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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 164

x Ship Letter Handstamps England Teignmouth 1815 (1 Dec.) entire letter ex the "Huth" correspondence from Corunna to London, rated "3/2" and showing fine step-type "teignmouth/ship letter" (Type S.2; just crossed by light horizontal filing crease) in magenta with red arrival datestamp (15.1.16) on reverse. Rare. Photo Estimate £ 250-300 Note: This cover is illustrated in "A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles" by Alan Robertson, page E.297

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£320