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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 596

Sierra Leone 1882 (16 Sept.) envelope registered to Liverpool, "3" rate mark in red ink and bearing 1874 6d. reddish lilac cancelled "B31", showing unusual circular-framed "registered" in red and Liverpool Registered oval d.s. (11.10) in blue, Sierra Leone Paid c.d.s. (16.9) on reverse; attractive. S.G. 4. Photo Estimate £ 500-600 Note: The manuscript "3" seems to indicate that the letter was sent as a ship letter and not on a contracted packet

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