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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 536

Gibraltar
Ship Letters
1851 (18 Aug.) entire letter to Leghorn, marked "p. Osmanli", rated "4" in red and "8" (denari), showing a fine strike of the "gibraltar/18 au 1851/ship letter" d.s. in blue with red oval-framed "v.p.m." h.s. (Via Particolare Marittima) alongside and, on reverse, arrival c.d.s. (27.8). Fine and attractive. Photo

Note: "V.P.M." was only used on mail arriving by merchant ships between March 1851 and December 1852. The charge for a foreign letter was 8 denari in addition to the ship letter rate of 4d.

provenance:
Spink auction, April 2010

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Sold for
£270

Starting price
£200