Sale No: 3069
Lot No:1497
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SS Great Western South America and West Indies Service Collection, extraordinary collection of 39 covers on exhibit pages, begins with August 1847 Havana to London maiden return voyage, May 1848 Trinidad to New York treated as 6c ship letter, February 1849 Havana to London with scarce "42" accounting mark, June 1849 Belize to England, January 1850 Bermuda to Scotland mixed with letters from Havana and incorrectly charged the foreign West Indies rate, June 1851 France to Martinique with French adhesives, two July 1852 Barbados to Philadelphia with 10c and 20c steamship due handstamps, several Brazil to Portugal, 1855 Liverpool to Buenos Aires wrapper with newspaper handstamp, and more, generally fine to very fine, very nearly every cover in this collection could be mentioned in this description and a close inspection is required to fully appreciate this collection, an incredible group detailing the later years of this remarkable vessel

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