Lot 30560 – 1823 (January 29th) Folded lettersheet sent locally
Lot 30560 – 1823 (January 29th) Folded lettersheet sent locally
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period – 1773-1840
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Price realised
320 GBP
Estimate
300 – 400 GBP
Auction date
Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1823 (January 29th) Folded lettersheet sent locally within Dublin, showing a superb strike of the type 2 crowned oval TO BE DELIVER’D FREE in black, a wonderful showpiece.
Note: Crowned handstamps TO BE DELIVER’D FREE were in used from 1816 to1831. Edward James Baynes, as comptroller of the Dublin Penny Post used two types of the crown handstamp to exempt official mail from local postal charges to which ordinary franked letters were liable.
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