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Great Britain 6 Pence Lilac 1865 Issue, Plate 5 + 1
Penny Rose 1864 Issue, Plate #unknown on 1867 Cross Channel
packet cover from London, England to Venice via Calais. Nice
mixed frank with merchant mark. Rate should have been 6d via
France.
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As a Life Member
of the American Philatelic Society and in association with
the American Philatelic Society's new guidelines on
expertization, Berryhill & Sturgeon, Ltd. will guarantee the
authenticity of this philatelic item to the purchaser of
record for a period of five years from the date of sale. You
will receive a full color receipt with our written guarantee
of authenticity - signed and sealed. Please note that our
five year Guarantee of Authenticity does not apply to
condition issues such as centering, cancel, gum, paper or
other aspects of the item. It is the buyer's responsibility
to promptly examine the material upon receipt for any vices,
defects or other dissatisfactions and return it within our
seven day examination and "return-for-any-reason" period.
However, if at any time during the five year period you
receive an opinion from the American Philatelic Expertizing
Service that this item is not authentic, please return the
item in its original condition along with the written
guarantee and contrary opinion and we will refund you the
original purchase price and the cost of the opinion
[Some of our References:
Hargest, History of Letter
Communications between US and Europe 1845-1874,
Starnes, US Letter Rates to Foreign
Destination 1847-GPU; Tabeart,
United Kingdom Letter Rates
1657-1900; Moubray,
British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840-1875,
Arnell, A History of Mail Service
between Great Britain and Canada to 1889,
Campbell, Canada Post Offices
1755-1895, American
Stampless Cover Catalogue]
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