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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 197

x Ship Letter Handstamps Ireland Wexford 1777 (2 Apr.) entire letter from Jamaica to Biggar, Scotland, showing various rate markings and good to fine unframed "wexford/ship letter" (Type S.1); some faults including adhesive tape stain along top which affects the handstamp. Believed to be the only example recorded. Photo Estimate £ 500-700 Note: This cover is illustrated in "A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles" by Alan Robertson, page E.304.

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