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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 4

Bermuda Crowned Circle Handstamps Ireland Island 1859 (8 Sept.) envelope to England, marked "Paid" and showing a fine strike of the Crowned Circle "paid/at/ireland isle/bermuda" h.s. (P2) in red at lower left corner and "6d" h.s. in red at upper right corner, the reverse with "ireland isle/bermuda" c.d.s. (PM5), Castle Eden Station (4.10) and Ferry Hill arrival c.d.s. (4.10); some minor traces of foxing in places though an attractive example of this rare handstamp, and the first example recorded by Forand and Freeland showing the "6d" handstamp. S.G. CC2, £7,000 Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 Note: This cover was carried per "Delta" (9.9) to Halifax (13.9), and per packet "Europa" to Liverpool (2.10) provenance: Sir Henry Tucker, Sale 2, April 1979

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