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Auction: 21041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part II
Lot: 30

The Post Town Straight Line Handstamps
Type T1 in Two or Three Lines
1770 (29 June) entire letter headed "Eden in St. Marys" to John Grant at "Epsom Penn, Spanish Town", rated "7½" for a single letter travelling under 100 miles and showing, on reverse, superb "salt gut" well away from face panel creases. Unlisted in Foster and some four years earlier than its previous earliest reference in 1774. Proud PS1 and the sole example recorded by him. Photo

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Sold for
£3,500

Starting price
£1600