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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 3

Bermuda Crowned Circle Handstamps Ireland Island 1851 (5 Mar.) envelope to Scotland, rated "1/-" and showing an over-inked strike of the Crowned Circle "paid/at ireland isle bermuda" (P2) in red at lower left corner, "ireland isle/bermuda" despatch c.d.s. (PM5) at upper right corner alongside faint London Paid c.d.s. (25.3), arrival c.d.s. (26.3) on reverse; small portion of envelope torn away at top, well away from any of the postal markings. An attractive example of this rare handstamp, being the fifth earliest strike recorded by Forand and Freeland. S.G. CC2, £7,000 Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 Note: This cover was carried per "Ospray" (5.3) to Halifax (10.3), and packet "Europa" (14.3) to Liverpool (23.3) provenance: Sir Henry Tucker, Sale 1, October 1978

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