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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 37

The Post Town Straight Line Handstamps
Type T2 in a Single Line
1791 (2 May) entire letter from Bristol per "West India Pacquet" via Kingston to Francis Grant at Trelawny Estate regarding an Abolition of Slavery Debate, rated "6" alongside "bristol" handstamp at right and with light "falm:o" alongside "1/6" rating for a total of 1/6d. A rare and unusual abbreviated handstamp only recorded in use from 1789 to 1791 and with highly unusual content including "Mr. Wilberforce made a Motion in the House of Commons on the 18th. April for the Abolition of the African trade, and of the next day, being the 19th. the House after many long debates for & against it, the House divided and there was a large majority against the Abolition. Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox were the two principal speakers in favour of the Abolition, but I can not think Mr. Pitt was hearty in the cause or he would not have been left in the minority". Photo

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