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Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1022

(x) Great Britain
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1583 entire letter from Samuel de Wingsene in Emden to Bartolomeo Corsini in London endorsed with named courier "p Silvester grascory no 3.5" and unusual as such, contents with merchant's mark in margin; Also 1597 (1 Nov.) entire letter from Perez Gio Cesare in Hamburg (Amborgo) to Bartolomeo Corsini in London endorsed "Con la nave di mattis wrede" and with exceptionally fine guild mark "c f / c" on the front. A wonderful duo

provenance:
Christie's Robson Lowe, 4 September, 1984, Lot 173
Michael Jackson

(Both for the latter entire)

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Sold for
£850

Starting price
£350