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Auction: 8038 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1753

Great Britain 1847-54 Embossed Issue 1/- green, enormous margins and showing portions of three adjoining stamps, used with 1d. Stars on entire addressed to New York, "466" cancellations with Liverpool c.d.s. of 11 June 1856 alongside, cursive "PAID" and "21/cents" both in red on front, without arrival datestamp; the entire with vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesives, fine. A rare and colourful cover sent at the supplementary mail rate. Photo. Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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