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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5056

Great Britain
Postal History
1839 (1 Aug.) entire from Rio de Janeiro to London, rated "8" (ship letter rate up to ½oz.), struck in error with the boxed "india letter/margate" in red (In. 3), then subsequently overstruck with the correct "margate/ship-lre" in black (S. 4); the reverse with London 15.12 receiving d.s. Usual filing folds otherwise fine and fresh, illustrated in Robertson Vol. II (Page E.211).

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Estimate
£200 to £300