Lot 11037 – 1829 (26.11) Folded entire from Newtownstewart, County
Lot 11037 – 1829 (26.11) Folded entire from Newtownstewart, County
Lot 11037 – 1829 (26.11) Folded entire from Newtownstewart, County
Ireland » Ship Letters
Estimate
300 – 400 GBP
Auction date
mer. 17 juin 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
34d 6h 40m 5s before pre-bidding ends
Description
1829 (26.11) Folded entire from Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, to Philadelphia, bearing clear, readable strike of red three-line name-of-boat handstamp on flap Packet Ship Josephine / Abraham Bell & Co Owners / No 33 Pine St New York and N. Ireland, small SHIP in red on front, fine and very scarceNote: This letter was handled by Abraham Bell & Co., who did a good deal of business in Ireland. 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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