrison – the version with month in full was officially adopted, but scarce examples of the unadopted die exist. Examples of adopted and unadopted provisionals were unofficially available from 1 March 1967
