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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 143

x Ship Letter Handstamps England Preston 1852 (6 Oct.) entire from Belfast to Manchester, bearing 1841 1d. red (another stamp missing) cancelled "62", showing fair to fine step-type "preston/ship letter" (Type S.1) in blue with, on reverse, despatch, Preston and arrival datestamps also in blue. Stated to be the only known example. Photo Estimate £ 250-300

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