1844 (20 Jan.) letter sheet, stereo obscured, black printed "Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Society" (James B. Pow imprint at foot) advertisement inside, uprated with 1841 2d. plate 3, IH, large margins nearly all round (small bite at bottom-right and trace of toning at top), used from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Stockton, letter sheet and adhesive cancelled by strikes of the black Maltese Cross; a rare and attractive combination. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo | Christie's

Lot 250

250

1844 (20 Jan.) letter sheet, stereo obscured, black printed "Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Society" (James B. Pow imprint at foot) advertisement inside, uprated with 1841 2d. plate 3, IH, large margins nearly all round (small bite at bottom-right and trace of toning at top), used from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Stockton, letter sheet and adhesive cancelled by strikes of the black Maltese Cross; a rare and attractive combination. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo

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1844 (20 Jan.) letter sheet, stereo obscured, black printed "Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Society" (James B. Pow imprint at foot) advertisement inside, uprated with 1841 2d. plate 3, IH, large margins nearly all round (small bite at bottom-right and trace of toning at top), used from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Stockton, letter sheet and adhesive cancelled by strikes of the black Maltese Cross; a rare and attractive combination. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo