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Auction: 21019 - Important Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 732

Leeward Islands
Maritime Mail
R.M.S. Solent: 1899 (29 Sept.) 1d. postal stationery envelope to London cancelled by a bold and very legible "Solent" in red ink with handstruck "solent" in purple below, the reverse with a fine strike of Castries St. Lucia despatch and London arrival c.d.s. (12.10); the flap with a repaired tear, otherwise fresh and fine. Believed to be the earliest of only four covers bearing this straight-line handstamp. Photo

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£300