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Auction: 16034 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2943

Great Britain
Postal History
1845 printed "An Act to exempt certain Vessels from the Payment of Port Charges.", dated February 1845, folded as an entire letter and sent from Hobart, Van Diemans Land to the United States, endorsed "p. Private Ship", with red "Missent/To London", "-paid ship letter/london-/8 ju 8/1846" (Robertson S51, error of date 1846 for 1845?), Lombard St. Maltese Cross datestamp and with red New York Ship/7cts. transit datestamp (20.7); vertical filing fold. A fascinating entire. Photo

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