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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1136

Great Britain
Postal History
1820 (20 April), entire letter to Penrith with fair "cockermouth/310" on the front, with fascinating contents from a criminal who is leaving for America, leaving his wife in the hands of the police who had arrested her and some partners in crime. He writes "...as you are my hearts delight my tongue cannot express the love I have for you"; filing folds and some staining around the edges. A fascinating and gripping piece of social history, regarding John Sowerby, a fleeing criminal in the Georgian era

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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£110