Lot 60604 – 1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin to the Cape of Good Hope with large London IRELAND straight-line in red

Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin to the Cape of Good Hope with large London IRELAND straight-line in red
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin to the Cape of Good Hope with large London IRELAND straight-line in red
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin to the Cape of Good Hope with large London IRELAND straight-line in red
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period - 1784-1831 1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin to the Cape of Good Hope with large London IRELAND straight-line in red

Lot 60604 – 1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin to the Cape of Good Hope with large London IRELAND straight-line in red

Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
Price realised
850 GBP
Estimate
500 – 700 GBP
Auction date
Fri 22 Nov 2024 at 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1800 (6.3) Folded entire from Dublin via London to the Cape of Good Hope, showing outstanding crisp and sharp large London IRELAND straight-line in red, struck in error, and an oval SHIP LETTER * LONDON * with crown applied alongside. Letter rated “8” combined and uprated to “1/2” making the letter rate of 8d and 6d ship rate, showpiece




This is the only recorded usage of an IRELAND handstamp to a foreign destination



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