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COV-2850

COV-2850

July 1839 Waghorn Sidebottom 12 Cover

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Waghorn Sidebottom 12 forwarding agent cover — COV-2850 — back

COV-2850 — front — front

COV-2850 — scan 3

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Argyll Etkin Auctions

Date

July 1839

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