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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 18

x Ship Letter Handstamps England Deal 1774 (15 July) entire letter from Philadelphia to Poole, marked "In all 8" and showing mainly fine unframed "deal/ship lre" (Type S.1); 1776 (16 Aug.) entire letter from Lisbon to London, rated "1/1" and showing fair to good unframed "deal/ship lre" (Type S.1); 1779 (29 Nov.) entire letter from St. Thomas to Madeira, rated "1/4" and showing good to fine unframed "deal/ship-lre" (Type S.3); 1818 entire (light creases) to Cambridge, rated "4/6" and showing step-type "ship letter/deal" (Type S.9); 1819 (14 Mar.) entire letter from Calcutta to London, rated "1/-" and showing part step-type "ship letter/deal" (Type S.9); 1821 (23 Feb.) entire letter from Calcutta to London, rated "1/-" and showing legible framed "india letter/deal" (Type In.2); 1828 (24 July) entire letter (a little soiled) from Rio de Janeiro to Glasgow, rated "1/10" showing step-type "deal/ship letter" in black (Type S.8a) with bowed " 1/2" alongside; 1829 (July) and (Sept.) entires from Colombo to London, rated "1/-" and showing mainly fine framed "india letter/deal" (Type In.1a), the former on reverse; 1837 (21 May) entire from Havana to London, marked "2 1/4oz", rated "12/-" and showing fine step-type "deal/ship letter" in black (Type S8a); 1837 entire to London, rated "1/4" and showing mainly fine step-type "deal/ship letter" in black (Type S.8a); 1838 (8 May) entire from Hobart to London, rated "1/8", showing Crowned "hobart town/vdl" oval d.s. and, on reverse, framed "india letter/deal" in red (Type In.1b) overstruck by arrival datestamp; 1850 envelope (soiled and with small faults) to Birmingham, rated "8" and showing step-type "deal/ship letter" in blue (Type S.8c); and 1853 entire letter from Mauritius to Bordeaux, showing step-type "deal/ship letter" in red (Type S.8b; crossed by filing crease), framed "colonies/&c.art.13" and Calais entry datestamp. An interesting group Estimate £ 600-800

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