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Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1040A

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
An Overseas Correspondence to Henriette Labouchere
1840 (18 Nov.) envelope from Rostrevor, Northern Ireland to Amsterdam bearing Plate 6, OG with clear margins all round, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, crossed and tied by filing fold; the envelope endorsed "Holland", straight line "paid" handstamp in black, double frame boxed "paid" and tombstone d.s. in red on face, the reverse with Rostrevor and Amsterdam d.s. in black and red respectively. A rare overseas destination. Photo.

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Sold for
£11,000

Starting price
£1000