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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 24

British Guiana
Early Letters and Handstamps
Ship Letters
1875 (5 May) yellow envelope, complete with letter, from West Medway (17 miles from Boston, Mass.) to George Houghton at Demerara c/o of the U.S. Consul, charged "4" and showing a partial impression of the rare "demerara/ship letter" h.s. (Type SL2; over five years later than recorded), the reverse with Wise & Russell c.d.s. in blue and Georgetown (10.6) c.d.s. Photo

provenance:
Derek Nathan, July 2005

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Sold for
£200

Starting price
£80