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Auction: 18013 - The Brian Brookes Collection of St. Kitts-Nevis
Lot: 59

St. Christopher
Early Handstamps and Datestamps
Straight-line Handstamps
1795 entire letter ex the "Seaton" correspondence to Twickenham comprising two letters, one begun on 23 June and continued on 13 July, rated "3/-" (deleted) and "3/6", showing fair to fine "St. Kitts" handstamp (RL Type 9) with arrival datestamp on reverse; the contents include news of British Merchantmen captured and taken to Guadeloupe. Some peripheral faults due to bulky enclosure. Photo

provenance:
K.J.A.O. Manning, March 1994

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Estimate
£400 to £500