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Great Britain, 1873 London, England to Uddewalla, Sweden, folded cover franked with 1d red + 2d blue + 3d rose tied by London duplex cancels with bold red oval "PD" handstamp & "2 ½d" credit to Denmark adjacent, Very Fine and choice, a very attractive 3 color franking paying an unusual rate. Scott Nos. 30+33+49 Estimate $200 - 300.
This franking paid the correct 5 pence per half ounce letter rate from 1-Oct-1871 through 30-Jun-1875, plus 1 pence late fee for mail at the Chief District and Branch Offices between 6.00 and 7.15pm.
Realized: $240
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Great Britain, 1874 Great Britain To Foreign Destinations, lot of three covers all with various different frankings with the 6d value, included is 1874 folded cover to Italy franked with 1d red + 1872-73 6d gray horizontal pair paying the one pence late mail fee, and 6 pence per half ounce letter rate via Belgium for up to an ounce., 2nd cover is 1873-80 6d horiz. pair (unnoticeable abrasion at bottom) on folded cover to Argentina with handstamped "Pr Pacc Stm. Navn. Co's, Str. Via Liverpool", third cover to Canada franked with 1d red pair + 1873-80 6d single, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 60, 62 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Great Britain, 1878 London, England (New Cross, SE) to Riga, Russia (Latvia), folded cover franked with 1d red + 2½d claret (both with perf initials) tied by six sided "London 4 MR 78" duplex cancel paying the 1 pence late fee for posting at London Branch Offices between 6.00-7.00 P.M., and 2½ pence per half ounce letter rate, "Rigi" arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 33+67 Estimate $150 - 200.
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Great Britain, 1885 London, England to Athens, Greece, folded cover franked with 1883-84 6d tied by London "Lombard St. L 1" (late fee) duplex with "Athens" backstamp arrival, pays the 2½ pence per half ounce letter rate for between half and one ounce plus one pence late fee, Very Fine, a scarce single franking use of a stamp paying an uncommon rate. Scott Nos. 105 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $110