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LOT 2110
British Prime Ministers Signed Cover
1999 A.D.
8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (21 grams, 21.5 x 11.5 cm).
First Day Cover bearing set of four millennium 1999 stamps, franked 12 January 1999 and signed by Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Edward Heath, James Callaghan and Tony Blair.
Provenance
Acquired from Benham Collectibles Ltd, UK, 2014.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the purchase invoice.
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