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Auction: 14022 - Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal history
Lot: 82

Great Britain
Postal History
1879 (3 Dec.) envelope from France to London, bearing 1858-79 1d. Plate 220 KF, LH, 1870 ½d. Plate 3 OS, initially uncancelled and with manuscript line and "O" to indicate invalidity (as per U.P.U. regulations), with Dunkerque/nord c.d.s. and "t" in triangle alongside, on arrival in London, the stamps cancelled by three strikes of handstruck "2" and with London "aa/f.b/.de 4/11879" c.d.s. alongside, subsequently charge 2½d. for the remainder of the deficiency; light vertical crease, clear of the adhesives and a trifle soiled; fine. An extraordinary cover, and a probably unique usage. Photo

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Sold for
£480