Great Britain and British Commonwealth Cancellations Ship Letters
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 498
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Dartmouth. 1790 (July 26) Entire letter from Antigua to Christopher Bethel, Anti Gallican Coffee House, London "p. the Turner, Capt Young" with "DARTMOUTH / SHIP LRE" (S1), scarce this fine. Ex Robertson. Photo on Page 86. (Image1)
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Lot No: 499
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Dartmouth/Stokenham. 1832 (Mar 24) Entire letter from St. Vincent to London "p. Chieftan" landed by pilot at the village of Stokenham (nine miles south west of Dartmouth) and handstamped "No. 1" and "Dartmouth / Penny Post", a "DARTMOUTH / SHIP LETTER" (S3) applied. Fine and very unusual. Photo on Page 86. (Image1)
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Lot No: 502
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Ireland - Londonderry. 1794 (May 16) Entire letter written from Fort Royal, Martinique, during the second British Occupation of the Island, by Major R. Irving in command of the Grenadiers camped at Marin Bay, to his wife in Scotland, handstamped "L. DERRY" and "SHIP", red "SE/21" Edinburgh Bishop Mark on reverse. Fine and very scarce, this letter illustrated in "Robertson Revisited" by C. Tabeart. Photo on Page 86. (Image1)
