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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 13

x Ship Letter Handstamps England Bristol 1820 (23 Sept.) entire letter from Demerara, British Guiana, rated "1/7" and showing two strikes, one on reverse, of step-type "bristol/ship-letter" in red (Type S.7b), the one on reverse crossed by tear; 1825 (Apr.) entire from St. Kitts to London, rated "1/6" and showing a fair to good strike of step-type "bristol/ship-letter" in black (Type S.7a); and 1842 (16 June) entire letter from New York to France, rated "8" (deleted) and "1/6" and showing good to fine unframed "bristo/ship letter" in black (Type S.8a) Estimate £ 150-180

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