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Auction: 23117 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 3987

Sierra Leone
Early Letters and Handstamps
1801 (28 Feb.) letter from William Dawes (Governor 1792-93, 1795-96 and 1801-1803); 1821 (2 Aug.) letter from a military officer serving in Sierra Leone to his brother in London; 1835 (27 June) entire to London, rated "1/4" and showing step-type "deal/ship letter"; 1841 (15 (Apr.) entire to London, rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse, London straight-line "ship letter" h.s. Also 1764 map by Jacques Bellin entitled "riviere de sierra leona" and 1810 (5 Jan.) free front signed by William Wilberforce

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Sold for
£320

Starting price
£210