£200
DERBY LINE (Vt.) - RARE PRESTAMP 3-CIRCLE MARKS (ONE TO GB COFFEE HOUSE) + LATER DUPLEXES; May/July 1838 pair of ELs from Canada to GB or New York with 2-ring red "MELBOURNE/L.C" or m/s-dated red "EATON" UDC on the front but both also with fine to v. fine distinctive black 3-ring "DERBY LINE Vt." part m/s-dated marks alongside. The first addressed to "Jerusalem Coffee House" in London with red "SHIP LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on the back [ex Jack Arnell, 1997], the other [ex Dorothy Sanderson 2006] charged a single rate but mentioning that "I have enclosed the sum of $5.00". Plus 1865 stampless free env. & 1883 usage of the US 2c P. Stat. env. each with mainly fine different type of "DERBY LINE/VT." Duplex. (4 covers) Cross Reference: CANADA, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, HAMPSHIRE, COFFEE HOUSES
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