GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES ABROAD - COLOMBIA

Covers and stamps / Great Britain Used Abroad

GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES ABROAD - COLOMBIA GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES ABROAD - COLOMBIA: 1880 (DEC 30) Unpaid cover to London, struck with scarce SAVANILLA / BARRANQUILLA datestamp of British P.O. (Dec 30), with superb circular ‘s 1/-’ charge marking in black at right. Reverse with three London arrival c.d.s’s (Jan 31, 1881) in black and red. Scarce and fine. Note: The cover is addressed to Pemberton, Wilson 7 Co, in Grays Inn - Edward Loines Pemberton (1844-1878) was a pioneer philatelist: starting his business in 1862 with an advertisement in ‘Boy’s Own’ magazine, publishing ‘Forged Stamps and How to Detect Them’ in 1869-70. By the time of this letter the company was being run by A.H. Wilson.GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES ABROAD - COLOMBIA GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES ABROAD - COLOMBIA: 1880 (DEC 30) Unpaid cover to London, struck with scarce SAVANILLA / BARRANQUILLA datestamp of British P.O. (Dec 30), with superb circular ‘s 1/-’ charge marking in black at right. Reverse with three London arrival c.d.s’s (Jan 31, 1881) in black and red. Scarce and fine. Note: The cover is addressed to Pemberton, Wilson 7 Co, in Grays Inn - Edward Loines Pemberton (1844-1878) was a pioneer philatelist: starting his business in 1862 with an advertisement in ‘Boy’s Own’ magazine, publishing ‘Forged Stamps and How to Detect Them’ in 1869-70. By the time of this letter the company was being run by A.H. Wilson.

GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES ABROAD - COLOMBIA: 1880 (DEC 30) Unpaid cover to London, struck with scarce SAVANILLA / BARRANQUILLA datestamp of British P.O. (Dec 30), with superb circular ‘s 1/-’ charge marking in black at right. Reverse with three London arrival c.d.s’s (Jan 31, 1881) in black and red. Scarce and fine. Note: The cover is addressed to Pemberton, Wilson 7 Co, in Grays Inn - Edward Loines Pemberton (1844-1878) was a pioneer philatelist: starting his business in 1862 with an advertisement in ‘Boy’s Own’ magazine, publishing ‘Forged Stamps and How to Detect Them’ in 1869-70. By the time of this letter the company was being run by A.H. Wilson.

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