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Auction: 21040 - Stamps and Postal History of Great Britain
Lot: 1023

Great Britain
Postal History
1855 (27 April) entire letter from Melbourne to London, endorsed "Pr Red Jacket" and bearing 1854 1/- (touched at places) with oval "1/V" cancellation, on reverse superb green "ship letter/(Crown)/liverpool" (Robertson S6, "Rare type"); some stains and wrinkles though a rare cover with interesting contents regarding gold mining."... I may if fortune favours me soon retire my lost fortune...". Photo

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Sold for
£480

Starting price
£350