Lot 30532 – 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach

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Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period - 1827-1839 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period - 1827-1839 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period - 1827-1839 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period - 1827-1839 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach

Lot 30532 – 1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach

Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period – 1827-1839
Price realised
1’800 GBP
Estimate
500 – 700 GBP
Auction date
Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1829 (July 15th) Folded entire sent from Garden Beach which is a suburb of Calcutta, India via Dublin to Chipping Norton, England, showing on reverse framed MISSENT TO / LONDON and the extremely rare IRISH / SHIP LETTER.

One of only five examples of this ship letter marking so far recorded and this being the unique fully struck example.

Note: Paying the letter rate “1/11”, 8d ship letter, 2d Dublin to Holyhead packet, 2d Menai and Conway Tolls, plus 11d inland to Chipping Norton.

Auction
Winter Auction Series
Catalogue
Great Britain & British Empire

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