Lot 11329 – 1925 Envelope stamp: 1/2d embossed die proof in black,
Lot 11329 – 1925 Envelope stamp: 1/2d embossed die proof in black,
Lot 11329 – 1925 Envelope stamp: 1/2d embossed die proof in black,
Ireland » Postal Stationery
Estimation
600 – 800 GBP
Date de vente
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
19j 21h 21m 25s avant la fin des enchères pré-vente
Description
1925 Envelope stamp: 1/2d embossed die proof in black, overprinted with the Royal mint CANCELLED in red, mounted on a ledger fragment from the presentation album of H.A.Richardson the senior engraver at the Royal mint, showpiece.
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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