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Auction: 18010 - British North America, The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 95

(x) Prince Edward Island
Early Letters and Handstamp
Mail to Great Britain
1814 (1 June) double rate entire ex the "Birnie" correspondence from Charlotte Town to London, marked "Paid to Halifax 1/4" in red ink, rated "4/4", showing Halifax transit datestamp of 15 June and, on reverse, very fine "prince edward island" datestamp (P1) and red arrival datestamp (11.7); some wear along folds. Photo

Note: This letter was carried by the Falmouth Packet "Osbourne" which was attacked by the Privateer "Snap Dragon", itself subsequently pursued and captured by a British warship

provenance:
Dr. R.P.C. Carr, April 1999
Alan Griffiths, April 2012



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Estimate
£500 to £600