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Great Britain 1955 Castles 2/6 Carrickfergus Cover USA 1965 QEII Airmail

Great Britain 1955 Castles 2/6 Carrickfergus Cover USA 1965 QEII Airmail

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• Great Britain 1955 Castles high-value definitive: the 2s 6d (2/6) brown Carrickfergus Castle stamp by Lynton Lamb, recess-printed by Waterlow & Sons.
• Shows the Queen Elizabeth II Wilding profile with crown, Carrickfergus Castle scene and "POSTAGE 2/6" inscription.
• Genuine 1965 commercial cover to the USA, franked with a single Carrickfergus Castle stamp and a blue "BY AIR MAIL" label.
• Black circular postmarks, typewritten address, manila envelope stock typical of mid-century transatlantic mail.
• Handwritten "Rt. 5 - Box 728 35215" routing notation; tape residue on the reverse.
• Perforated stamp edges show creases, edge wear, a partial/torn stamp and a small tear.
• Collectible postal history piece for philatelists and QEII Castle series collectors.
Full Cover, Single Stamp From England, Postmarked in 1965 through the Dorsett & S.W. Hants Processing Facility.
All parties of covers are deceased and are old prior addresses that were not even valid at the time of death.
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