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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1033

Great Britain
Postal History
1700s-1800s, a collection housed in six binders, contained in a carton box of Welsh pre-stamp mail (many 100s) including 1732 entire letter (part of address missing) from Crickhowell to London with faint 'breck/nock" handstamp and '23/fe' Bishop mark; 1756 entire from Abercamlais to London with faint "breck/nock" and "13/fe" Bishop mark; c.1760s entire to London with straight line "brecknock", 1784 entire letter with larger type "breck/nock" on entire letter to Llandovery; 1782 entire to London with "aberga/venney" handstamp on reverse; c.1780s entire letter with superb "pem/broke" on reverse; 1783 entire showing very faint "swanzey"; 1796 entire with "chard"; 1800 entire letter to Gloucester with superb double ring 'Brecknock' with script 'l' in centre; 1804 entire with "shrewsbury/165" and a range of further mileage mark covers including circular "overton/175"; Penny Post markings with "abergavenney/Unpaid/ Penny Post"; also a range of undated postmarks of various offices and an 1821 Crickhowell £1 note. A wonderful lot for the specialist, well worth careful viewing

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Starting price
£1000