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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 109

Ship Letter Handstamps
Montego Bay
1845 (25 Sept.) entire letter from Salem "via Philadelphia" to Mayhill Post Office, rated 12c. postage and 1/- formed by 4d. half Ship Letter charge (U.S. contract) plus 8d. Jamaica inland postage, and showing despatch datestamp and "ship" handstamp, both in blue, "Montego Bay/ship letter" SL8 handstamp and Spanish Town (13.11) datestamp, all on face, Montego Bay (5.11) datestamp on reverse. Proud SL2 with less than a dozen examples recorded, and a month later than recorded by him. Photo

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£480