Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 12 July 2008
| Lot 11 | A Railway Letter Cancellation Stamp "BRACKLEY STATION, G.C.Ry", from Brackley Central station on the company's London extension. These examples were issued by the Post Office for the cancellation of railway letter stamps and in this case would date from the opening of the line in 1899. The stamp has an oval brass head, 1_"x1", with a turned wooden handle. Overall 3_" high. The station closed on 5th September 1966. The image in the catalogue has been reversed to show the wording as it would appear when used. |
| This lot sold for £540 |
Please note: that the '_' (underscore character) after the inches shown above represents a fractional
measurement that, for technical reasons, is missing from the dimensions shown in this on-line catalogue.
The print version of the catalogue has the full dimensional information, including fractions of an inch.
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