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Auction: 17021 - Great Britain with Post Offices in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia - The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 160

(x) Gibraltar
Early Letters and Handstamps
1840 (9 July) entire letter to Dundee, rated "1/-" and showing fine curved-framed "gibraltar", arrival datestamp (21.7) on reverse, the contents include "Prince Edward arrived yesterday morning, and there was a terrible flare of course, fellows in cocked hats and big feathers tearing about in all directions, guns firing, guards of honour and all the rest of it....". Photo

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Estimate
£120 to £150