Lot 809

POSTAL HISTORY: 1793-1849, well...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5917

Auction: 29 July 2020 at 01:00 BST

£1,440

Description

POSTAL HISTORY: 1793-1849, well written-up display collection arranged in six albums, contained in a carton, of entire letters predominately addressed to "Charles Cox & Son, Hatton Garden, London" who were agents for the Navy administering wages and pensions, etc, with a good range of postal marking including more interesting concave, horseshoe, inspector's, mileage, penny post and ship letter; one album covers mail from officers and men who served before or after the Battle of Trafalgar and another covers the history of the Company from 1758 to 1922 including memorabilia and good range of company perfins from their various offices in Great Britain and around the world. A fascinating lot well worth careful inspection. (hundreds)

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