INTERNAL IRISH SEA SHIP LETTERS; Trio with 1841/43 E/reduced EL to London or Bakewell, all apparently ex Belfast and franked 1d Red tied by MX and with "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" Crown d.s. on rear. (3 covers) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
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Closed..Dec-15-2022, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 849
Lot No: 1855
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BELFAST SHIP LETTERS; Quartet with 22 Dec. 1829 EL to Abbeylands, datelined at Leamington and presumably hand carried via Liverpool with a framed "BELFAST/SHIP LETTER" mark on front and 31 Mar. 1832 EL to Belfast datelined at Dublin with framed "BELFAST/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on rear and Mar./Aug. 1849 EL's to Liverpool or Manchester, franked 1d Red tied by Belfast numeral cancels and with Belfast double-arc d.s. and "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL Crown d.s. on rear. (4 covers)Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)