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Auction: 3025 - Stamps & Covers of the World & Stamp Boxes
Lot: 1000

GREAT BRITAIN Postal History 1803 printed advertising card (115x75 mm) showing a horse drawn coach bearing the legend "bath, bristol & exeter" and below "john parson's flying waggons" together with details of the service (including "These Waggons are very convenient for Passengers, and carry a Guard for their Safety") and departure/arrival times, the reverse of the card with handwritten note signed by Thos. Parsons, Bath Dec. 6 1803; very fresh, fine and rare. Most appealing Estimate £ 60-80

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