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Auction: 3025 - Stamps & Covers of the World & Stamp Boxes
Lot: 1003

GREAT BRITAIN Postal History 1861 (24 Jan.) long envelope (climatic toning) from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil bearing Stars 1d., 2d. (Pl. 8) vertical pair and 1855-57 6d. pair and single, and 1/- strip of three, pair and single, all cancelled by "75" duplex, showing Calais transit c.d.s. in blue (24.1); a few adhesives with faults. A very scarce 7/11d. rate franking. Photo Estimate £ 200-250

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