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Auction: 22022 - The Graham Booth Collection of West Indies, Transatlantic Mail and British Ship Letters
Lot: 1094

Barbados
Early Letters and Handstamps
Royal Mail Steam Packet, 1842-1915
A collection covering the various contracts comprising 1st. (1 January 1842 to 1 November 1847) with entire letters (2) and entires (3, one with "barbadoes" double-arc d.s. on reverse); 2nd (2 November 1847 to 1 November 1850) entire letter, entires (2) and envelopes (2), two with double-arc d.s. on reverse; 3rd (2 August 1850 to 1 January 1864) entire letters (4, one with double-arc d.s. on reverse), entire (double-arc d.s. on reverse) and envelopes (6, three from England with adhesives); 4th (1 January 1864 to 1 January 1875) envelope from London bearing 1/- and a Registered Letter receipt; 6th (2 January 1881 to March 1885) envelope with keyplate values; 7th (July 1885 to June 1895) envelopes (5, one from St. Lucy) and a GB 1d. stationery card; 8th (1 July 1895 to 30 June 1900) envelopes (3); 9th (September 1900 to September 1905) envelopes (2) and cards (2), No Contract (1905-07) envelope with ½d. pair cancelled by "southampton/ship letter" c.d.s. and an R.M.S.P. postcard; 10th (July 1907 indefinite, with 6 months notice) stationery registered envelope and picture postcard; and Final Contract (January 1911 to August 1915) envelope and picture postcard. A most interesting lot well worth careful viewing

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Sold for
£520

Starting price
£300