cover 1d. envelope, A194, used to Ellesmere, uprated with 1840 1d. plate 1b, MG, good to very large margins, lightly tied by red Cross with another strike cancelling the cover, fine light "PERSHORE" double-arc datestamp of 23 October 1840 alongside, message under the flap reads "Another Mulready! useful but contemptible! I bought five dozen and must use them. Truly I did so, somewhat in the felling I suppose, to expose the whips"; light crease at left well clear of adhesive. Most attractive. Photo | Christie's

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cover 1d. envelope, A194, used to Ellesmere, uprated with 1840 1d. plate 1b, MG, good to very large margins, lightly tied by red Cross with another strike cancelling the cover, fine light "PERSHORE" double-arc datestamp of 23 October 1840 alongside, message under the flap reads "Another Mulready! useful but contemptible! I bought five dozen and must use them. Truly I did so, somewhat in the felling I suppose, to expose the whips"; light crease at left well clear of adhesive. Most attractive. Photo

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cover 1d. envelope, A194, used to Ellesmere, uprated with 1840 1d. plate 1b, MG, good to very large margins, lightly tied by red Cross with another strike cancelling the cover, fine light "PERSHORE" double-arc datestamp of 23 October 1840 alongside, message under the flap reads "Another Mulready! useful but contemptible! I bought five dozen and must use them. Truly I did so, somewhat in the felling I suppose, to expose the whips"; light crease at left well clear of adhesive. Most attractive. Photo