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Auction: 6034 - Maritime Wreck Covers of the World - The John Woolfe Collection
Lot: 372

Maritime Wreck Covers of the World South America 1842 (30 Aug.) barque "Middlesex", driven onto a reef near Recife, Brazil after rounding Cape Horn, 3 May entire (overall rust spotting) from Sydney "p Middlesex" to London, rated "3" and "8" and showing Paid Ship Letter Sydney oval d.s. (3.5), the reverse with Liverpool Ship boxed d.s. (12.11) and London c.d.s. (13.11). Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000Note: The passengers and mails were transferred to the "Columbus", which sailed from Pernambuco on 6 October and reached Liverpool on 10 November Illustrated on page 12 of the Brian Peace handbook

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