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LIVERPOOL & PRESTON - SMALL 'CURLY' HS "3" + UNRECORDED(?) RED HS "NOTICE" (REDIRECTED WITH HS "1"); Neat 23 Aug. 1851 local Liverpool front (ms "Notice" partly lost at top) with v. fine red Liverpool hs "3" (rare) and matching v. fine "LIVERPOOL/PAID" cds. Plus 22 Aug. 1854 complete Notice EL sent from "PRESTON" (v. fine cds on the front) to London with 1d Red 'stars' strip of 3 (creases) cancelled by "628" Preston numerals but also having a fine red Handstruck "NOTICE" alongside which was presumably also struck in Preston but has not been recorded before; redirected to Ilfracombe with a fine black London hs "1". Pre-1860 redirected Notice rate covers are rare. (2 items) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, REDIRECTED & TURNED MAIL
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