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Lot# 5396 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5396 Great Britain

    The Birth of Postal Stationery 1840: The collection of Mulready wrappers and caricatures (12 items), with 1 d. unused letter-sheet, two 1 d. black letter-sheets used with black Maltese Crosses (one with Atlas Assurance advert inside), Fores Comic envelope No. 1 unused and a used front to Sheerness cancelled by red Maltese Cross (Jarvis Bodily & Hahn listing #15) a used 1 d. front cancelled by red Maltese Cross, 1 d. black wrapper used with 1 d. black that does not belong, and two Valentine Peace envelopes: one used in Guelph, Canada with handstruck 'PAID' in black. Condition obviously varies but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 800.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400.00 CHF