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Auction: 6021 - Great Britain Stamps & Covers
Lot: 294

x Great Britain Postal History Ireland 1890 (29 Sept.) envelope from London to a passenger "Care Cunard Co´s steamship ´Caplialoria´, Queenstown, Ireland", bearing 1887-92 1/2d. pair tied by London squared-circle d.s., showing part Queenstown duplex of 30 September alongside and very fine strike of the extremely rare red cursive-script "Ship Sailed" and ink manuscript "Too Late" adjacent; the address panel with internal hole though still most attractive. Only a handful of covers showing this maritime marking are known. Photo Estimate £ 200-250

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