Lot 51249 – 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp “OC/28” with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs

Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period - 1657-1784 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp "OC/28" with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period - 1657-1784 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp "OC/28" with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period - 1657-1784 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp "OC/28" with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period - 1657-1784 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp "OC/28" with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs

Lot 51249 – 1726 Entire letter showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp “OC/28” with unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs

Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Early Period – 1657-1784
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Price realised
160 GBP
Estimate
100 – 150 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1726 (October 26th) Entire letter from Stradbally to Dublin showing on the reverse Dublin Bishop handstamp “OC/28” showing unusual displacement by by 1mm of the two halves of the hs caused by the failure of the official to strap the two sections of the handstamp in alignment, a very rare error (DF No.12A)

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