1840 (14 Oct.) letter sheet, stereo obscured, with blue printed "English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance" advertisement inside, used from London to Dundee then redirected back to London and bearing 1d. plate V, JD, margins all round, tied by indistinct red Cross, and showing two clear red Crosses alongside in distinctly different shades, the reverse with various despatch and transit datestamps; some faults but still attractive and a most unusual usage. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo | Christie's

Lot 153

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1840 (14 Oct.) letter sheet, stereo obscured, with blue printed "English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance" advertisement inside, used from London to Dundee then redirected back to London and bearing 1d. plate V, JD, margins all round, tied by indistinct red Cross, and showing two clear red Crosses alongside in distinctly different shades, the reverse with various despatch and transit datestamps; some faults but still attractive and a most unusual usage. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo

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1840 (14 Oct.) letter sheet, stereo obscured, with blue printed "English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance" advertisement inside, used from London to Dundee then redirected back to London and bearing 1d. plate V, JD, margins all round, tied by indistinct red Cross, and showing two clear red Crosses alongside in distinctly different shades, the reverse with various despatch and transit datestamps; some faults but still attractive and a most unusual usage. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo