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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1048

Great Britain
Postal History
1787 (18 Dec.), entire letter to Robert Chester Esq/ at the Bounty Office/ Dean's Yard Westminster and endorsed Paid, with very fine, first type "65 arundel" mileage (Willcocks & Jay 8, rarity F) and faint London General Post "Post/Paid" in circle; 1809, entire to London with purple horseshoe "stockport/179" mileage; 1811 (23 Oct.), entire letter to Covent Garden with red "tooting" datestamp on the front and timed marking on the reverse; 1812 (27 Dec.), entire letter to Edinburgh with good blue "dundalk/40" mileage; 1814 (13 July), entire letter with fine Somerstown country sorting office datestamp and intact red wax seal on reverse; 1815 (21 Oct.) entire letter to Charing with oval "Two Py Post/Unpaid/Clarendon Sqr ", "3" (deleted) and "2" handstamps, on reverse Somerstown country sorting office datestamp; 1822 (3 Aug.), entire letter from Edinburgh to Alnwick. re-directed to Bedford with "alnwick/310" mileage with Wrong directed to alongside and boxed Addl/½; 1821-36, nine entires/entire letters, a variety of markings with 1821, 1828 and 1834 entire letters with Belvedere Place handstamps, 1822 entire letter with blue "truro/260" mileage on reverse, 1823 entire letter with "wells/129" mileage, 1824 entire letter with "***bath***/109" mileage, 1833 entire letter with "langport/140" mileage, 1836 entire letter with blue paid at truro undated marking, etc., A good to fine group. (16 items).

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Estimate
£350 to £400

Starting price
£240