Lot 30555 – 1783 (August 20th) Folded entire sent from Lord Pennington

Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period - 1773-1840 1783 (August 20th) Folded entire sent from Lord Pennington

Lot 30555 – 1783 (August 20th) Folded entire sent from Lord Pennington

Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period – 1773-1840

Prix réalisé

Retiré

Estimation

200 – 300 GBP

Date de vente

Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)

Description

1783 (August 20th) Folded entire sent from Lord Pennington at Muncaster to Dublin, franked Free with manuscript John Pennington, showing a black two-line WHITE/HAVEN on front and rear, plus an unframed Dublin FREE/D in its distinctive claret colour, a fine and extremely rare strike.

One of the earliest of the five usages recorded,

Vente aux enchères

Winter Auction Series

Catalogue

Great Britain & British Empire