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Auction: 1017 - The Peter Stone Collection of Great Britain & Postal History
Lot: 217

x Ship Letter Handstamps Scotland Peterhead 1827 (19 June) entire letter from Archangel, Russia to Inverness, rated "1/6 1/2" and showing fair to fine unframed "ship letter/peterhead" (Type S.1a). Extremely rare and believed to be the only recorded example. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 Note: This cover is illustrated in "A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles" by Alan Robertson, page E.226A.

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