cover 1840 1p Mulready Letter Sheet (U3, Gibbons ME1), neat red Maltese Cross cancel, matching 'Congleton OC 1 1840' pmk. on reverse, neat ms. 'O.H.M.S.' endorsement, sent from the Congleton Stamp Office to the 'Stamp Office, Chester' (contents confirm official usage), very fine, an early O.H.M.S. usage, Scott retail $95.00 est.

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cover 1840 1p Mulready Letter Sheet (U3, Gibbons ME1), neat red Maltese Cross cancel, matching 'Congleton OC 1 1840' pmk. on reverse, neat ms. 'O.H.M.S.' endorsement, sent from the Congleton Stamp Office to the 'Stamp Office, Chester' (contents confirm official usage), very fine, an early O.H.M.S. usage, Scott retail $95.00 est.