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cover PD, tied by Watten cork type cancellation in red to entire letter from Watten, straight-line handstamp on reverse, sent the wrong way via Thurso, backstamped 1 March 1841, to Wick; also 1d. in red, plate VIII, AI State 1 similarly tied by cork cancellation in red to entire letter from the same correspondence, backstamped "WATTEN" and "WICK/26 AP/1841"; both stamps cut-into at foot, the entire letters exceptionally fresh and without filing creases; a rare pair. Photo
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Note: Places such as Watten in the far north of Scotland often had no issued Maltese Cross, and a makeshift canceller such as a cork or even finger might be used, accounting for the typical smudginess of these strikes.