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Lot# 5118 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5118 Great Britain

    1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 90, JC, tied by "493 – MAIDSTONE MY 5 1866“ duplex to printed TELEGRAM envelope to Canterbury. W.H. Thomas Insurance Agents imprint inside. Attached the original content, a receipt from W.H.Thomas, Maidstone, with fiscal 1d. lilac Inland Revenue (corner fault) confirming James Blaxland paid GBP 10/18s./8d. on 5 May 1866, the day of dispatch of the letter. Very unusual. 
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold