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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 156

Gambia Incoming Mail 1892 (31 Aug.) G.B. 2 1/2d. envelope (complete with contents) from Plymouth to a Colonial Surgeon at Bathurst and with "received/gambia" c.d.s. alongside the stamp impression, marked "Deceased" on front and reverse and redirected to London, showing Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (10.10), part South Kensington duplex (12.10), circular-framed "A" and , on reverse, two different London c.d.s. (11.10 and 14.10) and unframed "H" h.s., both the letter handstamps being inspector´s marks or change of postal office, the envelope subsequently placed in a Returned Letter Office envelope and sent back to the sender in Plymouth with arrival c.d.s. (19.10) on reverse; most unusual. Photo Estimate £ 250-300 Note: The contents are from an employee of the Devon and Cornwall Bank asking the addressee to swap stamps and stationery

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£300