Lot No. 185
| Auction No. | 10 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $400 |
| Status | Archived |
Great Britain Postal Reform 1840-1841 valuable assembly with pre-stamp entire of 9.1.40 cancelled Dundalk, addressed to Dublin; photocopy of 7 January P.O. Regulations stating that "on & after 10 January …" universal penny postage would be introduced. Rare 11.1.40 stampless entire (day after introduction of new regulations) with Liverpool cds in red. Also 18.9.40 entire to Forfarshire bearing 4 margin 1d black tied by red M/C & with edge of adjacent stamp in sheet visible; 4.3.1841 entire with 3 margin 1d red brown pl.12 tied by clear M/C in black - rare early use of this stamp; colour copy of the 1841 GPO instructions to postmaster re introduction of the 2d blue & 1d red stamps & showing postal stationery impressions marked "SPECIMEN". Valuable assembly with inspection highly recommended. (4 entires, plus literature).