Lot 60082C – Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick i

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Lot 60082C – Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick i
Stamp of Ireland » Ship Letters Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick i

Lot 60082C – Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick i

Ireland » Ship Letters
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
2’400 – 3’500 GBP
Auction date
Tue 9 Dec 2025 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick in red, with matching LIMERICK / SE.11.1827 / 94 mileage circular datestamp, also in red, alongside.
Rated “3/2” (later amended to “3/8”) for a double rate letter — comprising 6d Ship Letter, 14d mileage, and 2d packet charges, doubled. Reverse with transit and London arrival backstamps.

A great rarity of maritime postal history, being the only recorded example of the Limerick Scroll “Ship Letter” marking.

Provenance: T. E. Field and Brian Wallas Collections. Mounted on the original Field album page.

Delcampe Category: Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a fine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Limerick in red, with matching LIMERICK / SE.11.1827 / 94 mileage circular datestamp, also in red, alongside. Rated “3/2” (later amended to “3/8”) for a double rate letter — comprising 6d Ship Letter, 14d mileage, and 2d packet charges, doubled. Reverse with transit and London arrival backstamps. A great rarity of maritime postal history, being the only recorded example of the Limerick Scroll “Ship Letter” marking. Provenance: T. E. Field and Brian Wallas Collections. Mounted on the original Field album page.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series
Catalogue
Ireland

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