1840, 1 d, black, pl.1b, lettered B/A, very fine with wide margins
all around tied by superb black Maltese Cross to entire written
1840, 1 d, black, pl.1b, lettered B/A, very fine with wide margins
all around tied by superb black Maltese Cross to entire written in
MALTA, August 23, 1841, privately carried to London, then posted at
Ebury Street Twopenny Post Office, T.P./Ebury St. handstamp on
front and red SP 9 1841 shield datestamp on reverse, locally
addressed within London to Miss Addington, Covent Garden, the
entire is from August 23, 1841 with interesting postal history
related content - ...will therefore prepare a short letter for the
packet which is expected tomorrow morning …., one of only two
covers recorded franked with a Penny Black used from Malta, cert.
Karl Louis BPP, XF-SUP! Estimate 40.000€.
