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Auction: SW1009A - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1

1871, March 30. Outer cover to Grimsby endorsed "postpaid", exhibiting superb impression of the "FALKLAND/PAID" frank marking, very fine double ring c.d.s. on dispatch and red "London/Paid" transit alongside, with arrival on reverse. (The cover is accompanied by a further "Black Frank" strike on piece). This item originates from the "Travis" correspondence; George Travis was appointed Finance Clerk and Collector of Customs on 1 April 1871, and become Postmaster from 1 July 1873 to May 1878. Of delightful quality showing clean and neat strikes of the Falkland handstamps. Undoubtedly one of the finest "Blank Frank" covers in existence. Cert. BPA. S.G. FR1.

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