Lot 30484 – 1750 (June 13th) Letter sent from Birr, Co. Offaly
Lot 30484 – 1750 (June 13th) Letter sent from Birr, Co. Offaly
Lot 30484 – 1750 (June 13th) Letter sent from Birr, Co. Offaly
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
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Price realised
1’400 GBP
Estimate
800 – 1’200 GBP
Auction date
Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1750 (June 13th) Letter sent from Birr, Co. Offaly to Dublin, showing a straight-line town mkg of BIRR in black, and in manuscript alongside a forged signature of “W.Parsons“, on detection in Dublin the straight-line COUNTERFEIT was applied, rate “4”, plus two additional covers dated 1737 with FREE and BIRR including genuine “W.Parsons” signature, 1745 also with FREE and BIRR but with undetected forged “W.Parsons” signature, a wonderful exhibition trio (3)
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