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Auction: 19010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2445

Great Britain
Illustrated Envelopes
1878 (Dec. 6) envelope to London with a superb hand painted depiction of the "Captain Hans Busk Lifeboat", franked 1d. with Ryde "666" duplex cancellation. Beautiful. Photo

Note:
Captain Hans Busk (1815-82), the addressee above, was one of the principal originators of the army "Volunteers" movement; he also advocated the installation of Lifeboat Stations, and designed a lifeboat.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000