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Auction: 22022 - The Graham Booth Collection of West Indies, Transatlantic Mail and British Ship Letters
Lot: 1244

British Guiana
Early Letters and Handstamps
Berbice
1840 (30 Jan.) missionary entire to London, rated "2/5" and showing, on reverse across join, fine "Berbice, Jan 30/1840" d.s. (PS8, latest recorded date) and red arrival c.d.s. (26.3). Also 1838 (3 Apr.) entire letter to London, marked "By the Dart", rated "2/2" (deleted and overstruck by red Inspector's Crown) and "4/4" and showing, on reverse, very poor Type PS8 d.s. Photo

provenance:
Shields-Forshaw, November 1979
"Foxley", March 2014

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