Lot 60050 – 1839 (October 14th) Folded cover sent from Sydney,
Lot 60050 – 1839 (October 14th) Folded cover sent from Sydney,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Unified Post Period – 1827-1839
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Price realised
500 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Tue 9 Dec 2025 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1839 (October 14th) Folded cover sent from Sydney, Australia via Dublin to London, showing a red oval PAID SHIP LETTER / OC * 14 / 1839 / SYDNEY ds, with deleted colonial postage “3” and rated “8”, ship letter rate, plus mixed typeface DUBLIN / Ship Letter also in red, all alongside, an attractive ship letter usage
Note: The letter was posted before the Treasury Warrant was issued for the Uniform Rate (5.12.39) and arrived after the enactment.
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