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Auction: 22022 - The Graham Booth Collection of West Indies, Transatlantic Mail and British Ship Letters
Lot: 1358

Jamaica
19th Century Overseas Ship Letters
1824 entire to Hawick originally enclosing two heavy letters dated 29 July and 3 August, marked "P. Packet Freeling", "3¼oz" and rated "£1.11.5", showing boxed "½" and, on reverse, "kingston/jamaica" c.d.s. A most remarkable rate calculated as 1/3d. packet rate to London and 1/3d. inland mileage to Hawick, rebated by 1d. per ¼oz x 13

provenance:
Joseph Mahfood, January 2011

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£400

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