Lot 103
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cover 1873 envelope bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 144, to a Miss Janet Ferguson at Deane with rhyming manuscript instruction to the deliverer "Postman postman follow fine, please to take this valentine to..., give my love and if you please, present this note on bended knees, place your hand upon your heart, make obeisance and depart" - the maxim seeming to be: "better late than never" as the 17th February Bolton duplex cancellation attests; small tear at top not detracting. Delightful. Photo
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cover 1873 envelope bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 144, to a Miss Janet Ferguson at Deane with rhyming manuscript instruction to the deliverer "Postman postman follow fine, please to take this valentine to..., give my love and if you please, present this note on bended knees, place your hand upon your heart, make obeisance and depart" - the maxim seeming to be: "better late than never" as the 17th February Bolton duplex cancellation attests; small tear at top not detracting. Delightful. Photo

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cover 1873 envelope bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 144, to a Miss Janet Ferguson at Deane with rhyming manuscript instruction to the deliverer "Postman postman follow fine, please to take this valentine to..., give my love and if you please, present this note on bended knees, place your hand upon your heart, make obeisance and depart" - the maxim seeming to be: "better late than never" as the 17th February Bolton duplex cancellation attests; small tear at top not detracting. Delightful. Photo
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.