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CIRCA 1890 CHARLES GILPIN 'OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE' DERAEDEMAEKER REPRINT BLACK ON BLUE WOVE PAPER. A good unused circa 1890 Deraedemaeker reprint Charles Gilpin 'OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE' envelope in black on blue wove paper, small tear at top with image of a sailing ship upon one of the sails is written 'OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE' with inscription reading 'THE WORLD AWAITS GREAT BRITAIN'S GREATEST GIFT AN OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE TO MAKE HOME EVERYWHERE AND ALL NATIONS NEIGHBOURS'. At lower left inscribed 'HENRY ANELAY'. (Ref 143842).
