Ended on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 2:00 AM.

1840 - 1852 PREPAID MAIL collection of 36 prepaid stampless covers (a few are fronts) from May 1840 to 1852 with many di

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Start of the sale:
Friday, November 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Item n°1901094918
Sale ends:
Friday, December 15, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Lot:
#1241
Catalog:
CSA 8354
Estimated price:
between £100.00 and £150.00

1840 - 1852 PREPAID MAIL collection of 36 prepaid stampless covers (a few are fronts) from May 1840 to 1852 with many different prepaid 1d and 2d handstamps plus additional manuscript or handstamped rate indicators. A few have been written up, including an 1844 (23 Aug) preprinted circular 'Friendly hints to the Parents and others connected with those who are or may have been Prisoners' with a personal letter added within from Edinburgh Prison requesting the addressee pay a one guinea fine so he can be released from his 20-day sentence in the prison. A Rare survivor, we hope his friend did pay the fine!

Sales conditions

See the terms and conditions of the Auction House Fee for buyer : 22.00 %

Auction house

Sandafayre LTD

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Sandafayre Ltd is a well established company trading for over 30 years from Knutsford, Cheshire, just south of Manchester, England. We were one of the first ever mail bid auction companies; distance selling stamps and philatelic material by post and have grown to be the biggest mail auction company for stamps in the world.
We are probably the largest speciality auction on the Internet!

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1840 - 1852 PREPAID MAIL collection of 36 prepaid stampless covers (a few are fronts) from May 1840 to 1852 with many di

Sandafayre LTD