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Auction: 163 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1032

1833 Fourth British Occupation of Guadeloupe folded letter to Aberdeen, dated January 1st, showing very fine "Guadeloupe" straight-line, second type, intially rated in manuscript "26" and amended to "48", with arrival datestamp in red also on front, 43 days after being posted, the letter being sent by Lt. Col. J.A. Farquarson, leader of the Expeditionary Force which captured the French Islands and St. Martin, with interesting contents stating: very fine; less than five items are recorded exhibiting this type, this being of even more desirability as a result of the historic contents (Robson Lowe HS3, Jamet 5).

Estimate
$500 to $750