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Auction: 24018 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 46

(x) Australian Colonies
South Australia
Departmental
1871 (2 June) local lettersheet marked "On service" and "Police Court, Pt Adelaide", bearing De La Rue 2d. deep brick-red overprinted "s.m." in blue tied by bold "port adelaide/s a" c.d.s. The letter, headed "Court House" signed "SM Skipper" states "Sykes was accountant for Mr M... and let him in for £1400 about and left 'under a cloud' so that it is almost impossible to find where he is now". Photo

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Sold for
£2,600