1779-84 Entire letters from Spanish Town to Madeira all char...

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1779-84 Entire letters from Spanish Town to Madeira all charged 1/- to London with Bishop Marks on reverse, the two 1779 letters endorsed by the "Hillsborough" or "Duke of Cumberland" Packets both backstamped "JAMAICA" (PS.6), the 1784 letter endorsed by the "Portland" Packet with "IAMAICA" (PS.8) backstamp. The "Hillsborough" was captured by an American Privateer in May 1780; the "Portland" was captured by a French Privateer in 1798. An unusual destination, all reasonable strikes of the Jamaica handstamps. (3).

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Auction Date:
20th Apr 23 at 10:30am BST

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