Lot 11015 – 1829 (8.5) Folded entire from Fermoy Barracks, Co.Cork
Lot 11015 – 1829 (8.5) Folded entire from Fermoy Barracks, Co.Cork
Lot 11015 – 1829 (8.5) Folded entire from Fermoy Barracks, Co.Cork
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period – 1827-1839
Estimate
300 – 400 GBP
Auction date
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
20d 1h 47m 52s before pre-bidding ends
Description
1829 (8.5) Folded entire from Fermoy Barracks, Co. Cork to Scotland, with despatch oval red MIDDAY MAIL/8.MY.1829, intercepted in transit at Dublin where treated as Registered, showing the distinctive circular dated REGISTER’D/8.MY.1929 in red (with dots), paying the “2/10” rate, fine and scarce.
Delcampe Category: Westport Ship Letter – 1820 (December 24) Entire letter from the Portuguese Colony of Madeira, to Edinburgh, sent by private vessel and landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face the extremely rare serpentine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Westport in black, with matching WESTPORT/133 2-line mileage handstamp, alongside, sent via the Dublin Ship Letter Office where large Ship Rtae handstamp “6” in red was applied. Backstamped Dublin tablet SHIP LETTER and octagonal General Post datestamp, plus Edinburgh arrival. Rated “1/7” (later amended to “2/9 1/2”) to include the Scots Additional Halfpenny Tax. A very rare cover, with only two recorded examples of the Westport Ship Letter handstamp known from this single landing of mail there in January 1821, the other being from Funchal to Cardiff. A major rarity of Irish Maritime Postal History.
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