Lot 188
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29 Pre-Stamp or stampless Entires in A4 binder with most letters opened out to show contents. Not all from one correspondence but a number addressed to Capt. William Hughes of 52nd Light Infantry in Dublin 1830’s and include some wonderful examples of “Cross-Writing” and mainly on Mourning Black edged paper includes a poem. 1 EL London to the Capt in Dublin rated 1/2½ rest all 1s3d. A 2nd to Dublin contains a Mourning Poem suggesting that when the deceased reached heaven the only thing he would ask of God “An eye of Glass, an arm of Cork and wooden leg” A 3rd is a “FREE” EL London to Ireland signed “Arthur Chichester”. Sir Arthur Chichester, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician who represented Carrickfergus and Belfast in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, with the patronage of the Marquess of Donegall d. 25 May 1847. A further EL London to the Capt of 1st Div Guards in Manchester is a printed letterhead from ”W&T Buckmaster, Tailors & Army Clothiers, No3 New Burlington Street being an itemised bill of 1836 for £14.13.6 including such items as on the 17 Feb 1836 1 Blue India Rubber Waterproof Cape £2:12:6. Another EL 1844 Inverness to Benares redirected to Bombay.
Condition: Overall condition is fair to good but some have suffered suboperation on some of the folds and one is stamp removed rather than Stampless!
Category: Coins, Medals & Stamps/Other
Estimate: 40-60 GBP
🎨Art & Antiques
188. GB PRE-STAMP POSTAL HISTORY.
29 Pre-Stamp/Stampless Entires. A4 binder. Cross-writing, mourning paper. 1830s. Letters to Capt. William Hughes.
Estimate
47 €(£40)–70 €(£60)
No bids
Price checked 06/11/2026, 10:57:17
Lot ends in
19d 20h 42mLot Details
- Lot #
- 188
- Currency
- GBP
- Location
- Surrey, GB
- Lot Ends
- 26 Nov 2026, 11:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 26 Nov 2026, 23:59:00
- Lots in Auction
- 342
