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1810 (Nov 4) Peninsular War entire to Devon with very fine strike of the scarce 'LISBON/ F ' transit d/s in blue applied at Falmouth (Cornwall), rated "2/1", internal repairs & wax seal-stain still most
presentable; 1812 (May) entire from Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) to Lancashire with the same d/s of MY22/1812 (LRD by two years) in blue, rated "2/5"; and 1841 to Wiltshire with the same marking - with the date removed - on the reverse, rated "2/9".
David Weeden's 1810 usage of the 'LISBON/ F ' cds sold for £345. His 1842 usage with the date removed sold for £161. [The first written at Malveira, 30km N of Lisbon, by a British soldier who states "...I certainly now see no end to the war
campaigns... What a mess up that scoundrel Bonaparte makes in the world...People in [Lisbon] have recovered from their fright and all trade is back again..."]
(3) Grade B (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
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