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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 192

x Ship Letter Handstamps Ireland Ross 1784 (4 June) entire from Newfoundland to London, rated "5" (deleted) and "11", showing almost fine unframed "ross/ship letter" (Type S.1). Very rare. Photo Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 Note: This cover is illustrated in "A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles" by Alan Robertson, page E.259. provenance: Robson Lowe PHA, October 1976

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