Lot 30960 – 1840 Missionary letter with “BAHAMAS” straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)

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Lot 30960 – 1840 Missionary letter with “BAHAMAS” straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)
Stamp of Bahamas 1840 Missionary letter with "BAHAMAS" straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)
Stamp of Bahamas 1840 Missionary letter with "BAHAMAS" straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)
Stamp of Bahamas 1840 Missionary letter with "BAHAMAS" straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)
Stamp of Bahamas 1840 Missionary letter with "BAHAMAS" straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)

Lot 30960 – 1840 Missionary letter with “BAHAMAS” straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4)

Bahamas
Price realised
950 GBP
Estimate
1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Auction date
Wed 1 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 Missionary letter from S. Simons at Rock Sound to the Methodist centre in London, with “BAHAMAS” straight-line hand stamp (Ludington type B4) on top backflap which opens to display, with 1/- manuscript rate, arrival bs, an exceptionally fine strike of this rare hs, one of only five examples reported to exist in private hands

Provenance: Ex Stitt and Wood
Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
GB & British Empire

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