Lot 51321 – 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned « TO•BE DELIVER’D FREE » type 1 hs

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Lot 51321 – 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned « TO•BE DELIVER’D FREE » type 1 hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period - 1773-1840 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned "TO•BE DELIVER'D FREE" type 1 hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period - 1773-1840 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned "TO•BE DELIVER'D FREE" type 1 hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period - 1773-1840 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned "TO•BE DELIVER'D FREE" type 1 hs
Stamp of Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period - 1773-1840 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned "TO•BE DELIVER'D FREE" type 1 hs

Lot 51321 – 1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet with crisp strike of crowned « TO•BE DELIVER’D FREE » type 1 hs

Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Local Post Period – 1773-1840
Prix réalisé
360 GBP
Estimation
300 – 400 GBP
Date de vente
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1831 (February 10th) Folded letter sheet to « his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant / Castle / Dublin », showing a clear crisp strike of crowned « TO•BE DELIVER’D FREE » type 1 hs in black (DF No.130), a wonderful example of this rare mkg.

Note: Crowned handstamps TO•BE DELIVER’D FREE were in use from 1816 to 1831. Edward James Baynes, as comptroller of the Dublin Penny Post used two types of the crown handstamp to exempt official mail from local postal charges to which ordinary franked letters were liable.

Vente aux enchères
Spring Auction Series – 2024
Catalogue
British Empire

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