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Auction: 12013 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 2095

Great Britain Postal History Valentines 1860 (c) Dobbs "Scallop Shells" valentine, an unusual design bearing six hinged, embossed paper scallop shells (over coloured seaweed), which conceal the answers to handwritten conundrums, with an integral sheet containing a handwritten poem ("This votive pledge of fond esteem...."); fine and stunning Estimate £ 200-300

Sold for
£130