Lot 60032 – 1810 (3 January) Entire letter from John James, the
Lot 60032 – 1810 (3 January) Entire letter from John James, the
Antigua & Barbuda
Price realised
320 GBP
Estimate
100 – 150 GBP
Auction date
Fri 22 Nov 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1810 (3 January) Entire letter from John James, the Overseer of Barbuda, to Sir Christopher Codrington in Dodington, rated “1/11” and showing good to fine large “Antigua” fleuron d.s. with year date; the contents of the letter speaks of two shipwrecks that of “Farmer of London and “Julia of Boston”, unusual & scarce. Auction
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