375th Auction
16-21 November in Wiesbaden
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1848 First British datestamp struck on fine letter sheet, quadruple rate, to England with CHUDLEIGH receiver on front. Ex Professor Stirrups
1854 Entire letter carried from Gibraltar to Cadiz by the illegal mail carrier Pedro Sanchez, marked “Pro Propio”. Ex Professor Stirrups with his exhibition write-up describing it as “may be the only surviving letter” from this illegal service.
1904, £ 1 deep purple and black on red, unused, fine (SG £ 650,-)