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Auction: 5011 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 710

Crime and Punishment Punishment Transportation 1833 (26 May) entire letter from a convict at Newgate Gaol to Lancaster, the writer (Edward Hardy) had been convicted of stealing five shillings and sentenced to 14 years transportation – he was incarcerated on two different prison hulks, the ´Coromandel´ and the ´Antelope´ moored off the coast of Bermuda; light creasing. Interesting accompanying details Estimate £ 300-350

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