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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1240

Gold Coast
Early Letters and Handstamps
North German (Bremen) Missionary Correspondence
1853 entire (June/July) from Keta and Teshi to Bremen via London, showing "plymouth/ packet letter" (9.9) c.d.s. in red (Type P.2) London arrival c.d.s. (10.9) in red on flap, with various accountancy marks on face, endorsed "Care of Charles Young Esq...." with black "Islington S.O." single line handstamp, forwarded privately to Bremen "Via Ostend". Slight ageing to edges, and flap with tears, otherwise fine. Photo.

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Sold for
£450