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Auction: 4019 - British West Indies
Lot: 3346

ST. VINCENT Early Letters and Handstamps 1815 (28 Apr.) entire letter (some splitting at upper edge) to London, rated "4", showing "ship-letter/london" double-ring arrival d.s. (17.6) and, on reverse, a superb strike of the very rare oval-framed "Ship Lre/Crown/st vincent" h.s. struck across join. Superb. Photo Estimate £ 4,500-5,000 Note: Only four examples of this handstamp were recorded by Pierce, of which three were dated 1815 provenance: J.L. Messenger, January 1983

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£4,000