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Auction: 22013 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1104

Great Britain
1840 Mulready
Two Pence Envelope
A197 1844 (Oct. 18) from London to Ledbury cancelled by very crisp "newington butts / 2d. paid" in blue and London tombstone d.s. both contrary to regulations being struck below Britannia, with further Ledbury 19.10.44 d.s. on reverse; the design has been embellished in pen, the seated woman at left now cradling a baby, and, under the flap reads "I hope the postman will not steal this letter for the sake of the picture!". Some faults, mostly visible on the reverse, nevertheless a rare and appealing cover

provenance:
Mayflower

Notes: Illustrated in 'The Mulready Postal Stationery' by Alan Huggins and Alan Holyoake

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Estimate
£7,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£6500