Lot 65292 – 1817 (31.12) Folded entire from John McLennan in Berbice,
Lot 65292 – 1817 (31.12) Folded entire from John McLennan in Berbice,
Ireland » Pre-Stamp Postal History » Independant Post Office Period – 1784-1831
Prix réalisé
1’800 GBP
Estimation
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Date de vente
jeu. 29 mai 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
The Famous and Unique Field Wicklow Ship Letter1817 (31.12) Folded entire from John McLennan in Berbice, British Guiana to Glasgow, redirected to Hugh Mc Calmont in Abbeylands, Belfast, on arrival from it’s transatlantic journey aboard the « Fame » being Captained by Gammillthe letter landed at Glasgow, once on it’s way to Ireland it received a faint crowned SHIP LETTER DUBLIN, with the extremely rare SHIP LETTER above the 2-line WICKLOW/24 in red alongside, partly in consequence of this redirection it shows quite a variety of postage rates being « 1 1/2oz = 7/6 1/2 », « 5/6 » (deleted), « 2/7 x6, 15/6 » etc., cover faults and somewhat tatty, an important showpiece mounted on original Thomas Field album page
This is the unique example of the Wicklow Ship Letter yet recorded and the one described in Robertson on page E.310
Provenance: Thomas Field
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