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cover 1811 (3 Feb.) entire letter ex the "McCalmont" correspondence to Belfast, marked "pr Packet", rated "2/4" (deleted), "3/-" (deleted) and "2/11" and showing, on reverse, a fair strike of the rare "BERBICE/Feb 181(1)" d.s. (Proud Type PS2 State 1; three months earlier than recorded). Believed to be the earliest postal marking from Berbice. Photo
Berbice
cover 1811 (3 Feb.) entire letter ex the "McCalmont" correspondence to Belfast, marked "pr Packet", rated "2/4" (deleted), "3/-" (deleted) and "2/11" and showing, on reverse, a fair strike of the rare "BERBICE/Feb 181(1)" d.s. (Proud Type PS2 State 1; three months earlier than recorded). Believed to be the earliest postal marking from Berbice. Photo

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cover 1811 (3 Feb.) entire letter ex the "McCalmont" correspondence to Belfast, marked "pr Packet", rated "2/4" (deleted), "3/-" (deleted) and "2/11" and showing, on reverse, a fair strike of the rare "BERBICE/Feb 181(1)" d.s. (Proud Type PS2 State 1; three months earlier than recorded). Believed to be the earliest postal marking from Berbice. Photo