Lot 11120 – 1953 (30.1) Shipwreck Mail: Window envelope recovered
Lot 11120 – 1953 (30.1) Shipwreck Mail: Window envelope recovered
Ireland » Later postal history
Estimation
300 – 400 GBP
Date de vente
mer. 17 juin 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
34j 5h 56m 46s avant la fin des enchères pré-vente
Description
1953 (30.1) Shipwreck Mail: Window envelope recovered from the car ferry « Princess Victoria » on it’s journey from Stranraer to Larne, showing violet 2-line cachet DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER, fine and a scarce maritime wreck usage. Delcampe Category: Westport Ship Letter – 1820 (December 24) Entire letter from the Portuguese Colony of Madeira, to Edinburgh, sent by private vessel and landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face the extremely rare serpentine strike of the fancy scroll “SHIP LETTER” handstamp of Westport in black, with matching WESTPORT/133 2-line mileage handstamp, alongside, sent via the Dublin Ship Letter Office where large Ship Rtae handstamp « 6 » in red was applied. Backstamped Dublin tablet SHIP LETTER and octagonal General Post datestamp, plus Edinburgh arrival. Rated “1/7” (later amended to “2/9 1/2”) to include the Scots Additional Halfpenny Tax. A very rare cover, with only two recorded examples of the Westport Ship Letter handstamp known from this single landing of mail there in January 1821, the other being from Funchal to Cardiff. A major rarity of Irish Maritime Postal History.
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