Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 184
x Ship Letter Handstamps Ireland Dungarvan 1833 (12 Oct.) entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to London, rated "3/6", showing "dungarvan/97" h.s. (crossed by vertical filing crease) with red manuscript "Ship Letter" alongside and, on reverse, Waterford and arrival datestamps. Believed to be the only recorded example. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-3,000 provenance: T.V. Roberts, April 1989
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£2,000