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    Sale 1269

    BRITISH EMPIRE STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY

    Spink London

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    22 - 23 March 2001

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    Lot 607

    cover 1878 envelopes (4, two European) each bearing, on reverse, oil colour ½a. red (one believed to be on ''sugar'' wove paper), two without further postal markings, the two European types with two datestamps and one with framed ''TRAIN LATE'' h.s.

    Price realised

    GBP 575

    Estimate

    GBP 400 - GBP 500

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    cover 1878 envelopes (4, two European) each bearing, on reverse, oil colour ½a. red (one believed to be on "sugar" wove paper), two without further postal markings, the two European types with two datestamps and one with framed "TRAIN LATE" h.s.

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