Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready Envelope First Day of Issue (Forme 1, Stereo A6), SGME1

Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready Envelope First Day of Issue (Forme 1, Stereo A6), SGME1Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready Envelope First Day of Issue (Forme 1, Stereo A6), SGME1. Sent from London to the addressee in Topsham on May 6th 1840, the first official day of use, B Borough 6 MY 6 1840 date stamp in red on reverse. A fine quality example (many other examples are heavily soiled) with a neat cancellation by a crisp strike of an orange red Maltese Cross. Mulready stationery letter sheets were introduced as part of the British Post

British stamps were overprinted with "Irish Free State" in gaelic

this magnificent multiple contains four of the six examples released from the National Postal Museum archive sale

type 19 surcharge

The document is signed by both Acting Chief Administrator of Land Management and Agriculture

far above average condition for a soldier's cover

framed and glazed to an overall size of 39

and include:

Scott remains one of only four surviving Apollo Moonwalkers

The block of four is the only unused multiple of the 96c olive-bistre

SG Catalogue Value: £174

It is one of the world’s largest songbirds renowned for its elaborate tail

North Borneo Labuan 1896 Jubilee 1c black and grey-mauve