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Auction: 7028 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1058

Bermuda Early Letters and Handstamps Transit Mail 1833 (9 May) entire letter from Wilem Carbery at Demerara (not docketed as such though known to emanate from there by photocopies of a similar letter with identical markings to the same addressee) to his sister in Philadelphia, rated "12 1/2" in red, showing "ship" h.s. and New York c.d.s. in red and, on reverse, manuscript "Hamilton Bermuda June 27th 1833. Forwarded by Your Most Obt Servt Wm B Perot" and with "p Schr Brilliant Via New York" alongside; face panel with small fault at foot though a most unusual cover. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 provenance: Morris Ludington, June 1999

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