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Auction: 16027 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1759

Great Britain
Postal History
1844 (8 Mar.) entire letter to Harrogate with superb blue "otley" datestamp and an exceptional strike in red of the rare "paid/1d." (incorporating the name of the inventive Postmistress holmes in the "1") alongside (Willcocks & Jay 2140); unobtrusive vertical filing fold well clear of the markings. Believed to be the finest known example of the Otley Uniform Penny Post marking and extremely appealing. Photo

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Sold for
£580