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QV/LATER COVERS INC. R.L.B. ENV. CHARGED "1½", OHMS, FRAGILE KEVII REGD., 1954 COMET CRASH, ETC.; 1845-1954 covers etc. inc. fine 1861 London RL.B. env. with unusual "1½" charge (no ½d stamp or rate at the time!), 1855 env. with very mis-perfd. 1d Red and inspectors' red "L" in circle + black "S K", 1876 1d Red env. (some bleaching of blued paper) ex London with extraordinarily long address extolling the virtues and history of "Greenwich" (!), 102 c.1830-1860 pieces with mainly v. fine UDCs (varied colours incl. some rare), interesting contents, 1884 OHMS EL (some bleaching) with "I.R./OFFICIAL" 1d Lilac tied by scarce Dundee Dotted Circle duplex asking the Blairgowrie Stamp distributor for "your a/c of Official Postage Stamps used", unusual [Aug.] 188[3] 2-way addressed printed OHMS EL being a "Requisition for a Supply of Government Parcels Post Stamps" listing 9d & 1/- values, long 1902 env. advertising pencils regd. to Sunderland with diagonal blue lines (for fragile mail), and 3 v. large regd. envs. ex Singapore to the same Essex address all with v. fine red "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER/COMET MAIL" cachets (2 also with London R.L.O. apology labels. Great variety! (20 covers + 102 pieces)Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, MALAYA/MALAYSIA, REGISTERED MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL
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