Lot 30496 – 1794 (May 29th) Folded cover sent from Longford to
Lot 30496 – 1794 (May 29th) Folded cover sent from Longford to
Lot 30496 – 1794 (May 29th) Folded cover sent from Longford to
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
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Price realised
220 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1794 (May 29th) Folded cover sent from Longford to Dublin, and redirected to Thurles, rated “4” being deleted and rerated “8”, showing faint but clear strike of the scarce black dotted oval T * OFF, Dublin Bishop JU/2 bs, very fine and scarce on internal mail and the rarest of the two types of T.Off mkgs.
Note: The phrase Takings Off (T.OFF) was used within the Post Office for the accounting calculations usually applied to incoming redirected letters when the rate was adjusted.
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