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Auction: 18009 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series
Lot: 1165

Gambia
1854 (24 June) envelope with enclosure, ex the Robson correspondence per Mail Steamer "Waterwitch" to Cornwall, on reverse red Plymouth (3.7.) and yellow Camelford (4.7) datestamps; an interesting note on the flap states that the sender had received a letter from his sister dated Oct. 1852, delayed as it was missent to Bathurst New South Wales and making the suggestion that 'Bathurst' be left out of the address in favour of 'River Gambia, West Africa'; fine. This was the last letter written by H. Robson before his death from yellow fever on 24 June 1854. Photo

provenance:
John Rose, May 2011

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Estimate
£900 to £1,000