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Auction: 14022 - Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal history
Lot: 2

Great Britain
Postal History
1674-1844, mail to or from England, to or through Holland, a well written up collection on leaves, fifty-five entires or entire letters, including 1674 entire letter from the Hague to London endorsed Couvert (sent under cover), 1709 (4 Aug.) entire letter from London (with "L.L." in circle handstamp) to the Hague, charged "12" on arrival, 1734 entire letter with script "S.H." in circle handstamp to Leyden, 1794 entire letter from the Hague to London with rare treble rate of 2/6 in manuscript, 1811 (3 Aug.) entire letter from Paris to London with oval "ship letter/(crown)/portsmouth", 1815 (1 June) entire letter from Sunderland to Schiedam with black oval "Brielle/Eng;Corrisp", 1822 entire letter from Boston to Schiedam, held in London for postage of 5/6d., 1829 entire letter from Amsterdam to London with framed "ship letter/gravesend" on reverse, 1832 (31 Aug.) entire letter from London to Schiedam sent on the first voyage of the Steamboat "Sir Edward Banks" with red script England/over Rotterdam across flap on reverse, 1832 entire letter from London to Schieden with red "gezuiverd" disinfection handstamp on front and script Engeland/over Brielle on the reverse, 1833 entire letter from Leith to Rotterdam with manuscript "Engeland Over Hellevoetsluis", etc., strikes and condition chiefly good to fine. A most interesting lot. Photo

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Estimate
£1,600 to £2,000