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Auction: 1016 - Important Stamps & Covers
Lot: 43

Antigua 1815 (21 June) entire letter to Bristol, marked "Paid 1/5" and showing fine "antigua" fleuron datestamp without year slugs and showing manuscript "Withdrawn" and "Ship Letter" inserted, no arrival markings. The only recorded example and a major showpiece of any Antigua, West Indies or Ship Letter exhibit Estimate £ 15,000-18,000 Note: This cover is illustrated on page D32 of "A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles" by Alan Robertson.

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