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Auction: 1016 - Important Stamps & Covers
Lot: 2

Great Britain 1840 Mulready 1d. envelope, A156, to Ipswich, uncancelled and bearing unpaid manuscript "2", the reverse with a fine and clear strike of Charing Cross datestamp dated "5 MY/1840" struck in red; the flap has been neatly cut around red wax seal, some trivial soiling on reverse An outstanding pre-6th May envelope which has been correctly applied with the postage due marking. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo Estimate £ 25,000-28,000 Note: This cover is not recorded in May Dates by Mike Jackson, who records only nine other 5th May Mulready covers

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