£280
** MAINLY PRESTAMP LOT INC. 1782 "IAMAICA", 1811 "MONEY LETTER", 1799 EX. INDIA, 1837/44 "Wilton" PAIR, G+A PKT., ETC.: 1782-1937 group inc. 1782 EL from Scrogieshall, Jamaica to Daventry with Bishop mark & "IAMAICA" (mostly fine) on reverse informing the author's daughter "has a negroe I gave her and others bought by a legacy left her by my uncle. She now has ten negroes young & old which is all she can expect till my death", 1837 or 1844 pair of ELs from Wilton to Winchester (skeleton ds on reverse) or London both having "Wilton" hs (fine-v. fine), 1799 EL from Thomas Byam Martin, Bombay (later a key naval reformer & Admiral of the Fleet) to John Thistleton, London (possibly Superintendent of Bombay Marine), 26 Jan. 1937 KEVIII env. with "Found open..." seal, 1850 EL London to Mauritius with crowned G.P.O ds, plus some modern reproductions of stationery, permits, etc. (7 covers, 11 reproductions) Cross Reference: JAMAICA, SLAVES AND SLAVERY
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