£900
ONLY RECORDED "CARDIFF / SHIP LETTER" COVER; 29 Dec. 1815 E (minor dusting) from Coruna, Spain to Huth London (15 Jan. 1816 c.d.s.) with a very fine black "CARDIFF/o 163 o" 13 Jan. 1816 ds (W506) on the front with alongside a mostly v. fine framed step-type "CARDIFF/SHIP LETTER" mark (Tab.S1). Believed to be the only pre-1900 Cardiff Ship Letter of any kind that has been found. Important Exhibition Item. A rare Welsh Prestamp cover. [Ex Cavendish Triggle Sale 659, July 2004, Lot 615]. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, MARITIME MAIL, SPAIN
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