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Auction: 25029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2011

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
1826-51 Irish collection of pre-stamp entires and wrappers (58 items) on album pages including a range of markings and handstamps with two-line mileage marks including 'bandon/146', 'cork/124', 'lisburn/73', 'killysandra/64', 'ballymena/104', 'kilkenny/57', 'kells/110', 'baltinglass/49', etc., 1835 entire to Ballymoney with boxed 'paid at coleraine' in black, 1837 entire to Clonmel with 'paid/ at/ dungannon' in red, 1839 entire to Dublin with 'c/ latemail' handstamp in red, entire to Liverpool with 'cove/ ship letter' in black, also entires wiht 'paid at/ ballymena' (2, in blue and red) and 'paid at coleraine' in black, 'paid at/ galway' in blue, also 1833 Dublin Gazette newspaper with red crowned 'mermaid' harp 2d. Newpaper tax d.s. A lovely collection of pre-stamp covers

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320