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Public Auction #417

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 23, 2013 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 23, 2013 at 6:10pm (New York time)

COVERS — British
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
790CVBritish 20 very diverse missives from an 1840 folded letter to Cork to a 1950 first flight to Lundy. Includes two Penny Black letters, a Mulready envelope, and later covers of historical significance. Most interesting are an 1878 illustrated anti vaccination cover, an 1899 censored cover from Pretoria to the Isle of Man, a 1919 Sinn Fein “Release the Prisoners” label cover, and others with an Irish connection. Much political propaganda represented.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
791CVBritish cover accumulation in two banker boxes. Nearly 400 mostly oversized disheveled covers from 1946-1955. Attentive viewing recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00