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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 177

x Ship Letter Handstamps Ireland Cork 1821 (July) entire (slight peripheral faults) from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to London, showing unframed "cork/ship letter" (Type S.2) in red; 1835 (Dec.) entire (no side flaps) from Calcutta to London, showing very fine framed "india letter/cork" (Type In.1) in red; 1837 entire (addressee´s name partly inked-out) to London, showing very fine framed "cork/ship letter" (Type S.4); 1844 (Aug.) entire from Buenos Aires to London, showing fair to fine unframed "cork/ship letter" (Type S.3; crossed by heavy vertical filing crease) in black; and 1847 entire from Rio de Janeiro to London, showing good to fine unframed "cork/ship letter" (Type S.3) in blue; also a print of The Cork River. Condition a little mixed therefore viewing recommended Estimate £ 400-500

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