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Auction: 12016 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1043

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny Letter SheetsA35 with printed Advertisement "postage covers", "Printed and published by W. Gilling, 193, Strand, London", "begs to inform his friends and the public that he has adopted the Post Office Covers, as a medium for giving publicity to circulars, inventions, new publications, etc., of every description.", addressed to Surrey, fine upright red Maltese Cross cancellation, clear of Britannia and with London d.s. (2.8 1840) on reverse; fine. A rare and important advertisement. S.G. Specialised MA12, unrecorded type. Photo

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