Lot 51268 – 1808 (January) Folded entire per “ship Amman Liverpool” with straight line “WEXFORD” in red and manuscript “Ship Letter”

Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1808 (January) Folded entire per "ship Amman Liverpool" with straight line "WEXFORD" in red and manuscript "Ship Letter"
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1808 (January) Folded entire per "ship Amman Liverpool" with straight line "WEXFORD" in red and manuscript "Ship Letter"
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1808 (January) Folded entire per "ship Amman Liverpool" with straight line "WEXFORD" in red and manuscript "Ship Letter"
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1808 (January) Folded entire per "ship Amman Liverpool" with straight line "WEXFORD" in red and manuscript "Ship Letter"

Lot 51268 – 1808 (January) Folded entire per “ship Amman Liverpool” with straight line “WEXFORD” in red and manuscript “Ship Letter”

Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
Price realised
2’200 GBP
Estimate
600 – 1’000 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1808 (January) Folded entire per “ship Amman Liverpool” and showing the usage of a town name straight line “WEXFORD” in red, with a manuscript “Ship Letter”, and put ashore at Wexford, probably due to bad weather, before proceeding Liverpool, an important ship letter, showpiece. This is one of only three recorded usages of the Wexford Ship letter.

Rate: The cover is rated “7” (1d ship rate + 6d), and rerated 1/8 (7d + 1/1d combined) from the 3rd rate period.

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